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Cofton Country Holidays
Starcross
Dawlish
South Devon (Browse area)
EX6 8RP
Tel: 01626 890111
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Pitches: 280
Open: 01/01/2026 to 31/12/2026
01/01/2027 to 31/12/2027
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| Who's it for |
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| Facilities |
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 Disabled Friendly |
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 No Kitchen Facilities |
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| Activities |
 Kids Playground |
 No TV Room |
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 Fishing On Site |
 Wild Swimming <5 miles |
 Indoor Pool On Site |
 Outdoor Pool On Site |
 Horse Riding <5 miles |
 Cycle Hire On Site |
 Golf <1 mile |
 Tennis <5 miles |
 Beach <5 miles |
 Watersports <5 miles |
 Boat Launch / Mooring <5 miles |
| Other Features |
 No Sea Views |
 Not Working Farm |
 No Campfires Allowed |
 Open All Year |
 No Waterside Pitches |
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 Offroad Dog Walk On Site or Direct Access |
 Electric Car Charging Point |
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| Date of Visit: July 2013 |
Unit: Touring Caravan |
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| Reviewer: DevonDeb |
3 reviews from this member |
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 We have stayed at Cofton on numerous occasions. It is the best site we have ever visited, and we will continue to stay there when we can.
The reception is friendly, efficient and very helpful.
The shop is large and very well stocked.
The outdoor pool is great and lifeguard in attendance. The indoor pool and fitness suite are a massive hit with our teenagers and grandchildren too.
The pitches are well serviced, level and have electric hook up and water.
The shower and toilet blocks are scrupulously clean and well thought out. There is a shelf area above the toilet so you can put your towels and clothing there rather than on the floor.
They pipe music into the block which is a lovely touch.
The showers have plenty of room, are thermostatically controlled and do not keep turning off during showering. There is a dressing area as part of your cubicle and your clothes are protected from getting wet.
There is a lovely play oark for the little ones, and donkeys in the top of the field.
There are lovely fishing lakes to walk around on site and ducks love to be fed.
The laundry and the Games room are excellent too.
We love to walk through the woods from the site to Dawlish Warren and around the area.
There is a very large Sainsbury's nearby including fuel station and carwash.
I rate this site as a 5 star. It is our number 1 site so far. 
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| Date of Visit: July 2013 |
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| Reviewer: Tiredworking |
5 reviews from this member |
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Stayed here for a full week. It was absolutely lovely the best site we have ever been too. The campsite is very well kept no matter where you pitch your tent. We arrived and was offered a number of areas to choose from just pick where you want. Ideal no pressure we walked around and found the perfect pitch not far from the fishing lakes. It was lovely sun all day.
We tried the restaurant twice very nice no complaints for dinner and for breakfast on the morning we left. Used the outdoor pool to cool down in the amazingly hot temperatures it was great it looked really busy but once in there was plenty of room to cool down.
The on site shop hires you out cool cubes for your cool box which we really needed. The shop was reasonably priced and well stocked. We also found that there was a Sainsbury's just down the road.
The toilets and showers were always clean I even met the very quite cleaners at 5. 04am who whispered good morning! There were a number of workers on the site all very friendly and well turned out. My only gripe and I am being petty is on one of the evenings in the restaurant two of the female staff were not as friendly as their fellow staff which left me feeling I bit uncomfortable about going back. So used a different restaurant the next night.
I have said it already but this really is the best site we have ever been to.
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| Date of Visit: June 2013 |
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| Reviewer: Dinx |
11 reviews from this member |
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Just come back from 10 days stay at this site with group of friends four caravans in total. This is a large site I was shown to pitch by staff but friends on pitch next to me were not and had to find own pitch. The pitch was large and flat but very hard to hammer pegs in for awning gravel with concrete underneath. Other two vans were at the other end of park even though we booked in January and requested to be close if possible couldn't be further away if they tried. This site has very good facilities and all looked very new pub/club restaurant/ kids play area excellent only gripe outdoor pool freezing I would not go in and you have to pay to use indoor pool. We all had meals in restaurant and food good service quick. The toilets shower facilities were very clean and there were lots of them could do with few more water points about the site. Overall this is nice clean large site with friendly staff.
