Cofton Holidays

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Aerial view over Cofton Holidays
Hardstanding campervan pitch
The outdoor pool
Pitch overlooking the devon countryside

  • Award-winning 80-acre site two miles from the beach
  • Pools, pub, fish and chip shop, sauna, steam room and gym
  • Five private fishing lakes, woodland adventure zone and nature trails
Anyone who relishes a bit of variety on their holidays should give this award-winning site serious consideration: there are buckets and spades of activities for all ages, both on site and in the immediate vicinity. Tucked into a valley, only a mile away from swathes of Blue Flag beaches, and a 10-minute drive from Dawlish Warren, Cofton Holidays has 80 acres of meadows, orchards and woodland laced with nature trails for visitors to explore. The facilities here will keep the whole family happily entertained for weeks: Cofton's indoor pool has massage jets and hydrotherapy bubble loungers, as well as a sauna, steam room and gym (a small additional charge applies), and there's a splash area with water jets to entertain the kids. Or set off angling instead at one of the five private fishing lakes, to bag a monster carp (24-pounders aren't unknown here). More? Kids can bounce around in the three dedicated play areas or explore the adventure zone in the woods, with activities such as pond dipping and bug hunting laid on in season; if it’s raining, there’s also a games room with amusements and a pool table. After these exertions, retire to the poolside patio of the Swan Inn for a refresher and a snack: the pub opens every night and serves up a good range of grub (breakfast and lunch are also available at weekends), plus regular entertainment including live bands, discos and karaoke in high season. Cofton also has its own fish and chip joint, as well as a shop for any vittles you might need. Wifi across the whole site (charges apply) means staying connected is simple, and it’s also worth mentioning that Cofton has excellent facilities for disabled visitors.

Site type

Tent pitches 100
Touring caravan pitches 125
Motorhome pitches 125
Caravans for hire 72
Open all year
Opens

Tourist board rating

Please note
  • Under 18s must be accompanied by their parents or legal guardians.
  • The site does not accept breeds/crossbreeds listed in the Dangerous Dogs Act (i.e. XL Bully, Pit Bull Terrier, Japanese Tosa, Dogo Argentino, and Fila Brasileiro).
  • Group bookings of 2 or more units (e.g. tent, touring caravan, motorhome or accommodation hire) travelling together are not permitted via Pitchup.com.
  • Group bookings of 3 or more adults are not permitted (couples and immediate family members excepted).
  • Single-sex bookings of 3 or more people (excluding couples) are not permitted via Pitchup.com.
  • No hen/stag parties permitted via Pitchup.com.
  • All customers: access to the swimming pool is not included in the rate and is charged £4.50 (R102.34) per adult and £3.50 (R79.60) per child per session.
  • Facilities/activities including coarse fishing, gym, some on site activities are subject to extra charges payable on arrival.
  • The outdoor swimming pool is open between 27/05 et 16/09 (subject to weather conditions).
  • The bar and/or restaurant is open between 01/01 et 31/12.
  • Entertainment and activities are available between 01/04 and 28/10.
  • The grocery shop is open between 02/01 et 31/12.
  • The sauna (and/or hammam) is open between 01/01 and 31/12.
  • The indoor swimming pool is open between 01/01 and 31/12.
  • Bookings must not be for more than 21 consecutive nights.
  • Commercial vehicles (vehicles used for work-related purposes, carrying goods or fare-paying passengers) and sign-written vehicles are not permitted on site.
  • The site caters for families (immediate members) and couples only - bookings from all other forms of groups are not accepted.
  • Continental touring caravans (caravans built with the passenger door on the right-hand side) are not permitted.
  • Discount cards and gift vouchers cannot be applied to bookings made via Pitchup.com.
  • At least one of the party members must be aged 21 or over.
  • The games room is open between 01/01 and 31/12.
  • A cable measuring at least 10 metres is needed for the electric hook-ups.
  • Units longer than 10 metres are not allowed.
  • The bar is open between 01/01 and 31/12.
  • Minimum spacing of 5 metres between pitches.
  • Guests are advised to bring a good quality torch with them as parts of the site are unlit.
  • Bookings must not consist of more than 2 different households.
  • Swimming in the lake is not allowed.
  • If reception is closed on arrival: please contact the number provided on your booking confirmation.
  • The indoor pool, sauna and steam room will be closed for essential maintenance from 02 June until 10 July 2025. Ashburn Springs Leisure Complex and Amelia's Pantry bar and restaurant will be open all year except for Christmas Day and Boxing Day. Warren Retreat offers evening entertainment during February half-term and from Easter through October. Guests must obtain a permit from reception for fishing. Electricity is metered on site at £0.30 per kWh and must be paid onsite using a pre-paid topup card.

