Watermouth Valley Camping Park

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Such a perfect spot.
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View from tent as the sun set
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  • Family-run, family-oriented site a short walk from Watermouth Bay
  • A 10-minute drive to Ilfracombe; 25 minutes to Woolacombe beach
  • On-site shop with maps available; access to the South West Coast Path
Everyone in… it’s time for a beach break on the edge of Exmoor National Park. From Watermouth Valley Camping Park, a five-minute walk will get you to Watermouth Bay, where there’s fabulous rock fishing, good launching facilities and spectacular coastal walks. That’s not all, believe it or not. The Victorian town of Ilfracombe is 10 minutes’ drive away and surfing beaches such as Woolacombe beach (25 minutes’ drive) and Croyde beach (35 minutes) are also within driving distance. Further on, characterful Lynton and Lynmouth (half an hour) can be found too. Of course, the site is right on the South West Coast Path around North Devon, so it’s a very wise base for hiking fans (just pick up a map of the local area from the site’s shop). What about Watermouth Valley Camping Park itself? Well, the family-run, dog-friendly site has sea views and a sheltered valley where guests can relax and take in the scenery. There’s a children’s adventure playground for kids to let off steam, a handy on-site shop and a modern, clean amenities block with hot showers and electric points for hair dryers, straighteners and razors. The site gets very popular with families during the school summer holidays (May through to September), but at other times, it’s quiet and peaceful and attracts couples and solo travellers.

Campground type

RV sites 125
Tent sites 125
Camper sites 125
Open now
Opens May 1
Please note
  • The charging of electric vehicles is not permitted on site.

Languages spoken

English

Open from Thu, May 1 to

Campsite types & availability

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99% would recommend this campground to a friend

98% would stay here again

Only showing reviews for the last 30 months.

10/10 site, perfect location for North Devon, we will return!

Overall 10/10

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10
Value for money
7
Accommodation
10
Facilities / Activities
10
Customer service
10
Child friendliness
10
Cleanliness
10
Wifi
10
Natalie B. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Primitive grass tent or campervan campsite (sea view, sloping)

Liked: The cleanliness of the bathrooms, each shower has a toilet and sink too which is fab and large enough to be considered family bathrooms.

The open field has amazing views over the ocean and the best views of the sunset. Only topped by the top of the dog field which again has even more incredible views.

Our 3 year old loved the play area and we thought the older kids play equipment was really novel - pretty sure we've not seen any of it anywhere else before! The free games in the game shack is a nice touch too!

Really lovely pitches throughout and the site is very well maintained.

Also it is super dog friendly!

Disliked: The open field is sloped, most of the flattest parts are on a 5 degrees slope. If we were in a tent it wouldn't matter as much but we had brought a van without chocks!

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Brilliant

Overall 10/10

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Anonymous The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Primitive grass campsite

Liked: Great location and well looked after site with excellent clean modern facilities.
Love the bar and food shack. The pizzas are excellent.
The site is really pretty and grass pitches are really well kept.
Nice games area for the small kids and big kids!
The coastal path is on the doorstep and also great pub at one end of campsite.
Don't need to drive the car at all.

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A lovely welcoming site in a perfect location for easy walking to…

Overall 10/10

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Anonymous The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Primitive grass campsite

Liked: A lovely welcoming site in a perfect location for easy walking to watermouth Castle and having the south coast path for walks to Coombe Martin.
Clean facilities and lovely park for kids to enjoy.
Pitches are very well sized and nicely secluded.
Would highly recommend and go back again!

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Excellent site with great facilities especially for younger children.

Overall 10/10

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Andrew H. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Primitive grass tent or campervan campsite (sea view, sloping)

Liked: The views are fantastic. The facilities for children are really great. There is an amazing play park and the best bit is the games room with table football, ping pong and pool tables all completely free to use. There is also a bar and food outlet onsite with a different theme each night. We had wood fired pizzas which were really nice and priced reasonably.

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brilliant

Overall 10/10

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10
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10
andrew c. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Primitive grass campsite

Liked: excellent site with good clean services and friendly and helpful staff plenty of room on the pitch for both car and tent too just what one needs to relax and enjoy the holiday.

Disliked: nothing

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We loved it, very well thought out campsite, excellent facilities.

Overall 10/10

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8
Value for money
9
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9
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Child friendliness
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Wifi
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Sharon T. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Powered grass campsite

Liked: Large separate pitch, spotless facilities, very welcoming owners/staff and the cocktail bar.

Disliked: A very very minor, road noise which was busier than I realised but did not in any way spoil our stay. It was noticeable but because everything was so perfect we ignored it.

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This is a fantastic site and the owners are friendly, welcoming and…

Overall 10/10

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Catherine D. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Powered grass campsite

Liked: This is a fantastic site and the owners are friendly, welcoming and helpful. The pitches are a good size and the facilities were always nice and clean. There is an added bonus of a food hut (The Sunday Roast is a must 😋), and there is also a small bar. Also there is a bus stop close to the main gate too. Would definitely stay here again.

