Rowan Park Club Campsite

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Noisy but convenient

We stayed here for the bank holiday. The road noise, if you are that side of the park is fairly bad and the ‘boy racers’ are relentless at night. Being a warm weekend, we couldn’t really have the windows open at night. On the plus, it’s a walk away from a retail park with a Lidl and matalan etc. And the dog walk is one of the biggest I’ve seen in a site. Convenient for exploring Bognor, access is easy onto site. Warm welcome! But not a a peaceful site.

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vbray09

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Reviewed on 17/05/2018 18:27

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Very nice site, shame about the busy road

We have used this site before so knew what to expect re traffic noise, its not so bad in the cooler weather as windows not open but I wouldn't want to stay there in the summer !!. Location is good with easy access, there is a Lidl just across the road which is great for a daily paper and other basics, bigger Sainsburys & Tesco also walkable but prob easier in the car. Cycle path into Bognor and other nice routes direct from the campsite. Wardens were fine, helpful and friendly, will return as it suits our needs (relatives near by) but would be great in the police did something about the boy racers who seem to favour after midnight on Sundays for their playtime !!

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GlennandSue

Reviewed on 28/10/2017 17:55

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Rated 4 of 5

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Excellent site

Been here two weekends on the run, such a good location and the wardens could not do enough for you. Wardens are very helpful and approachable. £6 taxi to Bognor and Dominos deliver pizza to the site! (Very useful if you've had a long day or just can't be bothered) Lidl just across the road as is MacDonalds and KFC and just round the corner are Tesco and Sainsbury's. Rowan Way is very busy and noisy, but a set of earplugs or just tuning out is fine. Can't have location, facilities and total quiet. The sunset from the site is beautiful and the sun shines on most of the pitches making it extremely pleasant. We only live within 20 miles away from the site and will definitely be back again.

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Jo Russell

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Reviewed on 13/08/2017 15:36

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Rated 4 of 5

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poor site

my wife and I stayed on this site for ten days my daughter stayed for seven with our grandchildren we have stayed on this site many times and have always found it 5 stars but this time we were in for shock the childrens play area taken away and locked up with rubbish in it the grass was so long it as not been cut for a long time it a nettles that the grandchildren were getting stung we have asked the wardens to cut the grass and have phoned the club but still not done the ceiling in mens toilets block is held up by blue robe the wardens dump leaves behind the caravans so when the wind blows it blows leaves back into park we had so many resting against the awning and coming into the van I asked the wardens could they rake them up I was out when the warden come round he was rude saying you are staying on a site with trees what do you expect my wife explained it was summer not autmn but he just walked away I raked up the leaves myself its such a shame this lovely 5 star site is being so run down

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cabbiemick

Reviewed on 06/08/2017 10:47

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Rated 4 of 5

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Friendly well laid out site

We love this site, yes it can be noisy but it is on the A29 so it is a busy road and will be noisy. I book this site knowing about the traffic but that aside we have still returned to this site 4 to 5 times. It's very convenient for beaches and historic towns and villages in the area. We have 2 Corgi's so we love the dog walk. Whenever we stay at this site we always meet lovely friendly people. The site is well laid out. This time we had a grass pitch which was very easy to pitch, it drained well and was very level. we will definitely be returning. It is just a very comfortable site to return to, We love it

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Caroledg

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Reviewed on 27/07/2017 20:19

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We did not like this site

This is only our second club site we have been on and we did not like it. We arrived and was greeted by a not so friendly warden and paid for our pitch. We were given the map and explained where we could pitch, the warden told us that the grass pitches could get quite "boggy" and given the amount of rain that was due we chose a hard standing pitch. We were given keys to the toilets and off we went to pitch. The site is very green with lots of trees and does have a nice feel to it however the traffic noise is really bad, in my ten years of camping this is the worst I've ever know it the main road is so close, during the day you get lots of traffics noise and then in the evening you get boy racers. The facilities are really clean and to the standard you would except on a club site. There is a natura reserve next to the site which is great for dog walking. We were not fans of this site and will not go back

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lorrainegravett

Reviewed on 23/07/2017 14:42

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Best Dog Walk

This would be a lovely site if it was not for the noisy main road running along the edge. If you could manage to get a pitch well away from the road it is like sitting in a park with plenty of grass pitches in the centre and at the far end, with hard standings mostly near the road. However the seasonal caravans were on most of the best grass pitches and for the duration of our stay these seasonals were mostly unoccupied. Apart from ruining the grass by being on site all season, some of these vans had very long grass growing round their caravans. Although you have Lidl's and many other stores immediately across the road from the site, you take your life in your hands trying to get a pint of milk. In fact after an unsuccessful attempt to cross the road we found it easier to take the car as unless you are very nimble and can dodge between the traffic it is very dangerous. There is an excellent dog walk right next to the site in the local nature reserve. Very friendly wardens.

