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Firstly i must apologise ,i know this site is for wild camping .But i need recomendations for a camp site.My wife has been going through chemo treatment and we havent been away for 12 months,for our first holiday away she wants to go to cornwall or devon.Preferably near a beach as she can`t walk far and we have 3 dogs.Just a small site we don`t need any amenities perhaps only a tap.I haven`t been on a site for 25years only wild camped.
 
There are a few sites dotted around Croyde Bay in North Devon just south of Woolacombe and you can also park for the day on the front at Woolacombe or along Atlantic View (both chargeable in season). We stayed here back end of last season for a week and also spent six or seven weeks at Twitchen house site above Woolacombe but that one is a long hike down to the beach.

www.parkdeanresorts.co.uk

Ruda Holiday Park in Devon for Golden Sands & Surf at Parkdean

Explore the best surfing spots on the beautiful Devon Coast at Ruda Holiday Park, with access to golden Croyde Bay Beach. Rated 4.25/5 from over 2,300 people.
www.parkdeanresorts.co.uk www.parkdeanresorts.co.uk

In season there are a few smaller sites around Croyde bay quite close to the water.

If your reasonably mobile (I think ive mentioned this before) The Countryside mobility scheme hires out Trampers (all terrain mobility scooters) from Woolacombe and loads of other places. They are brilliant. Think the Landrover of mobility scooters. you can go off down the beach or up in the dunes and hills on those.

countrysidemobility.org

Homepage - Countryside Mobility

Countryside Mobility provides safe, enjoyable access to some of the most scenic locations in the South West (and beyond), through an off road mobility scooter
countrysidemobility.org countrysidemobility.org

Fantastic area all around there.
 
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I use pitchup.com, as a search tool it is excellent for campsites. The reviews can be a bit ott simply because anywhere green must be wonderful to someone who for example lives in an inner city war zone, but there’s usually plenty of photos for each site

To date we‘ve only had two duff sites one pitch was far too sloping and the other site was full on arrival. The owner suggested we park among a load of tents but the filthy looks we were getting from the occupants suggested we weren’t welcome!
On both occasions we drove in and then shortly back out again

So as a result we've learnt never to pay in full when booking, if there is an option to pay just a deposit that gives us a lot of flexibility

The prices don’t seem to carry a markup or worse these increasingly common rip off booking fees from the likes of ticketmasters so loved by overpriced events like Quirky! but still I always cross check prices and availability on the camp sites own web site if they have one.
 
chrishunter said:
Firstly i must apologise ,i know this site is for wild camping .But i need recomendations for a camp site.My wife has been going through chemo treatment and we havent been away for 12 months,for our first holiday away she wants to go to cornwall or devon.Preferably near a beach as she can`t walk far and we have 3 dogs.Just a small site we don`t need any amenities perhaps only a tap.I haven`t been on a site for 25years only wild camped.
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There’s a really nice, quiet basic site at Marazion in Cornwall. Walking distance of St Michaels Mount.

www.dovemeadows.co.uk

Dove Meadows, Marazion: book your pitch today

We look forward to welcoming you to Dove Meadows. We are a small, quiet, family friendly grassed site.
www.dovemeadows.co.uk www.dovemeadows.co.uk
 
Gerti58 said:
There’s a really nice, quiet basic site at Marazion in Cornwall. Walking distance of St Michaels Mount.

www.dovemeadows.co.uk

Dove Meadows, Marazion: book your pitch today

We look forward to welcoming you to Dove Meadows. We are a small, quiet, family friendly grassed site.
www.dovemeadows.co.uk www.dovemeadows.co.uk
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I'll second this one, fairly flat walk to beach and town which is good when you're not up to a lot of effort. I suspect St Michaels Mount will be a bit much for Chris's wife if recovering from treatment.
 
many won't be open yet but I'd recommend 'Dennis Cove" in Padstow, it's small with good facilities and a short walk into town and alongside the Camel trail so good for dogs ,not the cheapest but it is almost in town, choose with/without hookup and a Tesco on the way into Padstow.
 
chrishunter said:
Firstly i must apologise ,i know this site is for wild camping .But i need recomendations for a camp site.My wife has been going through chemo treatment and we havent been away for 12 months,for our first holiday away she wants to go to cornwall or devon.Preferably near a beach as she can`t walk far and we have 3 dogs.Just a small site we don`t need any amenities perhaps only a tap.I haven`t been on a site for 25years only wild camped.
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give this site a try. Its very nice and we have stayed at it many times. Freshwater Beach not too far from Weymouth

Freshwater Beach Holiday Park – The Holiday Park Where Family Fun Begins

The Holiday Park where family fun begins.
freshwaterbeachholidaypark.co.uk freshwaterbeachholidaypark.co.uk
 
guerdeval said:
many won't be open yet but I'd recommend 'Dennis Cove" in Padstow, it's small with good facilities and a short walk into town and alongside the Camel trail so good for dogs ,not the cheapest but it is almost in town, choose with/without hookup and a Tesco on the way into Padstow.
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That's a good suggestion, one of our favourite sites in Cornwall, great location and run by really good people
 
Many thanks all for your help, i didn`t want a spoiled holiday the first time out ,probably go april or may.I`ll check the sites on the internet,and start getting the van ready. (y)
 
barryd said:
There are a few sites dotted around Croyde Bay in North Devon just south of Woolacombe and you can also park for the day on the front at Woolacombe or along Atlantic View (both chargeable in season). We stayed here back end of last season for a week and also spent six or seven weeks at Twitchen house site above Woolacombe but that one is a long hike down to the beach.

www.parkdeanresorts.co.uk

Ruda Holiday Park in Devon for Golden Sands & Surf at Parkdean

Explore the best surfing spots on the beautiful Devon Coast at Ruda Holiday Park, with access to golden Croyde Bay Beach. Rated 4.25/5 from over 2,300 people.
www.parkdeanresorts.co.uk www.parkdeanresorts.co.uk

In season there are a few smaller sites around Croyde bay quite close to the water.

If your reasonably mobile (I think ive mentioned this before) The Countryside mobility scheme hires out Trampers (all terrain mobility scooters) from Woolacombe and loads of other places. They are brilliant. Think the Landrover of mobility scooters. you can go off down the beach or up in the dunes and hills on those.

countrysidemobility.org

Homepage - Countryside Mobility

Countryside Mobility provides safe, enjoyable access to some of the most scenic locations in the South West (and beyond), through an off road mobility scooter
countrysidemobility.org countrysidemobility.org

Fantastic area all around there.
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Fantastic info ,,,what a site to use amazing 👏
 
liz said:
Fantastic info ,,,what a site to use amazing 👏
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If you mean the Countryside mobility then yes its been a game changer for us. Michelle loves to walk and I cant. Now I can go with her on various trails. They are up here in North Yorkshire also and the Lake district. Some of the south west ones are a bit hairy but I love that. Great fun.
 
The caravan and motorhome club have a club site at Godrevy/Gwithian near St Ives. Looks a short walk to the fabulous beach there. Probably expensive....
 
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