Ruda Holiday Park

From £8 For 4 nights, 6 adults 8.1 460 reviews
Sea-view site (added by manager 16 Jan 2015)
Swimming pool (added by manager 13 mar 2023)
Glamping (added by manager 13 mar 2023)
Croyde bay (added by manager 13 mar 2023)

  • Within a short stroll of the surf and golden sands of Croyde Bay
  • Surfboards and wetsuits for hire; surfing lessons available
  • Tropical indoor pool, indoor/outdoor play, beach café and kids' clubs
Sick of being rudely awakened by your alarm clock? Try a Ruda wakening instead: after a blissfully peaceful lie-in, unzip your sleeping bag, take a gulp of fresh clean air and stroll a few steps down to the golden sands and sparkling waves… Ruda Holiday Park is in the perfect spot to make the most of the surfers' paradise of Croyde Bay on Devon’s Gold Coast, sitting right alongside the sweeping sandy bay. Croyde is a world-famous destination for surfers, and it’d be ruda not to have a go while you’re here. You can hire a variety of boards, wetsuits and other kit from Ruda Holiday Park’s dedicated surf shop, and instructors from the renowned Surf South West school are on hand if you want lessons. If the weather puts the kibosh on splashing around in the great outdoors, head for Ruda’s tropical indoor pool complex, where there are water rapids and underwater geysers, waterfalls, hydrojets and one humongous slide. This site is great for kids of all ages, with beach games laid on throughout the summer, a soft play area, an outdoor playground complete with obstacle course, and very bouncy kids' clubs: toddlers can make their own musical instruments for a boogie with Sid the seagull and Lizzie the lizard; four- to 10-year-olds can star in their own superhero movie, or get stuck into nostalgic funfair sessions featuring a coconut shy, tin can alley and the like; and there are DJ workshops and plenty of other age-appropriate action for tweens and teens in the Freestyle club. As with all Parkdean Resorts sites, you’ll find a good choice of on-site food options (Ruda has the added bonus of a beach café and ice-cream parlour), plus a sprightly schedule of evening entertainment, and comprehensive essential amenities.

Site type

Touring caravan pitches 244
Motorhome pitches 244
Tent pitches 168
Open now

Tourist board rating

Please note
  • Commercial vehicles (vehicles used for work-related purposes, carrying goods or fare-paying passengers) and sign-written vehicles are not permitted on site.
  • Single-sex parties of three or more people under 25 are not permitted on site.

Languages spoken

English

Open from Fri, 8 Mar to

Parkdean Resorts Gold David Bellamy Conservation Award AA Holiday Centre
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Pitch types & availability

Reviews

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Only showing reviews for the last 30 months.

100% returning

Overall 8/10
Location 10
Value for money 10
Accommodation 10
Facilities / Activities 8
Customer service 10
Child friendliness 10
Cleanliness 6
Wifi 4
Lucy S. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Bray electric grass tent, campervan or trailer tent pitch

Liked: Friendly staff, super close to the beach. Hilarious entertainment. Delicious food too. We got a £15 a night bargain so was fantastic for the price

Disliked: No wifi in the field, could do with extra cleans. Dated pool, flume out of order - but was reflected in the price.

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This site was amazing, I payed £30 for 2 night with hookup.…

Overall 10/10
Location 10
Value for money 8
Accommodation 10
Facilities / Activities 10
Customer service 10
Child friendliness 10
Cleanliness 10
Wifi 8
Claire C. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Bray electric grass tent, campervan or trailer tent pitch

Liked: This site was amazing, I payed £30 for 2 night with hookup. Lovely shops, restaurants and brilliant entertainment. My son watched his first wrestling match for the first time. The toilet block is in some desperate need of updating but the water was hot. The view of the sea was spectacular

Disliked: Toilet block and food prices

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Beautiful site, friendly staff, level pitches, just dirty facilities.

Overall 8/10
Location 10
Value for money 8
Accommodation 10
Facilities / Activities 6
Customer service 10
Child friendliness 10
Cleanliness 4
Wifi 2
Shonagh H. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Taw electric grass tent, campervan or trailer tent pitch

Liked: The staff are friendly, the pool was fun and great for families, the entertainment was ok. There is plenty to do on and off site. The views are absolutely beautiful. The pitches are also clean, cut and level. We would visit again.

Disliked: The only thing we really have to say is the shower blocks are in desperate need of a revamp. The tiles are falling off the walls and the floor is lifting up in places. We stayed for 4 days and saw the cleaner once. After her clean there was still the same toothpaste stains on the tap and the same strand of hair in the shower. The shower block isn't cleaned properly. We would prefer to shower in a clean facility. That is the only negative thing we have to say.

