TSCaravan, Haven, Golden Sands

For 2 + dog there was plenty of space and the static van is located in a clean, tidy environment on Haven's site, just a short stroll to Mablethorpe's beautiful beach. The interior was clean with no unpleasant smells.

Basic equipment which I hadn't realised from the description (my fault). Don't forget to take tea towels, kitchen roll toilet rolls dishwash sponge/brush and soap. As may be expected from a dog- and child friendly van, there was some staining on the carpet and dining benches although the carpet is due to be replaced later this week.

Caravan bit dated but did the job, very good distance for beach. Clean and nice site.

On arrival you could smell dogs, and the fur was all over carpet and sofas. A bit annoying when you arrive with 2 years old. Big plus for amazing hoover which helped us solve the fur problem.

Nice and big

Very drier carpet smell of dogs

The location was amazing. That is to say, there was plenty to do off-site. The seal sanctuary was the hilite of the trip and well worth the money. The convenience store on site was well stocked, and although slightly more expensive than the high street shops, it was by no means extortionate. There was a Tesco and Lidl a short drive away, so we did the bulk of our shopping there. We were greeted by a family of ducks, which were a joy to watch. They were so sweet.

We paid a total of £182 for 3 adults + 1 child play passes for the duration of our 8 day stay for access to pools and entertainment lounge. What a rip-off. The pool was only open part of the week, and we had no interest in sitting in the entertainment lounge. In hindsight, I wouldn't have wasted the money on them and just gone to the beach instead. The crazy golf was in dire need of some investment. Half the structures were either missing or falling apart. The caravan, whilst comfortable, wasn't the cleanest we've stayed in. The shower was either extremely hot or scorching, and the youngest member of the family couldn't tolerate the temperature of the water. I'm not sure if something was wrong with it. It would also have been nice if an oscillating fan had been provided as the temperature inside the caravan was unbearable at times due to the recent heatwave. WiFi signal was pitiful and, at times, non-existent. Again, I'm not sure if it was a shared system with all the other caravans on the complex. In the end, we decided to come home early as the combination of the caravan temperature, wonky WiFi, and the fact we couldn't get a cool shower in the extreme heat was making everybody's tempers flare.