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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
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| Who's it for |
 Families Welcome |
 Not Members Only |
 Rallies Welcome |
 Not Naturist Site |
 Dogs Welcome |
 No Dogs Allowed |
 Groups Welcome |
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| Facilities |
 Toilet Facilities |
 Hot Showers |
 Washing Up |
 Bathroom |
 Baby Changing Facilities |
 Laundry On Site |
 Drinking Water |
 Disabled Friendly |
 Chemical Disposal |
 Battery Charging |
 Gas Exchange |
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 No Kitchen Facilities |
 No Freezer / Fridge |
 Motorhome Point |
 Wifi Access |
 Shop On Site |
 Bar On Site |
 Restaurant or Cafe or Takeaway On Site |
| Activities |
 Kids Playground |
 No TV Room |
 Games Room |
 Evening Entertainment |
 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 |
 Public Transport On Site |
 Offroad Dog Walk On Site or Direct Access |
 Electric Car Charging Point |
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| Date of Visit: July 2011 |
Unit: Trailer Tent |
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| Reviewer: Nursecrystaltip |
3 reviews from this member |
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 We stayed here for a weekend with a group of friends with children. This is a lovely site and I would highly recommend it. We stayed on site for the whole weekend.
The swimming pool is lovely and clean. The children's play area in the woods was a real hit with the children.
Tip: If you want to stay on your pitch they only charge £6 to allow you to stay till 6pm (great if you're just staying for a weekend or want to miss the traffic). Alternatively, you can park up after you've packed up and use the facilities till late :-)
Great park in a great location. 
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| Date of Visit: July 2011 |
Unit: Tent |
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| Reviewer: Gsullivan |
6 reviews from this member |
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Have visited this site since the 1970's as a young child, and still do so with my own children.
Just gets better and better.
In my opinion, probably the best site around.
Excellent in all areas, accommodation, pitches, pub, pool, shop, take-away, fishing lakes, walks etc, etc, etc.
Lovely walk to Cockwood Harbour, pubs to visit along the way.
Very well located for local areas of interest and attractions.
Ferry to Exmouth at nearby Starcross is a great day out, and Dawlish is a lovely place to visit.
Dawlish Warren and its beach / amusements are close to.
You won't be disappointed with this excellent, first-class site.
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| Date of Visit: June 2011 |
Unit: Touring Caravan |
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| Reviewer: NMGIBBS |
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This was our first visit to Cofton and we were not disappointed. The site is very big and quite busy, but we were able to choose where we wanted to park.
The site is very clean and tidy and was not noisy at all. Well maybe from my nearly two year old shouting 'hello' to everyone that walked past!
The toilets/shower block was also very clean.
Staff friendly and nothing too much trouble.
The take away was great and very popular.
Great location, not too far from Torquay or Paignton. Trago Mills in Newton Abbott is a must as you can find so many bargains!
We will definitely go back to this site.
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| Date of Visit: July 2011 |
Unit: Touring Caravan |
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| Reviewer: Familyivory |
2 reviews from this member |
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We use this place at least once most years and have done so for the last 10 or 11.
Quite simply this is our favourite place to holiday and we will continue to do so as long as we camp.
Good large pitches which are easily accessed. Superb facilities - showers and toilets are excellent and kept scrupulously clean - certainly during the busy seasons. The staff are never anything but friendly be it on the phone or in person.
There is a new Sainsbury's nearby which is most useful although the on site shop is well stocked with groceries as well as books, papers etc.
The pool is the best and it was nice to see this year an improved wash facility in one of the fields as well as a much improved children's park area.
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| Date of Visit: June 2011 |
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| Reviewer: Camper/glenn1975 |
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We stayed at cofton for 4 nights in June and would say this is the best campsite we have stayed at, the staff are all friendly and will do anything to help you, it is a very clean and tidy site and the shower and toilet blocks are spotless there is also Radio Devon being played in the shower/toilet blocks which we all thought was a great idea. The entertainment was good something every night from bands to theme nights, kids loved the play areas, donkeys, swimming pool, fishing lakes and the bouncy castle assault course they were never board!
The cofton chippy was good value and served lovely food. The on site shop was reasonably priced and well stocked. It was always quiet after 11:00pm and I did notice security patrols at night. We walked to Dawlish Warren though the woodland walk, this is a lovely place to go, we went to dawlish town and loved teigmouth pier and town. Cant wait to return someday.
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| Date of Visit: June 2011 |
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| Reviewer: Lisa r |
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Our first impressions were of a site with high standards, and we weren't wrong.
