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Devon Cliffs Holiday Centre (haven Holidays)
Sandy Bay
Exmouth
South Devon (Browse area)
EX8 5BT
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Pitches: 195
Open: 01/04/2024 to 31/10/2024
01/04/2025 to 31/10/2025
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 No Caravans |
 No Motorhomes |
 No Campervans |
 No Glamping Units |
 Holiday Homes for Hire |
 No Statics for Sale |
 No Seasonal Pitches |
 Electric Hookups |
 Hardstanding Pitches |
 No Fully Serviced Pitches |
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| Who's it for |
 Families Welcome |
 Not Members Only |
 No Rallies |
 Not Naturist Site |
 Dogs Welcome |
 No Dogs Allowed |
 Groups Welcome |
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| Facilities |
 Toilet Facilities |
 Hot Showers |
 Washing Up |
 No Bathroom |
 No Baby Changing |
 Laundry On Site |
 Drinking Water |
 Disabled Friendly |
 Chemical Disposal |
 No Battery Charging |
 No Gas Exchange |
 No Recycling Facilities |
 No Kitchen Facilities |
 No Freezer / Fridge |
 No Motorhome Point |
 No Wifi Access |
 Shop On Site |
 Bar On Site |
 Restaurant or Cafe or Takeaway On Site |
| Activities |
 Kids Playground |
 No TV Room |
 Games Room |
 Evening Entertainment |
 No Fishing |
 No Wild Swimming |
 Indoor Pool On Site |
 Outdoor Pool On Site |
 No Horse Riding |
 No Cycle Hire |
 No Golf |
 No Tennis |
 Beach <5 miles |
 No Watersports |
 No Boat Launch |
| Other Features |
 No Sea Views |
 Not Working Farm |
 No Campfires Allowed |
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 No Waterside Pitches |
 Public Transport |
 No Dog Walk |
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| Date of Visit: October 2012 |
Unit: Static |
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| Reviewer: Mrswinge |
9 reviews from this member |
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 Back to Devon Cliffs after 24 years!
Our family had two statics via the Sun Holiday promotion. The main complex has had a lot of money spent on it, likewise the bar at the top of the cliffs. We were greeted at the gate and I've ever seen a queue before into a caravan park, out of season!
We booked in ok and the caravans were situated in the middle of the park reasonably close to each other. Staff were friendly and helpful.
The entertainment was very good BUT TOO LOUD (always the case on Haven Sites)!
The swimming pool is one of the best I've ever been to and was ideal for the whole family including our 2 toddlers. There were plenty of staff cleaning and monitoring all of the time.
The food was excellent at all the food points and the park on the whole was very clean.
Although it rained every day (apart from when we were leaving) - we all enjoyed our 5 day break.
And I had my photo taken with Bradley Bear! 
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| Date of Visit: September 2012 |
Unit: Touring Caravan |
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| Reviewer: Hellzzapoppin |
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Just had ten days at devon cliffs, it really is a massive site and I think really set up for statics. The warden was away when we arrived but she had phoned earlier to tell us this and that we should get our pitch number from reception, so after going through an open barrier we followed signs to reception, big mistake finding myself in a small carpark, luckily enough space behind the shop to park.
The receptionist couldn't understand how we had ended up there and almost said, but not quite it was impossible to do. After sorting pitch number and driving round a bit we stopped a guy in a haven van because our pitch was already filled, he called reception who told us to pick a pitch which we did.
It was ok, quite level, own water and waste point but the actual concrete pitch is four inches higher than the gravel awning space, which was also not wide enough, so you end up with an area smaller than the width of your awning, it was like having a raised flower bed in there. Luckily we had an inch to spare height wise to peg awning due to differing heights,
The park itself is hilly and big. We did have a nice sea view though. The toilet block and showers were very clean, due to a young warden cleaning all day, a credit to haven. It's a bit of a tight drive to get to the site especially the bridge. Had a really nice meal in the mash and barrel served up by a really pleasant spanish waitress,
Everywhere we went was clean. This site has everything you could want for a family holiday but I suspect it would cost an arm and a leg if you have kids,
We wouldn't use this site again mainly due to the hilly terrain and the tight drive to get there. This is only our opinion and wouldn't like to put anyone off going there, just not for us. Although we had a great deal as it worked out fourteen pounds a night which was a great bargain for what is on offer.
