Watermouth Valley Camping Park

From £19 For 1 night, 2 adults 9.7 583 reviews
Such a perfect spot. (added by visitor 28 May 2023)
Sunset (added by manager 26 jul 2022)
View from tent as the sun set (added by manager 26 jul 2022)
Photo of campsite (added by manager 26 jul 2022)

  • Family-run site with sea views and direct access to Broadsands beach
  • A 10-minute drive to Ilfracombe; 25 minutes to Woolacombe beach
  • On-site shop with maps available; access to the South West Coast Path
Everyone in… it’s time for a beach break on the edge of Exmoor National Park. In one direction, Watermouth Valley Camping Park has direct access to the steps that go down the cliff and onto Broadsands beach. In the other direction, a five-minute walk will get you to Watermouth Bay, where there’s fabulous rock fishing, good launching facilities and spectacular coastal walks. That’s not all, believe it or not. The Victorian town of Ilfracombe is 10 minutes’ drive away and surfing beaches such as Woolacombe beach (25 minutes’ drive) and Croyde beach (35 minutes) are also within driving distance. Further on, characterful Lynton and Lynmouth (half an hour) can be found too. Of course, the site is right on the South West Coast Path around North Devon, so it’s a very wise base for hiking fans (just pick up a map of the local area from the site’s shop). What about Watermouth Valley Camping Park itself? Well, the family-run, dog-friendly site has sea views and a sheltered valley where guests can relax and take in the scenery. There’s a children’s adventure playground for kids to let off steam, a handy on-site shop and a modern, clean amenities block with hot showers and electric points for hair dryers, straighteners and razors. The site gets very popular with families during the school summer holidays (May through to September), but at other times, it’s quiet and peaceful and attracts couples and solo travellers.

Campground type

Tent sites 125
Camper sites 125
RV sites 125
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Languages spoken

English

Open from Fri, May 3 to

Campsite types & availability

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Only showing reviews for the last 30 months.

Stayed in transporter van on a nice non electric pitch, beautiful view

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

Primitive grass tent or campervan campsite (sea view, sloping)

Liked: Pitch Size

Disliked: Lack of WIFI / Poor signal

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Excellent site

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

Primitive grass campsite

Liked: This is a lovely campsite, the toilets were clean, food and bar on site very reasonable prices

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Everything was perfect! Staff super friendly! Everything clean and tidy…

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

Powered grass campsite

Liked: Everything was perfect! Staff super friendly! Everything clean and tidy

Disliked: The electric pitch we were supposed to be on didn’t have an electric point to plug in

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Lovey site. Great location, lovely staff, great pizza on a Saturday! Clean…

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

Primitive grass campsite

Liked: Lovey site. Great location, lovely staff, great pizza on a Saturday! Clean facilities, everything you need

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Beautiful location and well serviced site

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

Powered grass campsite

Liked: Huge site with plenty of facilities including great on site catering, play park, modern toilets. The location of the site is great, a 20 min steep walk to a wonderful beach, well worth it. If you want sea view then one of the top pitches is required. When we arrived there was a group nearby which was particularly rowdy and so it was greatly appreciated when they were removed by the site team.

Disliked: On a beautiful sunny weekend the site is packed quite tightly with most pitches quite close together. There were some pitches to the east which were better spread apart. The adjacent holiday park was a bit wild of Saturday night so live music and fireworks until around 11 pm.

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Family friendly site

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

Primitive grass campsite

Liked: Lovely family run site. Friendly welcome and the site felt very safe. Pitch was allocated to suit us (single parent with 2 toddlers), right near the playground and toilets. Nice to have hot food on site each evening. Facilities were clean and the showers were the hottest I’ve ever had on a campsite!!

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Lovely campsite with large pitches and excellent facilities. Very friendly greeting on…

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

Primitive grass campsite

Liked: Lovely campsite with large pitches and excellent facilities. Very friendly greeting on arrival.

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Excellent site and facilities were very clean, great staff!

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

Primitive grass tent or campervan campsite (sea view, sloping)

Liked: The views from just the basic tent pitch up was stunning! Sea view with perfect views of the sun set as well made the night lovely! We were 5 minutes from the walk down to the cove beach which again was amazing. The shop was not extortionate prices like you find on most sites as well which was great. The toilets/shower block was clean and all working well! We also had breakfast from the takeaway hut they have and it was really good food for the price, could not complain! This was our first time camping in years and this experience made us feel very positive about doing it again and it becoming our new hobby! Would highly recommend this site and we will be back for sure!

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Stunning views and helpful staff

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

Allocated primitive grass tent or campervan campsite (sea view)

Liked: We aren’t very experienced campers, we actually saw this campsite on TikTok so thought we’d give it a go. We got the sea view, non slopping spot and it was absolutely amazing (as you can see from the photo showing our view from our tent). The walks around the site were lovely, it’s all very hilly so it’s not for the light hearted but it’s really rewarding when you arrive at a nice beach or beautiful view. The toilet facilities are great as they’re individual toilet and shower cubicles so there’s plenty of room to get changed comfortably and they’re always being cleaned! They are a bit of a walk from the sea view pitches but that’s the price you pay for such a nice view! The staff were all very friendly and knowledgeable, there’s great facilities for washing up and even a games room and ping pong tables! We would highly recommend the Watermouth Valley campsite and have already spoken to friends and family who have seen our photos and are keen to visit!

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Excellent sized pitches, well maintained site with good facilities.…

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

Powered grass campsite

Liked: Excellent sized pitches, well maintained site with good facilities.

