The Nab Bar — Restaurant in England

Second year running — a brilliant, dog-friendly break at Whitecliff Bay

Back for my second visit to Whitecliff Bay Holiday Park, and once again it was a cracking week away — made even better by how dog-friendly the whole place is. It’s one of the best spots I’ve found for bringing a four-legged friend: loads of open space, the beach is perfect for a paddle, and staff are genuinely welcoming to dogs, not just tolerant.

The outdoor pool is a standout — ideal for cooling off in the heat (though I didn’t apply enough suncream and paid the price!). The beach is a real treat too: Peaceful, and great for a walk with the dog morning or evening.

A massive shoutout to the Nab Bar, where I ended up most days. It’s the social heart of the park and brilliantly run — Nic and Katie in particular were exceptional. Their attention to detail, friendly service, and easygoing nature made the bar a proper highlight.

Most of the staff are attentive and clearly care about guests’ experience — human and canine alike. That said, Ryan, who I believe is the manager, let the side down. For the second year running, he was brusque, rude, and needlessly short with customers. It’s disappointing and completely at odds with the otherwise brilliant team. It’s clear nothing’s changed in the past 365 days.

That one blot aside, Whitecliff Bay remains one of the best dog-friendly holiday parks I’ve stayed at — great facilities, lovely location, and service (mostly) that goes the extra mile. We’ll be back — hopefully with a bit more suncream and a...

It's a lovely place with for me 1 of the best views in the whole world at its door. But... a few things for me are not quite right. Closing the bar too early. We were sat down at 9.30 and the lights were turned off by staff. So we got up and left otherwise we would of all stayed for more drinks after our meal.

Decking area had a very poor feel to it. Maybe time to relay it all, as my father stepped on a new piece that was relayed and the bottom support beam was rotten, his foot went through and fell about 8inches. Staff were told & placed a chair over the broken part. I hope it's been fixed since.

Closing the pool at certain times during the day causes kids to become impatient and families to up and leave. No food served whilst pool is closed in the afternoon, is lost money. The ordering of drinks from the kiosk outside causes confusion for some people as you have to wait for your drinks if your sat by the pool , and if your on the decking they're bought to you. It's a little weird and also for me doesn't work. It seems a little covid like to me.

But brush up on all of these things and you have a very good resteraunt pool and great place to stay. Brilliantbforndogs and dog lovers as they are allowed...

Second time we’ve been this year and both times something was left off the order despite it being read back and checked. Mushroom linguini was not pleasant, quite bland and tasteless and greasy, chicken wings tasted like they were microwaved from frozen (a member of our party is a chef), hunter’s chicken was over cooked and dry, the bacon was cremated and the salad couldn’t have gotten more limp. Cheesy ciabatta was greasy and not very tasty at all. Also, the tables being made out of poorly fitted planks of wood meant that there was salt and things left behind from previous diners such as pieces of batter etc in the large gaps, not great on a hygiene level Think they knew were were unhappy as not once were we asked if the food was ok. Only reason the food was eaten is because we travelled all day and were tired and hungry. Plus side is they are...