Ruda Holiday Park

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Sea-view site
Swimming pool
Glamping
Croyde bay

  • Within a short stroll of the surf and golden sands of Croyde Bay
  • Surfboards and wetsuits for hire; surfing lessons available
  • Tropical indoor pool, indoor/outdoor play, beach café and kids' clubs
Sick of being rudely awakened by your alarm clock? Try a Ruda wakening instead: after a blissfully peaceful lie-in, unzip your sleeping bag, take a gulp of fresh clean air and stroll a few steps down to the golden sands and sparkling waves… Ruda Holiday Park is in the perfect spot to make the most of the surfers' paradise of Croyde Bay on Devon’s Gold Coast, sitting right alongside the sweeping sandy bay. Croyde is a world-famous destination for surfers, and it’d be ruda not to have a go while you’re here. You can hire a variety of boards, wetsuits and other kit from Ruda Holiday Park’s dedicated surf shop, and instructors from the renowned Surf South West school are on hand if you want lessons. If the weather puts the kibosh on splashing around in the great outdoors, head for Ruda’s tropical indoor pool complex, where there are water rapids and underwater geysers, waterfalls, hydrojets and one humongous slide. This site is great for kids of all ages, with beach games laid on throughout the summer, a soft play area, an outdoor playground complete with obstacle course, and very bouncy kids' clubs: toddlers can make their own musical instruments for a boogie with Sid the seagull and Lizzie the lizard; four- to 10-year-olds can star in their own superhero movie, or get stuck into nostalgic funfair sessions featuring a coconut shy, tin can alley and the like; and there are DJ workshops and plenty of other age-appropriate action for tweens and teens in the Freestyle club. As with all Parkdean Resorts sites, you’ll find a good choice of on-site food options (Ruda has the added bonus of a beach café and ice-cream parlour), plus a sprightly schedule of evening entertainment, and comprehensive essential amenities.

Site type

Touring caravan pitches 244
Motorhome pitches 244
Tent pitches 168
Open now
Opens 14 March

Tourist board rating

Please note
  • Commercial vehicles (vehicles used for work-related purposes, carrying goods or fare-paying passengers) and sign-written vehicles are not permitted on site.
  • Single-sex parties of three or more people under 25 are not permitted on site.

Languages spoken

English

Open from Fri, 14 Mar to

Pitch types & availability

Reviews

81%

would recommend this site to a friend

79%

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Only showing reviews for the last 30 months.

The location is beautiful, right on the beach. Our children enjoyed the…

Overall 8/10
Location 10
Value for money 10
Accommodation 8
Facilities / Activities 8
Customer service 10
Child friendliness 10
Cleanliness 4
Wifi 2
Nicola T. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Taw electric grass tent or trailer tent pitch

Liked: The location is beautiful, right on the beach. Our children enjoyed the pool and slide.

Disliked: Toilets and showers could’ve been cleaner. Drinks in the bar very expensive.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Really good and will be back

Overall 6/10
Location 10
Value for money 6
Accommodation 10
Facilities / Activities 10
Customer service 10
Child friendliness 10
Cleanliness 10
Wifi 8
Anonymous The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Taw electric grass tent or trailer tent pitch

Liked: Clean and really good

Disliked: Not disliked as such...but a pain with arcades packed so tight when people trying to go through to entertainment suite. Swimming organisation bit mad. People crammed in whilst waiting

Recommend to friends Visit again

Location…

Overall 4/10
Location 4
Value for money 4
Accommodation 10
Facilities / Activities 4
Customer service 2
Child friendliness 8
Cleanliness 4
Wifi 2
Robert H. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Croyde Burrows electric grass touring pitch

Liked: Location

Disliked: Site very dated needs modernising

Recommend to friends Visit again

10/10

Overall 10/10
Location 10
Value for money 10
Accommodation 10
Facilities / Activities 10
Customer service 10
Child friendliness 10
Cleanliness 10
Wifi 10
Louise L. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Taw electric grass tent or trailer tent pitch

Liked: Upgraded to Croyde Burrows field. Excellent facilities and very close to the beach.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Really great campsite, highly recommend.

