Field Studies Council - Margam Discovery Centre Lodging Business in Port Talbot

Reviews

1. ggy ggg ★★☆☆☆

   i have recently went here with my school as a a year 12 school trip for our AS levels , and it was so bad. the rooms are far too small and had terrible lighting in the bedrooms where the two out of four of the light bulbs did not even work. we had a desk in the room but the desk light did not even work and they had only provided us with one chair so my three roommates and i had to argue to sit in the chair. the bottom bunk beds are SO LOW that i hit my head so many times and now i have a concussion. and there are no windows or ventilation in bathroom so after taking a shower the whole bedroom and area gets extremely stuffy. for the whole duration of our stay in the bedrooms they did not even bother putting on the heating in NOVEMBER. the tutor is incredibly bad at teaching and made the fieldwork investigations a hassle and unenjoyable to do. they have previously came in contact with my school trying to force me to take down my reviews but i will not do this anymore. also four people are crammed into a small room with two bunk beds and it felt like a prison but actually prisoners are treated way better. and also the room key situation was so confuzzling and bamboozling because they give each group of four people one key to share, which was a nightmare because through the whole duration of our stay we would be having to try and find each other for the key in order to go back to our room, which was annoying because we would have to try and find the person to get the key from them and go all the way back to the room and by that time someone else is trying to look for you to get the key from you. and it was just so annoying. the food was utterly disgusting and dry, breakfast was the only half decent meal they had given us and that was only because they gave us baked beans from tin cans and store bought croissants and bread. however the dinner they gave us was terrible , they gave us unseasoned dry chicken and the chicken was dryer than the sahara desert. the people that work there don’t know how to cook and the teachers there don’t know how to teach. and they don’t even make your lunch for you, they tell you to pre make your own sandwich, which i think is annoying because my school paid 20 thousand pounds for us to eat stale sandwiches, and also they didn’t even provide us with any vegan/vegetarian protein substitutes for the ham so i had to eat a sandwich with only lettuce and cucumbers.

   1 year ago
2. Mike Etherington ★★★★★

   Fabulous location. Very comfortable rooms and facilities. Helpful and informative staff.

   almost 2 years ago
3. Lee Bridges ★★★★★

   Recently we attended the venue as a contractor booked by a client using this location. Now I don't get to go out on jobs much these days anymore but due to a staff sickness I stepped in to cover & what a pleasant day indeed Now you can tell much by how establishments treat contractors as some in truth can make you feel very unwelcome - especially when the venue themselves didnt book you etc. Well if how these ladies treated us is anything to go by the guests are very lucky indeed who attend this location. Upon arrival the manager & her colleague were incredibly welcoming and throughout the day came to check we were OK & if we needed anything & were just generally very friendly pleasant people which is fantastic. The only dissapointment is that this venue isn't one that normally holds events of this nature as we would really enjoy working with these guys regularly :) Best wishes Lee Managing Director Fun Times Bouncy Castles & Entertainments

   almost 4 years ago

1. Joanne Clarke ★★★★★

   FSC Margam is a wonderful place for geography fieldwork experiences. The accommodation is clean and comfortable, and the food is lovely.

   almost 4 years ago
2. Harri Little ★★★★★

   Firstly, shame about the other review that claims the centre is not for people from the area. It's for who ever wants to go there! School and university groups pay to go, it's not a not done for free. Maybe local schools prefer to go further afield so maybe that explains that slightly ignorant, negative review. Common sense really! And regarding litter picking: why not get kids doing it, the point is surely that it will help them to understand why littering is bad. Anyway, I have stayed here are a member of staff with a University group. The facilities were excellent for us. We conducted an introductory weekend including small mammals trapping (catch and release); large mammal studies with the dear; navigation; fieldcraft and invertebrate collecting. I would recommend the centre of these activities. We had no complaints from the students who enjoyed the experience and the staff were great too. I would recommend.

   more 7 years ago
3. Steven Watson ★★★★★

   We had a fantastic visit - three days packed full of kid focused nature adventure with the children (and the few other families). The food was all provided and really good. The rooms were basic but clean and warm. The staff were amazing. It was freezing cold outside but that's Wales for you.

   more 9 years ago

1. Montgomery Moorhouse ★★★☆☆

   My review is coming from someone who stayed here on a school trip. Starting off with the positives, the view is nice with good walks and deer roaming around the grounds almost under your nose. However i found that there were quite a lot of problems. Starting off with the rooms, i found that getting into your corridor and then to your room was fine with the keys, but as you're sharing the room with three other people it was a hassle to find the person carrying your key around the centre. I found i was stuck outside my corridor more than once having to wait for someone to let me in or go and find someone with a master key. The bedrooms were good but the toilets were a let down. There was no toilet brush so you couldn't clean the toilet properly which was disgusting. There was also a slight problem with the taps, either they couldn't change temperature as they were broken or they stayed on for too long (considering it is an eco-centre).Inexplicably, the common room was lacking most noticeably having NO cutlery at all or a microwave to heat anything up! Shame the views from the rooms all point towards a nasty industrial plant. Thanks everybody for my stay i did have fun! I just hope this review can make future stay easier and more fun for people after me. Thanks Heather, Alison and Cameron.

   more 11 years ago

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