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Stayed at Watermouth Cove for 6 nights end of July 2014, on AWP opposite the children's play area, in a large Nomad tent. A truly outstanding campsite, staff were very efficient, helpful and polite. Location is perfect and provides a mix of wilderness, adventure, views and civilisation. Activities well structured and organised, loved the kayaking and jet skis. I would go back in a heart beat. Very hard to pick faults without being excessively pedantic or having unrealistic expectations. Yes the toilets and shower block were clean and well maintained. Never had to wait. Site was silent at night (except for the occasional hoot of Owls). My children (14 & 9) loved the site and were sad to leave, they have already started to beg me to book up for 2015. Every camper we met at the site had nothing but praise for it.
As an example of staff attitude. Wind picked up one afternoon and blew an absent neighbours gazebo / BBQ and temporary storage over. Before I could raise an eyebrow a passing member of staff had called on his radio for assistance and the shelter was re-positioned, re-pegged with better wind resistance. Much to the surprise of the owners when they returned.
We love this place and have been twice and will return again. However, I am still baffled as to why dogs are allowed to be on site and why would anyone want to bring their pets on holiday anyway. Not much of a break having to look after dogs. Not all dogs were kept on leads and I turned round one evening to see a dog staring at me in my awning, obviously after the chicken that had just been cooked. Glad it was me that it met first and not one of my kids. A lot of barking and not all mess is picked up. As a parent I do not think dogs and children should be in such close quarters, especially when its hot and animals become unsettled. Lets hope that a child doesn't have to be bitten before anything is done. Great park for kids but some children are left to it and I had to tell other peoples kids about spitting and throwing the bark in others faces. Facilities are good but get very messy as the site gets busier. Pool area is great but could do with a re-vamp and pools need re-tiling inside as some parts are very sharp and I heard of a few folk cutting hands or feet. The water sports side of things are great (jet ski hire very steep)but lets not forget about the camping side of things such as the pool and facilities. All in all, we would recommend watermouth cove and we will be back next year. Looking forward to it. (no dogs please).
Just got back from a week at Watermouth Cove, unfortunately I was very disappointed. The site is in an ideal location for visiting the surrounding areas but the site facilities let it down. Where to begin! The overall appearance of the site is unkempt. The tracks (sorry could not describe these as roads)need to be resurfaced and are no wider than a car width between pitches. The pitch size allocated is adequate for caravan, awning and vehicle but with very little space between each pitch, making it a little cosy (we could hear everything! from the tent pitched across the track behind us!). A little concerned about not having a dedicated dog walking area, we were told the site was dog friendly and as long as dogs were kept on a lead they had the freedom of the camp, which is lovely, however, not all campers are responsible dog owners and do need to learn how to bin it! Children's play area is a plus, plenty of stuff to keep them occupied. Lighting around the camp was very poor, half the lights did not work, so make sure to pack a torch and mind the guide ropes! Wi-Fi what Wi-Fi??? For the entire week no signal could be found - also poor TV reception even though we had a super pitch with aerial hook up and no phone signal either - emergency calls only and yes I know as informed by the staff this maybe down to our network, but three phones, three different networks! The shower and toilet facilities have not been thought out very well at all! Both facilities are housed in two small porta cabins. The showers are shall we say compact! If like many campers you have small children they would shower with a parent, unless you leave the shower door open this is not possible, in doing this the small changing area turns into a swimming pool. Other sites we have visited provide at least a mop so campers can clean up after themselves, but no, so whoever uses the shower next expect to get wet before you take a shower. The toilets are in a separate porta cabin and again compact in size - my husband said whilst having a shave one morning he was stood elbow to elbow with a guy using the urinal next to him - a partition board may have been welcomed! Female toilet attendant not a problem but should at least knock before entering men's toilet facilities. The old toilet block by reception is much larger and dare I say much cleaner - I could go on and on about this subject but lets just leave it at that!
The outdoor pool, bar and restaurant are a plus - meals are reasonable but a short walk to the local pub rivals this in quality and value for money. If you are in a tent and are pitched on the upper level of the campsite there are some spectacular sea views however this does not make up for poor, unkempt, unclean site facilities.
This could be a gem of a site if only a little more thought and TLC went into it - location wise it is perfect - sea views are outstanding but there are a lot of sites in the area with higher standards and are better value for money. It is not somewhere I would recommend or stay again.
We booked this site as we had never been to North Devon and the reviews looked good, and we were not disappointed with our experience. Overall the pluses far outweighed the few minus points.
