Willow Valley
A small, award-winning park that has thought about campers of all ages — shower blocks, a launderette, free WiFi and electric hook-ups, all in eleven sheltered acres.
Everything on site is within a short walk of everything else. Two toilet and shower blocks, a launderette, a covered cook deck for glampers, and eleven acres of river and woodland to walk around — all inside a gated valley two miles inland from Bude.
The toilets and site facilities are open 24 hours, so there is never a point in the night when you can’t get a hot shower or fill a water bottle.
Washing & laundry
Two toilet and shower blocks, both open around the clock. Baby changing is fitted in the male and the female toilets, not just one of them, so whichever of you is on duty doesn’t have to queue for the other side.
The showers run hot and there are hairdryers in the block, which saves hunting for a socket. Everything is cleaned through daily.
A washing machine and a tumble dryer, which after a week of beach days is usually the most-used building on the park.
Families
There are football goals and swings for the children, and eleven acres of river and woodland to walk off a long drive in. Dogs get a wash station behind reception, which is worth knowing about after a morning on the sand.
Dogs
Dogs are welcome in every stay we have — no exceptions, no dog-free units.
Eating & supplies
There is no café or restaurant on the park. We have a shop on site with local produce, hot drinks, ice creams and the essentials.
A covered kitchen with an outdoor deck, for the evenings when cooking in a tent porch has lost its charm. There is a communal fridge-freezer in there too, and a vending machine that sells soft drinks only; snacks are in the shop in reception. Irons are available on request.
The three bell tents up on the hillside have a smaller cook deck of their own too, by their shower block in the glamping car park, with somewhere to wash up and a fridge and freezer, a short walk from the tents rather than down here.
Free WiFi runs over BT Fibre and reaches across the park. Electric hook-ups are optional on touring pitches — add one when you book if you want it.
Arrival & security
Entry is controlled by an ANPR barrier, which reads your number plate and lifts automatically — no code to remember and nobody to find. CCTV covers the entrance and the communal areas 24 hours a day.
It is worth being clear about what that means: the park has an ANPR barrier and CCTV, and we walk round ourselves — there is no security guard on site.
Camping and touring guests arrive any time from noon until 6pm and leave by 11am on the last day. Glamping and lodge guests arrive from 3pm and leave by 10am.
Arriving outside those windows? Let us know in advance and we will make sure you can still get settled in.
On your pitch
We are not able to take commercial vans on the park.
There are 21 camping pitches. Most take four to six people, and a large grass pitch takes up to eight. If you’re a larger group, please book two pitches.
BBQs and firepits are welcome — please raise them off the grass or the decking on a stand or on bricks so the turf and the boards survive the summer.
Willow Valley is a families-and-couples site. We’re not able to take all-male, all-female or mixed groups, or large parties. If your family needs more than one pitch’s worth of space, book the pitches you need or get in touch and we’ll sort it out.
Accessibility
There is no step-free or accessible toilet at the moment. The valley terrain varies in the meantime, so please call us before you book and we will talk through what will and won’t work for you.
If steps, slopes or surfaces matter to your visit, talk to us first. We would rather be straight about what the valley can and can’t do than have you arrive to a surprise.
At a glance
From noon, up to 6pm for camping and touring. From 3pm for glamping and lodges.
By 11am for camping and touring. By 10am for glamping and lodges.
One vehicle per touring pitch, two per lodge. Extra vehicles use the designated area for an additional charge.
Welcome in every stay, on a lead no longer than two metres around the site.
The Preston Gate Inn — less than a mile away.
Summerleaze beach — about a ten-minute drive.
Camping and touring check-in is from noon, up to 6pm, with check-out by 11am. Glamping and lodge check-in is from 3pm, with check-out by 10am. Arriving late? Let us know and we’ll make sure you can get settled.
Yes. Both toilet and shower blocks, and the rest of the site facilities, are open 24 hours.
Yes, and it’s fitted in both the male and the female toilets rather than just one of them.
Not overnight. Entry is controlled by an ANPR barrier that reads number plates automatically, and CCTV covers the entrance and communal areas 24 hours a day. There’s no security guard on site, but we walk round the park ourselves.
Not at the moment. The valley terrain varies, so please call us on 07973 513974 before booking and we’ll talk through your access needs honestly.
There is, by the facilities, but it sells soft drinks only. Snacks are in the shop in reception, along with hot drinks, ice creams and the essentials.
Yes — awnings and gazebos are welcome on any pitch. Just let us know when you book so we can allow for the space.
One vehicle per touring pitch, and two per caravan or lodge. Any extra vehicles use the designated parking area for an additional charge — just mention it when you book.
Dogs are welcome in every stay, but must stay on a lead no longer than two metres around the site and be exercised in the area provided — and never left unattended. As a family park, we’re sorry that we can’t accept Rottweilers, Dobermans, Bull Mastiffs, Pit Bull Terriers or crosses of these breeds. There’s a dog wash behind reception and dog bins around the site.
The shop in reception has local produce and the essentials, a local pizza van is on site in high season, and Bude, about two miles away, has shops, places to eat and supermarkets.
BBQs and firepits are fine raised off the grass or the decking on a stand or bricks. The school bus has a log burner, and every bell tent has a chiminea or fire pit on its deck.
We’re a families-and-couples site, so we don’t take large parties or all-male, all-female or mixed groups. If your family needs more than one pitch’s worth of space, book the pitches you need or get in touch.
Live availability for every pitch, bell tent and lodge. If there’s something about access, dogs or vehicles you’d rather ask first, call Becky or John on 07973 513974.
