Hazelwood Holiday Park knows about family holidays – we've been family-owned and run for nearly 60 years. Our safe, peaceful atmosphere is perfect for holidays with children and there's so much to do both on and off the holiday park. Dawlish Warren beach is just a hop and a skip for building sandcastles and refreshing sea dips and for more excitment, Funder Park, one of Devon's best family fairgrounds, is just a short walk away. The perfect base for your family holiday in Dawlish Warren and great times together!
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Our family-friendly, Oakwood Lodges include 2 bedroom lodges that sleep 4 people and 3 bedroom lodges that can accommodate 6 people, for every size of family. You can even bring your furriest family member on holiday with you, as some of our lodges are dog- friendly. (Other lodges are guaranteed dog-free for those who have allergies). These stylish family-friendly lodges with hot tubs have everything you need for a really comfortable holiday in Devon including spacious lounges, fully-equipped kitchens, private parking and landscaped outdoor space.
The Cedarwood Chalet at Hazelwood Holiday Park sleeps 7 people as a perfect family-friendly holiday apartment in South Devon. With two bedrooms, and an optional sofa bed in the living room, there's space for everyone. This is a great chalet for families with two children (in a six berth) or three children (in a seven berth). We also have four berths which are no different in size but have normal sofas. Most of these chalet apartments are situated at the front of the Park by open lawned areas with plenty of space to play.
Treat yourself to much more comfort than a caravan holiday. The family-friendly, Ashwood Chalet Apartment sleeps up to 6 people as the largest holiday chalet at Dawlish Warren’s child-friendly Hazelwood Holiday Park with three bedrooms: a double bedroom, a bedroom with twin beds and a bunk bedroom. Lovely and roomy and situated in front of grassy lawned areas, there's plenty of space to enjoy the sunshine and relax for all the family.
Onsite we have lots of family-friendly activities and facilities available from nightly entertainment in our clubhouse, to our outdoor heated swimming pool, which is always a firm favourite with the kids. Across Devon there's plenty of family-friendly things to do too from amusement parks and wave pools to endless sandy beaches for body-boarding and surfing. You'll never be far from family-friendly activities when you stay at Hazelwood Holiday Park.
You’re in for a good night at Hazelwood Clubhouse with evening on-site entertainment and nightly cash Bingo. We have cabaret acts along with Quiz Nights and Game Shows and Children’s entertainment in the early evening during the school holidays. We are very excited to welcome back the wonderful Sarah Ivy-Louise as our host in 2025.
No family holiday in Dawlish Warren is complete without a dip in the pool! Have the best times together splashing in our 40′ x 20′ outside heated swimming pool! With a large patio area and a grass surround it is a real suntrap so parents can relax while the kids play. The pool opens between the end of May – mid September and children must always be accompanied by an adult.
Autumn Devon holidays work best when you can combine the coast, countryside and flexible self-catering without spending every day in the car. At Hazelwood Holiday Park in Dawlish Warren, the beach is around 640 metres away, the Exe Estuary is close by, and our 38 acres give families and couples plenty of space to slow the pace after a day exploring South Devon.
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It’s just down the road from Hazelwood Holiday park, right next to the blue flag beach. This area of sand dunes, mudflats and beach that lies at the mouth of the River Exe is one of the most important places for wildfowl and wading birds in the whole of the South West and the dunes and grassland have over 600 types of flowering plants. Over the years it has featured many times in the BBC’s Springwatch and its a favourite holiday destination for birdwatchers from all over Britain.