Our first time at this site, and hopefully not our last.  Wardens were excellent and very welcoming. We had a problem with our heating and the wardens were brilliantly helpful. This was particularly appreciated as we have two small children. It hardly stopped raining over our four night stay, but this did not dampen the spirits of the wardens, who in the face of adversity (their lovely decorated marquee fell victim to the storms) hosted a cosy party in the reception instead. As another reviewer has said, the thai takeaway in Chirk is very good and the Tandoori on the corner has rave reviews on TripAdvisor, although we didn't get the chance to try it.  There is a great walk for kids (and big kids) straight from the site, which takes in the aqueduct and a 430m long spooky canal tunnel (take a torch!!). Our 21mth old managed to walk all the way.  Quick directions... Walk left out of the site, along the nature track with the sign 'cafe' (not the Welsh 'caffi', which takes you to the right - not that we saw a cafe or a caffi), cross the road at the end, turn left, then right where aqueduct is signed. Get to the canal. Aqueduct to the left, tunnel to the right. If you go through the spooky tunnel, then turn immediately right, up the bank, and you are back on the road to the site.  The play area for children is a wooden fort, and you can pitch near to it so the kids can run to and from. However, when we were there, play was rather limited as the ground was very soggy due to the rainfall.  Steam railway at Llangollen a short drive away.  Loads to do in the area - we didn't make it to Chirk Castle (on our doorstep!) as time flew. Need to go back! As for updating the wash blocks, they seemed fine to me - clean and warm. Some places have posher ones, but I liked them.