We chose to camp in the orchard (a tent only field) and although at first glance the pitches didn't look level, closer inspection showed that although the ground isn't flat, the way the pitches are divided up means that the pitch actually is.
The pitches were of a very generous size, we easily had room for our medium sized 5 man tent, plus windbreak and car. We saw people with much larger tents, and additional day tents also with plenty of room. Each pitch has electric hook up (although we didn't use it this time).
The facilities we clean, with the toilets and shower block always tidy. There were easily enough showers for everyone. We made use of the family room for bathing our 2 year old, and again, was always clean. The showers had plenty of hot water and the temperature in the blocks was warm enough that you didn't shiver when you got out of a hot shower.
There is plenty to do on site. We made the best of the glorious weather by having a dip in the outdoor pool, which was warm and always had a life guard on duty.
The pub served good food and was reasonably priced. We used the shop and found it to be well stocked, with plenty of choice and a good deal of camping gear in case you forgot something.
The site itself is very picturesque and although very big, you don't feel like you're on a large site because of the small number of pitches on each field.
We had a walk into Cockswood and found 2 good pubs, the ship and the anchor. I can only comment on the anchor as that's where we ate, but had good service and lovely food (fresh fish and seafood is their speciality)
The park is a good place for a base, being half way between Torquay and Exeter. We used it as a base to explore Teignmouth, Dartmouth and do some shopping in Exeter. There are lots of tourist attractions near by. I think the best impression I can give of a site, is that for the first time ever we have booked to go back to the same site next year. Can't wait!
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| Date of Visit: June 2011 |
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| Reviewer: K.farthing2 |
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This was our second visit to this park and again we were not disappointed. Although big this site is clean and quiet.
There were three tents in our group and they were very accommodating - giving us a choice of where to pitch. My parents also stayed in one of their static caravans and this was very clean and to a high standard.
The staff are friendly and helpful and always stopped to chat when passing.
The toilet and shower blocks were always clean despite some rainy days. They are constantly reviving and improving the older parts of the park and were currently building a new shower block for one of the fields.
Am already thinking about next years holiday and can't wait to go back.
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| Date of Visit: April 2011 |
Unit: Touring Caravan |
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| Reviewer: VickyandBrian |
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While using UKCampsite.co.uk yet again for inspiration / reviews, I thought I should do some retrospective reviews for our few trips so far this year in return!
What a lovely site! This feels much smaller than it is. I personally hate big 'cheesy' sites with entertainment etc, but I needed to be near friends who live close so I thought I would give it a go. So glad I did!
There are so many facilities that can be used, but not rammed down your throat!
We did not use the pub / entertainment / pool, but enjoyed walking arouind the lakes and using the play areas (especially the woodland one with the zip wire). The shop is well stocked and shock horror. Sensibly priced!
The toilet / washroom facilities are second to none, and the staff are all genuinely happy and helpful.
The best bit though has got to be the private woodland you can walk through to get to the Warren. We saw so much wildlife including a huge deer :D (not the pig luckily enough!)
Next time we are in town we will be back!
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| Date of Visit: June 2011 |
Unit: Trailer Tent |
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| Reviewer: Helsbels71 |
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We have visited this site for the past 3 years and have always enjoyed it!
The site is large but did not feel cramped at all when we were there, although we have yet to go in school holidays!
The showers were always clean with plenty of hot water and space to change. The loos were also clean and we saw people cleaning the facilities on a regular basis. The family bathroom was also very useful although the floor can get rather damp!
The shop has all you could need and is reasonably priced and all the staff were very helpful. There is fresh bread in the mornings but at the weekend you need to get there quick!
The outdoor pool was also an attraction for my daughter, but would benefit from having a changing room nearby (Unless I missed it!)
My husband enjoyed the fish and chips but I have to say the veggie burger was a bit lacking, however it is useful to have.
The laundry and dishwashing areas are also fine.
There are 3 playgrounds, including one in the woods with a zip wire, which my 3 year old approves of.
We did not use the pub so can not comment on this.
There is plenty to do in the area and we particulary enoyed the playground and beachcomber cafe in Teignmouth.
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| Date of Visit: May 2011 |
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| Reviewer: Melly74 |
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We have just got back from cofton holiday park and we had a brilliant time there. Such a clean and friendly site with so much to do for the kids.
The staff there were very friendly and nothing was to much trouble.My son loved the pool and play area. The swan pub laid on good entertainment and food.
The fish and chip shop was great value for money its was good for when you didn't feel like cooking.
The showers and toilets were very clean and tidy.Also the park was very quite after 11 oclock at night so we had plenty of good nights sleep.