The site is very well kept and maintained and the staff are very friendly and helpful at all times, when we were shown to our pitch, we were concerned about the dog going out onto the access road (even though he is tethered there would not have been enough space at the front for him to move once the tent was up) and we were immediately offered an alternative pitch which was larger and further back, no problem at all and no fuss, the chap simply radioed through the new pitch number to reception.
The setting of the site is spectacular with lovely cliff top and headland walks, we loved the walk up to the folly with views of the pretty little harbour, and the views on the walk the other way were wonderful, there were seats and chimeneas there for campers' use which was a nice addition. You would need to be very careful with children in these areas though because of the sheer drops, hence my 7/10 for child friendliness, despite a very good playground.
It is great that the site is so near to lovely places like Ilfracombe, which I loved, and Combe Martin, we did not see anything like everything we wanted to, so will definitely come back to the area.
There was a friendly atmosphere on the site whilst we were there, people were generally friendly and chatty.
The pitches are fairly big, but I do have to say that if the site was full it would feel very crowded, we are used to much quieter sites off the beaten track, I would not go in very high season for that reason, as it was there was plenty of space until for some reason the site placed a family group right in front of us in a row of four pitches, when there was plenty of room on the other part of the field for them to be opposite each other giving them a central area to sit in, we did say that we felt a bit 'hemmed in' and reception said that they had just turned up so they could not pitch them that way, which was not particularly satisfactory to us as we could not understand why, as the large area further forward remained empty until the end of our stay.
Of course, the pitches in front of us might well have been occupied at any time, but because it was a family group all in a row it became more of an issue with general noise etc.
We were in all fairness offered another pitch further along by the very helpful reception staff, which would have been a lot nicer but it would have taken all day to move a huge frame tent and all our stuff, so we reluctantly decided to stay put.
It was a bit intrusive and annoying when these families were shouting right across all the pitches to each other all the time and we did have to speak to reception when this went on after midnight despite the warden coming along at 11. 15 and asking them to be quiet. We were promised that they would be spoken to, which I presume they were.
We were glad that the noise pretty much stopped after that day, but we felt that we were unnecessarily hemmed in as there was plenty of space elsewhere at that time.
Another point I feel I must add is that when we were packing up to leave, a group of people arrived on the site with two old caravans, a couple of vans and lots of jet skis, who then proceeded to set up to the accompaniment of loud music which disturbed the peace of the whole site, and as we drove off we saw huge speakers outside the van, lots of crates of beer and we certainly felt that it did not create a good impression to anyone just arriving to see that going on, and people spitting and swearing, hopefully the site would not allow any obnoxious behaviour to spoil people's experience and their holiday, but it would have put me off, and I would be very concerned if the site encouraged that type of group.
Hopefully not, but only fair to mention how we saw it. We did notice one of the campsite staff watching for a while from a distance, so I think it had been noted, and was probably monitored and dealt with.
The facilities on site are very clean and certainly not too busy, we never had to wait for a shower and although they are the portacabin style units, they were perfectly adequate, the usual push button showers with plenty of hot water. It would have been nice though if there had been some sinks in the shower area, so that you could get a shower and clean teeth as well rather than having to go round to the separate toilet portacabin to use the sinks either before or afterwards, but that is a small gripe really.
The washing up area was clean too, but the taps were rather leaky, with hot water coming out of the top which really should be sorted out.
The reception and shop area was well laid out, there was a restaurant but it was very expensive so we did not use it, the shop was very limited and we felt quite expensive, but this was not really an issue because we shopped at the local supermarkets and only used it once when we needed to do laundry for some washing powder, and once when we needed a couple of cold drinks on the way out, cans at £1. 25 each seemed a very high price to me.
Our two teenagers had fun in the arcade, they really enjoyed going over there in the evening
I used the very clean and well equipped laundry room once, efficient machines but it was £5 for a wash and £1 for 15 minutes drying, but it got the job done well so I felt it was worth it.
We hired kayaks once, which was enjoyable but again we felt quite expensive, we would have gone back again if it had been a little more reasonable, but again our choice and there was plenty to do in the area so not really a major problem, not sure if the site would do better if they made the prices for these extras more reasonable, as the pitch prices certainly are, but it is possible that they would get more repeat custom if they pitched the prices a little lower, hence my overall 8/10 for value for money, this would have been less if it was just for the 'extras' but the pitch prices were very good, and you do have a choice whether you use the additional facilities.
We really liked the non electric field at the top of the site, we had a look at the facilities there after reading that some people had not liked them in previous reviews, and although they stated that they were only temporary, they were very clean and perfectly adequate, I would not have any problem using them, although I understand that others have said that there is no lighting at night which presumably will be addressed when these facilities are replaced. A basic washing up area would be good for this part of the site as well, as it is quite a way to the main facilities with a whole load of dirty pots!
