Haven holidays, hafan y mor or less, wales inc disabled family.

Advantages: have disabled accessible caravans.
Disadvantages: expensive. poor activity opening hours. non accessible beach. poor car parking.

...I have experienced various haven parks over the years and although never wonderful compared to similar holiday parks abroad for family holiday they still offer accomodation for families with 4/5 kids and disabled parents. This year we decided the best of them may be hafan y mor in wales, possibly because we have to travel from N Ireland and its handy to holyhead port. Reservations As we needed disabled accessible accomodation we have to ring to reserve and therefore miss out on a lot of the discounts the normal person avails of. the designated disabled officer was very pleasant and helpful and did select a good site location given the options and did return our calls as promised. However we still had to pay £10 for the phone reservation which i think is ridiculous. Typical disabled stealth tax. The confirmation arrived as...

128plant 10.08.2009 · Read review
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Haven Rockley Park, Poole

Advantages: A lovely place for a short family break
Disadvantages: Our caravan was a long way from reception

...Overview We booked this family break last September, and whilst it has seemed a long time coming, was well worth the wait? This holiday is no center parcs break, but can be as relaxing, and as planned or as relaxed as required. There are things to keep all the family involved, heavily involved around sports, kids clubs/story time, a very packed arcade, and swimming pool area. The Caravan This is the second Haven site we?ve visited, and booking early meant we got a large 3 bedroom static caravan, one double room, and two twin rooms for £ 249.00 for 3 nights (Friday thru til Monday). I was planning to use Tesco vouchers to pay part of the bill, but be aware if you use the book early discount they cant be combined! The caravan had a very spacious living area, with a wrap around sofa that would seat about a dozen? included...

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Porthmadog, Wales

Advantages: Good day out, Clean beaches
Disadvantages: Not a lot to do at night

...Porthmadog, Wales I first went there a few years ago after being recommended to go as the beach close by called Black Rock Sands would be brilliant to take the dogs on. It's brilliant as Black Rock beach is a drive on beach and dogs are welcome all year round on certain parts of the beach. It is kept clean and it's patrolled by lifeguards to looks after everyone and make sure they are safe. The waters clean for a UK beach and warm in the summer. There is a small charge for getting on the beach at holiday seasons but it isn't very much and well worth it for a day on the beach. It's also good late in the evening when everyone else has gone home to just have a drive across the beach. In the town itself there is a variety of shops, cafés and various other things to look at including the steam railway that goes across some...

Hsaxo 01.04.2008 · Read review
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Haven hell!!!

Advantages: none
Disadvantages: FROZEN DINNER! POT HOLES SO DEEP, YET NO LIGHTING. OVER CROWDED CAMPING AREA! HAD TO LEAVE EARLY!

...Arrived at Haven (Wild Duck) Great Yarmouth on a Tuesday morning, in September, after all the children had gone back to school. We went to the pool the next day, and all the staff were sitting at a table playing on their mobile phones! And wouldn't let us in to the pool untill ten minutes later, when they had finished on their phones! (Haven policy states 'you will never see staff using mobile phones' of course... We went to the restaurant, for the Wednesday night curry offer, not a good offer AT ALL! Frozen curry! Even the staff said they would not eat it! That evening, one of our friends fell down one of the many pot holes and sprained her ankle, due to poor lighting, and the toilet blocks being a five minute walk away (in the dark!) On our second from last night we were woken up by our camping area being crowded by other families...

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Holidaying in North Wales

Advantages: Beautiful location, fantastic cottages with all amenities
Disadvantages: Just that you need some form of transport

...My mum and her partner have spent a couple of holidays now at a location near Bala in North Wales - the location in question, Pen Cefn, boasts four properties for rent, each of differing proportions. This year, mum decided to treat me (because I reached the big 40) and my sister and her family to a week long holiday in one of the properties. Having had a superb time, I thought it was time to pass the news on to others. Address and location "Pen Cefn" Sarnau Bala Gwynedd LL23 7LG Tel: 01678 530481 or 530413 E-mail: bevianna@btinternet.com Website: www.pencefn.com Proprietors' names: Ian and Bev Moss, Anna Hayward The nearest town, about five miles away, is Bala (which is just inside the Snowdonia National Park), which is on the A494 road. Pen Cefn, which is a smallhold, plus the cottages, is just above a small hamlet...

sunmeilan 02.10.2009 · Read review
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Haven at Berwick

Advantages: Kids shows, nice area, nice beach, shops nearby
Disadvantages: Could be very lively/loud, prices on site.

