The Laurels Reviews Summary

Facilities

Pros:

• "Facilities were spotless."
• "Toilets and showers very clean."
• "Facilities immaculate and the whole site is stunning!"
• "Very clean, well kept and so so quiet next to the lake."
• "Exceptionally clean well kept showers and toilets."
• "Bathrooms are immaculate."
• "The toilets and showers were very clean."

Cons:

• "Having to pay for the showers it was only 50p but the slot was outside the cubicle."
• "The charge for showering."
• "No bench or chair to put your things or shower curtain/separator to keep your stuff dry."
• "Showers were 50p for about 4 mins which if family of 4 could work out expensive for weeks stay."
• "The smell at the top end toilets/showers is quite awful!"
• "Showers could do with a seat of some kind."
• "Having to push the button on the showers every few seconds when you have paid 50p for 4/5 minutes."
• "Shower only runs for 4 mins."
• "Shower blocks need updating as there is only 2 toilets and 1 shower."

Staff & Management

Pros:

• "All staff we encountered were very friendly."
• "Staff were all so pleasant."
• "Staff are so friendly and honestly can't do enough for you."
• "Warm welcome throughout."
• "The owners were super friendly and welcoming."
• "Very friendly, helpful owners."
• "Friendly staff and peaceful surroundings."

Cons:

• "They sent me a text message to go and pay for my extra night when I had already paid over the phone."
• "We booked and paid for a lake view pitch which looks lovely on the pitches as shows directly next to the lake. Our pitch did have a lake view but only just as there was two cabins between us and the lake."
• "Owners should tell them where to park. So owners I feel have no sense of gratitude for campers which is sad and so had to cut holiday down."

Location & Surroundings

Pros:

• "Beautiful grounds, quiet, helpful staff."
• "Excellent spotless site."
• "Spectacular views onto the lake."
• "This site was the best site we have ever stayed at the grounds were absolutely superb."
• "It is a wonderful location and one the tidiest site I have stayed on."
• "The whole camp is superb, from the staff, the pitches, the cleanliness, WiFi, fishing, food van and access to Skegness."
• "Absolutely the best touring site we have ever visited!"

Cons:

• "It's a little far out if you are on foot."
• "Having to walk or cycle everywhere and the roads had no foot paths."
• "It was a bit too far out to walk to the pub."
• "The road to the site is narrow and bumpy and fast moving traffic makes it unacceptable to walk off site to anywhere."
• "Awful smell from toilet waste disposable area."
• "Dog walk not accessible, muddy and wet."
• "We didn’t realise that you have to pay separately for the shower £0.50 for 3-4 mins."
• "Grass cutting around van a bit early in morning."

Accommodation & Pitches

Pros:

• "Fantastic pitches, easy to peg awnings in gravel and hookups close by."
• "High end lodges with decking and private hot tub."
• "Pitches are immaculate."
• "Good sized pitch with grass to the side for ownings or just sitting out."
• "Nice site, we stayed on a grass pitch that had plenty of room for the kids to run around!"
• "Pitches were level and an excellent size and very well kept."
• "Very tidy and clean site, toilets very clean, lovely dog walk."

Cons:

• "Corner pitch tight to maneuver Campervan into reverse position."
• "Paying for shower and the shower not having a chair or similar to sit on to get changed."
• "The gravel on the pitch is very harsh, very sharp edges mean you can feel it through a good quality ground sheet, not good for dogs paws."
• "Felt the grass touring pitches were an afterthought as just a small area at the front of the site, a bit away from everything else."
• "There were holes on pitch. I fell in."
• "No water by the EHU."