Woodovis Park

From £31 For 1 night, 2 adults 9.5 118 reviews
Grass pitches
Aerial view of the site (added by manager 29 apr 2014)
The camping pod (added by manager 02 aug 2022)
Level drive on/drive off pitches with electric hook-up (added by manager 02 aug 2022)

  • Relaxing park on the Devon/Cornwall border
  • Heated indoor pool, spa and therapy cabin
  • A variety of pop-up kitchens and bars throughout high season
It’s a stonkingly safe bet that any site listed as having an ‘infrared therapy cabin’ is going to be one where you can relax and get away from it all. Woodovis Park, set in an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty on the Devon/Cornwall border, has this in spades: relaxed but with Devon delights just on the doorstep, no road noise, splendid beaches within easy reach, plenty of active options nearby, a heated indoor pool and spa on site, and, the topping on the Devonshire cake – fresh bread, croissants and pain au chocolat all baked daily for the licensed on-site shop. Activities on site include archery, waterwalking, visits from international storyteller Clive PiG once a week during school holidays, and twice-weekly circus skills workshops in high season. A wood-chipped play area and games room are there for the small people, as well as a nature trail, outdoor table tennis and a pétanque court to ping about on. Dogs will also have a barkingly good time here, as Woodovis is dog-friendly and has a dedicated dog walking area as well as Lower Meadow, the site's ‘specially for pups’ field where pooches can run off the lead. (There’s a dog-wash area on site too, although perhaps tails won’t be wagging too much at that.) Facilities at this safe, family-friendly and environmentally-friendly park include a free wifi zone in the games room and chargeable wifi available throughout, twinklingly clean loos and free hot showers, a parent and baby washroom, a launderette and – blessedly – a bath for soaks in blissful solitude. An additional individual toilet is in the Tamar View Field. A traditional pub with good food is around half a mile’s walk away, but if you don't want to stray that far, a variety of pop-up kitchens and bars are available on site throughout high season. But back to that therapy cabin. The infrared rays here are used as part of a targeted deep heat treatment to warm the back’s blood vessels – soothe all your non-holiday stresses here before splashing about in the heated pool with the family or taking in a bit more relaxation in the spa room. Well, you can never have too much relaxing…

Site type

Lodges, cabins, pods or huts 4
Tent pitches 29
Touring caravan pitches 29
Motorhome pitches 29
Caravans for hire 12
Open now

Tourist board rating

Please note
  • Dogs are not allowed if you are staying in the accommodation units.
  • The indoor swimming pool is open between 18/03 and 29/10.
  • Commercial vehicles (vehicles used for work-related purposes, carrying goods or fare-paying passengers) and sign-written vehicles are not permitted on site.

Languages spoken

English

Open from Fri, 15 Mar to

Gold David Bellamy Conservation Award

Pitch types & availability

Other pitch types

Reviews

96%

would recommend this site to a friend

92%

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Only showing reviews for the last 30 months.

Will come again.

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

Super fully-serviced grass and gravel pitch

Liked: Fully serviced, flat pitch - great for newbies like us. Very helpful staff. Dog-friendly and very well kept clean facilities.

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Friendly staff, good amenities…

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

Top Field electric grass tent, touring caravan or trailer tent pitch

Liked: Friendly staff, good amenities

Disliked: No properly designated area for arrivals, it needs a large area for towing caravans on arrival to pull over well out of the way of other users while checking in. The grassy strips separating the drives from the caravan pitches need to be replaced with hardcore for easy access in wet conditions

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Staff very friendly all area's ofsite very clean ... Good facilities…

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

Tamar-View electric gravel pitch

Liked: Staff very friendly all area's ofsite very clean ... Good facilities

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Perfect site, will be back again

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

Top Field electric grass tent, touring caravan or trailer tent pitch

Liked: The indoor pool, hot tub and sauna were one of the main reasons we decided to come here and it didn’t disappoint. The whole camp site was clean and well kept. Very quite site with lots to do.

Disliked: The site is out of the way a little but that’s what you expect with a good white campsite.

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Soooooo clean I dont think I could fault anything.

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

Top Field electric gravel pitch

Liked: They have thought of everything that you could need while camping ....was more like glamping, even had a soak in the bath what a treat.🛀 Felt like a break at centre parks for a fraction of the price.... what's not to like. ❤ Even the dog can have some pampering🐕

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Superb site with fantastic facilities.

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

Super fully-serviced grass and gravel pitch

Liked: Fantastic site very well kept, wardens always about cleaning and maintaining things. Amazing facilities for dogs, dog bathing area and good dog exercise field. You can order fresh bread and croissants to collect in the mornings and the shop has a coffee machine. The swimming pool is extremely clean, very warm beautiful changing rooms and a lovely atmosphere to relax. The site is well situated for exploring both Devon and Cornwall. Tavistock itself has some wonderful shops and the Pannier Market is a must see. Would highly recommend this site and would definitely go back.

Disliked: Nothing

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Great pool, spotless toilets and showers. Busy but very peaceful.…

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

Tamar-View electric gravel pitch

Liked: Great pool, spotless toilets and showers. Busy but very peaceful.

