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| Value for Money | 7.4/10  |
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| Overall rating | 7.9/10 |
By cairnsie on 5th Jul 2005
| Value for money | 5/10 |
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| Overall value | 5/10 |
 cairnsie's recommendation | |
Close to sea. 3 pools and indoor entertainment for when weather is not so good.
Very large park so long walks or take the car, felt a bit "impersonal."
Haven Holidays Presthaven Sands - We weren't really planning another holiday but felt the need to unwind so browsed the Haven website for a 4 night break. We were amazed to find exactly that on June 27th for the bargain price of £64 including passes to all the entertainment, staying in a 3 star caravan. When we arrived, the caravan was full of ants! We complained and someone was sent round within 10 minutes to spray insecticide. The caravan was basic and not that clean to be honest. The bathroom in particular was a bit grubby.
We have 2 children under 5 so we decided to go to the fun fair area where there are several rides for between £1 and £2 per child. However, the staff seemed more interested in chatting up the (very) young female guests than taking our money. Also, the evening was spoiled by several teenagers sitting around drinking and swearing profusely. Not to be deterred, we headed for the outdoor play area. However, here we found some older children (approx 12-13) who were monopolisng the play equipment and also swearing a lot. A bit disheartened, we headed back to our caravan only to find 3 police cars and 2 security guards apparently searching for someone amongst the caravans!
Although, none of this was the fault of the park, I do feel there is a need for a security presence in the play/ funfair areas.
In the older caravans you are not able to park outside the caravan which is a bit of a pain if the carpark is full and you have to lug your suitcases!
Our van was close to some rubbish bins and every morning there was loads of rubbish outside.
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