Touring park · West Down · Devon

Hidden Valley Park

Open-all-year touring and camping park in a wooded valley near Ilfracombe, every pitch with hook-up, plus a bar-restaurant, shop and three dog-friendly lodges.

Dogs welcome

Hidden Valley sits in a small wooded valley beside the A361 at West Down, roughly midway between Ilfracombe and Braunton and about three miles from Woolacombe. It is split into two areas: Kingfisher Meadow, a level grass field with a stream along one side for tents, and Otter's Creek, a gently terraced area of mostly hardstanding pitches for caravans, motorhomes and campervans. Pitches come in small, medium, large and premier sizes, all with a 16 amp hook-up. The large and premier pitches also have their own fresh water and waste water connections, and most have a TV aerial point.

On site there is a shop selling bread, local meat and camping basics, a bar, cafe and restaurant overlooking the lake (open Easter to September, food Wednesday to Sunday), two play areas, a laundrette and a shower block with adjustable-temperature showers and a family shower room. A bus stop at the gate has services roughly twice an hour to Ilfracombe and Barnstaple, and National Cycle Route 27 passes nearby for rides towards the Tarka Trail. Dogs are welcome on a lead in the camping and touring areas, and there are three self-catering forest lodges in the woods that also take dogs.

All pitches have a 16 amp hook-up
Stream running beside the tent meadow
Bus stop at the gate for Ilfracombe and Barnstaple
Bar, cafe and lakeside restaurant on site
Dogs welcome, with woodland walks from the park

OpenAll year

Arrive / leaveFrom 12:30 / by 10:30

DogsYes

Campfires

PoolNone

ElectricYes

Prices

Prices are shown only after running a search in their booking engine; no tariff is published on the website. Electric is metered separately (pre-paid card meter, 28p per unit, around 8 units or about 4 pounds a day in summer; introduced 2023). Pitch extras (awning, gazebo, pup tent, trailer, extra car; only one extra per pitch) are charged at the price-list rate but amounts are not published. Maximum 6 people per pitch.

The full price list we hold (2026)

People

Child 2–15: £0 night

Extras

Electric: £0 item (Metered at 28p per unit on a pre-paid card; unused credit refunded when the card is returned)
Late checkout: £10 stay (Late stay until 5pm, per unit, subject to availability)
Other: £1.25 night (Optional cancellation insurance, per night)
Other: £5 stay (Leave caravan, trailer or car in the car park until 5pm on departure day)

Minimum stays

0 nights: A minimum length of stay applies in peak season and some bank holidays (not specified)

Deposit: Deposit of 75 per week or 25% of the booking (whichever is greater); balance due 42 days before arrival. Date changes cost a 25 pound admin fee.

Source: prbok.co.uk, checked 2026-10-20. Always confirm the price when you book.

Places to stay

Kingfisher Meadow premier grass pitch

Pitch · sleeps 6

Grass
Electric 16A
Water
Waste drain
13m x 11m
For tent, trailer-tent

Suits tents up to 11m x 7m. Fully serviced with fresh and waste water connections, digital TV point, picnic bench and space for the car.

Kingfisher Meadow large grass pitch

Pitch · sleeps 6

Grass
Electric 16A
Water
Waste drain
10m x 14m
For tent, trailer-tent

Suits tents up to 5m x 10m. Fresh and waste water connections; space for the car.

Kingfisher Meadow medium grass pitch

Pitch · sleeps 6

Grass
Electric 16A
10m x 12m
For tent, trailer-tent

Suits tents up to 5m x 8m. Digital TV point; space for the car.

Kingfisher Meadow small grass pitch

Pitch · sleeps 6

Grass
Electric 16A
10m x 10m
For tent, trailer-tent

Suits tents up to 6m x 4.5m; space for the car.

Otter's Creek premier pitch

Pitch · sleeps 6

Hardstanding
Electric 16A
Water
Waste drain
80-90 sq m
For caravan, motorhome, campervan

Block-paved, fully serviced with fresh and waste water on the pitch, digital TV point and picnic bench.

Otter's Creek large pitch

Pitch · sleeps 6

Gravel
Electric 16A
Water
Waste drain
90 sq m
For caravan, motorhome, campervan

Stone chippings, fully serviced with fresh and waste water connections and digital TV point.

Otter's Creek medium pitch

Pitch · sleeps 6

Gravel
Electric 16A
80 sq m
For caravan, motorhome, campervan

Stone chippings; digital TV point; shared water taps and drains. Caravans or motorhomes over 6.5m need at least a medium pitch.

Otter's Creek small pitch

Pitch · sleeps 6

Gravel
Electric 16A
68 sq m
For caravan, motorhome, campervan

Stone chippings; digital TV point; shared water taps and drains.

Forest Lodge

Lodge · 3 of them · sleeps 4

1 double, 1 twin
Bedding included
Full kitchen
Own toilet
Own shower
Dogs OK

Self-catering lodges in woodland with a large balcony, lounge with free-to-air TV, shower room, and kitchen/diner with cooker, hob, microwave and fridge. Let Saturday to Saturday, or as 3-night short breaks from Friday or 4-night breaks from Monday. Dogs welcome in all three.

Rules

Dogs: Yes · up to 3 · on leads
Up to three dogs per pitch. On a lead at all times in the touring, camping and garden areas; may run off lead in the woods. Welcome in reception and the cafe/restaurant and in all three lodges. Any dog charge is not stated on the site.
Fires: Not stated on the site's public pages.
Pool: None
Groups: No single-sex groups · max 2 pitches
No single-sex groups. Up to two units can be booked together (not always side by side). Maximum 6 people on any booking or pitch. Splitting a group over separate bookings to get round the rules means being asked to leave.
Quiet hours: 22:30 – 07:00
Arrival: From 12:30 until 20:00
Arrive before dusk or 8pm, whichever is earlier; call reception before 5pm on 01271 813837 if arriving after 5pm
Vehicles: Car by your pitch · max length 9m
Music: Music and TV must not be audible from the next pitch and turned down by 10pm
Visitors: Day visitors must be booked and paid for; report to reception and park in the car park; anyone on site after 10pm is charged the nightly rate
Cancellation: Cancelling forfeits all money paid or due; booking amendments up to 42 days before arrival for a 25 pound admin charge; optional cancellation insurance at 1.25 per night
Also: Campervans and motorhomes go on hardstanding, not grass
Also: No electric heaters in tents or awnings
Also: Extra groundsheets, footprints and tent carpets not permitted (5 pound charge per night)
Also: Maximum gazebo 3m x 3m; pup tent 2m x 2m
Also: Bar, cafe and restaurant open Easter to September, food Wednesday to Sunday