Longleat Club Campsite

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Good for families

Disappointed no Longleat discount

This was my first time staying at the Longleat site and my first time joining the club. I only joined and booked this site for the Longleat park ticket offer, only to be told when I got to the safari park that they weren't doing the offer anymore, this is despite it still being advertised at the site. I therefore had to pay full price as my kids were looking forward to it. The facilities are dated and to be honest not as clean as I expected, I can only speak for the women's facilities here. Given the COVID situation I would've expected more regular cleaning than the standard once a day, in line with other non-caravan club sites I've visited. That said, the facilities worked, showers were hot, dishwashing facilities were good, I found the staff welcoming, the site itself is nice and good for kids, especially if you want them to get out on their bikes which I didn't really have a problem with, it was nice to see kids outdoors. The only other annoying thing was the noise of the road block for the Safari park which kept clunking to let cars in and out all night. The band system for the toilet and shower block didn't really work but I think they realised this on our second to last day when they added more hooks, although my band was still taken by someone else while I was showering.

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Skattyskoo

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Reviewed on 19/08/2020 19:22

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Creepy crawlies and covid rule breakers.

We were impressed with the spacious pitches at this site but not so impressed with the oak trees that overhang most of them. These are infested with small black creepy caterpillar creatures that constantly drop to the ground. We were told by a regular visitor that this is normal but some of these things can be a danger to humans and animals. We just made sure we had hats on at all times but not nice. Not sure what can be done to get rid of them. Maybe high access spraying at the start of the season. We were also not impressed to find that many visitors ignored the covid 19 toilet block rules and marched in and out whether the hooks had bands on or not. It seems the wardens had said it was ok to use the toilets if just the showers were in use? Made the whole exercise pointless. When politely asked where their bands were, some were quite abusive. The site roads are a bit of a racetrack for the kids on bikes as can be expected but one young lady on an electric scooter was going well over the site speed limit and you couldn't hear her coming. The club may need to consider banning those things. A lovely country location and some great local pubs but this is a site for younger families. Probably most would go for the shorter stays with not much else locally apart from the safari park and Longleat house. Not one we would go back to having been once.

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HampshireRover

Caravanner from Dorset

Reviewed on 17/08/2020 16:42

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Disappointed

Before I comment on my recent stay I would like to say that we stayed at this site some 14 years ago also on a couple more occasions. At the time it was possible to explore the grounds of Longleat house after closing hours. This was what featured in our decision to return but sadly this is no longer the case. With that in mind there is very little to do on the Longleat estate and facilities are only accessible by car. We spent a week at Longleat followed by a week at the very busy Looe Caravan Club site and noticed a huge contrast in how the wardens managed the site. The band system was not monitored and relatively ineffective in comparison with the system used at Looe site and in particular the wardens, there was an unfriendly feel at Longleat compared to the Looe site. Due to the current pandemic the facilities needs to be cleaned more than once a day no toilet rolls and sanitary bins overflowing is not acceptable. Refresher in customer service is needed for the lady in reception upon arrival. Lovely to hear the lions roar but sadly we will not be returning.

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R25NAW

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Reviewed on 14/08/2020 23:16

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Great location, shame about some of the guests

we had a couple of nights stop at this park, the welcome was informative, its about all that can be said, neither welcoming or rude, we were shown a map, then told to go and find a pitch, then report back with the pitch number to collect our wrist bands and gate fob, which we did, the 2 wrist bands were a bit of a pain, as we have 2 autistic kids, that need supervision when in facilities, and we were told that they had to use a wrist band each, so they had to be taken in one at a time, and using both the hooks, which meant for one child to use the loo, then no one else cold come into the facility, which we felt was not the best option, luckily we have a Radar key due to my Lung disease, so we could supervise them that way, rather than blocking all the toilet block for a child. as others have said, there was children every where on scooters, bikes, skateboards, and other wheeled transport, we have kids, so fully understand that kids need space to play and enjoy themselves, but not racing round, nearly knocking people over, and going faster than most cars on the site (none of whom abayed the 5mph speed limit) and until late at night as well so the big question, would we go back again? yes we would if we were going to go back into Longleat park, as the convenience of access is great, and it is also great to sit and listen to the sea lions, would we stop there to visit the surrounding area? most probable not, it was a bit to noisy and busy for our liking, and with how noisy the kids (and parents were) late at night, it upset the kids, and the only thing that calmed them was the excitement of the safari park and animals.

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CheshireCBR

Campervanner from Cheshire

Reviewed on 11/08/2020 11:04

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Family Short break

Looking to steal a few days away in the middle of an epidemic is never easy, but the Longleat team did extremely well to make our stay rememberable. Very helpful, explained the restriction implications and followed everything up during our stay. The facilities were generally well Covid managed, but at the end of the day its individual compliance that makes the difference - as a whole it was good. The site was very clean, the plots well kept and the service stations were plentiful. Location was perfect for our plans, whilst the site was beautifully remote (hearing the Safari animals on a night - seals particularly) all local attractions were close enough. The site management were especially helpful and we will be booking our next visit to Longleat very soon.

