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When you arrive Rob will take your caravan to your pitch for you and make sure you have everything you need, what a welcome, then there is the view, wow, the pictures on their website are for real and taken from the site itself.
We arrived just after heavy rain but the slope of the site meant the pitch was fine and we really enjoyed our stay. There is one amenity block which was clean and well looked after and the laundry was welcome but the machine we used took about 2 hours to do a full load. The dog walk area is small but adequate for first and last walkies.
Close by is Sainsburys for the regular stuff and you are close to Paignton and its shops anyway. Very close is Churston Farm Shop which is very well stocked with all the goodies you could want for holiday eating, their meat is excellent quality and the beef has been hung for at least 28 days making the rump steak one the tastiest I have ever eaten.
Galmpton (pronounced Gampton) is well situated for Torquay, Paignton, Brixham and most of South Devon we can recommend the railway journey to Dartmouth followed by a trip up the River Dart to Totnes.
The Dart is one of Britain’s most picturesque rivers and it teems with wildlife, the 3 to 4 hr river trip is a real treat, we paid £22 each for a Jubilee Rover ticket that lasted 2 days from Paignton Railway but you could do things cheaper by shopping around at Dartmouth or Torquay.
Sharpham Wine and Cheese on the west bank of the Dart is well worth a visit with tours and wine and cheese tasting it makes a very pleasant afternoon. There are lots of beaches around but for a real beach treat travel a few miles to Bigbury it is well worth the trip and has both dog friendly and dog excluded beaches.
One night we ate at the Manor Inn in Galmpton which has free WiFi. The food was good, reasonably priced and the service excellent even though they were understaffed.
We would not hesitate to recommend this site to anyone
This is a lovely, family friendly campsite with spectacular views of the river Dart. The location is fantastic for accessing various local towns, beaches, harbours and attractions.
The pitches are slightly sloping (which meant that my children all ended up at the bottom of the tent every night) but it is manageable. Our 'extra-large superior pitch' was just the right size for our 6m tunnel tent, however when the site was busier (at the start of our stay) the site did feel rather cramped.
The playground is great and central to the campsite The showers/toilets were always clean and the water was lovely and hot.
We really enjoyed our stay here and will probably return next year.
We have just come back from a 6 night stay at Galmpton Touring Park and were really impressed.
The camp site was well kept with spectacular views of the River Dart and was in a good location to be used as a base to visit attractions in the surrounding area.
There was a playground for the children which they thoroughly enjoyed and a shop in the reception area, which sold the bare basics and newspapers which could be ordered in advance.
The camp site was busy but this did not pose any problems for us. Occasionally I would have to wait to have a shower in the morning but there would only be about 2 people in the queue. There were 5 showers in all which had a shelf, 3 pegs and a stool to store your belongings. The showers were powerful and always had hot water. The shower block/toilets were clean. There were even cubicles in the female block, with a sink in if you wanted to have a wash in private.
We took ice blocks with us but found out that you had to use the ice blocks which the camp site provided. You paid a £1 deposit per ice block and 20p each time you swapped it for a frozen one. The system seemed fair to me. The camp site would freeze your own ice blocks prior to your journey home for free if required.
The pitches were slightly sloping and I do mean only slightly. It was not an issue at all.
The staff were really helpful. We managed to trip our electric (our fault, we had the fan heater and kettle running at the same time!) but once they were informed, promptly sorted the problem out.
I would have no hesitation in recommending the camp site and will certainly be returning in the future.
We checked into reception and straight away one of the site staff kindly volunteered to tow us onto our pitch as it had been raining and the grass was wet. All the staff were so friendly and happy to help.
The site was really well laid out so all pitches had spectacular views over the river Dart. The sunsets every night were amazing and we got some fantastic photos. Although it was school holidays we were never disturbed by children playing as they had a good sized play area.
The shop on site is well stocked with the essentials and reasonably priced unlike some we have been on. There is an information hut complete with book swap by reception.
The shower block was cleaned regularly and there was always plenty of hot water. It was very busy on a morning but we found that later in the day it was nice a quiet. They provided a hairdryer free of charge.
There is a beach in walking distance and main supermarkets are only a few miles away. We used the park and ride into Brixham a couple of times which was good and only £1. 70.
The ferry over from Brixham to Torquay was good value too at £3. 50 return.
On leaving the site the very nice man with his tractor towed us off our pitch and up the hill to reception as we were having problems with our clutch.
First class site and service and we would have no hesitation in using this site again or recommending to others.