I would say this is the best campsite we have visited so far and we are returning next may.
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| Date of Visit: May 2011 |
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| Reviewer: Simon1963 |
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Just spent four nights at cofton an have to say what a brilliant campsite. The staff were really friendly the best we've come across.
The shower blocks were spotless. The on site takeaway was really nice an good value for money. There was plenty of playgrounds for the kids and a nice sized outdoor pool.
There is plenty of places to visit nearby Dawlish Warren, Dawlish, Teignmouth and Torquay all very nice. The evening entertainment was good, enough for every taste.
Was very quiet at night where we pitched, an there is on site security that patrol at night.
The wifi was good too for only ten pounds for three days unlimited.
Best camping holiday we've had an will be going back, an would highly recommend to others.
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| Date of Visit: June 2011 |
Unit: Static |
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| Reviewer: Bignig |
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If you booked the site for the fishing like myself you may be disappointed, a relative recommended the site as he came 2 yrs ago and said the fishing was excellent, unfortunately this year it was terrible, this was backed up by a regular who has been going for 5 years plus and has never known it so bad, he suggested that a netting of the lakes may have taken place over the winter but I have nothing to substantiate his comments.
We resorted to a fishery 10 mile away and this saved the day as the fishing was as it should be average 10lb carp and about 20 per session (local tackle dealer in Dawlish has details as I feel it unfair to publish details here)
Staff are mainly young and as such appear to be still on a learning curve when it comes to customer service.
Opening hours for some of the facilities in June I found bazaar and disappointing, (June not being classed as peak season).
A large and busy site.
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If you are a family on holiday and not mad on fishing then this is the place for you, plenty of facilities great walks and plenty of wild life, we even watched an osprey for a while which was nice.
Toilets and showers were clean
Fish and chip shop on site was excellent value
Large site and busy although you can escape this by the lovely walks in the woods and down to Dawlish Warren
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| Date of Visit: April 2011 |
Unit: Tent |
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| Reviewer: M6lbe |
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We went to Cofton for our 1st camping trip over the Easter weekend and were really impressed.
The site is gorgeous and very well kept. It was quite busy but still didn't have to queue for showers or washing up.
Lovely play areas for kids, especially the woodland bit, my kids spent most of their time there!
The pool was closed unfortunately but it looked really nice. The shop is well stocked and reasonably priced. The pub however is quite expensive if you want to eat there, and the family area was quite small which meant we had trouble finding somewhere to sit.
We walked into Dawlish Warren and it was quite a tatty place but the kids liked it. The walk was lovely. It was a bit of trek on the way back as its all uphill!
Overall, a really nice site and even though not cheap we will definitely be going back!
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| Date of Visit: April 2011 |
Unit: Touring Caravan |
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| Reviewer: Archaeojim |
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Used this year for the first time as a temporary holiday site by the Camping and Caravanning Club and, because of the favourable comments by the members, has been booked again for 2012.
Very large individual pitches on a terraced landscaped site with splendid views of the surrounding countryside. Immaculate toilets, well-stocked shop and bar and restaurant with very reasonable prices.
This is important because the local pub is horrendously expensive for both food and drink! Star Cross is about a couple of miles away, with several good pubs and a decent minmarket.
Dawlish (with its black swans) still has the feel of a traditional seaside resort - the 'grot' shops are confined to the area near the beach.
A large Sainsbury's is in the process of construction near to Dawlish
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| Date of Visit: April 2011 |
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| Reviewer: Hawcara |
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As all others have stated a really good site.
The welcome is excellent, could not be better and have rarely had so good. All the staff are to be commended as it is one's first impression.
We went out of season and even then we felt it was busy, but well managed.
The shop was only just open but still well stocked and prices were reasonable. The swimming pool was shut, just as well had forgotten my stuff! Pub was open.
The whole place was neat and tidy, grass cut and no rubbish anywhere. There are loads of walks from the site and also a woodland trail that eventually leads to Dawish Warren, a bit of a tatty place but good for the kids.
There are also plenty of public footpaths and if you go out of the back of the site, towards the church and then on a bit, there are two further 'village' pubs that are for tasting.
There is only one minor point that perhaps the site, needs to address. The road that bisects the site has no obvious crossing. If one is situated in the fields by the lakes (lovely venue) and one has children that would want to visit the shop, then there is no obvious crossing point. We did see cars come down this road at a bit of speed. Perhaps a zebra crossing would be an idea.
This is not a criticism, merely an observation.
Nonetheless we will go again.
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