Coldstream Holiday Park (not recommended)

AndyJF replied on 02/09/2022 13:43

Posted on 02/09/2022 13:43

I am posting this to warn people of the horrendous experience we had at the Coldstream Holiday Park. Basically this site is new, and has the appearance of having the absolute minimum amount of money spent on it to be operational. It's not fit for purpose and I would like to warn people about our experience at this site. If you have a large touring caravan, don't go here.

On arrival we found that the adjacent pitch had been allowed by site manager to erect their awning on our grass. This meant that our caravan needed to back in. As the pitch had a sharp slope, this would make it impossible to level the van, as you can't use the rear steadies to do this.

We were moved to a flatter pitch, but the grass and hard standing were not on the same level, our step was not stable. This resulted in my wife having a bad fall while stepping down, requiring an ambulance visit, and a 5 hour overnight wait in A&E.

The state of the site in general is poor. Coarse (and sharp) flint stone covers all roads and hard pitches. It's not even comfortable to walk on and I was concerned about punctures. The pitches assigned to touring caravans are really not fit for purpose. Our drain was actually on the wrong side of the van, and was missing the cover grille, creating a dangerous hole. Obvious trip hazard, and a dog could break a leg.
There are other health and safety issues, such as badly fitted and loose flag stones around the toilet block.

And most disappointingly, after my wife's injury, a call was made to the site emergency number, to which there was no initial response. The duty manager then returned the call, to express her unhappiness about being disturbed in the shower! I kid you not, this is the staggering attitude of management, in response to a serious accident happening on their site.

So in summary, this site needs a lot more money spent on it, and management need some training in customer care. People need to be aware of how bad our experience was. And to Coldstream management I would say that customers are not an inconvenience. They are literally your business.

 

AndyJF replied on 02/09/2022 16:59

Posted on 02/09/2022 16:33 by Tinwheeler

I see what you mean about the horrible shale ground covering.

Posted on 02/09/2022 16:59

Awful isn't it. Never seen anything quite so bad. Looks very cheap and nasty. 

 

AndyJF replied on 02/09/2022 19:29

Posted on 02/09/2022 19:29

Does anyone know what are the legal requirements for caravan sites, regarding accident/injury logging?

 

Takethedogalong replied on 02/09/2022 19:31

Posted on 02/09/2022 19:31

Looking at the photos of the touring area, I am surprised they allow folks to put an awning up. As a proper touring park, (shorter stays where folks don’t park up and erect a proper awning), then it looks ok.
As for the loos and showers, if the caravan and MH owners staying are also using them, then there clearly won’t be enough provision. We have experienced this when camping in the past. Campers without any loo or showers, have to cross their legs while vanners take their time in the loo blocks. Hey ho. But three of each doesn’t look enough for the tent campers in truth.

Worst hardstandings we have ever used we’re at Rowntree Park, ankle breaking lumps of whatever. We bought some mats just to step out safely, and to stop dogs hurting their paws. 

It’s new, let’s hope they choose to build positively on some of the things that aren’t yet right. 

AndyJF replied on 02/09/2022 19:34

Posted on 02/09/2022 19:34

I don't quite know what's happened to customer care these days. It's really annoyed us, particularly as this caused our holiday to be cut short.

Considering the total lack of engagement from the site, we are considering a personal injury claim.

 

JVB66 replied on 02/09/2022 19:53

Posted on 02/09/2022 19:29 by AndyJF

Does anyone know what are the legal requirements for caravan sites, regarding accident/injury logging?

 

Posted on 02/09/2022 19:53

If reported all accidents especially those that have injuries are required by law to log and fill in the appropriate forms cannot remember the name or number but those working would I suspect know

Takethedogalong replied on 02/09/2022 20:02

Posted on 02/09/2022 20:02

Workplaces in the UK have a legal requirement to have an accident reporting system in place. Speaking from past experience of running Local Authority swimming pools and sports centres, each facility I managed had an Accident Report Book, and apart from always recording any accidents/injuries to staff, we always made a record of any accidents and injuries to customers as well. We did this to keep an eye on any patterns, any new, unforeseen risks, to review risk assessments, and it has to be said, because invariably we got lots of personal injury claims. Some accidents/incidents had to be reported to HSE, but most didn’t. We were backed up by our own Safety Officers, and teams of specialists who dealt with the claims from a legal point of view, ie trained solicitors. Not sure what private companies will have in terms of records for visitors. Scotland might be different to England possibly. 


Cornersteady replied on 02/09/2022 20:16

Posted on 02/09/2022 19:30 by AndyJF

Does anyone know what are the legal requirements for caravan sites, regarding logging of accident/injuries?

 

Posted on 02/09/2022 20:16

As I said every accident involving a trip to A&E involving anyone on our premises had to be logged, quick search from H&S executive site:

When do I need to report an incident?
For most types of incident, including:

accidents resulting in the death of any person
accidents resulting in specified injuries to workers
non-fatal accidents requiring hospital treatment to non-workers

 

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