This Page lets you know about any changes, up and coming events and news so keep an eye on it.
Hot News - Woodland Springs Touring Park
has become one of Practical Caravans Top 100 Sites in 2010 and is Dartmoor’s
only finalist in these prestigious awards. Chris & Jan Patrick, the owners, are
very proud of this achievement as it is voted for by customers. The Practical
Caravan Top 100 saw an increase in voting of 350% compared to last year and with
over 2000 caravan sites in the UK having touring pitches getting into the top
100 is quite an achievement.
Nigel Donnelly, editor of Practical Caravan, said, “Each year we ask the people
who really know about sites – our readers – to vote for their favourite. This
year the level of votes was up massively and Top 100 Sites continues to go from
strength to strength.”
Recent Awards - We have been awarded the 4 Pennants grading by the AA and now our new toilet and shower block has been given a 5 star Loo of the Year 2010 Award.
The Times On-Line
We can be seen on the Times On-Line in an article entitled "Pitch and pint: top 10 pubs near campsites" produced by Pitch-Up.com and the Good Pub Guide. We are paired with the Drewe Arms in Drewsteignton in the article. This has now also been reviewed by the Mirror on line so have a look.
Practical Caravan Top 100 Sites Awards
We have been entered into the Practical Caravan Top 100 Sites for 2009
Earliest Arrival
Earliest Arrival is now 1.00pm, please do not turn up at the site before then as we have no late/early arrivals area.
WiFi
WiFi has landed. 24 Hours is £5.00, 48 hours is £8.00, 1 week is £20.
Post Inn
The Post Inn has been reopened by the same owners so we have a pub in walking distance again. Good luck Graham & Miriam.
Castle Drogo Regular Events:
Super Tuesdays (11am to 5pm). Every day the Conservation Team are at work on various projects around the castle and although the blinds will be down and the curtains drawn, there is still plenty to see.
Garden Tours (most Thursdays 12 noon to 2pm). Free guided tours of the Garden with one of their Garden stewards.
Living History (Every Wednesday in the month 11am to 4pm) Mr Brian and the other servants who worked at Castle Drogo in the late 1920's are in the house to greet guests who visited Mrs Drewe for tea.
We have a new toilet and shower block. This has full disabled facilities and an integral dishwashing room and laundry. It has been awarded a 5 Star Loo of the Year Award 2010.
This was built by Devon Pine Lodges (a division of Surf Bay Leisure) who build luxury pine lodges, our many thanks to them.
Digital Change Over
We have now completed both stages of the transition to digital so you will need FreeView or Satellite to get TV here now.
Other
For a comprehensive list of events on and around Dartmoor click here, if you click here you can see another diary list.
Why not read the Dartmoor National Trust blog or check out the 5 day weather forecast. The Dartmoor Accommodation website also has some vouchers that can be printed off for discounts in the area, check them out here.
Check out the tariffs page for our prices and see what you now get for your money. All prices include VAT.
There is a small shop and we are stocking some local meat, local jams and chutneys, craft products as well as basic food and camping items. We now have a Off Licence so we sell a small selection of wines (including our own label), local cider and beers.
Fresh bread is baked to order for a morning collection, mmmmmm. You could have a fresh coffee ground from the bean from our coffee machine in our information point.
We have laundry facilities with 2 washing machines and 2 tumble dryers. they are token operated and you get your detergent with your washing machine token. Washing is £4.00 and lasts for 2 hours (120 minutes) and the dryers cost £1.00 and last for 1 hour (60 minutes). There is an iron for you to use which has no charge.
Don't worry about running out of gas as we are Calor agents so you can get your gas onsite.
We have some Day Kennels that can be hired by our customers for their dogs. Prices are £6.00 per kennel with a £5.00 deposit on the key. So if you want to have a day shopping or go some where that you can not take the dogs why not make use of these. You can put more than one dog in a kennel but we will not allow overcrowding. We will not accept noisy dogs and you must leave a mobile telephone number with us in case your dog does not settle down or becomes unwell.
If you are organising an event and want it to appear on this page please contact Chris or Jan on 01647 231695 or email us at webmaster@woodlandsprings.co.uk.