Longleat Club Campsite

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Great experience at the Safari Park

We went to this site specifically to visit the Safari Park and it didn't disappoint. We should have booked our tickets in advance through the Club Website, but I missed this point and had to book it the night before through my phone. This wasn't easy as the phone signal is quite poor there. It's a very simple walk from the site to the Safari with no need to take your car. You can take the Bus Trip around the park, which only costs £5 per person with excellent commentary from the driver. The damage done to the cars by the monkeys was quite shocking but great fun to watch from the safety of the bus. The site facilities are very clean and the wardens work hard to achieve this - although they could be a bit more friendly as they go about their daily tasks. National Trust is well represented in this area. I would recommend Stourhead which is beautiful. There are plenty of restaurants and supermarkets in the surrounding towns. You are unlikely to go hungry. We would have no problem in recommending this site to our friends.

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Alan Thomas

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Reviewed on 27/09/2019 14:59

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Fabulous week

Our first visit to Longleat and we came specifically to see the Sky Safari balloon festival on 14/9/2019. I had recently suffered an illness and this was our first holiday since then and the wardens and assistants could not have been more helpful offering to help us pitch up and also offered to help out the awning up, fortunately we managed on our own but were grateful of the offer. The site is lovely with lots of trees and the sounds of animals from the Safari Park next door was certainly interesting. Apart from a couple of days the weather was excellent. We met some friends on site from Twitter and had a great time, I love the site apart from the poor phone and data signal all was good, toilets were immaculate as were the grounds. A few idiots ignoring the speed limits failed to spoil it for us. The Sky Safari was a fantastic day we went in around 0700 to watch the mass ascension and then went back to the van for breakfast. We returned to the park around 11.00 and did the touristy stuff returning once again to the caravan for evening meal. Going back to the park around 18.30 for the Light Show where the balloons were tethered down and lit up in time to the misc it was incredible a point confirmed by 11,000 visitors in the park on the day. The beauty of being on the caravan site was being able to walk back to site and not get stuck for hours exiting car parks, we had an amazing time and wanted to thank Gail & Mark, Deb & Steve and Kay & Stuart the staff for helping us both to have an amazing week, we will definitely return next year if not before.

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MikeJohnson

Reviewed on 24/09/2019 10:01

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Great Site but...

Been to the Longleat site many times, facilities are always clean - but maybe in need of an update as mentioned in other reviews. Site Wardens are always friendly and welcoming, no issues with checking in. What is letting the site down is the behaviour of others: 2 (or more) cars parked on pitches Kids on Bikes \ Scooters racing around the site with no thought to others, riding across pitches, in between caravans. Speed limits....the speed some of the Campers seem to drive around is unbelievable for a campsite...and some of the Caravans leaving are not much better ! Cars taking no notice of the one-way system, just to get to their pitch that few minutes quicker. I know the wardens are busy, but perhaps there should be a way of issuing warnings to members that flout the rules, making the site dangerous for others. Apart from that - Great site - Perfect for Longleat !

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Websters07

Reviewed on 23/09/2019 18:26

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Speed limits?

Having spent a really nice and hot weekend at Longleat, I would like to know if cars are limited and rightly so to 5miles per hour, how can the state allow youngsters to tide around on electric scooters at speeds approaching 15 miles per hour.? Surely a danger to the rider, but more a danger to campers and caravans, they are silent and very fast,. Who would pay for any damage to property if this occurred.? I have rated the cleanliness average due to minors.(I only presume) think that loo paper belongs on the floor and non flushing, need I say no more. Overall a really nice site, very close to the safari park and entertainment area. Needs the staff to be aware of speed limits is not just for cars.

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chadthelad

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Reviewed on 28/08/2019 19:19

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In need of some TLC

Just spent 4 nights at the lovely Longleat site with our 12 year old Granddaughter. We had a relaxing time on site but a very hectic time in the Park. The site is very well managed by the wardens but we felt the shower cubicles in particular could do with a bit of an upgrade especially concerning the water pressure. Staff were very helpful and gave us a very warm welcome on our arrival. The hanging baskets and tubs of glorious, golden yellow begonias were a beautiful sight for our very tired eyes(a six hour journey). To gain entry to the park members must purchase a ticket. You cannot just stroll in as was the case when we were last there in 2012. Pre-booking online using the Club's 20% discount and upgrading to a 2 or 5 day ticket makes the cost more reasonable. Our 5 day ticket for the three of us cost us just under £150 but, we made good use of the park and visited different attractions to suit us and we weren't rushing around to visit everything. All in all we had a very good time and more importantly our Granddaughter thought it was wonderful.

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TEM

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Reviewed on 19/08/2019 20:05

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Disappointed

We were very disappointed that the Longleat estate have changed the goalposts. Caravanners used to be able to freely walk into the grounds, have a coffee (at a discount) and generally enjoy the environment all as part of being on the site. This also meant that you could walk or cycle up the drive to the Bath Arms (about 1 mile) which is a lovely pub. Now, to do any of that, you need to purchase a days pass or (to get to the pub) a six mile drive. Consequently, the site has become an extremely isolated bog standard club site with restricted access and not many facilities. Such a shame. We won't be going back

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HampshireVanners

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Reviewed on 19/08/2019 15:32

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Surprised by site as a older couple with no kids...

I was a bit hesitant when my wife suggested staying here...just the two of us (and I'm no spring chicken) I thought this would be a site for young families - but we loved it. Quiet site in a lovely setting with great walks - of course we did Longleat which was great and brought back memories - the highlight for us was the anteaters...mum giving her (not now so) young one a piggy back was hilarious...Site staff were friendly, helpful and clearly work hard to maintain the standard of the site. Thoroughly enjoyed it and will be back soon.

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Monayres

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Reviewed on 18/08/2019 17:35

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Great site & good access to the Longleat estate

During the summer break I drop the caravan off at this site, so that my wife and children can spend some time away. We've done this before and the children link up with other children and (respectfully) play in the central green area, games such as cricket, frisby, kites, hide and seek etc. Unfortunately during this years visit the central green has now been utilised for tent camping, meaning that the central play area is in essence unable to be used or family activities. The children were advised not to play cricket (play set with a tennis ball) near to the caravans, despite the only caravan near to them was our own!! It's such a shame that these play areas are being lost, as there are far few areas for young children to play in a safe environment!! I'm a big fan of the Caravan & Motorhome club, I think they do a lot of things extremely well, but unfortunately I feel that this is a poor decision!!

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Martyn Abbott

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Reviewed on 30/07/2019 16:25

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Hot week

Excellent week away we were last here 20yrs ago . Still very clean site friendly wardens working hard as they always do It was a hot sticky and thundery. Just a shame ( some ) club members do not adhere to the 5mph especially Mr grey Kuga man ....KUF you certainly wasn't travelling at 5mph . And you certainly do not own your own site . Monaco it's not its Longleat

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dawnmartin

Reviewed on 26/07/2019 15:50

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Great site...

We've stayed at this site a couple of times (mainly because it's so close to home but you get that "get away" feeling when there.) The site is great - although a bit limited for families I'd say,but there's lots to do within the area itself - and the wardens are very friendly. Pitches are good, as always, and the facilities are more than adequate. I have to say that the dog walk is just great - a lovely small wooded area that our dog can't get enough of when we're there. Well worth stopping over in or spending a few days at.

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Paul Ivory

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Reviewed on 24/07/2019 10:26

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