Willow Valley Camping Park

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Middle and Higher Willow (added by manager 12 Nov 2020)
Bell tent on a wooden deck (added by manager 12 nov 2020)
Cosy lodge surrounded by trees and plants (added by manager 04 aug 2022)
Spacious pitches throughout the site (added by manager 30 nov 2018)

  • Family-friendly site on spectacular Hartland Cornwall Heritage Coast
  • Less than two miles from the beaches and surf spots of Bude
  • Seven acres of scenic countryside for walks and dog walking
Pack those hiking boots, make sure cameras are fully charged and snag yourself a stay at Willow Valley Camping Park, a family-friendly site in the Cornish village of Bush, five minutes’ drive from the coastal town of Bude – you’ll most definitely want to put those legs to good use. The site is on the stunning Hartland Cornwall Heritage Coast, with sandy beaches to stroll along, cliff walks to follow and plenty of spectacular treats to stumble on during travels, like the clifftop village of Clovelly, where cars are banned and donkeys are the main mode of transport. The fab long-distance South West Coast Path passes through Bude too, so lengthier rambles are within easy reach. There’s a fair share of exploration to do on site too if a day at base appeals: seven acres of walks to wander (and dog walks as well, so bring pooch along), and a spacious adventure play park for the kids if they need a bit of distraction or grownups need a chance to unwind. A small on-site shop will keep moods up during high season, taking the stress out of packing by stocking the basic essentials and giving little sugar bursts as needed (check out the selection of treats to get that all-essential fix). For more substantial fare, Bude has plenty of options for local eats.

Site type

Tent pitches 10
Lodges, cabins, pods or huts 5
Touring caravan pitches 5
Motorhome pitches 5
Rent a tent 8
Caravans for hire 1
Open all year
Opens
Please note
  • Under 18s must be accompanied by their parents or legal guardians.
  • The site does not accept breeds/crossbreeds listed in the Dangerous Dogs Act (i.e. Pit Bull Terrier, Japanese Tosa, Dogo Argentino, and Fila Brasileiro).
  • No hen/stag parties permitted via Pitchup.com.
  • Twin axle vehicles are not permitted on site.
  • If reception is closed on arrival: please contact the number provided on your booking confirmation.

Languages spoken

English

AA 4 pennants

Pitch types & availability

Reviews

93%

would recommend this site to a friend

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Only showing reviews for the last 30 months.

Small campsite, facilities were clean, Pizza truck on site…

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

Electric grass pitch

Liked: Small campsite, facilities were clean, Pizza truck on site

Disliked: Not the campsites fault but there is a lot of road noise

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Nice quiet site with good facilities…

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

Electric grass pitch

Liked: Nice quiet site with good facilities

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Very good clean site

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

Electric grass pitch

Liked: Relatively quiet Walking distance to Bude Clean toilets and showers

Disliked: Very close to A39 (could hear a lot of traffic)

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We highly recommend Willow valley for a peaceful break.

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

Electric grass pitch

Liked: The friendliness of staff. The cleanliness. The amenities. The size of the pitches were outstanding. The piece and quiet. How the staff went out of their way to assist in any issue, no matter how minor.

Disliked: This is nothing to do with the camp site itself, but on occasions we found it a little precarious getting out onto the main road. This was purely down to the speed of some road users, especially comming from the direction of Bude.

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L’accueil, le calme…

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

Electric grass pitch

Liked: L’accueil, le calme

Disliked: Le prix de l’utilisation du lave linge 4,50 £ et du sèche linge 5 £ pour que le linge soit à peu près sec. Prévoir de la monnaie !

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Ideal site for relaxing. All facilities were great.

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

Electric grass pitch

Liked: A great welcome from the owner! Our pitch was close to the amenities, very helpful! Flat surface on grass. All pitches had electricity. Water close by. Showers and loo’s extremely clean. Great Wi-fi. Lovely quiet site, only a small number of pitches.

Disliked: Some noise from road running in front of site but it didn’t detract from our stay. On our last night a Campervan near us playing music incessantly, not the sites fault! A little too far to walk from local pubs and restaurants, had to drive.

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Booked last minute a great site clean & tidy very peaceful 10…

Overall 10/10
Location 10
Value for money 10
Accommodation 10
Facilities / Activities 6
Customer service 10
Child friendliness No rating
Cleanliness 10
Wifi 10
Nellie116@btinternet.com T. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Electric grass pitch

Liked: Booked last minute a great site clean & tidy very peaceful 10 minute drive to Bude very pleasant staff would recommend couldn’t fault anything

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The site was brilliant, small, quiet and close to all the local…

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 J. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Electric grass pitch

Liked: The site was brilliant, small, quiet and close to all the local amenities. the staff were extremely helpful, on site facilities were good and spotless.all in all this site was excellent and you'd be pushed to find a better site for both price and location. I would recommend this site for touring or for longer stays.

Disliked: The only downside was possibly the showers don't get me wrong they were clean hot and adequate.. but they could have remained on a tad longer than 20secs a push.

