Holiday Stories from Challaborough Bay Holiday Park

We took our two grandchildren aged 4 and 7 to Challaborough Bay, with the promise that the beach was closer than a walk to our local Play Park. That was their idea of heaven and one they were looking forward to on the journey to Devon.

On arrival, we were warmly greeted and shown to our caravan, which was quite an upgrade against what we were expecting and we were also much closer to the beach than the children expected. We would normally use our accommodation as the basis for exploring the area, but with the beach, kiddies club, swimming pool and Bigbury Bay just a short walk away, our car didn't move for the week we were there.

Even with one day of poor weather, it didn't dampen our enthusiasm for Parkdean, as there was always plenty of entertainment, in a secure and safe environment for children.

In short, the holiday experience exceeded our expectations, but during the journey home we asked the children to rate the holiday out of ten and the little one said.......... 153.

Just arrived home this Monday after a 3 night break at Challaborough Bay - was a lovely site, lovely views and very friendly people. The home we stayed in was immaculate, as was a fairly new one. Almost went back to reception to check we got the right home...! The entertainment was good, although compared to other Parkdean parks I have visited the club house was small. The swimming pool was very clean.

My only criticism is that it is very secluded which was nice but did not like the thought of travelling through the scary country lanes to visit surrounding areas. But my daughters 5yrs and 1yr enjoyed the site and the beach. Also absolutely no telephone reception at all on park, so emergency calls can only be made via reception.

We had a lovely break at Challaborough Bay, even though we had a couple of days of rain. This was no hardship as we went swimming, the pool and surrounding area was clean and manned by 2 lifeguards. Everywhere on site was clean and it was only a short walk to the beach, a lovely bay, great if you have kiddies.

The staff were all friendly, from the site staff to the office and bar/restaurant. There was a good selection of food on the menu, (spoilt for choice really), and the prices were very reasonable.

The only downside was the road into and out of the camp, very narrow, but there are passing places. It was like a mini adventure going up and down the lane, never knowing what would be coming the other way. A lovely area, would recommend it.

Really nice site, close to the beach which was clean and quiet, caravan was lovely inside with nice modern interior styling and all the appliances and conveniences we could possibly need; we had a really enjoyable stay and would definitely come here again, highly recommended to anyone :)

We've just come back from Challaborough Bay and have had a very relaxing stay. The reception staff were very helpful. We were very pleased with the caravan we were allocated - one of the newer ones and not too far to walk to the club room (we do have problems walking far now) so that was a bonus.

Everywhere in the site was spotlessly clean and the swimming pool was excellent. Although there were not many people in the clubroom in the evening, the staff gave a good show and we thoroughly enjoyed the entertainment (although I wasn't very lucky at the Bingo!!). We were very lucky with the good weather whilst we were there, so all in all we had a very happy stay at Challaborough Bay and will certainly come back again in the future.