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Non-electric grass tent or motorhome pitch

From £21 1 night, 2 adults

6 people maximum
One Campervan or Motorhome or Tent or Trailer tent allowed per pitch

Additional units require additional pitches - quick book via 'Make another booking like this' after making your booking.

Pitch size

Max 6m width × 5m depth

Calculated area: 30m²

Ground type

Grass

0 rooms

Twin-axle vehicles not accepted

Suitable for

Campervan, Motorhome, Tent, Trailer tent

Features

Bring a gazebo 1 included, 1 max.
Bring an awning 1 included, 1 max.
Bring a pup tent 1 included, 1 max.
Car 1 included, 1 max.
Dog(s) allowed 2 included, 2 max.
Car parking by pitch/unit

Other restrictions

Availability

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Based on 1 night, 2 adults

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Tamar Lakes Campsite

View prices & book 6.8 25 reviews
The lake
Tent pitches
Non-electric pitches
Picnic near the lake

Reviews

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76% would recommend this site to a friend

68% would stay here again

Reviews page 1 of 3
Arrival date (latest first)

Could be really good with some more effort

Overall 6/10

Location
6
Value for money
2
Accommodation
3
Facilities / Activities
2
Customer service
2
Child friendliness
5
Cleanliness
7
Wifi
1
Terence K.

Electric grass tent, campervan or trailer tent pitch

Liked Free electric ( although not needed for us)
Pleasant walks around the lakes
Dog friendly

Disliked General feeling of neglect. Brambles growing over the black water drainage point ( probably because it’s hidden with no signs) grass not cut.
Toilets & shower blocks, although very clean, were worse than the school ones I had in the 60s
At £25 quite expensive given the basic facilities and distance from anywhere other than the lakes.
Final point, the code on the shower blocks needs changing more often as it seems most visitors to the car park had the code including many of the park run runners on the Saturday
Ladies shower block lock so stiff my wife couldn’t use it.

Excellent small site. Good facilities. Very quiet.

Overall 9/10

Location
10
Value for money
10
Accommodation
9
Facilities / Activities
9
Customer service
5
Child friendliness
8
Cleanliness
8
Wifi
No rating
Judy D.

Electric grass tent, campervan or trailer tent pitch

Liked Quiet. Gorgeous location. Convenient for lake and parkrun. Lovely walks all around.

Disliked We didn't get an email giving us our pitch number or code to showers. We had to ask another camper.

Mostly suited to camping

Overall 6/10

Location
6
Value for money
6
Accommodation
6
Facilities / Activities
6
Customer service
8
Child friendliness
No rating
Cleanliness
8
Wifi
No rating
Anonymous

Electric grass tent, campervan or trailer tent pitch

Liked Quiet and peaceful

Disliked To be honest not really suitable for motorhomes difficult drive from about three miles away access into the site is quite bad up a very steep entrance so if you need to manoeuvre around it's not easy

Simple site for families who like water sports/outdoors.

Overall 6/10

Location
8
Value for money
6
Accommodation
6
Facilities / Activities
8
Customer service
6
Child friendliness
8
Cleanliness
6
Wifi
2
Tony E.

Electric grass tent, campervan or trailer tent pitch

Liked Location Nice, with walk around the lake.
Went Sailing from site, good for water sports.
Small site good for free range children.
Good Cafe and playground on site.

Disliked Whilst clean enough, toilet/showers pretty rudimentary.
Minimal arrival information, effectively unstaffed out of hours.
Looking a bit careworn, glad we didn’t book a hard standing pitch.
Wasps!

A very enjoyable weekend with plenty to do.

Overall 10/10

Location
10
Value for money
10
Accommodation
6
Facilities / Activities
10
Customer service
10
Child friendliness
8
Cleanliness
8
Wifi
2
Matt W.

Electric grass tent, campervan or trailer tent pitch

Liked Location- beautiful views, scenery, wildlife and peaceful.
Lake- Clean, picturesque, and fun.
Walks- 5k around and then other easy walks available.
Pitch sizes - big with spaces between.
Water sports - Lots available and a good calm environment to learn.

Disliked Facilities block - Clean but a bit dated.
Closest shop was a drive away.

Very quiet, great view…

Overall 8/10

Location
10
Value for money
8
Accommodation
8
Facilities / Activities
8
Customer service
10
Child friendliness
10
Cleanliness
8
Wifi
No rating
Jez M.

Non-electric grass tent or motorhome pitch

Liked Very quiet, great view

We stayed when it was very quiet. Liked the closeness to all…

Overall 8/10

Location
10
Value for money
10
Accommodation
8
Facilities / Activities
10
Customer service
10
Child friendliness
No rating
Cleanliness
8
Wifi
No rating
Joanna T.

Non-electric grass tent or motorhome pitch

Liked We stayed when it was very quiet. Liked the closeness to all facilities. Cafe was excellent. Showers etc very clean. We had a level pitch with a view of the lake which had some good bird watching and huge fish.
The staff we met were very kind and friendly

Disliked Nothing really. Maybe be nicer to have some privacy in the shower areas. They are like school ones. Undress in communal area before using showers.

Beautiful location

Overall 6/10

Location
10
Value for money
8
Accommodation
6
Facilities / Activities
8
Customer service
6
Child friendliness
No rating
Cleanliness
10
Wifi
2
Deborah S.

Non-electric grass tent or motorhome pitch

Liked Good communication of shower codes. Shower area very clean. Beautiful location.

Disliked Cafe was shut on the days we were staying. Luckily as it appeared there was just one other person staying on site we had a flat pitch, but most appeared to be on a slope. Lack of privacy in shower area. No staff to talk to.

