Tamar Lakes Campsite

The stay was amazing and the views were exceptional. The facilities were well kept & fit our purposes. The location was good and fit our demands perfectly, Kilkhampton being just a walk away meant that it was easy to access the town of Bude. The value for money was amazing & the owners of the site were extremely friendly whilst arranging the trip.

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The scenery around the campsite was absolutely beautiful. The pod that we stayed in was clean and had more than we expected. The beds were comfortable and the added bonus of a washing up area with table and chairs was greatly appreciated. The staff member that we met - a lady working in the cafe, was more than happy to help us.

The communal showers were very ‘communal’ with only one shower curtain. There were no staff around on arrival, despite the fact we arrived within opening hours. The kind lady in the cafe helped us around.

Shepherds hut was ideal as weather was a bit soggy.

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Watersports, lake, location, play park, cafe onsite.

Unclear signage for the camping reception. FYI it's the watersports building. Most of the site is unlevel. Only two electric hook ups. Not family friendly shower blocks. Most of the men's showers are communal. Needs a camp site dedicated shower block.

Very friendly and competent staff nothing was to much trouble. Exceeding well maintained and clean site, toilet and showers were very functional and clean . Very good water sports facilities. Views are excellent also lots of wildlife to see. Will recommend to all my friend. Thank you

Pitch was not level. Needs some more hardstanding for vehicle parking . Maybe rough gravel
"road " way to pitches as rain makes the pitches hard to reach.

Great location with amazing views, clean tidy and safe, Will go here again very soon.

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Small campsite, close to lake with watersport hire and instruction available.

During very heavy rain, a small amount of water came up through the floor. Needed a second shower with a curtain in the women's shower block.

The area and the lakes

The showers

Sports facilities (but didn't use)

Most of the pitches were on a slope, which wasn't clear to us when we booked. We requested a level pitch due to having young kids at the time of booking, but that request wasn't acknowledged or replied to by the site managers before we arrived.

The first night, both kids were consistently awoken by sliding down the tent.

In the morning we had showers - the pressure switch for each shower (I tested them all in the gents') lasted around 3 seconds, making it impossible to have a reasonable shower, especially with the kids. We didn't expect Ritz-type facilities, but I've never experienced showers like that at any site I've stayed.

We complained about the pitch slope but the manager said we should have been aware of it from reviews at pitchup.com. I would have preferred the site description to state the pitch was sloping, rather than having to go through all the reviews. In fairness, the manager suggested she may have a level pitch available at a sister site, but spending a few hours taking down the gear and setting it back up after almost no sleep didn't appeal.

It made us wonder why that wasn't offered after we'd booked, due to our request for a level pitch.

As a result, we packed up and left our days early. For us, a complete waste of time and money.

Toilets and showers clean, showers very hot - lovely! Yes only one has a curtain but you only use one at s time! There is a slope but our pitch (2) was ok, bit narrow for our tent but it's very wide. Staff at watersports very friendly and helpful. Lake is beautiful when the weather is nice, husband really enjoyed the park run.

The wind! Not campsites fault though. Locks on toilets doors in shower block don't work very well and I think a curtained off cubicle to change after shower etc would be nice, children get really embarrassed seeing naked women!