We would definitely return and use the non electric field in the future, many pitches are very well situated and quite flat too.
All in all a nice site which we would return to, either the ehu main part, or the non ehu upper field, but out of the main school summer holidays.
Booked 5 tents in for the top field. And virtually had the whole place to ourselves. To write this review sits a bit heavy on my heart as on one hand I would love to give this site top marks, but I must be honest. So this leads me to my comments below. The site is in a cracking location and has very good access off the main road and is also nice and quite on an evening with no road noise from the main road. This is my second visit to this site and to be honest will probably be my last. In the upper tent field where we were, you have Toilet and shower facilities and to be pretty honest they fall well below standard for modern sites and are desperate to be replaced. But they have not! their is also no working lights in these facilities after dark so a torch is needed! now that's awful. The Bar as nice as it is still closes early 9pm or 10pm witch beggars belief in 2014! the food in the Bar is pretty 3rd rate. And I would advise to walk up to the Sawmill pub 2 mins walk away and eat their for better value and quality. With so many camping sites in this area Watermouth cove really needs to up their game to remain open.
This award winning Adults Only campsite has a working 17th century watermill in a peaceful wooded valley within the Exmoor National Park. Grass and hardstanding pitches, all set beside the River Exe or the sparkling mill stream, with electric, water, drainage, and TV hook-ups. A leisurely stroll up to a weir, and an area where dogs may run free and splash in the river.
Facilities include the beautiful dog walk, free wifi, fishing, modern toilet and shower block, dog wash, working watermill (tours on most Sunday mornings), salmon pass on the weir, shop, bus service, and excellent pubs in the locality. The site has beautiful views, an abundance of wildlife and many footpaths leading directly to the Exmoor woodlands and rivers. Find out more here
One weeks stay at the beginning of August in the camping field, 2 adults and 5 children (age range 2 - 16).
Was very glad we were in this field (as previous reviews state main field quite cramped together). Nice pitch with slight slope (nothing major) big enough for our 8 berth tent and with plenty of space to still sit outside.
The showers and toilets in this field were basic but there was always hot water and they were cleaned twice a day. The showers and toilets in the main field were more modern.
The play area was always busy often with unsupervised children running amok! Site was normally quiet by 11pm.
The site staff were always polite and helpful.
Pools were both freezing even the heated one was very cold. Plenty of sunloungers to sit and watch the children on was delighted that the pool entrance was coded and made it difficult for the little ones to try and escape.
Shop was very expensive on certain things. Food on site was reasonably priced.
Laundry room was a bonus. Used the dryers once or twice (typical English Summer)
Beach on site is small and mainly used for kayaking from. Harbour is fantastic and very original, plenty of places to sit and watch the sunset.
Overall we had a fab time and would definitely go back.
Just had four nights at Watermouth Cove during the week before the late summer bank holiday.
Our pitch was on the summer camping field rather than the 'main' camping field. This meant pluses and minuses. Pluses were that it was quieter with less site 'traffic'. The down sides were that the toilets/showers were more basic than their counterparts on the main field and the only dish washing was down on the main field. The pitch was slightly sloping, but only very gently, nothing that kept us awake at night!
We travelled with an almost 4 and a just one year old. We didn't end up using the beach as it was a bit unsuitable for our very little ones. The older kids on site enjoyed it though. Same with the pools, the temperature was too cold for our little ones but the older kids were having a great time. The play area was suitable for our eldest and she had fun, but the older kids took over by the afternoon and play got a bit too rough. The older kids used it until after 10 most nights. As there wasn't much for our little ones, I've only given the site a 7/10 for child friendliness.
The newly done cafe bar was really nice, it was quite reasonably priced, with some meals offering better value than others. The ice creams and milkshakes were big hits with us!
Overall we found the site great value for money considering the facilities and time of year. We'll definitely be looking to come back, perhaps not next year, but definitely when our children are a bit older.
Just returned from a week long stay, loved it. From moment we arrived we were made to feel very welcome probably the most friendly staff we have ever come across, nothing seemed to be too much trouble. Fantastic meals in the bar/cafe we ate a few times in there both breakfast and in the evening. Very small shop but does have all the basics, Tesco about 3 miles away for 'big shop'. A lot of the people we spoke to have been regular visitors to the site which says it all really. Nice pool area as well will defo visit again our daughters aged 13 & 7 loved it
An expensive site for the services provided. For £440 I would have expected an exemplary site and services, in particular, spaciousness and views. A big disappointment. More space between accommodation areas and an improvement on shower facilities (not just a portacabin(s) with limited shelving and areas to hang clothes).
