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John Fowler Holidays have over fifty years experience in the family park holiday business and booking online at www.johnfowlerholidays.com couldn’t be easier. John Fowler Holiday Parks are located in the South West of the UK, the an extensive range of holiday homes and parks in Somerset, Devon and Cornwall. John Fowler Holidays have decades of experience in what families want from a UK park holiday, and that is born out by fact that a high proportion of their holiday park guests keep returning year after year. Booking a 2010 or 2011 offer online at www.johnfowlerholidays.com couldn’t be easier thanks to their easy to use booking system, and great value offers.
Why book with John Fowler Holidays? Price and value for money is key in 2010, so the John Fowler price watch scheme ensures all prices for accommodation, drinks and meals are kept low. Kids meals are half price, and everything is included in the price of your holiday, so no hidden extras. Park holidays booked at www.johnfowler.com come with a free cancellation plan that means you will not be liable to pay for the balance of the rental costs, if you have to cancel prior to your holiday because of serious injury, illness, death, jury service or redundancy. This plan applies to the person making the booking and any member of your party. This is only available online, and if you have to cancel after the balance is paid, you can get that returned. The deposit, curretly £30 cannot be returned.
Enough of the doom and gloom of cancelling holidays! JohnFowlerHolidays.com allows you to book a wide choice of accommodation online, from holiday caravans, to apartments, cottages, villas, and lodges. They also have a couple of parks with pitches for your own touring caravan or tent. All their accommodation is maintained to a high standard, and have bathrooms, and well equiped kitchens. The price you pay for your John Fowler Holiday also includes the cost of linen for oyur holiday. Most people would think this normal, but not all parks do!
Entertainment is available on all John Fowler parks, with most offering superb entertainment throughout the evening for all of the family. Check the individual park details for what is non offer inters of kids clubs and activities, but the chances are that you’ll be down at the beach for quite a lot of the time, soaking up the sun and scenerey of the South West.
We stayed at combe martin beach holiday park and what a let down that was.
The pool wasnt open, theres not much in the way of entertainment, the entire park looks liike its falling down, its just really old looking and damp in the chalet we stayed in, furniture seemed to be from a car boot sale.
The only saving grace was the bar, the drinks are not cheap but the two barmen are worth there weight in gold.
The hubby says they are the only reason to go back, the banter between the two was far better then the enterainment that was advertised.
Neil was so funny and for me, the australian guy Chris was the one reason id go back, oh that accent, best thing about the site !
After talking to other guests we all said the same thing, fix whats broken, get rid of the managment problem and get the barmen to run the site, they are the only saving grace.
We stayed at John Fowler Brixham. It was very nice. The site was very good, clean and tidy and the caravan was very nice. The swimming pool was lovely and the facilities are very good. The cliff top walk near the site is beautiful and well worth doing. The views are glorious. We shall be returning in 2011 for another great short break. Most enjoyable.
Over the years we have used among others,Haven & Park Holidays & thought we would give John Fowler a try. After looking at the website & brochure we booked online in January for the Sandaway bungalow at Sandaway Beach as we fancied an “upgrade” from the usual caravan for our August 14th holiday – BIG MISTAKE!. After an 8 hour trek from the Midlands we were confronted by the reality. The park was a dump to put it mildly. We parked outside what we thought was a storage shed but it turned out to be the “bungalow”! It stank of ‘wet dog’ and the heating had been turned up to 27 degrees C, possibly in an attempt to dry it – out even though the windows were shut. It was in a general poor state of repair. We immediately went back to reception (which still smelled of cigarette smoke)& told them we were not happy with the condition of it. We were offered alternative accommodation at Ilfracombe Holiday Park, but that turned out to be just as bad. The only other alternative accommodation was at Perran Sands – over 3 hours away – so we decided to stay put. We eventually cut short our 7 night holiday after only 2 nights & returned home £760 poorer, but a lot wiser. We will NEVER go on another John Fowler holiday
we stayed at the john fowler ilfracombe site in a single room apartment, basic but what more do you want when on holiday, as for the site, superb, very clean, club was very good and as for the restaurant across the road, fantastic value for money and lovely food, i would and have reccommended this site to others.
we have just returned from perran view holiday park perranporth and would like to say we will not be returning there in the future, on entering our chalet we were confronted with the smell of dogs, cobwebs abounded in every nook and cranny and you couldnt see through the dirty windows,the fire alarm and expelair were hanging by a thread and both were very dirty.the furniture was so low and worn out we had to sit on the kitchen chairs when we were at the chalet which was not often.The floors were still dirty from the previous occupants there .was rice under the bin when we took out the bin bag to empty it and the crockery ie teacups were all dirty and stained. if it hadnt been for our daughter living close by in redruth and expecting her second child we would have evacuated the premises much earlier. the management needs to get there finger out if they expect clean living people with no animals to frequent their sites.
