Seton Sands Holiday Park, East Lothian, Scotland
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Just 12 miles from Edinburgh with lovely beaches nearby, Seton Sands has lots of fun-packed activities. With heated indoor pool and luxury caravan accommodation typical of British Holidays Parks, Seton Sands has lots of fun-packed activities. loading...
Seton Sands Holiday Park Reviews
" Seton Sands "
Submitted By: Terror
Just returned from our second time at seton sands, first time booking through private, jenny's holiday homes. Although passes not included in the price, overall i would reccommend booking private, a much more personnel service, caravan we had was just as it said on the web site, and very competitive price. Entertainment was typical holiday camp style, but some fantastic shows put on every night. Cash bingo every night which was a pain if you have little ones as thay cant play and get bored easily! Prices typical again, however still cheaper than some bars in town. Seton Sands was an absolute perfect base to sight see edinburgh, bus stop right outside park that takes you straight into city for £1.20. Would recommend castle, zoo, dynamic earth and holyrood. Great history to learn about this fantastic city, would definately return for both caravan and sight seeing.
Advice: Great location, turn left for city or right for scenary! can't get more perfect than that!!!!!!!!!
Activities: North berwick, Aberlady Bay, Edinburgh Castle, zoo, dynamic earth, holyrood palace.
Good for: Beach City Breaks
- Date of Holiday:Jun 2009
- Board Basis:Self Catering
- Tour Operator:Jenny's Holiday Homes
" Best Haven Site "
Submitted By: Shylock
As a family, we booked a holiday as Seton Sands and all I can say is wow!
If your looking for a simple getaway then this is the place.
Edinburgh is a pound bus ride away and it is right on the beach. We have been to several haven sites n the past which have better amenities but the people who worked there made it great.
The funstars were fantastic to our children and were always doing activities with the children from the morning, right through to the entertainment in the evening. There was also outside entertainment on the weekends. There are two bars in Seton Sands, the one that served food had friendly staff and the club room staff were also helpful.
I did have a problem which I approached a manager about and he actually seemed concerned and listened to my problem. It was soon recified and we got about the rest of our day. It makes a change when the people in charge are genuinely concerned for there business.
After reading the other reviews from last year, this years management must be the difference because the food is great, the bar teams know what they are doing and the complex is clean.
Just right for a good get away.
If your looking for a simple getaway then this is the place.
Edinburgh is a pound bus ride away and it is right on the beach. We have been to several haven sites n the past which have better amenities but the people who worked there made it great.
The funstars were fantastic to our children and were always doing activities with the children from the morning, right through to the entertainment in the evening. There was also outside entertainment on the weekends. There are two bars in Seton Sands, the one that served food had friendly staff and the club room staff were also helpful.
I did have a problem which I approached a manager about and he actually seemed concerned and listened to my problem. It was soon recified and we got about the rest of our day. It makes a change when the people in charge are genuinely concerned for there business.
After reading the other reviews from last year, this years management must be the difference because the food is great, the bar teams know what they are doing and the complex is clean.
Just right for a good get away.
- Date of Holiday:May 2009
- Board Basis:Self Catering
- Tour Operator:Booked Independently
" Great Holiday "
Submitted By: mary garry
We have just had a weekend break at Seton Sands through saving our coupons from The Sun Newspaper. We were a bit apprehensive about it as some of the other sites we have visited with our Sun Coupons have been a bit rough.
However we were really pleased with Seton Sands.
The caravan was clean and quite new with double glazing although it was only the Standard Model . We had no microwave though , but you could hire one for £10.
The entertainment was great with live bands in the family room, or an adult only bar with caraoke on Friday and a singer on Saturday. The owners also had their own private lounge which l thought was good as some of the sites we have visited had a lot of angry owners who had seen their clubs ruined .Some of them are like walking into hell with bored children running amock and we never go back to those ones.
