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Ladram Bay Holiday Park
Otterton
Budleigh Salterton
South Devon (Browse area)
EX9 7BX
Tel: 01395 568 398
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Pitches: 200
Open: 15/03/2024 to 30/10/2024
17/03/2025 to 30/10/2025
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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 |
 Motorbikers Welcome |
| Facilities |
 Toilet Facilities |
 Hot Showers |
 Washing Up |
 Bathroom |
 Baby Changing Facilities |
 Laundry On Site |
 Drinking Water |
 Disabled Friendly |
 Chemical Disposal |
 No Battery Charging |
 Gas Exchange |
 Recycling Facilities |
 No Kitchen Facilities |
 No Freezer / Fridge |
 Motorhome Point |
 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 |
 Fishing On Site |
 Wild Swimming On Site |
 Indoor Pool On Site |
 No Outdoor Pool |
 Horse Riding <5 miles |
 No Cycle Hire |
 Golf <5 miles |
 No Tennis |
 Beach On Site |
 Watersports On Site |
 Boat Launch / Mooring On Site |
| Other Features |
 Sea Views |
 Not Working Farm |
 No Campfires Allowed |
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 Public Transport <1 mile |
 Offroad Dog Walk On Site or Direct Access |
 Electric Car Charging Point |
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| Date of Visit: June 2013 |
Unit: Touring Caravan |
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| Reviewer: PercyVolvo |
13 reviews from this member |
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 Just returned from a fantastic break at this lovely site. Firstly, access. I had believed that access to the site was difficult with a tourer. Actually, it wasn't. The site was clean and all staff were very friendly and welcoming. A big sign warned that we were not to pitch without supervision and I can see why. They towed our caravan for us and pitched on the ridges. We had a premium pitch and were very impressed with the sea views.
The toilet block was immaculate (new this year, we think)and even had a hand wash basin to wash your hands after disposing of the toilet cassette waste. The site had a well stocked shop and was not exorbitantly priced either.
The entertainment was okay and the Pebbles restaurant was good. Food was nice and fairly priced all with great sea views. We used the pool each day. The pool itself was clean and warm. The changing rooms were tired but functional. In short, we were very impressed with this site and will definitely be returning next year. 
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| Date of Visit: September 2012 |
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| Reviewer: Pollyanna122 |
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Wow what a great find stayed on ridges pitch 126 fantastic views as tiered so no one including toilet block blocks your view. Showers and toilets spotless as was elsan a credit to the staff. So helpful even escorted us to pitch! clubhouse very smart and tidy and acts very good considering was not peak times took dog he loved the walks shame couldn't take him on beach. Ate at restaurant super food and again pleasant staff good prices too. Play area had lots for the kids to play on and a good set of amusements and soft play. Couldn't find any complaints and Saturday morning at 8. 30 were outside van basking in sun which was nice considering summer we had will return many times I guess
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| Date of Visit: August 2012 |
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| Reviewer: Daisydoo |
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We loved this site. Lots going on with entertainment each evening and activities for children every morning. They also did an activity for families in the afternoon, although we turned up to this on one afternoon and we were the only family, so went swimming instead! There is a small inside pool which comes with a small extra charge (we didn't mind this though as we felt the pitch fee was very good value). The restaurant was good value for money (particularly the carvery).
The site has it's own pebble beach which is worth a visit for a paddle in the sea! All in all, we would happily return.
Only gripe - they really do need to sort out the shower pressure - it was rubbish! The family bathrooms, however saved the day!
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| Date of Visit: August 2012 |
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| Reviewer: Klw270299 |
3 reviews from this member |
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An amazing setting for this campsite, directly on its own private beach. Although rocky this beach offered super rock pooling when the tide goes out, which we loved.
The campsite itself is all tiered with level pitches. I would say that the largest of the pitches was a little on the small side for our very large out well Florida 6' we just managed to fit onto the pitch but this left no room outside the tent for sitting etc. The facilities at the campsite are good, extra charges for swimming pool use. The restaurant bar offered a good selection of food which was good value. Entertainment in the evening was full on, ok if you like this type of holiday, although this wasn't quite for us. The campsite has a superb children's play park and access across the fields to some superb cliff top walks.
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| Date of Visit: August 2012 |
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| Reviewer: Lkhbelfield |
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We left a review last year too around the same time, once again a great holiday at ladram bay.
The entertainment team is fantastic at the three rocks but I am not a lover of stopping for bingo I would rather see the kids further entertained. Beer can be cheap if you go for the 4 pint pitcher for £11 which is cheaper than my local.
The on site shop stocks everything at a reasonable price.
The chip shop is good but can be slow service due to everything being cooked to order, (this isn't a bad thing as you are not eating yesterdays sausage)
We stayed on pitch 128 on the ridges which we loved. Fully serviced and no changing water and waste which is great. We have booked to come back next year too.
Crazy golf is very good to keep kids happy, costing 1. 50 each.
The play area for all ages is the best I have seen, having a pirate ship to play on, zip line, swings and a dedicated under 7 play area.
The indoor soft play area is good and has an under 5 section but bigger kids don't seem to be able to read and jump around in there when the smaller kids are playing.
We ate at the pebbles restaurant and again the food was fantastic. We had the carvery one day and steak and lobster the other.
All in all a fantastic holiday at a top site.
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| Date of Visit: August 2012 |
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| Reviewer: ColonelConkers |
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This is our first visit to this site and will definitely not be our last. We arrived, and after a very quick and pleasant check in, we were shown directly to our pitch. We had a lovely sea view, the pitch was hard standing and quite level with plenty of room for our awning.
The weather was a mixture of sun and cloud with the odd shower.