we went to woolacombe in 2008 it was amazing the caravan space was a bit small for 3 adults and 1 16 year old so weree going to widemouth bay this time
One to be avoided, just returned from Sandy Glade Burnham on sea,the site was clean and tidy staff seen sweeping pavements the chalet cornflower gold was described as recently refurbished in brochure it was in poor condition. The sink unit in kitchen area looked as if it was from homes under the hammer,the foul pipe in bathroonm had a plastic bag stuffed in it apart from the hole left were other pipes had been removed. The other furniture was decidedly grubby. there was never anyone at the reception which is situated by the bar and the bar staff did not want to know, it was nothing to do with them they only worked behind the bar. The evening entertainment was poor the main theme was mainley about Aaron James the senior managers sexuality, he did advise the children would not understand he seemed to enjoy advertising himself it was quite boring. On leaving I requested a comment form and was offered a scrap of paper, after explaining about the wrong information in brochure and the poor accommondation Nicole the receptionist said that it was nothing to do with the staff and I needed to contact the printer all the staff are there only to keep the site tidy .Do the managment not check there information is correct.They need to send staff on a customer care course
The above letter from Sandra could easily have been written by myself.I to was there with my mother and sister from the 21st May – 28th May in the Camellia chalet.On arriving there was dogs barking everywhere and running about off their leads.In my bedroom the duvet was dirty and looked as if it hadn’t been washed for months (at least!!).When I complained about this at the reception I asked for a complaints form.Four times I asked in a matter of 5 minutes and each time the receptionist changed the subject.In the end she just gave me a scrap of paper and told me to right my complaint down.It was eventually sorted out with clean linen but during the week I came across many things that I could have complained about.The shelf in the bathroom was rusty and dirty and the toilet door would not close properly.That meant when we cooked in the kitchen the toilet door was always open which surely is a health and safety matter.The camp itself was quite clean but there was a lot of dog mess about.Surely if you allow dogs on the site then the owners must be expected to clean their mess up.Had I been aware of so many dogs allowed I would not have considered booking here.I will not be going again.
I to have just returned from sandy glade and the chalet was definitely not what was described in the brochure. It looked like it was trapped in a timewarp from the 70′s everything was brown, none of the funiture matched there were random chairs everywhere it looked like a storage room. There was mould on the sofa bed and the curtains, there were holes in the ceiling, the bedlinen we were given was stained, the shower was ridiculously small the two guys with us could not shower as the couldn’t fit. plus the hot water only ran for 5 mins at a time then you had to wait 20mins for it to heat up as we had a shared boiler with the block of chalets that was only if another chalet never had a shower. we had a severe ant infestion which when i complained about they gave me ant killer to kill them myself. Then the next day the receptionist was making jokes about the ants, they were all over the bedrooms and kitchen. When i complained about all these problems, they told me they were fully booked and had nowhere to move us, they also stated that they had never recieved complaints about their accomodation. We found they had recieved complaints when talking to other guests. Does anybody know where to complain to?
I must say that I was rather surprised to read the above letter. In May we spent 4 days at Bude, and found it most delightful, and could not complain about anything at all, Only problem was that it was up a steep slope and very dificult for a wheelchair. but the site it self was 10/10
Kind Regards
4 satisfide customers
We have just spent four days at St Ives in a bungalow not fit for perpose cob webs every where pubic hairs in wc bits all over the carpet faetus stains in wc windows you could not see out of.heater hanging of the wall the other heater not working bed damp shards of glass on unit and many other problems to many mention.
We stayed at St Ives Holiday Village. I don’t usually complain but I can’t even say it was value for money. We booked for a week and went home two days early. The Woodland chalet was extremely dirty and very basic. The furniture, sofa bed and carpets were filthy the TV did not work. We couldn’t see through the windows because they were so dirty. There was bird mess all over the windows and the patio. It was so dark in the chalet because of the dirt trees, we had to have the lights on during the daytime. There were spiders and cobwebs outside,all round the doors and windows. The pool area did not look at all clean. We took one look at the restraurant and left. This is definately NOT the place to stay and I will not choose to holiday anywhere with this company again.
st ives holiday village….sun holiday!!!!! even i would go has far to say that was to much money spent!!!!!!! …… dirty windows…. furniture from a charity shop sale!!!!!!! beds my beach towel layed across a pebbled beach would have been a more comfortable night sleep………but guess the seagulls on roof with babies…….and the mouse running across the front room floor are more than happy with the accommadation……..never again
WENT TO SANDY GLADE BREAN,
CHALET WAS OLD NEEDED DECORATING DECOR VERY TIRED,KITCHEN AREA IN NEED OF UPGRADING COOKER NEEDED MATCHES TO LIGHT OVEN /HOB,BEDROOM DARK AND DINGY,
BED VERY UNCOMFORTABLE,BATHROOM VERY VERY OLD THIS TOO NEEDED UPGRADING.
BUT THE WORSE BIT WAS THAT SHOWER WAS RUN OFF ONLY HOT AND COLD MIXER TAPS AND NOT THERMOSTICALLY CONTROLLED,
,TEMPERATURE CONTROL WAS HIT AND MISS I NEARLY GOT BURNT OFF SCALDING WATER.
