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.

Campground type

Camper sites 244
RV sites 244
Tent sites 168
Open now
Opens March 14

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, Mar 14 to

Campsite types & availability

Other campsite types

Reviews

82%

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Only showing reviews for the last 30 months.

Shame bar staff ruined it!

Overall 9/10
Location 9
Value for money 8
Accommodation 10
Facilities / Activities No rating
Customer service 6
Child friendliness No rating
Cleanliness No rating
Wifi 6
Anonymous The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Croyde Burrows powered grass travel trailer campsite

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
Location 10
Value for money 10
Accommodation 10
Facilities / Activities 9
Customer service 9
Child friendliness No rating
Cleanliness 10
Wifi 8
Anonymous The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Taw powered grass tent or trailer tent campsite

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

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

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
stephan s. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Croyde Burrows powered grass travel trailer campsite

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

Disliked: nothing!

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excellent site with clean facilities

Overall 10/10
Location 10
Value for money 10
Accommodation 10
Facilities / Activities 10
Customer service 10
Child friendliness 10
Cleanliness 10
Wifi 5
Isaac S. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Primitive grass tent or trailer tent campsite

Liked: friendly staff, clean facilities, easy to navigate, shop on site, walking distance to beach and pubs

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Well worth a stay here, right on the beach, we will be coning back

Overall 9/10
Location 10
Value for money 8
Accommodation 10
Facilities / Activities 8
Customer service 9
Child friendliness 10
Cleanliness 9
Wifi 7
Mark N. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Croyde Burrows powered grass travel trailer campsite

Liked: Atmosphere and friendly staff overall.
Well stocked on site shop…
Great food from Firebird chicken!
Well maintained washrooms
So close to the beach
Lovely location
Great entertainment in the hub

Disliked: Distinctly average food from the boathouse restaurant.

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Super long weekend away. Great location.

Overall 8/10
Location 10
Value for money 10
Accommodation 7
Facilities / Activities 7
Customer service 10
Child friendliness 10
Cleanliness 10
Wifi 5
Claire G. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Primitive grass tent or trailer tent campsite

Liked: The site is right by Croyde beach making it easy to pop to and fro the beach.
The showers were lovely and hot and Croyde was a great little place to holiday for a long weekend.

Disliked: Honestly, there was nothing we disliked. We camped on a no electric pitch, right by the sea. Everything was simple but did exactly what you want it to.

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Brilliant Site

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

Croyde Burrows powered grass travel trailer campsite

Liked: Great size pitch we only had a campervan so plenty of room ..site facilities,toilets etc were all really clean and maintained. Entertainment was good in the main area if you wanted it ,and the closeness to the beach was perfect .Its 5⭐️ from me

Disliked: Nothing

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Super friendly and welcome check in. Pitches were well maintained and clearly…

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

Bray powered grass tent or trailer tent campsite

Liked: Super friendly and welcome check in. Pitches were well maintained and clearly defined with a parking space and fire break section between pitches. Literally a few mins walk from the beach. 10/10.

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Love the location of Ruda, great facilities, shop, food etc…

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

Taw powered grass tent or trailer tent campsite

Liked: Love the location of Ruda, great facilities, shop, food etc

Recommend to friends Visit again

The location is beautiful, right on the beach. Our children enjoyed the…

Overall 8/10
Location 10
Value for money 10
Accommodation 8
Facilities / Activities 8
Customer service 10
Child friendliness 10
Cleanliness 4
Wifi 2
Nicola T. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Taw powered grass tent or trailer tent campsite

Liked: The location is beautiful, right on the beach. Our children enjoyed the pool and slide.

Disliked: Toilets and showers could’ve been cleaner. Drinks in the bar very expensive.

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Features

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 Single-sex groups welcome Student groups welcome

Rules

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

Themes

Spectacular scenery

Utilities

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

Nearby amenities

Bar nearby Convenience store nearby Dog walk nearby Public transportation nearby

Type

Very large (over 200 sites)

Nearby leisure

Sailing nearby Surf school nearby Tennis nearby

Touring and motorhomes

Seasonal sites

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

Bus
4 mi George Hotel
4 mi Opposite George Hotel
5.4 mi Camp Gates
Rail
8.8 mi Barnstaple Rail Station
12.5 mi Chapelton (Devon) Rail Station
14.7 mi Umberleigh Rail Station
Ferry
6 mi Appledore Ferry Landing
6.3 mi Instow Ferry Landing
7.7 mi 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 0.3 mi Sea N/AGoodExcellentGood
Putsborough 1.2 mi Sea N/AExcellentExcellentExcellent
Saunton Sands 1.5 mi Sea N/AExcellentExcellentExcellent
Woolacombe Village 2.9 mi Sea N/AExcellentExcellentExcellent
Combesgate Beach, Woolacombe 3.3 mi Sea N/AExcellentExcellentExcellent

Data source: European Environment Agency

Must see

RHS Garden Rosemoor 14 mi

National Trust

Arlington Court and the National Trust Carriage Museum 11.2 mi

Heddon Valley 14.7 mi

Lundy 18.4 mi

Watersmeet 20.1 mi

Holnicote Estate 29.8 mi

Cycle routes

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

Other

Croyde – Saunton Down – Middleborough Hill – Croyde 0.8 mi

Saunton - Croyde - Putsborough - Fruit and Nut Trail 1.5 mi

SAUNTON COURT 1.9 mi

Woolacombe - Twitchen - Coombgate Valley - Woolacombe 3.1 mi

Woolacombe - Morte Point - Bull Point - Lee - Mortehoe 3.2 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.

Offers

Conditions apply - see campsite type section for details

Nearest campgrounds

Unfortunately, we have no nearby bookable campgrounds.

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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?
    RV, travel trailer and tent sites
    Arrive:  2 p.m. –  11 p.m.
    Depart by:  10 a.m.
    On-park 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 $18.96 (for 1 night, 4 people) - prices may change depending on your dates and party.