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Would definitely stay again

Overall 10/10
Location 10
Value for money 10
Accommodation 8
Facilities / Activities 8
Customer service 10
Child friendliness No rating
Cleanliness 10
Wifi 8
Anonymous The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Bray electric grass tent, campervan or trailer tent pitch

Liked: Sea view, hot water, beach less than 10 min walk as is the village. Clean facilities.

Disliked: Being towed out! Bit boggy but have had lots of rain (Easter trip!).

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Everything! Couldn’t fault this campsite even if I tried! Great facilities, lovely…

Overall 10/10
Location 10
Value for money 10
Accommodation 10
Facilities / Activities 10
Customer service 10
Child friendliness 10
Cleanliness 10
Wifi 10
Anonymous The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Non-electric grass tent, campervan or trailer tent pitch

Liked: Everything! Couldn’t fault this campsite even if I tried! Great facilities, lovely staff and super close to the beach!

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Friendly helpful staff

Overall 8/10
Location 10
Value for money 6
Accommodation 8
Facilities / Activities 8
Customer service 10
Child friendliness 10
Cleanliness 6
Wifi 6
Laura C. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Bray electric grass tent, campervan or trailer tent pitch

Liked: Friendly staff, awesome guy on buggy checking on us and helping any stuck in the mud

Disliked: Swimming pool changing rooms were very dirty and no hand dryers or hair dryers working

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Good

Overall 10/10
Location 10
Value for money 10
Accommodation 10
Facilities / Activities 10
Customer service 10
Child friendliness 10
Cleanliness 10
Wifi 10
Stephen W. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Taw electric grass tent, campervan or trailer tent pitch

Liked: Friendly and informative staff on arrival Spotless facilities. Got stuck due to weather. Brilliant and considerate recovery. 10 out of 10. Top notch and will be back

Disliked: Nothing

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Toilets clean, good place to walk into town and beach. Lovely scenery.…

Overall 10/10
Location 10
Value for money 10
Accommodation 10
Facilities / Activities 10
Customer service 10
Child friendliness 10
Cleanliness 10
Wifi 10
Anonymous The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Non-electric grass tent, campervan or trailer tent pitch

Liked: Toilets clean, good place to walk into town and beach. Lovely scenery. Helped us get out of the mud too (picked a rainy weekend)

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Good site friendly staff facilities ok

Overall 8/10
Location 10
Value for money 10
Accommodation 10
Facilities / Activities 10
Customer service 10
Child friendliness 10
Cleanliness 8
Wifi 8
Anonymous The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Bray electric grass tent, campervan or trailer tent pitch

Liked: Great place plenty to see and do especially with a young child, beach was just a stone throw away. Staff are really helpful especially when our van got stuck in the mud.

Disliked: Should have some hard standing pitches very difficult to get onto your pitch when wet.

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Would stop again

Overall 10/10
Location No rating
Value for money No rating
Accommodation No rating
Facilities / Activities No rating
Customer service No rating
Child friendliness No rating
Cleanliness No rating
Wifi No rating
Kailee S. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Bray electric grass tent, campervan or trailer tent pitch

Liked: Nice views of the sea and toilets and showers clean. Good entertainment and lots to do.

Disliked: The pitch was cut up due to the time of year but not a complaint as not there fault and PJ was great and towed our camper out

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Features

Leisure on site

Bar or club house

Cycle hire

Evening entertainment

Fishing

Fitness centre

Games room

Indoor swimming pool

Kids' club

On-site restaurant/cafe

Outdoor swimming pool

Play area

TV room

Take away

Tennis

Watersports

Amenities on site

Bath available

Car parking by pitch/unit

Composting toilet

Disabled facilities

Dog park

Drying room

Food shop

Free wifi

Ice pack freezing

Internet access

Launderette

Parent & baby washroom

Pick-up from public transport

Portable toilet

Pub toilets

Public telephone

Shower available

Toilet block

Washing-up area

Wifi

Groups welcome

Family friendly

Motorcycle friendly

Single-sex groups welcome

Student groups welcome

Rules

Barbecue provided

Barbecues allowed

Campfires allowed

Commercial vehicles allowed

Dogs allowed

No dogs allowed

Themes

Spectacular scenery

Utilities

Charging facilities

Chemical disposal

Electric car charging point(s)

