Widemouth Bay Caravan Park

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Sea views
Indoor heated pool
Static caravan

  • Family park set over 50 acres on a hilltop overlooking Widemouth Bay
  • A short drive from the surf schools and beach at Bude
  • Free heated pool, free wifi, clubhouse, kids' club and bar
Free! The price of zilch is what you’ll pay to keep the kids happy at Widemouth Bay Caravan Park a few miles from Bude, which is bound to result in wide-mouthed grins for all concerned... This large and lively family park has kids’ clubs run by the cunning Foxy, free evening entertainment by the Stripey Coats, crazy golf to go loopy at and an indoor heated pool, which are also…free. As is the wifi in the clubhouse. Huzzah. Widemouth Bay Caravan Park’s location is also pretty smilesome: on a hilltop overlooking the Cornish countryside and the fab Widemouth Bay with its three miles of sand. There are over 50 acres to lose yourself in around the park and pretend you never have to go home, with the takeaway, well-stocked shop and tasty meals at the bar keeping you sorted for nosh and a launderette looking after the essentials. Looking for yet more things to do on site? Challenge the kids on the amusements or show them how to hustle on the pool table – letting them beat you should result in even more wide smiles…

Site type

Tent pitches 120
Touring caravan pitches 80
Motorhome pitches 80
Lodges, cabins, pods or huts 2
Rent a tent 4
Caravans for hire 135
Open now
Opens 6 March
Please note

Admission

  • Under 18s must be accompanied by their parents or legal guardians.

Dogs

  • The site does not accept breeds/crossbreeds listed in the Dangerous Dogs Act (i.e. XL Bully, Pit Bull Terrier, Japanese Tosa, Dogo Argentino, and Fila Brasileiro).

General

  • The grocery shop is open between 01/03 and 01/11.
  • The restaurant is open between 01/03 and 01/11.

Pool

  • The indoor swimming pool is open between 01/03 and 01/11.

Safety

  • Fires, barbecues and/or firepits will not be permitted in dry, windy and/or hot weather conditions.
  • Sorry, the parks do not accept all-male or all-female parties under 25 years of age (this does not apply to couples). The park is in a hilly location; some of the pitches might be slightly sloping.

Languages spoken

English

Open from Fri 6 Mar to

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Accommodation

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2 adults
0 children
0 dogs

Reviews

7.8

Overall rating from 270 Pitchup.com customers

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Facilities / Activities
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Customer service
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Child friendliness
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Cleanliness
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Wifi
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Spectacular sceneryPeaceful

76% would recommend this site to a friend

71% would stay here again

What customers say

This campsite offers beautiful views and friendly staff, with many praising the cleanliness of facilities and entertainment for children. However, numerous guests highlight the challenging hilly terrain and the resulting sloping pitches, which can be uncomfortable. Some also mention issues with Wi-Fi, dated facilities, and occasional problems with pool availability or arcade machines.

Summary AI-generated from Pitchup.com customer reviews. Last updated 04/08/2026

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Arrival date (latest first)

Good entertainment, underwhelming site.

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4 out of 10
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Customer service
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Child friendliness
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Cleanliness
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Wifi
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Anonymous

Electric hardstanding touring pitch

Liked The staff do an amazing job. The choice of facilities were good. The entertainment was good. The cleaning crew worked hard. Pool was ok, small but adequate.

Disliked Location was on a hill, with camping at the very top. This made a long walk each day to use facilities and was very windy, unsheltered area. Toilets/showers were plenty, but with so many people using it was always dirty. This is more on the people using not the cleaners. People were very noisy and disrespectful of fellow campers. Maybe the caravan part of the park was better. Would not stay again. Not able to walk from the site to anywhere, steep country road with no path. Even though the coastal path is not far from site. Underwhelming site

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The entertainment was good for the…

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Sam 5 reviews

Non-electric grass tent or trailer tent pitch

Liked The entertainment was good for the children.

Disliked Accessibility to everything, wasn't very clean and showers were shocking.

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Loved the beaches so close…

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7 out of 10
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 lisa m. 3 reviews

Electric grass tent pitch

Liked Loved the beaches so close

Disliked The kitchen staff are so very very rude young lady slammed 2 portions of mushrooms down on my table and when I asked her what was the reason for doing this she just ignored me walked away so I went to the desk to ask why she did that I was called a bully because she was 15 they should not have 15 year olds with absolutely horrible attitude bringing the food out and I still did not get an explanation why she slammed the pots of mushrooms down and no answer given as to why I have the right to ask her why she did it and then called a bully off an old woman that come out the back of the kitchen shame she did not see the attitude of the girl.

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I loved this campsite. The club…

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Tracy L. 1 review

Non-electric grass tent or trailer tent pitch

Liked I loved this campsite. The club house was great, kids enjoyed the pool and a ten minute coastal walk to the beach.

Disliked We were in a really windy spot and the tent got battered by the wind.

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A perfect weekend for family

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10 out of 10
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Wifi
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 Tomas K. 2 reviews

Electric grass tent pitch

Liked A lovely place close to the sea. Plenty of attractions for both children and adults. We consider our holiday weekend a great success. Thank you—we will definitely be back.

