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Great for Kids But..... - from TripAdvisor.com
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We have been coming to Normandy Farms Campground for about 5 yrs. Spend about 1 week a year here. Past 2 years we have had things stolen from our site. Booze from the cooler etc... We have also had our cars broken into and a camera stolen. When we informed the office they were not very helpful and seemed to ignore the problem. So lock up everything and bring your stuff in at night. Other than that its a great time for kids.
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Posted by Trvlfamily6 on 8/17/2008
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Great Campground
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We just spent 4 days at Normandy Farms and had a wonderful time. The campground is kept so clean, and I was amazed at hope friendly and helpful the staff was. We ran into the lady that checked us in at a local restaurant, and she made a point to come up and ask us if we were enjoying our stay. The planned activities for the kids were great. The young girl who facilitated the activities remembered our boys names and made a point to talk to them the following day. It was truly the little things that showed the staff was willing to go the extra mile. I honestly can not think for one negative thing that happened during our stay! I would recommend this campground to anyone.
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Posted by Kim on 7/7/2008
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Extremely Clean - from TripAdvisor.com
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If you are looking for a campground that is extremely clean, then Normandy Farms Campground is for you. The camp site and lawns are well groomed. The park is large enough to take a nature walk or go to the fishing hole and hear the sounds of nature. This is a wonderful campground if you have children between the ages of 6 and 12. There are plenty of activities to keep them busy all the time. I have a 3 1/2 year old and there weren't any activities geared to her age level. Overall, this is a wonderful place to camp. All of the activities are within a 5 minute walking distance. The general store carries anything you might need.
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Posted by Citygirl1218 on 7/7/2008
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Perfect.
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We stayed at Normandy Farms Campground for 4 days in June of 2008. Everything about our stay was perfect. I made reservations several months on advance. The person who took my call was extremely pleasant and helpful. This attitude carried through our entire stay.
The grounds are very well kept and the facilities in great shape.
They have 3 pools, several laundry facilities, baseball fields, Frisbee golf, 2 playgrounds and much more.
They have many activities throughout the day for the kids and adults.
We were very impressed and will return as soon as we are in the Boston area again.
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Posted by Chad on 7/2/2008
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Great activities...bad sites.... - from TripAdvisor.com
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I only live about 20 minutes from Normandy Farms. I have stayed here several times. The reason that keeps me going back is the activities! There's a lot I actually don't like about Normandy, but I just overlook. The prices here are absolutely astronomical!
First, When you book your site ... which seems to be impossible! To get a good site you either have to be a seasonal, book for an entire week or better yet, know some one! You have to literally almost pay in full! It's just ridiculous. I made reservations in November of 07 for July. Who has the full amount of 600.00 a month before Christmas? This policy is absolutely ridiculous! It's actually kept me from coming here more often. I would love to have a seasonal here, but the prices are just so pathetic, it's impossible! The front desk staff are truly gems I must admit. Always very professional, very sweet and always take as much time as you need.
Second, The sites! They are just ridiculous! You literally are on top of one another. We almost had a fist fight with our neighbors because he was putting his baby to sleep at 9:00 on a Friday night and we were playing games around our own campfire w/eight 30+ adults! But, on a very positive note, we called security and literally they were there in seconds and took care of it. This person was out of control threatening us and everything else. Normandy Staff was again, very professional! The sites are just waaaay to close together. They are just trying to pack waay too many people into one area. They should really fix this!
Third, The pools! Everytime you go in to any of the pools there are so many kids in all of them. It would be nice if Normandy made the front pool near the office an all adult pool! They could keep the pool in the middle for all the kids. It just gets out of hand.
Fourth. This one is the one that makes me very angry! They have some male staff here that runs activities. I'm forewarning you to watch your teenager daughters around them. I had my 14 year old niece with me. Without mentioning names, they were making gestures about her body parts, gawking at her, following her to the bathroom, etc! SHE'S 14 I wouldn't allow her to go anywhere without me. I felt very uncomfortable about that. One of them made a comment: "WOW, what is Normandy putting in the water!" I was very disgusted on the behavior of these male staff.
There are several things I do really like about Normandy. The bathrooms are extremely clean! They have excellent laundry facilities. The activities are just awesome! They do have a snack barit's ok service is super slow.. I also love the disc golf! They also added a new dog park which should be open in '08. I haven't made reservations for this Summer. They've also raised prices for '08. Scary considering how tight the economy is-you'd think they would want to try and get you to come there with some sort of deals? That's all I can tell you on this place.
