Camping International Reviews 255

TrustScore 5 out of 5

4.9

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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Great communication, honest description of the unit we were buying and a very fair price for the value of our trade-in. In the market for a trailer tent these are the guys to speak to - especially Ter... See more

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

We initially dealt with Dean , who was very helpful and informative and also suggested we talk with Terry, who was the man who knew the most. We did speak to Terry who was really very knowledgeable... See more

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Just purchased our first second-hand folding camper from Terry at Camping International. Who was friendly, knowledgeable, efficient and very patient truth be told. We cannot rate the service we... See more

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

We recently purchase a Sunncamp trailer tent which had a couple of broken awning poles, so we went to Camping International in Gillingham to see if they sold replacements. Terry was very helpful and o... See more

Company details

  1. Camping Store
  2. Gas Cylinders Supplier
  3. Outdoor Clothing and Equipment Shop
  4. RV Supply Store

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Camping International has been a family run business since 1984 and has become one of the most respected companies within the industry, and because of this we are able to sell all our products at the most competitive prices. All of our staff are fully trained and experts in their field, some with over 30 years experience. Camping International is housed in an old cinema and many of its original features still remain, but today it houses one of the largest indoor displays of camping and caravanning equipment in the South of England. Over 40,000 sq. ft. dedicated indoors to the outdoors where all the leading brands are stocked at the best prices possible. We are so convinced about our competitive prices that we offer a Price Match Promise where we try to better or match any like for like product found anywhere in stock within the UK. Stocking well known brands such as Kampa, Dometic, Isabella, Dorema, Sunncamp, Vango, Coleman, Outwell, Pennine, Telta, Calor, Campingaz, Quest, Cadac, Outdoor Revolution, Thetford and so many more! Whether you are the Everyday Tent Camper, Enjoy the Freedom of a Campervan or Motorhome, Relax in your Caravan or the Luxury of a Folding Camper, there is something here for everyone. Camping International is truly the Camping & Caravanning One Stop Superstore. We are dog friendly 🐶


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4.9

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TrustScore 5 out of 5

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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Going the Extra Mile.

I needed two small items for my folding camper. They both required some searching around. One was quite straightforward, one required some searching in the workshop. Both required a sound knowledge of the folding camper. Brad, the young man who dealt with me, had both the knowledge and excellent customer care skills to assist me. Many thanks.

April 30, 2024
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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

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I had an excellent experience at Camping International! The team was fantastic, particularly Terry, who provided invaluable advice and support throughout my purchase. I bought an Opus recently and thought a trip to CI was needed. I'm thrilled with the quality and the unbeatable special offers they had available. Their selection of brands and immediate stock availability made the shopping process smooth and satisfying. Highly recommend for any camping gear needs! Thanks

April 28, 2024
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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Excellent company to deal with.

Excellent company to deal with. I had a query re postage to Perth and Dean sorted it out immediately. Fantastic selection of goods and fab prices too. I saved loads. Placed order on Saturday afternoon and delivered on Tuesday. My new ‘go to’ site.
I highly recommend Camping International.

February 18, 2024
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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Great stock range.

Great stock range.
Excellent pricing, as cheap as internet, if not cheaper. Helpful knowledgeable staff. On site parking.

January 20, 2024
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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

i,m happy

easy to purchase from, with wide range of products all priced competively, with quick delivery times. First time i,ve used this company but it won't be the last. Really impressed with this company.

September 7, 2023
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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Helpful and friendly, really took the time

The whole process was smooth from the beginning , Terry was so helpful and explained everything, helped us to get all the essentials needed and at no stage pressured or rushed us. A very pleasant experience and we hope the start of many happy years in our folding camper

August 18, 2023
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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

While away on holiday one of our…

While away on holiday one of our Isabella air awning tubes failed for the second time,first time nothing to do with Camping International.
The CAMC site managers at the Daleacre site where were staying recommended CI.
Popped in with the intention of buying something to see us through our holiday.
While discussing awnings I happened to mention to the salesman what our problem was,sorry did not get his name,who promptly rang Isabella who agreed to replace the failed part under warranty and have it delivered to our site the next day,this happened and we are now back to normal.
Cannot say enough thanks to both CI and Isabella,exceptional customer service.
I now intend to buy a air sun canopy from CI.

August 16, 2023
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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

🔥Top notch service,🔥

First item had some damage in delivery
Needed the item for a weekend break
They despched a replacement next day
Can not recommend the service enough
Top notch service
Top notch product and price
Would not hesitate to use again or recommend to anyone thank you for a top notch experience
And wish you all a beautiful day 😉🍀

August 10, 2023
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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Let's start at the beginning I lost my…

Let's start at the beginning I lost my keys for my pennine pathfinder I contacted pennine out door leasure they was not helpful could not speak to a human being,so I contacted camping International I spoke to Terry he was so helpful and sorted my problem so easily which no one else could 10 out of 10 Terry excellent.

August 4, 2023
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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Tent purchase

Purchased a tent online on Sunday, after weeks of research it was the best price I'd found. Tracked delivery with DHL. Tent pitched in my garden by Tuesday evening. Can't comment on customer service as haven't needed it 👍

July 19, 2023
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Reply from Camping International

Thank you for the Great feedback Emma.
We hope you'll enjoy your new tent and up and coming camping trip :)

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Great customer service

Placed an order for a Bruner Levin Camping table that arrived quickly, but it had a manufacturing fault. I phoned the number on their website and they answer promptly and dealt with the issue swiftly arranging re-delivery and collection at my convenience. I have used once and cannot fault the service.

June 30, 2023
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Reply from Camping International

Thank you so much for your kind review.
I will pass the feedback directly to the colleague who assisted you.

