Ruda Holiday Park

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Sea-view site
Swimming pool
Glamping
Croyde bay

  • Within a short stroll of the surf and golden sands of Croyde Bay
  • Surfboards and wetsuits for hire; surfing lessons available
  • Tropical indoor pool, indoor/outdoor play, beach café and kids' clubs
Sick of being rudely awakened by your alarm clock? Try a Ruda wakening instead: after a blissfully peaceful lie-in, unzip your sleeping bag, take a gulp of fresh clean air and stroll a few steps down to the golden sands and sparkling waves… Ruda Holiday Park is in the perfect spot to make the most of the surfers' paradise of Croyde Bay on Devon’s Gold Coast, sitting right alongside the sweeping sandy bay. Croyde is a world-famous destination for surfers, and it’d be ruda not to have a go while you’re here. You can hire a variety of boards, wetsuits and other kit from Ruda Holiday Park’s dedicated surf shop, and instructors from the renowned Surf South West school are on hand if you want lessons. If the weather puts the kibosh on splashing around in the great outdoors, head for Ruda’s tropical indoor pool complex, where there are water rapids and underwater geysers, waterfalls, hydrojets and one humongous slide. This site is great for kids of all ages, with beach games laid on throughout the summer, a soft play area, an outdoor playground complete with obstacle course, and very bouncy kids' clubs: toddlers can make their own musical instruments for a boogie with Sid the seagull and Lizzie the lizard; four- to 10-year-olds can star in their own superhero movie, or get stuck into nostalgic funfair sessions featuring a coconut shy, tin can alley and the like; and there are DJ workshops and plenty of other age-appropriate action for tweens and teens in the Freestyle club. As with all Parkdean Resorts sites, you’ll find a good choice of on-site food options (Ruda has the added bonus of a beach café and ice-cream parlour), plus a sprightly schedule of evening entertainment, and comprehensive essential amenities.

Site type

Touring caravan pitches 244
Motorhome pitches 244
Tent pitches 168
Open now
Opens 14 March

Tourist board rating

Please note
  • Commercial vehicles (vehicles used for work-related purposes, carrying goods or fare-paying passengers) and sign-written vehicles are not permitted on site.
  • Single-sex parties of three or more people under 25 are not permitted on site.

Languages spoken

English

Open from Fri, 14 Mar to

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82% would recommend this site to a friend

80% would stay here again

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Mark R. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Non-electric grass tent or trailer tent pitch

Liked location

Recommend to friends Visit again

Love the site, so close to the beach, some shower blocks olderbut good

Overall 9/10

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Anonymous The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Non-electric grass tent or trailer tent pitch

Liked Facilities
Close to the sea
Shop
Easy late check in at hub

Disliked Smell in showers
Not very clear pitch markers

Recommend to friends Visit again

Great campsite. Stones throw to the beach. Good facilities & nice and…

Overall 10/10

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Anonymous The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Croyde Burrows electric grass touring pitch

Liked Great campsite. Stones throw to the beach. Good facilities & nice and flat pitches.

Disliked nothing

Recommend to friends Visit again

The site was very good and clean.Staff were helpful.…

Overall 8/10

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Anonymous The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Croyde Burrows electric grass touring pitch

Liked The site was very good and clean.Staff were helpful.

Disliked Having a touring caravan, we had to go up to the reception were the car park was full so unable to get round to book on site.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Nice view…

Overall 2/10

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Nicola S. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Croyde Burrows electric grass touring pitch

Liked Nice view

Disliked Overpriced ☹️ for 2 nights

Recommend to friends Visit again

Lovely site with great staff. Shame that pitches are so close.

Overall 7/10

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Katy R. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Taw electric grass tent or trailer tent pitch

Liked All staff were really friendly and helpful. Toilets and showers were very clean and there were plenty of them. Park is in a lovely location a very short walk to the beach.

Disliked It was next to impossible to swim at the swimming pool, it was always overbooked and the one time we did manage to get in our session was halved due to an issue with the pool. The big slide was also shut. This was really disappointing as we had mostly booked this park because it had a pool. Pitches are extremely close together, there is very little space for children to play outside of the tent.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Great place for families

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Adam S. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Bray electric grass tent or trailer tent pitch

Liked The entertainment staff were very friendly and accommodating, we had an upset child in our group and Tom made an extra effort to cheer him up again.

Disliked The toilets in the camping fields are in need of repair.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Shame bar staff ruined it!

Overall 9/10

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Anonymous The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Croyde Burrows electric grass touring pitch

Liked Ease of check in and friendliness of staff. We didn't have a sea view so they moved us to one with a sea view, no hassle.

Disliked We went to eat, food good but the pint drink was not topped up. I said that's not a pint but instead of topping it up it became an ordeal with me hearing the words, its a pint! It made me feel as if the staff are directed not to quite top it up to save a lot over a months sales!