I think the campsite needs to specialise in sea activities and with its own launch area and this should be reflected in the price for its exclusivity. I have been extremely disappointed and I would suggest that the owners camp on their site and visit others to enhance their visitors comfort.
However, North Devon is a beautiful place to visit.
First of all I would like to say a big thank you to the owner of the site who could not have been helpful on my arrival to the site. I noticed my electrical cable from my folding camper to the tow bar had been rubbing on ground and burnt out all the wiring, when I mentioned it to him he just told me to leave it with him and to enjoy the holiday. By the Tuesday he got it renewed for me by one of his staff at no cost to myself, nothing was too much trouble and all staff was very friendly. The site itself was situated in a superb place with its own cove and beautiful scenery and very dog friendly. It had two good size swimming pools and play area and loads of different water sports. The toilets were always very clean and showers at good temperature. All surrounding area of north Devon was very scenic. The kids ( and dog ) loved the beach at Woolacombe. Apart from the fact of the help I had we will be returning again
This award winning Adults Only campsite has a working 17th century watermill in a peaceful wooded valley within the Exmoor National Park. Grass and hardstanding pitches, all set beside the River Exe or the sparkling mill stream, with electric, water, drainage, and TV hook-ups. A leisurely stroll up to a weir, and an area where dogs may run free and splash in the river.
Facilities include the beautiful dog walk, free wifi, fishing, modern toilet and shower block, dog wash, working watermill (tours on most Sunday mornings), salmon pass on the weir, shop, bus service, and excellent pubs in the locality. The site has beautiful views, an abundance of wildlife and many footpaths leading directly to the Exmoor woodlands and rivers. Find out more here
Visited this sight with a family with 3 kids in tow. What a great site!
The warm reception we received was great, a lad escorted us to our All weather pitch and left saying if we had anything to ask not to hesitate and shout.
This is the cleanest campsite I have visited, the showers are free and always hot and the toilets plentiful and always very very clean.
We went at a busy week and never waited for either.
At One end of the site is a harbour that is a great place to walk the dog and the other end is a little beach/cove and on the edge is the ocean! what more could you ask for.
The bar and cafe looked ok but we didn't use them.
The staff work tireless and are always polite and helpful.
There is a great little park for the kids but this is still in use at 10. 00 most nights. Parents must have some fore thought and bring them in before, but all the same the site was quiet by 11 o'clock.
This is a great site and anyone who finds the energy to knock it should give there head a shake or find a five star hotel.
Basically a lovely place, although the sign on the toilets giving details of inappropriate use of showers and the forthcoming eviction of the culprits (when found via CCTV!) raised warnings about the quality of some of the clientèle!
We loved the easy access to the harbour and watching the tide coming in and out, and also the path up to the small headland.
The pool was also a good addition to a holiday (although cold!)
We didn't love the fact that when asking for service in the bar, we often felt that we were just a little bit too much trouble for the (teenage) staff who perhaps had better things to do than wipe dirty tables! That said, the guy who showed us our pitch was helpful and friendly.
Great location, lovely harbour and site - just maybe a bit of work needed on on-site customer relations!
L had to leave a review for this holiday park, on arrival we were impressed by the friendliness of the staff and was shown to our pitch on the tier above overlooking the main site, we also shown were the shower/toilet block and elsan point was.
After setting up we walked round the site and checking out the small shop and bar area, games room with pool table, table tennis, etc. Outside the bar/café sitting area overlooking beach/bay.
1. Shower/toilet block clean regularly spotless.
2. Some pitches slight slope nothing to worry about.
3. Small shop for essential items.
4. Bar/Café meals are reasonably priced and very good. Reception is in the bar
5. Kayaks for hire which we did not use.
5. Outdoor pools 2 of them used a few times cold at first with hot weather soon cooled off. Sun loungers around pool.
6. Dog friendly park plenty of walks Watermouth harbour great to let dogs in water.
7. Plenty of places to visit in the area Coombe Martin, Ilfracoombe, Watermouth Castle just 300 yards up the road. Etc.
8. Sea Fishing of the rocks OK had sea bass, Pollack, and dogfish, had no mackerel, bait can be bought from shop.
9. A word of warning to families with youngsters be careful of the headland walks the are some steep cliffs and getting down to the rocks can be difficult and dangerous.
