How much does it cost to stay at Ruda Holiday Park?

From £139 (for 3 nights, 6 people) - prices may change depending on your dates and party.

Ruda Holiday Park

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Tourer & Motorhome Electric Pitch on Grass Base

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. 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

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Tourist board rating

Please note

Under 18s must be accompanied by their parents or legal guardians.
The site does not accept breeds/crossbreeds listed in the Dangerous Dogs Act (i.e. XL Bully, Pit Bull Terrier, Japanese Tosa, Dogo Argentino, and Fila Brasileiro) and/or any of the following: Staffordshire bull terrier, American Staffordshire terrier, Rottweiler, any Mastiff or Tosa.
Minimum spacing of 6 metres between pitches.
Fires, barbecues and/or firepits will not be permitted in dry, windy and/or hot weather conditions.

Single-sex parties of three or more people under 25 are not permitted on site.

Languages spoken

English

Open from Fri, 14 Mar to Mon, 3 Nov 2025

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Arrival date (latest first)

Perfect for a beach camping trip

Overall 8/10
Location		10
Value for money		7
Accommodation		8
Facilities / Activities		9
Customer service		6
Child friendliness		10
Cleanliness		9
Wifi		4

Jul 2025 Anonymous

Non-electric grass tent or trailer tent pitch

Liked -location (flat and right by the sea)
-decent facilities
-clean
-lots of space
-a couple of shops on site and you get entertainment passes to access the pool and shows

Disliked -Not a lot of information about the WiFi

Recommend to friends Visit again

Beautiful location Helpful staff Easy informative check in Relatively clean and accessible washrooms…

Overall 5/10
Location		7
Value for money		7
Accommodation		7
Facilities / Activities		5
Customer service		9
Child friendliness	No rating
Cleanliness		7
Wifi	No rating

Jul 2025 REDACTED R.

Non-electric grass tent or trailer tent pitch

Liked Beautiful location
Helpful staff
Easy informative check in
Relatively clean and accessible washrooms

Disliked Bad signage - says No Dogs when clearly the website says dog friendly

Recommend to friends Visit again

location…

Overall 7/10
Location		10
Value for money		8
Accommodation		6
Facilities / Activities		6
Customer service		8
Child friendliness	No rating
Cleanliness		7
Wifi		7

Jun 2025 REDACTED R.

Non-electric grass tent or trailer tent pitch

Liked location

Recommend to friends Visit again

Love the site, so close to the beach, some shower blocks olderbut good

Overall 9/10
Location		10
Value for money		7
Accommodation		7
Facilities / Activities		8
Customer service		10
Child friendliness		10
Cleanliness		7
Wifi		1

Jun 2025 Anonymous

Non-electric grass tent or trailer tent pitch

Liked Facilities
Close to the sea
Shop
Easy late check in at hub

Disliked Smell in showers
Not very clear pitch markers

Recommend to friends Visit again

Great campsite. Stones throw to the beach. Good facilities & nice and…

Overall 10/10
Location		10
Value for money		5
Accommodation		8
Facilities / Activities		8
Customer service		10
Child friendliness	No rating
Cleanliness		8
Wifi	No rating

Jun 2025 Anonymous

Croyde Burrows electric grass touring pitch

Liked Great campsite. Stones throw to the beach. Good facilities & nice and flat pitches.

Disliked nothing

Recommend to friends Visit again

The site was very good and clean.Staff were helpful.…

Overall 8/10
Location		6
Value for money		7
Accommodation		1
Facilities / Activities		7
Customer service		5
Child friendliness	No rating
Cleanliness		8
Wifi	No rating

Jun 2025 Anonymous

Croyde Burrows electric grass touring pitch

Liked The site was very good and clean.Staff were helpful.

Disliked Having a touring caravan, we had to go up to the reception were the car park was full so unable to get round to book on site.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Nice view…

Overall 2/10
Location		5
Value for money		1
Accommodation		5
Facilities / Activities		8
Customer service		6
Child friendliness		6
Cleanliness		2
Wifi		5

Jun 2025 REDACTED R.

Croyde Burrows electric grass touring pitch

Liked Nice view

Disliked Overpriced ☹️ for 2 nights

Recommend to friends Visit again

Lovely site with great staff. Shame that pitches are so close.

Overall 7/10
Location		8
Value for money		6
Accommodation		5
Facilities / Activities		5
Customer service		7
Child friendliness		5
Cleanliness		9
Wifi		4

Jun 2025 REDACTED R.

Taw electric grass tent or trailer tent pitch

Liked All staff were really friendly and helpful. Toilets and showers were very clean and there were plenty of them. Park is in a lovely location a very short walk to the beach.

Disliked It was next to impossible to swim at the swimming pool, it was always overbooked and the one time we did manage to get in our session was halved due to an issue with the pool. The big slide was also shut. This was really disappointing as we had mostly booked this park because it had a pool. Pitches are extremely close together, there is very little space for children to play outside of the tent.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Great place for families

Overall 10/10
Location		10
Value for money		7
Accommodation	No rating
Facilities / Activities		9
Customer service		10
Child friendliness		10
Cleanliness		6
Wifi	No rating

May 2025 REDACTED R.

Electric grass tent or trailer tent pitch

Liked The entertainment staff were very friendly and accommodating, we had an upset child in our group and Tom made an extra effort to cheer him up again.

Disliked The toilets in the camping fields are in need of repair.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Shame bar staff ruined it!

