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Primitive grass tent or RV campsite

From £21 (£21) 1 night, 2 adults

6 people maximum 6.8/10 16 reviews
One Class B motorhome or RV or Tent or Trailer tent allowed per site

Additional units require additional sites - quick book via 'Make another booking like this' after making your booking.

Site size

Max 6m width × 5m depth (30m²)

Ground type

Grass

0 rooms

Twin-axle vehicles not accepted

Suitable for

Class B motorhome, RV, Tent, Trailer tent

Features

Bring a gazebo 1 included, 1 max.
Bring an awning 1 included, 1 max.
Bring a shelter tent 1 included, 1 max.
Car 1 included, 1 max.
Dog(s) allowed 2 included, 2 max.
Car parking by site/unit

Other restrictions

Availability
Arrive or depart on this date
Your booking From £21 (£21)
Based on 1 night, 2 adults
2 adults

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Tamar Lakes Campsite

View prices & book 7.2 31 reviews
The lake
The lake
Tent pitches
On site café
Activity center
Playground
Non-electric pitches
Picnic near the lake
Changing rooms
1/63
Tent pitches
On site café
Activity center

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Reviews

7.2

Overall rating from 31 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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PeacefulLake and/or mountain

81% would recommend this campground to a friend

74% would stay here again

What customers say

Great lakeside views & quiet vibe for water sports. Spacious pitches, clean but basic/dated toilets. Cafe is a plus. Some noted site maintenance & staffing issues, plus concerns for disabled access & RVs.

Summary AI-generated from Pitchup.com customer reviews

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Arrival date (latest first)

A Beautiful & Peaceful Spot

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Claire D.

Powered grass tent, campervan or trailer tent campsite

Liked Peace and quiet, birdsong, beautiful walk, parkrun RIGHT there on Saturday morning. Perfect spot.

Disliked Nothing.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Quiet site, nice location, ideal for…

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Claire L.

Primitive grass tent or RV campsite

Liked Quiet site, nice location, ideal for the parkrun on Saturday morning.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Good basic campsite, with water activities

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9 out of 10
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Value for money
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Anonymous

Powered grass tent, campervan or trailer tent campsite

Liked Amazing scenery, friendly staff. Good basic campsite. We had a lovely stay!

Disliked Water activities a bit expensive but lots of fun.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Lovely peaceful site with great walk…

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8 out of 10
Location
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Value for money
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Anonymous

Primitive grass tent or RV campsite

Liked Lovely peaceful site with great walk around the lakes.
We had lunch in the cafe which was yummy. The staff were really nice.

Recommend to friends Visit again

It was very excellent stay with clean facilities and level pitches

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8 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

Primitive grass tent or RV campsite

Liked It was amazing stay. Toilets are very clean and locked

Disliked Activities are not in all days only on sundays Wednesdays and thursdays

Recommend to friends Visit again

Lovely quiet camp site

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8 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

Powered grass tent, campervan or trailer tent campsite

Liked Views close to shops and town quietness

Disliked Could not fish due to match on

Recommend to friends Visit again

Could be really good with some more effort

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6 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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Terence K.

Powered grass tent, campervan or trailer tent campsite

Liked Free electric ( although not needed for us)
Pleasant walks around the lakes
Dog friendly

Disliked General feeling of neglect. Brambles growing over the black water drainage point ( probably because it’s hidden with no signs) grass not cut.
Toilets & shower blocks, although very clean, were worse than the school ones I had in the 60s
At £25 quite expensive given the basic facilities and distance from anywhere other than the lakes.
Final point, the code on the shower blocks needs changing more often as it seems most visitors to the car park had the code including many of the park run runners on the Saturday
Ladies shower block lock so stiff my wife couldn’t use it.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Excellent small site. Good facilities. Very quiet.

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9 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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Judy D.

Powered grass tent, campervan or trailer tent campsite

Liked Quiet. Gorgeous location. Convenient for lake and parkrun. Lovely walks all around.

Disliked We didn't get an email giving us our pitch number or code to showers. We had to ask another camper.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Mostly suited to camping

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6 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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Wifi
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Anonymous

Powered grass tent, campervan or trailer tent campsite

Liked Quiet and peaceful

Disliked To be honest not really suitable for motorhomes difficult drive from about three miles away access into the site is quite bad up a very steep entrance so if you need to manoeuvre around it's not easy

Recommend to friends Visit again

Simple site for families who like water sports/outdoors.

Overall

6 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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Tony E.

Powered grass tent, campervan or trailer tent campsite

Liked Location Nice, with walk around the lake.
Went Sailing from site, good for water sports.
Small site good for free range children.
Good Cafe and playground on site.

Disliked Whilst clean enough, toilet/showers pretty rudimentary.
Minimal arrival information, effectively unstaffed out of hours.
Looking a bit careworn, glad we didn’t book a hard standing pitch.
Wasps!

