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Slapton Sands Camping And Caravanning Club Site
Middle Grounds
Slapton
Kingsbridge
South Devon (Browse area)
TQ7 2QW
Tel: 01548 580538
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Pitches: 105
Open: 01/04/2024 to 02/11/2024
01/04/2025 to 02/11/2025
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 Caravan Pitches |
 Motorhome Pitches |
 Small Campervans |
 Glamping Units |
 No Statics 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 |
 Baby Changing Facilities |
 Laundry On Site |
 Drinking Water |
 Disabled Friendly |
 Chemical Disposal |
 Battery Charging |
 Gas Exchange |
 No Recycling Facilities |
 No Kitchen Facilities |
 No Freezer / Fridge |
 Motorhome Point |
 Wifi Access |
 No Shop |
 No Bar |
 No Restaurant |
| Activities |
 Kids Playground |
 No TV Room |
 No Games Room |
 No Evening Ents |
 Fishing <1 mile |
 No Wild Swimming |
 No Indoor Pool |
 No Outdoor Pool |
 No Horse Riding |
 No Cycle Hire |
 No Golf |
 No Tennis |
 Beach <1 mile |
 No Watersports |
 No Boat Launch |
| Other Features |
 Sea Views |
 Not Working Farm |
 No Campfires Allowed |
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 No Waterside Pitches |
 Public Transport <1 mile |
 Offroad Dog Walk On Site or Direct Access |
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| Date of Visit: August 2012 |
Unit: Campervan |
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| Reviewer: 1_man_+_his_dob(lo) |
34 reviews from this member |
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 Booked 2 nights and then extended to 4 nights on a standard grass pitch. Heavy rain the 1st night, and constant light rain on the last day meant the ground never totally dried out despite the great weather in between, but never became a problem. My pitch was gently sloping and required the use of small ramps.
Not surprisingly this time of year, the site was pretty much full mainly with families in tents. The only downside was that the small toilet/shower block could not cope in the morning (it was cleaned in the afternoons) and there were queues for all facilities, including dishwashing.
The wardens were always helpful during my stay. Mobile phone (O2) and 3G ('3') reception was good, radio and digital TV OK. Recycling facilities were near the entrance.
Slapton Ley is a 5 minute walk away and it was great to wander down to the shingle beach on the sunny evenings. Torcross can be reached on foot in about 15 minutes - the pubs/restaurants there and in the village of Slapton next to the site were always busy.
All of the routes to the site are narrow in places. There is a pretty good farmshop just outside Torcross, on the road to Kingsbridge which was a very busy town at this time of year with a good selection of small shops. I never made it to Dartmouth due to the limited bus timetable on the Sunday and then the poor weather on the last day, so that's for another time.
The closest I got to visiting Salcombe again was the NT's Overbeck's gardens - a lovely place with a good coffee shop, but the recommended driving route was. Er. Memorable! Very tight and twisty in places with plenty of parked cars to add to the entertainment. Somehow squeezing between a high wall and an oncoming Mini was a particular highlight.
Not the easiest site to get to/from but a great location and I will definitely visit again. 
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| Date of Visit: September 2012 |
Unit: Motorhome |
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| Reviewer: Griffpt |
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We arrived in a motorhome having phoned ahead, the wardens were welcoming and helpful and we were shown to a lovely spot with great sea views up the coast toward Dartmouth, the pitches were nicely spaced and quite flat. The whole site had a nice relaxed feel to it.
There are two nice pubs about half a mile into the village, and the bus along the coast can be caught on the hour at the bottom of the hill, short walk from the campsite. Close to the site is a long shingle beach with beautiful views with good parking area and toilets.
Dartmouth's just a short bus ride away, great town very traditional, with boat trips up and down the river and where you can get a ferry to the other side of the river and then a old fashioned steam train to paignton, to return by boat along the coast to Dartmouth, what a lovely day out, the tickets can be bought by the railway cafe, (called a round robin).
We had a smashing couple of days and couldn't fault the site at all. Will definitely stay again.