The fish and chop shop was actually cheaper than the ones off site in Port Seton. They had a lovely patio off the swimming pool and between the adult bar, which doubles up as a restaurant through the day.We never had time to try this as we were out exploring every day on the bus which leaves every 30 minutes from the camp entrance into Edinburgh.
We had a great time and we will be going back for a longer visit next time.
Apint of Smooth beer was £2,45 and a pint of dry cider was £2.70.
However we were really pleased with Seton Sands.
The caravan was clean and quite new with double glazing although it was only the Standard Model . We had no microwave though , but you could hire one for £10.
The entertainment was great with live bands in the family room, or an adult only bar with caraoke on Friday and a singer on Saturday. The owners also had their own private lounge which l thought was good as some of the sites we have visited had a lot of angry owners who had seen their clubs ruined .Some of them are like walking into hell with bored children running amock and we never go back to those ones.
The fish and chop shop was actually cheaper than the ones off site in Port Seton. They had a lovely patio off the swimming pool and between the adult bar, which doubles up as a restaurant through the day.We never had time to try this as we were out exploring every day on the bus which leaves every 30 minutes from the camp entrance into Edinburgh.
We had a great time and we will be going back for a longer visit next time.
Apint of Smooth beer was £2,45 and a pint of dry cider was £2.70.
Advice: Very interesting area. Never realised how much history there was.Liked the murals on the beach ,
Activities: Edinburgh
Good for: Beach City Breaks
- Date of Holiday:Apr 2009
- Board Basis:Self Catering
- Tour Operator:Booked Independently
" great fun "
Submitted By: stumack
went to seton sands and stayed in a superior plus 3 bedroomed caravan, clean and well equiped caravan for what we paid for it .
went to edinburgh zoo ( just a bus ride away ) bus stop at gate of park drops off outside zoo , good for days out with kids ,
chip shop pricey but good and a good amount in the portion ( try the fresh made pizzas ), wouldnt recomend buying the food in complex looked horrible ,entertainment is great for the kids at night also for adults , the bar is pricey but you have to remember its onsite not a local bar , i recomend and take a bottle of your own drink like i done and then you dont have to buy as many drinks , cant coment on pool because i never went in but looked good but small , went for a walk on beach with the 3 kids and walked miles around the bay good walk if you manage to get the weather , im from scotland so im used to it ,
WILL DEF BE BOOKING AGAIN SOON .
went to edinburgh zoo ( just a bus ride away ) bus stop at gate of park drops off outside zoo , good for days out with kids ,
chip shop pricey but good and a good amount in the portion ( try the fresh made pizzas ), wouldnt recomend buying the food in complex looked horrible ,entertainment is great for the kids at night also for adults , the bar is pricey but you have to remember its onsite not a local bar , i recomend and take a bottle of your own drink like i done and then you dont have to buy as many drinks , cant coment on pool because i never went in but looked good but small , went for a walk on beach with the 3 kids and walked miles around the bay good walk if you manage to get the weather , im from scotland so im used to it ,
WILL DEF BE BOOKING AGAIN SOON .
Advice: def have to visit edinburgh , great for all ages
Activities: edinburgh castle and zoo
- Date of Holiday:Mar 2009
- Board Basis:Self Catering
- Tour Operator:haven website
" i have recently returned from my 2nd... "
Submitted By: Mr Mc Barrow
i have recently returned from my 2nd holiday at seton sands, my first holiday was in april 2008. During my stay in april 2008 my family and i really enjoyed our stay. the entertainment was exceptional with a fantastic funstar called damo would knew exatly how to have everyone enertained and joining in - he even made bingo funny. The other funstars seemed somewhat distant from what was happening and the shows were not what we were expected - the girl singer was good but was drowned out by the man who was like a dying cat when singing... Funstar Damo made u want to go into the showbar each evening because he made each night feel different...because of the good entertainment(not the shows) we decieded to rebook for the summer holidays - what a dissapointment this turned out to be. We went to the showbar on the first night only to be upset not to see funstar damo - he moved to the swimming pool...slight career change but im sure he had his reasons. Anyway we went into the showbar on the first night and saw what i can only describe as an attemt of a character show...wannabe funstars trying to sell everything and very poor entertaiment (unlinke april which was excellent) We used the pool more this time because of the rain and decieded to book our family in to do archery - much to our joy our instructor was Damo.. the archery range was gret fun and damo then asked us if our kids wanted to do aquajets..we did this but there was only 1 working jet but it was good fun...if it wasnt for the sports and the pool i think we would of just gone home....because the entertainment was so bad...not to mention the food in the terrace bar which had mould growing on it!! i would not return to seton sands unless they completly changed their attitude towards quality especially the entertainment...my advice would be to put damo in charge - he was the only one of had a brain...
