Reviews of Lakeland Holiday Park, Cumbria, England

We arrived at the park and were...

Overall Rating:

3/10

Board Basis:

Self Catering

Date of Holiday:

Oct 2008

Tour Operator:

Sun newspaper offer

Submitted By:

 L M Coulson

Comments:

We arrived at the park and were given standard caravan number 246 and were quite pleased with it, although it was certainly showing its age. We tried lighting the fire in the living room, but it only had flames about an inch high and gave out no heat,... read more

Please see attached letter of...

Overall Rating:

1/10

Board Basis:

Self Catering

Date of Holiday:

Jul 2008

Tour Operator:

Booked Independently

Submitted By:

Mrs M Atkinson

Comments:

Please see attached letter of complaint I sent to Haven and was told it was all my personal view!

After our recent stay at Lakeland, and our horrendous week with you, I am writing on behalf of the above booking references. We initially... read more

I've just got back from the...

Overall Rating:

8/10

Board Basis:

Self Catering

Date of Holiday:

Sep 2008

Tour Operator:

Sun Offer

Submitted By:

Mrs K Kent

Comments:

I've just got back from the Lakelands Caravan Park and after reading so many negative reviews I thought it needed a positive one to show that not all opinions are the same!!



We booked through the Sun Newspaper £9.50 offer and... read more

We booked a Prestige caravan for...

Overall Rating:

3/10

Board Basis:

Self Catering

Date of Holiday:

Aug 2008

Tour Operator:

Haven

Submitted By:

Mr J Finlay

Comments:

We booked a Prestige caravan for my family, 13 and 1 year old. On arrival we were greeted by friendly staff and went straight to our caravan. It was pretty clean and had everything we had asked for as extras incl high chair etc. We were pretty pleased... read more

5 day stay in a tent at Lakeland...

Overall Rating:

1/10

Board Basis:

Self Catering

Date of Holiday:

Aug 2008

Tour Operator:

Booked Independently

Submitted By:

Ms J Watson

Comments:

5 day stay in a tent at Lakeland and would never go back. We were not warned that the field was under water and muddy, we were flooded from day 1. There were rats running around in the mud, many lights did not work, there was noise every night into the... read more

Well we decided our 1st family...

Overall Rating:

1/10

Board Basis:

Self Catering

Date of Holiday:

Aug 2008

Tour Operator:

Haven

Submitted By:

Mrs L Coull

Comments:

Well we decided our 1st family holiday with our 10 month old son should be UK based (now we wish we had went abroad after all!!!).



We arrived at Lakeland Holiday Park on August 9th (saturday) - thank god for sat. nav. as we... read more

We arrived at the Lakeland site...

Overall Rating:

3/10

Board Basis:

Self Catering

Date of Holiday:

Aug 2008

Tour Operator:

Booked Independently

Submitted By:

Mrs C Harnedy

Comments:

We arrived at the Lakeland site on Sunday evening with our five children, with the intention of staying on the site for our first family camping holiday, for three nights. When we arrived on the site, the Receptionist for the tourers directed us to... read more

My family and I stayed in a...

Overall Rating:

5/10

Board Basis:

Self Catering

Date of Holiday:

Jul 2008

Tour Operator:

Booked Independently

Submitted By:

Mrs C B

Comments:

My family and I stayed in a Superior plus caravan for a week. The caravan was relatively clean upon arrival and we had enough space for the 3 of us. A good point was the large walk-in shower-unfortunately though, this overflowed when I had a shower and... read more

arrived eventually having to ask...

Overall Rating:

2/10

Board Basis:

Self Catering

Date of Holiday:

Jun 2008

Tour Operator:

haven

Submitted By:

Mr Alan Hodgson

Comments:

arrived eventually having to ask directions as the signs to the camp are almost non existing. after booking in found the caravan to excellent recommend going superior plus after that it was all downhill. Went to the funworks cafe for burger & chips... read more

(we had superior plus caravan...

Overall Rating:

10/10

Board Basis:

Self Catering

Date of Holiday:

May 2008

Tour Operator:

Haven Holidays

Submitted By:

Mrs M

Comments:

(we had superior plus caravan and there were 4 adults and 3 children)



We had a quick check in and got to the caravan straight away it was well signposted, good location not far from the main bit, we had everything we needed... read more

DO NOT go to this caravan park...

Overall Rating:

2/10

Board Basis:

Self Catering

Date of Holiday:

Mar 2008

Tour Operator:

Haven Website

Submitted By:

Mrs S Speakman

Comments:

DO NOT go to this caravan park in March!! It was freezing cold! We have just arrived back from Lakeland after an Easter Weekend Break. At Checking-in we had to stand in a freezing cold ballroom (the Showbar) in a line of over 200 people (which... read more

This was the second Haven camp I...

Overall Rating:

8/10

Board Basis:

Self Catering

Date of Holiday:

Oct 2007

Tour Operator:

Haven

Submitted By:

Mr M Haughton

Comments:

This was the second Haven camp I visited and the best.The camp is small is size and the facilities reflect this.I found the accommodation (gold) to be excellent and the staff at the camp could not be more helpful.Drinks are expensive at the bar but I... read more

Arrive with a swift check in but...

Overall Rating:

5/10

Board Basis:

Self Catering

Date of Holiday:

Mar 2008

Tour Operator:

Booked Independentlyhaven online

Submitted By:

MYCATTHAI

Comments:

Arrive with a swift check in but struggled to find the caravans due to lack of signs and numbers on the vans.

We were very luck and had 2 new caravans 1 of which was never used due to it being the 1st weekend of opening.

So... read more

As we arrived at Lakeland taking...

Overall Rating:

3/10

Board Basis:

Self Catering

Date of Holiday:

Oct 2007

Tour Operator:

The Sun Holidays

Submitted By:

Mr G M Brown

Comments:

As we arrived at Lakeland taking a look at the entrance into the holiday park, we all looked at each other in disbelief. It was out of the way, not well sign posted and overall looked like a piece of farmland with caravans thrown in.


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I first came to this site in...

Overall Rating:

10/10

Board Basis:

Self Catering

Date of Holiday:

Sep 2007

Tour Operator:

Haven

Submitted By:

G Corcoran

Comments:

I first came to this site in June on a "Sun Holiday" with my two boys not knowing what to expect. We had a great time - ideal for my 4 year old who loved the entertainment. When we got home we booked another week in September and have since booked to... read more