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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: April 2010 |
Unit: Trailer Tent |
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| Reviewer: Grommie75 |
7 reviews from this member |
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 The site is basically on a very steep hill, with the reception and other facilities at the bottom. You go to the bottom of the hill to book in and wait in the car park for a tractor to arrive to tow you to your pitch, a very nice idea, which save burning your clutch.
We were placed on the Ridges which was at the top of the site and all hard standing pitches with their own water and electric and waste. The views from our pitch was fantastic.
The showers and toilet were very clean when we stayed there no problems at all and all the staff seems friendly. There are kids clubs in the morning and evening as you would expect from a site like this which was ok but a little over priced I would say.
Ladram Bay is a lovely beach at the bottom of the site which was lovely to site and watch the boats being winched in, not sandy but pebbly. There is a nice little adventure park just outside the club house which was ideal if you wanted to keep an eye on the kids while you were having a drink.
The pool was ok and clean when we visited except you do have to pay if your camping or touring. All in all I would go back no problems at all. 
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| Date of Visit: April 2010 |
Unit: Static |
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| Reviewer: Power Ranger |
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Great site. We had a Ladram Diamond caravan which was brand spanking new, very modern and well fitted out. Also had a hot tub which was great fun. It's a family run site, and doesn't have the chavvy feel you get at places like Haven / Hoeseasons parks.
The site is well run, very clean and friendly. The shop is very well stocked and reasonably priced. These is also a cafe that does take away, a chippie and pizza takeaway joint.
Beach is superb and very clean. There is also a play park with a zip wire which the kids loved.
The site let us check out late as nobody was set to arrive in our van, so rather than leave at 9.45 we set off around 12.30 which was really appreciated with 3 kids in tow.
We plan to camp there next time, and the tent pitches were set up on the hillside with great views and looked OK. The toilet block was spotless.
Things to do:
- Walk up the hill and into Sidmouth. It's 2.5 miles and has some stunning views. You can take the 157 bus back to Otterton which leaves every hour (£3.80 though, which did bring me out in a sweat).
- Walk into Budleigh either via the coast path or along the Otter river.
- Crealy adventure park. Graet for young kids.
- The pub in Otterton served good food, however further down the road in the next village is 'the otter' pub. Big garden and a bouncy castle / climbing frame for the kids, and good food.
- If you are curry lovers, then SpiceNite in Exmouth delivered to the park. Menus were in reception, however when we rang they said they no longer delivered out to the park, but ended up doing it for us. Really tasty curries and very fresh (i.E. Don't leave a horrid taste in your mouth for days!). They were all really hot, given they had come from Exmouth.
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| Date of Visit: September 2009 |
Unit: Tent |
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| Reviewer: Tri_si |
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We stayed at this cracking site for 3 nights in the 'Smugglers' area of the park and the first thing that struck us was the location... Absolutely amazing. It's one of those areas that if you didn't know it existed, you'd probably never stumble across it as it's tucked away off the beaten track. You approach the site down a steepish hill and as the scenery opened up, we did have a genuine 'wow' moment.
Check-in was very simple and straightforward and the staff very friendly... We had someone show us up to our pitch and had the BBQ on the go in less than 15 minutes!
We were blessed with some rather lovely weather (which certainly helps!), but the stand out memorable things for us were (definitely) the location and the beach (which is a naturally sheltered cove and perfect for swimming or taking a boat out which we did one afternoon), the entertainment in the evenings which was of a consistently high standard (we frequented the Three Rocks umm, every evening!) and eating out on the patio at the restaurant overlooking the bay (which I have to say, was an absolutely first class meal).
Our friends had 2 children and they used the adventure playground / soft play / amusements and always brought a smile back with them from the kids club, so I can assume that kids are very well catered for.
We didn't use the pool, the weather was that nice that we preferred to just go to the beach and we didn't use the takeaway (the BBQ ruled on that trip!), but we did use the shop quite a bit... That was well stocked (and surprisingly very reasonably priced) and the cafe we used twice to grab a quick lunch (clean and reasonable value).
Overall we found this site a bit of a gem and couldn't really fault it. Had a totally memorable trip. We've just booked again for early next September, so we're just keeping our fingers crossed with the weather!
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| Date of Visit: September 2009 |
Unit: Tent |
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| Reviewer: Ogghouse |
4 reviews from this member |
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BIG site which is ideal for caravans and simular units, but we were messed about 3 times as 2 pitches they sent us to were occupied and the third was a hard standing.