- Date of Holiday:Aug 2008
- Board Basis:Self Catering
- Tour Operator:Booked Independently
" been 2 seton sands before in 2001. so... "
Submitted By: Mrs W Bennett
been 2 seton sands before in 2001. so when i went again in 2008 very dissappointed. caravan nice and clean, but if you have not got the weather not very good. got two children 10 and 7, 7 year old enjoyed entertainment, as liked bradley bear ect. but 10 year old got bored. show bar very dirty, drinks very expensive also. swimming pool got very packed, so very squashed. to me it is a money making racket, u go out on a night 2 enjoy it, but cannot because its all about selling things. eg: photo taken with bradley ect, trying 2 sell you those, then the light up toys, £4 each (every night) then cds ect ect, and the bar prices are rediculous!! we booked for a week, came home after 4 days....
- Date of Holiday:Aug 2008
- Board Basis:Self Catering
- Tour Operator:haven
" Filthy dirty dog poo filled site with... "
Submitted By: Miss S Kidd
Filthy dirty dog poo filled site with poor facilities.
We were camping in our own tent, the pitches had been flooded the day before and it was very muddy. The man who looked after the touring pitches was very friendly and helpful and changed the pitch we had originally been allocated so that we were in a better position.
Every time we entered the toilet/shower block the floors were filthy, covered in mud, toilet paper and fag ends. The showers were not very friendly to use as they were scolding hot, so absolutely no use for children and nowhere to put your dry clothes. We went swimming every morning, even though we did not want to, just to get a clean shower.
The playground always seemed to be filled with drunk teenagers, drinking lager, smoking and swearing. This meant we were unable to let our 6 year old son go into the playground, which really upset him.
It was very difficult to sleep at night as there were always people arguing, screaming, crying and swearing and as we were close to the main road which seemed to be used as a racing track this did not make things any easier. On the walkway up to the main complex you have to pass some bins there was always litter on the ground and broken glass.
Everything is over priced from the rubbish chip shop to the shop and the bars.
The room where the entertainment took place was far too hot and the entertainment was dreadful and mostly consisted of bingo. We could not bear being in the place and instead spent most of our time in Edinburgh city, which was great.
If the site had been cleaner and better entertainment I think we would have spent more time there, unfortunately we will never go back and I would strongly recommend that if you are going to use a touring pitch that you think again and avoid this camp site at all costs.
We were camping in our own tent, the pitches had been flooded the day before and it was very muddy. The man who looked after the touring pitches was very friendly and helpful and changed the pitch we had originally been allocated so that we were in a better position.
Every time we entered the toilet/shower block the floors were filthy, covered in mud, toilet paper and fag ends. The showers were not very friendly to use as they were scolding hot, so absolutely no use for children and nowhere to put your dry clothes. We went swimming every morning, even though we did not want to, just to get a clean shower.
The playground always seemed to be filled with drunk teenagers, drinking lager, smoking and swearing. This meant we were unable to let our 6 year old son go into the playground, which really upset him.
It was very difficult to sleep at night as there were always people arguing, screaming, crying and swearing and as we were close to the main road which seemed to be used as a racing track this did not make things any easier. On the walkway up to the main complex you have to pass some bins there was always litter on the ground and broken glass.
Everything is over priced from the rubbish chip shop to the shop and the bars.
