not for us

Just returned from a few days at this site. Site was clean and tidy.
There was a Spar shop at entrance which stocked a reasonable selection of basic food and drink. Platinum van excellent except the decor which was brown and awful including ghastly rugs. Building site behind some platinum vans (including ours) with operating machinery 9am to 5pm mon-fri. Staff powerless to help. From our perspective the complex at the front of the site was terrible - only entrance via amusement arcade, kids park small and over busy - drinking and smoking in this area also. Pool tiny, no slides etc.... (boring and only went in the once). Never ate food in complex, but forced to enter a star rating here - menu looked very average. We did very much enjoy our holiday - but only by staying away from the site as much as possible and visiting mid Lakes daily e.g. Lakeside Hotel (highly recommended), Fell foot park, Brockhole, Grizedale centre. Left some days early and booked hotel in Keswick instead and had a great time. Unlikely to visit any Haven site again in a hurry - just not for us. Plenty at the site appeared to have no issue and seemed to be enjoying the facilities - perhaps just a question of taste; definitely not for us and no mention of building site at booking time or at arrival - left to discover this joy for ourselves; didn't feel looked after as a customer in this respect at all.