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We spent 10 nights here with two toddlers and a dog. I would highly recommend this site.
Easy check in procedure. When we got to the pitch it was too small for out tent so I called them and they soon moved us up the hill. The pitch was flat and marked out by a little hedge.
There was a water supply electric hook up and waste facilities nearby. The skip bin was emptied every day.
The massive shower block was unisex and very clean. There was even a sauna and a steam room. Toilets were spotless. One complaint was there was no family shower room. Only a small plastic baby bath in the disabled shower which also had a toilet in it, which is stressful trying to keep a terrible 2 year old away from it.
The showers were not temperature controlled so not ideal for washing little ones. We did however find a good little electric shower down by the outdoor swimming pool which did the trick. The other complaint that there wasn’t a girly bit. Maybe the toilets could have done with a counter and some mirrors with electric sockets. To do your hair and stuff.
Washing up facilities with large sinks. And Laundry room with an iron. A security guard was also based in there and did a lap of the site every hour.
The Camping area was set away from the caravans and club house. Which meant you didn’t get any noise. It was its only little entity. The views were fantastic over the bay.
On site was a heated outdoor and indoor pool. Both very warm and clean. You couldn’t take the dog around the pool but it was surrounded by a fence which meant she was tied up right behind where we were sitting. The little poolside café was lovely. The couple who ran it were great.
They had a big club house with children’s entertainment every night from about 7. The restaurant upstairs wasn’t a la carte more burger and chips. But it was clean.There was a shop on site which sold most things. The fresh bread and pastries were good 1st thing in a morning but you had to be quick.
The double decker open air bus that took you between sites and down to woolacombe beach was very good. The driver was very patient with us getting two toddlers a dog buggy and all our gear on. You bought the ticket once and it lasted you the whole stay. You could also go and use the facilities at the other 3 sister sites too.
If you wanted to walk to the beach it was down a very steep hill and if you drove the car parks charged by the day around £5
The children’s play area was a little tired and twice a week they did pony rides around the park. There was a crazy golf which was free and tennis courts.
There are loads to do and see in north Devon. One of our best days out was to the Big Sheep and the ilfracombe beach tunnels were lovely. The café and play area were outstanding.
Days out are difficult when you have a dog so we booked her into nearby kennels for the day which only charged us £10. (Lakeside in Lee)
In all a very good holiday which was made even better by the excellent weather.
This was our first visit to this site and won't be our last. It is easy to see why it is an award winning site from an entertainment point of view. The swimming pools, club house, restaurant, shop etc. All excellent, although the crazy golf course could do with a bit of TLC.
The Billy Beachball Bus was a great way to get about and we took advantage of the Bowling alley at Golden Coast. Our daughter was unable to 'walk on water' as it was fully booked all week - advise booking this activity ASAP or at time of holiday booking if you can.
Sadly, it is let down by a few basic faults. The toilet/shower block at first glance had 'wow factor' but the reality was a cold shower more often than not (we took to using the indoor pool showers)only one hand dryer and approximately half of the cubicles - toilet and shower - had no locks. The cleaner didn't appear until 9am so the early morning comfort visit became a frantic search for a cubicle with both toilet paper and a lock! Early morning cleaners would avoid this.
We were pitched on the top of the hill overlooking the sea and the toilet/shower block. This meant fantastic views but we were subject to regular pitch invasions from children using our pitch as a direct route down the bank to the toilets. We no problem with the electric hook up although it was worryingly close to and on the same post as the water tap. This was a communal tap and there was meant to be a hedged walkway between ours and the next pitch but this was so badly neglected that there was a beaten path through our (and our neighbours) pitch for water.
Despite a heavy downpour on the first night the field we were in drained and dried out quickly so no problems on that score.
This may seem like a negative review but as I said at the top we will visit again as the positives outweighed the negatives. We barely had to take the car off the pitch and were never short of things to do. The staff were friendly and helpful. Thanks to the barmaid who gave us the spot-on advice as to the best chinese take away!
We went for a long weekend just as the school holidays were starting it was an awful weekend weather wise but we were welcomed on site and there was plenty to do.
We hired a caravan we could take the dog to and were warmly welcomed with a doggy pack, which included a bed, doggy bags and chew toys. We hadn't been in a doggy caravan before but it didn't smell of dog at all and was spotlessly clean.
The pool on the site were were on was basic but there was a jacuzzi too.
The entertainment was good, and the club house was spacious.
The staff were second to none, I had an accident and damaged my ankle and the staff couldn't not have helped us any more than they did, they looked after and fed the children in the restaurant when I went to A&E and even visited later to check all was OK.
Together with the sister site I would wholeheartedly recommend this site.
Having been here at least once a year since 2004, I thought it time for me to leave a review. It is an ideal location for us to meet up with friends from Essex, Liverpool, Newcastle and Lancashire. We chose this site because between us there are 12 children boys and girls and a number of dogs. We wanted to ensure the site had enough to keep occupied if the dreaded rain came, and this site definitely has that. Very dog friendly too.
