Winchelsea Sands Holiday Park

We recently stayed at Park Holidays in a Gold 3-bedroom pet-friendly caravan with our family of seven and our two dogs. The caravan was a good size for a family of this size. As you’d expect with caravan accommodation, space is limited, but it was clean, comfortable, and had everything we needed. The park itself was clean and well maintained, and all of the staff were incredibly friendly and helpful throughout our stay. One of the highlights was how close the beach was – just a few minutes’ walk away. It was perfect for taking the dogs, and on the way there was a lovely large field and a small playground, which the children really enjoyed. When booking, we were looking for somewhere that wasn’t too busy or overcrowded like some of the larger holiday parks we’ve visited before, but still had enough to keep the kids entertained. This park was exactly what we were after. It has an outdoor swimming pool, a restaurant and bar, and there’s also a Co-op conveniently located right outside the park. It isn’t a lively, entertainment-packed park, which actually suited us perfectly. It was peaceful, relaxing, and ideal for families looking for a quieter holiday while still having everything they need close by. We’d definitely consider staying here again.

Winchelsea Beach is an ideal peace-and-quiet destination situated between wild coastline, rolling farmland and adjacent to several important nature reserves. The Winchelsea Sands camp sits very sensitively in this environment, catering ideally to a more mature demographic, though it looks lovely for younger kids (ideal Nan & Grandpa site) there is probably not a lot to appeal to the Teens unless you have one of those rare ones where nature is their bag. The site is small, immaculately kept, the staff are super friendly and all look genuinely happy to be working there. Swimming pool is well screened, shallow and clean, no lifeguard but I doubt one would be necessary given the proximity of staff assistance. The clubhouse is small but kept lively throughout the day by the park residents, decent coffee at a reasonable price too. The camp breakfast is fair, largely for its convenience, but if you prefer yours more 'local and hearty' there is a banging beachside cafe 500 yards to your right out of the site gate. There are a couple of noteworthy foodie offerings a further distance along the road if you turn left out of the camp. There is a small supermarket and a fish and chip bar directly outside the camp too so you can be well provisioned without a trip to the big shops. An hourly bus service for connections to Rye and Hastings stop close to the camp, both worth a visit if you get the chance. The site recognises its limitations, plays to its strengths and offers excellent value for money. Would score 4.5 if I could. Well done Park Holidays team, I'll be back!

Lack of entertainment for the children; no characters came out, just party dances and bingo. The arcade is small and takes 30 seconds to walk around, and ticket prizes are mainly sweets unless you get 1500 or more. The on-site park is barely a park; a couple of swings and a small slide are just about it. We spent most of the time in the caravan just waiting to go home. The beds are like sleeping on the floor—rock-solid mattresses with no give. The paid internet keeps dropping out for hours in some cases. The outdoor pool isn't bad, but no lifeguard and a lack of staff are an issue. The clubhouse food was nice and arrived quickly and fresh, whereas the drinks were flat and didn't taste nice at all. If we hadn't paid nearly £900 for the week, we would be looking to finish our holiday elsewhere. We've been to most of the parks around Kent and Sussex, and this is by far the worst we've been to, and we won't be back. The cleanliness is up to a decent standard, and the staff have all been helpful.

The caravans are a compliment to this site. The entertainment is limited and just repeated every night, so no wow factor there, the swimming pool isnt heated at all (went swimming on a cool/warm day) and it was freezing in the pool, the arcade, the machines kept taking money, stopped working during games and when speaking to bar staff as the arcade has no set staff counter or anyone the bar staff priortised and ignored customers for the arcade, refused refunds and mad claims it has to come out of the bosses pocket directly, there was children under the age of 18 using slot machines (not ones for tickets) actuall slot machines so the arcade is a disater and uncontolled. Dont worry about ordering food there, you can have a pizza, possibly one other item but the menu is always out of stock especially for the kids... But why would would you want to eat on sticky tables and flies around you anyway... Oh and our 1st night/morning there we woke up and had a police car visiting a neighbour caravan so definitely a top notch holiday site to avoid.

We visited during the summer holidays with our young family. The caravan was as expected and clean. Staff were friendly. A few considerations for families with young children: The swimming pool is adults only until 11am so that's the earliest you can book a session. Childrens entertainment/paid activities are from 3-630pm. There is nothing offered during the day. There is NO entertainment/activities on a Sunday. The clubhouse bar had no fruit shoots, orange squash or fruit juices avaliable during our stay. The onsite playground was not as expected and not suitable for our 2year old but fine for our older children.