Visitor Reviews - Bay View Holiday Park ( Bolton Holmes )
Bay View Holiday Park ( Bolton Holmes ) 
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Bolton Le Sands
Carnforth
Lancashire (Browse area)
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Tel: 01524 701508
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Open: All Year Round
Rating: 
8/10 from 86 Reviews
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| Date of Visit: April 2013 |
Unit: Touring Caravan |
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| Reviewer: Leeturner4666 |
3 reviews from this member |
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We stayed at Bay View over the Easter holidays, the site is close to the town centre and has some lovely walks with excellent views of Morecambe Bay. The facilities were first class, the toilets and shower block was really new, always spotlessly clean and well maintained. The staff did an exceptional job at cleaning them.
There is a bar, restaurant, games room for the children. The bar and restaurant is a new building in a barn type property, the drinks were reasonably priced and although we didn't eat in the restaurant the food looked delicious. The site was really well run with first class customer service, the staff at reception accompany you to a pitch that you want and then offer to help set up if you should desire.
The pitches were large on hard standing and fully serviced, level with plenty of room around and behind the vans to you didn't feel crammed in at all.
There is a large play area for the kids including climbing frames and area for football but it is near the entrance to the site and not near to the pitches, although it was lovely to walk to the play area taking in the breath taking scenery and just relaxing.
Overall I would thoroughly recommend this site, it is professionally run, clean, reasonably priced and very relaxing, didn't want to come home.
We will be visiting again, although hopefully with a bit warmer weather!
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| Date of Visit: September 2012 |
Unit: Touring Caravan |
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| Reviewer: TickleMePink |
3 reviews from this member |
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We have a seasonal pitch at Bay View at the moment (although we are moving to another site for a change of scenery when our contract ends) and I would thoroughly recommend this site to anyone.
I am going to start with the only two negatives, the first being the playground which is located at the entrance to the site a long way from the touring fields and the statics. It is a lovely playground but it is never used because it is just too far for the children to go on their own. I am told there is a valid reason why it has to be there (planning condition) but it really does need to be moved into the main part of the site.
Secondly there is always a breeze, wind or gale blowing in off Morecambe Bay and there is no part of the site that is sheltered from it. Our pitch is quite high up on the hill at the back of the site so is even more exposed than other pitches and during the season we have seen literally dozens of awnings collapse or blow right over the tops of caravans because of the wind. If you do pitch at Bay View with an awning then two storm straps are recommended and you must peg out with the steel pegs and really good quality ties. We made our own out of bungee cord because we found that they were the only ones that would withstand the elements without breaking.
Now, the negatives are out of the way let’s get on to the positives.
The biggest plus for us is the management team; the site manager and together with his wife, run the site with his team. First impressions of the site are that it is absolutely pristine. There is not a blade of grass out of place or an untrimmed hedge or a scrap of litter anywhere. The bins are never overflowing and all the public areas are kept immaculate at all times of the day.
There are three main toilet/shower areas. The white block is the original toilet and shower block which houses the washing up area and the laundry. The green blocks are new and contain 4 toilets and 2 showers in a gents and a ladies block and they also have some portable abin showers and toilets which they open at peak times if the site is full. There are two elsan points, lots of water taps dotted around although the super pitches have their own water, electricity, waste and TV points. All the blocks are kept spotlessly clean and I have only once had to wait a couple of minutes for a shower.
The reception area is currently at the very bottom of the site almost on the seashore although they are in the process of converting a barn at the entrance to the site which will become the reception. In reception they have a bit of a shop that sells eggs, bread a bit of tinned stuff, a small selection of meats for barbecues, a small selection of wine, beer and spirits and some toys and camping gear. Behind reception is the bar/restaurant which I can thoroughly recommend. The food and drink in there isn’t particularly cheap but it is home made, well cooked and nicely presented. We have enjoyed many lovely meals in there during the season. In high season they host the occasional bingo and quiz nights and they also do kids’ discos and have a cabaret artist several times a year. In low season the restaurant and bar have limited opening times (usually just at the weekend) but during school holidays they are open all day starting at breakfast time through to last orders. In winter they have a huge open log fire and it is lovely to sit on the sofas in front of it with a nice glass of something warming.
In a separate building next to reception they have a little room with a ping pong table, air hockey and a handful of arcade machines. It is very popular with the children so make sure they take plenty of 2p pieces.
The area is great for exploring. The site is about 2 miles from the M6 motorway junction through Carnforth, 10 minutes drive from Morecambe, 20 minutes from Lancaster and roughly 30 minutes from Kendal and Windermere. Tesco and Booths are a 5 minute drive away and there are pubs and restaurants in Bolton le Sands and take-aways locally too. We can recommend the Posh Spice Indian take-away at Hest Bank and the Red Luck Chinese at Carnforth. The Far Pavilion Indian restaurant in Bolton le Sands takes about 20 minutes to walk to from the site and is very nice but pricey. You can walk along the coastal path to the Bay View garden centre where they have a little café serving home made cakes, ice cream and light meals and a bit further along the coast is Red Bank Farm where they do meals during the day and are licensed to serve wines and beers with meals. They have a few goats, pigs, chickens etc. For the kids to look at and an outdoor seating area for warm days. There is a caravan supplies shop in Carnforth for those emergency items.
