Riverside Caravan and Camping Park

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  • On 70 acres of landscaped parkland close to Exmoor
  • South Molton 10 minutes' drive; 40 minutes from sandy beaches
  • Three fishing lakes, shop and country club with bar and restaurant
If a caravan park has 'Riverside' in its name, you might reckon you might get some fishing. And you'd be right: South Molton's Riverside Caravan and Camping Park has three specimen lakes stocked with quality carp, and more exploring can be availed of at the nearby river Mole. The site sits on 70 acres of landscaped parkland with ten acres of mature woodland running alongside the river Mole: as you might also reckon, it's all mighty pretty. Riverside is a family-friendly park with a modern reception and a shop stocked with local produce from across north Devon as well as gifts, toys and everyday essentials. It has a play area as well as a country club with a bar and restaurant, serving homemade food and a selection of local lagers, ciders and ales. It's a popular venue for the variety of entertainment on site, or for settling down for a quiet time during the day to use the wifi service.

Site type

Tent pitches 84
Touring caravan pitches 74
Motorhome pitches 74
Caravans for hire 13
Open all year
Opens

Tourist board rating

Please note

General

  • The bar and/or restaurant is open between 01/01 et 31/12.
  • The grocery shop is open between 01/01 et 31/12.

Dogs

  • The site does not accept breeds/crossbreeds listed in the Dangerous Dogs Act (i.e. Pit Bull Terrier, Japanese Tosa, Dogo Argentino, and Fila Brasileiro) and/or any of the following: Staffordshire bull terrier, American Staffordshire terrier, Rottweiler, any Mastiff or Tosa.
  • Your dog must be tattooed or microchipped.

Admission

  • Under 18s must be accompanied by their parents or legal guardians.
  • Special events are held on site throughout the season, and may involve live music or other entertainment.

Languages spoken

English

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Pitch types & availability

Accommodation

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2 adults
0 children
0 dogs

Reviews

8.9

Overall rating from 198 Pitchup.com customers

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Location
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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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Peaceful

89% would recommend this site to a friend

88% would stay here again

What customers say

Great pitches, clean facilities, and good food at the bar/restaurant. Staff are friendly. Some road noise, and shop stock/cleanliness can dip in busy periods. Showers sometimes have short duration or temp issues.

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 Brian W. 2 reviews

Fully-serviced hardstanding touring pitch

Liked Excellent site, staff and entertainment.

Recommend to friends Visit again

We will continue to use this site

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Paul D. 1 review

Fully-serviced grass pitch (jumbo)

Liked We have been to this site several times. Its always clean and tidy, showers etc are great and the clubhouse does great food at reasonable price. You have to have the Sunday roast.
This last trip was over a weekend where they had entertainment on Friday, Saturday and Sunday. Great atmosphere.
Keep an eye open event weekends this one was the anniversary of the site, had vintage bikes and tractors on show. They do have a lot going on throughout the year so check out the website.

Disliked Nothing

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Our pitch (71) the location of…

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Anonymous

Fully-serviced hardstanding touring pitch

Liked Our pitch (71) the location of the lakes, the clubhouse and amenities.

Disliked Nothing

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Cleanliness of site and facilities, serviced…

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Peter B. 4 reviews

Fully-serviced hardstanding touring pitch

Liked Cleanliness of site and facilities, serviced pitches were good and plenty of space to walk the dogs

Disliked Not easy to park when going to check in, no clear area for motorhomes to pull up and cars were parked all around the entrance

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Nicely laid out side very helpfull…

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 Daniel H. 9 reviews

Fully-serviced hardstanding touring pitch

Liked Nicely laid out side very helpfull staff
Amazing carvery Sunday

Disliked None

Recommend to friends Visit again

Will definitely go again but request closer to the showers etc

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Tony G. 5 reviews

Fully-serviced grass pitch (jumbo)

Liked One of the best sites we have visited, lovely dog walking area alongside the river and thru the woods.
Level site, water and EHU but no grey disposal, easy chem disposal point on exit.
Had 2 lovely steak meals in the clubhouse on the last night

Disliked The showers need to be a tad warmer especially when the evenings are chilling down and the toilet block is quite a walk from the jumbo pitch we were on with no shortcut

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It was nice and clean and…

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 Wayne E. 1 review

Fully-serviced hardstanding touring pitch

Liked It was nice and clean and quiet

Disliked Nothing

Recommend to friends Visit again

Great site, we will visit again

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Anonymous

Fully-serviced grass pitch (jumbo)

Liked Clean, level grass pitch. Clubhouse and entertainment was excellent

Disliked Road noise was constant

Recommend to friends Visit again

Brilliant

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Anonymous

Fully-serviced grass pitch (jumbo)

Liked The site is very freindly and the food is top notch!!!
Well done and thankyou to all the staff

Recommend to friends Visit again

If the shop was better would have been a 10

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Tom O. 1 review

Fully-serviced grass pitch (jumbo)

Liked Lovely site well ran and kept clean and tidy we went school holiday time so they had thier work cut out .

