Perfect to explore the southwest
Our Park’s Facilities
At Andrewshayes you will find all the facilities you need to make your holiday a special one:
– FREE Heated Covered Swimming Pool
– Ploughman’s Bar with takeaway
– Family Arcade Room with pool and air hockey
– Toddler Soft Play Room
– Children’s Play Park and sports field
– Private Woodland Walk
– Dog walking area
Free Indoor Heated Covered Pool
Our large swimming pool is covered by an amazing retractable enclosure. This means you can enjoy the pool from April until the end of October regardless of what the weather may be doing. The pool is heated and surrounded by a lovely patio area – ideal for a day by the pool or to cool off after a day out sightseeing.
Use of the pool is free for all our customers and there is no need to book. Please note we do not have a life guard on duty so children under the age of 16 must be supervised by an adult when swimming and no-one is allowed to swim alone. Open from 8am until 7pm or dusk in September and October.
Over looking the swimming pool (and part of the bar area in the evening) is a large conservatory. This is available for use during the day as a place to relax and watch the swimmers.
The Ploughman's Bar - Bar, Restaurant & Takeaway
You can enjoy a quiet evening drink and an evening meal in our friendly Bar, which is open Friday and Saturday nights throughout the season and daily in the school summer holidays.
The restaurant and takeaway service is a great option after a busy day, serving good quality burgers, pizzas and fish and chips and home made specials cooked to order. The takeaway is open in the evenings until 9pm daily from mid July to the end of the school holidays and over Bank Holidays weekends.
For more details of weekly opening times and summer entertainment look on our Ploughman’s Bar page or Facebook.
Please note that as we are not a large park, the bar and takeaway are not open midweek i.e. Sunday – Thursday, outside the summer school holidays. Please call us to check opening times to avoid disappointment.
Adventure Play Area & Playing Field
Outside for the younger children there is an enclosed adventure play park, shaded by a mature oak tree and with a safe bark surface there are swings, a playhouse with a slide and a climbing frame. It is situated opposite outdoor seating area of the the bar / cafe which means you can enjoy a drink or snack whilst watching your children play.
For the older children and the young at heart we have a playing field for football and other outdoor games. This is the only area we permit ball games.
There is an outdoor table tennis table, bats and balls available from reception.
Games Room
At Andrewshayes the relaxed and safe atmosphere allows children the freedom to play around the park and they soon make new friends.
Our Games Room facility is well received by all ages. This is situated next to our reception for indoor play, there are various video machines, air hockey and a pool table for the older children.
Toddler Play Room
In the same building as the Games Room there is a separate small soft play room to help keep the little ones happy (suitable for children 6 and under who must be supervised). There are also some toddler toys and books to enjoy.
Andrewshayes is Dog Friendly
We welcome well-behaved dogs at Andrewshayes and provide a large field for exercising. Opposite the park entrance there is another field with a walk to our private woodland area, a lovely space planted with native trees and shrubs which was given a David Bellamy Special Distinction Award.
Don’t want to leave your canine friend in the car when you are visiting a local attraction? Ask in reception for a local kennel or approved dog lovers who will help you with doggie day care.
Shop & Reception
Our reception doubles as a small shop selling self-catering essentials as well as ice-creams, sweets and a few other camping essentials including Calor Gas.
For your main shopping needs we are only a five minute drive to local shops and supermarkets in Axminster or the lovely Millers Farm Shop in Kilmington just off the A35. In Dalwood village (1 1/2 miles) there is a small village shop.
Information Room
There is so much to explore in the Devon/Dorset and Somerset area around Andrewshayes. From fun family tourist attractions to gardens, museums and wildlife parks and not forgetting local beaches, walks and cream teas.
Our information room has a great stock of tourist leaflets and local events posters to help you choose. Please feel free to ask our reception team for any advice about local days out.
Book Exchange – If a lazy day by the pool is called for you might find something to your liking in the book/magazine exchange or settle down with the kids to tackle a jigsaw.
Check our Facebook page for regular updates for local events and “what’s on”.
Facilities for Campers Shower Blocks, Washing Up, Laundry
We have a clean modern shower and toilet block with two seprate accessible family rooms.
There are plenty of sinks for washing up undercover.
In the same block you will find a laundry room with coin operated washing machines and tumble dryers as well as hand washing facilities.
There is also a free freezer for your freezer packs and microwave, especially useful to warm baby’s milk or even a microwave dinner!
Please see further details about accessibility here.
Refuse and Recycling
We really encourage you to wash out and recycle your plastic bottles and food trays, tins, cans, glass and clean cardboard.
Batteries can be taken to reception for recycling.
Complimentary WiFi
We provide a complimentary Wifi service allowing you to browse the internet and keep in contact while you are away.
Please bear in mind that this is a rural network. Signal strength varies across the park and may not be available in all locations*. It is also subject to slower speeds than you may be used to. It’s not suitable for streaming or online gaming or downloading large files. *some units do have private routers
Woodland Walk
Ask in reception about our lovely private woodland walk – this beautiful area of deciduous trees and native shrubs earned us a Special Distinction from the David Bellamy Scheme.
It’s perfect for a half hour wander or makes a lovely picnic spot, the woods are a lovely place to wander for all ages.
Popular with dog walkers as well, but if you are lucky you may spot a rabbit, a squirrel or even a deer. For the nature detectives amongst you there’s plenty to enjoy.
Take a look at our short video to see more.
Nature at Andrewshayes
To encourage the younger ones to build on their knowledge of flora and fauna we have nature information boards around the site.
The park is full of trees, flowering shrubs and quite a few rabbits!