Campsite is fine, facilities are fine, parks are great for the kids. The one thing that spoiled our weekend was not being able to buy anything with cash money. Everything is card only. You lost at least £40 from the shop at the lake as you didn’t take cash, much to the disgust of the children as they wanted an ice creams, we needed some swim shoes too which one of the kids had to go without. Same in the shop, which if I remember last year took cash, but again go to get an ice cream and some camping bits, oh look card only again & 4 very upset children, you lost another £25 and just got a shrug of the shoulders from the young lad behind the till. We were only camping for 2 nights so didn’t bring many supplies with us as we knew the shop stocked a decent supply. But no, got a pocket full of cash but can’t spend it. It’s ok we thought we’re go to the old sawmill for dinner as we couldn’t get anything from the shop, nope, card only again. 4 adults & 4 kids having dinner, drinks, ice creams. Say £120 minimum. That’s £185 from just 2 families in JUST 2 days!. Can you afford to be losing this much from every visitor you have over the summer? Not a very sustainable business model from somewhere that has such a diverse range of people and ages visiting and staying with you. We couldn’t even order anything to take away. The older generation (not all) are not going to sit out in a tent and scan a QR code to look at a menu and be expected to order and pay on a phone. They just won’t do it and your lose out. I cannot find anything on your website to say it’s a cashless site and it has made our stay very frustrating and to be totally honest, I doubt we will come back because of it. 3 years running we have brought our young kids here and they have grown up loving this place and the parks. You have not made it easy and that’s a shame when camping with young demanding children. What does make me chuckle though is you guys are happy for cash to be used in the games room and the kids to pester there parents to go and spend a small fortune to win tat toys from the arcade machines.

Really lovely site, loads to do for the kids they loved it for the adults a bit hit and miss. The pitches are a bit odd, all different sizes, mostly sloping and some sandwiched together so doesn't have a very restful feel. Shower blocks had nice hot showers but leaning towards the basic. Food is really expensive but ok, nice to have the option instead of cooking. The staff were all great, really friendly and helpful, especially the activity staff. We were a bit disappointed with the cycle options especially as the site seems to promote what is on offer. They were tired, overgrown and a bit confusing. Fun for two minutes then not sign posted. There's a difference between having some elements of risk riding in nature and being poorly maintained and a bit borderline with safety. If we come back would be good to see the tracks spruced up with more beginners options. It was definitely an expensive weekend, I think really hard to do the trip on a budget but it's a unique sort of place and we all enjoyed it overall.

I paid £677 for one week in my caravan with wife and 3 children. So at nearly £100 per night our expectations were high. The positives first there is a lot of playgrounds etc and the scenery and setting is beautiful. However when you pay nearly £100 a night I expected more. The glamorous activities are all extra (zip wire £11 per person, high ropes £22 per person plus booking fee). We did the high ropes and zip wire but you do wonder what we are paying nearly £100 per night for? There was no evening entertainment and the playgrounds were nothing special considering the money paid. It’s card only and no cash so be warned you need to load up your bank account. The lack of human interaction is also very impersonal, all done online they email you your pitch number and car pass (to print at your own cost). You don’t even check in at reception and just drive straight to your pitch. The is a theme of a lack of staff around and those who you do see with the odd exception are very young, the boy in the shop told me he was 17 and so could not sell me alcohol. Most staff look about 18 to 21. Worst of all was the lack of cleanliness of the toilets and showers. My nearest block (called Woodlands) was very poor, it varied from just about passable on one day, the other days it was dire. Full of mud, leaves and stagnant water. The fly traps were caked with dead flies, the whole block looked as if it needed a thorough deep clean and refurb. See pictures. I have been caravaning for 10 years and been to sites all over the U.K. and Europe and these shower facilities were the dirtiest I have seen. Overall one left here feeling thoroughly short changed.

We have been meaning to revisit River Dart as last time we came our daughters (7) were toddlers. We came with friends this time and really enjoyed the impressive adventure playgrounds and lake. The site is very easy, the showers are reliably hot, didn’t have to queue. They seemed to be cleaned regularly. We would like to come again and try the bike trails which look great and some of the paid activities like the climbing wall which are for over 8s. Things which could be improved would be the service. It did feel a bit impersonal really. It seemed like the site was run by teams of rather young workers perhaps on break from school, often seemed a bit bored and not very engaged. A proper welcome at the barrier with some directions to your pitch would have been good. The sawmill pub offers pizza or mainly pub food with chips. The food although not particularly cheap was average and rather bland, some more choice and higher quality ingredients would have been good. The ordering system was annoying, no option to just order at the bar. Had to use QR codes at the tables with our phones not working well. On the third night we drove to ashburton and brought back a takeaway which was a welcome change. The shop doesn’t stock much food, perhaps to encourage more trade at the Sawmill, it’s mainly toys and sweets. My friend and I felt that some of the workers drove their vehicles much too quickly round the site. Didn’t seem any need to be in such a hurry and it seemed dangerous in an area with lots of children and dogs.

Used to come to this site as a kid and wanted to return with my family. Still lives up to the memory as a kid and me and the family with 2 young girls loved camping here. Will 100% be back again! Pros: Site itself is great and relatively nice flat pitches Amazing setting with woodlands all around Loads to do on site and kids were well and truly exhausted from all the activities. Only used the restaurant for breakfast on one day, but was good and the food i did see being served for lunch and dinner looked good. Cons: It was bank holiday so maybe to be expected, but there were some very loud groups partying until late. Didnt appear to be any action from River Dart to ask them to be quiet come 11pm. My advice from the site would be to maybe group larger group bookings in one place to avoid families with young children being kept awake. Toilet bloc to be fair is cleaned on a regular basis and they do their best to curtail the mud being dragged in from the woodlands and fields. But they could do with being updated. Showers okay, but if all in use can run to nothing but a dribble of water. Shop is okay, too many naff toys on offer, would be nice if there was more produce and stuff for a bbq. But its open i think until 9.30pm which is a positive as a lot of site shops shut early.

Went for the day with my three year old son. He had the time of his life and loved every minute of it. The facilities are incredible - so many adventure playground activities. He loved the wooden fort and the spiders web. Whole site is cashless with QR codes to scan to order food in restaurant - I loved that. So easy, I was on my own with my son so it was great to be able to sit at our table, order and pay quickly and easily when we wanted. We had long sleeves and sturdy boots on, glad we did because although August the shade of the trees mean it is cool and he would have been cold in a t shirt. Boots essential for waking over tree roots safely. Only negative is that all the staff are about 14 years old and totally clueless about the park and just life in general really. It’s quite funny - like it’s a reality TV show about what would happen if you let a load of teenagers run a holiday park. They do an alright job, considering.