we went to haven seashore near great yarmouth last week and I was absolutely dreading it having read bad reviews and having never stayed in a caravn before
we booked it cos of center parcs being £1400 a week and haven being £600
we really liked it, yes the caravan wasnt perfect (but it was fine) and certainly not as comfortable as villas at CP, pool was basic and had shorter opening hours but dd (nearly 4) loved the entire week and had a fantastic time and for that I will return, we have already looked at next years prices.
The funstars were brilliant with the kids and the entertainment all evenings is free, if a bit cheesy. While we were there dd got to do painting, mask making, cooking and watch a pantomime, totally free - I dread to think what it would cost at CP and for that reason I have my reservations about going back to CP until she is older.
Your expectations have to be different I guess, if you turn up expecting wide open spaces, plush interiors and outstanding facilities then you'll be dissapointed. True, when we went to have breakfast with the characters there was a guy or a couple having a pint with thier fry up but they didnt make me have any and they did it quietly at their table LOL so i didnt see the problem.
One thing I would say is that at CP if you report a fault with your willa they fix it then and there, when we arrived we discovered our caravan hadnt been cleaned or emptied from last people - we were immediatly moved and had our early check in refunded, however when i complained that the gas fire didnt light and that there was a door knob missing they took down the details but never fixed them.
Anyway, sorry for hijacking just thought I would add my twopenny worth (which turned into a quid!)