Camping @ Croyde Bay

View prices & book 9.3 215 reviews
Great views
Great views
Great-sized level pitches
Lots of space
A new outside shower, a wetsuit wash, and a sunny, private drying area.
View across croyde from the site
All new and enlarged, permanent toilets, showers and washup areas 2025.
We now sell fresh tea and ground coffee in the reception.
Pitch up in peace
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Great-sized level pitches
Lots of space
A new outside shower, a wetsuit wash, and a sunny, private drying area.

  • Well-established family-friendly site in the centre of Croyde
  • A short walk from Croyde's beach, surf schools, shops and pubs
  • Peaceful site with large, level pitches and communal freezers
Ah, Croyde – the mere mention of this lovely little village is liable to perk up the ears of surfer types, who’ve no doubt heard about the splendid waves around this corner of Devon. Those same surfer types (along with those who’d like to learn the art of standing up on water, and anyone else that’s keen on the coast) should also find their ears pricking up at the offerings of Camping @ Croyde Bay, a friendly site in the village centre. The waters at Croyde beach, around 400 metres away, are famed as being fab for both keen surfers and novices, and that also makes this area a top pick for family holidays. The well-established site is a family-friendly place too, in a spot that’s easily walkable to the village’s shops and pubs but quiet enough for a good night’s kip. Facilities include purpose-built toilets and showers, and a much-loved ladies' dressing room with a mirror, power points, hair dryers and hair straighteners. There is an additional hot outdoor shower for sandy wetsuits, a drying area, plenty of fresh drinking water and a washing-up area for dealing with dishes. Guests can also use the communal freezers and mobile phone charging points. As for the local area, it’s not all about Croyde: Putsborough beach (another corker) is also within walking distance, and it’s a couple of miles to Saunton for more sandy times and a gorgeous golf course.

Site type

Motorhome pitches 34
Tent pitches 44
Open now
Opens 18 April
Please note
  • Group bookings of 5 or more adults are not permitted (couples and immediate family members excepted).
  • No hen/stag parties permitted via Pitchup.com.
  • Bookings must not be for more than 21 consecutive nights.
  • Discount cards and gift vouchers cannot be applied to bookings made via Pitchup.com.
  • Reception is unmanned after 7 p.m.. Please inform the site while on your way there should you expect to arrive after this time, so that the team can provide information about your unit/pitch.
  • At least one of the party members must be aged 18 or over.
  • A cable measuring at least 10 metres is needed for the electric hook-ups.
  • This is a quiet site: no music is allowed.
  • Guests are advised to bring a good quality torch with them as parts of the site are unlit.
  • Fires, barbecues and/or firepits will not be permitted in dry, windy and/or hot weather conditions.

Languages spoken

English

Open from Fri, 18 Apr to

Pitch types & availability

Accommodation

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2 adults
0 children

Reviews

9.3

Overall rating from 215 Pitchup.com customers

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Child friendliness
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Cleanliness
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Wifi
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Peaceful

91% would recommend this site to a friend

90% would stay here again

What customers say

This neat campsite's in a prime spot, close to Croyde village and beach. Reviewers loved the clean, plentiful facilities, with nice touches like hairdryers. Staff are helpful, making it a friendly, quiet stay. Just a bit of road noise for some, and occasional queues at busy times.

Summary AI-generated from Pitchup.com customer reviews

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Arrival date (latest first)

We had a great stay, but very conflicted whether we would return.

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6 out of 10
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Wifi
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jazz h.

Electric optional grass tent pitch

Liked Beautiful views of the surrounding fields. The shower block was just fantastic. Modern and clean. Plenty of room for showers and washing up facilities. Also really appreciated the little basket of toiletries and hairdryers/straightener's in the women’s - really nice touch. Our pitch was also pretty level.

