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"Best campsite we have stayed at in our three years of camping! Really friendly staff who showed us to our pitch (100 & 99) and gave us details of what the campsite offered and what was available locally. The pitches were numbered, spacious and well looked after. New hedges have been planted between the various small 'field' areas which will offer more shelter / privacy behind each pitch when fully mature. Nice looking site, lots of trees, and a real countryside feel.
There are several camping areas; a large 'non electric' field for tents,(occupied by a number of male and female rugby players during our visit who were enjoying themselves immensely), three smaller 'electric hook up' fields for tents and several other areas for caravans / camper vans with hard standing as well as grass areas. There is a small children's play area in one of the electric tent fields - near to reception and the toilet / dishwashing areas. Beware if you don't want to be near other people's children all the time as it was well used from very early in the morning! We don't, and fortunately were in the lower electric camping field which was a lot quieter and more relaxed! The Toilet/Shower/Dishwashing areas were 5* and were constantly monitored for cleanliness by the cheerful owners and staff - from a 7:30am initial 'brush up' to a 1 hour shut down mid- afternoon for a full clean! There are also two family bathrooms complete with potty and baby bath facilities. The on site shop was reasonably priced and sufficiently stocked if you ran out of anything - and you could order newspapers for the next day. A bus stop to Poole is directly outside and takes about 15 minutes (although it was pricy £10 one way for 2 adults and 2 teenagers - but then so was Poole & the Sandbanks area in general - it must be a very affluent area!) There are 2 pubs within a ten minute walk - both family friendly and offering very tasty food (booked advised - we couldn't get a table the first night as we just turned up.) It wasn't cheap as we had to pay for the pitch, plus each occupant, then a supplement for a large pitch and electric hookup - about £38 a night all in BUT you get what you pay for - and I'd rather pay a bit more for a first class well run site - and we are already planning a return visit as we liked it so much". |
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TraceyRichardso
May 2009 |
What a excellent start to a Holiday pulling through the lovely gates at South Lytchett Manor and being greeted by such lovely and friendly staff. We were glad we made the right decision to go there as we have been to many sites but this was one of the best to suit your needs whether you are in a tent, caravan or a motor home. The hard standing pitches which we were on were generous and flat (just what we needed). As for the Shower and Toilet Blocks they are a credit to the site and staff members are always checking to see if they are clean even the owners were getting their hands dirty. Considering we went to this site in the main Whitsun week when the kids were off and the quantity of people the standards were excellent. ( Well done Staff and of course not forgetting the owners Dave and Jo). We were also surprised how quiet it was for how busy the site was.
The shop is the best on site that we have been to with a very good selection and not dear like most sites who charge the earth. They have a menu for takeaways (Indians etc) that delivers to the reception for you (Yippee no cooking tonight). A fish and chip shop just down the road one way and a lovely pub called St Peters Finger the other. We tried this pub out and the meals were lovely but the best part was the free bottle of wine (wow) you got with a voucher off site with 2 main meals.
As for things to do if you like to look around small craft shops there is a little centre just a small walk over a field on site ( I mean a small walk). There are different kinds of crafts, a pet area where you can walk and look at different birds, fowl rabbits etc kids would love and a small restaurant for light meals and drinks. If you feel more adventurous the site have printed walks that you can go on , 4 in all each to suit your health and fitness. A bus stops outside the gate which takes you to Poole or another one takes you to Bournemouth. The latter bus was arranged by the owners with the bus company when the children have been dropped off at school they come and pick up any passengers. (What a good idea especially if you had a drink the night before you don't have to drive).
There is a small games room with a pool table TV and board games etc, my 17 year old loved the pool table and yes our 17 year old still loves coming with us. This room was really busy the night Man Utd was playing as we noticed a lot of people were walking by with chairs and drinks only to find they were watching the match. What a atmosphere there must have been except for the final score.
My final statement is to say what a great bunch of staff Dave and Jo have. Nothing was to much trouble for them if you needed advice or help. It was also nice to see the owners working as well and not just sitting back and letting their staff do it all.
I would like to congratulate Dave and Jo on their superb site of South Lytchett manor and winning the best site in the area which they thoroughly deserve. I wish them all the best in the future and yes we have already booked for next year"
June 2009
On arrival, we were met by friendly staff who gave us all the information we needed to make our stay enjoyable, down to reserving our choice of daily paper, and we were shown personally to our pitch.
The small toilet and shower blocks were clean and welcoming with fantastic hairdryers (very important!) and fresh flowers. The shower cubicles were always clean (a mop is provided for you to use after your shower - there was no feeling of walking into someone elses mess).
The games room is very well stocked with ideas for trips out/restaurants/pubs and the staff were always very helpful with any question asked - even checking on the web site if it was likely to stop raining!
Ideally situated for exploring the local area, excellent Tesco and Asda nearby too. Shell Bay is a beautiful beach and is dog friendly too.
Overall we would highly recommend this site from both a child, adult and dog perspective. The only improvement would be the weather - we chose the wetest week of the summer so far!"
August 2008
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