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| Date of Visit: May 2013 |
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| Reviewer: Tim Smith |
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Just spent the half term holiday here with the wife and two teenage kids. This site has a lot going for it - the tent pitches are fairly flat and quite large, although we did notice that the modern tent is getting quite big nowadays, and we did have one night when we got back to the tent to find that a new neighbour had parked their car in our pitch area and we had to park elsewhere. But they were only there for a couple of nights and subsequently parked in the vacant pitch on their other side.
The toilet and shower blocks were clean and tidy and were kept in good order, with soap dispensers at the wash hand basins.
The showers were excellent with lashings of lovely hot water.
The entertainment facilities were just about the best I have come across in the UK, with something for the kids during the day and something for us big kids in the evening.
The outside pool looks very continental, but our teenage crash test dummies said that it wasn't heated - maybe not to their standards, but they chose to pay £1. 95 per day to splash about in the indoor pool. We didn't begrudge paying that amount - we were glad to be rid of them for a couple of hours whilst we relaxed in the comfortable lounge, sipping our latte and digging into a slice of cake.
If I had to make a criticism, it is that the site has virtually no TV coverage, which is not the fault of the site, but we also found that we couldn't pick up the site's Wi-Fi, which had my teenage son almost at the point of tears.
Would we go back to Cofton? You bet we will!
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| Date of Visit: April 2013 |
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| Reviewer: RIMMER |
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Second time here on a 5 day discounted break-just over £73- which included ehu on a hardstanding pitch by the lake and TV point. As other comments a nice site, good toilets, free powerful showers, friendly staff. Two GBG listed pubs are within 10min walking distance, cycle path also nearby which can take you to Exeter or the other way to Dawlish. Bus stop not far from reception that also goes to Exeter or Newton Abbot, runs every 20mins until quite late. Didn't use the on-site facilities but looks good for familys though not many familys here during our stay as was out of season and very quiet.
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| Date of Visit: April 2013 |
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| Reviewer: Pepe la Pew |
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Just got home from a couple of nights at Cofton to blow away the winter cobwebs. What a lovely site. The reception staff are very friendly and all the staff we came across seemed to like their jobs. Shower/toilet blocks are spotless (I liked the piped music, as I don't like deathly quiet ones, where all you can hear is someone else doing their 'ablutions'!)
There is large variety of pitches, the site is very clean with no litter. The new pool/spa complex is lovely and the new cafe/restaurant food is gorgeous and good value for money. Although we didn't have children with us, the play facilities seemed good. The only thing that concerned us was that it sounded like someone was murdering their donkey this morning.
Would definitely recommend a trip despite the noisy donkey!
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| Date of Visit: March 2013 |
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| Reviewer: ClaireMike21 |
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Stayed here for a weekend without the kids. Our pitch was right next to the lakes with was lovely but the birds woke me up at 5am each morning coming in to land.
The site looked really good but we used or looked at none of the facilities but would go back again to try them out.
We went to try out our electric bikes, fab cycle paths and we went to Dawlish Warren then on to Dawlish.
The pub down the road at the harbour was superb, ate their twice, have the surf and turf hanger, something different.
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| Date of Visit: February 2013 |
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| Reviewer: 1_man_+_his_dob(lo) |
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Stayed for 5 nights on grass + EHU - I was able to pick my pitch which was a challenge because there was only one field available and even though it was almost empty it was pretty muddy, particularly on the semi-hardstanding areas. I eventually found a good spot on thick grass near the top gate and static home, alongside the entrance road which was quiet during the night.
There was a discount of 25% for bookings of 5+ nights. Most of the site was closed in February, with the indoor swimming pool, health spa and cafeteria open to the public.
The one facility block below the field had a toilet/washbasin room and a toilet/shower room, with piped commercial radio during the day (aaaarghhh!). Dishwashing facilities were under cover outside. The block next door contained a large laundrette, bar (closed) and CDP. Plenty of facility blocks (closed) were scattered across the site.
TV (digital), mobile (O2) and 3G ('3') reception was good; analogue radio was OK. Fresh and grey water points were a short walk away.
Staff were very friendly when I arrived; I did not see much of them after that other than the first afternoon I arrived, when the field was mowed/strimmed for several hours.
Cockwood is about a 15 minute walk away as you head to Starcross (about 15 minutes further on) and has a couple of pubs. Starcross has a convenience store and pharmacy on the main road, along with the railway station. Dawlish Warren can be reached by foot from the back of the site, though the woods, in less than an hour. In the other direction Exeter is about a 15 minute drive - I visited Topsham across the estuary for the RSPB reserve at Bowling Green and nearby viewing platform, but parked and stocked up at Dart's Farm shopping centre just outside the town and walked in, due to the limited parking.
