Chapmanswell Caravan Park

View prices & book 8.8 143 reviews
Beautiful sunset over the restaurant and campsite
Beautiful sunset over the restaurant and campsite
Clubhouse and covered play area
Hardstanding pitch
Park entrance
The anglers rest on-site clubhouse, bar and grill
On-site clubhouse, bar and grill the anglers rest
Coin-operated launderette next to reception and shop
Shop with essentials, ice creams, sweets, alcohol and tobacco
1/68
Clubhouse and covered play area
Hardstanding pitch
Park entrance

  • Dog- and family-friendly park on the Devon/Cornwall border
  • A 25-minute drive to Bude and 40 minutes to Tintagel Castle
  • On-site clubhouse with restaurant, bar, games and entertainment
Devon or Cornwall? Cornwall or Devon? It is, of course, one of life’s dilemmas… but thankfully one that’s easily sorted with a stay at Chapmanswell Caravan Park, a Devon holiday park that’s close to the border with Cornwall and in a most handy spot for getting out to enjoy the spoils of both counties. This park five minutes drive from the village of St Giles on the Heath ticks all sorts of boxes for all sorts of holidays: it’s a family-friendly and dog-friendly place, handily close to the A30 (five miles away) for travels and days out, and with some splendid views over the Tamar Valley and Dartmoor. Even with all that on offer, there’s a highlight still to come – and that’s the site’s own clubhouse, The Anglers Rest, with a bar and grill that’s open all week, hosting live entertainment weekly in high season and fortnightly in the low season. The restaurant serves up reasonably priced food, including homemade fries and pies (opening times vary in and out of high season, with music continuing until 11pm in the summer). There’s also a pool table, dartboard, fruit machines and a dance floor to keep the good times rolling. Ice creams, sweets, alcohol and assorted essentials can be picked up at the site shop (they’ve even got doggy ice cream to get four-legged family members in on the holiday vibes…) Other facilities on site include a covered play area and a dog exercise area, along with a coin-operated launderette, a washing-up area and chemical disposal point. The bathroom facilities have baby changing facilities and central heating plus separate male, female and disabled shower areas. Reception is open seven days a week, and the owners live on site so you can always get hold of someone if you need anything.

Site type

Tent pitches 30
Touring caravan pitches 15
Motorhome pitches 15
Open all year
Opens
Please note
  • Under 18s must be accompanied by their parents or legal guardians.
  • Single-sex bookings of 6 or more people (couples and immediate family members excepted) are not permitted via Pitchup.com.
  • No hen/stag parties permitted via Pitchup.com.
  • If reception is closed on arrival: please contact the number provided on your booking confirmation.

Languages spoken

English

Pitch types & availability

Accommodation

Tent pitchesTouring caravan pitchesMotorhome pitchesLodges, cabins, pods or hutsCaravans for hireRent a tent
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2 adults
0 children
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Reviews

8.8

Overall rating from 143 Pitchup.com customers

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Location
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Value for money
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Accommodation
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Facilities / Activities
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Customer service
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Child friendliness
 9
Cleanliness
 9
Wifi
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Remote locationPeaceful

85% would recommend this site to a friend

85% would stay here again

What customers say

This is a friendly, family-run campsite with highly praised staff and a welcoming atmosphere. Visitors enjoyed the clean facilities, good food in the clubhouse, and entertainment. The children's covered play area was a particular hit. Some guests noted the facilities could benefit from modernising and that pitches were sometimes close to the noisy clubhouse. The site is well-located for exploring the surrounding area.

Summary AI-generated from Pitchup.com customer reviews

Reviews page 1 of 15
Arrival date (latest first)

Friendly staff lovely site.

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7 out of 10
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Anonymous

Electric hardstanding and grass touring pitch

Liked I loved how lovely and friendly everyone was, the food was nice and the children loved the park.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Brilliant staff Welcoming Calm environment Clean facilities Lovely food Staff are very helpful Family friendly…

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10 out of 10
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Jasmin B.