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DannyQ

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Reviewed on 10/08/2020 17:43

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The long and winding road

Having been Caravaning for 47 years and regular users of club sites we had never visited the Longleat site (for no particular reason). We used sat nav to get to the Longleat tavern as suggested and followed the caravan signs down the side of the tavern. I don’t mind narrow roads but I was beginning to think I had made a wrong turn as the road seemed to go on for ever. However, at the end of this long and winding road is a beautiful site, well kept, with spacious pitches and sufficient grassed areas to sit near your outfit and still being socially distant to your neighbours. When we arrived there was a queue of about 7 vans in front of us which is to be expected for the first hour of opening. However the pleasant wardens had a good system to marshal arrivals with checking in at the office by one person at a time in the same sequence as the vans in the queue. We found the site peaceful and quiet even in the evening when many were sat out until late. We used our own facilities but the COVID measures put in place appeared to work well. We have now extended our stay here, will return again and have already mailed friends to recommend Longleat.

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MossDnP

Caravanner from Lancashire

Reviewed on 10/08/2020 16:13

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Bikes, Scooters & Noise!!!!!

The site is very local to us and managed to get a booking for a 2 night stay. On arrival about 7 vans deep we were told by a Grumpy man to wait until you get to the barrier gate to pay which I understand but nobody else seemed to bother. A nice welcome in reception and off we went to find a pitch. At that very moment I was aware of all the bikes and scooters, some parents just let their kids run riot.. very noisy with literally screams from kids until after 10pm and drunk parents arguing using foul language around midnight. Nobody seemed to adhere to the do’s and don’t, handed to you when you booked in but, overall it could have been better. We didn’t use the shower facilities for obvious reasons so I can’t comment. The sites standards have dropped a little since last years people left and pitch stones we’re all over the site roads. You are all aware of what’s around the site for trips out and I’m not moaning, just telling you as it is.

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ClubMember380E0DCE22

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Reviewed on 08/08/2020 16:01

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First trip out since Co-Vid

Booked 9 nights here as our planned trip to Wales was not possible. We chose Longleat as it and the surrounding area is beautiful. I’ll admit having read a previous review I was apprehensive of an unwelcoming site but a brief call and a pleasant check in reassured me all was good. We arrived 25/7 and the site was very peaceful.. ok the sea lions had their moment!!! Didn’t find the site noisy. The site and wardens are trying to keep everyone safe in these testing times but unfortunately ‘we’ don’t seem to be able to follow basic instructions. The band system should work but only if we can follow the instructions. I was surprised to hear from one of the warden how much rudeness and aggression they have been subjected to. I’m not sure what’s the matter with some people. My only criticism and maybe I just hadn’t looked enough was there is no mention of lack of mobile signal of 3/4G. I found it amusing .... my teenage children not so 🤣. Overall a lovely site clean and tidy. I’d certainly visit again

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Maltesermumma

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Reviewed on 07/08/2020 20:09

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Listen to the Lions ....19/07 - 26/07

4th visit to the site , love the location and love the estate although it is not as dog friendly as it used to be . We chose our pitch and set up, possibly not the best pitch we could have chosen but OK . You live and learn! Don't pitch under a big tree ! The first evening the lions were in full voice and continued so throughout our stay which was great, as were the sea lions ! Having been there for most of the week we were asked to move our "dog fence" as it was partially on the grass (about 6 inches ) on one side , not impressed but you do as you are told ! Poor dog had to lie on the pebbles then . The "rubber band system " of 2 persons in the facilities did not work due to the amount of people who ignored the two bands on the hooks, forgot their bands and left them there, or did not even bother to take them to the building at all . The system is impractical for the size of the building particularly when two people were using the showers which takes the longest time, causing long queues outside when people wanted the toilets or sinks . Having worked throughout the pandemic a much needed break was needed and as the phone signal is none existent it was just that . Good walks nearby for the dogs , take a trip to Shear Water, a lovely place and a good cafe too .

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Gamb

Caravanner

Reviewed on 04/08/2020 14:09

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Easy access to the safari park, but ...

Our welcome to Longleat was - as has been mentioned earlier - not especially enthusiastic. I suspect too, that the site team were particularly challenged here by some of the behaviour witnessed here. Lots of kids - and very young kids - using bikes and scooters - seemingly unsupervised. And the use of the toilet block, on my one visit, poor. I think perhaps just two hooks are insufficient. Maybe a separate hook for the use of the toilet, where the toilets are on one side of the facilities and the showers on the other? While I waited to go in (because there were two bands) quite a few visitors went in and out, to use the toilet. The location is good for walking with (or without) a dog - beautiful countryside. We stayed just long enough to visit the safari park. Yes, you need to book ahead and online but this is just something we need to get used to, when visiting attractions these days.

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BearsRetreat

Motorhomer

Reviewed on 04/08/2020 10:50

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