We will be very sorry to leave Bay View but with lots of country to see it was never really our intention to stay on the same seasonal pitch for more than one year at a time. We wouldn’t hesitate to take another pitch there or go back for short visits in the future. It isn’t the cheapest for seasonals or touring but you get what you pay for in my experience. There are people on site who have been there for more than 20 years so that must say something.
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| Date of Visit: August 2012 |
Unit: Touring Caravan |
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| Reviewer: Philfun |
1 review from this member |
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We visited bayview on the aug bank holiday. Just like to thank the lady with the hair. I don't know her name for all her hard work with keeping the toilets spotless. Every time I went to the toilets she was there, full of smiles even though the toilets were hard to keep clean considering the weather we had. It was amazing as she was in all toilet blocks and shop as well.
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| Date of Visit: August 2012 |
Unit: Touring Caravan |
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| Reviewer: Maymay |
1 review from this member |
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I would like to say a big thank you to the wardens for the last 2 years. They brought sunshine, laughter, and kept the park spotless. They will be greatly missed by all that knew them. We are all so sad to see them go. They have been gone 1 week and you can feel that all the sunshine has left bayview. I have rated the site 10 out of 10 however that was done to the wardens, great effort.
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| Date of Visit: August 2012 |
Unit: Tent |
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| Reviewer: Bursco billy |
3 reviews from this member |
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This was our first 'family' camping trip for several years. (although prior to writing this review we have had a second trip elsewhere and so we can compare with a less favourable site)
I booked over the phone and the staff were really friendly and helpful.
When we arrived we parked up and walked to reception. All the staff we met were really friendly and helpful. Reception doubled up as a nicely stocked shop too. A golf buggy ride back to the car and we were then escorted to our pitch.
Our pitch had electric hook up, water tap and we couldn't believe a tv aerial socket too! The pitch was lovely and flat with a hardstanding for us to park the car off the road. Plenty of spave between
The grounds were beautifully maintained. The staff were always out and about tidying and looking after the site. The toilet blocks (we used two, but did find another one) were immaculate. The loos were always clean. The handwash was lovely too! The showers had either a glass folding door or a curtain to stop your clothes getting damp. You could shower for as long as you wanted at no extra cost. The bin areas looked as if they were emptied regularly and you were never faced with full stinky bins.
The dishwashing area (we used the one at the bottom of the hill just across from the camping pods) was inside and clean and spacious. Also a freezer for ice blocks (free)
We did not use the cafe/restaurant, although we had a look and it did seem very well presented with a good menu selection. We just ran out of time.
Someone came round each morning and checked how we were. They actually stopped and had a chat with us.
We are with o2 and had no problem with either phone or mobile internet reception
Other visitors to the site seemed friendly and it was definitely a quiet site for families and folks wanting peace and quiet.
The only downside for us was that due to I think the wettest august in a hundred years or whatever the weather people have said, the ground did get quite water logged very quickly. The staff mentioned they had put in extra drainage, but it wasn't enough to cope with all the extreme rain we experienced. By night two we began to experience a waterbed effect under the groundsheet.
The west coast main line was between the main road and the camp site. It didn't bother me, but it could seem a little noisy at 3 in the morning with the night freight.
Unfortunately the children's play area appeared to be at the very edge of the site. Too far for comfort as parent of small child.
Would we stay again? YES! Not the cheapest site, but the staff treated us like valued customers. The service was second to none and some thought has gone into how can we make their stay better.
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| Date of Visit: July 2012 |
Unit: Motorhome |
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| Reviewer: Motorhomefun |
22 reviews from this member |
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We recently came here for a two night stay in our motorhome. We were welcomes by a lovley lady on reception who was really chatty and helpful. To check in you have to leave your vehicle and walk to reception but then you get a lift back from a lovely guy in a golf cart.
The site itself is lovely, spacious pitches, flat easy to pitch on. We asked to be pitched near the toilet block which was accommodated. The toilets are lovely and have won awards, the only downside is nothing to put your shower bits on such as a tray etc. We mentioned this on their facebook page and they promised to rectify it.
There seems plenty on site to do for children, a little arcade and park but can't really comment as ours weren't with us. The bar and bistro on site is lovely in an old converted barn and we had a friday fish supper for two with tea for around £10. The staff in the bar however do let it down. No chat and a real lack of engaging friendliness. I think they need to work hard in this area as the bar was fairly quiet both nights and I believe a warmer welcome would help.
Apart from that, overall it was a really lovely site with enough for a couple of nights without needing to jump in the motorhome and drive off.
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