Chapmanswell Caravan Park

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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
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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.

Campground type

Tent sites 30
Caravan sites 15
RV & Motorhome sites 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 bachelor/bachelorette parties permitted via Pitchup.com.

Languages spoken

English

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Reviews

8.6

Overall rating from 172 Pitchup.com customers

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Child friendliness
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Cleanliness
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Wifi
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PeacefulRemote location

84% would recommend this campground to a friend

82% would stay here again

What customers say

Great value, family-friendly spot with spotless facilities and helpful staff. Spacious pitches, good food/entertainment at the clubhouse. Some weekend noise mentioned, but overall a welcoming, accommodating atmosphere recommended for families and dog owners.

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One of the best camping spots…

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Povilas L.

Unpowered grass tent site

Liked One of the best camping spots we’ve stayed at.

The place is beautiful, quiet and really well looked after. What made it special were the owners. We took a wrong turn, got our car stuck, and they genuinely went out of their way to help us, which we really appreciated.

We camp a lot and this is easily one of the best places we’ve been to. Would happily come back and highly recommend it.

Disliked Nothing at all

Recommend to friends Visit again

Location of site is good…

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Rob J.

Powered concrete and grass caravan site

Liked Location of site is good

Disliked First night had dinner in the club house, food sat on the side for over 10 minutes before delivered to table. Was cold and hard.
No toilet paper in any toilets at 10:30 pm and still non in men’s at 11:00 despite toilets being cleaned.
Site power to pitches kept tripping out from 5pm on coldest night of the year through and over night, site drawing more current that site main fuse can take. Left site early as not wanting repeat of no power on freezing night.never usually use gas when away, problem with regulator meant couldn’t run heating on gas.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Staff all friendly…

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Anonymous

Powered concrete and grass caravan site

Liked Staff all friendly

Recommend to friends Visit again

Great place . Mine hosts are…

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Anonymous

Powered concrete and grass caravan site

Liked Great place . Mine hosts are cheerful lovely people.
Nice pitch. Friendly club house.
Paula an Rob nothing to much trouble.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Really lovely campsite with super friendly…

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Katie P.

Powered concrete and grass caravan site

Liked Really lovely campsite with super friendly people.
Very clean.
Will definatly be back.
Thankyou for a lovely stay

Disliked Nothing

Recommend to friends Visit again

Good size pitch, pretty level. Clean facilities, very friendly staff

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Dutch d.

Powered concrete and grass caravan site

Liked We where very welcomed on arrival. Had a big hard standing pitch. Camping is very clean also the toilets/ showers. The bar restaurant very clean with good priced food, very tasty. Price of the drinks very reasonable. We stayed 2 weeks over Christmas and New year and only paid
£ 258 incl hard standing 2 adults and 2 dogs. Bar /Restaurant was open over the holidays with several evenings entertainment free of charge. Every body was very friendly and made us feel welcome including the locals. Big field for the dogs. There is even a small shop and laundry. I Go back their for sure and recommend this campsite to everyone. There is a play space for children covered so they stay dry when it's raining. Washing up room with pots cooker and microwave and easy grey and black tank empty place.

Disliked Could do with some more showers and toilets

Recommend to friends Visit again

Not a bad place to stay, quite noisy at times until traffic dies down

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Anonymous

Powered concrete and grass caravan site

Liked friendly welcome, from other residence otherwise all done online. Had to ring up to find where we were being put. Toilets at the back of the bar were cleaned and tidy and showers.

Disliked water pipe was hanging off the wall. The washer thing was grumpy no interaction with admin of the camp

Recommend to friends Visit again

Amazing site, great price

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Shaun S.

Powered concrete and grass caravan site

Liked Quiet site, amazing facilities, great staff and live music on the Saturday night. Very good price too
We will definitely stay at this site again in the future

Recommend to friends Visit again

Great friendly community so welcoming, Excellent…

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Mark P.

Powered concrete and grass caravan site

Liked Great friendly community so welcoming,
Excellent site with good clean facilities the staff go above and beyond to make you feel welcome and dog friendly even in the clubhouse we loved it that much we are thinking of going again next weekend

Disliked Nothing to dislike

Recommend to friends Visit again

Would use this site again.

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Paul H.

Powered concrete and grass caravan site

Liked Pitch and grass well kept. Adequate facilities for a short stay.

Disliked Nothing to note on this short stay.

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 site/unit Composting toilet Dog park Drying room Food shop Free wifi Ice pack freezing Internet access Laundry 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 Dump point Electric car charging point(s) Gas cylinders available Recycling available Renewable energy

Nearby amenities

Bar nearby Convenience store nearby Dog walk nearby Nearby farmers' market Public transport nearby

Type

Medium (26-50 sites)

Accessibility

Accessible parking at site Bathrooms: Large spacious shower Bathrooms: Large spacious toilet Bathrooms: Step-free access Bathrooms: Wheelchair accessible shower Bathrooms: Wheelchair accessible toilet Bathrooms: Wide doorways (over 85 cm) Level campground, no steep slopes Site 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

Caravan storage facilities Seasonal sites

Location

Chapmanswell Caravan Park

Chapmans Well

St Giles on the Heath

Devon

England

PL15 9SG

Directions

Timezone

Europe/London GMT (GMT+00:00)

GPS

50.71429°N
4.3336°W

Nearest transport

Coach
19.6 km The Strand
22.7 km Bus Station
23.4 km Thomas Cook
Rail
23.5 km Gunnislake Rail Station
23.9 km Okehampton Rail Station
25.6 km Calstock Rail Station
Ferry
35.1 km Bideford Ferry Landing
39 km Instow Ferry Landing
39 km 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 18 km Sea N/AExcellentExcellentExcellent
Summerleaze 20.1 km Sea N/AExcellentGoodGood
Crooklets 20.6 km Sea N/AExcellentGoodGood
Crackington Haven 21.4 km Sea N/AExcellentExcellentExcellent
Northcott Mouth 21.6 km Sea N/AExcellentExcellentN/A

Data source: European Environment Agency

Must see

RHS Garden Rosemoor 28.9 km

Tintagel Castle 30.6 km

Castle Drogo 36.8 km

National Marine Aquarium 41.2 km

Dartmoor Zoological Park 41.5 km

National Trust

Lawrence House 8.7 km

Lydford Gorge 17.7 km

Cotehele Mill 25.6 km

Cotehele 25.6 km

Finch Foundry 28.7 km

Cycle routes

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

Other

WERRINGTON PARK 6.8 km

HAYNE MANOR 9.4 km

PENHEALE MANOR 9.9 km

SYDENHAM HOUSE 12 km

ENDSLEIGH 15.6 km

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 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 caravan
    Arrive:  noon –  5 p.m.
    Depart by:  11 a.m.
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  • How much does it cost to stay at Chapmanswell Caravan Park? From $23.09 (for 1 night, 4 people) - prices may change depending on your dates and party.