Recommend to friends Visit again

Features

Dogs allowed

Leisure on park

Bar or club house Cycle hire Evening entertainment Fishing Fitness centre Indoor swimming pool Kids' club On-site restaurant/cafe Outdoor swimming pool Playground Recreation room/arcade TV room Takeout Tennis Watersports

Amenities on park

Bath available Car parking by site/unit Composting toilet Dog park Drying room Free wifi Grocery store Ice pack freezing Internet access Laundromat Parent & baby washroom Payphone Pick-up from public transport Portable toilet Pub toilets Restrooms Shower available Washing-up area Wifi

Groups welcome

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

Rules

Barbecue grills allowed Barbecue provided Campfires allowed Commercial vehicles allowed Dogs allowed Dogs allowed all year

Themes

Lake and/or mountain Peaceful Remote location Spectacular scenery Wildlife haven

Utilities

Charging facilities Dump station Electric car charging point(s) Propane/gas cylinders available Recycling available Renewable energy

Nearby amenities

Bar nearby Dog walk nearby

Type

Small (11-25 sites)

Nearby leisure

Canoeing/kayaking nearby Climbing nearby Cycle hire nearby Cycling nearby Fishing nearby Golf nearby Horseback riding nearby Indoor pool nearby Outdoor pool nearby Sailing nearby Surf school nearby Tennis nearby Watersports nearby

Location

Tamar Lakes Campsite

Upper Tamar Lake

Nr Kilkhapmpton

Bude

Cornwall

England

EX23 9SB

Directions

Timezone

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

GPS

50.87925°N
4.43561°W

Nearest transport

Bus
5.9 mi The Strand
13.9 mi Bideford Quay
14 mi Bideford Quay
Rail
20.3 mi Chapelton (Devon) Rail Station
21.1 mi Barnstaple Rail Station
21.4 mi Umberleigh Rail Station
Ferry
14 mi Bideford Ferry Landing
16.1 mi Appledore Ferry Landing
16.2 mi Instow 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

Attractive Bude (20 minutes' drive) has lots to see, and is surrounded by old villages such as Poughill (15 minutes) and Kilkhampton (10 minutes). Take a dip in the scenic Bude Sea Swimming Pool (20 minutes) or perhaps try out a surfing lesson on Summerleaze Beach (20 minutes). North of this area is the Hartland peninsula, home to the precariously perched, car-free cobbled streets of Clovelly (half an hour). To the south, a tour of Tintagel Castle (50 minutes), followed by a visit to the pretty fishing village of Boscastle (40 minutes) and The Museum of Witchcraft and Magic, is a top option for a day out. Or make the short trip inland to Launceston (40 minutes) for a journey on the steam railway. Keen to see some more scenic Cornwall beaches while taking your holiday? You may want to head south towards Crackington Haven (half an hour) or tick off closer spots like Sandymouth Bay Beach (15 minutes) and Welcombe Mouth Beach (25 minutes).

Water quality at nearby bathing waters

Name Distance Type 2020201920182017
Sandymouth 5.4 mi Sea N/AExcellentExcellentExcellent
Northcott Mouth 5.7 mi Sea N/AExcellentExcellentN/A
Crooklets 6 mi Sea N/AExcellentGoodGood
Summerleaze 6.1 mi Sea N/AExcellentGoodGood
Widemouth Sand 8 mi Sea N/AExcellentExcellentExcellent

Data source: European Environment Agency

Must see

RHS Garden Rosemoor 13.7 mi

Tintagel Castle 20.4 mi

National Trust

Lawrence House 17 mi

Tintagel Old Post Office 20.4 mi

Lydford Gorge 21.7 mi

Lundy 22 mi

Finch Foundry 24.5 mi

Cycle routes

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

Other

Battle of Stratton, 1643 4.7 mi

Poughill - Bude - Northcott Mouth 4.8 mi

Duckpool - Stanbury Mouth - Woodford - Combe Valley 5.3 mi

Morwenstow - Hawker's Coast 5.5 mi

Bude to Sandymouth 6 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.

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Frequently asked questions

  • Does Tamar Lakes Campsite have a swimming pool? No View all features
  • Is Tamar Lakes Campsite dog friendly? Yes View all features
  • What attractions are near Tamar Lakes Campsite? Attractive Bude (20 minutes' drive) has lots to see, and is surrounded by old villages such as Poughill (15 minutes) and Kilkhampton (10 minutes). Take a dip in the scenic Bude Sea … Read more
  • When can I check in and check out of Tamar Lakes Campsite?
    RV, travel trailer and tent sites
    Arrive:  2 p.m. –  Anytime
    Depart by:  11 a.m.

    This site is not manned 24 hours a day. Once you have placed your booking, a member of staff will email you the relevant permits and access codes to the site.

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  • How much does it cost to stay at Tamar Lakes Campsite? From $28.30 (for 1 night, 2 adults) - prices may change depending on your dates and party.