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| Date of Visit: August 2011 |
Unit: Touring Caravan |
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| Reviewer: Brummie john |
4 reviews from this member |
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This is a small compact site owned by the national trust very close to Devon cliffs. Mary who runs the site is very pleasant and helpful and keeps the site very clean and well maintained. There is no play area for children but the site is gated so children are safe to play on the site area.
The showers and toilets are very clean I do advise anyone to book up early for this site as it is very busy in the main holidays and spaces are limited.There is a 24hr Tesco for fuel and groceries very close which is good. I would stay here again.
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| Date of Visit: April 2012 |
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| Reviewer: Gigi1 |
7 reviews from this member |
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We live in Devon and often walk to Sandy Bay (Devon Cliffs) from Exmouth, so we thought we would visit for a quick break before Easter. The site was very clean, lovely grounds and garden. Be prepared for the hills if you stay, this site is not on the level. Our pitch was ok, with our own elec, water and drainage, but we overlooked the entertainment complex. Yes, the music was loud, but it did finish about 10. 30 - 11. 00 at night, so was ok for us. The pitches were close together, (learned all about the people opposite who were talking to their neighbours!)
The toilets and showers were cleaned regularly, but as already stated you have to keep pushing a button for the water to stay on in the shower. Our daughter loved the swimming pool, said it was very clean and warm.
We enjoyed the golf (very difficult!)and playing in the arcade. Good Spar shop, sold everything; lovely Costa coffee; Burger King etc. Didn't try the evening entertainment.
Our dog loved the beach which is about the only place to take the dog, although I did find a little orchard just outside the gates. The map shows 'dog walking area' but couldn't find it, lots of dog bins around though which was good.
Staff were very friendly. Would definitely visit again, even though we live just 30 mins away.
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| Date of Visit: August 2011 |
Unit: Touring Caravan |
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| Reviewer: Caravanlearner |
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Just returned from a week at Devon Cliffs
The site is massive - well over 1200 statics. There is a massive range of things to do - pools, slides, play areas, pantos, shows, kids clubs, bungie trampolines. The list goes on and on. Depends if you like that type of thing which you must do to book the place!
The site beach is wide and sandy with great rock pools for the kids - can get seaweedy though, the Exmouth beach up the road is less so
The touring area is disappointing. There are no pictures of the touring areas on the website or in the Haven brochure and you realise why. The 'premier' pitches are very close together with little space for the kids to run around. You would think you would have the same run around space as the statics but they just seem to pack the tourers into as small as space as possible.
Showers were clean when we were there and rarely busy. However they are the push button type where you get 5 seconds of water before having to push again. Hardly enjoyable and impossible to shower your children at the same time
Touring warden? rarely seen - off helping with the statics most of the time or off duty. So no one to help with queries.
So overall a good holiday site if you want something busy and with plenty to do, just don't expect great touring facilities
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| Date of Visit: August 2011 |
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| Reviewer: Penny1807 |
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We came here to spend time with our grandchildren who were staying in a static. But the pitches were small, our 23ft caravan overhung onto the road, on concrete that was not level. There was a dedicated place to park your car.
No one was there to greet us, we had to phone to find out where our pitch was. The toilets were clean but the showers were too hot with no means of turning them down. They were on a push button system that lasted all of 3 seconds per push. We had our own water tap and a drain for the waste water. But we had to empty our water tanks on site, which being on a slope and concrete, ran down down hill. We did feel like the poor relations, as we were in a 'car park'
There was something going on all the time if you wanted it in the huge complex. The pool was nice. The beach was nice, be it down a 'cliff'. The entertainment in the evenings was geared for the kids and the noise from the amusement arcade was deafening. We would not go back as it was too noisy and with 1800 static caravans on the site was too big for us. There was only 42 pitches so read what you like into that. It was very expensive and next time we will find a site near at 1/4 of the price.
