A lovely site in the Cotswolds although needs slight improvement
Burford is a lovely site that is well placed to see some wonderful places in the Cotswolds. The animal park across the road is brilliant for adults and children. Reduced tickets from reception on the day of your visit do save quite a bit of money and it's an easy walk on foot from the site itself. Other great places to visit include Burford itself, Diddly Squat farm shop, Bourton-on-the-water, Chedworth Roman Villa, Oxford and plenty more. Monica's Plaice in Lechlade-on-Thames was excellent for Fish'n'Chips and more, we went there twice during our stay. It's about a 10 min drive and it's piping hot food so enough time to come back to site and eat whilst still hot. You can also order everything online and set your own collection time too.
The site itself is nicely laid out. The managers are warm and welcoming and always have a kind word to say. The free Wifi is good and phone reception was okay for us on the O2 network. The main toilet facilities are bright, plenty of space, never seem busy and are spotlessly clean as expected. Our only issue would be the disabled washroom. It seemed to be a popular room and would often be quite smelly. There wasn't any ventilation system in there and just the smallest opening in the window caused the smells to build up during the day. After a shower, the dampness in the air lingered, making everything wet. The shower seat attached to the wall was disappointingly dirty for our entire stay. When folded, it had ridges underneath that were filled with dirty water and debris, the legs were rusty and sharp in places. It needs replacing but when it has been, there needs to be more attention to cleaning the underside of it as it really was disgusting and nothing that a simple pressure wash couldn't sort. There was a very rusty hand rail in there too but this was replaced during our stay. The disabled room would benefit from a twice daily clean perhaps and certainly needs better ventilation.
Overall a great site with just some issues to sort in the disabled bathroom. If you don't need this facility though, the rest of the site is lovely and well worth a visit.
SARAHMC
Reviewed on 21/07/2024 09:23
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