Haldon Forest Holiday Park

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Welcome to Haldon Forest Holiday Park (added by manager 16 Jul 2021)
Electric tent pitches (added by manager 03 jun 2021)
Electric tent pitches (added by manager 21 jul 2021)
Playground (added by manager 27 may 2017)

  • 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…

Campground type

Tent sites 144
Camper sites 144
RV sites 8
Open now
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 bachelor/bachelorette 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

Open from Thu, May 23 to

Open from Fri, Jul 19 to

Campsite types & availability

Reviews

87%

would recommend this campground to a friend

86%

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Only showing reviews for the last 30 months.

Spacious pitch, lovely scenery and good location…

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

Powered grass campsite

Liked: Spacious pitch, lovely scenery and good location

Disliked: Bathrooms could have done with having been cleaned more regularly. The music being played loudly by another visitor

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Setting was beautiful. Location was a short drive from the Haldon forest.…

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
Kelly M. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Powered grass campsite

Liked: Setting was beautiful. Location was a short drive from the Haldon forest. Large pitches. Well maintained and clean showers and toilets. Accommodating site; upon prior request, they let us access our pitch much earlier and gave us adjoining pitches. Kids loved the large play area and footie pitch. Loads of room for them to run around.

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All nice and clean, friendly staff, in the heart of nature ...…

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

Powered grass campsite

Liked: All nice and clean, friendly staff, in the heart of nature ... loved it :)

Disliked: The taps where a pain ... they must do something with ... you literally couldn't wash both hands at the time.

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Extra Large electric pitches! Hot showers Nice park for the kids and…

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

Powered grass campsite

Liked: Extra Large electric pitches! Hot showers Nice park for the kids and relaxing environment

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The park and football pitch…

Overall 8/10
Location 6
Value for money 10
Accommodation 8
Facilities / Activities 6
Customer service 6
Child friendliness 8
Cleanliness 10
Wifi 2
Ann S. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Powered grass campsite

Liked: The park and football pitch

Disliked: No fire pits to hire, no shop was open and the swing fell down which made my children feel unsafe to play there afterwards.

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Really lovely site, great facilities

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

Primitive grass campsite

Liked: Lovely, quiet campsite in the middle of the countryside

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Children’s play area, friendly staff, close to haldon Forest park.…

Overall 6/10
Location 8
Value for money 8
Accommodation 6
Facilities / Activities 6
Customer service 8
Child friendliness 8
Cleanliness 4
Wifi No rating
Anonymous The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Powered grass campsite

Liked: Children’s play area, friendly staff, close to haldon Forest park.

Disliked: Pitches very close together, shop on site not open, toilets/showers not cleaned often enough (floor could’ve been cleaned more regularly as it was wet and muddy), other campers playing their music really loudly which ruined the peaceful camping environment!!

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Family group together, clean facilities, need some levelling on pitch

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

Primitive grass campsite

Liked: Pitches together (3) owners very accommodating Good toilet and shower block

Disliked: Waste disposal a bit disorganised but that was due to the campers I think not the owners!

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Clean site, excellent location for the woods and access to the city

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

Primitive grass campsite

Liked: Loved the scenery and space. Brought the dogs and enjoyed a wonderful time in the woods.

Disliked: na

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Clean facilities, friendly staff, child friendly, good woodland walks

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

Powered grass campsite

Liked: We had a lovely stay, and my son throughly enjoyed the park and the woodland area surrounding us. The pitch had lots of space and general clean. Our stay was very good. Would definitely visit again.

Disliked: Online said there was a shop on site however on arrival the shop was closed from 28th August and wasn't told this was the case when booking.

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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

Disabled facilities

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

Dogs allowed all year

Themes

Forest

Peaceful

Spectacular scenery

Wildlife haven

Utilities

Charging facilities

Communal fridge

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

Large (51-200 sites)

Nearby leisure

Canoeing/kayaking nearby

Climbing nearby

Cycle hire nearby

Cycling nearby

Fishing nearby

Golf nearby

Horseback riding nearby

Leisure/theme park nearby

Mountain biking nearby

Outdoor pool nearby

Restaurant nearby

Watersports nearby

Touring and motorhomes

Seasonal sites

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

Bus
4.2 mi Bus Station
5.6 mi Honiton Road Park and Ride
5.6 mi The Barn Owl
Rail
3.4 mi Exeter St Thomas Rail Station
4.1 mi Exeter Central Rail Station
4.2 mi Exeter St Davids Rail Station
Ferry
4.2 mi Topsham Lock Ferry Landing
4.3 mi Topsham Ferry Landing
4.3 mi Turf Lock Inn Ferry Landing
Airport
7.7 mi 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 7.3 mi Estuary N/A Excellent Excellent Excellent
Dawlish Town 7.6 mi Sea N/A Good Good Excellent
Dawlish Coryton Cove 7.8 mi Sea N/A Excellent Excellent Excellent
Exmouth 8.2 mi Estuary N/A Excellent Excellent Excellent
Teignmouth Holcombe 8.4 mi Sea N/A Excellent Excellent Excellent

Data source: European Environment Agency

Must see

Exeter Cathedral - Church of Saint Peter 4 mi

Crealy Great Adventure Park 7 mi

The National Trust Killerton House & Gardens 9.6 mi

Castle Drogo 11 mi

Jurassic Coast World Heritage Site 14.1 mi

National Trust

A la Ronde 7.2 mi

Killerton: Clyston Mill 8.3 mi

Killerton: Marker's Cottage 8.5 mi

Killerton: Budlake Old Post Office 9.5 mi

Killerton 9.7 mi

Cycle routes

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

Other

OXTON HOUSE 3.5 mi

ST BARTHOLOMEW'S CEMETERY, EXETER 3.8 mi

EXE ESTUARY (CURRENT BOUNDARY FROM 16/01/2003) 4 mi

NORTHERNHAY AND ROUGEMENT GARDENS 4.1 mi

MAMHEAD PARK 4.3 mi

Local events

  • Beautiful Days (Friday, August 16, 2024 – Friday, August 16, 2024)

    Ottery St Mary, England 13.5 mi

  • Sidmouth Folk Festival (Friday, August 2, 2024 – Friday, August 2, 2024)

    Sidmouth, England 14.4 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.

Nearest campgrounds

Unfortunately, we have no nearby bookable campgrounds.

Want to know more about camping in Devon?

  • 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?
    RV, travel trailer and tent sites
    Arrive:  1 p.m. –  7 p.m.
    Depart by:  11 a.m.
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  • How much does it cost to stay at Haldon Forest Holiday Park? From $31.94 (for 1 night, 2 adults) - prices may change depending on your dates and party.