Chapmanswell Caravan Park

View prices & book 8.8 149 reviews
Beautiful sunset over the restaurant and campsite
Beautiful sunset over the restaurant and campsite
Clubhouse and covered play area
Hardstanding pitch
Park entrance
The anglers rest on-site clubhouse, bar and grill
On-site clubhouse, bar and grill the anglers rest
Coin-operated launderette next to reception and shop
Shop with essentials, ice creams, sweets, alcohol and tobacco
1/75
Clubhouse and covered play area
Hardstanding pitch
Park entrance

  • Dog- and family-friendly park on the Devon/Cornwall border
  • A 25-minute drive to Bude and 40 minutes to Tintagel Castle
  • On-site clubhouse with restaurant, bar, games and entertainment
Devon or Cornwall? Cornwall or Devon? It is, of course, one of life’s dilemmas… but thankfully one that’s easily sorted with a stay at Chapmanswell Caravan Park, a Devon holiday park that’s close to the border with Cornwall and in a most handy spot for getting out to enjoy the spoils of both counties. This park five minutes drive from the village of St Giles on the Heath ticks all sorts of boxes for all sorts of holidays: it’s a family-friendly and dog-friendly place, handily close to the A30 (five miles away) for travels and days out, and with some splendid views over the Tamar Valley and Dartmoor. Even with all that on offer, there’s a highlight still to come – and that’s the site’s own clubhouse, The Anglers Rest, with a bar and grill that’s open all week, hosting live entertainment weekly in high season and fortnightly in the low season. The restaurant serves up reasonably priced food, including homemade fries and pies (opening times vary in and out of high season, with music continuing until 11pm in the summer). There’s also a pool table, dartboard, fruit machines and a dance floor to keep the good times rolling. Ice creams, sweets, alcohol and assorted essentials can be picked up at the site shop (they’ve even got doggy ice cream to get four-legged family members in on the holiday vibes…) Other facilities on site include a covered play area and a dog exercise area, along with a coin-operated launderette, a washing-up area and chemical disposal point. The bathroom facilities have baby changing facilities and central heating plus separate male, female and disabled shower areas. Reception is open seven days a week, and the owners live on site so you can always get hold of someone if you need anything.

Site type

Tent pitches 30
Touring caravan pitches 15
Motorhome pitches 15
Open all year
Opens
Please note
  • Under 18s must be accompanied by their parents or legal guardians.
  • Single-sex bookings of 6 or more people (excluding couples) are not permitted via Pitchup.com.
  • No bachelor/bachelorette parties permitted via Pitchup.com.

Languages spoken

English

Pitch types & availability

Accommodation

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2 adults
0 children

Reviews

8.8

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86% would recommend this site to a friend

85% would stay here again

What customers say

This is a friendly, family-run campsite with highly praised staff and a welcoming atmosphere. Visitors enjoyed the clean facilities, good food in the clubhouse, and entertainment. The children's covered play area was a particular hit. Some guests noted the facilities could benefit from modernising and that pitches were sometimes close to the noisy clubhouse. The site is well-located for exploring the surrounding area.

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Arrival date (latest first)

Friendliness, electric was grate to say 5 tents were using the same…

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Anonymous

Electric grass tent pitch

Liked Friendliness, electric was grate to say 5 tents were using the same point

Disliked Not much for kids entertainment wise maybe need to state the club house is just a pub not entertainment for children, come night time it was just locals on site who aint staying there getting drunk

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Nice place friendly people…

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Louise D.

Non-electric grass tent pitch

Liked Nice place friendly people

Disliked I had food in the clubhouse which has given me food poisoning so the rest of my holiday isn’t going well at all

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From the manager: Louise. Thank you for your comments about the site and the people.
We are sorry that your holiday is not going to plan.
We do however dispute that you got food poisoning from eating here. You were only here for one night, arriving late as I recall. On the evening in question, we served over 30 covers — including tables of up to 12 people — and did not receive a single complaint from any other guest. In fact, many of those diners returned the very next day for more food.

We take great pride in the quality, freshness, and preparation of our dishes, and have consistently received compliments from our customers. While we are sorry to hear that you have been unwell, there is no indication from any other guest’s that evening, that there was any issues with the food served.

If you would like to discuss this further, please contact us directly with more details so we can look into your concerns fully

Very friendly site Cheap, easy drive to Bude Would recommend

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Jo F.

Electric hardstanding and grass touring pitch

Liked Lovely owners very friendly nothing too much trouble
Clean toilets
Large pitches -level

Disliked Very poor WiFi unless in clubhouse

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From the manager: Thank you for your lovely review.

Everything - Lovely, clean site. Incredibly friendly and helpful staff. Very reasonable shop and clubhouse…

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James C.

Electric grass tent pitch

Liked Everything -

Lovely, clean site.

Incredibly friendly and helpful staff.

Very reasonable shop and clubhouse prices. Burgers are delicious!

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From the manager: Thank you for your great review. I will relay your message to the Kitchen :)

Quite a noisy site due to evening entertainment at the clubhouse.

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Anonymous

Electric hardstanding and grass touring pitch

Liked The location

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From the manager: We are sorry that the Entertainment coloured your impression of our site. We do have live entertainment on Saturday and, during the Summer a disco on Friday, as advertised.

We do stop the music at 11pm in the Summer and close the Clubhouse by 11:30pm. After 10:30pm, as long as it is not too hot, we close the doors and windows to limit the outside noise.

We are not sure which pitch you were on, but if you had come to us, we would of moved you to a hardstand further away from the Bar

Friendly staff lovely site.

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Anonymous

Electric hardstanding and grass touring pitch

Liked I loved how lovely and friendly everyone was, the food was nice and the children loved the park.