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was our first time here. And…

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 Gary M. 1 review

Electric hardstanding touring pitch

Liked was our first time here. And definitely returning the staff was helpful clean and tidy place the views were spectacular especially the Cornish sunset.

Disliked Going home

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Dissapointed and extremely upset.

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 Deborah P. 1 review

Electric hardstanding touring pitch

Liked Nothing

Disliked As our Van broke down terminally on way therefore we could not arrive, new engine is going to cost £2850.00 and your POLICY will not refund us even though it was beyond our control, and we lost our £240.00 payment which has tipped us over £3000.00 for 1 weeks mistake in booking you in the first place. Spoke to John Fowlers who's customer service is DIABOLICAL and point blank refused to refund me, and told me you wouldnt either, we even offered to take a different week once our van was fixed, again refused. So no not happy, didnt get to experience it, and we have learnrd our lesson and WILL NOT book again in the future. If I had a choice of zero stars I would tick it.

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It was a spare of the…

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Julie a. 2 reviews

Non-electric grass tent or trailer tent pitch

Liked It was a spare of the moment booking. Been before many years ago. The new managers were great and very friendly. Showers and toilet block outstanding. Will visit again soon.

Disliked Should have booked for more days 😪

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Very good pitch size nice and…

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 Sharon R. 2 reviews

Electric grass tent pitch (large)

Liked Very good pitch size nice and quiet as on the week

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The staff all over the …

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Anonymous

Electric grass tent pitch

Liked The staff all over the site are friendly and helpful, the different entertainment each night is excellent, the toilets and showers were clean. The one way system of traffic is good , This is our 4th stay at this camp site , and will come back next year .

Disliked Most pitches are sloped , this can be a problem if you have never been before.

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Features

Dogs allowed

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

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

Remote location Spectacular scenery Walkers' paradise

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

Cycle hire nearby Fishing nearby Golf nearby Horse riding nearby Surf school nearby Watersports nearby

Touring and motorhomes

Seasonal pitches

Location

Widemouth Bay Caravan Park

Poundstock

Bude

Cornwall

England

EX23 0DF

Directions

Timezone

Europe/London BST (GMT+01:00)

GPS

50.77732°N
4.55259°W

Nearest transport

Coach
3.6 mi The Strand
21.9 mi Lidl Superstore
21.9 mi Lidl Superstore
Rail
23.1 mi Coombe Junction Halt (Rail Station)
23.1 mi Liskeard Rail Station
23.2 mi Gunnislake Rail Station
Ferry
22.6 mi Bideford Ferry Landing
23 mi Rock Padstow Ferry Landing
23.4 mi Padstow 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

Widemouth Bay is where you’ll find the surf: if you’re new to launching yourself happily into the waves there are surf and bodyboarding schools dotted all around here and Bude, and Newquay is within 50 minutes' drive. Bude less than 10 minutes by car has a couple of excellent beaches: Summerleaze, to have a dip in the sea pool at the bottom of the cliffs and to bag a beach hut for hire so you can pretend for one fleeting afternoon that it’s your very own, and Crooklets, which you can reach by a short stroll from Summerleaze Down. Both beaches, and the sea pool at Summerleaze, are lifeguarded. The staff at Widemouth Bay Caravan Park recommends a car to see the best of Cornwall, but you won’t have very far to drive to reach most of the main hotspots: the Eden Project is about 50 minutes away, and Tintagel, legendary home of King Arthur and Merlin, is just along the coast.

Water quality at nearby bathing waters

Name Distance Type 2020201920182017
Widemouth Sand 1.1 mi Sea N/AExcellentExcellentExcellent
Summerleaze 3.7 mi Sea N/AExcellentGoodGood
Crooklets 4 mi Sea N/AExcellentGoodGood
Crackington Haven 4.3 mi Sea N/AExcellentExcellentExcellent
Northcott Mouth 4.9 mi Sea N/AExcellentExcellentN/A

Data source: European Environment Agency

Must see

Tintagel Castle 11.8 mi

RHS Garden Rosemoor 21.4 mi

Rock Beach 22.7 mi

Cornwall's Crealy Great Adventure Park 25.8 mi

Eden Project 29.6 mi

National Trust

Tintagel Old Post Office 11.8 mi

Lawrence House 12.7 mi

Lydford Gorge 21.5 mi

Cotehele 24.2 mi

Cotehele Mill 24.2 mi

Cycle routes

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

Other

Poundstock, Dizzard and Millook 0.7 mi

Pondstock to Dizzard - Woods and Country 0.7 mi

Poundstock - Millook Coast and Country 0.7 mi

Widemouth Bay - Coast and Country 1.7 mi

Dizzard Coast and Countryside 1.7 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.

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Frequently asked questions

  • Does Widemouth Bay Caravan Park have a swimming pool? Yes View all features
  • Is Widemouth Bay Caravan Park dog friendly? Yes View all features
  • What attractions are near Widemouth Bay Caravan Park? Widemouth Bay is where you’ll find the surf: if you’re new to launching yourself happily into the waves there are surf and bodyboarding schools dotted all around here and Bude, and Newquay … Read more
  • When can I check in and check out of Widemouth Bay Caravan Park?
    Camping and touring
    Arrive:  12 p.m. –  6:30 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 Widemouth Bay Caravan Park? From £14 (for 1 night, 6 people) - prices may change depending on your dates and party.