Overall 10/10
Location 10
Value for money 10
Accommodation 10
Facilities / Activities 10
Customer service 10
Child friendliness 10
Cleanliness 10
Wifi No rating
Susie F. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Taw electric grass tent or trailer tent pitch

Liked: Great location, beautiful beach, friendly staff, very clean, great swimming pool for young children, great children’s entertainment.

Disliked: Nothing to dislike!

Recommend to friends Visit again

Facilities were good and clean

Overall 10/10
Location 10
Value for money 10
Accommodation 8
Facilities / Activities 10
Customer service 8
Child friendliness 8
Cleanliness 10
Wifi 6
Anonymous The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Croyde Burrows electric grass touring pitch

Liked: Croyde Burrows touring area. The position was amazing so close to the beach. We didn’t use the pool but it would have been great for our grandchildren

Disliked: Nothing

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We enjoyed our stay, the park is a few minutes walk from the beach.

Overall 10/10
Location 10
Value for money 10
Accommodation 10
Facilities / Activities 10
Customer service 10
Child friendliness 10
Cleanliness 10
Wifi 10
Allison M. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Taw electric grass tent or trailer tent pitch

Liked: Views, good size pitches, close to the beach.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Just had a 3 night/ 4 days in my camper van. This…

Overall 10/10
Location 10
Value for money 10
Accommodation 10
Facilities / Activities 10
Customer service 10
Child friendliness 10
Cleanliness 10
Wifi 10
Jay B. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Bray electric grass tent or trailer tent pitch

Liked: Just had a 3 night/ 4 days in my camper van. This holiday site was very clean and relaxed. Amenities were good .
Il happily come back again this summer

Recommend to friends Visit again

Excellent site great facility’s

Overall 10/10
Location 10
Value for money 10
Accommodation 10
Facilities / Activities 10
Customer service 10
Child friendliness 10
Cleanliness 10
Wifi 10
Sowden N. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Croyde Burrows electric grass touring pitch

Liked: Perfect location something for everyone clean

Disliked: Nothing

Recommend to friends Visit again

Will plan to return every April

Overall 10/10
Location 10
Value for money 8
Accommodation 10
Facilities / Activities 10
Customer service 8
Child friendliness 10
Cleanliness 10
Wifi 8
Claire C. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Bray electric grass tent or trailer tent pitch

Liked: Campsite was perfect, I had a sea view, close the beach and plenty for kids to do

The indoor swimming pool was brilliant as well

Disliked: The price of food and drink was quite high

Recommend to friends Visit again


Features

Leisure on site

Bar or club house Cycle hire Evening entertainment Fishing Fitness centre Games room Indoor swimming pool Kids' club On-site restaurant/cafe Outdoor swimming pool Play area TV room Take away Tennis Watersports

Amenities on site

Bath available Car parking by pitch/unit Composting toilet Dog park Drying room Food shop Free wifi Ice pack freezing Internet access Launderette Parent & baby washroom Pick-up from public transport Portable toilet Pub toilets Public telephone Shower available Toilet block Washing-up area Wifi

Groups welcome

Family friendly Motorcycle friendly Single-sex groups welcome Student groups welcome

Rules

Barbecue provided Barbecues allowed Campfires allowed Commercial vehicles allowed Dogs allowed No dogs allowed

Themes

Spectacular scenery

Utilities

Charging facilities Chemical disposal Electric car charging point(s) Gas cylinders available Recycling available Renewable energy

Nearby amenities

Bar nearby Dog walk nearby Public transport nearby Shop nearby

Type

Very large (over 200 pitches)

Nearby leisure

Sailing nearby Surf school nearby Tennis nearby

Touring and motorhomes

Seasonal pitches

Location

Ruda Holiday Park

Croyde Bay

Croyde

Devon

England

EX33 1NY

Directions

Timezone

Europe/London BST (GMT+01:00)

GPS

51.13472°N
-4.24126°W

Route directions

By bus: The nearest bus stop is at the park's entrance - the Red Bus 308 is the service from Barnstaple to Croyde. Buses run approximately 25 minutes past, and on, the hour.