We have just returned from a 2 week stay at Galmpton. The site has spectacular views, good facilities, clean showers and toilets. I liked the recycling bins, takes more time to dispose of rubbish but it's a good example to children.
The site is slightly sloping but manageable. The reception staff were very nice as my husband requires his medication kept cold and they were very helpful regarding storage.
The site is well placed for visiting lots of places, we liked the information centre adjacent to reception.
The only downpoint is the pitches are small, some units take more than their share and others are virtually touching.
Award-winning camping and glamping on the edge of Dartmoor National Park near Tavistock, Devon. 40 grass and hardstanding pitches for tents, touring caravans and motorhomes with optional electric hook-ups. Choose between the scenic Daffodil Field with moorland views or the sheltered old walled garden. For those preferring a bit more comfort, the park provides camping pods and mega pods.
Immaculate facilities with free hot showers, toilets, hairdryers, underfloor heating, laundry, dishwashing, games room, small shop, WIFI and playground. The onsite manor house hosts a dog-friendly restaurant and bar serving evening meals. Surrounded by mature woodlands with direct access to Dartmoor, with Tavistocks amenities just a short drive away. Perfect spot to explore Devon and Cornwall's main attractions Find out more here
Just returned from site. It is a beautiful clean site and wonderful views. Shower and toilet block kept spotless. My 4 year old granddaughter loved the playground.
It is very close for visiting lots of places and the park and ride into Brixham works well as was the ferry to Torquay. The local pub was good too.
We would say the pitches are very close together and my daughter and husband were squashed onto our pitch as theirs was not in a good place to let cars get out of the field.
The lady on Reception was helpful but the owner not friendly.
Just spent 10 days at this site with my wife and 2 year old daughter in our folding camper, but also with my parents in there motorhome and my sister, brother-in-law and their 3 little boys ages from 2 months to 5 years in there folding camper.
Upon arrival we were shown to our pitches and basically told to park onto the muddy part of the pitch where the last occupants had pitched as not to spoil any more of the grass and thus the grass doesn't get to breath and re-grow, meaning that the way we had our awning placed we were walking out onto the pitch marker post which stuck out of the ground about 3 foot. These posts were, in my opinion, incorrectly positioned and were more of a hindrance where they are situated in the middle of the field and should have been set back towards the hawthorn bushes, and therefore would not be in the way.
The pitch was also on a hill which was a little tricky to level up for myself as I had to chock up one of the wheels and then level out the rest of the camper with the nose nearly touching the floor and the back end sticking up in the air, as for my parents in there motorhome they had it far worse with 3 of the 4 wheels on chocks all at different heights as to get it level. Needless to say my parents didn't move there unit for the whole time that they were on this site and got myself and my sister to run them around in our cars so that they didn't have to go through the pain of leveling it up again.
Once we were set up we all had fantastic views of the river Dart from our pitches which was beautiful and was a 10 out of 10 view especially at sunset.
For the first few days we were constantly walking grass into our units and discovered that when they cut the grass at this site, the sit-on lawn mower does not have a grass collector, which is much easier for the the site, as not to dispose of, but is a nightmare for campers alike to keep their units tidy, especially if you have baby's and toddlers crawling across the floors in your unit. I have generally found that most sites I have ever visited, the lawn mowers have grass collectors on, especially on the major club sites.
The toilet block was kept clean, however a little dated. You needed a £10 deposit to use the baby and toddler room which is shared with the disable toilet room.
The mains thing what frustrated me with the toilet block was the push button showers which lasted for about 10 seconds and then needed depressing again, so by the time you get shampoo on your head the shower stops, you've now got your eyes shut as not to burn your eyes from the shampoo and your searching about the wall for the button again, then half way through the rinse the same happens again. I found it much simpler to have your back onto the button
The other thing which was a little annoying with the toilet block was the fact that it was situated at the top of a hill and if you were disable or found it difficult to walk, it could be an inconvenience.
The site was situated in a good place if you want to visit the surrounding places such as Brixham, Paignton, Torquay and Dartmouth.
To get to Dartmouth, you have to cross at the ferry's.
There is a passenger ferry which charge £1. 50 per person from Kingswear. The top car ferry is £8 return, which is a ferry that pulls itself across the water by wires and is a large ferry that can hold up to around 24 cars on. The lower car ferry is personally my favourite as it is a more traditional ferry operated by a tug boat and can only hold 8 car max at a time and is only £6 return, also this ferry will take passengers over for just £1 so you can save 50p by going on the car ferry rather than the passanger ferry.
Dartmouth is a beautiful place to visit and can be reached by the road or if you fancy you could go to the top of the road from the campsite and catch the old steam train to Kingswear then take the passanger or car ferry over to Dartmouth.