We didn't as a family find the walk back up to our pitch, steep, as previously mentioned in some reviews.
The shower block on The Ridges could do with a bit of updating, but the showers were powerful and hot. There are two hooks on the back of the doors to put your clothes. Due to reading previous reviews, we made sure we took a bag to put our clothes in. Our clothes never got wet.
If you decide to walk to Sidmouth, it is a pleasant coastal walk, though a bit steep in places. Well worth it though. The walk to Budleigh Salterton is a lot less daunting though a little longer.
The site shop is very well stocked and reasonably priced.
We found the entertainment on site extremely good, we could always find somewhere to sit, no matter what time we went out.
We ate out at Pebbles Restaurant a couple of times and the meals were definitely good value for money.
We didn't use the pool, so unable to comment on that. Our two children aged 13yrs and 9yrs and myself swam in the sea instead. The sea was very calm and no strong currents, it was aslo crystal clear, which made swimming very pleasant and the further out we swam the warmer the water got.
I can't praise this site highly enough, if you like a bit of everything, then this is the site for you.
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| Date of Visit: August 2012 |
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| Reviewer: Six Feet Five |
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We arrived late at the site on a Thursday evening (20:20) and were told we would have to spend the first night in the car park. Some negotiation time later and we agreed we could pitch.
We had the highest pitch on the highest tier. The 'touring caravan' field is a series of tiers - all over looking the sea.
People have complained the site is hilly. The walk back to the caravan is a slight hill or a steep slope - but it is only a 4 minute walk. Sat outside the caravan with a coffee Saturday morning taking in the beautiful view of the sea makes this 'hill' a small burden.
The site has it's own private beach. The beach is pebble and so a £6 purchase of 'aqua shoes' in the site shop is a sound investment.
The weather Saturday was very sunny, but a little windy - the beach had about 10 families on it. 1/4 mile of spare beach if you walked for a few minutes.
The club house was typical of a very large commercial site. We saw the 'kids entertainment' which was fairly good. £3. 30 a pint for premium lager / cider is acceptable.
If you like or don't mind large commercial sites - Ladram Bay is for you. If you like a quite site - don't book here.
I have only 2 gripes. The toilet and shower blocks are few and far between. On the first morning the shower block nearest us had a note stating the boiler was broken. Which meant a short drive / long walk to the next block.
My other gripe is there is only 1 bin on the whole site - in the main car park.
We didn't get to use the pool (which I am told is great).
We have friends with a 'static' on site and so will visit again.
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| Date of Visit: June 2012 |
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| Reviewer: Brotherbung |
15 reviews from this member |
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Difficult site to approach with tourer but well worth the effort. The service was very good, they even put the unit on pitch to save your clutch (uphill levels)
Facilities were excellent and cleaned at least twice a day, the only down side were the showers (lack of space to put clothes) nothing wrong with the actual showers. Restaurant and shop very good and not overpriced.
Entertainment, best I've seen on a campsite. If you enjoy walking there are coastal walks to nearby villages which take you along the cliffs to Sidmouth or Budleigh Salterton both worth the visit.
We very much enjoyed our stay despite near monsoon conditions at times. I highly recommend this site as they cater for everybody.
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| Date of Visit: June 2012 |
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| Reviewer: Brotherbung |
15 reviews from this member |
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Difficult to get to the site as the roads are very narrow, but having got there. What a surprise. From booking in the staff were friendly and very helpful, they even take your caravan to the pitch for you and assist in setting it in place. From then on it just got better. From the shop to the restaurant and even more so the entertainment staff were all exceptional. Bearing in mind the weather that year (we had two storm warnings from the site staff) we still had a holiday that will stay in our minds for a long time, for all the right reasons. The Area is also packed with places to go. Word of warning if you walk over the cliffs to the town - remember there is no bus or taxis back and it's all uphill. LOL
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| Date of Visit: June 2012 |
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| Reviewer: Waxwil |
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We`ve been to Ladram bay before on a couple of occasions, but stayed in a static caravan.
Love the site, as the location is really nice, with the beach belonging to the site.
Lots of facilities and very well kept site.
So we booked our camping trip to go with the Jubilee holidays. Five days was the duration.
This was our first camping trip here, and went wrong when we were directed to Smugglers pitch 157.
We booked a large pitch with hookup and got probably the smallest spot on a slope with a small tree planted on the edge of the pitch.
We have a Montana 6 and front awning, but didn't have room to pitch the awning.
Every pitch that we could see was substantially larger than this, and the staff at the site actually agreed with us. They had a full site and couldn't move us, so offered us a partial refund and apology. Very frustrated as we`d spent nearly 6 hours getting there.
Anyway, tent up and all set up inside, we made for the upstairs bar for food and drinks. Food is really good in there and the carvery is recommended.
During the stay, we used the pool and our kids 3 and 4 loved it. The cafe and chippy are also great if you don't want to cook.
Showers are criticised for being too powerful, but they are clean all the time, but really need a fold away seat or some way to avoid having wet feet when getting dressed.
Weather turned out to be awful, with just one day nice ( a trip to Lyme Regis is a great idea) the rest raining and blowing a gale.
We decided to end our camp trip a day early and pack up, as the BBC had issued a severe weather warning.
We had a nice end to our trip as when we were putting the tent away, the BBC from Radio Devon came on site and did an interview with us!
Its on their website if you want to see the how horrible the weather was!
Anyway, we had a nice break, if a bit annoyed that the park didn't give us a large pitch, and we had to cut our stay short due to the unusually poor weather, but it says more when we would return, providing we called first to ensure our pitch was a suitable size!
It's nit picking to try and criticise the facilities as they are very good and very well looked after.
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