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stayed in the lodge , Lovely and clean and every thing you…

Overall 10/10
Location 10
Value for money 10
Accommodation 10
Facilities / Activities 8
Customer service 6
Child friendliness No rating
Cleanliness 10
Wifi 10
Anonymous The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

2 bedroom lodge

Liked: stayed in the lodge , Lovely and clean and every thing you need for your stay

Disliked: nothing

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Level pitches , traffic noise and whole site could do with a facelift

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

Electric grass pitch

Liked: Pitches were a good size and flat

Disliked: Not much area for dog exercise showers and toilets were very dark and could do with a facelift . Hedges and grass could do with cutting back Not really the place for a weeks holiday but ok for a stop off

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From the manager: Thank you for taking the time to leave a review. The park is 11 acres in total, most of which can be used for dog walking. We have many guests who stay with us every year for several weeks holiday. We are sorry you didn't enjoy your stay more. Had you come to see us, we could have helped address your concerns. We wish you well in your future travels.


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 Rallies welcome Single-sex groups welcome Student groups welcome

Rules

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

Utilities

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

Nearby amenities

Bar nearby Dog walk nearby Nearby farmers' market Shop nearby

Type

Medium (26-50 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 Leisure/theme park nearby Mountain biking nearby Outdoor pool nearby Restaurant nearby Sailing nearby Surf school nearby Tennis nearby Watersports nearby

Location

Willow Valley Camping Park

Dyehouse

Bush

Bude

Cornwall

England

EX23 9LB

Directions

Timezone

Europe/London BST (GMT+01:00)

GPS

50.84415°N
-4.50917°W

Nearest transport

Coach
1.9 mi The Strand
17.9 mi Nelson Road
18 mi Bideford Quay
Rail
23.8 mi Okehampton Rail Station
24.3 mi Chapelton (Devon) Rail Station
25.1 mi Sampford Courtenay Rail Station
Ferry
18 mi Bideford Ferry Landing
20.1 mi Appledore Ferry Landing
20.2 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

Start any stay here with an immediate jaunt into Bude – there’ll be something here for everyone. There are splashing times to be had on the town’s Widemouth, Crooklets and Summerleaze surf beaches (all about 10 minutes’ drive from base) and with a few hours of coasteering, paddleboarding or swimming in the sheltered sea pool. Anyone who prefers to stay on dry land can visit the heritage centre in Bude Castle or pass by the town’s oldest house, Quay Cottage. Keep one foot in homes of the past by tripping around stately piles and seeing how the one percenters of yore lived hereabouts: within 45 minutes of base, wandering the halls and rooms of Hartland Abbey, Pencarrow House and the Lawrence House Museum comes highly recommended. The stunning cliffside ruins of Tintagel Castle (believed to be the place where legendary King Arthur was conceived) and the pretty RHS Garden Rosemoor are within 40 minutes for easy scenic strolls and explores. There’s plenty to keep kids entertained too: The Milky Way, The Big Sheep amusement park and trips on the Launceston Steam Railway are within half an hour. If longer car rides aren’t a problem, Crealy Adventure Park, Exmoor Zoo, the Blue Reef Aquarium and the fab Eden Project are a little over an hour away.

Water quality at nearby bathing waters

Name Distance Type 2020 2019 2018 2017
Crooklets 2 mi Sea N/A Excellent Good Good
Summerleaze 2.1 mi Sea N/A Excellent Good Good
Northcott Mouth 2.1 mi Sea N/A Excellent Excellent N/A
Sandymouth 2.4 mi Sea N/A Excellent Excellent Excellent
Widemouth Sand 4.1 mi Sea N/A Excellent Excellent Excellent

Data source: European Environment Agency

Must see

Tintagel Castle 16.4 mi

RHS Garden Rosemoor 17.6 mi

Rock Beach 27.4 mi

National Trust

Lawrence House 15.6 mi

Tintagel Old Post Office 16.4 mi

Lydford Gorge 22.4 mi

Lundy 23.1 mi

Finch Foundry 26.6 mi

Cycle routes

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

Other

Battle of Stratton, 1643 0.7 mi

Poughill - Bude - Northcott Mouth 0.8 mi

Bude to Sandymouth 2 mi

Bude - Canal and Coast 2 mi

Bude - Canal and Nature Reserve 2 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 sites

Unfortunately, we have no nearby bookable sites.

Want to know more about camping in Cornwall?

  • Does Willow Valley Camping Park have a swimming pool? No View all features
  • Is Willow Valley Camping Park dog friendly? Yes View all features
  • What attractions are near Willow Valley Camping Park? Start any stay here with an immediate jaunt into Bude – there’ll be something here for everyone. There are splashing times to be had on the town’s Widemouth, Crooklets and Summerleaze surf … Read more
  • When can I check in and check out of Willow Valley Camping Park?
    Camping and touring
    Arrive:  12 p.m. –  9 p.m.
    Depart by:  11 a.m.
    On-site accommodation
    Arrive:  4 p.m. –  9 p.m.
    Depart by:  10 a.m.
    Read more
  • How much does it cost to stay at Willow Valley Camping Park? From £22 (for 1 night, 4 people) - prices may change depending on your dates and party.