When can I check in and check out of Riverside Caravan and Camping Park?

Camping and touring Arrive: 11 a.m. – 6:30 p.m. Depart by: 10 a.m. Read more

How much does it cost to stay at Riverside Caravan and Camping Park?

From £25 (for 1 night, 3 people) - prices may change depending on your dates and party.

Riverside Caravan and Camping Park

View prices & book Last booked 10 hours ago 8.9 70 reviews

On 70 acres of landscaped parkland close to Exmoor
South Molton 10 minutes' drive; 40 minutes from sandy beaches
Three fishing lakes, shop and country club with bar and restaurant

If a caravan park has 'Riverside' in its name, you might reckon you might get some fishing. And you'd be right: South Molton's Riverside Caravan and Camping Park has three specimen lakes stocked with quality carp, and more exploring can be availed of at the nearby river Mole. The site sits on 70 acres of landscaped parkland with ten acres of mature woodland running alongside the river Mole: as you might also reckon, it's all mighty pretty. Riverside is a family-friendly park with a modern reception and a shop stocked with local produce from across north Devon as well as gifts, toys and everyday essentials. It has a play area as well as a country club with a bar and restaurant, serving homemade food and a selection of local lagers, ciders and ales. It's a popular venue for the variety of entertainment on site, or for settling down for a quiet time during the day to use the wifi service.

Site type

Open all year

Tourist board rating

Please note

Under 18s must be accompanied by their parents or legal guardians.
Your dog must be tattooed or microchipped.
The site does not accept breeds/crossbreeds listed in the Dangerous Dogs Act (i.e. 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.
The restaurant is open between 01/01 and 31/12.
The grocery shop is open between 01/01 and 31/12.
Protective masks must be worn at all times in common areas.

Special events are held on site throughout the season, and may involve live music or other entertainment.

Languages spoken

English

Pitch types & availability

Fully-serviced grass pitch (jumbo)

6 people maximum

Ground type: Grass

Pitch size: Max 15.0m width x 10.0m depth (49.2ft width x 32.8ft depth) Calculated area: 150.0m² (1614.6ft²)

6 people maximum

One Touring caravan or Campervan or Motorhome or Trailer tent or Tent allowed per pitch

Additional units require additional pitches - quick book via 'Make another booking like this' after making your booking.

Pitch size

Max 15.0m width x 10.0m depth (49.2ft width x 32.8ft depth) Calculated area: 150.0m² (1614.6ft²)

Ground type

Grass

Twin-axle vehicles accepted

Suitable for

Touring caravan, Campervan, Motorhome, Trailer tent, Tent

Features

Electric: 16 amp included

Car 1 included, 2 max.

Dog(s) allowed 1 included, 4 max.

Cable TV connection

Car parking by pitch/unit

Drainage hook-up

TV aerial

Water hook-up

Extras

Additional dog (2 max)		£5 (£5) per night
Bring a gazebo (1 max)		£6 (£6) per night
Bring a pup tent (1 max)		£6 (£6) per night
Bring an awning (1 max)		£6 (£6) per night
Extra car (1 max)		£5 (£5) per night

You will be able to choose extras on the booking page.

Arrival days

From £25 (£25) 1 night, 2 adults

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Fully-serviced hardstanding touring pitch

6 people maximum

Ground type: Hardstanding

Pitch size: Max 35.0m width x 12.0m depth (114.8ft width x 39.4ft depth) Calculated area: 420.0m² (4520.8ft²)

6 people maximum

One Touring caravan or Campervan or Motorhome allowed per pitch

Additional units require additional pitches - quick book via 'Make another booking like this' after making your booking.

Pitch size

Max 35.0m width x 12.0m depth (114.8ft width x 39.4ft depth) Calculated area: 420.0m² (4520.8ft²)

Ground type

Hardstanding

Twin-axle vehicles not accepted

Suitable for

Touring caravan, Campervan, Motorhome

Features

Electric: 16 amp included

Car 1 included, 2 max.

Dog(s) allowed 1 included, 4 max.