Disliked: Nothing to dislike

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Staff in the shop were helpful

Overall 6/10
Location 6
Value for money 10
Accommodation 8
Facilities / Activities 10
Customer service 6
Child friendliness No rating
Cleanliness 10
Wifi 2
Alison R. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Super fully-serviced grass and gravel pitch

Liked: Lovely site with good amenities, pitches are quite small

Disliked: No TV signal, poor Wi fi, proximity to Tavistock. I have read other reviews where people have gushed over the site, I personally found it to be the unfriendliest site I have stayed on, consequently we cut our week long break short and moved to a lovely site in the Cotswolds

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Everything was just great!!! 5star The stuff done great job ……

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
Jurgita P. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Top Field electric gravel pitch

Liked: Everything was just great!!! 5star The stuff done great job …

Disliked: Bed time at 10pm not for adult …if 12pm all would be great … adult also should had a holiday ….

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Excellent stay, kids loved it!

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

Top Field electric gravel pitch

Liked: Swimming pool, no booking just turn up and never saw it too busy (August).

Disliked: Hog roast van didn't turn up, luckily the shop was still open.

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Features

Leisure on site

Bar or club house

Cycle hire

Evening entertainment

Fishing

Fitness centre

Games room

Hot tub

Indoor swimming pool

Kids' club

On-site restaurant/cafe

Outdoor swimming pool

Play area

Pétanque

TV room

Take away

Tennis

Watersports

Amenities on site

Bath available

Car parking by pitch/unit

Composting toilet

Disabled facilities

Dog park

Drying room

Food shop

Free wifi

Ice pack freezing

Internet access

Launderette

Local produce

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

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

Themes

Luxury

Peaceful

Walkers' paradise

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

Nearby farmers' market

Public transport nearby

Shop nearby

Type

Medium (26-50 pitches)

Nearby leisure

Canoeing/kayaking nearby

Climbing nearby

Cycle hire nearby

Cycling nearby

Fishing nearby

Golf nearby

Horse riding nearby

Indoor pool nearby

Mountain biking nearby

Restaurant nearby

Tennis nearby

Watersports nearby

Touring and motorhomes

Drainage hook-up points for tourers

Motorhome service point

Seasonal pitches

Tourer storage facilities

Water hook-up points for tourers

Location

Woodovis Park

Gulworthy

Tavistock

Devon

England

PL19 8NY

Directions

Timezone

Europe/London GMT (GMT+00:00)

GPS

50.54907°N
-4.2148°W

Nearest transport

Coach
3 mi Bus Station
9.3 mi Foot Bridge
9.3 mi Foot Bridge
Rail
2.3 mi Gunnislake Rail Station
3.6 mi Calstock Rail Station
4.4 mi Bere Alston Rail Station
Ferry
12 mi Devonport Ferry Terminal
12 mi Torpoint Ferry Terminal
12.9 mi Plymouth Stonehouse Ferry Terminal

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

First on your must-do list should be a trip to nearby Tavistock, market town and home of the cream tea; browse around the regular farmers’ markets to pick up the best Devonshire produce. To walk all that food off, you’re only a short drive from Dartmoor with its walking, cycling and horse riding trails, or other active options including tree-surfing and canoeing are nearby. Those for whom a holiday wouldn’t be complete without a trip to the beach will be in sandy heaven, with some of the best beaches in the country easily reachable by car: bounce around the rock pools at Bovisand, get sand between your toes at Seaton, or explore the several small beaches at Talland Bay. For historical highlights, the National Trust’s Castle Drogo has gardens and a gorgeous view over the Teign Gorge. Or have a go at family walks and bike rides at Plymbridge, a look at Sir Francis Drake’s former home Buckland Abbey, or a visit to Dartmoor’s Lydford Gorge, the deepest in the south west and with a waterfall 30 metres high.

Water quality at nearby bathing waters

Name Distance Type 2020 2019 2018 2017
Plymouth Hoe West 13.1 mi Estuary N/A Excellent Excellent Excellent
Plymouth Hoe East 13.2 mi Estuary N/A Good Excellent Excellent
Portwrinkle 13.6 mi Sea N/A Excellent Excellent Excellent
Sharrow 14.1 mi Sea N/A Excellent Excellent N/A
Tregonhawke 14.4 mi Sea N/A Excellent Excellent N/A

Data source: European Environment Agency

Must see

National Marine Aquarium 13.1 mi

Dartmoor Zoological Park 13.7 mi

Buckfast Abbey 19.7 mi

Castle Drogo 20.3 mi

Tintagel Castle 25.4 mi

National Trust

Cotehele Mill 3.8 mi

Cotehele 3.8 mi

Buckland Abbey 5.9 mi

Lydford Gorge 8 mi

Lawrence House 8.9 mi

Cycle routes

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

Other

ENDSLEIGH 3.4 mi

COTEHELE 3.8 mi

Cotehele Quay - River Tamar - Calstock - Metherell 4 mi

SYDENHAM HOUSE 5.9 mi

Clam Oak - Tamar Valley - Bere Alston - Clam Oak 6.3 mi

Local events

  • Eden Sessions (Wednesday 12 June 2024 – Wednesday 12 June 2024)

    Par, Cornwall 26.7 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.

Want to know more about camping in Devon?

  • Does Woodovis Park have a swimming pool? Yes View all features
  • Is Woodovis Park dog friendly? Yes View all features
  • What attractions are near Woodovis Park? First on your must-do list should be a trip to nearby Tavistock, market town and home of the cream tea; browse around the regular farmers’ markets to pick up the best Devonshire … Read more
  • When can I check in and check out of Woodovis Park?
    Camping and touring
    Arrive:  1 p.m. –  8:30 p.m.
    Depart by:  11 a.m.
    On-site accommodation
    Arrive:  4 p.m. –  8:30 p.m.
    Depart by:  10 a.m.
    Read more
  • How much does it cost to stay at Woodovis Park? From £31 (for 1 night, 2 adults) - prices may change depending on your dates and party.