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| Date of Visit: August 2012 |
Unit: Tent |
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| Reviewer: Travellerrr |
2 reviews from this member |
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Slapton Sands is by far the best campground we have stayed at within the UK this year.
It has great clean facilities, free showers (there's even a separate room with a baby bath for little ones), a wonderful atmosphere - our 4 year old got together with other similarly aged kids in the late afternoon to whizz around on their scooters and bikes on the ring road - going past our tent every lap with a huge grin on his face!
Despite the rain we had on two of our four days we found lots to do locally - walking down to the beach (5min) or up to the village (3min) - no shops in the village but two pubs open for lunch and dinner (but not in between, ie closed from 3 - 5. 30pm), biking along the beach road, walking and running around the nature reserve trails of Slapton Ley, playing in the pebbles and rockpools of Torcross (icecream shop here too).
Then there's Dartmouth, with it's well presented castle (English Heritage) and the little ferry into Dartmouth centre. And a day at Blackpool Beach (7pounds entry) would be well spent - we dropped in for an hour on our way home. We didn't have time to get to the nearby lighthouse, but it was on our list of things to do. Highly Recommended.
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| Date of Visit: August 2012 |
Unit: Touring Caravan |
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| Reviewer: Ashworth55 |
6 reviews from this member |
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Have just got back from our holiday and had good weather.
The toilet and shower block was always clean only had to wait once for a short time for the shower given that this was high season didn't think this was bad.
The play park area seemed to be very popular with the younger children.
Great fish and chips at the Brill Plaice, Stoke Flemming, went there twice!
We also went to Blackpool sands beach for the day great beach.
The site is a bit of a hidden gem for caravanners don't be put off by the narrow roads through the villages take your time in getting there its worth it.
I should say that this is our second year here and find it a wonderful location. The sea is a 20 minute stroll away or 3 mins with a car load of essentials e. G. Kids, picnic, body boards, fishing gear etc.
We will visit again perhaps for a long weekend as that is the bonus of living not that far away from the site.
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| Date of Visit: June 2012 |
Unit: Campervan |
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| Reviewer: Pansy Potter |
15 reviews from this member |
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We had a very pleasing stay here over half term for two nights. Although we were not members we were welcomed and every effort was made to accommodate our late booking. The weather was dreadful, but the site was always clean and cheerful.
The showers were modern and roomy, with plenty of hot water. The location of the site is great, within walking distance of Slapton and its two super pubs and within 5 mins of the beach.
There is also a good bus service along the coast if you don't want to drive everywhere.
Only annoying thing was the man on the sit on lawnmower!
Highly recommended.
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| Date of Visit: September 2011 |
Unit: Tent |
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| Reviewer: Mirabelle |
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Slapton Sands is a lovely little area and this site is charming with nice sea views (when it wasn't covered in fog, sadly the weather wasn't great during our stay)it is well kept with pretty grounds and chickens strolling around which we loved!
The site has a small shop and the wardens were friendly when we arrived. The shower/toilet block was very clean but I felt it could do with being modernised as it looked a bit old and dated, one thing that needs to be remedied is the way the shower curtains are positioned as it means they cling to you as you are trying to shower, not nice! We felt a few more showers would have been nice as we had to queue quite often, and it was really quiet during our stay so must be really hard to get one in high season!
There are a couple of pubs a short walk away in the village, although we were ignored for so long whilst waiting to be served at the Tower inn we decided not to book a table there(barman too busy talking to his mate!) In the end we ate at the other pub in the village and the meal was nice. Another night we drove down the road to the Kings Arms which specialised in sea food, very nice if you love fish!
We would love to return to this part of Devon and would stay here again, hopefully next time the sun will shine!
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| Date of Visit: September 2011 |
Unit: Tent |
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| Reviewer: Bella37 |
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Lovely site, we had distant sea views (when it wasn't covered in fog) as the weather wasn't great during our stay.
Shower/toilet block clean but could do with an upgrade, didn't like the way the cold soggy shower curtain clung to me and I heard others say the same. It could do with more showers as had to queue a few times and there were not many units there during our stay!
