No bogs in bar area out side room no dogs so dog frenzy is not no dogs to be left in room unattended so you can't eat on site just taka way so to pay for dogs a real joke £40 per dog for a room that was not clean To sum up not a bargain brake just a rip off hi/di/hi accommodation with no comedian nor entertainment

Six adults and four children under 8, including one toddler; all very excited; only holiday this year:- 1. Faults Not told chalets - told mobile homes (b) Pre-fabs - 1950's - outdated; old and tired (c) Mould and damp on walls; mould running up bed legs (d) Not been cleaned behind beds - dust had been there for months; mould; other people's bits and pieces (e) No shower in the bathroom; bath scratched and stained (f) No warning on hot tap; scalding water (H&S issue) (g) Put-you-up bed settee; very old and uncomfortable; when pulled out very little room and anyone in main bedroom would have to climb over the bed to get to the toilet. (h) Very small, very old TV - bracket on wall for TV but TV sat on sideboard. Filthy windows; outside windows covered with cobwebs and flies; not cleaned for weeks/months Kitchen grubby and old - no way could you cook a meal in there for 4 adults and children. 2. Swimming pools Cold (b) Dirty; people allowed to walk around pool with outside dirty shoes on; filthy; making water filthy (c) Baby pool closed due to filthy water. 3. Staff One said the pool was "always dirty". (b) Assistant manageress said "how can you clean windows when it's raining?" (c) Told several lies - ie; no manager available; not able to refund money; not able to upgrade (d) Not one staff member apologised for our inconvenience; one actually said it was a "silver" grade; if that was the case (which it was not), what on earth does a "bronze" look like? (e) No-one took any responsibility for anything. (f) Shabby clothing worn by staff and shabby service - outrageous. (g) Other customers complaining, but no-one offered any assistance or help. 4. Facilities () We were forced to stay one night, but half of the children's amusements were not working. (b) Breakfast on Sunday morning - disgusting; swimming in grease/fat/water. (c) No speed limit on site, despite most families having small children and dogs. 5. Despite being offered a full refund and money returned within 2 days, no action was taken in this respect until we contacted Hoseasons on 31 August, who told us John Fowler had not done anything about this and immediately processed the refund. If we had not obtained written confirmation of the full refund (which was not offered and, when requested, was given reluctantly), we are quite sure the refund would have been denied. We will never recommend this site and certainly never return; we are astonished that it is still misrepresenting the facilities; it should be closed down.

If you want concrete chalets, rusted metal, empty planters, flooded swimming pool changing rooms, crazy golf made out of bricks, run down play area, no attempt at landscaping, stains on the furniture and kicked in doors, then Ilfracombe Holiday park is for you...Was there anything good about this park? Erm...let me think...in a word...NO. We couldn't believe what they charge at the height of the season - rip off just isn't in it. For the sake of a little planting, some painting and decent cleaning, they could improve the place considerably. Says a lot that they haven't bothered.

We booked this for my birthday & anniversary in October 2013 ,we were told we had been upgraded to a 3 bed apt ,when we found it was right at the very end we opened the door & was smelly & grotty stains on the carpet ,dirty bed settie. We went back to reception to ask if they had one nearer & she said no but have got one over the main road .we said no because we had a disabled son then she said we could have a caravan in Combe Martin ..when we asked if we could have the one that we booked she said no it's been allocated we asked why we had been upgraded she just said we thought it would be better for you ,,It's as though she did not want to know We brought some cleaning stuff & made the best of it . We were going to come home but we had paid out so much money we stayed but we went out every day & stayed out most of the day ... We will not be coming back here again !!!!'!!!!!

We travelled 5 hours to the Ilfracombe site, the children were really excited to be going on holiday. The Chalet we were put in was damp, mouldy, dirty and there was even a dirty sock left on the floor!!! The microwave was rusted, the heater didn't work, the shelf in the oven kept collapsing and the fridge kept defrosting, leaving everything wet. Every morning I woke with a headache and did not have a full nights sleep due to the most uncomfortable bed in the world. I paid quite a bit for this holiday and cannot fault Ifracombe and the surrounding areas, they are beautiful. Please beware that you would be better sleeping on the beach rather than in this resort!!!!!!!!!!!!!

We spent about 7 hours to get there, only to find that the room we had been given was very musty and dirty, carpet dirty long and short curtains,(mind you they did hide the cobwebs) small old tv in the corner that didnt work and was just a snowy picture most of the time. When it came to bed time, well it would have been more comfortable to have stayed in the car, at least we wouldn't have had the springs in our backs. Very very noisey from doors banging and people talking as we could hear all. We had stayed hear ABOUT 9 YEARS AGO but this place has really really gone to the DOGS. We should have stayed for a week but we couldn't stand anymore and left earlier. The entertainment wasn't in our oppinion anything worth going to see. NOT WORTH THE MONEY !!!!!

