If you’re looking for a household vacation in Devon then it’s extremely possible Woolacombe Bay Vacation Park has come up in your search. It’s a family-friendly resort on the coast brimming with actions to maintain all ages entertained regardless of the size of your keep.
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We had been invited to assessment Woolacombe Bay Vacation Park. However it’s a little bit of an extended hop from Oman the place we’re at the moment dwelling. So as an alternative I despatched alongside my buddy Lauren Heath, who additionally writes for the award-winning Eating Devon web site.
Right here’s what Lauren and her household have shared about their three night time mini-break on the North Devon coast:
About Woolacombe Bay Vacation Park
Woolacombe Bay Vacation Park is one in every of three Devon vacation parks in Woolacombe, all owned by the identical household. A perk of staying right here is you should utilize amenities throughout all three.
The opposite two parks are Twitchen Home and Easewell Farm.
Woolacombe Bay is appropriate for households of all ages and sizes. There are static caravans, lodges, a surf village and residences, in addition to loads of issues to do and leisure.
If you wish to convey your personal tent or caravan you may keep at Twitchen Home or Easewell Farm with the identical advantage of utilizing the amenities on the neighbouring parks.
Staying within the Surf Village at Woolacombe Bay Vacation Park
We had been booked into Woolacombe bay’s Surf Village in a Surf Lodge. S10 to be precise.
This is among the vacation park’s latest lodging choices and is on the premium finish of the value vary. So what do you get to your cash?
Bedrooms
Our Surf Lodge slept six individuals. There’s an eight mattress lodge accessible too.
Ours had a king-sized bed room, a twin room, and a second twin room with 2’6 beds (these are barely slimmer than a traditional single mattress).
All of the rooms had good sized wardrobes and aspect tables.
Bogs
There was a most important household rest room and the master suite had a dressing room, which you walked by way of to get to your en suite bathe room.
Each bogs had heated towel rails – good for drying damp towels but additionally swim gear – and the lodge had loads of radiators, which we discovered to be actually aware of being turned up or down.
Dwelling house
There was a TV within the lounge and all of the bedrooms. There’s a Blue Ray participant, however you’ll want to keep in mind to convey your personal DVDs.
Decor-wise the inside was actually calm and funky, the sofas had been tremendous comfortable and there was an electrical fireplace for a little bit of atmosphere at night time.
The kitchen was actually well-equipped with a full measurement fridge freezer, an oven, microwave, dishwasher and a washer dryer.
We discovered loads of cutlery, crockery and even plastic prosecco glasses for the new tub!
Plenty of nice lighting choices indoors and out added to the chilled out vibe.
Out of doors dwelling and sizzling tub
All of the Surf Lodges have a big gasoline BBQ for out of doors cooking on the decking. We observed different lodges and statics within the vacation park had smaller gasoline BBQs as effectively.
We actually loved having the new tub – it was implausible. The Surf Lodge additionally has an outside bathe for cleansing off earlier than the new tub and if you come again from the seashore.
There was picnic desk and deck chairs as effectively.
The one small enchancment we thought may very well be made to the lodge was an even bigger mat on the door onto the decking.
As you stroll in from the decking there’s a coir mat however it’s not big and we dripped fairly a bit from being within the sizzling tub. We used a shower towel or tub mat to catch our drips.
In any other case within the lodge value vary, robes would have been actually good and a few lodge slippers!
Extras along with your Surf Lodge at Woolacombe Bay
Reserving a surf lodge comes with some added bonuses.
Inclusive tools
Surfboard and wetsuit rent is included. We didn’t make use of this resulting from our quick keep and the sometimes English climate.
One thing we hadn’t anticipated within the lodge was the cordless hoover with spare battery. This was a stroke of genius and actually helpful to have a fast clear up of crumbs or mud from boots.
Inclusive welcome packs
You additionally get a welcome pack if you ebook a Surf Lodge. This features a bottle of white wine, a big bottle of native fruit juice, Devon shortbread, Devon fudge and filter espresso.
There’s additionally a cleansing pack to get you began. This incorporates dishwasher tabs, a garments washing liquid tab, a fabric and a small bottle of washing up liquid.
Free electrical automobile charging
Every Surf Lodge has an electrical automobile charger constructed onto the skin and charging is included in the price of your break, which is superb. There are two parking areas per lodge.
If you’re in one other sort of lodging, then you may cost in the principle automobile park for a price. There are many chargers at Twitchen Home.
Issues to do at Woolacombe Bay Vacation Park
Whenever you verify your vacation you’ll obtain emails from the vacation park to say when you may ebook totally different actions, which is helpful for serving to you profit from your keep.
You possibly can ebook prematurely in your on-line account or at reception if you get there.
There’s a mixture of free and paid for actions.
It’s also possible to use the amenities on the different websites – Twitchen Home and Easewell Farm – together with indoor water slides, pottery portray, geocaching, and different nature primarily based actions.
Free actions
Right here’s the issues to do without cost at Woolacombe Bay Vacation Park:
- indoor most important pool and toddler pool – ebook a one hour slot
- there’s additionally a heated out of doors pool (opens in the summertime season)
- spa with two saunas, chilly pool, 2 foot spas, jacuzzi, 2 steam rooms, ice bucket, and heated loungers (12 yrs and over, 45 min classes)
- tennis court docket
- disc golf play space
- small indoor gentle play within the restaurant
- loopy golf
- nightly leisure for youngsters and a wider household viewers.
Paid actions
Right here’s the actions you’ll want to finances additional to do:
- arcade (2p machines, air hockey, racing video games) the arcade was very clear and vibrant!
- cinema
- segway
- bungee trampoline
- climbing wall
- health club
- make a bear station.