The room where the entertainment took place was far too hot and the entertainment was dreadful and mostly consisted of bingo. We could not bear being in the place and instead spent most of our time in Edinburgh city, which was great.
If the site had been cleaner and better entertainment I think we would have spent more time there, unfortunately we will never go back and I would strongly recommend that if you are going to use a touring pitch that you think again and avoid this camp site at all costs.
- Date of Holiday:Jul 2008
- Board Basis:Self Catering
- Tour Operator:Booked Independently
" Had a great time at Seton Sands... "
Submitted By: Mrs J Fraser
Had a great time at Seton Sands booked through McKinley Holiday's had a fantastic caravan with 42 inch plasma small flat screen t.v's in both bedrooms and full size decking around the caravan which was very useful for my todler who was able to run in and out all day long campsite for children was fantastic with plenty of activities and great bus service to Edinburgh City Centre, and fantastic chippie (a little pricey but everything fresh and big portions)
Fantastic Holiday will be booking through McKiney Holiday homes again
Fantastic Holiday will be booking through McKiney Holiday homes again
- Date of Holiday:May 2008
- Board Basis:Self Catering
- Tour Operator:Booked IndependentlyPrivatey through Mckinley Holiday Homes
" Seton Sands is a small ,delightful... "
Submitted By: Mrs F Rawlinson
Seton Sands is a small ,delightful family holiday resort that caters for larger families,which is fantastic for me(3 kids,15,12&9).My children love coming each year which is brilliant.Caravans are well equipped and clean and spacious,we always have the Gold standard caravans.Entertainment is good for all ages,but they do push the toys and silly holiday toys(light up hairbands,neon bands e.t.c).Food is good and have many tyheme nights which is fun.
- Date of Holiday:Jul 2007
- Board Basis:Self Catering
- Tour Operator:Booked Independently
" Just returned from Seton Sands... "
Submitted By: Ms K Wardell
Just returned from Seton Sands Holiday Village, booked private through Jennys Holiday Homes, got a good deal.
Caravan was fantastic value for money, dble glazed, central heating, definatley needed for the scottish Weather!!!!!!!! Very well equipped, tv dvd player, freeview, even a washing Machine!!!!!!!!!!!!Jenny very helpful, nothing too much trouble.
Booked through Haven last year and caravan was no where near standards or even equipped the same.
Entertainment very good, Staff are very friendly, swimming pool and staff are great, my kids had swimming lessons great value for money. My kids love it at Seton Sands, though not a great deal for adults on holiday without the kids!!!!! Ideal base for sightseeing, great location for Edinburgh or even North Berwick,
On site shop, launderette and chip shop!!! very pricey but there is a local co op 5 mins away, with local chip shop chemist, chinese takeaway and restaurant, local pubs and post office.
I will return as long as my kids are enjoying it, and would definately phone Jenny before haven!
Caravan was fantastic value for money, dble glazed, central heating, definatley needed for the scottish Weather!!!!!!!! Very well equipped, tv dvd player, freeview, even a washing Machine!!!!!!!!!!!!Jenny very helpful, nothing too much trouble.
Booked through Haven last year and caravan was no where near standards or even equipped the same.
Entertainment very good, Staff are very friendly, swimming pool and staff are great, my kids had swimming lessons great value for money. My kids love it at Seton Sands, though not a great deal for adults on holiday without the kids!!!!! Ideal base for sightseeing, great location for Edinburgh or even North Berwick,
On site shop, launderette and chip shop!!! very pricey but there is a local co op 5 mins away, with local chip shop chemist, chinese takeaway and restaurant, local pubs and post office.
I will return as long as my kids are enjoying it, and would definately phone Jenny before haven!
- Date of Holiday:Mar 2008
- Board Basis:Self Catering
- Tour Operator:Jenny's Holiday Homes
" We stay in a Gold standard caravan at... "
Submitted By: Dr A Jarvis
We stay in a Gold standard caravan at Seton Sands in September 2007.