Well kept and maintained grounds and loved the resident pair of chickens wandering round!
Nice site in a great location, good pubs in walking distance although was ignored for 15 minutes waiting to be served at the Tower inn while the barman chatted to his mate, so decided not to book a table there! we ate at the other pub in the village and that was nice and drove down the road to the Kings Arms for some great fish dishes. Would return here for sure.
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| Date of Visit: August 2011 |
Unit: Tent |
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| Reviewer: Katia_114 |
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Have just returned from a week long stay at Slapton Sands and had a great time.
Facilities are well maintained, however they most definitely need to build another shower block - three showers each for men/women is not enough! They were in constant use from 6. 30 am and then up until 10pm and often you had a short wait. However, this was in peak summer so perhaps isn't always the case.
We were lucky enough to be pitched quite close to the shower block however if you were on the other side of the site it would be a bit of a walk. The existing block could also do with a bit of an upgrade - a lick of paint, more bins etc.
Was also quite noisy most of the time due to the amount of children on site, however again it was peak school holiday time.
All pitches appeared to be flat however a lot of them are sloping. Nice views of the coast and Start Bay lighthouse can be seen (and heard!) of a night.
Small shop on site stocked the basics, however we would have preferred it to open earlier than 9am as we like to have breakfast earlier than this. Only a short walk into Slapton (don't drive it if you value your wing mirrors!), would highly recommend the Queens Arms for excellent good value food - we ate there most nights.
The Tower Inn also had a good atmosphere, we didn't eat here however as they were fully booked and the menu was a bit fancy for us anyway.
The site is in a great location with Slapton Ley and Torcross only a short walk away, and Kingsbridge and Dartmouth a short drive. Beware if you are towing or in a large vehicle however as most of the 'A' roads are very narrow!
All in all an excellent base ad would recommend the site to all.
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| Date of Visit: July 2011 |
Unit: Tent |
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| Reviewer: Ian Flatable |
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Just spent four nights at this site and wish I'd booked longer as we were very lucky with the weather and had a great time. Stunning location and a short walk to the beach. Everything I would say has already been covered, except.
If you walk to the very end of the beach at Torcross there's a set of steps going up, beside a WWII pill-box, to some cottages. Beside them to the left is a narrow alley that leads to more steps heading down onto a secret beach. There's another pill-box that my 8-year old lad managed to get inside, and crystal clear waters.
Also, if looking for supplies, carry on past the post office and butchers at Torcross, up the hill, and there's a poorly signposted lane on the right that leads to a wonderful (if pricey) farm shop selling fruit, veg, fresh bread, fantastic meat, and pizzas.
Only downside was getting cold wine or beer. Impossible unless you want to pay through the nose at the farm shop. Had to drive to Kingsbridge (20mins each way) Morrisons and buy along with bags of ice.
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| Date of Visit: July 2011 |
Unit: Folding Camper |
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| Reviewer: Gazzagadget |
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Booked 4 nights by phone just 1 week before visit (not members of C&CC). Friendly reception on arrival (after 6pm), given a choice of pitches. We chose a pitch with sea views, fairly level, we didn't need EHU.
Very quiet site, facilities kept very clean, the small number of available showers didn't affect us as we chose to go out of the rush hour. Plenty of hot water.
Grass is kept mowed and cuttings collected so you didn't get grass trodden into your unit.
A great base to explore south Devon. Interesting local history, nearby huge unspoilt beach is small shingle, sea water is lovely and clear (but cold!).
Nearby Blackpool Sands isn't sand, it's small shingle. The facilities there are very good, beachside cafe and shop. Toilets had Classic FM playing. You can park there next to the beach, all day cost £5 (reduced to £4 in the afternoon).
Nice walk along the seafront to Torcross, about 1. 5 miles from the site.
We liked it here so decided to book an extra two nights. We were offered membership of C&CC so we could have the non-member surcharge refunded for our first 4 nights and the additional nights at the member rates, effectively getting 12 months membership at no extra cost. We took them up on the offer.
Will go back again when we next return to the area.
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