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Posted by Krazyrkamping on 2/2/2008
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Not for tent camping... - from TripAdvisor.com
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Normandy Farms Campground is overcrowded. Line upon line of RVs pack the place, taking all of the natural beauty away from the grounds. It's a huge challenge to feel like you're living in the outdoors when you hear RV generators and roaring white noise from the nearby highway throughout the day and night. My husband and I have tent camped all over New England, but this was our first camping adventure with our sons (5 and 7). We made the most of it, but we were very disappointed. The boys even said, "I thought we were going to be able to camp near the woods." Pools were nicely kept. Agree with other reviewer regarding extremely strict pool rules. Kids really could not do anything but swim gently and/or stand there. Pool staff were quick to discipline. Splashing was even frowned upon. If you're expecting a relaxing place to enjoy nature, this is not the place for you. It's basically a noisy trailer park with a few nice pools.
Some good news...bathrooms, pools and other common facilities were extremely clean.
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Posted by Safetravels330 on 9/25/2007
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The best campground ever! - from TripAdvisor.com
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My family and I stayed at this resort (campground doesn't do it justice). We had an extremely enjoyable time.
The staff there is so helpful and in abundance. They all seem to be enjoying their jobs.
We (Mom, Dad, 4 yr girl and 2 yr old boy) were there for 7 days and would have loved to stay longer. We did two days of sight seeing outside the campground and the rest of the time at the campground. There was an incredible farm themed playground that my kids could not get enough of. They have 4 pools, so regardless of the weather there was always a pool to enjoy. You have to see the activity center to believe it.
The thing that I loved most was that their camp site although not spacious, their use of landscaping made the site private and beautiful. We noticed that there was never a piece of liter anywhere in the park and the landscaping was always being tended to.
We will be back again for sure as well as recommending to all our camper friends.
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Posted by Happycamperfamily on 6/26/2007
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Best Campground Ive been to - from TripAdvisor.com
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I stayed at Normandy Farms Family Campground with my family in my RV and loved every moment of it! The facilities were pristine and clean (almost every hour like clock work they were cleaned), The children had activities to go to and do from 9 in the morning until at least 8 or 9 at night, and the staff was so pleasant and knowledgeable! I have never been to a better campground going there spoils my family!
The pool area may be a little strict like one of the other reviews says but put it this way their pools for children's safety only go to about 4 feet deep and there are attendants at each pool making sure that everyone has a good time. My daughter loves it because she doesn't have to worry about kids jumping in on her, toys being whizzed past her head or older kids bullying her into staying on the steps because she is uncomfortable swimming with them. I like the fact that there is someone there enforcing the rules. Also there are 3 outdoor pools ( one of which with an outdoor hot tub) and a heated indoor one with hot tubs.
They even have a business center where there are people on staff who can plan and help you plan your own trip around new england. (They're only 30 minutes from Boston) Theres also computers with internet access for free, and now as of December they have free wireless internet throughout the park.
The sites there are clean and tidy and if you do have a problem with rowdy neighbors or even an RV related problem they have people (I think they call rangers) that patrol the property all the time to keep things orderly and safe that can answer any question you can think of. You feel safe there and safe enough for me to relax and let the kids go do there thing, may it be arts and crafts or water volleyball or even just go to one of the 2 playgrounds. I love this place and will always have it as a first choice best in the US campground!
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Posted by Avidrver on 3/16/2007
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Will Not Go Back - from TripAdvisor.com
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Okay, my title is straight to the point but overall Normandy Farms Campground was okay. Not the worst, not the best but I will not return.
1) It all started with check in. When I made my reservations I explained I was going with my brother, his wife, daughter, my daughter and that we had two tents. My brother arrived about 10 minutes before I and they tried to charge him an extra $128 for another site. They further explained their "immediate family policy" which did not mean brother/sister and told me I did not mention there were two tents going on that site. We paid $158 for two nights in a tent site and now they wanted another $128. Most expensive camping I have ever done as it was.
End result: We still shared a site without paying the additional fee.
2) The tent site was the smallest I have been in. So small they had white lines drawn on the ground so you knew where your site ended. Two tents, the picnic table and a small walkway area was all we had for room.
3) My tent was just feet away from another tent, they could hear me, I could hear them. So close it felt like they were camping with my family.
