Atlantic Bays Holiday Park

View prices & book 8.3 222 reviews
Sites with a sea view (added by manager 01 Aug 2022)
Pods on site
Definitely will stay here again.
Non electric pitch

  • Beach heaven for fans of sand and saltwater
  • Park or pitch up across 27 acres of parkland
  • Clean on-site amenities and a well-stocked licensed shop
'Seven Bays for Seven Days' is the tempting proposition at Atlantic Bays Holiday Park near Padstow, aka Beach Heaven. Whether you’re into surfing, rockpooling or sand castles, you’ll be made up with the sandtastic choice of beaches within a couple of miles of this serene, green site. There are grassy pitches in a range of sizes for tents, with electric hook-ups available, plus great new hardstandings for tourers, RVs and campervans, either fully serviced or simply with electricity - spread across 27 acres of parkland. All the necessities in life are perfectly taken care of via a high-spec amenities block complete with hairdryers and ironing boards, a new laundry room and a well-stocked licensed shop. There's also a games room with slots, a pool table open in the evenings and a family bar open every weekend and all summer season. When the kids aren't at the beach, they'll love burning off some energy in the on-site play area, while in high season you can pre-order your newspapers at reception to ensure you miss nothing while you're away.

Campground type

Lodges, cabins, pods or huts 10
Tent sites 20
Camper sites 25
RV sites 25
Open all year
Opens
Please note
  • No bachelor/bachelorette parties permitted via Pitchup.com.
  • The park caters for families (immediate members) and couples only - bookings from all other forms of groups are not accepted.
  • Reception is unmanned after 5 p.m.. Please inform the park while on your way there should you expect to arrive after this time so that the team can provide information about your unit/site.
  • Bookings from groups of 3 or more people under the age of 25 are not accepted via Pitchup.com. Pup tents can be used for storage or dogs only. There is currently no food or beverage service available on site.

Languages spoken

English

AA 5 pennants

Campsite types & availability

Reviews

78%

would recommend this campground to a friend

71%

would stay here again

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Only showing reviews for the last 30 months.

Standard.

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

Powered cement/asphalt travel trailer campsite

Liked: The staff member at reception was very kind and welcoming. It was quiet as no one was staying there. Toilets were clean.

Disliked: The place should not be open, there are no facilities currently and what you assume to be the club house has no roof, looks burnt down! 20p cost to use the hair dryer. About a 15 minute drive into Padstow. No taxis available, half of the list of numbers given cut you off when you tried to call so we had to unplug our van to drive ourselves into Padstow for dinner.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Very clean site.…

Overall 10/10
Location 8
Value for money 8
Accommodation 10
Facilities / Activities 8
Customer service 10
Child friendliness No rating
Cleanliness 10
Wifi No rating
Maria G. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Powered cement/asphalt travel trailer campsite

Liked: Very clean site.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Very nice and quiet.…

Overall 10/10
Location 10
Value for money 10
Accommodation 8
Facilities / Activities 4
Customer service 10
Child friendliness No rating
Cleanliness 8
Wifi No rating
Clive E. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Powered cement/asphalt travel trailer campsite

Liked: Very nice and quiet.

Disliked: The club house was closed

Recommend to friends Visit again

Lovely site but need your own transport

Overall 8/10
Location 10
Value for money 10
Accommodation 10
Facilities / Activities 8
Customer service 10
Child friendliness No rating
Cleanliness 10
Wifi 6
Sandra C. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Powered cement/asphalt travel trailer campsite

Liked: Friendly staff, clean site and facilities. Large pitches. Central for all tourist places.

Disliked: Restaurant under refurb should be mentioned on site profile. Bus stop down the road but only 2 buses a day, we were left stranded 6 miles away, taxis too busy so lovely couple gave us a ride back to site.