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Good pitches, clean facilities, level pitches

Overall 8/10

Location
9
Value for money
8
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Wifi
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Anonymous The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Powered grass campsite

Liked: The scenery, the staff, the pitch, the food/drink options

Disliked: Beach closed off (not the camp sites fault though) just wish this was told when booking

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From the manager: We are emailing all bookings to make them aware of the beach, we are sorry you dropped in between us sending and you booking. Pitch Up have taken an age to update the listing but hopefully this reflects now.

Perfect

Overall 9/10

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Anonymous The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Primitive grass campsite

Liked: Fantastic campsite

Disliked: Nothing

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Excellent camping site with beautiful coastal views

Overall 10/10

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Tomasz P. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Primitive grass tent or campervan campsite (sea view, sloping)

Liked: Everything was just Perfect ;)
Friendly staff, lots of pitches, nice places for a walk/trail with amazing costal views ;)
Campsite with all the necessary facilities in top condition and very clean 👌👍

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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 Wild swimming

Amenities on park

Bath available Composting toilet Dog park Drying room Free wifi Grocery store Ice pack freezing Internet access Laundromat Local produce Off licence 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 Hikers’ paradise Peaceful Spectacular scenery

Utilities

Charging facilities 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)

Nearby leisure

Canoeing/kayaking nearby Climbing nearby Fishing nearby Golf nearby Horseback riding nearby Indoor pool nearby Leisure/theme park nearby Restaurant nearby Sailing nearby Surf school nearby Tennis nearby Watersports nearby

Location

Watermouth Valley Camping Park

Watermouth

Ilfracombe

Devon

England

EX34 9SJ

Directions

Timezone

Europe/London +0100 (GMT+01:00)

GPS

51.21243°N
-4.06555°W

Nearest transport

Bus
2.5 mi Methodist Church
8.3 mi Opposite George Hotel
8.3 mi George Hotel
Rail
9.6 mi Barnstaple Rail Station
13.7 mi Chapelton (Devon) Rail Station
15.3 mi Umberleigh Rail Station
Ferry
2 mi Ilfracombe Ferry Landing
12.2 mi Appledore Ferry Landing
12.2 mi Instow Ferry Landing
Airport
27 mi Swansea 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

Time to tick off the North Devon coves and harbours? Start with splendid Combe Martin (five minutes’ drive), a seaside resort with a sheltered cove for peaceful days on the sand. Surfers might want to slide on over to Saunton Sands (half an hour), while those seeking scenic clifftop hikes will get on well with the Valley of Rocks’ (35 minutes) wild goats and sea views. Take off on a fishing trip or a sea safari from Ilfracombe Harbour (10 minutes). Lundy Island is one of the most popular tour spots for such boat trips. There’s a working lifeboat station in the harbour too if that sort of stuff entertains you. Once you’ve checked out the lifeboats, turn back time a little with a trip to Arlington Court (20 minutes), a National Trust site with a Regency house and a carriage museum. Or perhaps all the way back to the time of dinosaurs? Kids are likely to love the life-sized dino models at Combe Martin Wildlife & Dinosaur Park (10 minutes) and its zoo and fossil museum.

Water quality at nearby bathing waters

Name Distance Type 2020201920182017
Combe Martin 1.2 mi Sea PoorPoorPoorPoor
Ilfracombe Hele 1.4 mi Sea N/AGoodGoodGood
Ilfracombe Tunnels Beach 2.7 mi Sea N/AExcellentExcellentExcellent
Combesgate Beach, Woolacombe 6.8 mi Sea N/AExcellentExcellentExcellent
Woolacombe Village 6.8 mi Sea N/AExcellentExcellentExcellent

Data source: European Environment Agency

Must see

RHS Garden Rosemoor 18.9 mi

National Waterfront Museum 28.4 mi

National Trust

Arlington Court and the National Trust Carriage Museum 5.8 mi

Heddon Valley 5.9 mi

Watersmeet 11.5 mi

Holnicote Estate 21.8 mi

Lundy 26.1 mi

Cycle routes

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

Other

Ilfracombe, Berrynarbor and the Coast 1.8 mi

Lee Bridge - Slade - Ilfracombe - Coast Path 4.6 mi

ARLINGTON COURT 5.9 mi

Hunters Inn - SW Coast Path - Trentishoe - Hunters Inn 6 mi

Hunters Inn - Woody Bay - South West Coast Path - Hunters Inn 6 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 campsite type section for details

Nearest campgrounds

Unfortunately, we have no nearby bookable campgrounds.

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Frequently asked questions

  • Does Watermouth Valley Camping Park have a swimming pool? No View all features
  • Is Watermouth Valley Camping Park dog friendly? Yes View all features
  • What attractions are near Watermouth Valley Camping Park? Time to tick off the North Devon coves and harbours? Start with splendid Combe Martin (five minutes’ drive), a seaside resort with a sheltered cove for peaceful days on the sand. Surfers … Read more
  • When can I check in and check out of Watermouth Valley Camping Park?
    RV, travel trailer and tent sites
    Arrive:  noon –  7 p.m.
    Depart by:  11 a.m.
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  • How much does it cost to stay at Watermouth Valley Camping Park? From $20.18 (for 1 night, 2 adults) - prices may change depending on your dates and party.