There is always something happening in the club house and now that the smoking ban is in place it is a much nicer place to sit.
Outdoor pool is brilliant for the kids, safe and clean with a snack bar. Indoor pool was a little grubby last time I wondered in there, about 3 years ago. May be it has been refurbished by now.
Toilet and shower block is kept in good order considering the size of the site. Just wish people would take their shoes off BEFORE entering the shower units.
Plenty of inside washing up area and washing machines and dryers, with irons and ironing boards.
Shop on site is well stocked but a bit pricey. They also provide an ice-block service
Fishmonger twice a week is brilliant, lovely food we look forward to his visits.
Happy for you to have a marquee next to your tent.
Relaxed rules for camping which is nice, no strict lights out at 11.00. However, it never gets too noisy and people do not take advantage of this. Tents are a good distance from the club house so there is no disturbance as people leave.
Great views of the bay, especially up in the camping area. The site provide a bus service to and from Woolacombe. Although it is possible to have a nice stroll down to the bay. We always hire a beach hut and take our surfing gear down at the beginning of the week then use the bus and save on parking queues and fees. This can be arranged via Parkin Estates either at the beach or via website.
Pricey but good value for money considering the facilities available. A bit more attention to manicuring the pitches but overall nice sized, clean pitches.
Most staff are polite and willing to help but some look as though they could be in the wrong job!
Some good pubs close by, the Old Mill is a great place to eat, very child and dog friendly. Info at reception for this place.
Try visiting the surrounding area, Illfracombe, Lymouth and cycling on the Tarka trail is good fun too. Bike hire is easy enough once you are there.
We use electric hook-ups and never had a problem, but then we do have a very long extension lead.
Could do with a childs playground up by the camping area and some time and money spent on the paths up there too.
A good idea, which I think should be provided in a lot of camp sites, are daily kennels for dogs. This would allow families to visit places where our four legged family members are not allowed.
Have just returned from a 3 night stay at this site. There were three families camping together. We arrived first and after check in, which was hassle free, drove to our pitch. Some pitches were water logged and very muddy including ours. I went back to reception and asked to move to a different pitch which wasn't a problem. The pitch sizes were not that spacious and some were exposed. People were walking across your pitch to take a short cut to the toilet block or to the entertainment block. We were at the very top of the site and the views were just amazing. This site is part of a group and caters for all the family, you are able to use the facilities of all four sites. Woolacombe Bay is the biggest. It was very busy when we went and due to the amount of rain, there were pot holes, large puddles and plenty of mud everywhere. There didn't seem to be a lot of ground maintenance going on. The facilities were housed in a very large building. Plenty of loos, shower cubicles with basins, spa & steam rooms and hairdryers. Washing up and laundry facilities were at either end of the building. The showers were a bit hit and miss with the hot water and could have been cleaned more regularly. The site caters very well for caravan and mobile home users, more so than for campers.
A well stocked shop, takeaway and restaurant are also available.Overall I would recommend this site for location, close to Woolacombe Bay, Ilfracombe and beyond.
Poorly maintained roads & pitches causing stress & irritation we would have expected more for our money. Want this to be 'CONSTRUCTIVE' so have given SOLUTION to each problem.
Booked 2 pitches with son who had been here last year - Great British weather (rain)has never been a problem as we have good tents. Unfortunately the roads became waterfalls - three tents were completely flooded so they diverted water away from them along a road that couldn't cope so it went under our tent and the pitch became a quagmire with us sinking several inches into the mud under our tent. The stench when we lifted the tent was very bad. Loads of vehicles were getting stuck in the mud but there was not enough space to park off of your pitches. Numerous pitches were inches deep in water & mud.
SOLUTION Think about where the waters going when you divert it. More drainage trenches & lower roads would vastly improve the quality of the pitches.
Electric hook ups all taken - see other people have reviewed this problem
SOLUTION Number the hook ups to match pitches and provide more than two between 3 pitches. Warn that we may need to borrow extension and offer it free with £30 deposit rather than for £30 hire.
Sloping footpath down to the toilet was treacherous so had to walk 3 toddlers down road.
SOLUTION Extend the gravel path to the top of the hill not just half way.
Shower block very well cleaned but not frequently enough. One row of showers not working - cold water. Got the kids undressed - had to dress & move them.
SOLUTION put out of order on the door till they are fixed (been like it for 2 seasons)
Took little ones in to family/disabled shower room to use baby bath & hand held shower = ended inches deep in water because drain is higher that the rest of room.
SOLUTION lower the drain.
Unable to use club at night till Thursday road out of tent site flooded and couldn't get buggy up muddy slope through caravans.(like this last season)-couldn't take car as only limited parking spaces.
SOLVED HURRAY they cut a trench through bank to release the water.
Site offers numerous all weather facilities.
On the whole we DID have a good holiday but it would have been a lot better if our money had been spent on maintaining the site against the inevitable rain. Staff very polite & helpful but played 'lip servece' (probably not their fault) They need backing.