Eventually got pitched and had a nice carvery meal in the Pebbles dinning hall. Good access to the beach and very well stocked shop.
Noisy after dark, a lot of groups all playing different music, and as the site is large and steep everyone seemed to use their cars to drive around!
Showers good, and fairly clean despite a lot of people on site.
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| Date of Visit: August 2009 |
Unit: Tent |
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| Reviewer: Julietk |
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We stayed on this lovely site for 2 nights. We took a pitch in the overflow field which was a bargain at only £20 per night (no EHU) with no questions about tent sizes or number of persons. The site has a beautiful situation with it's own shingle beach. We were surprised at how quiet the beach was when we were there, despite it being peak season and great weather there were only about 10-15 families on the beach. There is also an excellent snack bar just by the beach selling drinks, rolls, paninis, pasties etc. You can hire boats, canoes etc, but we decided to buy an inflatable dingy in the site shop which was equal to 2 hours hire.
The site shop is excellent with good bakery products and an enormous range of items - almost anything you can imagine.
The food in 'Pebbles' restaurant was fantastic - probably the best carvery ever! Excellent playground just outside and an arcade to keep the kids happy while you are waiting.
Swimming pool was great but there is only an inside pool - not an outside one as stated on the UKCS webpage.
The only downside was the state of the toilets and showers. There were only two blocks on the site and a temporary toilet block in the overflow field. The floors were filthy, lots of locks were broken etc
Finally, although the permanent pitches were good, the overflow is not recommend at all. It was so sloping that even on the flattest pitches you roll out of bed, you are not allowed to park near your tent which is a real pain for storage and the field is extremely noisy and dirty due to being pretty much unregulated. There were very large groups, drunk teenagers, lots of people sitting in or by cars with blaring radios or driving fast round the field / coming and going all day.
So to sum up if you get a pitch on 'The Ridges' and do not need to use the site showers or toilets then perfect!
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| Date of Visit: August 2009 |
Unit: Touring Caravan |
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| Reviewer: Spicegirl |
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We holiday with two other families and had requested 3 pitches together but due to a few wet days all the pitches were waterlogged and one of our friends had to be pitched several rows behind. Although there seemed to be a few other pitches free the staff in reception were very unhelpful and didn't seem to put much effort into keeping us all together, they offered a full refund but couldn't move us so we had to make do. We were given plastic sheets to put under the awning to keep it dry but even after a few dry days the ground was still soaking due to very poor drainage on the clay soil. The showers were small with no where to put your clothes. On the plus side this is a beautiful spot with fantastic views, pebbled beach great for crabbing in low tide. The pebbles restaurant was fantastic, really nice food and good service. Good shop, well stocked and helpful staff, but watch your change! Arcade great fun for the kids as was the entertainment team
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| Date of Visit: July 2009 |
Unit: Touring Caravan |
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| Reviewer: Mart1971 |
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Living in the midlands yet spending over 2 years of my holiday lifetime at Ladram Bay, I have seen many changes over the years. As expected it was one of the 'Special little places' which it is not more but I suppose that is expected with time and progress.
My main reason for my return visits to this site is the ease of launching my small inflatable boat to do a spot of sea fishing but there is now a charge for doing this. The restaurant is not bad but the owner is grumpy. The Bar has now gone silly with the prices. A round for 6 adults will easily see off £25. You cant do a cheap night down at the club house.
If you are used to Caravan Club pitches be warned. This site is very tight and eats clutches with its very steep slopes.
The pool is very good though, and is great when the weather is bad.
The on site shop is very good with corner shop prices.
The cafe is great but breakfast is the best part of a fiver.
The on site chippy is shocking, don't do it, there is an awesome traditional chippy in Budleigh Salterton but you will need to ask a local to find it as it is up a back street.
All in all, this site may be fine for many families, but it is not quiet and tranquil anymore and get more Hi-de-hi by the year.
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| Date of Visit: July 2009 |
Unit: Static |
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| Reviewer: Chriscanoe |
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A very good site all round for our family of 4 - Mum, Dad, 5 yo boy and 4 yo girl.
The caravan itself was excellent. Plenty of space, clean, modern and shower was superb.
Shop was excellent - prices are always a little higher in these places but fresh bread and still warm croissants are worthwhile.
Chip shop was not as good as some reviews suggest - very greasy but adequate for an easy one off meal.
