Royal Vale Caravan Park

Rated 4 of 5

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Rated 4 of 5

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Rated 4 of 5

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Rated 4 of 5

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Rated 2 of 5

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Thoroughly average....

This was our first visit to Royal Vale and sad to say it did not live up to the description in the club handbook or the sites own website. The photography on the website is very creative and cleverly disguises the small size of the majority of pitches on site. If you are planning to erect an awning, even a small one, then it is unlikely you will have space on your pitch for your car. Given that the grass areas were very wet during our stay it meant that mud got tramped into the caravan. We advised our expected late (after 5pm) arrival and were left a welcome pack with all the information we needed. Did not see any site staff throughout our stay. The facilities were adequate without being spectacular. There is plenty to do in the area and I would particularly recommend Jodrell Bank and the Anderton Boat Lift. Overall our 3 night stay was a bit of a disappointment and did not live up the expectations created by the site's publicity. It is unlikely that we will return and are more likely to look for a CL site if we return to the area.

Cajip

Caravanner

Reviewed on 08/03/2022 07:35

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Very Impresed first time

Stayed for one night during our regular 'commute' from Scotland. We advised late arrival when we booked and were impressed to receive a very friendly courtesy call on the day, to confirm our arrival time and sort access arrangements. Everything was as arranged. Access was easy via secure barrier. The pitch was easy to locate from the very good supplied site map. The pitch was level hardstanding with a freshwater upstand, grey water drain (good size) and electricity. The facilities were perfectly adequate and clean. To my eye they were quite up to date and may have had a refurb. We did not use the showers but others clearly had. For a very cold night in March, they were on the slightly nippy side, but not cold. I suspect that the very high roofline is the cause. Putting in an insulated drop ceiling would have these facilities toasty. They were heated. I would say that the turn-ins to the pitches where we were placed are tight. Not impossible by any means but if you are new to towing a rig or a bit unsure about reverse manoeuvring, better to arrive in daylight as you will have some to-ing and fro-ing. We were in a campervan so it was just like a '3 point turn' for us. I wouldn't be put off by this aspect, just be aware. Any road noise is in the distance and intermittent. We were not consciously aware of it and it certainly was not intrusive. The site was occupied by quite a few people but given the 'monsoon' conditions, sadly we didn't have opportunity to talk to anyone else. The entire site was clean, tidy and well kept. It is happily an adult only site so the compulsion to add a rating for families is frankly nuts. Hence the non-applicable 1 star. Ignore it. I would recommend this site without hesitation and plan to return.

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Reviewed on 03/03/2022 14:09

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Peaceful good for stopover

Quiet and peaceful on our stay. Ideal stopover on return from Scotland. Facilities all clean and tidy and although pitches seem small, many had enough space to put up awnings. Most pitches are a concrete base with gravel space/pitch to the side and further grass space between the gravel and the neighbouring concrete base. Hedges between rows of pitches provide some privacy. The only issue is that I was not aware made aware (ahead of our visit) of the "green fluid only" chemical disposal point. Not a problem for one night, just a small inconvenience, but people staying longer could be worse off.

Stephen Rice

Caravanner

Reviewed on 25/07/2021 15:34

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Very disappointing

Not impressed with this site at all... It appears they have awarded themselves five stars rather than it being a reality. First the positives: The reception area is nice and the lady in there is helpful and friendly. The toilet and shower block is clean and modern. The security barriers both in and out of the site are effective and provide good security. The negatves: The pitches are very small and although many pitches are advertised as hard standing many pitches are situated on grass where there is insufficient room to erect an awning. The advertised walks off the site are non existant as the walk to the pub around half an hour away is via a muddy field which has been churned up by a tractor. There is no footpath to walk on to reach anywhere so using your car is the only option. The access to the site is via a pot holed unmade road. The maintenance of the so called superpitch was poor, the drain away was extremely smelly and the tap leaked. The maintenance man spent several hours trying to fix the tap on the last day we were there and seemed unable to do so, resulting in a major water leak from the tap directly next to our awning. I cannot recommend this site in any way and both my wife and I were very disappointed in our weeks stay here.

davidandtracy

Reviewed on 11/07/2021 22:21

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Very noisy!!

We stayed on this site for one night only, the assistant showed me where our pitch was located and I voiced concerns then to her that we were very close to the main road, she discounted my concern by saying there was a large hedge behind us and we would be a long way from the road with no noise. Well the road noise was horrendous but worse than that it became obvious to us that there seemed to be construction workers living the other side of the hedge complete with several dogs which whined, howled and barked throughout the night. We made an early morning escape and can honestly say this was the worst site we've ever stayed on for noise! On the plus side the facilities were spotless.......

suebattle

Reviewed on 11/07/2021 20:43

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Lovely site

A lovely site, which is adult only. Lovely facilities and pitches. Our only point would be to have more information such as cycle routes (lovely area for cycling and walking).

Edwin Brewer

Reviewed on 08/07/2021 21:21

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Not good for motorhomes

Stayed here in June 2021 during Covid restrictions. Very sloppy check in with no track and trace. Sites very small and tightly packed. Did not visit the toilet block so cannot comment on cleanliness. No grey water drain for campervans. No rubbish recycling and bins overflowing and smelly. Would not come again.

GuildfordBaxters

Reviewed on 21/06/2021 13:44

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Lovely site but hasCovid downsides

This site is situated in a great area, easy for the M6. Its listed as 5*, and the welcome and site looks are really good. Manicured grass, and pitch access good. Down side is the facilities being closed at a top class site.....shouldnt be in our opinion. We walked to Peover Hall, and then on to the Whipping Stocks pub for lunch....superb day. The booking system had not sorted the lower VAT out on our charge, but the guy in reception sorted it with little bother. All in all a good stay, and will use again when next in the area, as there are a few more pub lunches in the area we haven't seen by all accounts

Motorgnomes

Reviewed on 03/09/2020 20:47

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Royal Toilet

Sorry didnt finish just think Coronavirus is an excuse not to open toilet and shower blocks by campsites and the fact that the Disabled toilet was left open to all to use can only be a bad thing as it was never cleaned except by myself helping my husband. I am not complaining about the site itself is lovely just a shame that this is happening and the price full for not very good facilities

ARGOATS12

Reviewed on 03/08/2020 10:05

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Royal Toilet

Sorry to say this was a lovely site but during Lockdown and Coronavirus not happy we booked then rang back when we found no toilet block open, the conversation we had was that the Disabled toilet would be open for my husband with shower, when we arrived told that no key to be given and just go in and use but if the facility was found dirty then it would be closed? not good and whilst my husband used the facility it was never touched by staff.

ARGOATS12

Reviewed on 03/08/2020 10:02

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