Recommend to friends Visit again

The staff was friendly pitch size was good…

Overall 2/10
Location 4
Value for money No rating
Accommodation 6
Facilities / Activities No rating
Customer service 2
Child friendliness No rating
Cleanliness 2
Wifi No rating
Neil Q. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Powered cement/asphalt travel trailer campsite

Liked: The staff was friendly pitch size was good

Disliked: That when we booked we wasn't made aware that the bar and park was closed due to storm damage which happened back in January 24 it doesn't mention it anywhere when booking says free WiFi but cost £10 for 168hrs if you can get on won't be returning

Recommend to friends Visit again

From the manager: Hi , we have updated the info to reflect this , we really struggle with WiFi but again this is been looked into, Thank you for you lovely comments about the team

Perfect stay! We'll be back a ..staff friendly and ready to help!

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

Powered cement/asphalt travel trailer campsite

Liked: Great tidy clean pitches Well maintained Clean showers and facilities Location Peaceful Information pack Dude the dog and his owner Relaxed vibe

Disliked: Windy but out of sites control , maybe add some hedge rows. Unable to rebook for the same time next year as of yet

Recommend to friends Visit again

From the manager: Hi thank you so much , great news you will be able to book from Monday the 2nd

Had a great stay with our dogs. Super clean site

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
Jo P. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Powered cement/asphalt travel trailer campsite

Liked: Friendly staff, excellent showers and toilets, spacious pitches, good bar with entertainment even though the club house was out of action, everything was in a marquee.

Disliked: Nothing

Recommend to friends Visit again

Lovely site very friendly staff and well maintained throughout .…

Overall 10/10
Location 8
Value for money 10
Accommodation No rating
Facilities / Activities 8
Customer service 10
Child friendliness No rating
Cleanliness 10
Wifi 2
Cornelius M. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Powered grass tent or trailer tent campsite

Liked: Lovely site very friendly staff and well maintained throughout .

Recommend to friends Visit again

From the manager: Thank you so much , we look forwarded to seeing you again

Great site for what we wanted. We left early due to weather.

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

Powered cement/asphalt travel trailer campsite

Liked: Good location, friendly staff (Jimmy and Sarah), well stocked shop, clean toilets and showers.

Disliked: Not all toilets were working. Needs a little TLC. We left early but only because of the weather (Very strong winds). We wouldn't stay here again but only because we like to try new sites.

Recommend to friends Visit again

From the manager: Hi thank so so much , sorry the weather was not great , While you was here we did have a issue with blocked toilets which was down to the amount off rain but this was resolved :)

Nothing to like really…

Overall 4/10
Location 6
Value for money 2
Accommodation No rating
Facilities / Activities 2
Customer service 2
Child friendliness 2
Cleanliness 4
Wifi 2
Phil H. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Powered cement/asphalt travel trailer campsite

Liked: Nothing to like really

Disliked: Lack of facilities. Very noisy from entertainment tent on touring field. Instructions to pitch next to daughter ignored.

Recommend to friends Visit again

From the manager: Hi sorry you found the entertainment noisy , we do have a cut off at 11pm , We aim to site people as per there request and its always worth coming in and asking to see if we can change this for you, thank you for your feedback


Features

Leisure on park

Bar or club house Cycle hire Evening entertainment Fishing Fitness centre Indoor swimming pool Kids' club On-site restaurant/cafe Outdoor swimming pool Playground Recreation room/arcade TV room Takeout Tennis Watersports

Amenities on park

Bath available Car parking by site/unit Composting toilet Dog park Drying room Free wifi Grocery store Ice pack freezing Internet access Laundromat Parent & baby washroom Payphone Pick-up from public transport Portable toilet Pub toilets Restrooms Shower available Washing-up area Wifi

Groups welcome

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

Rules

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

Themes

Budget/backpacker Luxury Peaceful Spectacular scenery

Utilities

Charging facilities Communal freezer Dump station Electric car charging point(s) Propane/gas cylinders available Recycling available Renewable energy

Nearby amenities

Bar nearby Convenience store nearby Dog walk nearby Public transportation nearby

Type

Large (51-200 sites)

Accessibility

Disabled facilities

Nearby leisure

Cycle hire nearby Cycling nearby Fishing nearby Golf nearby Horseback riding nearby Leisure/theme park nearby Restaurant nearby Sailing nearby Surf school nearby Tennis nearby Watersports nearby

Touring and motorhomes

Caravan storage facilities Gray water hook-up for caravans Seasonal sites Water hook-up points for caravans