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motorhomer

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Reviewed on 18/07/2017 15:35

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wardens excellent, did their best for the children

Stayed on this site during half term, the wardens were wonderful, unfortunately the children's play area has been removed so the children did not get together and make friends. The wardens put a giant connect 4 game were the play area was and lent out games which was very thoughtful. I do hope the play area will be rebuilt as more and more young families and grandparents like us take children away during school holidays to club sites, but alas this site is more for adults and dog owners now. The road is a bit loud but did not put us off that much, although you do take you life in your hands when you try to cross it. On site there were some little dogs barking continuously during the day when we were there and campers around us were a bit unhappy about it my granddaughter commented on the fact that old people tutted a lot.

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mikeann

Reviewed on 04/06/2017 19:51

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Well-kept and well laid out with a bright open aspect

I hear people say that club sites are regimented, designed on rows of pitches and lacking creativity. I tend to think that this is a criticism that could be levelled at 90% of caravan sites – not just CC ones. I also wonder how much this matters to enjoyment of a site; not one jot would be my guess. For me it is more about a sense of space and having open aspects. I hate being hemmed in by trees with poor light and no outlook other than bark and leaf and I hate any sense of sitting cheek by jowl with one’s neighbour. The Bognor Regis site is definitely not regimented and it enjoys open spaces and I had no sense of being hemmed in. All in all, I quite liked the site. The hard standings are arranged in clusters along a single circular road winding around the site with large open green spaces off this carrying the many grass pitches – with one set of grass pitches in a little separate glade. Road noise never bothers me but, as it turned out, choosing a nice hard-standing pitch, close to a service point, I found myself almost as far away from the road as it was possible to be. Thus, I could make no judgement on this issue on behalf of those for whom such things are anathema. There’s enough warning here for people so I can’t see much justification in complaining. I would not describe the site as small, as another reviewer does below. There are plenty much smaller than this – and nor does small mean being close to neighbours. Indeed, for the number of pitches (100) this is quite a big site – and all the better for it. Odd too that another reviewer was concerned about obsessive mowing whereas I remember thinking (before I had read the comment) that the grass was rather on the long side and could do with a cut. I never pitch on grass (except if I find myself with no alternative – something I plan as far as possible to avoid) so this was not an issue for me. My only complaints are two-fold and both quite minor. My pitch was a tad on the short side. I could not remove my bike from the back of my van without having my front end temporarily on the road. There was a hedge behind the pitch but it had been badly sited as there was no impediment for it to have been a few feet further back (although now much too well established to easily change). My other minor moan is one that I often think but rarely mention – but this time I will. The site would benefit from at least one additional service point. Another positive of this site is the nearness to supermarkets - 10 minute brisk walk to Sainsbury (or Lidl much closer if you like the German discounters); other handy shops nearby and fast food outlets if you don’t want to cook – or smoke out your neighbours with a BBQ. There are infrequent buses into town, but I cycled (good cycle lanes on the main road into town) or walked to the excellent 700 Coastliner service for farther afield (25-minute walk). A pleasant well-kept, well laid green, clean site with an open aspect. I liked it here (but I like Worthing more).

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Graydjames

Reviewed on 02/06/2017 18:04

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For dog owners, Hotham Park in Bognor is great: plenty of squirrels and a very good café. At West Wittering, about 20 minutes drive, there's a fabulous sandy beach. Two downland walks are within easy reach, the first starts from Slindon and the second from Stoughton. Both are about six miles of hilly walking, both include good dog-friendly pubs, and both are in the AA walk book.

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Martyn Oliver

Reviewed on 03/05/2017 12:06

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