Haldon Forest Holiday Park

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Welcome to Haldon Forest Holiday Park (added by manager 16 Jul 2021)
Welcome to haldon forest holiday park
Electric tent pitches
Electric tent pitches
Playground
Top field
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  • Valley site among mature trees and landscaped ponds
  • A mile from Haldon Forest Park
  • Playground and modern toilet and shower blocks
Pitching up in the River Kenn valley, on a park surrounded by Devon woodland and countryside, with mature trees and landscaped ponds complete with resident ducks… does this sound like it might fit the bill? If so, take your flock to Haldon Forest Holiday Park, five miles from Exeter and just a mile from the woodland and bike trails of the 3500-acre Haldon Forest Park. Haldon Forest has a playground on the park for kids to go out on a limb under the watchful eye of more mature types. The site also has up to date laundry facilities, plus three modern toilet and shower blocks with heating and free hot water. All in all, you’ll surely find this park all that it’s quacked up to be…

Site type

Tent pitches 144
Touring caravan pitches 144
Motorhome pitches 10
Opens
Please note
  • Group bookings of 5 or more adults are not permitted (couples and immediate family members excepted).
  • Single-sex bookings of 3 or more people (couples and immediate family members excepted) are not permitted via Pitchup.com.
  • No hen/stag parties permitted via Pitchup.com.
  • Commercial vehicles (vehicles used for work-related purposes, carrying goods or fare-paying passengers) and sign-written vehicles are not permitted on site.
  • The charging of electric vehicles is not permitted on site.
  • This site is peaceful and family orientated; groups of three or more young adults under the age of 25 are not permitted.

Languages spoken

English

Reviews

8.6

Overall rating based on 350 reviews View breakdown

Peaceful

Voted 60% of visitors View breakdown

87%

would recommend this site to a friend

85%

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Only showing reviews for the last 30 months.

Great experience

Overall 10/10
Location 10
Value for money 10
Accommodation 10
Facilities / Activities 10
Customer service 10
Child friendliness 10
Cleanliness 10
Wifi 2
Scott J. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Electric grass pitch

Liked: 2nd time ive stayed here each time ive been greeted with a smile , all the site is very clean and well maintained!! Will be going to stay again!

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Beautiful site located on the edge of Haldon Forest. Site owners were…

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
Catherine G. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Electric grass pitch

Liked: Beautiful site located on the edge of Haldon Forest. Site owners were friendly and helpful, pitch was really good size, view was amazing. Really looking forward to coming back for more weekends of cycling at Haldon Forest

Disliked: Coming home!

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A very nice pitch. Solid ground for pegs. Fine facilities and helpful…

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

Non-electric grass pitch

Liked: A very nice pitch. Solid ground for pegs. Fine facilities and helpful staff.

Recommend to friends Visit again

We would definitely stay here again.

Overall 8/10
Location 10
Value for money 10
Accommodation 10
Facilities / Activities 10
Customer service 10
Child friendliness 10
Cleanliness 10
Wifi 2
Anonymous The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Electric grass pitch

Liked: Well maintained site with largely flat pitches. Modern, clean toilet/shower blocks with unlimited warm water. Friendly staff.

Disliked: Could hear nearby dog kennels at certain times of day. We were in the top field, so not particularly intrusive. Some of the on-site facilities were closed as we were there in September, but this is understandable as the site was very quiet at this time.

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Nicely laid out site. Very friendly owners. Clean toilets. Not busy…

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

Electric grass pitch

Liked: Nicely laid out site. Very friendly owners. Clean toilets. Not busy when I stayed in September so I was able to pick a nice pitch away from others. The children's play area looked nice although I didn't need it. Also the back field which contained a small pitch for football with goals was wilded in the middle with well mown grass around which created a nice grass running track. Haldon Forest nearby is fabulous.

Disliked: A very close kennels giving an almost continuous chorus of dogs barking throughout the day.

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Excellent site and level pitches

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

Non-electric grass pitch

Liked: Good size pitches. Showers and toilets clean, nice and peaceful.

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Site dogs friendly, a lot of space for kids

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

Electric grass pitch

Liked: Space

Recommend to friends Visit again

Fun, sociable, good position

Overall 8/10
Location 10
Value for money 8
Accommodation 8
Facilities / Activities 8
Customer service 10
Child friendliness 10
Cleanliness 8
Wifi 2
Jessamy W. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Electric grass pitch

Liked: Good play park, nice location surrounded by trees, good size pitches, lots of space, football pitch in the field that got all the kids playing together, very sociable site…

Disliked: The entrance needs some work, looks very run down, like an abandoned building site, but once you’ve driven through it the site at the top is great.

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Excellent site with clean facilities and level pitches

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

Electric grass pitch

Liked: The space and setting was beautiful, great main block facilities. Clean and always a shower, washing up or toilet available no queueing. Great location for nearby Haldon Forest and other local facilities in Kennford Would recommend !

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Excellent site, clean facilities and family friendly.

Overall 10/10
Location 10
Value for money 10
Accommodation 10
Facilities / Activities 10
Customer service 10
Child friendliness 10
Cleanliness 10
Wifi 2
Anonymous The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Electric grass pitch

Liked: Freedom for the children, picking our pitches and the facilities were clean and easy to find. Exploring the woods and the football pitch were brilliant. Location for getting to Exeter and Torbay is excellent.