It should never have made it to a review topic, simple, pay for a pint and get a pint!!

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Lovely clean and tidy camp. We had plenty of space for our…

Overall 9/10

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Anonymous The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Taw electric grass tent or trailer tent pitch

Liked Lovely clean and tidy camp. We had plenty of space for our car and tent. A lovely view from the site

Disliked Drinks in bar a little pricey

Recommend to friends Visit again

Brilliant location, just a few minutes walk for a quick surf. Lovely…

Overall 10/10

Location
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stephan s. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Croyde Burrows electric grass touring pitch

Liked Brilliant location, just a few minutes walk for a quick surf. Lovely flat, good sized plots.

Disliked nothing!

Recommend to friends Visit again


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

Family friendly Motorcycle friendly Single-sex groups welcome Student groups welcome

Rules

Barbecue provided Barbecues allowed Campfires allowed Commercial vehicles allowed Dogs allowed No dogs allowed

Themes

Spectacular scenery

Utilities

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

Nearby amenities

Bar nearby Dog walk nearby Public transport nearby Shop nearby

Type

Very large (over 200 pitches)

Nearby leisure

Sailing nearby Surf school nearby Tennis nearby

Touring and motorhomes

Seasonal pitches

Location

Ruda Holiday Park

Croyde Bay

Croyde

Devon

England

EX33 1NY

Directions

Timezone

Europe/London +0100 (GMT+01:00)

GPS

51.13472°N
-4.24126°W

Route directions

By bus: The nearest bus stop is at the park's entrance - the Red Bus 308 is the service from Barnstaple to Croyde. Buses run approximately 25 minutes past, and on, the hour.

Nearest transport

Coach
6.4 km George Hotel
6.4 km Opposite George Hotel
8.6 km Camp Gates
Rail
14.2 km Barnstaple Rail Station
20.1 km Chapelton (Devon) Rail Station
23.7 km Umberleigh Rail Station
Ferry
9.7 km Appledore Ferry Landing
10.2 km Instow Ferry Landing
12.4 km Ilfracombe 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

Don’t miss the chance to explore the Devonshire coastline surrounding Ruda Holiday Park. Recommendations include a walk to the headland at Baggy Point where you’ll be rewarded with outstanding views; a saunter along spectacular Saunton Sands, and a delve into the dunes at Braunton Burrows. Croyde is a perfectly pretty village of thatched cottages, tearooms, pubs, restaurants, cafés and (but of course) surf shops. There are umpteen visitor attractions in the area, particularly for animal enthusiasts, who can come face to face with life-sized model dinosaurs and a host of their living, breathing descendants at Combe Martin Wildlife Park; practise their trout pouts on some fishy friends at Ilfracombe’s aquarium; or get hands on with the animals at the Big Sheep, the area’s most eccentric day out: sheep racing and stunt ducks, anyone…?

Water quality at nearby bathing waters

Name Distance Type 2020201920182017
Croyde Bay 0.4 km Sea N/AGoodExcellentGood
Putsborough 1.9 km Sea N/AExcellentExcellentExcellent
Saunton Sands 2.4 km Sea N/AExcellentExcellentExcellent
Woolacombe Village 4.7 km Sea N/AExcellentExcellentExcellent
Combesgate Beach, Woolacombe 5.2 km Sea N/AExcellentExcellentExcellent

Data source: European Environment Agency

Must see

RHS Garden Rosemoor 22.5 km

National Trust

Arlington Court and the National Trust Carriage Museum 18.1 km

Heddon Valley 23.6 km

Lundy 29.6 km

Watersmeet 32.3 km

Holnicote Estate 47.9 km

Cycle routes

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

Other

Croyde – Saunton Down – Middleborough Hill – Croyde 1.2 km

Saunton - Croyde - Putsborough - Fruit and Nut Trail 2.5 km

SAUNTON COURT 3.1 km

Woolacombe - Twitchen - Coombgate Valley - Woolacombe 5 km

Woolacombe - Morte Point - Bull Point - Lee - Mortehoe 5.2 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.

Offers

Conditions apply - see pitch type section for details

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Frequently asked questions

  • Does Ruda Holiday Park have a swimming pool? Yes View all features
  • Is Ruda Holiday Park dog friendly? No View all features
  • What attractions are near Ruda Holiday Park? Don’t miss the chance to explore the Devonshire coastline surrounding Ruda Holiday Park. Recommendations include a walk to the headland at Baggy Point where you’ll be rewarded with outstanding views; a saunter … Read more
  • When can I check in and check out of Ruda Holiday Park?
    Camping and touring
    Arrive:  2 p.m. –  11 p.m.
    Depart by:  10 a.m.
    On-site accommodation
    Arrive:  4 p.m. –  11 p.m.
    Depart by:  10 a.m.
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  • How much does it cost to stay at Ruda Holiday Park? From €162.72 (for 3 nights, 6 people) - prices may change depending on your dates and party.