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Acorns Naturist Campsite, Devon
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Literally came home from there yesterday. The facilities are lovely but the staff are rude and seem to treat everyone (bar a few in the in crowd) with contempt and suspicion. Which is most annoying when you are there for a normal family oriented stay and doing nothing wrong like everyone else. There's rules posted up everywhere in very impolite wording. Its very authoritarian and regimented. You always feel like your being watched by the management. CCTV in a lot of places and I'm sure the owner of the place tried to follow us from the bar as we went for a late night walk to look at the stars. The thing that got me the most was the way they talk to be people like dirt if the have a trivial bullshit complaint I found most disgusting. We are guests (and decent respectful ones at that), not scum of the other. Basically if your face don't fit it makes for a very uncomfortable experience that despite the lovely facilities your can't relax in.
We thought at first it was just us. But then talking to other couples (first timers and ones who've been coming for years) they notice and feel the same. Apparently it wasnt always this way. Personally we go to relax and unwind, not to be treated rudely, watched and looked down on. So despite great location and facilities we probably wouldn’t go again. Maybe stick to beautiful sites Tything Barn or Lakeside.
Having said that the grounds and facilities are nice if you can overlook the sense of big brother, overbearing regulation and poor attitudes. And plenty of the guests are lovely. But if you do go (based of tips we had before hand and by the nature of the owners) turn your profile to private, remove the profile photo and don't use Fab down there. Because we were told (and now totally belive is plausible) the owners regularly check fab to ensure no undesirables are on camp. |
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By *eordiesCouple
over a year ago
newcastle |
"Literally came home from there yesterday. The facilities are lovely but the staff are rude and seem to treat everyone (bar a few in the in crowd) with contempt and suspicion. Which is most annoying when you are there for a normal family oriented stay and doing nothing wrong like everyone else. There's rules posted up everywhere in very impolite wording. Its very authoritarian and regimented. You always feel like your being watched by the management. CCTV in a lot of places and I'm sure the owner of the place tried to follow us from the bar as we went for a late night walk to look at the stars. The thing that got me the most was the way they talk to be people like dirt if the have a trivial bullshit complaint I found most disgusting. We are guests (and decent respectful ones at that), not scum of the other. Basically if your face don't fit it makes for a very uncomfortable experience that despite the lovely facilities your can't relax in.
We thought at first it was just us. But then talking to other couples (first timers and ones who've been coming for years) they notice and feel the same. Apparently it wasnt always this way. Personally we go to relax and unwind, not to be treated rudely, watched and looked down on. So despite great location and facilities we probably wouldn’t go again. Maybe stick to beautiful sites Tything Barn or Lakeside.
Having said that the grounds and facilities are nice if you can overlook the sense of big brother, overbearing regulation and poor attitudes. And plenty of the guests are lovely. But if you do go (based of tips we had before hand and by the nature of the owners) turn your profile to private, remove the profile photo and don't use Fab down there. Because we were told (and now totally belive is plausible) the owners regularly check fab to ensure no undesirables are on camp."
Totally agree with the above. Imagine how much they looked down on people who had a Geordie accent !
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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Had the same experience as both of the above, except i was a single naturist guy with a northern accent, treated badly as a paying guest. Lived in devon for 17 yrs too, counts for nothing unless your face fits, mine didnt |
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We visited Acorns a good few years ago and found it the same,owners seemed as it was beneath them to actually talk to you during the day time, they used to come into the cow shed in the evening while people were having a drink and try and socialise with you as if you were the best of pals. And as far as the honesty box goes that was a laugh, cctv camera above it watching everything you do. Yes the owners do check fab on a regular basis so be careful if you're going along, we will definitely not be back, as will some of our friends. |
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By *ee jayCouple
over a year ago
norwich |
We nearly went 3 years ago and got warned off the owner is on here looking at what is put on about acorns he has his own profile to keep an eye on who maybe going we have talked to several people who say the same as others in here and he watches on the cctv and switch off from fab as he also looks at who is near and online our advice don’t go we have just had a week at tything barn and I can’t say enough about it great site friendly 23 acres defiantly will go back there |
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By *picMan
over a year ago
Petworth |
"Literally came home from there yesterday. The facilities are lovely but the staff are rude and seem to treat everyone (bar a few in the in crowd) with contempt and suspicion. Which is most annoying when you are there for a normal family oriented stay and doing nothing wrong like everyone else. There's rules posted up everywhere in very impolite wording. Its very authoritarian and regimented. You always feel like your being watched by the management. CCTV in a lot of places and I'm sure the owner of the place tried to follow us from the bar as we went for a late night walk to look at the stars. The thing that got me the most was the way they talk to be people like dirt if the have a trivial bullshit complaint I found most disgusting. We are guests (and decent respectful ones at that), not scum of the other. Basically if your face don't fit it makes for a very uncomfortable experience that despite the lovely facilities your can't relax in.
We thought at first it was just us. But then talking to other couples (first timers and ones who've been coming for years) they notice and feel the same. Apparently it wasnt always this way. Personally we go to relax and unwind, not to be treated rudely, watched and looked down on. So despite great location and facilities we probably wouldn’t go again. Maybe stick to beautiful sites Tything Barn or Lakeside.
Having said that the grounds and facilities are nice if you can overlook the sense of big brother, overbearing regulation and poor attitudes. And plenty of the guests are lovely. But if you do go (based of tips we had before hand and by the nature of the owners) turn your profile to private, remove the profile photo and don't use Fab down there. Because we were told (and now totally belive is plausible) the owners regularly check fab to ensure no undesirables are on camp.
Totally agree with the above. Imagine how much they looked down on people who had a Geordie accent !
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So the owners don't like swingers or anything about the lifestyle yet they have their own secret profile on here to check up if anyone on fans is going or in the area on who's near, though this is not the first time I've heard of this happening. |
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Went last year at end of season as a single bloke even disturbed the owner as he was having his evening meal so he could serve me a drink at the bar ,he was very happy and told me it was no bother as I did apologize when asking.I found him and other staff very helpful and chatty site has great view's and is very clean.Going back September again I do not work for them lol. |
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