The main reason for visiting the area was the RSPB avocet cruise from Starcross, a 3+ hour guided boat tour of the estuary during the winter. Very good, but wrapping up in several layers is recommended!
I would not use the site other than during the winter season because, being a leisure park, it'll be a completely different place during the normal camping season and expensive for solo campers. But for an extended winter visit to the area I would probably stay again.
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| Date of Visit: February 2013 |
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| Reviewer: Natashaeo02 |
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This site is one of the most immaculate we have visited. We took our daughter and friends for her birthday and they loved it. Great play parks, one in the woods which were all new. The pool was really nice and a new clubhouse meant everything was spotless. The pitches are all well spaced out and clearly marked. They had a great treasure hunt as well for kids. Staff were very friendly and helpful. Would recommend.
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| Date of Visit: February 2013 |
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| Reviewer: Tony B52 |
9 reviews from this member |
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The site is easily accessible with a caravan though there is a pinch point on the short access road from the main road which is plenty wide enough for one vehicle and van.
The site is about ten minutes off of the Exeter junction on the motor way unless you are travelling in rush hours etc. The four pinch points through Star Cross at this time can cause delays.
There is a mixture of hard standing and grass pitches, mostly grass. When we visited in Feb the grass pitches were for the best part very wet, though you can say this for most sites in the UK at the moment. The hard standing pitches were in good nick though. As usual the roads in between the pitches were too narrow to make manoeuvring onto your pitch with a twin axle possible without having to run over opposite pitches, not a problem for us as there was no one opposite.
The loos and showers were kept very clean and warm and even had piped music. Really refreshing to have a big bench to put your shoes and socks on away from the wet area.
The new indoor pool was lovely. We didn't see a life guard in attendance at the pool side during our visit though the excellent staff in the cafe area were keeping an eye on the area to the best of their ability whilst running services there. The site has a Children must be escorted by an adult policy for the pool, this is commendable. However I question the lack of a poolside lifeguard as a wise policy especially as the pool is an optional extra at £40 for a family of four.
The shop facilities etc looked great but unfortunately were closed during our stay. This was due to Somerset's strange holiday dates this year. That being said it was great to enjoy the area whilst it was quiet.
The dog walk field was steep but one of the nicest I've used with a small wood next to it. There were plenty of doggy bins around the site which were being emptied at least daily. However the dog was an additional £4 ish during peak times per night so at £32 additional for an eight night stay you would expect your pets to be catered for. The site did not disappoint for this. Free for us in Febuary though so great.
For walkers our favourite walk from the site was the roadway walk down to the village of Crofton, about ten minutes either way with two pubs in the village. Our favourite local drive to walk was Dawlish Warren, good for bird spotters too.
Lots of parks for the little ones and a treasure trail with a free Lolly at the end of it.
Five well stocked fishing ponds on site, a fee normally for this but free in the winter months.
I didn't see any advertised free Wi Fi, but to my delight I could link up all holiday and no password was required.
The reception staff were lovely, really helpful, and nothing too much trouble.
Near by attractions and places to eat are way too many to list.
Their is a new Sainsbury's with petrol station less than five minutes from the site.
We were happy with our stay here and will certainly return. Our recommendations to the owner would be for better drainage on the grass pitches, and more fully hard standing pitches. But for this we would have returned in Easter.
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| Date of Visit: October 2012 |
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| Reviewer: Penguin73 |
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Just returned from a lovely weeks holiday with the family. Brilliant campsite. Outdoor pool was closed with it being the end of October but used the indoor pool, sauna and steamroom which were fantastic, only cost us just under £8 for a family pass.
Shop was good and prices very reasonable. Plenty of washers and dryers with washing liquid etc included in the price of a wash.
Toilets were clean and lots of, never had to queue same with the showers. Had problems with cold showers on one day and the men had 2 days with cold showers.
We were on a hardstanding pitch down by the fishing lakes, these were quite small and could do with upgrading as it was barely hardstanding (few stones) with a muddy grass area at the side (which smelt awful and got everywhere).
Teenage kids loved the adventure area with the zip line and the donkeys were soooooo cute.
Would go back if they address the problem with the state of the pitches.