10. The location is brilliant especially watching sunset from the harbour or from top of cliffs, took loads of photos.
11. Plenty of dog friendly pubs in the area i. E. Try Hele Billys great food and drink.
12. To top of our holiday was watching Porpoises swimming and jumping in the bay in the evening while having a drink with friends we made at Watermouth Cove Park.
After nearly 30 years of camping and caravanning and staying at dozens of holiday sites l personally put Watermouth Cove Holiday Park in my top 3 best sites we have stayed at, and will be booking again.
What a fantastic site this is. Its about 3 miles from Ilfracombe in a lovely little cove. The views are spectacular especially catching the sunset over the harbour. Facilities on the site are brilliant. Toilets and showers are always clean and we never had to wait. Staff are very friendly and helpful. We didn't use the pool but it looked lovely. Very dog friendly including the beach. You can also take them into the restaurant. Would definitely return.
Loved it had a great weekend meeting up with friends and family.
We have driven past the site on numerous occasions as my father-in-law lives in Combe Martin for that reason we haven't camped in the area for almost 17yrs.
This time we were meeting up with friends who were travelling up from Cornwall and us down from Northants, they chose the site what a brilliant choice, another campsite further up the road took 24+hrs to respond to each email/voice message.
We were there May Bank holiday and didn't find it too busy, we we able to pitch next to each other and found the pitches yo be quite large.
Our pitch was opposite the toilet/shower block these seemed to be fairly new and more than adequate. Never actually saw anyone cleaning or noticed them closed for cleaning but they were clean and tidy.
There is a washing up area to the left of the toilet block which unfortunately wasn't always clean and tidy but this I believe should be the responsibility of other campers. In this area and near the reception there were vending machines one for snacks and the other for hot drinks.
Friends ate breakfast in the restaurant each morning and were able to take the dogs with them. The shop is a small room to the side we used only once for headache tablets, it is fairly well stocked with basics that you may need when camping.
We had some lovely walks with the kids and dogs when there, you can walk along Watermouth Harbour along to the folly great at sunset. The site has its on small private beach where you can launch boats and hire kayaks.
Along the top walking through the camping field which isn't level but the views are fantastic they have a couple of view points looking over towards Combe Martin here they have benches and some chimneas, we used one on our last night toasting marshmallows and watching fireworks being set off in Wales. Remember to take something with you to dowse the fire we just put some dirt into it before we left. They are great, old calor gas bottles recycled.
Check out is at 10am which seemed fairly early, but the night before we asked if we could stay a little later and offered to pay. We were told we could as they weren't very busy and didn't require anything extra.
All in all we had a lovely weekend the staff where polite and friendly and we are returning there next month.
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No Tents 
No Caravans 
No Motorhomes 
No Campervans 
No Glamping Units 
No Statics for Hire 
No Statics for Sale 
No Seasonal Pitches 
No Electric Hookups 
No Hardstandings 
No Fully Serviced Pitches 
Families Welcome 
Not Members Only 
No Rallies 
Not Naturist Site 
Dogs Welcome 
No Dogs Allowed 
Groups Welcome 
No Toilets 
No Showers 
No Washing Up Area 
No Bathroom 
No Baby Changing 
No Laundry 
No Drinking Water 
Disabled Friendly 
No Chemical Disposal 
No Battery Charging 
No Gas Exchange 
No Recycling Facilities 
No Kitchen Facilities 
No Freezer / Fridge 
No Motorhome Point 
No Wifi Access 
No Shop 
No Bar 
No Restaurant 
No Playground 
No TV Room 
No Games Room 
No Evening Ents 
No Fishing 
No Wild Swimming 
No Indoor Pool 
No Outdoor Pool 
No Horse Riding 
No Cycle Hire 
No Golf 
No Tennis 
No Beach 
No Watersports 
No Boat Launch 
No Sea Views 
Not Working Farm 
No Campfires Allowed 
No Waterside Pitches 
Public Transport 
No Dog Walk 
Stayed at Watermouth Cove for 6 nights end of July 2014, on AWP opposite the children's play area, in a large Nomad tent. A truly outstanding campsite, staff were very efficient, helpful and polite. Location is perfect and provides a mix of wilderness, adventure, views and civilisation. Activities well structured and organised, loved the kayaking and jet skis. I would go back in a heart beat. Very hard to pick faults without being excessively pedantic or having unrealistic expectations. Yes the toilets and shower block were clean and well maintained. Never had to wait. Site was silent at night (except for the occasional hoot of Owls). My children (14 & 9) loved the site and were sad to leave, they have already started to beg me to book up for 2015. Every camper we met at the site had nothing but praise for it. 