Overall 9/10
Location		9
Value for money		8
Accommodation		10
Facilities / Activities	No rating
Customer service		6
Child friendliness	No rating
Cleanliness	No rating
Wifi		6

May 2025 Anonymous

Croyde Burrows electric grass touring pitch

Liked Ease of check in and friendliness of staff. We didn't have a sea view so they moved us to one with a sea view, no hassle.

Disliked We went to eat, food good but the pint drink was not topped up. I said that's not a pint but instead of topping it up it became an ordeal with me hearing the words, its a pint! It made me feel as if the staff are directed not to quite top it up to save a lot over a months sales!

It should never have made it to a review topic, simple, pay for a pint and get a pint!!

Recommend to friends Visit again

Features

Dogs allowed

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 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 Dogs allowed all year

Themes

Spectacular scenery Walkers' paradise

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

Canoeing/kayaking nearby Cycle hire nearby Cycling nearby Golf nearby Horse riding nearby Restaurant nearby Sailing nearby Surf school nearby Tennis nearby Watersports 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

Airport

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	2020	2019	2018	2017
Croyde Bay	0.3 mi	Sea	N/A	Good	Excellent	Good
Putsborough	1.2 mi	Sea	N/A	Excellent	Excellent	Excellent
Saunton Sands	1.5 mi	Sea	N/A	Excellent	Excellent	Excellent
Woolacombe Village	2.9 mi	Sea	N/A	Excellent	Excellent	Excellent
Combesgate Beach, Woolacombe	3.3 mi	Sea	N/A	Excellent	Excellent	Excellent

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.

Policies

Booking terms and conditions

Admission

Admission is only permitted after registering at reception.
Under 18s must be accompanied by their parents or legal guardians.

Arrivals and departures

Late arrivals must notify the park as soon as possible. Your booking will be held for 24 hours. After this period the management reserves the right to relet your unit.
No refunds/discounts for inclement weather, late arrivals or early departures.
Units will be allocated on arrival.

Changes to your holiday

Bookings cannot be amended within 30 day(s) of arrival.
Modifications are subject to a £30.00 fee.

Dogs

Dogs are prohibited from main facilities and amenities.
Dogs must be kept on leads and supervised at all times.
Guide dogs are allowed on site free of charge.
The site does not accept breeds/crossbreeds listed in the Dangerous Dogs Act (i.e. XL Bully, Pit Bull Terrier, Japanese Tosa, Dogo Argentino, and Fila Brasileiro) and/or any of the following: Staffordshire bull terrier, American Staffordshire terrier, Rottweiler, any Mastiff or Tosa.

Extras

Entertainment passes are included in the rate.

General

Bookings are nominative and non-transferable.
In the event of a complaint, please speak to reception immediately. Complaints which are not brought to the management's attention during your stay cannot be dealt with once you have left the site.
Radio, music and TV players must be kept at a low volume. Car doors and boots must be closed quietly.
The management reserves the right to deny access or terminate the stay of those guests whose behaviour is deemed unsuitable. No refunds will be offered.

Pitches

Minimum spacing of 6 metres between pitches.
You must follow the management directives when pitching your tent/unit and related equipment.

Safety

Firearms are not permitted.
Fires, barbecues and/or firepits will not be permitted in dry, windy and/or hot weather conditions.
Open fires are prohibited.

Vehicles

Only one car is to be parked by the pitch. Extra vehicles must be parked in the designated area.
The car is only included in the rate if you are travelling with a touring caravan or a tent. If you wish to bring a car along with your motorhome/campervan please select the extra.

Visitors

Visitors must register at reception and pay their fee.

Additional terms

Single-sex parties of three or more people under 25 are not permitted on site.

Payment terms

Offers

Conditions apply - see pitch type section for details

Nearest sites

Unfortunately, we have no nearby bookable sites.

Frequently asked questions

Does Ruda Holiday Park have a swimming pool? Yes View all features
Is Ruda Holiday Park dog friendly? Yes 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. –	10 p.m.
Depart by:	10 a.m.
On-site accommodation
Arrive:	4 p.m. –	10 p.m.
Depart by:	10 a.m.

How much does it cost to stay at Ruda Holiday Park? From £139 (for 3 nights, 6 people) - prices may change depending on your dates and party.

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High chair (1 max)		£15 (£15) per stay
Travel cot (1 max)		£15 (£15) per stay

Bring an awning (1 max)		price varies
Dog (2 max)		£8 (£8) per night
Extra vehicle (2 max)		price varies

Bring an awning (1 max)		price varies
Extra vehicle (2 max)		price varies

Bring an awning (1 max)		price varies
Extra vehicle (2 max)		price varies

Pitch types & availability

Perfect for a beach camping trip

Overall 8/10

Beautiful location Helpful staff Easy informative check in Relatively clean and accessible washrooms…

Overall 5/10

location…

Overall 7/10

Love the site, so close to the beach, some shower blocks olderbut good

Overall 9/10

Great campsite. Stones throw to the beach. Good facilities & nice and…

Overall 10/10

The site was very good and clean.Staff were helpful.…

Overall 8/10

Nice view…

Overall 2/10

Lovely site with great staff. Shame that pitches are so close.

Overall 7/10

Great place for families

Overall 10/10

Shame bar staff ruined it!

Overall 9/10

Leisure on site

Amenities on site

Groups welcome

Rules

Themes

Utilities

Nearby amenities

Type

Nearby leisure

Touring and motorhomes

Timezone

GPS

Route directions

Nearest transport

Water quality at nearby bathing waters

Must see

National Trust

Cycle routes

Other

Local events

Nearest sites

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