Ladys Mile, Dawlish

I booked this park as a £9pp deal, after booking (non refundable) I was then presented with a bill for an additional £60 for service charges. I queried what this actually included as we went out of season & so no facilities were open on site & was told it was to cover gas & electric! More like I was being ripped off & they were recouping the cost from my discount! The day before arrival I phoned to say I would be arriving late & was told it wasn't as a problem as the reception was open until 8pm. When I duly arrived the following day at 6.45pm I found the place in darkness & locked up, I subsequently found out reception closed at 5pm! Our accommodation was smelly & there were several problems in the caravan such as no light switch in the children's room (just a hole where it should have been), no hot water until the next day, bathroom window not closing properly, TV losing signal after 15 mins use etc. To be fair most (but not all) of the problems were fixed the next day but I fail to understand why the accommodation was not checked prior to our arrival. The location of the caravan was bad as it was adjacent to the main A road so there was constant traffic noise & every time a large vehicle passed my bedroom literally shook. There were other problems but those were the main ones, what I found the most galling though was that I received no apology for the problems we had. I would NEVER return to this site again.

Went on this site with daily mirroe vouchers and whole weekend only cost £4!!!!!! thoght there was a catch but no that was it. lovely park spotless no litter bins everywhere pool fab shower block was kept really clean load of room to park caravan camper lovely staff may sound awful my only complaint is they allow travellers on the site and lots of them! we had proper full bown fist fights between families from around 11pm till 3pm yards from our tent with 2 children inside was pretty scary. they were loud and intimadating thats the only reason that i personally wouldnt go back may be the weekend you go it will be fine?

we have a touring caravan and we had a wonderful time at ladys mile july 2009 it dose get very busy but the toilet blocks are cleaned very regular and the staff are wonderful but sometimes the take away didnt open and the shop closed at 8 o clock (pm) but it was well stocked theres a great club with entertainment and an inside leisure center and out door pool and a large play area the tv signal isnt great somtimes as there in a valley surrouned by lovely hills however this is a great cental site with lots to do in the area ive been coming to dawlish and the surrounding area for the past 20 years i now bring my children here i would recommend ladys mile and dawlish and local areas to anyone on a down side the electic is on a payment meter from this year we were told you can get cards from £1.00 to £20.00 for the meter on your pitch this has changed from 2009

Just come back from this Park... Sunday 28th June 2009 which was on a "Old Fogies'" Special... (over 50s) a week for £75 all in!... Normally we test out Park's before we go to them through the early part of the year, and as coming from Cornwall (the camping Mecca) we usually find the Brochures' are likely to be made up by Estate Agent's... Nice Pictures, 1-3 miles of single track roads with usually a Milk Lorry heading your way, and you will be the one to back up... BUT! We had been out the week before in Cornwall and been blown off, so throwing Caution to the Wind and finding this site on the Net we rang the Park on Sat... We asked the young Lady "have you any Spaces" she replied "Plenty" Just turn up any time from 8am to 10pm... "We are about half Full and there are over 300 pitches left"... She then took our details and mentioned our over 50s discount... So with that we decided to go the next day Sunday... Setting off early from Cornwall we arrived in good time at the Park at 9.30am... It was easy to find directly off the Main Exeter to Dawlish road... We where waiting for her to tell us which Pitch but she said go where you like and handed us a Park Pack.... We set off walking leaving the Caravan in the Car Park/Waiting area, and it was then when we rounded the corner to the Pitches our mouths fell open... "There was no Litter", all the pitches where individually Lined, Tree lined Avenues, Grass cut as bowling greens, Fencing all neat and not broken, Rabbit's and Squirrels just getting on with their daily routines, Toilet Blocks to a very high standard (no button holding) and Shelves, Launderettes that would equal high streets, Shop that sold almost Everything and most items Pre-Priced by manufacturer or Locally Supplied from nearby, Indoor Pool Large and with top class Changing Rooms (for us Fatties), Out door Pool Excellent although we did not use it (ample seating), Nice Bar and reasonable priced, good take away and all in all the whole park was Top Class... But what we like most is that our 4 wheel never turned a wheel all week, just outside the Park is a Bus Stop every 20 mins to Dawlish Warren, Dawlish, Teignmouth and on to Newton Abbott.. Or Exeter the other way from the stop on the other side of the road... We exercised our free Bus Passes to Dawlish a beautiful Sea Side Town, and on some days from Dawlish we would go by Train to Paignton and Torquay for only £4.40 return from the Station at Dawlish Sea Front... "To Summarise".... We can Honestly say that it was well worth the Visit to This Park we enjoyed it very much.... "Things you need to Know" .... "In our Opinion!".... It's not called Lady's Mile for nothing... It felt like a mile everywhere we went on it... This is a very Big Park 600 + Pitches and set on flat to tiered levels, caution is needed on the flat Pitches although they look flat there is a small slope so chock wheels before unhitching, and a few have need of Yellow levelling Blocks just to trim sideways... There are Huge Trees which hang over some Pitches and are a Blessing when looking for Shelter from the Strong Sunlight, but be warned the do drop Blossom and Sap so don't leave you car under them, But we have found that it does come off with a hot wash and wax so no harm done!.. For those who like to walk every where, there are more walks than you can handle here, Down to Dawlish Warren through the Park rear or Golden Sands or Dawlish or the little Port and Ferry to Exmouth, Sidmouth etc... "Finally" some will say Thank God! Just couple of Miles from the Park from Exeter Way is a Narrow Bit it is only a hundred yards but for some reason its every for themselves here, so be careful! Devon is Now Digital!! So remember to bring your FreeView Box and Scart Lead!!!! We Can't wait to go back "Oh and We forgot to Mention that your arms and neck will ache waving and Nodding to everyone as they pass by on this Park! Everybody is so Friendly!"