Nearest transport

Coach
4 mi George Hotel
4 mi Opposite George Hotel
5.4 mi Camp Gates
Rail
8.8 mi Barnstaple Rail Station
12.5 mi Chapelton (Devon) Rail Station
14.7 mi Umberleigh Rail Station
Ferry
6 mi Appledore Ferry Landing
6.3 mi Instow Ferry Landing
7.7 mi Ilfracombe Ferry Landing

Please note: All distances on this page are calculated "as the crow flies" - please check actual distance depending on your mode of travel using the Get directions button above.

Local attractions

Don’t miss the chance to explore the Devonshire coastline surrounding Ruda Holiday Park. Recommendations include a walk to the headland at Baggy Point where you’ll be rewarded with outstanding views; a saunter along spectacular Saunton Sands, and a delve into the dunes at Braunton Burrows. Croyde is a perfectly pretty village of thatched cottages, tearooms, pubs, restaurants, cafés and (but of course) surf shops. There are umpteen visitor attractions in the area, particularly for animal enthusiasts, who can come face to face with life-sized model dinosaurs and a host of their living, breathing descendants at Combe Martin Wildlife Park; practise their trout pouts on some fishy friends at Ilfracombe’s aquarium; or get hands on with the animals at the Big Sheep, the area’s most eccentric day out: sheep racing and stunt ducks, anyone…?

Water quality at nearby bathing waters

Name Distance Type 2020201920182017
Croyde Bay 0.3 mi Sea N/AGoodExcellentGood
Putsborough 1.2 mi Sea N/AExcellentExcellentExcellent
Saunton Sands 1.5 mi Sea N/AExcellentExcellentExcellent
Woolacombe Village 2.9 mi Sea N/AExcellentExcellentExcellent
Combesgate Beach, Woolacombe 3.3 mi Sea N/AExcellentExcellentExcellent

Data source: European Environment Agency

Must see

RHS Garden Rosemoor 14 mi

National Trust

Arlington Court and the National Trust Carriage Museum 11.2 mi

Heddon Valley 14.7 mi

Lundy 18.4 mi

Watersmeet 20.1 mi

Holnicote Estate 29.8 mi

Cycle routes

Find local routes on the National Cycle Network - over 12,000 miles of cycling routes.

Other

Croyde – Saunton Down – Middleborough Hill – Croyde 0.8 mi

Saunton - Croyde - Putsborough - Fruit and Nut Trail 1.5 mi

SAUNTON COURT 1.9 mi

Woolacombe - Twitchen - Coombgate Valley - Woolacombe 3.1 mi

Woolacombe - Morte Point - Bull Point - Lee - Mortehoe 3.2 mi

Please note: All distances on this page are calculated "as the crow flies" - please check actual distance depending on your mode of travel using the Get directions button above.

Offers

Conditions apply - see pitch type section for details

Nearest sites

Unfortunately, we have no nearby bookable sites.

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Frequently asked questions

  • Does Ruda Holiday Park have a swimming pool? Yes View all features
  • Is Ruda Holiday Park dog friendly? No View all features
  • What attractions are near Ruda Holiday Park? Don’t miss the chance to explore the Devonshire coastline surrounding Ruda Holiday Park. Recommendations include a walk to the headland at Baggy Point where you’ll be rewarded with outstanding views; a saunter … Read more
  • When can I check in and check out of Ruda Holiday Park?
    Camping and touring
    Arrive:  2 p.m. –  11 p.m.
    Depart by:  10 a.m.
    On-site accommodation
    Arrive:  4 p.m. –  11 p.m.
    Depart by:  10 a.m.
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  • How much does it cost to stay at Ruda Holiday Park? From £10 (for 1 night, 4 people) - prices may change depending on your dates and party.