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| Date of Visit: July 2011 |
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| Reviewer: Tet + Justin |
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This place is huge, but doesn’t feel it as the various fields are broken up nicely. We stayed here before in a static and had a fab time, this time we took our own caravan. The general facilities are 1st class and there is a lot to do here - you would never be bored! Many food choices, good shop and laundry facilities. We loved the clifftop walk to Exmouth.
There were some negatives however.
When we stayed in 2009, only people staying on the site were allowed past the security barriers. This year, there is no security at the entrance and with the barriers permanently raised anyone can come in, use the carpark pay and display and go to the beach.
I went down to order the fab pizza from Papa Johns one night but when I came back down to collect it, I forgot my entertainment pass and the security guard, who recognised me from 20mins previous, still wouldn’t let me in. So I had to walk back up to the ‘van and back down with my pass and he just waved me past without even looking at it. By this time my pizza was way past it best.
Most important concerns for us were on the touring field. The warden was rarely there - she is a taxi driver in Exmouth and only works part time at Haven. She was nice enough on the one time we did see her. The toilet block floor was filthy, the sinks in the mens were not cleaned for 3 days, plus someone had been sick on the floor and all that was done was a traffic cone was put over it and left for 2 days! Most evenings there was no loo roll in any cubicle and in the ladies showers, my wife mentioned a disposable razor that was on the floor untouched for all the time we were there. We booked and paid for a premium super-pitch at over £40 a night (some of them slope badly but ours was ok albeit right behind the noisy smelly vent for the fish and chip shop) but the pitches are actually quite small. The aerial connection for our pitch never worked and the tap leaked, flooding the grass area if we left it on. We asked for it to be fixed on 3 occasions but nothing was done. So much for a a premium pitch!
We love this place, but were very disappointed with the touring area and if truthful, the staff couldn’t care less about the tourers either. Next time we will use a better, cheaper site down the road and just drop by Devon Cliffs when we want to and pay the £5 parking.
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| Date of Visit: July 2011 |
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| Reviewer: Gruber |
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We arrived at the site at 3 o'clock and were told we could have the keys but were not able to enter the Caravan until the official time of 4'oclock. However when we went to go into the Caravan at 4 o'clock it was still being cleaned. Finally at 4:20 we managed to enter, Another couple close by had to wait 40 minutes before they could gain access to theirs. We chose the Prestige caravan (3rd from bottom on the list) as we believed it to be sufficient for our needs it included a tv, cooker & microwave. Upon entering we noticed there was a strong smell from the van which was obviously there to hide something. When this finally went there was a musky smell and the van felt damp. Rather than complain as we had already unpacked everything. We went to the shop and bought a bottle of Fabreze, which we sprayed all over the seating area.
Other faults we noticed with the van were no handle on the inside of the bathroom door, the fire in the lounge didn't work & there were lots of unpleasant looking stains on the seats plus they didn't smell very nice even after being Fabrezed a few times. To get rid of the dampness every morning we had to light two of the rings on the cooker, This was also done on an evening as well when it got colder as the fire didn’t work.
It's been 5 years since our last visit to Devon Cliffs and it has changed a lot in that time for the better, The Pool complex had changed a lot, new lockers, showers, changing rooms, a small swim orientated shop in the Pool area & a Millies Cookies shop. The stage had disappeared from one of the entertainment venues and it was now a Restaurant (Barrel & Mash). Out on the large balcony is a hut that sells cocktails at a fiver each. Its nice to sit outside to have a drink overlooking the nice view of the sea and site. You can eat outside as well if you like but be careful because the Seagulls have been known to swoop down and steal peoples food - there is a sign warning this.
Activity wise there's loads for the kids to do, wall climbing, mini golf, trampolines, ice skating etc…(I never saw anyone use the plastic ice rink all week). However all these activities were chargeable and weren't cheap either. As others have said it is £5 for 2 minutes on the Trampolines with bungees wires attached.
Our 4 kids had £40 spending money for the week and chose not to do any of these activities but spend it in the arcade and various shops on the site.
The fast food outlets were very expensive, We paid £2. 50 for a supposed 'large' portion of chips, & also paid £5 for an 'Angus' burger from the Burger King there. However the Papa Johns pizza we had wasn't too bad for the money. (Large Pepperoni for £12. 99)
For info if you turn right at the T-junction at the end of the road, just after the shops and go past the 24 Hour Tescos, there is a Mc Donalds just past there on the left there is also a nice Chinese takeaway just down the road from the site.