We hope you enjoy your next camping trip.
Please let us know if there's anything else we can help with.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Don't know how they get good reviews.

Don't know how they get good reviews.
First mail order I made with them took my money week went by no delivery. Called them countless times no answering left a couple messages and finally got a message back from them saying there had been a back order delay and they will send straight away.
Second order they said they would look into it told them it was very important and needed to be done quickly.
Nothing called them back they said they was waiting for a email.
3 days later still nothing.
If it is important to you do not use this incompetent company.

June 23, 2023
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Reply from Camping International

Allow us to clarify the facts regarding your non-stock orders.

We always do our best to give accurate time frames, and do not guarantee dates. But sometimes as is your case with your past order, parts can take longer than expected to arrive from our suppliers.

Your Husband Called us on Monday 26th requesting a replacement part, he was informed we would find out the price and availability for you and be back in touch as soon as possible. There was no mention of any urgency from your husband during the phone call and no money was paid.

Your husband contacted us again on Tuesday 27th to enquire whether we had a response from our supplier. At this stage we had not, and informed him that we would contact him once we did.

We have done everything that we would normally do when enquiring about spare parts from our suppliers so We feel that your review is completely inaccurate and unfair, and would be grateful of you were to remove it.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

Very disappointing.

Very disappointing. Today I went into Camping International to exchange an empty 15kg gas bottle for a full one. I really struggled to get the bottle from my car into the store despite parking outside the post office on the main London Road. As I struggled into the store an assistant, strapping young lad, could see what I'd come for and began to get me a full gas bottle down off the shelf. He also produced a trolley. Given that he'd seen me struggle with the empty bottle coming in, I was impressed with his prompt action and his thoughtfulness in bringing a trolley to carry it out, as it was now even heavier given that out was full. I paid and turned to the staff on duty and asked if one of them would kindly help me get it into my car boot. "No sorry, our insurance doesn't cover us for that" came the response.
Now I'd already seen this guy lift it off the shelf and man handle it onto the trolley but he wasn't able to help me with it into the car. I explained that there is no way on earth I'll be able to get it into my car on my own. I mean they help you at B&Q with compost sacks so I suppose I just assumed they help customers here.
The store assistant offered me a refund. To which I replied that I'd roll it out to the car in the hope that a passer by might help me. Thankfully, a good samaritan did help me. I returned the trolley to the store and told them how disappointed I was they were unable to help.
They told me the reason was because a customer claimed that they had dented their car putting a gas bottle in and had threatened to sue them. 🤷‍♀️ Now, the owner has stopped all help with loading. So, just be aware, take muscle with you if going for heavy goods as you'll get no help from the store assistants.

June 26, 2023
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Reply from Camping International

Dear customer,

Thank you for your visit.

We always offer the use of our gas trolley, and shop trolleys are also available, but we are not in a position to load private vehicles due to a previous incident.

Your review does not reflect the excellent customer service we provide, so we are sorry that you chose to leave such a review and would be grateful if you were to remove it.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Terry is a star!

Brilliant service. Terry who sold us our folding camper is a real star, nothing is too much trouble. He explained everything and ensured that we knew all we needed to know. Allowed us plenty of time to look and ask questions, and he knew all the answers!
He even made us a brew on both occasions, when we went to look and when we went to pick the unit up.
The shop itself is well stocked and the prices competitive. Wish it wasn’t so far away from us or we would be regular visitors!

June 1, 2023
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Reply from Camping International

Thank you for your Kind Review,
I'll pass the feedback directly to Terry.

We hope to see you again soon :)

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

What an good place and premises

What an good place and premises. Would have gotten 5 stars if staff were a bit more professional. Great products. Well thought out. Would definitely recommend.

February 3, 2023
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Reply from Camping International

Thank you for your kind review,
We hope to see you again soon.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Terry saved the day.

So impressed with Camping International and Terry in particular. We have bought folding campers from Terry since 1994 and always a positive experience but this time was exceptional. With only 2 weeks to go before leaving on a two month trip to Germany our camper was written off. Terry pulled out all the stops to get us a new Pennine Pathfinder in time and was so helpful and reassuring at a difficult time for us. So friendly and knowledgeable. Very grateful Terry. Thanks.

August 31, 2022
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Reply from Camping International

Thank you for your Kind review,
We hope to see you again soon.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Westfield dorado 350…

Changed my review as the seller as just got back to me hopefully we can come to some resolution and find out why my awning would have teared like it in the 1st instance around 6” long
well apperantly they couldnt help because of the nice weather we had in the summer thats what destroyed my Awning to much sunshine as l left up for 3 wks solid
Anthony evans
do not buy a dorado westfield air awning they are rubbish
Purchase 11/05/22 reported tear on email 27/07/22

Hopefully when I send photos in
They should be able to help ..
well sent photos but they are adament i will not get refunded i only had the awning just over 2mths

July 27, 2022
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Reply from Camping International

Good Morning Anthony.

Sorry to hear you've had the issue with your awning, I believe one of our team is already helping you to resolve this.

We haven't received any emails from you, so it would appear you may have the wrong email address or had replied to one of the no-reply email addresses.

Fortunately we were able to find your contact info by your name and postcode you had provided here, and have contacted you since. But I would recommend removing that info from the review as it is public and other people might use your info maliciously.

We would appreciate it if you were to adjust your review because of the above, and our team will help you out with your awning issue.

Kind Regards
Camping International.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Excellent service and great product

I purchased two Outwell collapsible bedside cabinets for our bell tent. They were a great price and were delivered in very quick time.

I am extremely happy with the service and would not hesitate to recommend to my friends. I will be buying from you again.

Excellent service. Thank you so much.

August 18, 2022
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Reply from Camping International

Thank you for your Kind review,
We hope to see you again soon.

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