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Golden Sands Holiday Park (PHolsUK)
Week Lane
Dawlish
South Devon (Browse area)
EX7 0LZ
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Pitches: Caravans for Hire & Sale
Open: 06/03/2026 to 02/11/2026
06/03/2027 to 02/11/2027
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 No Tents |
 No Caravans |
 No Motorhomes |
 No Campervans |
 Glamping Units |
 Holiday Homes for Hire |
 Holiday Homes for Sale |
 No Seasonal Pitches |
 No Electric Hookups |
 No Hardstandings |
 No Fully Serviced Pitches |
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| Who's it for |
 Families Welcome |
 Not Members Only |
 No Rallies |
 Not Naturist Site |
 Dogs Welcome |
 No Dogs Allowed |
 Groups Welcome |
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| Facilities |
 Toilet Facilities |
 Hot Showers |
 Washing Up |
 No Bathroom |
 Baby Changing Facilities |
 Laundry On Site |
 Drinking Water |
 Disabled Friendly |
 Chemical Disposal |
 No Battery Charging |
 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 |
| Activities |
 Kids Playground |
 TV Room |
 Games Room |
 Evening Entertainment |
 Fishing <1 mile |
 No Wild Swimming |
 Indoor Pool On Site |
 Outdoor Pool On Site |
 Horse Riding <5 miles |
 No Cycle Hire |
 Golf <5 miles |
 Tennis <5 miles |
 Beach <1 mile |
 Watersports <1 mile |
 No Boat Launch |
| Other Features |
 No Sea Views |
 Not Working Farm |
 No Campfires Allowed |
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 No Waterside Pitches |
 Public Transport |
 Offroad Dog Walk On Site or Direct Access |
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| Reviewer: DivorcedMan |
1 review from this member |
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 May 2005
Visited during Bank Holiday weekend.
The site was extremely busy. The pitches are quite small, with tents packed in. I could not park the car next to the tent due to lack of space. The tent opposite was so close, that not only could you not avoid their conversations, but you could see the content of their sandwiches!
The shower block and toilets were clean, with plenty of free hot water. Limited washing up facilities which required queuing for.
The sea was further away than I thought, requiring walking along a busy road to get to it.
My teenager was not impressed by the volume of early morning noise, as it interrupted his 12 hour sleeps!
I will not be going again. 
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| Reviewer: MorrisL2 |
1 review from this member |
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April 2005
We went early in the season and many of the things that would be open in summer were not open which was a disappointment.
As others have said the you could not fault the shower blocks and services.
We camped in Park view which was noisy at night even though there were only a few tents around us (what would it be like in summer). Day and night cars driving past our tent with us on the edge of the road with 4 childen was not good (if we could have picked our pitch we would have liked not to be on the road access).
The peppermint club house needed updating but the staff where frendly and our kids enjoyed visiting the club house. The beach was not as close as I expected. The area was nice, short drive to Torquay and Paignton (and the zoo which we visited). Many of the thing that would have made our stay better would become available as the weather improved as it was early season for this site.
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| Reviewer: Bramley01 |
5 reviews from this member |
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March 2005
We love this park. My girlfriend and I have been camping here at least twice a year for a good few years now. We have a large tent and always have plenty of room on the non-electric pitch. the main toilet block is a good size with good hot showers. there is a shop just out side of the park which sells everything you would need and also the shop on site is pretty good for essentials. I must admit that the caravan section does look a little cramped but the camping section is superb. the pub down on Dawlsih aren beach is also superb and the onsite club is also quite good for a touring park. I would gladly recommend this site.
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| Reviewer: Bramley01 |
5 reviews from this member |
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March 2005
I would just like to voice a compliment about this park. My girlfriend and I come here at least twice a year and camp on the large non electric pitches. Usually for bank holidays or other short breaks but not usually in the main peak season. The shower block has loads of cubicles, and mainly plenty of hot water in the showers. There is a shop just outside the park that is dirt cheap for all you camping goodies. the staff are friendly, helpful and I would always recommend this park to any one.