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Amazing family friendly dog friendly site to come to

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Steve D.

Electric hardstanding and grass touring pitch

Liked Liked the friendly staff and the owners and how clean the site always is also that my grandson has made loads of friends as the kids just run around and enjoy each others company very friendly family site made very welcome have enjoyed are stay highly recommend

Disliked Absolutely nothing

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Excellent site with shop,clubhouse thay has bar and good food

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Lynne G.

Electric grass tent pitch

Liked I stayed here for 5 nights with my fiance and the owners went above and beyond to help us as after 2 nights staying in car tent and getting wet off rain overnight they offered us an amazing apartment for the last 3 nights of our stay.this is an amazing place to stay caters for all ages .we will definitely be recommending this place and will return .thankyou so much to everyone there especially Paula and Mark xx

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Brilliant staff Welcoming Calm environment Clean facilities Lovely food Staff are very helpful Family friendly…

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Jasmin B.

Electric hardstanding and grass touring pitch

Liked Brilliant staff
Welcoming
Calm environment
Clean facilities
Lovely food
Staff are very helpful
Family friendly
Animal friendly
A lovely place to stay a verity of family friendly fun

Disliked N/A

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Nice place for a caravan and camper van stay but not so for a tent.

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Anonymous

Electric grass tent pitch

Liked They've got an air fryer, a toaster, kettle and microwave for use in the washing up area.
Nice playground
Clean and tidy outdoors
Lovely staff

Disliked Not enough facilities (6 showers in total and 8 toilets)
Missing small things like, hair dryers, mirrors and bins in all bathrooms.
Truly personal approach but I did not like the fact drinking water was from a hose, but that's just me being picky.

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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

Baby-changing facilities Bath available Car parking by pitch/unit Composting toilet Dog park Drying room Food shop Free wifi Ice pack freezing Internet access Launderette Off licence 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

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

Themes

Peaceful Remote location Wild camping 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

Medium (26-50 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 Bathrooms: Wide doorways (over 30 inches/75cm) Level site, no steep slopes Pitch close to accessible bathrooms

Nearby leisure

Fishing nearby Horse riding nearby Indoor pool nearby Leisure/theme park nearby Restaurant nearby Watersports nearby

Touring and motorhomes

Seasonal pitches Tourer storage facilities

Location

Chapmanswell Caravan Park

Chapmans Well

St Giles on the Heath

Devon

England

PL15 9SG

Directions

Timezone

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

GPS

50.71429°N
4.3336°W

Nearest transport

Coach
19.6 km The Strand
22.7 km Bus Station
23.4 km Thomas Cook
Rail
23.5 km Gunnislake Rail Station
23.9 km Okehampton Rail Station
25.6 km Calstock Rail Station
Ferry
35.1 km Bideford Ferry Landing
39 km Instow Ferry Landing
39 km Torpoint Ferry Terminal

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

The only issue with staying close to the Devon/Cornwall border is the possibility of being overwhelmed by options for days out… so perhaps it’s sensible to start somewhat local with a visit to Launceston Castle (10 minutes’ drive) or a day of meeting cute creatures at the Tamar Otter & Wildlife Centre (15 minutes)? Alternatively, of course, you could set forth straight away for the seaside – there’s so much fab coastline around here but you’ll likely find some of the highlights to be the beaches and surf schools of Bude (25 minutes) and Widemouth Bay (half an hour). If you’re more into strolling along cobbled lanes, the fishing villages of Boscastle (the one with the witches museum) and Port Isaac (the one where they filmed Doc Martin) are both within a 45-minute drive. Other coastal spots to check out include Tintagel Castle (40 minutes), a place of much Arthurian legend, and the maritime city of Plymouth (55 minutes), home to the UK’s largest aquarium and a stonking gin distillery.

Water quality at nearby bathing waters

Name Distance Type 2020201920182017
Widemouth Sand 18 km Sea N/AExcellentExcellentExcellent
Summerleaze 20.1 km Sea N/AExcellentGoodGood
Crooklets 20.6 km Sea N/AExcellentGoodGood
Crackington Haven 21.4 km Sea N/AExcellentExcellentExcellent
Northcott Mouth 21.6 km Sea N/AExcellentExcellentN/A

Data source: European Environment Agency

Must see

RHS Garden Rosemoor 28.9 km

Tintagel Castle 30.6 km

Castle Drogo 36.8 km

National Marine Aquarium 41.2 km

Dartmoor Zoological Park 41.5 km

National Trust

Lawrence House 8.7 km

Lydford Gorge 17.7 km

Cotehele Mill 25.6 km

Cotehele 25.6 km

Finch Foundry 28.7 km

Cycle routes

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

Other

WERRINGTON PARK 6.8 km

HAYNE MANOR 9.4 km

PENHEALE MANOR 9.9 km

SYDENHAM HOUSE 12 km

ENDSLEIGH 15.6 km

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.

Nearest sites

Unfortunately, we have no nearby bookable sites.

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Frequently asked questions

  • Does Chapmanswell Caravan Park have a swimming pool? No View all features
  • Is Chapmanswell Caravan Park dog friendly? Yes View all features
  • What attractions are near Chapmanswell Caravan Park? The only issue with staying close to the Devon/Cornwall border is the possibility of being overwhelmed by options for days out… so perhaps it’s sensible to start somewhat local with a visit … Read more
  • When can I check in and check out of Chapmanswell Caravan Park?
    Camping and touring
    Arrive:  noon –  5 p.m.
    Depart by:  11 a.m.
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  • How much does it cost to stay at Chapmanswell Caravan Park? From R405,52 (for 1 night, 4 people) - prices may change depending on your dates and party.