Disliked Shop was not very well stocked ran out of water ,dreadful really.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Features

Dogs allowed

Leisure on site

Bar or club house Cycle hire Evening entertainment Fishing Fitness centre Games room Indoor swimming pool Kids' club On-site cafe On-site restaurant 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 Local produce 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 Dogs allowed all year

Camping 2.0

Jumbo tent pitches

Themes

Gastronomic delight Lake and/or mountain Leave the car at home Peaceful Spectacular scenery Walkers' paradise 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

Large (51-200 pitches)

Accessibility

Accessible parking at pitch Bathrooms: Large spacious shower Bathrooms: Large spacious toilet Bathrooms: Step-free access Bathrooms: Wheelchair accessible shower Bathrooms: Wheelchair accessible toilet Level site, no steep slopes Smooth, hard roads e.g. tarmac Well-lit path

Nearby leisure

Canoeing/kayaking nearby Climbing nearby Fishing nearby Golf nearby Horse riding nearby Indoor pool nearby Restaurant nearby Tennis nearby

Touring and motorhomes

Drainage hook-up points for tourers Tourer storage facilities Water hook-up points for tourers

Location

Riverside Caravan and Camping Park

Marsh Lane

North Molton Road

South Molton

Devon

England

EX36 3HQ

Directions

Timezone

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

GPS

51,02911°N
3,82352°W

Nearest transport

Coach
1,5 km The Square
1,5 km The Square
17,3 km Bus Station
Rail
11,7 km Umberleigh Rail Station
11,8 km Kings Nympton Rail Station
12 km Portsmouth Arms Rail Station
Ferry
25,3 km Instow Ferry Landing
25,9 km Appledore Ferry Landing
26,7 km Bideford Ferry Landing
Airport
43,8 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

If you'd prefer something more active than fishing, it's a 15-minute drive to Exmoor National Park for miles of scenic walks, mountain bike trails and lots more outdoorsy antics. Canoeing at Wimbleball Lake and beginners' climbing at Valley of Rocks are among the popular picks, as are pony treks and horse riding days through countryside and along the coast. Speaking of the coast, there's much to enjoy here too: head west for the surf beaches around Croyde and Appledore, or north to Ilfracombe for more beach, the aquarium and boat trips to the island of Lundy. It'll take you 40 minutes or so to hit either stretch of coast. Kid-friendly days out nearby include heritage rides on the Lynton & Barnstaple Railway (half an hour's drive), animal encounters at Exmoor Zoo (20 minutes) and Combe Martin Wildlife & Dinosaur Park (half an hour) and easy pedals along the traffic-free Tarka Trail from Barnstaple (15 minutes).
(within 10 km)
Castle, Aquarium, Theme park and Zoo (within 16,1 km)
Cashpoint (within 32,2 km)

Food and drink

  • Riverside Country Club Pub 0,05 km
  • Town Arms Hotel Pub 1,4 km
  • The Coaching Inn Restaurant 1,6 km
  • The Mill Inn Pub 2,7 km
  • The Poltimore Inn Pub 3,1 km
  • The Miners' Arms Pub 3,2 km
  • The Stags Head Inn Pub 4,4 km
  • The Old Snare and Gin Trap Pub 5 km
  • Poltimore Arms Pub 8,5 km
  • The London Inn Pub 8,6 km

Groceries

  • Sainsbury's 1,6 km

Parks and play

  • East Hele 7,9 km

Family days out

  • Sham Castle 5,3 km
  • Castle Hill 5,3 km
  • Exmoor Zoo 15,1 km

Public transport

  • Pathfields 1,3 km
  • South Molton Square (Eastbound) 1,5 km
  • South Molton Square (Westbound) 1,5 km
  • North Molton Primary School 2,8 km
  • North Molton Square 3,1 km
  • North Molton Bridge 3,6 km

Other nearby

  • Highbullen Golf Course 9,7 km

Local services

  • Cashzone Cashpoint 17,3 km
  • Esso Fuel station 1,3 km
  • South Molton Medical Centre Clinic 1,4 km
  • Day Lewis Pharmacy 1,4 km
  • EV Chargers Charging station 1,5 km
  • South Molton Hospital 1,7 km
  • JJ Garages Fuel station 2,9 km
  • Southlea Service Station Fuel station 3,8 km
  • Murco Fuel station 4,4 km

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Must see

RHS Garden Rosemoor 24 km

The National Trust Killerton House & Gardens 36,8 km

Castle Drogo 37,1 km

Exeter Cathedral - Church of Saint Peter 39,8 km

Blackdown Hills Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty 43,6 km

National Trust

Arlington Court and the National Trust Carriage Museum 17,1 km

Watersmeet 21,6 km

Heddon Valley 22 km

Knightshayes Court 26,6 km

Holnicote Estate 26,7 km

Cycle routes

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

Other

CASTLE HILL 5,3 km

KING'S NYMPTON PARK 9,7 km

Simonsbath - Picked Stone - River Barle Valley - Simonsbath 13,4 km

Withypool - Tarr Steps - Knaplock 14,8 km

Eggesford Station - Eggesford Barton - Nethercott - Eggesford Station 16,1 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.

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Frequently asked questions

  • Does Riverside Caravan and Camping Park have a swimming pool? No View all features
  • Is Riverside Caravan and Camping Park dog friendly? Yes View all features
  • What attractions are near Riverside Caravan and Camping Park? If you'd prefer something more active than fishing, it's a 15-minute drive to Exmoor National Park for miles of scenic walks, mountain bike trails and lots more outdoorsy antics. Canoeing at Wimbleball … Read more
  • When can I check in and check out of Riverside Caravan and Camping Park?
    Camping and touring
    Arrive:  noon –  6:30 p.m.
    Depart by:  10 a.m.
    On-site accommodation
    Arrive:  2 p.m. –  7 p.m.
    Depart by:  10 a.m.
    Read more
  • How much does it cost to stay at Riverside Caravan and Camping Park? From R481,26 (for 1 night, 3 people) - prices may change depending on your dates and party.