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| Reviewer: Joan hemming |
4 reviews from this member |
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May 2004
We have been going to peppermint for the last 5 years at least, we loved it just as much last time as we did the 1st visit, the staff are all friendly, the site is clean thanks to Chris & Danny (park wardens), the toilets & showers are always clean, we always go onto park view, there is always plenty of space on the pitches, we have only had problems with noisy people once & it turned out they were staying at peppermint paddocks (static vans)!!!!
We have always been made to feel very welcome especially by Chris with his greeting of "welcome home" as soon as he see's you, all I can say now is "roll on may 2005 can't wait"
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| Reviewer: PreeceFamily |
33 reviews from this member |
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August 2003
If you want a nice quiet break - beware Peppermint Park - it's a very popular park and this shows from the number of people it attracts.
We felt crammed in like sardines in the tourer / motorhome area (god help the tents!) and there was next to no privacy and lots of site noise at night.
This park put us off the using the bigger parks - though we couldn't fault the facilities - laundry was good (so says the wife), toilet and showers very clean though the washup areas were too small.
Pool was great and it was good to see lifeguards on duty too. The site is well lit but a fair walk from the main road and reception area.
Nearby facilities are good - decent chipshop and bakery plus use the local shops are they were/are slightly cheaper than the site shop which also had odd opening times too.
The beach is a short walk away too and the local bus service is good.
Just remember - the site and whole area is popular - so bear this in mind if you want peace and tranquility!
Enjoy your stay!
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| Reviewer: Shaza |
1 review from this member |
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August 2004
We spent 10 days at Peppermint park, which we all enjoyed despite the weather (boy did it rain!) We had 2 pitches with electric hookup so we had plenty of room. Showers and toilets were clean and water lovely and hot. The drains near the washing up facilities did smell most days. The shop was well stocked and reasonably priced. The club was good especially as my friend and I won £290.00 at bingo!!! Would visit again.
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| Reviewer: Adamcraigscott |
52 reviews from this member |
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August 2004
Just returned from here the pluses are the teenagers loved it, the swimming pool, club. The showers plentiful clean and ample hot water. the location was great in walking distance to beach and numerous pubs. The down side the pitches for tourers were cramped and got waterlogged the awning was an awful state. But I suppose things may have looked better if the sun had shined a bit more. The club was typical holiday camp style and the beer quite expensive.
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| Reviewer: NELL |
2 reviews from this member |
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July 2004
CRAMPED is definitely the word for this site, tents too close together in my opinion. Don’t even think about taking a large caravan unless you are very good at manoeuvring it into a very tight space and those with awnings & 4 x 4s had to park practically on the already narrow road, the emergency services would struggle to get in quickly.
The toilets/showers cleaned once a day by a friendly chap, which although being busy are OK. Some of the showers are better than others - most of the water went straight over my head as the shower head is fixed (put your shoes on the shelf / seat or they WILL get wet)!!
The washing up area had only 4 sinks in a rather snug space & did not smell too fresh.
Pre booked pitches are level & well maintained but don’t think about staying in the overflow field unless you are a mountain goat as the pitches are on a steep slope, as is the children’s play area.
OK supermarket on site & another on edge of park. Snack van does excellent rolls at breakfast time, takeaway on site too and fish & chip shop opposite that also does pizza & jacket spuds.
Pool used VERY briefly as my small children became distressed as it was full of children splashing about on inflatables - even in the baby pool. Club pleasant but small.
Dawlish Warren is nice enough, great green area and child friendly pub with decks overlooking the sea. High sea storm walls down to beach with no railings added to the stress levels with independent toddlers to deal with!!
Had a great holiday, nice friendly site but having spoken to a lot of people the general consensus was “not the best site we’ve been to” Would not go back.