Overall our experience was positive. The caravan was clean, spacious, modern and comfortable. In the twin bedroom, the two beds were only large enough for children, not grown adults. I would say the accommodation was suitable for 2 adults and two children. The toilet/shower room in the caravan was excellent.
The site had a shop, chippy and entertainment/swimming pool complex. We didn't like the entertainment complex much. We found it down market and tacky and we only visited it a couple of times for the children’s activities and we didn't get around to going swimming. We had a couple of drinks at the bar which was OK, but we didn't like the look of the food being served so we avoided it. There was a Co-Op supermarket for all your needs only 5 minutes drive away. We did have a fish supper from the chippy and to be fair it was OK, I've had far worse. Wished I'd have tried the deep fried pizza though.
The best thing about Seton Sands was its location. It's brilliant for Edinburgh which you get into the centre of by bus, with a stop right outside the Park gates. It took about 45 minutes. Also for exploring the whole East Lothian region. There's plenty to see and do: North Berwick seabird centre, Roslyn chapel, Scottish Aircraft museum and lots of castles.
Yes, overall our experience was positive and we would return sometime in the future.
Overall our experience was positive. The caravan was clean, spacious, modern and comfortable. In the twin bedroom, the two beds were only large enough for children, not grown adults. I would say the accommodation was suitable for 2 adults and two children. The toilet/shower room in the caravan was excellent.
The site had a shop, chippy and entertainment/swimming pool complex. We didn't like the entertainment complex much. We found it down market and tacky and we only visited it a couple of times for the children’s activities and we didn't get around to going swimming. We had a couple of drinks at the bar which was OK, but we didn't like the look of the food being served so we avoided it. There was a Co-Op supermarket for all your needs only 5 minutes drive away. We did have a fish supper from the chippy and to be fair it was OK, I've had far worse. Wished I'd have tried the deep fried pizza though.
The best thing about Seton Sands was its location. It's brilliant for Edinburgh which you get into the centre of by bus, with a stop right outside the Park gates. It took about 45 minutes. Also for exploring the whole East Lothian region. There's plenty to see and do: North Berwick seabird centre, Roslyn chapel, Scottish Aircraft museum and lots of castles.
Yes, overall our experience was positive and we would return sometime in the future.
- Date of Holiday:Sep 2007
- Board Basis:Self Catering
- Tour Operator:Booked Independently
" I went to Seton Sands with my 2... "
Submitted By: liz taylor
I went to Seton Sands with my 2 granddaughters and my daughter in law to stay in a 4 star caravan. When we arrived and went to the caravan we thought there must have been a mistake.
This was much nicer than 4 star caravans we have stayed in on other sites; it was more like a gold standard minus the heating. Lovely!
We had taken lots of food and so the prices in the shop didn’t bother us but there is a co-op store along the road in Port Seton if you need to buy stuff. The fish shop on site did delicious food ... real chips ...and some very odd things like deep fried pizza and deep fried haggis. The only meal we had in the Oasis bar was very poor.
The staff at this Haven were absolutely great nothing was too much trouble. One evening Lucy age 3 lost the pink fluffy flashing thing her mummy had just bought her, I went into the shop to buy her a new one as she was really upset and the girl just gave us a new one.
The show bar was always clean and tidy someone was coming round all the time collecting glasses and rubbish. The manager of the shop was extremely helpful in locating another pink unicorn ...Hannah and Lucy wanted the same toy!
We have also been to Primrose Valley and Haggerston Castle and although Seton Sands doesn’t have as many facilities i.e. no boats or bikes or funfair it made up for it with the staff and the clean site and friendliness. I would definitely recommend this haven park.
This was much nicer than 4 star caravans we have stayed in on other sites; it was more like a gold standard minus the heating. Lovely!
We had taken lots of food and so the prices in the shop didn’t bother us but there is a co-op store along the road in Port Seton if you need to buy stuff. The fish shop on site did delicious food ... real chips ...and some very odd things like deep fried pizza and deep fried haggis. The only meal we had in the Oasis bar was very poor.
