Black Horse Farm Club Campsite

Rated 4 of 5

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Good for families

Excellent ferry stop over

We have used Black Horse Farm many times it's a perfect stopover after driving from North Wales and before boarding either Euro-tunnel or ferry to France. Pull in pitch up and cross the road to the pub for good food and a drink before retiring to bed and waking refreshed and driving across Europe.

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Bailey Jones

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Reviewed on 07/06/2016 15:52

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Lovely Site, Lovely Staff

We stayed here on the way out to Europe and on our way back as we did last year. The Staff at this site are so helpful and cheerful, it is beautifully clean even though there is building work going on. I have no doubt we shall stay here next time we go to Europe too

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JennyE

Reviewed on 05/06/2016 17:28

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Excellent place to stay

Have stayed on a number of occasions prior to crossing channel. Perfect location and easy to find. Friendly and efficient check in. Pitches mainly good size and easy to manouvre. Quite a few people leave very early and some noise if you're unlucky to be next to them. Very good dog exercise area.

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blueover

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Reviewed on 04/06/2016 17:46

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Half term week away

We stayed here for a week in May-June 2016 half term week, the staff were very helpful and friendly, we were a little disappointed by the amount of standard pitches with an awning even though there were a lot of non awning one the same size ? I'm guessing it like this as they get a good turn over of people either coming or going to Europe via the boat or tunnel as it's very good for this,the toilets and showers we very clean as you would expect with the bottom block just starting to show its age, overall a great site and a great week away even it did rain lol

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jimdavison

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Reviewed on 04/06/2016 16:51

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Always a pleasure

It is possible that I see this site through rose tinted spectacles, I spent most of my childhood around this area on holidays with my parents and have a lot of fond memories. I am not sure how many times we have stayed at this site, but it is always a pleasure. This year was no exception. The wardens were at their usual best, polite, efficient and welcoming. The lower toilet block is getting a little tired but cleaned to the expected standard. The construction works did not cause any interference. The ramps/trunking across the access/egress road are plainly visible and if you allow you engine idle revs. to move your unit and not a heavy right foot there is not a problem. The ferry pitches seem to have been extended to other pitches, I assume because of the construction works. This is the reason that I have marked the site down for peace & quiet, why is it that units sited around me for one night all had 20+ external lockers and all had to be slammed shut at least twice each. Yes I know, maybe a slight exaggeration but please have a little respect. All in all a great week spent in my comfort zone, visiting places and friends. I fully expect to return.

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Ancientcelt

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Reviewed on 02/06/2016 22:09

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Good location

Stayed here for 6 nights in mid May this year and building works were proceeding without much disruption to the site. I do not believe that work will be complete by the end of May 2016 as reported in the Caravan Club June 2016 magazine .....or did they mean 2017....NO, surely not! As usual the reception was friendly, booking in quickly completed and a good pitch found close to one of the Amenity Blocks. Plenty of bunny rabbit activity on site at all times and they were all quite tame, even the youngsters. Bird song early morning and late evening was a joy with a fabulous blackbird serenading us on each and every day of our stay. We found that the site is not easily identified when approached from the south, the sign being partly obscured by shrubbery/hedging until one was almost on top of it. Maybe a kindly word with the local Council could keep the signage more clear. Also whilst building works are progressing new visitors beware of the very high and steep temporary ramps across the access roads adjacent to the main reception, as traversed at any speed and you're likely to give your caravan a severe jarring. We witnessed one caravan taking it at speed and the caravan wheels actually left the road!!!! These ramps carry temporary mains facilities to and from the building works by the site reception. Apart from those above we have no comments on the site, all being up to the usual CC standard with smiling and friendly wardens. The site is well placed for travel to Canterbury, Dover and Folkestone, either by car or bus. There is also a well stocked shop almost opposite the site entrance where most provisions can be found. We found TV reception the best encountered so far in fact I got all led lights lit up on the TV signal strength meter for the first time ever.

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ClintE

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Reviewed on 31/05/2016 22:21

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May Bank holiday Break

Arrived on Friday at around 3:45 and had a pleasant greeting from the staff as always, in their temporary accommodation while the new office is being built. The site was pretty busy, and only a few pitches left. After setting up, I took the dog for a walk. The dog walk seems to be over grown, making picking up after your dog a difficult task. Sadly, a lot.of the pitches are plagued by stinging nettles, and so is the dog walk approach on both entrances. I'm sure the staff are busy, especially with the construction works, but the usual high standards have slipped a little. On Saturday and Sunday, the weather was superb, and this attracted the kids to go outside and play, a couple of girls whizzing about on scooters outside our caravan was the tune for the afternoon, but this didn't bother us..... what did bother us was the blatant disregard for the 5 MPH speed limit on site. We experienced no fewer than 6 foreign and British units race down towards the tent area, zoom round the car park and then drive off at speed. The young girls would.have stood.little.chance against these selfish individuals. We will of course return to this site, as it is a lovely getaway, but it would be appreciated if people were more observant of the club rules, and remained below 5mph.

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KarShell

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Reviewed on 31/05/2016 12:53

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Rated 4 of 5

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Good for families

Lots to do at Black Horse site

Great location , friendly staff. Building works to create new reception did not interfere at all. Facilities kept very clean. We stayed for 5 days in early May enjoying some relaxation but also found the site ideal for some great days out. We had an excellent , good value meal at the Black Horse pub which is within walking distance of site. The bus stop near the site has frequent service to either Canterbury or Folkestone . We drove to Dover on one day, parked car and took bikes over to Calais on one day, parked car and took bikes over to Calais on the ferry for a fabulous birthday meal. Getting through the port on bikes wasn't too difficult but you do need to find the elusive bike lanes to avoid traffic. All together a very pleasant stay

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RichandSue

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Reviewed on 17/05/2016 17:21

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Useless signage, unhelpful staff

Beware approaching the site- the instructions on the email were not great, and we ended up following the signs to a certificated site, down a very narrow road, yes daft of us I suspect. Thank goodness we met nothing coming the other way. When I told the lady on the reception desk, it seemed this was a common occurrence. Please CC, can you put up better signage? On checking in, I asked how far it was to the tunnel, and how long it might take at 8am. She said, it's all on the back of the site leaflet. When I read the leaflet later, it didn't say either thing. My husband went back to ask her and she said 'it's all on the leaflet'. When he pointed out that it was not he asked her again, how far to the tunnel and the likely time to get there at rush hour. She said she didn't know. When he asked for further help, she said 'why don't you phone Eurotunnel?'. Come on Caravan club, you should be able to tell first timers to the site this info, surely. She was totally unhelpful and didn't seem to care.

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