Gas cylinders available

Recycling available

Renewable energy

Nearby amenities

Bar nearby

Dog walk nearby

Public transport nearby

Shop nearby

Type

Very large (over 200 pitches)

Nearby leisure

Sailing nearby

Surf school nearby

Tennis nearby

Touring and motorhomes

Seasonal pitches

Location

Ruda Holiday Park

Croyde Bay

Croyde

Devon

England

EX33 1NY

Directions

Timezone

Europe/London BST (GMT+01:00)

GPS

51.13472°N
-4.24126°W

Route directions

By bus: The nearest bus stop is at the park's entrance - the Red Bus 308 is the service from Barnstaple to Croyde. Buses run approximately 25 minutes past, and on, the hour.

Nearest transport

Coach
4 mi George Hotel
4 mi Opposite George Hotel
5.4 mi Camp Gates
Rail
8.8 mi Barnstaple Rail Station
12.5 mi Chapelton (Devon) Rail Station
14.7 mi Umberleigh Rail Station
Ferry
6 mi Appledore Ferry Landing
6.3 mi Instow Ferry Landing
7.7 mi Ilfracombe Ferry Landing

Please note: All distances on this page are calculated "as the crow flies" - please check actual distance depending on your mode of travel using the Get directions button above.

Local attractions

Don’t miss the chance to explore the Devonshire coastline surrounding Ruda Holiday Park. Recommendations include a walk to the headland at Baggy Point where you’ll be rewarded with outstanding views; a saunter along spectacular Saunton Sands, and a delve into the dunes at Braunton Burrows. Croyde is a perfectly pretty village of thatched cottages, tearooms, pubs, restaurants, cafés and (but of course) surf shops. There are umpteen visitor attractions in the area, particularly for animal enthusiasts, who can come face to face with life-sized model dinosaurs and a host of their living, breathing descendants at Combe Martin Wildlife Park; practise their trout pouts on some fishy friends at Ilfracombe’s aquarium; or get hands on with the animals at the Big Sheep, the area’s most eccentric day out: sheep racing and stunt ducks, anyone…?

Water quality at nearby bathing waters

Name Distance Type 2020 2019 2018 2017
Croyde Bay 0.3 mi Sea N/A Good Excellent Good
Putsborough 1.2 mi Sea N/A Excellent Excellent Excellent
Saunton Sands 1.5 mi Sea N/A Excellent Excellent Excellent
Woolacombe Village 2.9 mi Sea N/A Excellent Excellent Excellent
Combesgate Beach, Woolacombe 3.3 mi Sea N/A Excellent Excellent Excellent

Data source: European Environment Agency

Must see

RHS Garden Rosemoor 14 mi

National Trust

Arlington Court and the National Trust Carriage Museum 11.2 mi

Heddon Valley 14.7 mi

Lundy 18.4 mi

Watersmeet 20.1 mi

Holnicote Estate 29.8 mi

Cycle routes

Find local routes on the National Cycle Network - over 12,000 miles of cycling routes.

Other

Croyde – Saunton Down – Middleborough Hill – Croyde 0.8 mi

Saunton - Croyde - Putsborough - Fruit and Nut Trail 1.5 mi

SAUNTON COURT 1.9 mi

Woolacombe - Twitchen - Coombgate Valley - Woolacombe 3.1 mi

Woolacombe - Morte Point - Bull Point - Lee - Mortehoe 3.2 mi

Local events

  • GoldCoast Oceanfest (Friday 21 June 2024 – Friday 21 June 2024)

    Croyde, Devon 0.3 mi

Please note: All distances on this page are calculated "as the crow flies" - please check actual distance depending on your mode of travel using the Get directions button above.

Want to know more about camping in Devon?

  • Does Ruda Holiday Park have a swimming pool? Yes View all features
  • Is Ruda Holiday Park dog friendly? No View all features
  • What attractions are near Ruda Holiday Park? Don’t miss the chance to explore the Devonshire coastline surrounding Ruda Holiday Park. Recommendations include a walk to the headland at Baggy Point where you’ll be rewarded with outstanding views; a saunter … Read more
  • When can I check in and check out of Ruda Holiday Park?
    Camping and touring
    Arrive:  2 p.m. –  11 p.m.
    Depart by:  10 a.m.
    On-site accommodation
    Arrive:  4 p.m. –  11 p.m.
    Depart by:  10 a.m.
    Read more
  • How much does it cost to stay at Ruda Holiday Park? From £8 (for 1 night, 4 people) - prices may change depending on your dates and party.