Holidaypark Klein Strand

To be honest, I booked here before reading the reviews & was apprehensive as some were not favourable. However, I need not have worried, we had a lovely weels stay here in our caravan on a hard/ grass pitch, fully serviced. We stayed after the school holidays had ended so it was quiet, few children on site 7 only at weekends. It was busy but quiet, calm & peaceful. The pitches were well maintained, the site was clean, the facilities clean 7 of a very good standard. We stayed on the side for touring campers, so away from the lake, which we preferred. The staff were very friendly. A great location for visiting, Bruges, Ostend & Ghent. We would happily stay here again.

Do NOT expect the wifi to be working, there is so much work going.... on the electrical hook is at best is precarious. The showerblock is dated, but on a a positive is warm, although the shower cubicles are child size, don't leave anything on the floor, as will be soaked when the shower is switched on. Reception apologetic, but not in a position to correct any issues. Happy Days bar/cafe is OK, although not really prepared to service requirements of on site campers. On the whole, at best a 'work in progress' plenty of capacity to improve.

We stopped here for the final week of a two week holiday with our tourer. The site is available to caravans and motorhomes, there is also a residential area at the back of the site. The pitches are spacious but here is the first of the disappointment for me. We booked a serviced pitch which means on this camp site, you share the water power and drainage with four other pitches. This was a little bit of a problem as we didn’t have our aqua roll with us so had to keep disconnecting our water hose when other people wanted to use the water. It was all very friendly and once I explained everyone was understanding. The shower block is a touch dated but the toilet were fine. When you arrive on site you have to pay €30 for a card which has €5 on it for the shower. If you use the €5 then you have to top up to use the shower again. As we were there for a week we challenged ourselves to make it last the week. Every time my wife and I went for a shower we would soak ourselves down and take out the card. We would then put the cars back in and wash ourselves down. So the only time me the water was running was when you needed it! At first we thought it inconvenient but after thinking about what we done, we probably saved a fair bit of water which got to be good for the environment. We had €1 refunded so we did it! The site has a bar that serves food and a chip shop on the side of it. One night we decided to have a takeaway and used the chip shop. Don’t! An older lady spotted me at the counter after me being there for a few minutes and looked at me as if I had done something to upset her! We had a chicken burger and chips. The burger was minced chicken cooked in the fryer and the chip were frozen chips. The salad in the burger was a lettuce leaf that had seen better days and a slice of tomato. We didn’t eat it all! There is a play area for children and a fun pool, which for the first 5 days had a little old water in it with algae. They did clean the pool and drain what water was in it but we never saw it full or in use. Across the road and about 100m before the entrance for the caravan park is another section for residential/holiday let’s. There is a bit of a square with a chinese restaurant, a tiny shop and a 24 hour shop. Don’t get excited! We were going to use the Chinese as I love Chinese food but I went in to ask if I could see a menu in English because the menu out side was in Dutch (yes it was a surprise to me but Dutch is one of the main languages in Belgium). The little old Chinese lady looking at me then said angrily, “you want to see English menu, you come in for food!” We didn’t ! The 24 hour shop turned out to be vending machines! Next we walked out from the square and behind it was a very large lake with a beach on it. It looks lovely, there is a couple of water slide on one end and a bouncy castle adventure floaty thing the other. We could see life guards sitting in chairs but sadly no one else. T