Südsee-Camp — Attraction in Wietzendorf

The accommodation was spotless and Tony and Annette were excellent couriers. This is a large camp and Eurocamp only occupy 19 pitches towards the back right of the site. Yes, the vans are quite close together as mentioned in other reviews, but we were in 16 which is one of the better pitches in my opinion. We tried the onsite restaurants and here's what we experienced: ||||Insell - we ate there twice, best to make a reservation though. Food was pretty good, staff helpful, service reasonably prompt. ||||Pier 1 - Shown to a table, sat there for 5 minutes or so and noticed no one had any food in front of them. People appeared to be getting a little upset with the lack of service. It appeared as though they only had a single waitress on the floor and not many more in the kitchen. After 10 minutes and no drink or menus we cut our losses and decided to go to the Bootsman and try there.||||Bootsman - Food and service were fine, but, I saw two salads put out for service, unfortunately several of the resident flies landed on them prior to them being taken to the table. They definitely have some issue with flies here so this also gets a thumbs down from me.||||We did not use the pool so can't comment.||||The shop onsite does a reasonable choice of food, drink, breads. There is a Penny supermarket in the local village (and after a few days discovered there are actually another 2 in the village but off the Main Street (one I believe is mainly for beer though).||||We took our own bikes and as the surrounding area is pretty flat cycling is fairly relaxing (lots of cycle tracks as well). ||||A previous review mentioned the number of dogs on site. The site map clearly identifies which areas are for dog owners and which are not. All dogs must be on a lead at all times except in the designated dog run area, waste bags and bins are also supplied around the camp. Eurocamp do allow pets in their vans by the way.||||We cycled to Soltau (17.5km each way) and down to Bergen/Belsen (13km each way) and a variety of shorter trips. Celle is close by and you are ideally located for day trips to...

The accommodation was spotless and Tony and Annette were excellent couriers. This is a large camp and Eurocamp only occupy 19 pitches towards the back right of the site. Yes, the vans are quite close together as mentioned in other reviews, but we were in 16 which is one of the better pitches in my opinion. We tried the onsite restaurants and here's what we experienced: ||||Insell - we ate there twice, best to make a reservation though. Food was pretty good, staff helpful, service reasonably prompt. ||||Pier 1 - Shown to a table, sat there for 5 minutes or so and noticed no one had any food in front of them. People appeared to be getting a little upset with the lack of service. It appeared as though they only had a single waitress on the floor and not many more in the kitchen. After 10 minutes and no drink or menus we cut our losses and decided to go to the Bootsman and try there.||||Bootsman - Food and service were fine, but, I saw two salads put out for service, unfortunately several of the resident flies landed on them prior to them being taken to the table. They definitely have some issue with flies here so this also gets a thumbs down from me.||||We did not use the pool so can't comment.||||The shop onsite does a reasonable choice of food, drink, breads. There is a Penny supermarket in the local village (and after a few days discovered there are actually another 2 in the village but off the Main Street (one I believe is mainly for beer though).||||We took our own bikes and as the surrounding area is pretty flat cycling is fairly relaxing (lots of cycle tracks as well). ||||A previous review mentioned the number of dogs on site. The site map clearly identifies which areas are for dog owners and which are not. All dogs must be on a lead at all times except in the designated dog run area, waste bags and bins are also supplied around the camp. Eurocamp do allow pets in their vans by the way.||||We cycled to Soltau (17.5km each way) and down to Bergen/Belsen (13km each way) and a variety of shorter trips. Celle is close by and you are ideally located for day trips to...

Südsee-Camp is a gigantic camp with very good facilities and an excellent location. There is plenty of scope for walking on and off site, the camp itself is set in a forest, well laid out with good paths and nice wooded areas. Washing facilities are plentiful and clean. The whole site is really well maintained.||||Restaurants serve decent grub, the shop is well stocked with an excellent bakery and my kids loved the buggy hire! I imagine the beach would be great in the summer - in the winter it was still good fun with a decent play area. The pool is very much a leisure rather than swimming pool and a little on the small side - the rapids are great but it’s hard to see how anyone could string out the whole 3 hours you pay for unless you spend more on a snack or drinks break. Entertainment is provided- cheap and cheerful but quite charming as a result. Mini golf is very good, high ropes well run and my kids loved the buggies. ||||The camp is well situated for trips to Hamburg & Hannover, to historical sites like Belsen and to the excellent heide Park theme park. Penny is the best nearby supermarket in the nondescript town of Wietzendorf but Edeka in Soltau is very good. ||||Staff are generally very friendly and efficient. The camp is almost totally frequented by Germans (a good thing IMO) and whilst we got by with pigeon German this was through choice not necessity. English is widely and well spoken.||||Gripes: 1. The advertised gym was shut; 2. The cost racks up. I think mini golf and the pool were overpriced, the Pier One restaurant was a lot for what it was, on the high ropes we were charged extra as a member of staff had to help my child when she fell (what was the alternative -leave her there?) Even by typical standards the camp shop is also pricey. 3. If the weather turns bad the options, other than the pool. are pretty limited on and off site. ||||Oh - and if you don’t like dogs stay away, the mutts...