http://www.touringtenting.co.uk/ http://www.touringtenting.co.uk/images/stories/ma_bevelled-small.jpg http://www.touringtenting.co.uk/ 1437-147 http://www.touringtenting.co.uk/component/content/article/78-lincolnshire/1437-petwood-caravan-park.html What a difference this site is from many other sites we as a family have visited, clean fresh toilet blocks and there is no mile hike to reach them either. The wardens are on site 24\7 and are very warm and friendly, the site is beautifully situated for woodland walks and a two minuite walk into Woodhall Spa. we have already booked to visit again ]]> Sat, 06 Aug 2011 19:54:58 -0600 1043-146 http://www.touringtenting.co.uk/component/content/article/78-lincolnshire/1043-trusthorpe-springs-leisure-park.html When you go away on holiday you expect to have a good time at the place you stay but unfortunately it is a shame that the same couldn't be said about this site. As with many camps you go to most of the people are local to this holiday park. We found that most of them was very rude!! I have read this on other review sites and I didn't believe it until I witnessed it first hand for myself. They are the sort of people that smile at your face and then snipe behind your back!! The caravan we stayed in was very nice as it was owned by a fellow family member hence the reason for staying. There is a club on this site and also a pool. Unfortunately the week that we stayed the pool had to be closed down due to human "poop" being found in the pool. The club has entertainment weekly and the entertainment that we witnessed was absolute rubbish!! The karaoke in our opinion was run by a complete amateur who had no clue how to run it. The entertainer wasn't particularly great and the club manager didn't seem at all interested in any issues anyone had. There is a small site shop which sells very basic things and we found the lady in there wasn't a bit helpful and in fact very ignorant. Lets just say we didnt enjoy our holiday and we wouldnt advise anyone to stay here as we wouldn't ourselves. ]]> Sat, 06 Aug 2011 00:02:37 -0600 1393-144 http://www.touringtenting.co.uk/component/content/article/78-lincolnshire/1393-greetham-retreat-cl-touring-caravan-site-caravan-club-members-only.html Speechless comes to mind.This site is the best we have visited as a cl,It is a very well thought out site with seats for all to use set around the park at different levels where you can take in the spectacular views .There is a pond but not for fishing.The walks are great too.With plenty of information leaflets in reception you can always find something of interest.The shower is large with plenty of room and as a large drying area with seperate sink and toilet always spotless. Rob and Jeanette welcome you on to their site,what a friendly couple they are, we will be returning ]]> Sun, 31 Jul 2011 20:32:31 -0600 1393-121 http://www.touringtenting.co.uk/component/content/article/78-lincolnshire/1393-greetham-retreat-cl-touring-caravan-site-caravan-club-members-only.html This site which opened in Autumn 2010 is set in the Lincolnshire Wolds and is owned and run by Rob and Jeanette who are intent on making sure that all their visitors have an enjoyable time. I received a very warm welcome on arrival and they were most helpful in pointing out the best walks which incidentally are accessed immediately from the campsite. The facilities (shower and loo) were spotless and there are electric hook ups to all level pitches (five hardstanding and one alternative grass pitch). There is a service point which houses fresh water, grey waste water disposal and chemical disposal point. There is also a laundry room. The views from the site are stunning for those who don't wish to walk. All in all a very peaceful and relaxing holiday. ]]> Sun, 13 Feb 2011 14:38:34 -0700 966-74 http://www.touringtenting.co.uk/component/content/article/78-lincolnshire/966-cccl-twit-twoos.html Sat, 15 May 2010 08:18:11 -0600 1040-34 http://www.touringtenting.co.uk/component/content/article/78-lincolnshire/1040-skegness-water-leisure-park.html Very big site, tents and vans mixed together. toilet blocks very basic, had to pay 20p for a very quick, very hot shower! (but no signs up stating cost) we have 3 year old twin boys and 7 yr old girl, and were sited right next to waterski lake! only one boy fell in, which was lucky! lots of noisy ducks and geese on waterski lake. fishing pond large, well stocked with HUGE fish - carp etc! medium size play area which is opened onto by onsite pub and cafe - lots of unsupervised big kids. ok if you want home from home - noisy pub with lairy women/families!! been there, done it, but probably wont go again! ]]> Mon, 16 Nov 2009 22:25:10 -0700 1040-33 http://www.touringtenting.co.uk/component/content/article/78-lincolnshire/1040-skegness-water-leisure-park.html Pitched our caravan & awning for 4 nights mid Sept '04 (not many kids about). Lovely, well maintained site with a mixture of statics, tourers & tents. Good space between the pitches. Pitches level and ground firm. Electric hook up, but water taps sparcely spaced. No super pitches. Decent facilities on site included friendly reception team, nice pub, fast food (untried), small shop for basics, gas, small bait & tackle shop. Two WC & chemical disposal blocks, clean & adequate. Excellent on site fishing lake (day ticket) ]]> Mon, 16 Nov 2009 22:20:22 -0700 1038-32 