Grafham Water Club Campsite
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It was amazing holiday. All pitches are very cosy, the site is clean, the service is top. It is ideal for families with kids and dogs :) plenty spaces for cycling, a playground, swimming pool and a walking dog area.
Great site for kids.
We stayed for 3 nights midweek during the school summer holidays with our 10 year old granddaughter. This site has lots of children at this time of year, so you have to expect the noise and frolics that are associated with large amounts of children. However I do think that some parents need to be more responsible. We saw very young children, perhaps 2 or 3 years old running and cycling all over the site including in the roads. It is madness to expect car drivers to take all of the responsibility for a child's safety even if they are obeying the 5 mile an hour speed limit on site.
We did have a good break though and our granddaughter loved the pool.
countrysidelover
Reviewed on 24/08/2015 20:00
Poor Wifi
We were very disappointed with the quality of the wifi which was sometimes unavailable at the pitch (No 42) or so iffy that we would frequently get booted out. When we are being charged for a service (and it isn't cheep!), it is reasonable to expect that we receive it. But is a refund available?
Ruined by selfishness
We stayed on the site last weekend and have been there before. The site itself is lovely and well placed. Our biggest problems were children and more importantly their selfish parents. From very early morning to very late at night the kids were using the camp site as a race track on scooters, bikes, electric scooters and so on with loud screams and shouts throughout the day. These kids were moaned about constantly and the wardens did nothing about them. They were going really fast and there were a number of near accidents with cars and people often. They would run across anyones pitches and showed no respect.
Kids will be kids and my own when at this age were never allowed to ruin other peoples holidays. Will we return - probably but not when the kids are off school. The wardnes MUST enforce the site rules regarding safety and speed before someone is seriously hurt.
richl812
Reviewed on 21/08/2015 10:49
Disappointed
As usual I was excited to come back to Grafham water. I was extremely dissapointed by the biased attitude of the staff who seemed to take comments from a women who had an ongoing hatred of children. This nemesis would make it her business to patrol the site at 21:30 hours and complain to the warden if anyone was outside their van. We had a warden approach us at 21:27 asking us to keep the noise down shortly after her patrol. If he had just spoke to us so we could explain the tears we have had from our children he might not have been so one sided. Won't be coming back here.
Fantastic summer fun
We have just got back from 14 nights at this site. What a good time we had wardens were very helpful site was clean pool was brilliant and we saw ollie the owl most nights good site for location brilliant dog walks my son has allready asked to go back next year.
watkins2012
Reviewed on 15/08/2015 22:28
Very nice family friendly site
Having been told how nice this site was by friends we thought we'd give it a try and I have to say we weren't disappointed. The site was very clean and tidy and the wardens very helpful. The pool is small and can get busy at times but it has life guards and a coloured band system for busy times. The only downside to location is that you definitely need the use of a car to see what the area has to offer.
Only other thing was that you needed a key to use the toilets which is simple enough but not when you get to the toilet and you've forgotten your key!!
A two family break
We visited the site in the peak school holiday time as a family with two caravans and given that the site was fully booked for most of our stay we found the site up to the usual standards of cleanliness. A bonus of course is the pool which was much appreciated. The one disappointment for us was Grafham Water itself as we had brought along some canoes to use only to find we were not allowed to take our own boats on to the lake. However, we managed to find enough for some energetic teenagers to do although we had to travel some way to find them. One other thing is the toilet key system, why does the club still use keys? 4 keys between two families was not enough, a number of sites have digital pad systems so why can't all of them.
Returning for the second time
We love this site, with it's wildlife and peaceful surroundings. The wardens are friendly and helpful, the site is kept very clean. We love the pool and was really pleased that it was open half an hour earlier this year for adults, as I enjoyed my swim in the morning. There is plenty to do, Hamerton zoo is a good day out.
Jack04
Reviewed on 13/08/2015 00:06
A nice peaceful break.
First time at Grafham Water but it certainly will not be the last. A lovely peaceful, spotlessly clean and quiet site. The Wardens and Assistant Wardens were always busy doing something, however they always had time for a chat and offer some friendly advice. The kids loved the swimming pool. Great location for quiet countryside walks. Not from the cycle hire shop and a great time was had cycling around the reservoir. the village Community shop was just a couple of minutes walk from the site and the welcoming cold drink and ice creams were just what the Dr ordered on such a sunny day. The play area was a focal point for the kids of an evening.