Ok for one night

Overall 8/10

Location
8
Value for money
6
Accommodation
6
Facilities / Activities
8
Customer service
6
Child friendliness
10
Cleanliness
6
Wifi
8
Charles L.

Electric grass tent, campervan or trailer tent pitch

Liked Very quiet and picturesque. Very basic campsite. Great for a one nighter.

Disliked Not much really. If you want to paddle board expect to pay!! £12 to launch your own and then they want proof of insurance else you will be paying for that too! Luckily we have it. And we think they let animals graze around the lake because there is S$&@ everywhere 🤷🏻 you would think where people walk round bare foot they would fence off. Toilets very basic.

Run down site, untidy, unkempt, and far too expensive for backpackers

Overall 2/10

Location
8
Value for money
2
Accommodation
2
Facilities / Activities
2
Customer service
2
Child friendliness
No rating
Cleanliness
2
Wifi
2
Anonymous

Non-electric grass tent or motorhome pitch

Liked Location close to the Tamara Way

Disliked No staff on site.
Communal showers.
No laundry facilities.
Cost of pitches.
Condition of maintenance.
No phone charging facilities.


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 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

D. of E. welcome Family friendly Motorcycle friendly Single-sex groups welcome Student groups welcome

Rules

Barbecue provided Barbecues allowed Campfires allowed Commercial vehicles allowed Dogs allowed Dogs allowed all year

Themes

Lake and/or mountain Peaceful Remote location Spectacular scenery Wildlife haven

Utilities

Charging facilities Chemical disposal Electric car charging point(s) Gas cylinders available Recycling available Renewable energy

Nearby amenities

Bar nearby Dog walk nearby

Type

Small (11-25 pitches)

Accessibility

Disabled facilities

Nearby leisure

Canoeing/kayaking nearby Climbing nearby Cycle hire nearby Cycling nearby Fishing nearby Golf nearby Horse riding nearby Indoor pool nearby Outdoor pool nearby Sailing nearby Surf school nearby Tennis nearby Watersports nearby

Location

Tamar Lakes Campsite

Upper Tamar Lake

Nr Kilkhapmpton

Bude

Cornwall

England

EX23 9SB

Directions

Timezone

Europe/London BST (GMT+01:00)

GPS

50.87925°N
4.43561°W

Nearest transport

Coach
5.9 mi The Strand
13.9 mi Bideford Quay
14 mi Bideford Quay
Rail
20.3 mi Chapelton (Devon) Rail Station
21.1 mi Barnstaple Rail Station
21.4 mi Umberleigh Rail Station
Ferry
14 mi Bideford Ferry Landing
16.1 mi Appledore Ferry Landing
16.2 mi Instow 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

Attractive Bude (20 minutes' drive) has lots to see, and is surrounded by old villages such as Poughill (15 minutes) and Kilkhampton (10 minutes). Take a dip in the scenic Bude Sea Swimming Pool (20 minutes) or perhaps try out a surfing lesson on Summerleaze Beach (20 minutes). North of this area is the Hartland peninsula, home to the precariously perched, car-free cobbled streets of Clovelly (half an hour). To the south, a tour of Tintagel Castle (50 minutes), followed by a visit to the pretty fishing village of Boscastle (40 minutes) and The Museum of Witchcraft and Magic, is a top option for a day out. Or make the short trip inland to Launceston (40 minutes) for a journey on the steam railway. Keen to see some more scenic Cornwall beaches while taking your holiday? You may want to head south towards Crackington Haven (half an hour) or tick off closer spots like Sandymouth Bay Beach (15 minutes) and Welcombe Mouth Beach (25 minutes).

Water quality at nearby bathing waters

Name Distance Type 2020201920182017
Sandymouth 5.4 mi Sea N/AExcellentExcellentExcellent
Northcott Mouth 5.7 mi Sea N/AExcellentExcellentN/A
Crooklets 6 mi Sea N/AExcellentGoodGood
Summerleaze 6.1 mi Sea N/AExcellentGoodGood
Widemouth Sand 8 mi Sea N/AExcellentExcellentExcellent

Data source: European Environment Agency

Must see

RHS Garden Rosemoor 13.7 mi

Tintagel Castle 20.4 mi

National Trust

Lawrence House 17 mi

Tintagel Old Post Office 20.4 mi

Lydford Gorge 21.7 mi

Lundy 22 mi

Finch Foundry 24.5 mi

Cycle routes

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

Other

Battle of Stratton, 1643 4.7 mi

Poughill - Bude - Northcott Mouth 4.8 mi

Duckpool - Stanbury Mouth - Woodford - Combe Valley 5.3 mi

Morwenstow - Hawker's Coast 5.5 mi

Bude to Sandymouth 6 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.

Offers

Conditions apply - see pitch type section for details

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Frequently asked questions

  • Does Tamar Lakes Campsite have a swimming pool? No View all features
  • Is Tamar Lakes Campsite dog friendly? Yes View all features
  • What attractions are near Tamar Lakes Campsite? Attractive Bude (20 minutes' drive) has lots to see, and is surrounded by old villages such as Poughill (15 minutes) and Kilkhampton (10 minutes). Take a dip in the scenic Bude Sea … Read more
  • When can I check in and check out of Tamar Lakes Campsite?
    Camping and touring
    Arrive:  2 p.m. –  Anytime
    Depart by:  11 a.m.

    This site is not manned 24 hours a day. Once you have placed your booking, a member of staff will email you the relevant permits and access codes to the site.

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  • How much does it cost to stay at Tamar Lakes Campsite? From £21 (for 1 night, 2 adults) - prices may change depending on your dates and party.