Disliked: Taps in the bathroom! Having to hold it down didn’t make washing hands very easy and the hand dryer was pointless. Take a towel to dry your hands!

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Features

Dogs allowed

Campfires 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

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 Dogs allowed all year

Themes

Forest Peaceful Spectacular scenery Wildlife haven

Utilities

Charging facilities Chemical disposal Communal fridge 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

Large (51-200 pitches)

Accessibility

Disabled facilities

Nearby leisure

Canoeing/kayaking nearby Climbing nearby Cycle hire nearby Cycling nearby Fishing nearby Golf nearby Horse riding nearby Leisure/theme park nearby Mountain biking nearby Outdoor pool nearby Restaurant nearby Watersports nearby

Touring and motorhomes

Seasonal pitches

Location

Haldon Forest Holiday Park

Clapham

Exeter

Devon

England

EX6 7YG

Directions

Timezone

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

GPS

50.67002°N
-3.56453°W

Nearest transport

Coach
6.8 km Bus Station
9.1 km Honiton Road Park and Ride
9.1 km The Barn Owl
Rail
5.5 km Exeter St Thomas Rail Station
6.7 km Exeter Central Rail Station
6.8 km Exeter St Davids Rail Station
Ferry
6.8 km Topsham Lock Ferry Landing
7 km Topsham Ferry Landing
7 km Turf Lock Inn Ferry Landing
Airport
12.5 km Exeter International Airport

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

Bring the bikes to Devon or hire wheels at Haldon Forest Park to take full advantage of the miles of woodland mountain bike and cycle trails for various levels of ability. Discovery trails, play equipment and several walking trails are also in the forest park including the circular Butterfly Trail and the easy-rated Mamhead Sensory Trail with gorgeous views along the Jurassic Coast and over the Exe estuary. A ten mile horse riding trail is also around for more relaxed forest sightseeing, with horse riding of a different type at the forest’s Exeter Racecourse. Dartmoor National Park, with more hacking, hiking and biking as well as tor climbing, guided walks and geocaching, is a short drive from the holiday park. It has regular events throughout the year, towns and villages to take in, the famous Dartmoor ponies to spot and Dartmoor Zoo with meerkats, monkeys, lions and more. Bring binoculars along with the bikes: the forest park and surrounding area are wildlife havens, with rare birds of prey and wild deer in the forest itself and birdwatching a few miles away at the Site of Special Scientific Interest the Exe Estuary: watch oystercatchers showing excellent culinary taste in breaking open mussels at Bull Hill or take a trip to the nature reserve at Dawlish Warren at the estuary’s mouth. If you’re bringing along the bikes, the National Cycle Network Exe Estuary Trail runs to Exmouth from Dawlish. The sublime sand of Dawlish Warren is one of several South Devon sandy stretches, with the beaches at Teignmouth, Exmouth and Torbay within easy distance of Haldon Forest and the coastal towns of Torquay and Paignton a little further along the coast. Exmouth is the place to don the wetsuit as it’s known for watery sports of all types including diving, windsurfing and sailing; it’s also a gateway town to the Jurassic Coast World Heritage Site. Finally, a stay at Haldon Forest has to include a day or two in Exeter to see its twelfth century cathedral, medieval Guildhall and famous historic quayside with antique shops, restaurants, canoe and boat trips and events such as dragon boat racing and guided tours.

Water quality at nearby bathing waters

Name Distance Type 2020 2019 2018 2017
Dawlish Warren 11.8 km Estuary N/A Excellent Excellent Excellent
Dawlish Town 12.2 km Sea N/A Good Good Excellent
Dawlish Coryton Cove 12.6 km Sea N/A Excellent Excellent Excellent
Exmouth 13.2 km Estuary N/A Excellent Excellent Excellent
Teignmouth Holcombe 13.6 km Sea N/A Excellent Excellent Excellent

Data source: European Environment Agency

Must see

Exeter Cathedral - Church of Saint Peter 6.4 km

Crealy Great Adventure Park 11.3 km

The National Trust Killerton House & Gardens 15.4 km

Castle Drogo 17.7 km

Jurassic Coast World Heritage Site 22.6 km

National Trust

A la Ronde 11.6 km

Killerton: Clyston Mill 13.3 km

Killerton: Marker's Cottage 13.7 km

Killerton: Budlake Old Post Office 15.3 km

Killerton 15.6 km

Cycle routes

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

Other

OXTON HOUSE 5.7 km

ST BARTHOLOMEW'S CEMETERY, EXETER 6.1 km

EXE ESTUARY (CURRENT BOUNDARY FROM 16/01/2003) 6.4 km

NORTHERNHAY AND ROUGEMENT GARDENS 6.7 km

MAMHEAD PARK 6.9 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 sites

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Frequently asked questions

  • Does Haldon Forest Holiday Park have a swimming pool? No View all features
  • Is Haldon Forest Holiday Park dog friendly? Yes View all features
  • What attractions are near Haldon Forest Holiday Park? Bring the bikes to Devon or hire wheels at Haldon Forest Park to take full advantage of the miles of woodland mountain bike and cycle trails for various levels of ability. Discovery … Read more
  • When can I check in and check out of Haldon Forest Holiday Park?
    Camping and touring
    Arrive:  1 p.m. –  7 p.m.
    Depart by:  11 a.m.
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