Languages spoken

English

AA 5 pennants

Pitch types & availability

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93% would recommend this site to a friend

89% would stay here again

What customers say

Top spot! Praised for spotless grounds, great facilities, and ample space. Loads of fun for everyone, with pools, entertainment, and super staff. Mostly brilliant, just a few minor gripes: dodgy Wi-Fi, pricey extras, and a bit of noise sometimes. Still, a well-kept, lekker park.

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Great campsite, would 100% recommend!

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Charlotte H.

7.5 metre electric optional gravel and hardstanding touring pitch

Liked The facilities were great, the touring pitches are really close too, not too far to walk and really clean showers and toilets. The food was expectional and the outside pool area was our favourite place, lovely to chill and relax in the sun with a good atmosphere!

Disliked The only downside was the showers were freezing in both the men and women’s blocks.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Couldn’t recommend this place enough! Excellent facilities with plenty to do extremely…

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Anonymous

Electric grass pitch

Liked Couldn’t recommend this place enough!
Excellent facilities with plenty to do
extremely clean throughout the park

Recommend to friends Visit again

Very nice place with offers for everyone. Would like to come again…

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Anonymous

Electric grass pitch

Liked Very nice place with offers for everyone.
Would like to come again

Recommend to friends Visit again

Pleasant stay at a pleasant and clean site. Toilets and showers clean/plentiful.…

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Anonymous

Electric grass pitch

Liked Pleasant stay at a pleasant and clean site. Toilets and showers clean/plentiful. Pitches fairly flat although back of ours on a slope. Lots of entertainment and activities available for kids - free outdoor pool a huge bonus on sunny days! Entertainment staff full of energy and ready to entertain! Arcade very modern and cashless (uses a prepaid card which tickets get loaded on to too as well as the digital prize machine). Food nice too. Site felt safe with barriers etc.

Disliked Washing up area only had cold water, tepid at absolute best, making washing up difficult - especially camp type meals which can often leave things a little greasy.
Despite adding second car to our booking its number plate was never recognised for the barriers and trying to get through on intercom took a while at times - no specified ‘out of hours’ times to call the warden number.
Toilets were closed 15 minutes before check out time for cleaning meaning it was difficult to get young kids out for ‘one last try’ before a long journey home.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Can’t fault the site and its cleanliness, will be coming back!

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Jodie P.

Electric optional gravel campervan pitch (maximum 6 metres)

Liked So much to do, excellent facilities, so clean and modern, lovely location, great selection of shops & places to eat on site and lovely spacious pitches, kids loved it

Disliked Poor WiFi and weak phone signal

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Liked cleanliness, beautiful area, calm atmosphere. Only families and friendly people. Area…

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Agita K.

Electric grass pitch

Liked Liked cleanliness, beautiful area, calm atmosphere. Only families and friendly people. Area has many buildings for bathrooms and showers and changing rooms. My son loved heated indoor pool. Everything was really great. Next time staying longer.

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David A.

Electric grass pitch

Liked Everything

Recommend to friends Visit again

Overall a fantastic site nice and clean with good range of facilities

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Talfryn M.

8 meter fully-serviced gravel and hardstanding touring pitch (super)

Liked The site was fantastic, facilities were extremely clean and well maintained and although it was peak season it didn’t feel overly crowded, great choice of things for kids to do and easy to get to plenty of places with things to do and see

Disliked -The Arcade isn’t very good with lots of machines out of action
- Tractor rides into Dawlish Warren are a great idea but only run Tuesday to Thursday had the sign said that we’d have planned our week differently
- touring pitches not entirely level bring plenty of blocks depending on your pitch
-electric not included in fully serviced pitch

Recommend to friends Visit again

Overall great place to spend time with friends and family.

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Kamila J.

Electric grass pitch

Liked Sooo many things! Very friendly staff. It’s great to feel welcomed. Shop has everything you need. Few times a very young boy was serving in the shop. He was a super star! Pizza was amazing and fair priced. Site very clean with plenty of entertainment for everyone. Toilets and showers nice and clean. I love how showers were always warm, same with water. I definitely recommend this holiday park for anyone.

Disliked WiFi was expensive.
Other downside was soap in toilets. Very shame that for all 8 days, soap was only in one dispenser (3 available) Also i had impression that soap was diluted with water.

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Highly recommend for families or couples.

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Anonymous

Electric optional gravel and hardstanding touring pitch (maximum 8 metres)

Liked Lovely clean and friendly site.
Great fishing lakes and well stocked tackle shop.
Showers were clean and warm.
Around could not have asked for more.