Car parking by pitch/unit

Chemical disposal point

Extras

Additional dog (2 max)		£5 (£5) per night
Bring a gazebo (1 max)		£6 (£6) per night
Bring a pup tent (1 max)		£6 (£6) per night
Bring an awning (1 max)		£6 (£6) per night
Extra car (1 max)		£5 (£5) per night

You will be able to choose extras on the booking page.

Arrival days

From £25 (£25) 1 night, 2 adults

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Non-electric grass tent pitch (motorcyclist)

2 people maximum

Ground type: Grass

Pitch size: Max 15.0m width x 10.0m depth (49.2ft width x 32.8ft depth) Calculated area: 150.0m² (1614.6ft²)

2 people maximum

One Tent allowed per pitch

Additional units require additional pitches - quick book via 'Make another booking like this' after making your booking.

Pitch size

Max 15.0m width x 10.0m depth (49.2ft width x 32.8ft depth) Calculated area: 150.0m² (1614.6ft²)

Ground type

Grass

Twin-axle vehicles not accepted

Suitable for

Tent, (Trailer tent not allowed)

Features

Car parking by pitch/unit

Other restrictions

Cars not allowed

Extras

Additional dog (2 max)		£5 (£5) per night
Additional dog (2 max)		£5 (£5) per night
Bring a gazebo (1 max)		£6 (£6) per night
Bring a pup tent (1 max)		£6 (£6) per night
Bring an awning (1 max)		£6 (£6) per night

You will be able to choose extras on the booking page.

Arrival days

From £26 (£26) 1 night, 2 adults

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Reviews

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would stay here again

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Only showing reviews for the last 30 months.

View from footpath behind campsite towards fishing lakes

Great place, will definitely return.

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

Michelle F. Apr 2025

Fully-serviced hardstanding touring pitch

Liked: Fishing lakes were great.
Facilities good and reception very helpful

Disliked: Fishing should be booked and payed for as a few booked and didn’t show. If you have paid maybe be more considerate and turn up. Few people walked by and said they tried to book.
Didn’t affect us though.

Recommend to friends Visit again

The club house & really nice food. Good barman. Liked the…

Overall	6/10
Location	8
Value for money	6
Accommodation	8
Facilities / Activities	8
Customer service	8
Child friendliness	No rating
Cleanliness	4
Wifi	4

Anonymous Apr 2025

Fully-serviced hardstanding touring pitch

Liked: The club house & really nice food. Good barman. Liked the picnic tables on each pitch

Disliked: The shower block. No private places to brush teeth, not enough hooks in shower and nowhere to sit to dry your feet. Notice tells you to leave clean but no brush to use. Quite often the toilets were dirty. Have to pay £10 refundable for getting back in on site. The dog walk is a quite a walk from site before you can take lead off your dog.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Level pitches,clean showers/toilets and the receptionist was friendly

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

Phill C. Mar 2025

Non-electric grass tent pitch (motorcyclist)

Liked: Nice clean shower block , flat pitches for camping, plenty of space ,we had the only 3 tents on the entire site (but it was march).

Disliked: Could do with water standpipes in the tent area or more of them as i didn't see any

Recommend to friends Visit again

Our first ever pitch as Caravaners and what a great place. Really…

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

Sandie G. Mar 2025

Fully-serviced hardstanding touring pitch

Liked: Our first ever pitch as Caravaners and what a great place. Really clean and fellow tourers all so friendly. Staff were really helpful and we loved it!

Recommend to friends Visit again

Nicely equipped site with friendly staff.

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

Anonymous Mar 2025

Fully-serviced hardstanding touring pitch

Liked: Site clean and tidy. Nice grounds. Access to restaurant and bar. Friendly staff

Disliked: WiFi only free within restaurant.

Recommend to friends Visit again

One word, brilliant.

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

Geoff T. Mar 2025

Fully-serviced hardstanding touring pitch

Liked: What a great place, staff are lovely and helpful, toilets, showers and areas are nice and clean, the site is well looked after and the clubhouse is just brilliant. The cider is well, in one word love...................................................................ly. If you are looking for a great stay in your motorhome/caravan then I recommend this site. We are going back in July and look forward to another great time. A very big thank you to the team for making our stay with you a 5 star one.