Electric hardstanding and grass touring pitch

Liked Brilliant staff
Welcoming
Calm environment
Clean facilities
Lovely food
Staff are very helpful
Family friendly
Animal friendly
A lovely place to stay a verity of family friendly fun

Disliked N/A

Recommend to friends Visit again

Nice place for a caravan and camper van stay but not so for a tent.

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8 out of 10
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Customer service
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Wifi
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Anonymous

Electric grass tent pitch

Liked They've got an air fryer, a toaster, kettle and microwave for use in the washing up area.
Nice playground
Clean and tidy outdoors
Lovely staff

Disliked Not enough facilities (6 showers in total and 8 toilets)
Missing small things like, hair dryers, mirrors and bins in all bathrooms.
Truly personal approach but I did not like the fact drinking water was from a hose, but that's just me being picky.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Very friendly staff. Nice shower facilities. Good quiet policy in the evening.…

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10 out of 10
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Accommodation
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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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Lindsay H.

Non-electric grass tent pitch

Liked Very friendly staff. Nice shower facilities. Good quiet policy in the evening.

Recommend to friends Visit again

From the manager: Thank you for your lovely review

Overall great value for money

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9 out of 10
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Cleanliness
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Wifi
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Anonymous

Electric grass tent pitch

Liked The site was friendly and well maintained,
No issues cleanliness both in toilets and around site good.

Disliked Just needs some modernising of showers and park.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Lovely little friendly campsite

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10 out of 10
Location
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Value for money
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Accommodation
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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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Anonymous

Electric grass tent pitch

Liked It’s a nice small family friendly camp site, lovely atmosphere and everyone there were very friendly. Clubhouse there had entertainment in the evenings too, we’ll definitely visit there again.

Recommend to friends Visit again

From the manager: Thank you for your great review. we look forward to your return visit

Beautiful family run site,could not do enough for us. Good showers and toilets. Large…

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10 out of 10
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Accommodation
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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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Lisa T.

Electric hardstanding and grass touring pitch

Liked Beautiful family run site,could not do enough for us.
Good showers and toilets.
Large undercover play area.
Plenty of areas for kids to burn of some energy.
Well stocked bar and the food was excellent.

Disliked Nothing to dislike

Recommend to friends Visit again

From the manager: It was a pleasure to host you

What a relaxing & refreshing stay on this loverly family site.

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10 out of 10
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Value for money
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Accommodation
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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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Colin P.

Electric hardstanding and grass touring pitch

Liked Well what can we say, we could have not wished for a happiest stay, Mel Paula and the rest of the family were really nice, helpful, knowledgeable of the local area, the facilities were 10 out of 10 showers hot and clean ,bar well stocked our pitch mostly level no dramas, food spot on, once again nothing was to much trouble for this great & happy team, Cant wait to see you all again next year.

Disliked None

Recommend to friends Visit again

From the manager: Thank you for your lovely review

Exactly what you would hope a campsite to be like

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10 out of 10
Location
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Value for money
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Accommodation
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Vannessa P.

Electric grass tent pitch

Liked The campsite is very clean and well set out all of the facilities were clean and in good working order the owners and their staff are very friendly and will do anything they can to help in any way
The food is amazing and a good selection to cater for all tastes
They have a covered children’s play area and the whole campsite has a sophisticated camera system so safety is a high priority would really recommend this site especially for families

Disliked Very little to dislike

Recommend to friends Visit again

From the manager: Thank you for your great review..

Excellent family oriented venue

Overall

9 out of 10
Location
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Value for money
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Accommodation
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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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William M.

