Arrived in rain parked caravan then realised that there were 2 travelers by us .The women were screeching from one van to the other they were awful.One young child got down and poohed on to the grass. When the men came back there were 4 transit vans 2 with sign writing so in two caravans there were 5 men 2 women and 2 children and the noise they made was horrendous. Then 2 more travellers came parked either side of us. We had booked for 7 nights and we just hoped they would go. But it got worse they were phoning people up and telling them to come and how to not be refused. On our last night 2 more travellers came on so fast at about 9 o,clock parked on a season pitch that was empty and about 8ft from another van and parked his car on office garden. At that pointThe warden came out and made they go on night parking. The worst was to come .next morning they game over to book in they refused they were very aggressive to the warden some called the police and when they game they got more aggressive. At that we left. Something MUST be done it spoils everyone's time there . The carvan club or the racecourse MUST do something to stop this happening. Again
Good location , easy approach, no narrow lanes. Open site, looking for some shade we found a small square site to the left which was surrounded by trees, very peaceful and green. Have a look at the online siteplan. Road hum audible but didn't bother us, the birdsong was much more noticeable. Being further away from the toiletblock, we used our own facilities. Service point was nearby, spotlessly clean. Great location to visit Teignmouth, Dawlish, Exeter.
This is an excellent site and for the £10 I paid per night for a hard standing, electric hook up and all normal facilities I cannot complain. The site is kept clean and the grass kept short. The facilities, possibly basic by some standards were nevertheless always clean and warm. The washing machine in the laundry room was the best I have ever used and far superior to the standard on most sites. There is a quirky bus service just outside the course which was fully explained by the very helpful welsh couple running the site. This site is very central for much of Devon and I would heartily recommend it. After all I was only going to stay for three nights and ended staying for ten
I cannot fault the site in any way but during our stay last weekend we would ere on the cautious of booking when there is horse racing on. On the Sunday morning everything was tranquil but just after lunch our caravan pitch was part of a 150 car park with people milling round everywhere. Its not what I expected but in fairness there was nothing the wardens could do. They made sure that no one strayed around the campsite and used the facilities but they had they work cut out. Everyone gone by 6.30 but left all the grass area all churned up.
So as to sum up its a cracking little site good friendly wardens easy access the toilet/shower block immaculate and warm and central for many places.
BEWARE RACE DAYS THOUGH.
we really enjoyed this site .
nice open views.
very handy for dartmoor villages, teignmouth dawlish etc .
super wardens from wales .
facilities very clean but basic.
with an upgrade this would be a star site.
This was our third visit to this site. This time we stayed for three nights on our way west again choosing a hard standing economy pitch, great value but possibly the only one in the Clubs network! Disappointing to see, what appeared to be so many seasonal vans occupying so many pitches including two of the three economy pitches! The toilet block was bright and spotless and not at all cold as reported by one reviewer. We like the simplicity of this site, it’s handiness as a stop over on the long journey west and for longer stays there is plenty to see and do within 20 miles of the site.
The Exeter Caravan & Motorhome Club site is.......a convenient stop-over for the jewels of Deven & Cornwall supported by welcoming Wardens.
But, the site is basic and lacking some of the Club's finesse, (although the Shower block brought back plenty of memories of football changing rooms : cold, tin roofed buildings - that do everything they say on the tin....roof!) but our recommendation would be to avoid the van masquerading as a Chippy van on Friday's, I can still taste the oil!
We stayed here recently on way to West Country. It was very conveniently located and we made use of the Late Night Arrivals area which whilst not exactly well maintained, was functional. We were disappointed that in the book and on the website it states that the Late Night Arrivals has electric hook-up, when in fact it doesn't. On this occasion we managed without, however for some this could have caused a big problem if relying on that for medical equipment or the night, arriving late with no alternatives having relied on site information. I mentioned this to the warden who matter of factly stated there was no hook-up, even though the site book said otherwise! This was disappointing. That said, it served its purpose and we would return as a stop over in the future regardless.
Had a great stay which was nice and peaceful and ideal to travel to coast or Exeter whatever takes your fancy.
American diner serves great food.
Toilets blocks are getting on a bit but it does not effect the stay. And the wardens were very pleasant and helpful.
I decided to choose another local location for a weekend getaway. I found the situation of the site right in the middle of the racetrack amazing. I loved the dog walk looping around the 2 mile track which was perfect as was a tarmacked path which was great for my sons scooter. It would have been fantastic to have been there when the horse racing was on as you would be closer than those who had paid for tickets to enter, literally fence side seats !!
You can walk into Haldon Forrest itself although the good old English weather stopped us from doing that.
Everyone on site were lovely and friendly. The wardens were fantastic and welcoming and keep a very tidy site. The showers, ok aren't the most modern, but were very warm and very clean. We definitely be returning and most definitely on a race day !!