January 2024 by Margo Robinson
Great place for fishing friendly helpful staff especially tyron great guy ?
November 2023 by Jade
Lovely time away at woodland lake lodges
November 2023 by Peter Stamper
It was ok. But 22 hrs and not a fish between my son and I. For that point it was not good. But nice place
November 2023 by L
Checked in yesterday and were greeted by a dirty glass and empty can on the side next to the hot tub. Entered the lodge which in the photos showed 2 triple seater sofas but instead was 1 L shaped sofa. Upon moving the foot poof found a condom packet and random piece of plastic. We then went on to find a dirty sock, 3 biscuits/crackers (one of which was stuck to the side of the sofa) a playing card and some other rubbish. When we dropped our phone down the side of the sofa we moved the sofa cushion to get the phone back and found magic stars and nuts! Thank god we do not have a nut allergy because if we did this would be incredibly serious. We also found another dirty sock in the main bedroom. Absolutely horrible start to our holiday having to clean all these things. When today we went to reception to raise our complaint with a manager we had to speak to 3 different people and when we spoke with the manager they couldn?t have cared less and only bothered to look at 2 of our photos and belittled our complaint. Was offered no form of compensation. Awful customer service and experience.
November 2023 by RB I 18 I
hi I would like to make a complaintWe arrived on Tuesday the 7th of NovemberAs we got our keys for lodge as went round to itOn the front 2Plastic panels was hanging off the double doorsThe main entrance door doesn?t close flush so it rattles and lets cold air throughThe sofa was ripped to bits and all the leather was pealing offTheres paint and plaster missing on some off the wallsMould round the bathThe main bedroom Bed frame was to small for the mattress so it was over hanging either sideThe shelves in the fridge was brokenAlong to roof all way down the middle it was all bubbled as if water was going to come throughWhen going to get in the hot tub it was full of leafsHad to get a net to fish these outWas fed up of complaining about the white dog from the water mill coming round the site not even on a lead park policy is all dogs need to be on leads yet this one didn?t so was constantly upset my dog by running around near him etcWent to reception desk spoke to a young lad who clearly was scared of confrontation couldn?t answer the questions and shyed awayAgain maintenance came round changing the filters etc on the hot tubs left ours uncovered again full of leafs again poor serviceThen last night was an absolute joke lodge 22 out partying screaming throwing thing till 2-3am we couldn?t sleep this morning there got tub lid was in middle of nowhereGlasses al over place bottles all over place absolutely disgustingTo say we come for a quite break as I?ve been suffering with bad health mentally and physical and this is what we got and had to put up with was an absolute disgrace and awful experience we had
November 2023 by chelle wright
Absolutely fantastic place to chill and unwind great for dogs also love coming here been over 10 years now
October 2023 by Callumjames Williams
Done 24hrs at the specimen lake, spoke to few of the lads round there who had done 48hr and all said they hadn't caught a thing , didn't even have a bite and had come previous weeks and had the same thing , my experience was exactly the same , first time fishing the specimen lake not a single run all day or night , the tackle shop was closed most of the day as the guy was to busy in the pub , from 5 up to 12am music blasting from the pub with the owner of the lakes sat amongst it not caring about the people who have payed to fish the night , had random drunk people walking back and forth behind you all night what were not fishing but staying in the lodges all drunk messing about and making lots of noise , if tranquil is what you want I would definitely not book here , I would not recommend staying at the specimen lake at all , I've fished many different places over the years and never had anything this bad in all my time fishing , worst part was I came to do a 24hr session for my birthday , it was dreadful, I've done a day ticket here a couple times on different lakes and thought the place was okay apart from the cleanliness, the photos you see of people catching from the specimen lake seem to be the same couple sturgeon what used to be in the small pond at the front from a while back can gladly say I won't waste another penny coming back here ,oaks it is next time , also you might find when you get here and if the tackle shop is actually open , if they have ran out of there own boilies then your restricted to what you can use , I was told by two people you can only use there standard shop pellets , by the guys in the shop so I wouldn't bother taking your own bait as your not aloud to use it unless you buy from there shop ?seems to be there happy to take your money but don't actually give a s##t about you when your here or how your time is they would rather sit in the pub and get off there faces absolutly disgraceful, also if you think about bringing the kids along don't as the smell of the cannabis what lingers around the lake from others what are fishing is disgusting again not well regulated of who they have around the lake , AVOID !!!!Was going to leave it at that but now woke up to messages from the owner with malicious comments about my family plenty of photos and videos taking from the night I stayed for my birthday wonder what the press will think when I publish all this to them
September 2023 by David Bennie
A great days fishing at the woodlands complex, it's now well looked after and once the works have been completed the new re modeled Lakes will be a pleasure to visit.
September 2023 by hugh frew
Lovely spot. Quiet and peaceful. Staff really helpful. Small play park could do with a bigger one. Swimming pool access free of charge.
September 2023 by richard bartlett
great day fishing on kestrel lake. our first time to the water and first time fishing for my 13yr old son. great to catch loads of good size and healthy carp
August 2023 by Rebecca Atkinson
I can't speak for the lodges but the fishery itself is as good as ever. Well ran tackle shop, reasonable prices, well stocked lakes. A anglers paradise.
August 2023 by William Crook
Free WiFi =no WiFi no contact or explanation from main desk couldnt fault the accommodation or surroundings just felt let down with no apologies or reason for no WiFi handed keys and left to it?
July 2023 by Michael Woodcock
Disappointing fishery as it stands..but alot of work currently being done..so one for the future. Tackle shop is run down and can do with a good sort out and stocking up. Cafe was good as was the bar.... Restaurant seemed ok but koi pond definitely needs some tidying up and cleaning... Staff were rude in tackle shop and abit pre occupied in restaurant even when not busy..so again disappointing.This is only a review for the fishing lakes and it's tackle shop....bar and restaurant...not the lodges where we stayed with hot tubs...they were fantastic
July 2023 by Paul Woodhams
We spent last week at Woodlands Thirsk in the lodges and fished every day, had a fantastic time, probably the best fishing in this country I've been to. My son who's 13 caught lots of doubles, ( for the first time) he loved it, and to wrap it all off, there was a nice hot tub at the end of the day at the lodge, fantastic.Fishing, there's plenty of lakes they are all looked after, plenty of bins for rubbish and good clean swims. It has an onsite tackle shop, (some stuff a bit pricey, but to be expected) the staff are very helpful and the guy who collects the money gave us plenty of good advise and tips, in general its pretty laid back.It has a cafe, restaurant and sports bar, (which is always nice to have a quick pint or two after a days fishing)Its perfect for fishing, families or just a break in the loverly North Yorks countryside. (o and it has a spa and small indoor pool as well ) and dog friendly.We will defiantly be coming back, and we're all looking forward to it. Great place, friendly staff and good location.5* all the way from me, my son can't wait to go again :)
June 2023 by Dawn Turner
Fantastic place, everyone so friendly, chalets need better cleaner's has oven was dirty and grease left in tray .but the venue and facilities were brilliant, will go back definitely .such a relaxing 3 day break ,hot tub great too as was the pool and spa .
