Sadly This Site Is Going Downhill
Been visiting this site for years now and unfortunately we find it to be far below the standard it used to be. The hardstandings are overgrown with grass and weeds. During the last couple of weeks of the season all the grass pitches were closed but the site was 'full', surely more money could have been made for the Club had more pitches been made available. I observed one poor lady in the shower block struggling to shower her child and having to leave the shower door open to do so - she had been told the family room was closed for redecorating, we had been on site for days and there was no sign of redecorating going on, neither was there on subsequent days. The disabled room was not up to standard at all, with ceiling panels missing and the drain for the shower was dangerous in that there was little to no grout around the drain itself, leaving sharp edges on which disabled people could have cut themselves and the shower head was leaking and had been stuck together with some kind of clear tape, this is only a few minutes job to replace either the whole thing or just the shower head. In general the toilet blocks were cold with not always a clean look to them but a strong smell of bleach after the 'cleaning time'. We have visited other sites much further north later in the year and when the outdoor temperatures have been much lower but their toilet blocks were always warm. The whole site shows a general lack of maintenance from peeling paint on entrance and exit barriers to weedy hardstandings and overgrown grass. This site is situated in a wonderful location, there is some noise from the nearby Cotswold Wildlife Park and RAF Brize Norton but neither of these really spoil the site. However the lack of care now given to the site by the current and some previous wardens leaves a lot to be desired. Remarks have been left in the comments book - which on occasion have somehow 'disappeared' also comments left with the wardens but the only response we got was 'We are only here for this season so it isn't really up to us.' I think it is up to them, we all pay for these sites and in the past we have been given a certain standard, which is sadly now lacking at Burford. The only reason we return to it is because we have family very close to it.
Lanorcky
Reviewed on 26/11/2018 20:36
