Newlands Holiday Park Reviews Summary

Category: Holiday park Bridport

Address: Stonebarrow Ln, Charmouth, Bridport DT6 6RB, United Kingdom

Phone: +441297560259

Rating: 4.3
based on 474 reviews.

Staff and Service

Pros:

  • "Greeted on arrival by very friendly staff and given good easy instructions on pitch location and facilities on site."
  • "A wonderful holiday park with the friendliest of staff."
  • "Facilities very clean & tidy and friendly staff."
  • "Friendly, professional staff"
  • "Staff were super friendly on check in."
  • "All of the staff we encountered were so friendly and helpful."
  • "Reception staff were lovely and helpful too."

Cons:

  • "Staff here were not very helpful."
  • "The receptionist was far from polite and friendly."
  • "The receptionist was very moody. I would not stay there again."
  • "Staff were a little abrupt."
  • "It felt like they were un-interested as we booked through a third party."
  • "Manager was useless and didn't care."
  • "Soft play ruined by bigger unattended kids. Reception informed about this but nothing was done about it."

Facilities

Pros:

  • "Facilities were great. Lovely pools and Sauna."
  • "Facilities were spotlessly clean as was the campsite in general."
  • "The amenities around the complex were very good including the spar shop and shower/toilets."
  • "Facilities (toilets/showers) were to a high standard and clean"
  • "The Toilet blocks wear clean and well maintained"
  • "Facilities were very clean and lots of toilets and showers so never a queue."
  • "Facility’s was great. Very clean. Shower blocks was very clean."

Cons:

  • "Bottom washing up area is very poor. Bursting broken taps, no plugs and there is 4 sinks for tens of pitches."
  • "The toilets were not regularly cleaned or stocked with toilet roll."
  • "The toilet and shower block was very poor, mouldy, dirty tiles and door handles, lots of dusty corners."
  • "Really filthy showers - had to remind reception to clean the ones by our pitch - we noticed the same mess hadn’t been cleaned in 2 days."
  • "The toilet and shower blocks can only be described as filthy."
  • "Toilet block at the top was very dirty most days."
  • "The loo and shower facilities were not up to scratch. They didn’t look as though they were cleaned regularly as there were a lot of insects and cobwebs."

Accommodation

Pros:

  • "Most pitches have excellent views."
  • "Had our tent on a grass touring pitch loads of space for us."
  • "Pitch location with beautiful views."
  • "Pitches are lovely nice and flat."
  • "We had a hardstanding pitch on an upper tier with splendid views"
  • "The caravan was modern, clean & equipped with everything you could need."
  • "We had a lovely large and well kept pitch."

Cons:

  • "Caravan very basic. Dusty, not very clean."
  • "The pitches were not suitable due to the steep banking."
  • "Absolutely disgusting accommodation, 2 inches of dust everywhere, unsanitary bathroom which hadn't been cleaned in months."
  • "our pitch was on a hill"
  • "The pitches were not suitable due to the steep banking"
  • "The plot size was good for our tent but it was very cramped between ourselves and the neighbouring campers."
  • "The terrace where we camped was like a bog when we arrived and stayed like that for our entire stay."

Value for Money

Pros:

  • "Restaurant was great value for money."
  • "Used the club room for a couple of meals which were good pub grub reasonably priced."
  • "Food was amazing and reasonably priced!"
  • "The food in the restaurant was absolutely brilliant with very friendly staff. Food was reasonably priced but drinks were on the steep side."
  • "Food was very nice and a good price."
  • "The on shop site was reasonably priced."
  • "Tow bar was of GD quality food and not too overpriced"

Cons:

  • "However you have to pay for it and it’s not heated."
  • "Restaurant expensive"
  • "The bar and restaurant prices again reflect the greed of the owners of the site."
  • "The food here is extortionately overpriced."
  • "The food in restaurant is very overpriced for what it is, which was the only disappointment."
  • "The swimming pool was great but was very pricey for a 45 minute session at £3.50 per swimmer."
  • "The food was ridiculously expensive. £18.95 for couscous and chicken kebab."

Entertainment and Activities

Pros:

  • "great play area indoors and outdoors for kids"
  • "Great family entertainment."
  • "Lots for kids to do with parks, swimming pools and activities."
  • "Good entertainment. Lots of things to do near the campsite."
  • "Both indoor and outdoor pools were nice, clean and again great for kids."
  • "This place has a great children's play area and pool."
  • "Nice club/pub great entertainment in evenings, Sunday lunch was brilliant!"

Cons:

  • "Lots of games not working in games room which disappointed the kids a bit"
  • "The games room/arcade is ridiculously dated with a number of the machines not working."
  • "The soft play area was really dirty."
  • "It says there is entertainment at this site. There is an arcade, park for the kids and a park but no live entertainment."
  • "Entertainment for school holidays wasn’t a lot only one main night"
  • "The Bingo, people were complaining and leaving because 20 min gap between each game, too drawn out."
  • "I was also a little sad that entertainment was only on the weekend especially during easter holidays."

Location

Pros:

  • "Beautifully maintained site, good facilities, great location!"
  • "Easy access to bus service along the Jurassic coast."
  • "Nice site, fantastic views, close to the beach and if you like to take walks it’s perfect."
  • "Great location to get to local beaches."
  • "Great location! Close to great beaches and the views are beautiful."
  • "The park is in an amazing location near to Charmouth for all those lovely days fossil hunting."
  • "Great location with a short walk to Charmouth."

Cons:

  • "The road running alongside the site is quite noisy throughout the day and night."
  • "The noise from the main road was very loud."
  • "The main dislike about this site which would mean I wouldn`t come back again is the noise from the A30."
  • "Proximity to a busy main road was a little off-putting at night times but not horrendous"
  • "Could hear the bypass from the site"
  • "The campsite was too close to the road which was very noisy during the day."
  • "Due to the tiered design, hard standing pitch then a track followed by a steep drop to the next row."

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