The staff at this Haven were absolutely great nothing was too much trouble. One evening Lucy age 3 lost the pink fluffy flashing thing her mummy had just bought her, I went into the shop to buy her a new one as she was really upset and the girl just gave us a new one.
The show bar was always clean and tidy someone was coming round all the time collecting glasses and rubbish. The manager of the shop was extremely helpful in locating another pink unicorn ...Hannah and Lucy wanted the same toy!
We have also been to Primrose Valley and Haggerston Castle and although Seton Sands doesn’t have as many facilities i.e. no boats or bikes or funfair it made up for it with the staff and the clean site and friendliness. I would definitely recommend this haven park.
- Date of Holiday:Jul 2007
- Board Basis:Self Catering
- Tour Operator:Booked Independently
" I will say this has to be the best... "
Submitted By: Mrs L Kelly
I will say this has to be the best caravan site I have been to. The staff could not be friendlier.
I stayed in a silver 3 bed caravan it was very clean no problems at all. I have been to several Haven and let down by a few, but am planning on coming back again this summer - well done to Seton Sands.
I stayed in a silver 3 bed caravan it was very clean no problems at all. I have been to several Haven and let down by a few, but am planning on coming back again this summer - well done to Seton Sands.
- Date of Holiday:May 2006
- Board Basis:Self Catering
- Tour Operator:Direct Holidays
" Seton Sands Holiday village what a... "
Submitted By: Mr A Andrew
Seton Sands Holiday village what a rip off. Drink food shop chippy all ridiculously overpriced.
Sports court is a concrete court not what they advertise on their website I complained and they just squirmed and acted stupid.
Pool to small standard of food and cleanliness leaves a lot to be desired. Golf courses close by, yes if you are extremely wealthy.
Beach is a good walk away. Site always seems populated by youngsters all drinking Buckfast and Lager or smoking on the beach.
Caravans near the top of the site get no peace most of the day due to kids in adjacent fields on motor bikes - some blooming noise.
To be avoided at all costs go to Haggerston instead.
Sports court is a concrete court not what they advertise on their website I complained and they just squirmed and acted stupid.
Pool to small standard of food and cleanliness leaves a lot to be desired. Golf courses close by, yes if you are extremely wealthy.
Beach is a good walk away. Site always seems populated by youngsters all drinking Buckfast and Lager or smoking on the beach.
Caravans near the top of the site get no peace most of the day due to kids in adjacent fields on motor bikes - some blooming noise.
To be avoided at all costs go to Haggerston instead.
- Date of Holiday:May 2007
- Board Basis:Not Specified
- Tour Operator:Not Specified
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How wrong can they be??.. We arrived to a friendly welcome from the very helpful reception ladies. Although we arrived early for our 4pm check-in time there was pleanty going on in the main bar. Face painting and games and also a little show from one of their characters (Cheeky the gorilla??) This kept my 4 year old entertained until we could collect our keys!
Once we had our keys to our delight the caravan was fantastic. With a varanda and a seaview. The beds had been made up for us and it was spotless!
During the daytimes we went off doing our exploring and visiting some of the fantastic attractions around Edinburgh, which is a bargain to get to at just 1.20 on the bus which leaves the park every 20 mins daily!
When the evening came my little one could not wait to get in to the show room to see the characters, her favorite was Bradley bear (who I must admit was very cute) From seven o'clock every night there was over 2 hours of childrens entertainment including character shows, kids bingo and fun and games! I really dont know how the "funstars" do it, they were fantastic! We did go on a mid week break so most of the entertainment was done by the resident entertainers but this did not matter as the shows they put on for us were very proffessional and to an excellent standard.
The bar was a little on the expensive side but I expected this from a holiday camp so it did not come as a shock! All staff we came into contact with were very polite, and helpful!
All in all this was a brilliant short break and we will be returning to Seton Sands again in the very near future.
Good for: Beach City Breaks