Disliked Wish I had read more depth on the owner of this facility. Although we didn’t have an overly bad experience of him - he did come across unfriendly and intimidating. Really disliked the rule of no music. I appreciate his rules and some people prefer it - but majority vote for me would be that camping and music go hand in hand. So we really noticed that missing on our trip. The rule was far too strict and should be changed to time limitations - not during the day when everyone is off at the beach so wouldn’t have harmed anyone having a background radio on. I’m unsure what scene the owner is trying to achieve considering the ‘no noise at all’ rule doesn’t rule out noisy children.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Convenient site between village and beach. Large level pitch clean

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9 out of 10
Location
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Value for money
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Accommodation
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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

Electric optional grass campervan or trailer tent pitch (maximum 6 metres)

Liked Large pitch with space for awning, and to sit and have dryer for wetsuits. Walking past other sites in Croyde they appeared more crowded and more sloping. Very clean.

Disliked Outside shower was not “hot” as promised but well used non the less. Great to get sand off feet and wetsuits after walk back from beach.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Great positioning in Croyde, clean new facilities.

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8 out of 10
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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

Electric optional grass campervan or trailer tent pitch (maximum 6 metres)

Liked Very friendly welcome onto site on arrival, nicely positioned for ease of walk into Croyde and also to the beach. Facilities were modern, new and well maintained, good size pitches which were level.

Disliked Little noisey from traffic first thing in the morning and people walking back to other campsites at night. (Not from this site though)

Recommend to friends Visit again

The manager was really friendly, site was clean & great facilities.

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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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Kirsty H.

Non-electric grass tent pitch

Liked The location of the site is great, the facilities are really well done, big shower areas and dressing room area in the ladies, lovely washing up area, freezers are a great touch for BBQ essentials or ice packs. Drying area for wetsuits also. Site is compact but well maintained. Great recycling area, WIFI, charging areas & coffee on site! Site was kept exceptionally clean at all times.

Disliked Disruptive/rude family staying next to us, was reported to reception and feedback was very well accepted.

Would love to see a shelf above the sinks in the ladies loos to put our tooth brushes, make up bags on rather than on the sink

Recommend to friends Visit again

Excellent site and will definitely be staying there again

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Jason C.

Electric optional grass campervan or trailer tent pitch (maximum 6 metres)

Liked Everything about the site
FAA unites are top notch
Close to the town and a nice walk to the beach

Disliked Nothing

Recommend to friends Visit again

From the manager: Thank you for your stay. Come back soon.
Stu.

Really tidy and quiet site, good facilities, hair straighteners as well as…

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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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Sam H.

Electric optional grass campervan, trailer tent or tent pitch

Liked Really tidy and quiet site, good facilities, hair straighteners as well as hairdryers is a nice touch. Showers and toilets are really clean

Disliked The seagulls can be a pain

Recommend to friends Visit again

Clean facilities- close to everything.

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9 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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Maisie F.

Electric optional grass campervan, trailer tent or tent pitch

Liked Such a good friendly site! 5 mins walk to the pubs and shops, beach not far at all! Very happy with the service. They was very helpful as I wanted to add on 2 more people to our group and it was easy ! Thank you.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Excellent facilities. Great showers and even hairdryers and straighteners. Coffee machine in…

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10 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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Wifi
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jane l.

Electric optional grass campervan, trailer tent or tent pitch

Liked Excellent facilities. Great showers and even hairdryers and straighteners. Coffee machine in reception. Board hire - bodyguard £5 per day.

Ample sized pitch. Location is good - short walk to centre. Very quiet so peaceful nights sleep. Free WiFi.

Disliked Nothing!

Recommend to friends Visit again

Very practical, clean and fuss-free site and we’ll go back again.

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7 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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Matt V.

Electric optional grass tent pitch

Liked Great location - 15mins walk to the beach, under 10mins into the village.
Well-organised, very clean, relaxed environment. Nice wash block.
Quiet thanks to no music rule.
Free phone charging in reception was a real bonus.
Decent view of the hillside.

Disliked Crows were quite noisy the first morning (our pitch was by the trees).

Recommend to friends Visit again

A nice small friendly site close to pubs and the beautiful beach

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10 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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Karen C.

Electric optional grass campervan, trailer tent or tent pitch

Liked Great location. Nice short walk to village or in the other direction to the beach. Nice clean site. Not too big. Good sized pitch even with awning. Toilet blocks are fab! Nice touch with the hairdryers and straighteners! Lovely friendly people who run it.

Disliked Nothing.

Recommend to friends Visit again

From the manager: Thanks so much for your visit and come back soon. Stu.

