Haven Primrose Valley Holiday Park in Yorkshire Review

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Haven Primrose Valley is a whopper - but did we like it?

​I was already aware before we visited Primrose Valley that it is one of the biggest Haven holiday parks. However, I wasn't quite prepared for how sprawling the site is. 

It took us a considerable amount of time to get our bearings and we got a good amount of exercise getting to know every corner of this vast site.

We spent a long time looking at this map and getting our steps in our Haven Primrose Valley

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Two entertainment areas at Haven Primrose Valley Holiday Park

There are two main areas with entertainment at Primrose Valley, both of which are nicely done and have had money invested in them recently. 

Our favourite was the Adventure Village, where you can find high ropes and low ropes, as well as a climbing wall, a giant crash pillow, as well as the swimming pool and a boating lake.

This outdoor stage is a popular focal point (yes, I know it looks empty when we took the photo)

I resisted clambering all over this playground

Another small playground with seating at Primrose Valley

The minigolf backed onto a funfair when we visited (I'm not sure if the funfair is permanent)

These high ropes are in the adventure village - they're not quite as high as some we've used

These are the low ropes, which are better for younger children

Yet another playground to slide around on

Crazy Combat is a lazer combat course at Primrose Valley

This funfair was popular when we visited Primrose Valley

Anyone for Footgolf?

The climbing wall at Primrose Valley is the conventional sort rather than Clip n Climb

Primrose Valley has an inflatable arena, that looked good fun (though I didn't try it personally)

Various restaurants and other activities are in here (more on food later!)

The boating lake at Primrose Valley Holiday Park is a good lark

Fancy jumping off this thing? (Probably best to wait for it to be inflated)

You pay for many of these activities, of course, but we've found that Haven is quite a lot cheaper than Centre Parcs and on a par with Parkdean Resorts for activity pricing. 

The Adventure Village is modern and it is nice to have everything bundled together so that different generations can try different things rather than traipsing around the site too much. 

We also found this Owner Services building...but we aren't owners so who knows what's in there!

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Eating out at Primrose Valley Holiday Park

The second focal point on the site that we visited included the onsite Wetherspoons, Burger King and Slim Chickens. Again, we found that these were nicely done and looking modern, with a good number of people enjoying the autumn sunshine on the terrace at Wetherspoons.

There's a good choice of chain restaurants at Primrose Valley

Anyone for pizza?

Haven has started opening Wetherspoons at its resorts - this one at Primrose Valley was the first

A terrible photo of the Burger King at Primrose Valley (sorry about that)

I'm a big fan of Slim Chickens (but stay away from the spicy stuff)

The Lakehouse is the onsite restaurant and is convenient if you want a drink whilst the children are in the Adventure Village

The Lakehouse also acts as entrance to the swimming pool

We didn't take a photo inside the swimming pool, but here's one of the official ones

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Greenery and vibe at Haven Primrose Valley

Haven Primrose Valley is a very varied site but we were impressed that there is quite a lot of greenery, compared to some holiday parks that we have been to. For example, I would say that Haven Primrose Valley is quite a lot greener than Haven Blue Dolphin, which we've also visited and can be found a little way along the East Yorkshire coast. 

Some parts of Primrose Valley have quite a few trees to give it a nicer natural vibe

Another nice green part of Primrose Valley

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Beach trips from Haven Primrose Valley

We found beach access to be a bit of a funny setup at Haven Primrose Valley. As you face the sea, there is an obvious path leading down on the right hand side. 

At first we thought that this was the main path down to the beach, until we saw the signposts advising us to turn around.

Great views...but we found that you can't walk down to the beach from here

​Instead, you have to walk quite a considerable way to the left of the site before you reach a slope that leads down to the beach. 

Thankfully, the route down is well signposted!

We followed this pretty path down towards the beach

Once you are at the beach, it is truly lovely. I can highly recommend visiting at low tide when the beach goes on the miles and there is absolutely no risk of struggling for space.

Having looked at the map after our visit, I concluded that there may be a second route down that leads to a stretch of the beach further south, but we didn't find that one!

Trust me, the photos don't do it justice - this is a really lovely beach!

The sand at Primrose Valley beach seems to go on and on

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Accommodation at Haven Primrose Valley

Some of the caravans and lodges at Primrose Valley have a sea view but I would say that these are very much in the minority. Get one if you can but with such a large site it is not surprising that some caravans are quite a long way from the beach and don't offer that coastal vibe that is so appealing on holiday. 

We liked this crescent shaped part of the resort, which felt a bit more spacious than some areas

The long straight rows of caravans at Primrose Valley have a bit less character

Those front row caravans get a sea view over the hedges

Get a caravan with a balcony if you can afford the upgrade (unless you're visiting in winter!)

This is the sort of view you'll get from a front row caravan at Primrose Valley

Some of the signage around the site is the older Haven style. On our visits we have noticed that sites such as Haven Skegness have newer looking signs, which give it a bit of a fresher feel. If you aren't a regular Haven visitor then you probably wouldn't notice this, but we visit a lot of these resorts in the name of research!

I'm being picky, but I thought these signs looked a bit dated compared to some Haven resorts

Overall though, Primrose Valley is a really terrific holiday park - but only if you enjoy things on a very large scale. Personally, I very much like large holiday parks and greatly enjoyed our visit. If you just want a slightly smaller resort in the area from Haven then Thornwick Bay or Reighton Sands would be better choices.

Read more, including a price comparison in our Yorkshire holiday park guide.

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