Haven ....never again

So its the same as both of the Major players of sites provision, that an upgrade is being rolled out across their sites ,but as they have about thirty  compared to the 300+ of the two clubs ,
they should in some peoples eyes be "better" sooner

true, and the completed ones are better value far more often

...For us who can use them at those times

Reinforced grass is worse than grass if it's not been laid properly.  Chippings for me every time  

If I'd arrived at Lakeland to find reinforced grass we would probably not have lasted long. The euro pitches at Lakeland are very good indeed. The standard pitches on the other hand were not so good. Very waterlogged but falling short of a sea of mud. 

Sorry your stay wasn't good Tinny but a very useful report. 

Thanks for that, Dave.

The top pic shows the pitch adjacent to ours. It's designed for use by a van with the door on the offside and you can see how tight the slab is to the hedge.

The bottom pic is of our pitch. Sorry it's a bit dark. You can see the 4 wheels only just fit on the slab. We later put wedges under the back wheels because the slab sloped backwards.

As for the reinforced 'grass'.......

Tinny, if that is a pitch for a M/home is yours a big beast?, it's only just big enough for your LV, good bit of driving to get it on there Mucker

Ours is only a modest size, Rocky, it's 6.4m. I reckon the slab was around 4m x 2.5m. It did take a fair bit of shuffling to get it in place and there'd have been no chance if the nearby pitches were in use. It was a cul-de-sac and the road was only around 2.5m wide. 

Well put, Husky.

agreed, TW, that isnt good enough....for space and condition...

perhaps a £2m refurb imminent....

It's truly appalling. I'd be demanding a refund if I'd paid full price. 

I don't know about imminent but a refurb is surely needed.

I'm now waiting for the survey asking if I enjoyed my holiday at Haven

agreed, TW, that isnt good enough....for space and condition...

perhaps a £2m refurb imminent....

..With the Prices they charge when most families use them,  i should think,they could afford better than that at todays costs

Touring is a such a tiny part of the overall business I wondered why they bothered at all. 

Then I realised that they are possibly hoping you'll enjoy the experience so much you won't be able to resist trading in your tourer for a static. Posters were on prominent display throughout Lakeland and lovely though the reception staff were they did encourage
us to visit the coffee morning - conveniently located in the sales area which was conveniently located near to the touring area and the Spar 

It was a cheap few days away for us. I wouldn't rule it out in the future but I probably wouldn't rush back either. I may try the Portmadog one but my nearest is Talacre and it's not high on my list of places to visit 

Oh well, another failed attempt to post photos 

Offered to post 'Tinwheelers' photos of the Haven site, and accepted by him.

 

 

To spend a day there deserves praise 

I think we deserve an award. 

Yes, and now we know not to do it again.