ELECTRICS BLEW WHEN WE TURNED ON WALL HEATER,THIS WAS FIXED PRETTY QUICK,BUT THEY DID NOT COME BACK AND CHECK OUT HEATER.
FURNITURE VERY DATED .TV ABOUT 12 INCH SCREEN.
NOT A PATCH ON BUTLINS AND NOT THAT CHEAP
Just returned from John Fowler Holiday Village St Ives what a mess this place should be demolished health and safety would have a field day !!!!dont go… how this company gets away with this is a disgrace!!!!!!!!see all above and i think they are all being very kind in there reviews …a total disgrace……!!!!!!
We stayed at St Ives Holiday park Cornwall, Oakleigh Chalet……………where to start
Having read all the terrible comments on trip advisor, i rang head office and the park to ask about all the issues that others had complained about, i was assured both times that alot of effort/money had gone into the park and that we would have a lovely time!! It was like stepping back to the seventies
Are accommadation was a glorified shed, over looked by, what only can be described as a forest, you couldn’t tell if it was day or night.
There was 7 of us, far to cramped in the 4 man accommadation.
All though we had plenty of hot water, it was either hot OR cold, the electric shower or mixer tap in bathroom, wasn’t able to do both, so taking a shower was a very long process for 7 people.
The restaurant, which thankfully we didn’t eat in, was ridiculously overpriced and looked like a greasy roadside cafe.
We also didn’t risk the swimming pool, although we didn’t see it ourselves, the comments from other guests were enough to put us off.
The “shed” lacked storage space, a few shelves and some coat hooks on the doors, would have made a massive improvement.
The entertainment for the children was good but very lacking for the adults from 9pm onwards
Having said that, the staff were very friendly and provided us with a grill pan and extra blankets on request
All though the place smelt of damp, we had no issues with it being dirty and all the kitchen appliances were in good working order, however we did lose the use of our tv for 2 days
Having read comments on trip advisor, on here and the other guests on our holiday, i do think that our experiance wasn’t to bad
But we wouldn’t go back and nor would we stay at any other John Fowler Holiday Parks
just returned from holiday at sandy glade,nothing like advertised,the chalet was total let down,burnt worktop in kitchen,new window just replaced in bedroom,still had putty all round edges loose window catch where my granddaughter was suppose to sleep,would not let her sleep in there.the list goes on,foot missing off settee shower from the sixties,cooker wire held up with a screw in hook an absolute discrace,and to top it all paying hundreds of pounds,when neighbours payed less than hundred plus tokens from paper what a joke,also got 20 minutes at pool had to come out,as to much chlorine in pool will never ever stay at john fowler park again. total discrace.
went to sandy glade holiday park in april i thought the park was lovely the staff were really nice it was nice to see the cleaners always around. evening entainerment was very good will be goin there again in october and again next year.
We stayed at Tolroy St Ives in the first week of August in a 2 bed chalet. It smelt very strongly of mould and all furniture,carpets,curtains and bedding was damp.There is something fundementally wrong with the construction allowing damp through the floor.I strongly advise you not to take a chance and book a holiday there as you will be upset and disapointed.We left a day early.
I have to say though that the staff we met were very good.
We use to to go to this holiday camp EVERY year. A couple ran it for more than 50 years ! Jenny and Alan as I recall. They were always very particular about cleanliness and problems were sorted out almost immediately. The entertainment was fair, the bar VERY busy ( 5 deep at the bar in those days and people buying drinks by the tray full ) and a lovely family atmosphere. I admit, we loved it ! Towards the end of their time their, we noticed a definate decline inlevels of cleanliness, the decor becoming increasingly grubby and dated as it was repaired and repaired again ! We stopped going when the chalets began to feel uncomfortable to stay in. Bits and peices breaking, smelly beds and grubby bathrooms. And a team of staff who were no where near as conscientious as its previous owners had been ! Needless to say, we stopped going some years ago but the decor and fittings, unbelievably, is just the same ! ? Such a shame, the place is only a shell of what was once a wonderful family run and family orientated holiday park.
Trelawne Gardens! Filthy chalet. 8 photos available for evidence. Letter of complaint sent to Ilfracombe on our return. ARE THEY BOTHERED, are they heck as like. Unsigned and terse letter of acknowledgement received, “will investigate and respond in 28 days”. They must be used to this sort of thing and couldn’t really give a monkeys, and from the reviews this must be the norm for John Fowler Holiday Parks. But the matter is not over with yet. Potential next move to BBC Watchdog. But John Fowler? never again.
We have just returned from a weekend stay at widemouth bay park, and I must say it was the best holiday I’ve been on in a while. Nothing bad to say what so ever! Pool very nice, very warm. My children loved the foxy club, couldn’t wait to get to the club house every night to dance and see the characters.
We stayed in a lovely caravan, very clean and tidy. The shower was wonderful, better than my shower at home!!
Will defiantly be returning to this park again