We went swimming every day. The kids loved the various water slides they now have there which cater for all ages. We even ventured to the outdoor pools as the weather was hot & sunny. One day the water was surprisingly warmer in the outdoor pools than it was inside !
Summing up the week the free items which are included in the price of the holiday are great, However it seems to be now geared up to get as much money out of the Holidaymaker as they can.
Rating for Caravan 5/10
Rating for the site 8/10.
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| Date of Visit: June 2011 |
Unit: Static |
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| Reviewer: Frankthesaint |
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We visited Devon Cliffs on a nice sunny weekend and stayed with friends in their static van. It was our first visit to Sandy Bay but having heard loads about the place over the years we went with high expectations…
The site itself is huge and I believe one of Haven’s flagships and as such really benefits from the economies of scale. The facilities are amazing…indoor pools, outdoor pools… indoor slides, outdoor slides…awesome putting, climbing wall, showbars, Starbucks, bowlingo, Sky Sports screens (great to watch the England/Switzerland game with a few pints of Pedigree) etc etc. The list could go on and on. As a number of posters have said you can certainly spend some money here, but as much as anything because there is just sooo much to do!
The food is very good, from the relaxed ‘forecourt’ type of area that has Burger King, Papa Johns and a good local chippy to the smart (but still relaxed) restaurant that has leather sofas and such like.
We were all impressed by how spotlessly clean everything was. They certainly look after this place.
Highlights then;
For me, getting Pedigree (albeit cask) in the bars. Often I find myself forcing down John Smiths or ruddy Tetleys if I don’t want a lager. Also the gorgeous outdoor patio area.
My wife thoroughly enjoyed the fish nibbling the dry skin off her feet (£10 per session in the spa)
My 6 yr old daughter loved the grab cranes where she could get all manner of cuddlies. They were relatively easy which is a nice change and we came home with stacks of the things…
Lowlights;
You have to bear in mind the site is very hilly. That said, I’m not sure this is a lowlight as it certainly enhances the beauty and it’s not as though anyone could change it!
Overall, it’s always difficult to go somewhere with high expectations but bloody hell, even with that we still weren’t disappointed.
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| Date of Visit: May 2011 |
Unit: Touring Caravan |
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| Reviewer: Loopytriplelll |
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Just arrived back from an 8 day stay at Devon Cliffs and can only describe the site as haven's best. It's a massive site on various levels with great views over the bay.
We travelled from Nottinghamshire (over 200miles) through the night with our 9yr old daughter and 2 year old son. I'd rang ahead days before to ask what time we were allowed on to our pitch and explained the distance. The touring warden was a great help and allowed us to pitch up when we arrived early morning as our pitch was vacant.
The touring site is on two levels and some caravans did look a little awkwardly perched on blocks. We had to use an extra large pitch due to our size it was almost level and there is more then enough room around your pitch.
You park on the tarmac road in front of your pitch.
The shower block is brand new and kept spotless.Only grumble is the showers don't stay on much more than 10-15 seconds before you have to push the button in again, they are toasty warm and good pressure.
The entertainment complex is well equipped although capones bar which is the later opening for older kids and families has a very sweaty stale aroma and could do with some ventilation.
Entertainment is good quality and seems this year to have moved away from completely funstar based to visiting acts which are all good.
Pappa johns pizza great value,mash and barrel usual Haven poor quantity but good quality Daughter got more chips on kids meal than husband did on adults.
Chip shop was very pricy and poor value. Fish chips &peas £6.70 and we've had bigger gold fish from the fair.
The site is the usual haven middle of nowhere and is a 20 minute drive to get to the main routes around south Devon. Exeter is beautiful city centre,Torquay and Paignton are great. Visit Maisons Cafe in Paignton near the train station for cream tea its excellent we went back twice.
Although we had a long journey this was one of our favourite haven holidays and we have had quite a few. We will definitely be re booking for next year and hoping for a little warmer weather and a lot less wind.
All Haven sites should be to this standard.
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