Big Tesco in Ilfracombe but the hills upset the Sat nav - New Barnstable Road.
Woolacombe Beach fantastic - could be improved if the ice cream & fish & Chip vans were kept at the end of the beach rather than dotted about. May suit some but I would have preferred to avoid the diesel fumes & noise of motors drowning out the sound of the sea.
We arrived to glorious sunshine! Little did we know that it was to pour down or the whole week! Ah well we endeavoured to make the most of it.
The positives: The site has beautiful, outstanding views. The view of the bay is simply breathtaking. It has well equipped shops (although as you may expect a little pricey so we tended to shop in Woolacombe or Ilfracombe) and the sauna and steam room facilities were clean and relaxing (you can only use them for a hour a day to stop people hogging them). The Showers and toilets were well maintained and clean (despite the mud the rain caused). A local fish van comes round twice a week and the wares he sells are mouthwatering!
Areas for development: I know that August is a busy month but customer care should still be of priority 1) we were kept waiting in the reception area for 20 mins without even an acknowledgement. When we finally got to our pitch, because the electric hook ups weren't labelled properly, people had just grabbed any available point. So our 30m! wire was too short. When we reported the problem to reception they said 'we should try and sort it and pull out someone's electric', when I told them that I wasn't prepared to do that, they said they could lend us an extension wire for £30. We had no choice but to do this - £30 down in our spending money!
The surrounding area is beautiful and Iffracombe's birdman competition was fab!
Mid price range compared with other local sites but great fatalities!
Sauna, steam room showers and toilets are always spotless, and you get to use all the facilities off the other three sites (golden coast, twitchen and easiwell)
Having said that we had a very wet week, because all of the pitches have been levelled off in to steps on the side of a hill, pitch drainage is not brilliant, so get very easily waterlogged and due to their position expect a lot of wind.
I visited this site with my other half and two young children at the the end of the wettest June since the first world war. It is a very big holiday village with lots of the usual family holiday camp type entertainment. This said, the camping pitches were set apart from the main part of the site, in a very pretty area with amazing sea views. Our initial thought was that it would be the best of both worlds for "us older campers" while giving the kids lots of things to do. The toilet and shower block was very impressive and kept incredibly keen given the weather conditions. There was even a steam room and sauna. However, pitches are arranged on level terraces climbing up a very steep hill. The walk down to the toilets wasn't a problem, but getting back up the hill in the mud wasn't so easy. The roads were little more than potholed tracks,which made driving difficult, although the site was very quiet when we were there.
The point to note though is the WIND. Even allowing for the extreme weather conditions and the fact that you would expect some wind near the sea, this site is incredibly windy. It is high and exposed, with very little shelter. We, along with at least 2 others were forced to pack up early due to wind damaged tents. My tent was blown almost horizontal, and no way could we get a wind break to stay up. Some of the pitches lower down may be a little more sheltered, but these were water logged due to the amount of water running down the hill, and they don't have EHU. We were lucky enough to get alternative accommodation on the site, and we did eventually have a lovely holiday.
WOW, 1st time at this camp site, and we will deffinatley go again. Beautiful views if you get the right pitch. Very friendly and helpful staff. Toilet and shower block A1, well stocked camp shop. Very good evening entertainment, especially "BILLY BEACH BALL". The only complaint we have is the amount of crows, they are a good alarm clock at around 4.30am, and they dont care where they drop their waste! we were there for one week, and enjoyed every day we had there. And Woolacombe beach is well worth a visit. swimming pool looks lovely though we did not go in it. we went into Ilfracombe and Barnstable, and they were well worth the visit.
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Is Woolacombe Bay Holiday Park And Spa child friendly? YES, it accepts children & has a playground View all facilities
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No Tents 
No Caravans 
No Motorhomes 
No Campervans 
No Glamping Units 
Holiday Homes 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 
Motorbikers Welcome 
No Toilets 
No Showers 
No Washing Up Area 
No Bathroom 
Baby Changing Facilities 
Laundry On Site 
No Drinking Water 
Disabled Friendly 
No Chemical Disposal 
No Battery Charging 
No Gas Exchange 
Recycling Facilities 
No Kitchen Facilities 
No Freezer / Fridge 
No Motorhome Point 
Wifi Access 
Shop On Site 
Bar On Site 
Restaurant or Cafe or Takeaway On Site 
Kids Playground 
TV Room 
Games Room 
Evening Entertainment 
Fishing <1 mile 
No Wild Swimming 
Indoor Pool On Site 
Outdoor Pool On Site 
Horse Riding <1 mile 
Cycle Hire <5 miles 
Golf On Site 
Tennis On Site 
Beach <1 mile 
Watersports On Site 
Boat Launch / Mooring <5 miles 
Sea Views 
Not Working Farm 
No Campfires Allowed 
No Waterside Pitches 
Public Transport <1 mile
Offroad Dog Walk On Site or Direct Access 
Electric Car Charging Point
We spent 10 nights here with two toddlers and a dog. I would highly recommend this site.
