Exeter Racecourse Club Campsite

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Good for families

Enjoyable stay at Exeter

We really enjoyed our stay. The staff were friendly and helpful. Facilities are kept very clean. Pitches are a good size with plenty of space between them. The site is excellent as a base for exploring the area with several towns and villages in easy travel distance. Good for cycling, we did the Exe estuary trail by travelling to towns on the trail. There are also trails in the forest next to the site. For exploring Exeter, there is a bus stop near the garage on the opposite side of the dual carriageway. There is a sharp turn from the south off the dual carriageway to get to the site.

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Motorhomer

Reviewed on 18/07/2024 15:22

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Rated 4 of 5

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Refurb or Close this site

This site could do with a refurb,/rethink!.. Lots of potholes in the roads and the site roads are narrow. With the new optional way of siting units, it is possible for units to be very close to the unit on the other side of the 'road'; 2 x chemical disposal points out of order (--- everyone had to use the point near the motorhome emptying point); the Service Points are only really places to fill up water - only one waste-water emptying point. A Serivice Point at Exeter is not the same as a Service Point on other CAMC sites - site map ought to reflect tbis difference. Poor system for late arrivals... If the gate is locked you have to leave the car and caravan at the gate, walk up to reception, collect the information sheet pinned to the door and walk all the way back to the car! If you are less good at walking, it's a bit of a treck... and if you are a solo caravanner, your van and car could be left at the gate for 10 minutes or so while you do the walk.

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DSB

Caravanner

Reviewed on 18/07/2024 08:44

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Long overdue a total refurb.

What can I say thats good about it, firstly the staff are very friendly and the facilities are spotlessly clean. Other than that the entire place wants bull dozing and starting again. The roads, once gravel, are now nothing more than mud and potholes with a sprinkling of stones and a large number of pitches are very sloped. You need wood blocks (wardens very helpful with providing some). Toilet facilities are out of the 1960’s and would not be out of place in a prison camp. One night stop over is about all it deserves, location is the only thing in its favour. Come on CAMC put your hand in your pocket and spend some money on it.

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Jasonwinter

Caravanner

Reviewed on 15/06/2024 12:58

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Good for families

Never again!

Overnight stopover 25/6 March 2024. Frankly, unless you are a racing enthusiast, stopovers are surely the only reason to stay here. We arrived halfway through a race in the pouring rain. The booking info from the Club is copious but failed to note that this was a race day. There are other race courses we’ve stayed at that would not take my booking on a race day. This site is exposed, has many puddles in the rain and has a mediocre standard of facilities. In my opinion the wiring of the hand drier in the boys’ room probably wouldn’t meet appropriate safety standards. At breakfast time there was a site-wide power outage. We left before it was fixed. One specific note: the turning off the expressway southbound is VERY tight and requires extra care and slow speed. Easy to overshoot too. Summary: we can find better.

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emarpe

Reviewed on 29/03/2024 17:58

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Good for families

Exeter Racecourse visit September 2023

We use this site as a stopover on our way to Cornwall. Even after wet weather in August (some puddles still existing on 2nd September) the Site Managers, most pleasant, had kept the grass cut and the site in a more than acceptable condition. Indeed, they were cutting the grass on a few pitches to ensure the site is well groomed. A word of caution for visitors from the North, when going up the steep hill (A 38) and seeing the Racecourse site turning to the left, watch your speed as the turn comes on you quickly and it is a sharp turn.

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cpm

Caravanner

Reviewed on 07/09/2023 07:19

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Caravan show

This is our first time on this site.Fortunately there was a small caravan and camping show on that weekend We arrived and found the wardens to be very helpful,friendly and welcoming.Nice large hardstanding.The toilets are a little tired but so super clean and showers hot.Weather poor meant we couldn't take advantage of the walks Good motorhome facilities for emptying tanks and elsan.It would have been nice if there could have been a few basics like bread and milk on site The turn off the bypass for the racecourse from Exeter,gives you no real warning,so one to look out for We will return :)

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Goldwing14

Reviewed on 20/07/2023 19:59

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Perfect site

I have stayed here many times as this is an ideal location to visit and explore Devon. As always the wardens are very helpful and full of good humour. The facilities for waste and water are located in an ideal location with easy access plus away from pitches. I look forward to returning here whenever I am in the area.

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Stephen Martin

Motorhomer

Reviewed on 20/07/2023 09:56

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Relaxing

We have just returned from our 4th trip here this year We love it! We don’t live too far away - half hour at most but we love to just pack up on a Friday night and go for the weekend, and it’s so quiet and relaxing. The Wardens are very friendly and I like that they are now enforcing the 1pm rule! We find the facilities perfectly fine, we use the showers and the washing up area. We take our dog and have walked around the racecourse, there are also shorter walks if you prefer. Huge car boot sale in a nearby field on a Sunday!

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Hatch4Palm

Motorhomer

Reviewed on 29/06/2023 21:37

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Good for families

Curate's egg

Positives: Excellent location for overnight stays enroute to the West Country, and for those with a car who are prepared for day trips using the A38 and A30 dual carriageways into Devon and Cornwall, and the M5 northbound. It's also handy for day trips to the Dorset coast, and by bus into Exeter. The facilities are tired but spotless, and the wardens this year (2023) are friendly and very welcoming. There is plenty of opportunity for exercising dogs and/or walking in the nearby Haldon Forest accessible on foot from the campsite. Negatives: This is probably not a good site for light sleepers, the adjacent A38 carrying overnight HGVs that strain to surmount Haldon Hill. The site is owned by the Jockey Club, who are responsible for site maintenance. It appears to be a side hustle for them. When the washroom boiler broke down earlier this year (2023) it took several days for replacement parts to be sourced. We had a seasonal pitch. In March we started with heavy rains that turned grass pitches into quagmire. However as the weather became drier the site became very dusty, and our van soon looked dirty, even though it had been fully washed in March. As seasonal pitchers we were not always in the van, and were never completely convinced by site security. A Jockey Club gate at the entrance to the racecourse is locked every night, but there is no raising barrier similar to those found at many C&MC sites that can be controlled by wardens. There is a popular weekly carboot in a neighbouring field, and some travellers decided to arrive unbooked and uninvited on the campsite. While they were successfully removed, the handling of that process is the responsibility of the Jockey Club who doubtless have their procedures to follow. On balance we contemplated whether our insurance company might claim the site was unsecured in the event of our van disappearing while we were at home, and thus argue about paying an insurance claim. We therefore decided to cancel the season pitch, but many other seasonal pitchers are clearly not so worried. On the whole we feel this site is an opportunity missed, but that is not the fault of the Caravan and Motorhome Club, or of the wardens.

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Gasser

Reviewed on 13/06/2023 19:09

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Great location

4th time staying ideal location and good value previous stays have been work stay overs whilst attending shows but just had a night stop with the kids, traffic free cycle around and halden forest is just down the road

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Campervanner

Reviewed on 24/05/2023 16:13

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