http://www.touringtenting.co.uk/component/content/article/78-lincolnshire/1038-delph-touring-caravan-and-camping-park.html If you are looking for a very peaceful and relaxing Break then this site is for you. All pitches are spaced adequately There are grass and hard standing pitches and some are kept for seasonal residents....they do allow Tents and Motovans as well. There is a long dedicated dog walk with lovely views too. The resident owners were very polite and friendly...nothing was too much trouble. Access in and out of the site is by a short driveway off the main road...no problems . Showers etc. were all kept perfectly clean and tidy...There is a room with all leaflets of places of interest too. It is a very well kept and quiet site. with many places of interest to visit in the area. George and I spent a long weekend there this August 05 and shall certainly go back in the future. I would recomment it to couples who want a quiet break ]]> Sun, 15 Nov 2009 11:27:03 -0700 908-29 http://www.touringtenting.co.uk/component/content/article/78-lincolnshire/908-golden-sands-holiday-park.html This is a Haven site bookable from the internet from their touring sites part of the website. That’s the easy bit, we went here to give two of our Grandchildren a birthday treat. The Touring Park is in a separate site from the main Golden Sands static site, in fact it appears to be what was another caravan site that Haven have purchased and is separated from the site by the “Holivans” caravan site. The Golden Sands Touring Park is nearest to Mablethorpe and has it’s own entrance (obvious if you come in from the South but easily missed if you “lock on” to the BIG Haven signs for the main site. From the Entrance the touring reception is 500 metres away (yes 1/2 a kilometre from the gate) once you reach there you can see the touring fields to your left and right. The fishing ponds are to your left. Electric (16 amp) is available to most pitches although there are non electric tent pitches too. Pitches the ground for all the site appears to be un-even and undulating so wedges are a necessity for level pitching. Pitch sizes appear to be huge as all you are asked to do is put your dolly wheel on the marker for your pitch, there is no direction other than that. Water plenty of water available in blue painted enclosures each with a waste water point, BUT the taps are the stupid push on /timed off type that you can not fix a hose to even the push on supplied by Aquaroll doesn’t fit unless held on tightly. Toilet/showers two toilet blocks are there one brick the other is off Portakabin construction both have plenty of hot water but also have signs saying that if someone turns on the cold water you will loose the hot water (could cause a few shrieks of surprise). In total there are about 200 pitches for which there are a total off 8 toilets for the ladies and the same plus stand-ups for the men and there are 7 showers for the ladies and the same for the men (or not a lot), these are all in what I would describe as a tired condition. Entertainment this is available ONLY on the main site so you have to either walk or take your car around there although between 9am and 5pmish there is a “little train” to take you there in total it’s a full 1000 metres to get there with shortcuts ! There are 2 show bars which are both open in high season and weekends in low season but the main show bar is open all the time the site is. There are play areas for all kids (although the inside one for smaller kids shuts at 5:30pm), a swimming pool which is far too small for the site size ( the outside pool was shut on our visit) and an arcade now this is a bugbear of mine as you HAD to walk through the arcade to get to any of the above IKEA style is how Stephanie described it. There is also on the main site a shop which sold general food items and Haven items (Bradley Bear and Rory Tiger stuff),at premium prices off course, also there is a take-away, and a laundry. Fishing they advertise fishing lakes and the photo on the leaflet shows what appears to be a huge lake (it’s been taken with a WIDE angle lens though), in reality there are two small ponds which have a god selection of silver fish and Carp which can swim between the two ponds through a pipe which connects the two. Day tickets are £2 and other lengths are available. The rules are simple barbless hooks no groundbait all anglers must use a landing net No hooks larger than 10’s I caught a variety of Roach and Bream to around 1lb although I did see a 10lb Mirror come out the bait this week was sweetcorn—apparently the fish change their favourite regularly so you never know what to use. The nearest tackle shop is in Mablethorpe although you can hire a rod at the touring reception when it’s open. Places to visit Mablethorpe Seal Sanctuary far cheaper than Skegness and has a small zoo of rescued animals and birds for you to see as well as the Grey Seals ( the number vary but there were 15 when we visited but 6 were due for release a few days later) for the grandkids this was a highlight of their trip. The evening entertainment was as expected very homogenised and safe of course the kids had Bradley Bear and Rory the Tiger. There is the ubiquitous bingo of course and shows put on by the entertainment crew who despite their best efforts they always manage to mangle good songs into rubbish. WE actually won a quiz whilst there (HOW???? We only got 5 out of 10). ]]> Sun, 01 Nov 2009 22:33:13 -0700