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
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.

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.
  • If reception is closed on arrival: please contact the number provided on your booking confirmation.

Languages spoken

English

Site types & availability

Accommodation

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2 adults
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Reviews

8.8

Overall rating from 139 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
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Cleanliness
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Wifi
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Remote locationPeaceful

86% would recommend this campground to a friend

85% would stay here again

What customers say

This is a ripper family-run campsite with spotless facilities, plenty of room for your rig, and a top atmosphere. The pub and clubhouse are a hit for good tucker, fair prices, and a bit of fun. While it's out in the sticks with not much nearby, most punters loved the experience and the staff’s efforts to make their stay a cracker. A few mentioned a bit of shower noise and patchy Wi-Fi.

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Lovely little friendly campsite

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10 out of 10
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Wifi
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Anonymous

Powered grass tent site

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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Lisa T.

Powered concrete and grass caravan site

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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Wifi
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Colin P.

Powered concrete and grass caravan site

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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Vannessa P.

Powered grass tent site

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

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

Excellent site with good facilities.Food homecooked to high standard.

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Anonymous

Powered concrete and grass caravan site

Liked Great pitch. Fabulous pub with a great atmosphere very friendly and welcoming staff. Large dog walking area with Pooh bin. Toilets n showers inside and out all very clean.

Recommend to friends Visit again

From the manager: Thank you for your great review.

Very clean site friendly staff good site

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9 out of 10
Location
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Value for money
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Wifi
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Vincenzo C.

Powered concrete and grass caravan site

Liked Very nice people very clean site nice club

Disliked To far to find supermarkets and beaches

Recommend to friends Visit again

From the manager: Thank you for your lovely review. But for those reading this review, we do have a shop and laundry on-site, and the nearest supermarket is 6 miles (15 minutes by car), away and the nearest beach 13 miles (30 minutes by car).

Really friendly, well run, great facilities and great food.

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Daniel H.

Unpowered grass tent site

Liked Really friendly, well run, great facilities and great food. A really great atmosphere, stayed over with a friend on the way to a local triathlon but happily return with my young family. Excellent location

Recommend to friends Visit again

From the manager: Cheers for the great review, We hope you did well in the Triathlon and look forward to you returning.

Overall a lovely weekend away

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8 out of 10
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Cleanliness
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Wifi
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Jade W.

Powered concrete and grass caravan site

Liked The pitch we were allocated was perfect, next to the park which both my boys loved & close to the club house too!
Such a friendly family who run this camp which made you feel so welcome!

Disliked The only dislike I can say about this park is the showers is close to the pub area so when showing before bed you have to go either through the pub itself or past everyone in the beer garden area.

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From the manager: Thankyou for your review

Overall a pleasant stay

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7 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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Leigh B.

Powered concrete and grass caravan site

Liked Family run business, staff very friendly and helpful.
All facilities clean and well kept.
Very rural, no shops or pubs nearby but they do have a little shop onsite if you need anything.
A clubhouse is on site and they do offer food and drink at affordable prices.

Disliked Could do with more shower facilities.
Only one shower available to use in the ladies as the other one was out of use. I’m sure this is only a temporary issue.
WiFi only available in the clubhouse not on your plot. This would be handy if you have a firestick so you can watch tv from your camper/caravan.

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From the manager: Thank you for your review. Yes the ladies shower was being fixed by the maintenance team. The diabled wet room is available for anyone to use and when we are busy we commission the outside shower block.

Brilliant stay will definitely come again

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Cleanliness
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Wifi
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Joanne H.

Powered grass tent site

Liked Staff was very polite and pleasant. The pitch was level and good for the size and tent. The bar and pool table was nicely decorated and bathrooms was clean. The travel to Devon and Cornwall close by beaches wasn't to far out.

Disliked No dislikes

Recommend to friends Visit again

From the manager: Thank you for your kind review

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 +0100 (GMT+01:00)

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.

Nearest campgrounds

Unfortunately, we have no nearby bookable campgrounds.

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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? No 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 $45.02 (for 1 night, 4 people) - prices may change depending on your dates and party.