There is also a children's park on the site which is ok and the little one enjoyed it.
One thing I did not like about the site was the 10am kick off rule. Most sites these days are a 12pm (Midday) kick off's, and when you have little ones it makes it much harder loosing those crucial 2 hours.
We were actually late at setting off from our pitch and managed to set off at 10:15am but just before we departed we were hurried off our pitch and told that somebody was coming and as I was moving away from the pitch after hitching up the bagless mower was already going over the grass around the muddy area of our awning.
Enjoyed the views and surrounding areas, however was less impressed with the tricky levelling and sloping site, mower with no grass collector, 10 second shower push buttons and the 10am kick off policy, then being hurried off because I have gone over the time.
Just returned after staying for two weeks on this site. Exceptional facilities, beautiful position on the hillside overlooking the harbour below.
The toilet and shower facilities were really good, thank you to the owners for providing electric hairdryer - no messing about with 20p pieces to 'feed it' - if I had realised there would have been no need to take my own.
The site is kept spotless, it's in a convenient place for visiting the surrounding areas. I would highly recommend this site to anyone visiting the area, yes it is hilly but the plots are all as level as you could get given that Brixham is a hilly area anyway. People with caravans had them 'jacked up' on bricks to keep them level, no problems at all for any of the owners when we spoke to them.
If your looking for a lovely site to stay at, try this one, the Manor pub in the village just down the road also serves exceptional meals and reasonably priced too. Also very dog friendly. Overall a place well worth the visit.
Spent 5 nights here at the beginning of July. Beautiful site. The tent areas were on a slope, we were pretty much at the top and suffered a gentle slope in the one area of the pitch. We stayed on a superior pitch with a 6 man tunnel tent EHU etc, I must admit the pitches were a little on top of each other.
Views were excellent and generally it was a very tranquil site. Shower block, yes was a little dated but functional and exceptionally clean. The showers were hot but not too hot, they are the type like at swimming baths where you have to press the button every so often with no temperature control. However I found them to be a comfortable temperature as was the toilet / shower block in general.
Location wise it was fantastic so close to paignton and the zoo, short drive into Brixham (although parking not great in Brixham. )
Small shop on site but quite limited we went to local supermarkets for most things.
Overall impressed with site and definitely would go back in future years.
Beautiful view! well kept site, with plenty of space. One toilet block serves the whole site, so there is a longish walk for some, with a hard climb up to the block - they do allow blue badge vehicles up to the block, but no room for turning and a very steep roadway!
There is an 'under5's' bathroom and a disabled toilet shower, both key-protected for which you pay £10 deposit.
Disabled bathroom adequate but very chilly and unwelcoming - if you want to use a hairdryer you need to go into the ladies or gents! Toilet block kept very clean, but now dated and chilly.
Play area, dog walk, friendly staff. Recycling needs a bit more thought: too many general dustbins, but site kept very clean.
Award-winning camping and glamping on the edge of Dartmoor National Park near Tavistock, Devon. 40 grass and hardstanding pitches for tents, touring caravans and motorhomes with optional electric hook-ups. Choose between the scenic Daffodil Field with moorland views or the sheltered old walled garden. For those preferring a bit more comfort, the park provides camping pods and mega pods.
Immaculate facilities with free hot showers, toilets, hairdryers, underfloor heating, laundry, dishwashing, games room, small shop, WIFI and playground. The onsite manor house hosts a dog-friendly restaurant and bar serving evening meals. Surrounded by mature woodlands with direct access to Dartmoor, with Tavistocks amenities just a short drive away. Perfect spot to explore Devon and Cornwall's main attractions Find out more here
We have just returned from spending 12 nights at this site and thought it was absolutely fantastic. Set in the hills with stunning views over the Dart valley.
The park is extremely well kept. The tent field is on a downhill slope but all the pitches were terraced and so level. The large shower/laundry block which serves the whole site has ample showers, sinks and wc's and I never had to queue.
There was always plenty of free hot water. The block was always spotlessly clean and had been newly painted. The staff were always friendly and helpful. There is a small laundry area which has 3 washing machines, a tumble dryer and an iron which are all coin operated but fairly reasonable.
Just down the road is a lovely pub, The Manor Inn which serves excellent food and not just your usual pub grub. They have a steak and quiz night on Thursdays which was good fun. Close by is Brixham which is lovely.
We didn't discover this until the last day but there is a park and ride service to Brixham every 10 mins. Parking is free and the bus costs £1. 50 return per adult.