Disliked: Nil

Recommend to friends Visit again

Excellent well equipped campsite, staff were very helpful and friendly

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

Amanda W. Feb 2025

Fully-serviced hardstanding touring pitch

Liked: The site was very well equipped with plenty of clean facilities, a great bar which served decent pub grub and a Sunday carvery too.
Plenty of room on the hard standing pitches with a dedicated picnic bench.
The staff was very friendly and helpful. My electric hook up cable was a little too short but they were able to loan me an extension cable.
Very convenient for Barnstaple and the surrounding areas, easy to find with plenty of places to take my dog for a walk, including an enclosed field which he loved, it's just a shame that it rained for one out of the two days I was there.

Disliked: Not so much a dislike, more a suggestion. A stool in the showers would be useful to put things on, plenty of hooks but somewhere to sit would be useful while drying your feet.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Good sized pitches with Ehu, grey waste and water on the pitch.…

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

Ian W. Feb 2025

Fully-serviced hardstanding touring pitch

Liked: Good sized pitches with Ehu, grey waste and water on the pitch. Very tidy clean site. Two shower blocks, both very clean and hot water showers. For children a good play park. Three fishing lakes on site.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Clean facilities, friendly staff…

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

Mike T. Feb 2025

Fully-serviced hardstanding touring pitch

Liked: Clean facilities, friendly staff

Recommend to friends Visit again

Overall pleased with stay 👍

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

Michael D. Feb 2025

Fully-serviced hardstanding touring pitch

Liked: Clubhouse, friendly and helpful staff.
Hard standing pitch well set up and maintained.
Very good toilet/shower block which was always clean.

Disliked: Main road noise noticeable especially at night time.

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 cafe On-site restaurant 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 Local produce Parent & baby washroom Pick-up from public transport Picnic table Portable toilet Pub toilets Public telephone Shower available Toilet block Washing-up area Wifi

Groups welcome

D. of E. welcome Family friendly Motorcycle friendly Rallies welcome Single-sex groups welcome Student groups welcome

Rules

Barbecue provided Barbecues allowed Campfires allowed Commercial vehicles allowed Dogs allowed Dogs allowed all year

Camping 2.0

Jumbo tent pitches

Themes

Gastronomic delight Lake and/or mountain Leave the car at home Peaceful Spectacular scenery Walkers' paradise Wildlife haven

Utilities

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

Nearby amenities

Bar nearby Dog walk nearby Nearby farmers' market Public transport nearby Shop nearby

Type

Large (51-200 pitches)

Accessibility

Accessible parking at pitch Bathrooms: Large spacious shower Bathrooms: Large spacious toilet Bathrooms: Step-free access Bathrooms: Wheelchair accessible shower Bathrooms: Wheelchair accessible toilet Level site, no steep slopes Smooth, hard roads e.g. tarmac Well-lit path

Nearby leisure

Canoeing/kayaking nearby Climbing nearby Fishing nearby Golf nearby Horse riding nearby Indoor pool nearby Restaurant nearby Tennis nearby

Touring and motorhomes

Drainage hook-up points for tourers Tourer storage facilities Water hook-up points for tourers

Location

Riverside Caravan and Camping Park

Marsh Lane

North Molton Road

South Molton

Devon

England

EX36 3HQ

Directions

Timezone

Europe/London BST (GMT+01:00)

GPS

51.02911°N
-3.82352°W

Nearest transport

Coach

0.9 mi The Square

10.7 mi Bus Station

Rail

7.3 mi Umberleigh Rail Station

7.4 mi Kings Nympton Rail Station

7.5 mi Portsmouth Arms Rail Station

Ferry

15.7 mi Instow Ferry Landing

16.1 mi Appledore Ferry Landing

16.6 mi Bideford Ferry Landing

Airport

27.2 mi Exeter International 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