4) The lua was horrible! We couldn't wait to try this. We paid $16 per ticket, bought the tickets a month in advance and it was nothing to write home about. They called the tables in a random order so by the time we got our food it was 45 minutes into it. Hot dogs were cold, food was not all that great. There were about 5 games for the kids and as soon as we started to eat they started with the games. We were mad since the tables that got called first had no problem playing the games, where we were rushed.
5) As someone mentioned previously, you can hear the highway. Who wants to camp and hear a highway?
Overall though, they did a great job with keeping the place clean. At first you are "wow" these bathrooms are nice/showers are the cleanest you may see in any campground. They should be with what they charge to stay there. Then everything else falls into play, the small sites, the hwy, the expensive cost to stay there and you get that ... we were calling it "corporate camping" all weekend.
Hope this helps!
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Posted by Bstnldy on 8/30/2006
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Stay away - from TripAdvisor.com
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Staff was especially nasty to kids around the pools areas. Basically all you are allowed to do is stand in the pool and not move. Real gestapo tactics. Would not recommend on this basis alone. Really spoiled the fun for my kids. See for yourself if you don't believe.
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Posted by Aldjm1 on 7/24/2006
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A cut above most campgrounds - from TripAdvisor.com
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We decided to try Normandy Farms Family Campground for our first camping experience with three young children because it was close to home (15 minutes away) and we had heard that the facilities were very clean, the staff was helpful & the pools and playgrounds would keep the kids busy. We were very happy with how the campground lived up to our expectations in these areas. However, as tent campers in a mainly RV campground, it took a little getting used to the number of huge RV's parked side-by-side in every available spot. We were very pleased with our tent site (T2) which bordered the woods and offered a bit of privacy from the RV's and some shade from the strong mid-day sun. Other tent areas in the campground seemed to be in open fields and would have been very hot during the day.
For us, the drawbacks to this campground were first its location when we went to bed out first night, I heard a roaring in the distance-this was the highway(s) located nearby and this roar continued all night long, drowning out the sounds of crickets. This wouldn't be a big deal in an air-conditioned RV, but it made a difference in tent camping. Also, we found service at the food carts/stands to be unbearably slow. A snow cone took 20 minutes to get. A friend waited in line for 45 minutes for lunch and gave up with three people still in front of him. Finally, the two 'heated' pools are not exactly 'hot', or even 'warm'. They felt chilly to the skin but were better than the ice cold 'unheated' pools.
We will likely come here again since it is so close to home; it gives us a chance to get the kids used to tent camping before we try anything too daring.
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Posted by Creff on 6/21/2006
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Cancellation policy - from TripAdvisor.com
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We made reservations to stay for a weekend at Normandy Farms because we heard it was one of the best campgrounds in the country. However, we are tent campers and Hurricane Ophelia was headed up the coast. Rain, thunderstorms and winds were expected.
When we tried to cancel, it was with less than 7 days notice. Their policy says they will not refund your "deposit" with less than 7 days notice. We didn't have a problem with this. We had a problem with their definition of a "deposit". When we booked the reservation, they didn't charge a deposit, but instead charged the full price for both nights on our credit card ($47 per night x2 nights = $94.00). They would not refund any of the full amount to us. Therefore, if bad weather strikes, you will not lose a "deposit", you will lose the entire weekend price! This meant, for us, $97.00. And for a campground, this is expensive to begin with.
I know other campgrounds that allow tent campers to change their reservation to another weekend, or simply keep a deposit of one night or less. This one will nickel and dime you.
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Posted by Pclcruiser on 9/17/2005
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Refreshing! - from TripAdvisor.com
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This is my second year camping at Normandy Farms. I have camped at many campgrounds in my many years of camping and I find this campground by far the best. The staff are great! We have spoke with many of the staff during our stay and they have been nothing but pleasant and informative. I love the lady with the hats! What a great way to great your guest! The grounds are kept with pride. Kudos to the staff who greet us as we enter and leave and to the staff who keep the campground safe, clean and enjoyable!
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Posted by A Tripadvisor Member on 10/23/2003
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Camping - from TripAdvisor.com
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Just spent 4 days at Normandy Farms Camping resort. It was very clean and had 4 pools and 2 hot tubs! The only drawback was that the help was less then friendly. With a happy bunch of employees it would have made it an unbelievable place to camp.
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Posted by A Tripadvisor Member on 8/29/2003
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