Parkdean Resorts Barmston Beach Holiday Park, Yorkshire Reviews Summary

Accommodation Quality

Pros:

• "The caravan itself was clean and tidy on arrival."
• "The caravans were spacious and clean, the facilities and the beach were excellent - plenty for the kids to do."
• "Our caravan was lovely & spotlessly clean."
• "Caravan was new and perfect."
• "The caravan we got was almost new and very modern."
• "The caravan was absolutely spotless the cleanest one I’ve ever rented."
• "Caravan was very nice and clean when we arrived and everything was in good working order."

Cons:

• "Worst park resort ever.. only one beach access which was absolutely infested with dog poo and stunk!"
• "AVOID THIS SITE AT. ALL COSTS. UNLESS. YOU. WANT TO SPEND YOUR. HOLIDAY IN A DIRTY. SQWALLID CARAVAN THAT'S NOTHING LIKE. YOU. BOOK ONLINE."
• "Caravan wasn't exactly clean either which we reported on the 1st night of been there."
• "For anyone booking the Byland caravan at Barmston Beach it is NOTHING like the photos on website."
• "The whole caravan needed a deep clean cob webs and dust throughout."
• "Found the caravan to be dirty with cobwebs everywhere and 20p on the bedroom floor."
• "The caravan needed SERIOUS TLC. When we arrived the place smelled of urine."

Staff and Service

Pros:

• "Food in bar very good & friendly staff."
• "The staff were so kind and helpful, made sure the kids had fun and went out of their way to make sure Logan, who is autistic could join in."
• "Very friendly staff and good facilities available although at premium prices for the bar."
• "All the staff were fantastic, they went over and above to help make it a great break."
• "The staff are warm and welcoming."
• "Staff were friendly and helpful, and the food was good."
• "All Staff warm and friendly and cannot do enough to help, even the security guard helped accommodate my wish to have dinner overlooking the sea."

Cons:

• "Most staff were inexperienced and unwelcoming in the bar and food areas."
• "Reported it this morning but Bar manager Colin apologised but as we didn't report it at the time would not offer any compensation/refund."
• "Staff are useless and I did speak to quite a few!"
• "Staff are not very polite."
• "The communication between staff is an issue..as they were unaware of the power being off 10 hours."
• "We had cause to contact the staff after we checked out when we realised that we had left something in the van. After our initial phone call, we were then totally ignored for weeks."

Facilities and Entertainment

Pros:

• "The outdoor pool was lovely and warm and there's lots of entertainment throughout the week."
• "Kids loved it, had a great time in the pool and the kids entertainment was great."
• "Good amusement arcade for little ones."
• "On sight entertainment was good especially for the kids."
• "The facilities were great, an amusement arcade and air hockey game, children's play area, show bar and a bar and restaurant."
• "Plenty for kids to do, activities all day every day, soft play area and amusements."
• "Entertainment for the kids was great and a perfect weekend was had by all the family."

Cons:

• "The only drawback is, that it was expensive for food & drink."
• "The bar is well stocked, the show bar is so loud our children actually asked to leave."
• "The pool wasn't open ...and we never saw the starland crew."
• "The playground is not very big also, mainly for age 4-7 I would say, Nothing for children aged over 8."
• "The entertainment was rubbish, they didn't even bring any of the characters out, it was all on a tv screen which was really disappointing."
• "The arcades is absolutely tiny."
• "Not much for the kids to do."

Value for Money

Pros:

• "Ate once on the site for a full English which was pretty nice and good value."
• "First time here for a 4day trip in April, loved the place and can't wait to rebook for another small break again, caravan was lovely and clean 2min all to the beach."
• "Great family place. Good deals on food."
• "Very clean accommodation. Kids thought it was great. Good value for £90 per night for caravan for four people."
• "Food and drink was all good and reasonably priced."

Cons:

• "The prices were not cheap and I didnt like that."
• "Do not waste money ordering fish & chips @ £10.79 a portion."
• "The only drawback is, that it was expensive for food & drink."
• "Menu in restaurant was not much choice at dinner time and too expensive in evening time for whole family."
• "Ordering from table via app was quicker and easy. Food menu was limited, poorly presented and definitely not value for money."
• "The food and drinks menu is quite expensive and the kids menu was absolutely shocking."
• "Food is so expensive and totally inedible!"

Location and Surroundings

Pros:

• "Site is right by the sea and lovely and quiet."
• "The site was in a great location next to the beach."
• "Beautiful surrounding areas and beaches."
• "Great location RIGHT on the beach 🏝️ & lovely facilities."
• "The local area is beautiful with a few great value pub restaurants if you fancy something different to the Boathouse."
• "The location of this park is what I really liked, in a beautiful coastal village and with its own beach access but also close to Bridlington for shopping and entertainment etc."
• "Site in a fantastic location. Walked along the beach and back again along cliffs."

Cons:

• "As it is only one of a couple of places you can get access to the beach on that stretch of coast, it is also overrun with the cars of people having a day out and not wanting to pay for parking in Hornsea or Brid."
• "Advertised with Beach access but battered old Haven signs say beach access is closed due to erosion."
• "The beach is very pebbled and a bit of climbing down bank to get on beach."
• "The Access to the beach is through a farmer's field and not direct from site like advertised."
• "No access for prams or wheel chairs."
• "In the middle of nowhere so you need a car and not well signposted."