If you'd prefer something more active than fishing, it's a 15-minute drive to Exmoor National Park for miles of scenic walks, mountain bike trails and lots more outdoorsy antics. Canoeing at Wimbleball Lake and beginners' climbing at Valley of Rocks are among the popular picks, as are pony treks and horse riding days through countryside and along the coast. Speaking of the coast, there's much to enjoy here too: head west for the surf beaches around Croyde and Appledore, or north to Ilfracombe for more beach, the aquarium and boat trips to the island of Lundy. It'll take you 40 minutes or so to hit either stretch of coast. Kid-friendly days out nearby include heritage rides on the Lynton & Barnstaple Railway (half an hour's drive), animal encounters at Exmoor Zoo (20 minutes) and Combe Martin Wildlife & Dinosaur Park (half an hour) and easy pedals along the traffic-free Tarka Trail from Barnstaple (15 minutes).

Water quality at nearby bathing waters

Name	Distance	Type	2020	2019	2018	2017
Lynmouth	14 mi	Sea	N/A	Excellent	Excellent	Excellent
Combe Martin	15.4 mi	Sea	Poor	Poor	Poor	Poor
Porlock Weir	15.7 mi	Sea	N/A	Excellent	Excellent	Excellent
Ilfracombe Hele	17.3 mi	Sea	N/A	Good	Good	Good
Westward Ho!	18 mi	Sea	N/A	Excellent	Excellent	Excellent

Data source: European Environment Agency

Must see

RHS Garden Rosemoor 14.9 mi

The National Trust Killerton House & Gardens 22.9 mi

Castle Drogo 23.1 mi

Exeter Cathedral - Church of Saint Peter 24.7 mi

Blackdown Hills Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty 27.1 mi

National Trust

Arlington Court and the National Trust Carriage Museum 10.6 mi

Watersmeet 13.4 mi

Heddon Valley 13.7 mi

Knightshayes Court 16.5 mi

Holnicote Estate 16.6 mi

Cycle routes

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

Other

CASTLE HILL 3.3 mi

KING'S NYMPTON PARK 6 mi

Simonsbath - Picked Stone - River Barle Valley - Simonsbath 8.3 mi

Withypool - Tarr Steps - Knaplock 9.2 mi

Eggesford Station - Eggesford Barton - Nethercott - Eggesford Station 10 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

No refunds/discounts for inclement weather, late arrivals or early departures.

Changes to your holiday

Changes cannot be made once you have booked.

Dogs

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. 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.
Your dog must be tattooed or microchipped.

Extras

Motorbike(s) can be brought instead of the car(s) included.

General

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.
Protective masks must be worn at all times in common areas.
Quiet (afternoon) hours must be respected between 2:30 p.m. and 4:30 p.m..
Quiet hours must be respected between 12 a.m. and 8 a.m..
Radio, music and TV players must be kept at a low volume. Car doors and boots must be closed quietly.
The grocery shop is open between 01/01 and 31/12.
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.
The restaurant is open between 01/01 and 31/12.
You'll need an Environment Agency rod licence (you'll need to apply for this beforehand).

Pitches

You must follow the management directives when pitching your tent/unit and related equipment.

Safety

Barbecues are permitted but must be raised off the ground and attended by an adult at all times.

Vehicles

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

A rod fishing licence is required to fish on site. Fishing is charged at an additional daily rate of £16 a day for over-16s in the specimen lake and £12 per day for over-16s and £9 per day for under-16s in the mixed lake.

Payment terms

Offers

Conditions apply - see pitch type section for details

Nearest sites

Unfortunately, we have no nearby bookable sites.

Frequently asked questions

Does Riverside Caravan and Camping Park have a swimming pool? No View all features
Is Riverside Caravan and Camping Park dog friendly? Yes View all features
What attractions are near Riverside Caravan and Camping Park? If you'd prefer something more active than fishing, it's a 15-minute drive to Exmoor National Park for miles of scenic walks, mountain bike trails and lots more outdoorsy antics. Canoeing at Wimbleball … Read more
When can I check in and check out of Riverside Caravan and Camping Park?

Camping and touring

Arrive: 11 a.m. – 6:30 p.m.

Depart by: 10 a.m.

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How much does it cost to stay at Riverside Caravan and Camping Park? From £25 (for 1 night, 3 people) - prices may change depending on your dates and party.