Site is very clean and quiet and very little traffic moving about in the caravan area.
In respect of things to do in the area we recommend the following, all of which we did in the rain and thoroughly enjoyed;
* Rock pooling on beach - even in rain this was fun - hermit crabs, big crabs, fish, shrimps.Etc
* Bicton Park £23 for four and a good easy day only 3 minute drive from site.
* Otterton Mill only 2 minute drive - good for a couple of hours to browse the shops, chat to the baker, have one of the best ever cream teas and teach the kids about making bread.
* Exeter is only half hours drive and boat trip (£12) to Double Locks Pub for lunch is lovely even in rain.
* Sidmouth OK for a stroll and cheaper shop but lots of old folk - bless 'em.
* Budleigh Salterton walk from Otterton Mill along river path about 3 miles. Bus back every hour (No. 157).
* The Otter Pub about 4 minutes drive. Superb food with bouncy castle and play area.
* A walk up to the triangulation point east of the site - a good little adventure and takes about 30 minutes to top with amazing views. My little girl did it so no excuses!
* Kite flying in the adjacent field.
So, loads even within a few minutes although the pool and beach can occupy a fair amount of time.
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| Date of Visit: May 2009 |
Unit: Trailer Tent |
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| Reviewer: Campwithkids! |
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Well what a gem! After we managed to find it, (don't let satnav take you quickest route from M5, lanes are very procarious if you are towing!)
We pitched on ridges on the 2nd from top on the roadside.(just above toilet block.) Well sized and a fantastic panoramic sea view.
Site has all facilities you could want for a holiday.
For the kids - Pool was great, park was great, kids loved it, arcade, ball pool good, kids club good. Kids entertainment great.
For the adults - pub was good, although beer was flat, entertainment team worked extremely hard all night, big thumbs up to them, traveling acts good apart from one couple, they were dire! Not sites fault suppose! Chip shop ok, site shop reasonably priced as would expect for holiday site, brtead pricey. Good souvenirs. Best carvery I've had, delicious! 6 stars.
Beach is shingle with kayaks to hire. Not too busy for whitweek. Sea clean and calm and a beautiful sight as its in a very private little bay.
Not much to do close by, need to travel to do stuff, we only ventured out once during the week, site was so good.
Bear in mind that site is on a hill so be prepared for a treck up each day, not topo bad when youre staggering out of club though!
Only bad point was the noise. It was very busy and there were a lot of groups.
A great site we would definitely go back to.
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| Date of Visit: June 2009 |
Unit: Tent |
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| Reviewer: Barkley |
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We hadn't been to a commercial campsite like this before, so when we arrived we were surprised at how large the site was, as the website (which they say they are in the process of updating) gives the impression of a much smaller site when you view the layout plan. We were checked in quickly and shown straight to our pitch by a site employee in a van.
The tent pitch on The Ridges was fairly level, with the electric hook-up and water included in our pitch price, and the wild grasses and flowers growing around each ridge was a nice touch - it made it feel far less like a large commercial site.
The toilet block was more than adequate in number of cubicles, and the showers were warm enough, strong and not on timers, which was great, but the block had some disadvantages - a lot of broken door locks, some shower cubicles with no hooks to hang clothing, the flooring was permanently slippery and treacherous in the ladies' and the sink taps had fierce jets which soaked you even if you tried to press them gently.
The washing up area is a decent size with enough sinks that you don't have to queue. The walk up from the bottom of the site to the top of The Ridges is quite a long haul uphill - be warned if you plan to carry lots of shopping back up with you!
The fish and chip supper from the site's fish and chippy was truly awful! Our almost inedible fish oozed so much oil our containers had puddles in them - the fish were swimming in oil. Definitely wouldn't recommend it. We came away for a short break so didn't leave the site, and had a barbecue the following evening instead of a site meal. The grocery store was well stocked and well laid out with pretty much everything we needed.
Though dogs are not allowed on the shingle beach (it may be that it states it in the brochure but we didn't see it), there are two dog walking fields which are a fair size, complete with canine entertainment - lots of wild rabbits bobbing around the edges - and the sea views from around the site are amazing, red cliffs and little boats dotted around.
There is nothing to stop people speeding around the roads inside the site - there were quite a few cars whizzing past our pitch in defiance of the site's 10mph speed limit. It seems that, once pitched, you are pretty much left to your own devices.
Verdict? Nice site, reasonable price - but could do much better.
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