Watermouth Cove, Coombe Martin, Devon:
A small rustic site that is next to a little harbour and has its own beach with caves and rockpools and had a view of Watermouth Castle. There was a swimming pool and a playground, we went the 2nd week of the holidays and the playground was still under water from the previous weeks rain, and a small bar and shop that sold crabbing bait but very poor selection of groceries (Tesco 5 minutes up the road).
The site was clean and friendly and in a lovely spot with unmarked pitches. However was advertised as a luxury holiday park and I feel this was stretching the trades description act!
Haven - Perran Sands, Perranporth Cornwall:
We booked to stay here as got a cut price deal online. Absolutely lovely local area, Perranporth with fab beach, lovely boating pond and mini-golf, there were sand dunes that the kids loved exploring and it was close to St Ives, we went to Marazion/St Michaels Mount one day which was very picturesque etc.
There was no hot water for 2 days. The showers were wet rooms with toilet style cubicles which had curtains inside and you hung your stuff on the one hook on the door. The wet rooms did not drain properly so you walked through other peoples water to get into the cubicles. There was no where dry to put your stuff. If you left your shoes on the floor they got wet. The showers were either too hot/cold and they were too powerful, it was like being showered by needles.
The baby changing facilities were dirty, the changers had poo on them and were not cleaned, some had the safety strap missings. There were only baby changing stations in the ladies facilities, not in the mens. There was no where to bath a baby and you could not shower them due to the temp issues and water pressure. The toilets were like visiting a nightclub toilets at the end of a busy night, stank of urine, toilet roll on the floors - grim, grim, grim!
The outside pool was not open while we were there, the main pool was freezing cold. The showers did not work in the pool changing rooms at all. The family change cubicle did not have a baby changing station in it. The baby changing cubicle did not have benches for other children in it.
The main 'precinct area' had parking bays down one side and a zebra crossing at the end. The parking bays obstructed the view of drivers from seeing small children at the crossing.
If it weren't for the fact the local area and beaches were lovely and we had some good days out I would have gone home as the actual camping facilities were awful. We did take the kids to a Spiderman show which they loved but we would not have missed the entertainment if it weren't there.