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Features

Leisure on park

Bar or club house

Cycle hire

Evening entertainment

Fishing

Fitness centre

Indoor swimming pool

Kids' club

On-site restaurant/cafe

Outdoor swimming pool

Playground

Recreation room/arcade

TV room

Takeout

Tennis

Watersports

Amenities on park

Bath available

Car parking by site/unit

Composting toilet

Disabled facilities

Dog park

Drying room

Free wifi

Grocery store

Ice pack freezing

Internet access

Laundromat

Parent & baby washroom

Payphone

Pick-up from public transport

Portable toilet

Pub toilets

Restrooms

Shower available

Washing-up area

Wifi

Groups welcome

Family friendly

Motorcycle friendly

Rallies welcome

Single-sex groups welcome

Student groups welcome

Rules

Barbecue grills allowed

Barbecue provided

Campfires allowed

Commercial vehicles allowed

Dogs allowed

Dogs allowed all year

Themes

Budget/backpacker

Hikers’ paradise

Peaceful

Spectacular scenery

Utilities

Charging facilities

Dump station

Electric car charging point(s)

Propane/gas cylinders available

Recycling available

Renewable energy

Nearby amenities

Bar nearby

Convenience store nearby

Dog walk nearby

Public transportation nearby

Type

Large (51-200 sites)

Nearby leisure

Canoeing/kayaking nearby

Climbing nearby

Fishing nearby

Golf nearby

Horseback riding nearby

Indoor pool nearby

Leisure/theme park nearby

Restaurant nearby

Sailing nearby

Surf school nearby

Tennis nearby

Watersports nearby

Location

Watermouth Valley Camping Park

Watermouth

Ilfracombe

Devon

England

EX34 9SJ

Directions

Timezone

Europe/London +0100 (GMT+01:00)

GPS

51.21243°N
-4.06555°W

Nearest transport

Bus
2.5 mi Methodist Church
8.3 mi Opposite George Hotel
8.3 mi George Hotel
Rail
9.6 mi Barnstaple Rail Station
13.7 mi Chapelton (Devon) Rail Station
15.3 mi Umberleigh Rail Station
Ferry
2 mi Ilfracombe Ferry Landing
12.2 mi Appledore Ferry Landing
12.2 mi Instow Ferry Landing
Airport
27 mi Swansea Airport

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

Time to tick off the North Devon coves and harbours? Start with splendid Combe Martin (five minutes’ drive), a seaside resort with a sheltered cove for peaceful days on the sand. Surfers might want to slide on over to Saunton Sands (half an hour), while those seeking scenic clifftop hikes will get on well with the Valley of Rocks’ (35 minutes) wild goats and sea views. Take off on a fishing trip or a sea safari from Ilfracombe Harbour (10 minutes). Lundy Island is one of the most popular tour spots for such boat trips. There’s a working lifeboat station in the harbour too if that sort of stuff entertains you. Once you’ve checked out the lifeboats, turn back time a little with a trip to Arlington Court (20 minutes), a National Trust site with a Regency house and a carriage museum. Or perhaps all the way back to the time of dinosaurs? Kids are likely to love the life-sized dino models at Combe Martin Wildlife & Dinosaur Park (10 minutes) and its zoo and fossil museum.

Water quality at nearby bathing waters

Name Distance Type 2020 2019 2018 2017
Combe Martin 1.2 mi Sea Poor Poor Poor Poor
Ilfracombe Hele 1.4 mi Sea N/A Good Good Good
Ilfracombe Tunnels Beach 2.7 mi Sea N/A Excellent Excellent Excellent
Combesgate Beach, Woolacombe 6.8 mi Sea N/A Excellent Excellent Excellent
Woolacombe Village 6.8 mi Sea N/A Excellent Excellent Excellent

Data source: European Environment Agency

Must see

RHS Garden Rosemoor 18.9 mi

National Waterfront Museum 28.4 mi

National Trust

Arlington Court and the National Trust Carriage Museum 5.8 mi

Heddon Valley 5.9 mi

Watersmeet 11.5 mi

Holnicote Estate 21.8 mi

Lundy 26.1 mi

Cycle routes

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

Other

Ilfracombe, Berrynarbor and the Coast 1.8 mi

Lee Bridge - Slade - Ilfracombe - Coast Path 4.6 mi

ARLINGTON COURT 5.9 mi

Hunters Inn - SW Coast Path - Trentishoe - Hunters Inn 6 mi

Hunters Inn - Woody Bay - South West Coast Path - Hunters Inn 6 mi

Local events

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

    Croyde, England 9.1 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.

Nearest campgrounds

Unfortunately, we have no nearby bookable campgrounds.

Want to know more about camping in Devon?

  • Does Watermouth Valley Camping Park have a swimming pool? No View all features
  • Is Watermouth Valley Camping Park dog friendly? Yes View all features
  • What attractions are near Watermouth Valley Camping Park? Time to tick off the North Devon coves and harbours? Start with splendid Combe Martin (five minutes’ drive), a seaside resort with a sheltered cove for peaceful days on the sand. Surfers … Read more
  • When can I check in and check out of Watermouth Valley Camping Park?
    RV, travel trailer and tent sites
    Arrive:  noon –  7 p.m.
    Depart by:  11 a.m.
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  • How much does it cost to stay at Watermouth Valley Camping Park? From $23.80 (for 1 night, 2 adults) - prices may change depending on your dates and party.