Segways at Woolacombe Bay Vacation Park
We paid for the segway and totally loved it. It was very drizzly however this didn’t detract from it.
We had just a little follow on the segway hut then off we went across the park and up the very prime the place we crossed the highway and went into the park’s segway discipline.
We obtained to have extra free reign and go for it on some paths and between the timber.
The session was one hour. Steve and I’ve performed this twice earlier than however Kyle had by no means performed it. He took to it very well!
It’s an awesome exercise for {couples} or these with youngsters aged 12 or over. We liked it!
The spa at Woolacombe Bay Vacation Park
The spa at Woolacombe Bay Vacation Park is a free, bookable exercise. We thought it was pretty. It’s small however completely shaped and 45 minutes is sufficient time to take pleasure in what’s on supply.
It was nice to have the ability to have Kyle with us because it’s appropriate for 12 years and older as effectively.
We loved a soothing time collectively. There have been solely 10 individuals in our session, so everybody may use one thing within the spa and rotate simply.
You want a pound for the locker (refundable) however it’s also possible to put your stuff on the benches within the spa.
The swimming pool at Twitchen Home
We booked a swimming session at Twitchen Home because it has two indoor waterslides.
One permits an grownup and little one to experience down collectively, and the opposite quicker one permits one particular person at a time.
They’d cool lighting inside them and all of us liked this!
The pool was a pleasant measurement and heat, with a toddler pool subsequent to it and a viewing space.
The one draw back was if you arrived and left your booked session it was fairly chaotic. This actually may very well be improved because the altering rooms grew to become a bottle neck.
Among the lockers additionally didn’t lock so it took some time to search out one which did in amongst plenty of different individuals.
Having mentioned that, there are many altering rooms together with family-sized ones.
Geocaching
We additionally booked geocaching at Twitchen Home.
This concerned a clue sheet with photos and coordinates. We used this and Google Maps to search out the caches throughout the park. Every contained a letter to make up a phrase.
It was an awesome team-building exercise as a household.
Woolacombe Bay Vacation Park night leisure
On our first night time we went alongside to the leisure corridor round 8pm. They’d some child-friendly enjoyable sooner than this for the younger ones.
Subsequent that they had a enjoyable session the place the leisure staff inspired households to bop or do humorous strikes.
We actually obtained concerned and laughed so much. The leisure staff had been nice with younger and previous alike.
After that was Matt Grindley’s Magique present, which was a superb mixture of magic, phantasm and jokes.
He obtained some youngsters as much as get entangled after which additionally some adults together with me! Why did we sit on the entrance?!
It was actually good although.
The tables within the leisure corridor have QR codes so it’s simple to order meals or drinks with out having to depart your youngsters and queue at a bar.
Issues to do close to Woolacombe Bay
Woolacombe is a good place for a vacation with loads of family-friendly issues to do.
Right here’s a range:
Woolacombe Bay seashore
You possibly can stroll all the way down to Woolacombe Bay however remember it’s a bit steep. It’s a must to undergo fields and down a lane, so the stroll again can be fascinating. It’s undoubtedly not pram pleasant.
It was a 5 minute drive down and there’s a mixture of all-day or hourly parking.
Within the top of the summer time, the stroll can be a helpful possibility resulting from how parking fills up quick by the seashore.
Go to Ilfracombe
We drove to Ilfracombe for a wander and had some yummy takeaway loaded fries from Slice of Devon who’ve a small seafood hatch subsequent to their pizza providing.
We completed off with ice cream from Joey’s, which we extremely suggest. We’ve been to them earlier than on day journeys. They’ve a great deal of ice cream flavours, all made by them!
Rockpooling at Lee Bay
We additionally drove to Lee Bay for a rockpool ramble.
There’s a free small unmanaged automobile park reverse.
Extra issues to do in and round Woolacombe
Nationwide Belief Arlington Courtroom and Combe Martin Wildlife & Dinosaur Park are close by.
Check out the Devon with Youngsters web site for prompt issues to do close to Woolacombe and locations to go to in North Devon.
On-site store
The comfort retailer on web site has actually something and all the things you want.
It’s clearly a bit costlier than an off web site store. However in the event you overlook something it has it, from nappies to flip flops, and tea towels to medication.
There’s some nice native produce as effectively together with wines, gin, beer, shortbread, and fudge.
Are canines allowed at Woolacombe Bay Vacation Park?
Sure. There are dog-friendly lodging choices throughout the vacation park.
Sadly the Surf Lodges and different lodging within the Surf Village usually are not dog-friendly.
Canine are welcome throughout out of doors areas within the park, in addition to inside within the designated pet-friendly space of Bait Ball Bar & Restaurant and outdoors terrace.
Canine are welcome on Woolacombe Seashore all 12 months spherical, however there are some space restrictions over the summer time months.
Woolacombe Bay Vacation Park assessment
Woolacombe Bay is a implausible vacation park with loads of free actions for the household in addition to paid additional enjoyable.
With entry to all three websites, there’s something for everybody and fairly frankly, three nights wasn’t sufficient. You gained’t wish to depart!
We actually may have stuffed seven days with all of the actions on supply, so I believe it’s wonderful worth for cash. There’s sufficient free stuff to maintain households busy and the paid choices are good additions.
By way of costs, there’s lodging for all budgets.
The Surf Lodge is among the priciest lodging choices, however it’s in step with different premium lodge holidays with sizzling tubs throughout peak season.
Disclosure: Lauren and her household had been on a press journey for Tin Field Traveller and obtained complementary lodging in alternate for this Woolacombe Bay Vacation Park assessment. All opinions and pictures are her personal.