Young Driver - Exeter Racecourse
Teenagers get the chance to start, steer, manoeuvre, reverse and park on a specifically designed road system.
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Exeter Racecourse Club Campsite
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Haldon Hill, Exeter
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Why stay here ...
Secure your 2024 or 2025 holiday with only a £5 deposit* when you book by 30 September 2024!
Situated high above Exeter at the top of Haldon Hill, Exeter Racecourse Club Campsite in Devon is attractively surrounded by bright heather and gorse moorland. The location of the campsite allows for superb views of the rolling countryside and an unparalleled feeling of space and calm.
For many, the first stop on their visit to the area will be historic Exeter and its Cathedral Close, found at the very heart of the city. Excursions here offer the opportunity not only to absorb this famously historic site but also to indulge in a little shopping as well as a wide choice of restaurants. Visitors to the Exeter Racecourse Club Campsite seeking the best views Dartmoor has to offer will be delighted with a stroll up Haytor and Canonteign Falls, the highest in all of England. Also nearby is Haldon Forest Park with a range of walking, cycling and mountain bike trails as well as a Go Ape course for the adventurous. The campsite also gives you easy access to scenic walks along the River Exe to the Quay. A car boot sale is held down at the racecourse every Sunday, so head down for a weekend bargain.
Even though the site is often used as a quick stop over, many members often enjoy it so much, they extend their bookings and take in the excitement of the stay for longer!
Non-EHU pitch discount
Book a non-electric hook-up economy pitch at this site for an excellent low price! Find out more about non-EHU pitch discounts.
Please note: Reception at this site closes at 6pm - latest arrival time is 8pm. If you will be arriving between 6pm - 8pm, please contact the site during the day of arrival before 6pm. The site team will be happy to provide you with your check in information. Site night vouchers are not accepted as the Club manages this site on behalf of the owners'.
Additional ways to stay:
Seasonal pitches - rent one of our pitches on a long term basis. Visit camc.com/seasonals.
To contact the campsite directly, please call 01392 832107.
Nearest alternative campsites: Stover Club Campsite, Dornafield Club Campsite, Steamer Quay Club Campsite and Ramslade Club Campsite.
*Book any pitch, at any UK Club campsite for any date and duration with only a £5 fully refundable deposit plus FREE cancellations and FREE amendments up to 21 days before arrival. Applies to any non-promotional booking.
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Go Ape - Haldon Forest
UK's No.1 Forest Adventure. Fly down zip-wires, leap off swings and tackle crossings across amazing scenery.
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Canonteign Falls
Ancient walks, waterfalls, rock formations, unusual flora and fauna, and an adventure playground for kids.
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Quayside Distillery
Modern distillery offering tours, sample distilled spirits, a gin school to create your own gin and much more.
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Directions
At the end of the M5 continue onto the A38 (signposted Plymouth). Follow the signs to Exeter Racecourse. After passing the junction with the A380 keep in the inside lane going up a steep hill. Near the top of the hill turn left (sharp turn) signposted Exeter Racecourse. Turn right at mini roundabout and then left into the Racecourse Entrance. Follow Club signs to the site. On Racedays vehicles may cross the racecourse between races.
Sites key:
- Postcode:
- EX6 7XS
- GPS:
- Lat 50.642037 / Lon -3.559329
- Plan a route to this site
- OS field ref:
- SX897836
- OS map ref:
- 192
- Handbook map ref:
- E2
Transport links
- Bus stop within 1 mile
- Buses go to: Exeter and Newton Abbot
- Car hire on site
- Daily public Transport within 1 mile
- Nearest park and ride: Exeter
Activities
Exeter Racecourse allows arrivals on race day, however if you arrive when the race is running there may be a short delay.
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Enjoyable stay at Exeter
Exeter Racecourse Club Campsite
We really enjoyed our stay. The staff were friendly and helpful. Facilities are kept very clean. Pitches are a good size with plenty of space between them. The site is excellent as a base for exploring the area with several towns and villages in easy travel distance. Good for cycling, we did the Exe estuary trail by travelling to towns on the trail. There are also trails in the forest next to the site. For exploring Exeter, there is a bus stop near the garage on the opposite side of the dual carriageway. There is a sharp turn from the south off the dual carriageway to get to the site.
Refurb or Close this site
Exeter Racecourse Club Campsite
This site could do with a refurb,/rethink!.. Lots of potholes in the roads and the site roads are narrow. With the new optional way of siting units, it is possible for units to be very close to the unit on the other side of the 'road'; 2 x chemical disposal points out of order (--- everyone had to use the point near the motorhome emptying point); the Service Points are only really places to fill up water - only one waste-water emptying point. A Serivice Point at Exeter is not the same as a Service Point on other CAMC sites - site map ought to reflect tbis difference. Poor system for late arrivals... If the gate is locked you have to leave the car and caravan at the gate, walk up to reception, collect the information sheet pinned to the door and walk all the way back to the car! If you are less good at walking, it's a bit of a treck... and if you are a solo caravanner, your van and car could be left at the gate for 10 minutes or so while you do the walk.
Long overdue a total refurb.
Exeter Racecourse Club Campsite
What can I say thats good about it, firstly the staff are very friendly and the facilities are spotlessly clean.
Other than that the entire place wants bull dozing and starting again. The roads, once gravel, are now nothing more than mud and potholes with a sprinkling of stones and a large number of pitches are very sloped. You need wood blocks (wardens very helpful with providing some).
Toilet facilities are out of the 1960’s and would not be out of place in a prison camp.
One night stop over is about all it deserves, location is the only thing in its favour.
Come on CAMC put your hand in your pocket and spend some money on it.
Never again!
Exeter Racecourse Club Campsite
Overnight stopover 25/6 March 2024. Frankly, unless you are a racing enthusiast, stopovers are surely the only reason to stay here. We arrived halfway through a race in the pouring rain. The booking info from the Club is copious but failed to note that this was a race day. There are other race courses we’ve stayed at that would not take my booking on a race day. This site is exposed, has many puddles in the rain and has a mediocre standard of facilities. In my opinion the wiring of the hand drier in the boys’ room probably wouldn’t meet appropriate safety standards. At breakfast time there was a site-wide power outage. We left before it was fixed. One specific note: the turning off the expressway southbound is VERY tight and requires extra care and slow speed. Easy to overshoot too. Summary: we can find better.
emarpe
Reviewed on 29/03/2024 17:58
Exeter Racecourse visit September 2023
Exeter Racecourse Club Campsite
We use this site as a stopover on our way to Cornwall. Even after wet weather in August (some puddles still existing on 2nd September) the Site Managers, most pleasant, had kept the grass cut and the site in a more than acceptable condition. Indeed, they were cutting the grass on a few pitches to ensure the site is well groomed.
A word of caution for visitors from the North, when going up the steep hill (A 38) and seeing the Racecourse site turning to the left, watch your speed as the turn comes on you quickly and it is a sharp turn.
Site contact details
- Telephone:
- 01392 832107
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