The start of my holiday at Higher Shorston Lakes could not have been more eventful. I broke down at 6PM and called Sylvia, the owner to say we would be very late. She said the site was open and to just pitch up and we would talk in the morning. I arrived at 3am with a very tired wife and eight year old grand daughter. Later that morning I was greeted by Sylvia who was most kind and gracious, given that the tow truck had cut a 9 inch deep furrow in the grass on the way out! Sylvia kindly offered to help find an appropriate garage which she did and the car, three days later, was repaired. Throughout our stay Sylvia checked that we were OK without being intrusive in any way. The site is simply beautiful, set on one side of a valley. The pitches are grey gravel and although the ground slopes substantially, the pitches have been cut into the slope to form spacious areas each with an electrical hook up. The views from Pitch 1 at the top of the slope are amazing over the valley and towards the town of Holsworthy. The toilets and shower are modern and spacious and kept immaculately clean. I was impressed with the recycling area which is large and easy to access. The lawned areas were kept trim and tidy and the games room was a great addition with a pool table and table football. Both are high quality equipment. This makes a great place to explore places that are all much less than an hour away - Bude, Widemouth Bay, Tintagel, Boscastle and Clovelly to name but a few! The town of Holsworthy is about 1.5 miles away (25 mins walk or 5 mins in the car) and it has a good size Waitrose a Co-Op and plenty of other shops. Last but by no means least is the fishing - it is simply brilliant. In one morning my grand daughter and I caught 9 carp - common, mirror and ghost - all between 2lb (1 kilo) and 5.5 lbs (2.5 kilos) - amazing!