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if you are thinking of sending your children to Kingswood- just a warning!

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jj2505 · 21/03/2024 13:17

Do Not Send Your Children Here!!

My son went to Kingswood with his college for a 5-day 4-night trip, well on day 3 I went to get him at his request, he describes it as boot camp and prison-like! The bedding provided sheets and duvet were dirty yellow urine stained, the mattress was so hard and lumpy he barely slept both nights, and both his and his dorm mate’s beds were infested with bedbugs! The showers were barely working and cold! The toilets were filthy and there was no privacy or security when showering just a thin curtain. There was lots of loud noise from other guests going on most of the night, other guests running up and down, kicking and knocking on doors till late. Broken door latch so again no security for them or their belongings. Food was bland and barely edible, he was given pink chicken one meal! The place is uninhabitable, unhygienic, and not fit for purpose, if we had read some of the reviews we have since found he wouldn’t bothered going. The only thing he enjoyed was the activities but the poor conditions of the living areas, dirty infested beds, under cooked food, and general uninhabitable conditions ruined everything else. Waste of money, time and in my opinion should be shut down. it was expensive and a huge stress

OP posts:
Blueberrycreampie · 21/03/2024 17:18

www.kentonline.co.uk/news/submit-a-story/
There you go op!

StaunchMomma · 21/03/2024 18:09

jj2505 · 21/03/2024 15:36

yes i have pictures and will be making a formal complaint with them my son also has the bed bug bites, so do his friends

Make sure to put all of is belongings and bags in the freezer for a week or so, if you can.

If those little bastards get into your home you'll be riddled in weeks.

Shudder.

Glasto73lover · 28/03/2024 09:26

This is interesting -both my kids went to the one that’s near Swindon I think and in between them both going, it got closed down for safeguarding reasons

Jibuhvuhvguf · 23/06/2024 14:41

The fact that I’m going there with my class 😭

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