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| Date of Visit: October 2012 |
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| Reviewer: Rogermalaya |
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We stayed at this Site in our touring caravan for nearly 4 weeks as part of an extended holiday! We found all the facilities to be very clean and modern with plenty of free hot water. The camp shop was well stocked with food and an extensive range of camping and Caravan requisites. The camp bar and restaurant is modern and sell a range of ales and wines. The food is well priced and very well presented. The indoor and outdoor swimming pools are clean and spacious.
The pitches are well marked out on assorted fields on terraces with Tarmac roads leading to each terrace. We found that being Devon clay, the pitches became pretty slippery when wet and numerous camper vans had to be assisted other road byte camp site 4 x 4! As I write this, I am wondering if I will need help to get off on Wednesday as my car has poor traction on slippery grass :~) Special offers at this time of year ensured we did not have to pay over the odds on pitch prices!
The staff are all pleasant and will help you whatever your problem. I recommend this camp site.
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| Date of Visit: September 2012 |
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| Reviewer: Feughsider |
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Of the very many sites I stay at throughout the UK this must surely be the best. For a start every member of staff I had contact with, whether on reception, in the bar, in the cafe or on the poolside could not have been more helpful and obliging. I cannot imagine this was coincidental but rather it reflects great credit to the family running this delightful operation.
The facilities on site are extensive and must surely be the envy of the big chain holiday companies yet the price per night was less than I pay at smaller sites with inferior facilities. Coming and going is easy with late arrivals being handled by the bar staff and no faffing around with barrier cards and codes.
The new leisure complex is luxury itself, the toilet blocks clean and modern and the food in the new cafe is just delicious and very reasonably priced. The shop is very well stocked and there is evening entertainment. One reviewer questioned security - I noticed security men patrolling the site at night on more than one occasion.
As a base for the surrounding area as far north as Exeter and as far south as Torquay or Brixham it is in my view unsurpassed with gorgeous harbours nearby and a regular No 2 bus service (every 20mins) stopping just a few hundred yards from reception. This will be my site of choice from now on on my regular visits to the Torbay area and as a stop-off point en route to Cornwall. Well done!
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| Date of Visit: August 2012 |
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| Reviewer: Laydee70 |
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Stayed for one week in my tent but have previously stayed in the converted barn nearer the beach which was lovely.
All of the staff are very helpful and friendly
Allocation on arrival so you book in and wait to follow a park buggy to a pitch. I asked to be near a play area and wi-fi so you can ask for your preferences once there.
There is a good on-site shop with most basic foods, ice pack service, spare camping parts etc. Fish and chip shop also.
The park is well organised and kept clean, toilet and shower area is good with plenty of hot water and a good dry area in the shower. There are also separate sinks for teeth cleaning and cubicles for hair/make-up with hair dryers. The play areas are large and also includes a zip wire area in the wood.
The new facilities are good with large screens in the relaxed upstairs bar, has small kids area and 2 pool tables in here. The food in here is the same menu as the old pub.
I didn't use the new restaurant but everyone I spoke to said the food was good.
There is also a large games room which they appeared to be adding to as we left, this was where my son enjoyed going on his own. The outdoor pool is a good size although obviously busy when hot, I didn't use the indoor pool as didn't really want to pay extra. The only criticism I have is the lack of security at night time, there were a couple of noisy people every night and nobody came, you were asked to phone security when it happened. Most other large sites have night wardens checking late at night.
I only used this as a base mainly, plenty of days out nearby. Dawlish Warren is the nearest, small kids rides area and more stuff nearer the beach, you can walk down to Dawlish when tide is out I think. Sheldon Ness is dog friendly and long tunnel through the cliff so kids love it. Teignmouth is good, old style pier/games value for money. Babbacombe has model village and Old museum around the corner plus a Cliff Railway down to Ollicombe beach which is underneath, lots of water stuff to do here. Kents Caverns nearby which we visited when raining. Ansteys Cove is also near here (steep walk down and back up!). Starcross to Exmouth ferry is good, plenty of kids stuff along sea front.
If you want to go further Torquay is good for shopping and Brixham has a pirate ship in the bay with a sea water pool in the next bay.
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| Date of Visit: August 2012 |
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| Reviewer: Lunar challenger |
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The all new cofton is quite the place, we normally go to the cheaper ladys mile, but that got full and managed a week at cofton unsure of it. It was more expensive but all facilities were up to the mark and the staff were pleasant to deal with. More hardstanding would be better in the prone to being water logged area. We were flooded and muddy. All in all well recommended but in bad weather its muddy. 9 out of 10
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