Recommend to friends Visit again


Features

Leisure on site

BMX track Bar or club house Covered terrace area Cycle hire Evening entertainment Fishing Fitness centre Games room Indoor swimming pool Kids' club Massages On-site cafe On-site restaurant On-site restaurant/cafe Outdoor swimming pool Play area Sauna Skatepark Soft play area Spa TV room Take away Teens' club Tennis Watersports

Amenities on site

Baby-changing facilities Bath available Car parking by pitch/unit Composting toilet Dog park Drying room Food shop Free wifi Ice pack freezing Internet access Launderette Local produce Off licence Parent & baby washroom Pick-up from public transport 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 Dogs allowed all year

Themes

Forest Gastronomic delight Lake and/or mountain Luxury Peaceful Spectacular scenery Wildlife haven

Utilities

Charging facilities Chemical disposal Electric car charging point(s) Gas cylinders available Recycling available Renewable energy

Nearby amenities

Bar nearby Dog walk nearby Nearby farmers' market Public transport nearby Shop nearby

Type

Very large (over 200 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 Outdoor pool nearby Restaurant nearby Sailing nearby Tennis nearby Watersports nearby

Touring and motorhomes

Drainage hook-up points for tourers Motorhome service point Seasonal pitches Tourer storage facilities Water hook-up points for tourers

Location

Cofton Holidays

Starcross

Dawlish

Devon

England

EX6 8RP

Directions

Timezone

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

GPS

50.6123°N
3.4614°W

Nearest transport

Coach
1.9 km Opposite Rail Station
2 km Rail Station
3.6 km The Green
Rail
2 km Dawlish Warren Rail Station
2 km Starcross Rail Station
3.4 km Exmouth Rail Station
Ferry
2 km Starcross Ferry Landing
2.7 km Exmouth Ferry Landing
5.7 km Turf Lock Inn Ferry Landing
Airport
13.6 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

Wandering just outside the site, the nearby clifftops have pretty walks; there are gentle bike rides around and about; plus beaches and waterways offering more sail-, paddle- and wave-powered action than you can shake a stick at. Take a bus (the stop’s only 100 metres away) to explore a bit further afield: this corner of Devon's jampacked with things to see and do, including castles, botanic gardens, zoos, aquariums, animal farms, model villages and adventure parks. It's a 10-minute drive from the site to spectacular Dawlish Warren, home to a sandy beach and a tiptop nature reserve.

Water quality at nearby bathing waters

Name Distance Type 2020201920182017
Dawlish Warren 2.1 km Estuary N/AExcellentExcellentExcellent
Dawlish Town 3.5 km Sea N/AGoodGoodExcellent
Dawlish Coryton Cove 4.2 km Sea N/AExcellentExcellentExcellent
Exmouth 4.2 km Estuary N/AExcellentExcellentExcellent
Teignmouth Holcombe 5.7 km Sea N/AExcellentExcellentExcellent

Data source: European Environment Agency

Must see

Crealy Great Adventure Park 11 km

Exeter Cathedral - Church of Saint Peter 13.2 km

Jurassic Coast World Heritage Site 17.3 km

Living Coasts 17.7 km

The National Trust Killerton House & Gardens 19.9 km

National Trust

A la Ronde 5.2 km

Killerton: Clyston Mill 16.9 km

Killerton: Marker's Cottage 17.1 km

Compton Castle 18.3 km

Killerton: Budlake Old Post Office 19.4 km

Cycle routes

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

Other

MAMHEAD PARK 3.4 km

POWDERHAM CASTLE 3.8 km

STONELANDS HOUSE 3.8 km

OXTON HOUSE 4.2 km

Exmouth, Geoneedle, Coast Path and Knowle Walk 4.4 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 Cofton Holidays have a swimming pool? Yes View all features
  • Is Cofton Holidays dog friendly? Yes View all features
  • What attractions are near Cofton Holidays? Wandering just outside the site, the nearby clifftops have pretty walks; there are gentle bike rides around and about; plus beaches and waterways offering more sail-, paddle- and wave-powered action than you … Read more
  • When can I check in and check out of Cofton Holidays?
    Camping and touring
    Arrive:  noon –  9 p.m.
    Depart by:  10 a.m.
    On-site accommodation
    Arrive:  4 p.m. –  9 p.m.
    Depart by:  10 a.m.
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  • How much does it cost to stay at Cofton Holidays? From R452,83 (for 1 night, 2 adults) - prices may change depending on your dates and party.