...Having been to, and enjoyed, two previous caravan park holidays (one with Haven), we decided to book another at the end of August. There are 2 of us adults and 4 children so we booked a 3 bedroom 4 star grade caravan (linen and passes included) for £389. I booked online and it was very straightforward. We chose Berwick park as we wanted to visit Northumberland and the scenerey and castles of that area. BERWICK PARK Berwick Holiday Park is situated in Berwick-Upon-Tweed, Northumberland, close to the Scottish borders. Berwick is a nice market town which is fully walled and contains castle ruins. There are lots of gift and small shops, a Somerfield, Argos, Mcdonalds and Morrisons (the last 3 being a short drive on the edge of town). The park is a ten minute walk from Berwick train station and there are taxi's and mini buses running...

j_wozza 02.09.2007 · Read review
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Haven or Hell?

Advantages: Cheap and easy
Disadvantages: Bad staff attitude, closed facilities, dishevelled chalet

...Last week we went to the Haven Holiday Park at Primrose Valley in Filey. We saved up the tokens in The Sun so all in all the holiday itself cost us about £70, which is pretty good going for 4 nights. When we got there the problems were obvious. With it being out of season I believe they save money by cutting staffing levels and closing facilities. Rather than harping on about everything though, I'll let you read the complaint letter I sent to them today. It says it all pretty clearly I think. Thanks for reading! --------------------------- Dear Ms Xxxxxxx, Many thanks for your undated, impersonal letter, which arrived this morning, welcoming us back home. If only the apology and help we received at Primrose Valley had been as timely. Upon arrival at the park, we retrieved our keys from the reception and asked...

robcauson 09.10.2006 · Read review
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Sea, Dolphins and Fish 'n' Chips - Quay West in New Quay, Wales!

Advantages: Location, Sea Views, Dolphins, Accomodation
Disadvantages: Very expensive on site, evening entertainment, choice of restaurants/takeaways

...Myself, my boyfriend and parents came to Quay West for a week in June. We immediately liked the area, being surrounded by countryside and sea, it wasn?t half bad. You could even hear cows on the hill some mornings! (http://www.haven.com/parks/westcountrysouthwales/quaywest/index.aspx) Check in was fairly easy, there was only a small queue and staff were very efficient. The caravan was easy to find due to it being right opposite the reception! This did mean we got some road noise and the club could be quite noisy at night but most of the noise came from seagulls and crows arguing! I really liked our caravan, it was an average 6 berth and a few years old. Clean and tidy with everything you?d need. (http://img407.imageshack.us/i/dsc03490k.jpg/) Bedding was clean, the bathroom was a very good size for a caravan, the only problem...

Laila8296 24.07.2009 · Read review
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Welcome to Wales

Advantages: plenty to do in Summer
Disadvantages: less to do in Spring or Autumn

...NAME OF LOCATION: Llandudno, North Wales BACKGROUND Gee Vee Travel were doing a March trip to Llandudno and my mother decided to book this particular holiday for her, my father, and myself. Although I have visited Llandudno many times, they have usually been day trips from home (Chesterfield) or from other North Wales destinations that we have stayed at, so staying in Llandudno would be a great change. I read several Ciao reviews on the topic so that I knew what was available in March - not a lot, most things open from Easter to October, and Easter was 3 weeks after my trip! Typical. However, do not be despondent as we found plenty to do in and around Llandudno. Our Driver took us out on 2-day trips but we had plenty of time to explore Llandudno itself on the first evening and all day Thursday. We also had time after our...

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4-nights at Sea View Haven, near Weymouth

Advantages: Great cost, okay camping facilities
Disadvantages: Not all that much to do, food expensive, noisy neighbours

...What Haven claim to be like ??.. "Haven & British Holidays are part of the Bourne Leisure Group, who has been operating family holiday parks around the UK for more than four decades. Haven & British Holidays own and operates 34 holiday Parks throughout England, Scotland and Wales - located close to some of Britain's most beautiful beaches and areas of natural beauty and within easy reach of some of our best-loved seaside resorts. Regular investment in our Parks, facilities and accommodation, along with a commitment to training our Team Members ensures that we offer our guests the best possible UK family holidays." My actual experience ?. °*°*° Booking °*°*° Our trip was booked online. We booked for three tents, each on a separate booking, but they were all connected as we ended up on next-door pitches. The person...

liz1102 25.09.2006 · Read review
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