Much easier and cheaper than driving round to get to the car parks in Brixham itself! We had a wonderful stay and would definitely go back again.
A bit expensive at £24 a night incl a couple of kids (and it was (mid week). Kids enjoyed the play park
They recommended the manor inn for food which unfortunately was a disaster as the food was very poor especially as it cost £60 for four meals which were mainly all chips and a bit of salad.
We were originally sat outside but it got a bit chilly so we went into the bar 7pm only to told they don't allow kids. So after spending all this money we were then basically thrown out. This touring park should really be careful who they recommend. We were going to stay for 5days but after this unbelievable experience we moved on to a new site.
We booked at this site for just over a week. On arrival the staff were friendly and showed us our pitch. We were extremely disappointed to find that we were given a pitch on a slope. We asked to be moved but were told that as we had booked for a week they did not have a spare space for a whole week. Unfortunately, due to the slope we had to pitch our trailer tent sideways on which meant that we could not fit our sun canopy on.
Incidentally, we did find that the pitches were closer together than other sites we have stayed on. In the brochure we received it stated that 'many' of the pitches were level. From our own experience and walking round the campsite we observed that many of the tent and caravan pitches were on a slope. My husband spoke to a caravan owner who also had to use blocks (like we did) to level things up for pitching.
Regarding other facilities, I would agree with other reviewers that the toilet/shower block does seem a bit dated but it was cleaned regularly and wasn't a problem for us. There were queues for the showers first thing in the morning but I took my shower later so did not have this problem. The brochure we received stated that they provide an 'Under 5's bathroom'. It did not state that it costs £2. 50 with a £10 refundable deposit. Ok, not a great deal of money but I felt that the cost should have been made a bit clearer.
The play areas are ok but generally, I would say, are for older children. Not that much for my two and five year old.
The shop is fine and sold small individual cereal packets which I found useful. The tourist shop is good for leaflets and information.
Nearest beach at Broadsands was pleasant but a bit stony. Loads of other things in the area but would especially recommend Babbacombe Model Village and the Steam Railway for all ages.
The nearest pub is within walking distance but be aware that it is down a steep hill with no path for a large part of it so you have to watch the traffic. However, once there the food was excellent. It might be worth booking a table as it was busy when we went (a Thursday night).
Lots of reviewers mention the view of the river from the site. It is very pretty, and the site is quiet, but because of the 'gripes' above we won't be returning.
Amazing location with spectacular views of the River Dart. Site slopes slightly but most tent pitches are level. We have visited 4 or 5 times over the last 10 years and have always found the facilities to be very good and the site well kept. Although the shower block is starting to look a bit dated.
Galmpton village has a good little pub for evening meals and a small shop plus an excellent little butchers.
As of 2011 the site appears to be under new ownership. They have already done some good work on brightening up the shower block and cutting back hedges etc.
They still seem to be finding their feet, the old pitch markings seem to be ignored meaning it's not very clear where you should be pitching and tents end up quite close despite being plenty of space in the rest of the site. Previous owners where very efficient at making sure everyone had enough space around them.
You no longer get shown to you pitch as they seem to have done away with on site wardens. This is also a problem in the evening as no one seems to do a late evening round to ensure TV/music noise is kept to a minimum. Quite a few campers around making noise until gone midnight when we stayed.
Drove onto the site and was greeted by the most wonderful site as the river Dart estuary opened up in front of us. We were pitched on an economy pitch, only because we didn't need an electric hook-up, but the view was anything other than economy!
I cannot praise this site enough for the facilities. Plenty of toilets, washing areas and free showers (push button type). The pitch itself was level and probably better than the other pitches on the main field as some of these looked a little sloping.
The toilets are in one block and are very clean and well kept. The ladies area even had a free hairdryer, which is always useful! We only stayed for the weekend so didn't have the need to use the laundrette or ironing board, but this facility has also been provided if you need to wash or iron your clothes.
The pub up the road in Galmpton village is a 15 minute leisurely stroll away and is very friendly and welcoming.
There are plenty of walks nearby, but do not drive down to Greenway Quay to catch the ferry over to Dittisham unless you don't mind getting your car blocked in! It is also not easy to get out of again as you have to turn around in a tight space.
The site is perfectly situated for visiting the Torbay area and if you love steam trains (as we do!) you will be thrilled to hear the Dartmouth Steam train blowing its whistle as it chuffs by on its way to Paignton and Kingwear.
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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 
When you arrive Rob will take your caravan to your pitch for you and make sure you have everything you need, what a welcome, then there is the view, wow, the pictures on their website are for real and taken from the site itself. 