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| Reviewer: Eddie e |
3 reviews from this member |
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July 2004
I sense a common theme on most of the review here. Am I going to agree You betcha. First time away in our motorhome thought we should choose a park with everything and lots for our 4 year old to amuse himself with. I wouldn't say we were dissatisfied more dissappointed. Pitch mas tiny no way we could have had an awning, Very very close to each other and hard to get into as the road was so narrow on site. Pool was closed (Peak Season!!!) Club was heaving and far too small for the amount of people on site. Showers were hot (too hot for a child with no way to regulate the temperature). However there are very helpful staff (politeness goes a long way) and everything was very clean. I don't think we would visit agin though. Just too cramped. 6 out of 10
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| Reviewer: Sue D |
1 review from this member |
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August 2004
We have just returned from a week at Peppermint Park with our 2 children aged 9 & 10. Our tent was pitched in the 'Park view' area. The pitch was plenty big enough with enough room for the tent the car and plenty of space at the front which most people wind breaked off. We would rather have been on the edges of this field with only a tent on each side. Unfortunatley we were slap bang in the middle with tents on all four sides. Toilets and showers were clean and plentiful. Only four washing up sinks though and people were queing to wash up. The drains leading from the sinks smelt pretty bad.
Shop was very well stocked and reasonabley priced.Nice snack bar. Only '2' washing machines working out of a possible 4 in laundrette . People queued for hours to use them , I never actually mangaed to get near one and towards the end of our holiday kids were running out of clean clothes.Kids loved the outdoor swimming pool and water flume which had 2 lifeguards on duty at all times. We never actually used the club facilities but by all accounts they were supposed to be very good.
The staff were all very friendly and helpful. The only drawbacks were that this site was absoulutey heaving. It was very very busy and very very noisy. There seemed to be lots of families with three or four pitches together who roped off the whole area and socialised well into the night often playing loud music. Out of the school holidays I daresay this is a really lovely camp site but if like us you are confined to the six weeks be prepared, your kids will love it but don't expect a peaceful break.
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| Reviewer: cardenise |
8 reviews from this member |
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24-31 July 2004
Well, have just got back from here, the toilets & showers were cleaned at least 4 times a day, plenty of free hot water too. The clubhouse got really over-packed on the 2 occasions we went there, they also charged 40p for a pint of tap water! so I was quite glad that in Dawlish Warren itself, there are plenty of pubs all with good food. Drink prices are quite steep too.
I must say on entering the park along the one way road I was quite shocked at how close all the caravans were to each other & was beginning to get a bit worried that our tent would be the same, but luckily where we were situated there was plenty of room & it was flat. People were all friendly too. The only real thing that got on my nerves here, was those damn seagulls! I've never in all the years I've been camping, heard anything like it at 4 in the morning!
May go back if wanting to holiday in that area again.
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| Reviewer: simond99 |
4 reviews from this member |
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July 2004
Hired at static van for a week which was of a good standard, the club was good for kids if a little loud at times. However (no prams in the club at night we had to take our car seat).
The pool was good, the shop well stocked, playarea was well maintained.
About a 20 min walk to the beach. The site itself is a bit hilly. Recommended
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| Reviewer: ozzie |
1 review from this member |
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June 2004
Having only just got back from Peppermint Park after being there for 2wks this was the second time we have been there. Kid's enjoyed themselves, they had more fun this year than they did the first time we went last year. The entertainment staff were brillant with the kid's, plenty of stuff to do through out the day, nice stocked shop on site, swimming pool kept clean all the time. Bar and shop staff very polite and frendly and by the shop is a lovely snack van does from full breakfast down to kids full meals. Enjoyed our 2wks hoping to back again this year in August.
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| Reviewer: wtraceyw |
5 reviews from this member |
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30 Apr - 3 May 2004
First time camping with family - wanted to make good impression - and succeeded!
Staff really helpful and friendly, pitch was level and large enough to accommodate 5mx4m tent, 2.5mx2.5m gazebo and car. Shower blocks regularly cleaned and plenty of free hot water. Washing up facilities good also.
Club house laid on excellent facilities (this was their first weekend) - came over and introduced themselves to us, took kids away and entertained them and us. The only concern is that the club house is fairly small and would probably struggle in the high and peak seasons. Bar and food prices average.
Pool not open (opens end of May for the season) but able to use the indoor pool at Golden Sands next door.
Would certainly go back.
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