Features

No 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 Picnic table Portable toilet Pub toilets Public telephone Shower available Toilet block Washing-up area Wifi

Groups welcome

D. of E. welcome Family friendly Motorcycle friendly Rallies welcome Single-sex groups welcome Student groups welcome

Rules

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

Themes

Peaceful Spectacular scenery Walkers' paradise

Utilities

Charging facilities Chemical disposal Communal freezer 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

Medium (26-50 pitches)

Nearby leisure

Canoeing/kayaking nearby Climbing nearby Cycle hire nearby Cycling nearby Fishing nearby Golf nearby Horse riding nearby Indoor pool nearby Leisure/theme park nearby Mountain biking nearby Restaurant nearby Sailing nearby Surf school nearby Tennis nearby Watersports nearby

Location

Camping @ Croyde Bay

Moor Lane

Croyde

Devon

England

EX33 1NN

Directions

Timezone

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

GPS

51.13185°N
4.2261°W

Route directions

The site is located at the corner of Jones's Hill and Moor Lane. In the centre of Croyde, turn left, passing the Seat garage on your left, and continue up the hill. The site is immediately on your left.

Nearest transport

Coach
5.3 km George Hotel
5.3 km Opposite George Hotel
7.6 km Camp Gates
Rail
13.1 km Barnstaple Rail Station
19.1 km Chapelton (Devon) Rail Station
22.7 km Umberleigh Rail Station
Ferry
9 km Appledore Ferry Landing
9.5 km Instow Ferry Landing
11.9 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

So… the beach? Thought so. Croyde’s one of those fab places that’s equally good for a paddle, a swim or a surf. Experienced boarding types can usually find some good waves down here, and there are shallower sections where newbies can find their feet (with the help of one of the village’s surf schools, ideally). For a rest from the waves, take a walk out to Baggy Point (about 45 minutes on foot), join a game at the village’s beach volleyball school or drive for 10 minutes to the rural pursuits at Borough Farm Sheepdog and Falconry Displays. Alternatively, make it all about the sea with a coasteering day from Croyde, a ride on the beach at Woolacombe or a sea safari from Ilfracombe (both 15 minutes’ drive). The beaches at Putsborough and Saunton Sands are both about five minutes’ drive away and there are some cracking walks to be had on the South West Coast Path around here too.

Water quality at nearby bathing waters

Name Distance Type 2020201920182017
Croyde Bay 0.9 km Sea N/AGoodExcellentGood
Putsborough 1.6 km Sea N/AExcellentExcellentExcellent
Saunton Sands 1.7 km Sea N/AExcellentExcellentExcellent
Woolacombe Village 4.6 km Sea N/AExcellentExcellentExcellent
Combesgate Beach, Woolacombe 5.3 km Sea N/AExcellentExcellentExcellent

Data source: European Environment Agency

Must see

RHS Garden Rosemoor 21.9 km

National Trust

Arlington Court and the National Trust Carriage Museum 17 km

Heddon Valley 22.8 km

Lundy 30.7 km

Watersmeet 31.4 km

Holnicote Estate 46.9 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 0.1 km

Saunton - Croyde - Putsborough - Fruit and Nut Trail 1.7 km

SAUNTON COURT 2.1 km

CHAPEL WOOD (CURRENT BOUNDARY FROM 21/11/1950) 4.5 km

Woolacombe - Twitchen - Coombgate Valley - Woolacombe 5 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

Unfortunately, we have no nearby bookable sites.

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Frequently asked questions

  • Does Camping @ Croyde Bay have a swimming pool? No View all features
  • Is Camping @ Croyde Bay dog friendly? No View all features
  • What attractions are near Camping @ Croyde Bay? So… the beach? Thought so. Croyde’s one of those fab places that’s equally good for a paddle, a swim or a surf. Experienced boarding types can usually find some good waves down … Read more
  • When can I check in and check out of Camping @ Croyde Bay?
    Camping and touring
    Arrive:  12:30 p.m. –  9 p.m.
    Depart by:  10:30 a.m.
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  • How much does it cost to stay at Camping @ Croyde Bay? From R770,16 (for 1 night, 2 adults) - prices may change depending on your dates and party.