Location

Atlantic Bays Holiday Park

St Merryn

Padstow

Cornwall

England

PL28 8PY

Directions

Timezone

Europe/London GMT (GMT+00:00)

GPS

50.5078°N
-4.9786°W

Nearest transport

Bus
6.2 mi Lidl Superstore
6.2 mi Lidl Superstore
6.9 mi Shop Corner
Rail
7.5 mi Quintrell Downs Rail Station
7.7 mi Newquay Rail Station
7.7 mi St Columb Road Rail Station
Ferry
3 mi Padstow Ferry Landing
3.5 mi Rock Padstow Ferry Landing
18.6 mi Mevagissey Ferry Landing
Airport
4.3 mi Newquay St Mawgan 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

Those who like to stay within walking distance can make merry in St Merryn, just a mile from Atlantic Bays Holiday Park, home to a handful of pubs and restaurants, plus a chippie and various shops. The site staff will be happy to help with restaurant reservations if needed. Gourmets, however, will want to make a beeline for the fishing village of Padstow three miles away, famous for its concentration of Rick Stein eateries and shops, and a pretty place to visit to boot. If you want to take up the 'Seven Bays for Seven Days' challenge, you’ll be ticking off some of Cornwall’s best family beaches, such as Harlyn Bay and Porthcothan Beach, but if the weather’s not up to much, there’s no shortage of fun things to do for all ages in nearby Newquay and beyond. The popular Crealy Great Adventure Park is only a couple of miles away too, and has an huge indoor area for tots to teens on top of all the outdoor thrills and spills.

Water quality at nearby bathing waters

Name Distance Type 2020 2019 2018 2017
Porthcothan 2 mi Sea N/A Excellent Excellent Excellent
Treyarnon Bay 2.3 mi Sea N/A Excellent Excellent Excellent
Harlyn Bay 2.4 mi Sea N/A Excellent Excellent Excellent
Constantine Bay 2.6 mi Sea N/A Excellent Excellent Excellent
Trevone Bay 2.6 mi Sea N/A Excellent Excellent Excellent

Data source: European Environment Agency

Must see

Cornwall's Crealy Great Adventure Park 2.5 mi

Rock Beach 3.7 mi

Newquay Zoo 7.8 mi

Blue Reef Aquarium 7.9 mi

Fistral Beach 8 mi

National Trust

Carnewas and Bedruthan Steps 2.9 mi

Trerice 8.9 mi

Tintagel Old Post Office 14.6 mi

Trelissick Garden 20.3 mi

Cornish Mines and Engines 23.1 mi

Cycle routes

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

Other

Harlyn and Constantine Bays 2.3 mi

Trevone Bay - Constantine Bay - South West Coastal Path 2.6 mi

Padstow and the South-West Coast Path 2.8 mi

PRIDEAUX PLACE 2.9 mi

Bedruthen Steps and Park Head 3 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

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Primitive grass tent campsite
  • 30% off Autumn Offer 2024
Camper siteRV site
Powered cement/asphalt travel trailer campsite
  • 30% off Autumn Offer 2024
Tent campsite
Powered grass tent or trailer tent campsite
  • 30% off Autumn Offer 2024

Conditions apply - see campsite type section for details

Nearest campgrounds

Unfortunately, we have no nearby bookable campgrounds.

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Frequently asked questions

  • Does Atlantic Bays Holiday Park have a swimming pool? No View all features
  • Is Atlantic Bays Holiday Park dog friendly? Yes View all features
  • What attractions are near Atlantic Bays Holiday Park? Those who like to stay within walking distance can make merry in St Merryn, just a mile from Atlantic Bays Holiday Park, home to a handful of pubs and restaurants, plus a … Read more
  • When can I check in and check out of Atlantic Bays Holiday Park?
    RV, travel trailer and tent sites
    Arrive:  noon –  7 p.m.
    Depart by:  10 a.m.
    On-park accommodation
    Arrive:  noon –  7 p.m.
    Depart by:  10 a.m.
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  • How much does it cost to stay at Atlantic Bays Holiday Park? From $21.78 (for 1 night, 2 adults) - prices may change depending on your dates and party.