Electric hardstanding and grass touring pitch

Liked Club house, touring pitches excellent owners and people working on site

Disliked Policy not to allow electric car charging

Recommend to friends Visit again

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

Baby-changing facilities Bath available Car parking by pitch/unit Composting toilet Dog park Drying room Food shop Free wifi Ice pack freezing Internet access Launderette Off licence Parent & baby washroom Pick-up from public transport Picnic table 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

Peaceful Remote location Wild camping 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)

Accessibility

Accessible parking at pitch Bathrooms: Large spacious shower Bathrooms: Large spacious toilet Bathrooms: Step-free access Bathrooms: Wheelchair accessible shower Bathrooms: Wheelchair accessible toilet Bathrooms: Wide doorways (over 30 inches/75cm) Level site, no steep slopes Pitch close to accessible bathrooms

Nearby leisure

Fishing nearby Horse riding nearby Indoor pool nearby Leisure/theme park nearby Restaurant nearby Watersports nearby

Touring and motorhomes

Seasonal pitches Tourer storage facilities

Location

Chapmanswell Caravan Park

Chapmans Well

St Giles on the Heath

Devon

England

PL15 9SG

Directions

Timezone

Europe/London BST (GMT+01:00)

GPS

50.71429°N
4.3336°W

Nearest transport

Coach
12.2 mi The Strand
14.1 mi Bus Station
14.6 mi Thomas Cook
Rail
14.6 mi Gunnislake Rail Station
14.9 mi Okehampton Rail Station
15.9 mi Calstock Rail Station
Ferry
21.8 mi Bideford Ferry Landing
24.2 mi Instow Ferry Landing
24.2 mi Torpoint 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

The only issue with staying close to the Devon/Cornwall border is the possibility of being overwhelmed by options for days out… so perhaps it’s sensible to start somewhat local with a visit to Launceston Castle (10 minutes’ drive) or a day of meeting cute creatures at the Tamar Otter & Wildlife Centre (15 minutes)? Alternatively, of course, you could set forth straight away for the seaside – there’s so much fab coastline around here but you’ll likely find some of the highlights to be the beaches and surf schools of Bude (25 minutes) and Widemouth Bay (half an hour). If you’re more into strolling along cobbled lanes, the fishing villages of Boscastle (the one with the witches museum) and Port Isaac (the one where they filmed Doc Martin) are both within a 45-minute drive. Other coastal spots to check out include Tintagel Castle (40 minutes), a place of much Arthurian legend, and the maritime city of Plymouth (55 minutes), home to the UK’s largest aquarium and a stonking gin distillery.

Water quality at nearby bathing waters

Name Distance Type 2020201920182017
Widemouth Sand 11.2 mi Sea N/AExcellentExcellentExcellent
Summerleaze 12.5 mi Sea N/AExcellentGoodGood
Crooklets 12.8 mi Sea N/AExcellentGoodGood
Crackington Haven 13.3 mi Sea N/AExcellentExcellentExcellent
Northcott Mouth 13.4 mi Sea N/AExcellentExcellentN/A

Data source: European Environment Agency

Must see

RHS Garden Rosemoor 18 mi

Tintagel Castle 19 mi

Castle Drogo 22.8 mi

National Marine Aquarium 25.6 mi

Dartmoor Zoological Park 25.8 mi

National Trust

Lawrence House 5.4 mi

Lydford Gorge 11 mi

Cotehele Mill 15.9 mi

Cotehele 15.9 mi

Finch Foundry 17.8 mi

Cycle routes

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

Other

WERRINGTON PARK 4.2 mi

HAYNE MANOR 5.8 mi

PENHEALE MANOR 6.2 mi

SYDENHAM HOUSE 7.4 mi

ENDSLEIGH 9.7 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.

Nearest sites

Unfortunately, we have no nearby bookable sites.

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Frequently asked questions

  • Does Chapmanswell Caravan Park have a swimming pool? No View all features
  • Is Chapmanswell Caravan Park dog friendly? Yes View all features
  • What attractions are near Chapmanswell Caravan Park? The only issue with staying close to the Devon/Cornwall border is the possibility of being overwhelmed by options for days out… so perhaps it’s sensible to start somewhat local with a visit … Read more
  • When can I check in and check out of Chapmanswell Caravan Park?
    Camping and touring
    Arrive:  12 p.m. –  5 p.m.
    Depart by:  11 a.m.
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  • How much does it cost to stay at Chapmanswell Caravan Park? From £22 (for 1 night, 4 people) - prices may change depending on your dates and party.