Me and my family went to John Fowler Ilfracome and we were shocked! The beds were uncomftable, the TV had no channels the toilet looked as if someone threw up on it, the bath was full of mould, the Carpets were full of filth and other revolting stuff, the curtains were to short,the doors were broken,no room for a cot when the receptionist said there was and much more bad things. the only good thing about "John Fowler" was it was close to the beach. We were supposed to stay for 4 days and leave at 10 in the morning (Not enough time)but we only stayed 3 becuase it was that bad. The entetainment was really bad and the pool well it looked reall yellow and mouldy. There was no internet you have to pay £4 for it (RIP OFF WHEN YOU CAN GET IT FREE) and it would of been pointless as the internet was realy slow and didnt reach were we stayed. I RECOMEND NOT TO STAY HERE!!! 0/10

first visit and last visit to a john fowler holiday,booked as recommened but hated it ,we stayed at illfracombe poor accomadation ,deco terrible,stayed in 405 behind manor,front door u had to lock to keep it closed,no other door closed properly either,no plug sockets in bedrooms at all,no lights on as u come down the hill by accommdation ,lights on mannor but not on ,in front of manor gardens not gd looks bad ,trailer with flowers in car park taking up 3 car park places,entertaiment poor ,crazy golf well might aswell of gone to bed ,very poor not fun for kids boring id say ,no comment nothing really

The accommodation was disgusting. I worked for over twenty years in a residential hostel for homeless persons and our accommodation been in the same state as Folwlers accommodation I could not have put anyone in there :
It smelt of dampness, was dirty and very unappealing. In the mornings there were snail trails all over the carpet. The walls were damp, as was the bed and bedding. The list of things that did not work just got longer as time went on. The access door was almost impossible to open, having to be physically lifted to be able to turn the key. The cooker, shower and toaster did not work.The bed was the most painfully uncomfortable I have ever had the misfortune to try sleeping in. To call the accommodation grotty would be a compliment...it was far worse than grotty.
The so called entertainment ( a comedian) was abysmal in the extreme. Do the owners or managers of this place know what they are booking, or was he just cheap?

Unbearable! This holiday camp is a thing of the past. It should either be bulldozed down, or made into a museum!!!!!
We checked in at 6.20pm and checked straight out again at 6.25pm! The place resembles an army barracks. It looks as if it has not changed since the hi-de-hi' hey day! I'm sure that this style of holiday suits a lot of people, but the actual accommodation is totally unacceptable in this day and age. The 'chalet'(!) is very small, the decor is awful, the room was chilly cold, condensation on windows (and it was a warm sunny march day), the bed was a thin hard slab, when I sat on the sofa in dismay - it offered no support, the kitchenette comprised a sink drainer (how you would cook in a self-catering way is a mystery), the drawer was smashed and broken My wife and I were absolutely aghast!

VERY POOR.
it looked like we were on a council estate in london.
The parking was atrocious and our apartment wasnt much better.
We got into our apartment and toko one look around before leaving again.
The rooms were small and mouldy, no electricity.
The plugs did work and were cracked.
The bathroom was appalling, there was urine in the mouldy bath and there was feces in the toilet.
the carpet was filthy and i wouldnt let my 2 toddlers on it without shoes on.
it was very built up




DONT GO THERE

If I'm being completely honest the only good thing about this holiday park were the people at reception, they were friendly and helpful. As soon as you arrive they give you a massive pack of leaflets with local(ish) places that you could go and visit and this is pretty much where the good came to an end. After being given the key both my partner and I walked over to our chalet, which the internet site, and one of the people i had spoken to on the phone described as modern with a lovely stretch of grass that you could have bbq's on. So understandably when i walked over this overgrown grass to see these absolutely disgusting white (well now brown) buildings standing in front of me I actually start to laugh because it was so far from what i had been told. When we entered the chalet it smelt extremely damp and of cigarettes and the inside certainly wasn't modern, during our stay i discovered that the bath wasn't that clean, all of the bedding was damp, and the cutlery was greasy, the sieve had old pasta stuck in the holes and the bathroom door had mould growing all over it. The sofas were better as they didn't smell but i couldn't help but not want to sit down on them because of the general rank feeling of the whole building. As far as noise at night time, there wasn't really any, and the only noises i heard during the day were other people saying how horrible they thought it was and how one person had found dog hairs all over their bed.

Ilfracombe in general i have to say i found really quite boring with very little to do, the weather wasn't great at all and I didnt really fancy spending my day in the arcade centre. Had the weather been nice there did seem like a few good places for walking. We ended up leaving a day early on sunday morning having arrived friday night due to the horrible chalet and the lack of things to do in Ilfracombe. I really would NOT recommend this as a holiday destination.