Woodside Country Park Reviews

Our recent stay

We stayed at the last weekend of the school summer holidays. The Cider Mill field was jam packed with tents, so we parked on the sloping field by the Reception. The site was very noisy - lots of children screaming and shouting all day long. The quiet fishing pond unfortunately was taken over by two families with a boom box. The facilities were clean but there was only one shower in the ladies toilet block and it didn't have any water. There was one other shower in the mixed gender toilet block, which didn't feel quite right to me. The toilets and showers are cleaned by a man but there's no notice to explain that. Overall, we were very disappointed and didn't find it particularly relaxing due to the large numbers of children making lots of noise.

Site's response

Thank you for taking the time to post a review of our site, we are sorry that our site does get quite busy with families at weekends during the school holiday, but we generally have very like minded families staying here who are very considerate to each other. We offered you a choice of the orchard or cidermill field and we were lucky enough to be able to give you a choice of where you would like to pitch, which you chose the Orchard field for your stay. We are very disappointed to read that there was noise from a boom box in our conservation area, another time we would be incredibly grateful if you could have drawn our attention to this, as we could have addressed it at the time. Sadly you drew our attention to the shower not working in the ladies toilet block when you were leaving, we dashed across to address the problem to find that the pull cord had been pulled, a simple fix, but you had already left. There were 2 other showers in our unisex toilet block, which do have lockable doors, with space to get changed so we are sorry this wasn't for you. Again many people are pleased with the unisex option to allow for families etc. We do have a mixture of male and female cleaners to help ensure that the facilities are always clean, and we have updated our signs to explain this, so thank you for this comment, they are always very respectful to our visitors. Maybe our site isn't for you during the school holidays, but thank you for your comments.

A very enjoyable stay on a beautiful, well run site

A beautiful location and a very well run site with a Pizza Van on a Friday night.

Quiet and relaxing

A warm welcome to a very clean site. Very relaxing location. Site washrooms immaculately clean all weekend. Good fishing.

Lovely location

Great location. Good walks in wild meadows. Lake great for swimming and fishing. Pitches spacious and scenic. Pizza van useful.

Amazing campsite with massive lake and excellent facilities.

Our little weekend break was one of the best we have had camping at Woodside Country Park. The lake was amazing for wild swimming, paddle boarding and fishing. With little wildlife pools just beyond the lake where you can go on walks and just take in the beautiful site and views. The facilities were spot on, very clean and tidy, with the pitches being a generous size and perfect for pitching a tent. Very happy we will be returning very soon for another weekend.

Site's response

Ahh that's high praise thank you, so delighted you had one of your best camping trips! Really look forward to welcoming you back soon.

Brilliant stay

Really enjoyed our stay.

Perfect!

Will come back again next time we have a stall at the three counties. Perfect and peaceful location. Lovely little pond, plenty of wildlife and we had a great stay. Thank you!

Stop over stay

Stop over for a couple of days before the Bank holiday weekend. Very friendly and helpful staff.

Really nice site

Access lanes are not the widest, otherwise the location would be 5 stars. We parked facing the big swimming lake giving a fantastic view. We were the only people in the field after the 1st day although bookings galore for the Bank Holiday apparently. The toilets and showers are clean and tidy. The old cider mill wheel was a surprise!

Great location

Great location, friendly staff, spotless.

Great place

Lovely site, plenty of space, great views and the lake was lovely for a swim and paddleboard.

An amazing site ran by 2 amazing sisters

We were very lucky to have found this place as the site we had come from was lacking even the basic amenities, whereas on Woodside every need was met. Helen & Emma and even Tilly went out of their way to make sure we were comfortable and that I could get about in my electric wheelchair easily. I would not only recommend them, but would happily come again and spend more time next time.

Excellent site

Lovely site. Huge pitches. Little bit in the middle of nowhere but no artificial light and the stars! Just wow! Lots of big groups but really well spread out so no problems. Was quiet after 10.30. Everyone was really friendly and it seemed like a really happy campsite. Beautiful walks and views. The conservation area was just gorgeous. Excellent site. From the friendly lady in reception to the excellent facilities. We loved it.

Peaceful location

Lovely, peaceful campsite. Check in was very quick and easy and the site owner was very friendly and helpful. Lovely lake for swimming in and campfires allowed. Plenty of toilets and showers, would have preferred more separate showers than shower/toilet cubicles, but this is just a personal preference. Would definitely recommend this site.

First class

Access in and out of the site can be a little difficult, but once there, we found the site great. The toilets and showers were spotless, the first night was lovely and quiet, the second night was a little bit more noisier with a family booked close by. The staff were very helpful.

Beautiful well kept site

We loved our stay, very peaceful and lovely walks. Wardens on the Cider Mill are very friendly and work hard. Very small issue, the hand dryers were not working in a couple of the cubicles. We also let our dogs off to play ball as no signs saying dogs to be kept on a lead and they are very well-behaved. Not a problem once we were informed by the friendly warden as our two were happy enough on leads anyway, just would have been more comfortable if we had known. I would definitely recommend this site and can't wait to return later in the year.

Always like staying here

Brilliant place to stay and it is unusual to have an eco park. Great for dogs and the walks are lovely right out of where you pitch. Unfortunately, the only downside for us is the design of the chemical waste and grey water points, which we felt were really awkward to use.

Excellent all round campsite

Absolutely beautiful campsite. Dave looked after us very well. Very quiet, and clean with great facilities.

Beautiful

Spent the last 5 nights here, lovely and quiet through the week, a little busier on the weekend. Very friendly warden and his wife on the grounds. Nice little play area for the kids, wild swimming in the lake, if you don't mind fish brushing past you. Plenty of space to do your own thing, would recommend this lovely little gem.

Lovely staff

Lovely staff in a pretty location and a great fishing lake. Would stay again.

Lovely, clean campsite in a beautiful location

Lovely, clean campsite in a beautiful location.

Great place

Lovely location - clean as a whistle and lovely people - my dog and I, whilst a bit wet and muddy, loved it. Will use again!

One night stopover

We stayed here last night for one night, first night in our new van and it gave us chance to spend some time figuring it all out. Staff were lovely and very helpful, site was clean. Can’t comment about facilities as we didn’t use theirs. Peaceful and good views.

What a peaceful place

Beautiful site with a very friendly, relaxed atmosphere. You are surrounded by gorgeous views and the sounds of birds. Highly recommended.

Lovely peaceful site

Peaceful site with beautiful scenery. Clean facilities and friendly staff.