Thorn Campsite

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Nine-hole golf course on site (added by manager 02 Jul 2021)
Level camping field
First hole on the golf course
The eighth tee

  • Well-maintained wild camping field on a golf course in rural Devon
  • A 10-minute drive from the Jurassic Coast, Branscombe and Sidmouth
  • Golf and snacks on site; beaches, coastal hikes, pubs and shops nearby
Thorn Campsite is a secluded spot in Devon countryside, near Jurassic Coast beaches and seaside resorts – and here’s the thing – it comes with its very own golf course. Yes, golfers pack your clubs and come to enjoy a few rounds on a nine-hole rural course. The flat and neatly manicured camping field has electric hook-ups, loos, a washing-up area and showers, and it’s just a short stroll from the golf course. The clubhouse cleverly doubles as a snack bar with additional loos and showers for site guests, and there’s a wifi connection if you need to keep friends informed of your golfing successes. But it’s not just about the golfing. Families, couples and dogs are also welcome at Thorn, as there’s plenty hereabouts to keep everyone entertained. Take the kids rummaging for fossils along the Jurassic Coast (10 minutes’ drive), and if they have behaved really, really well, the best treat ever is feeding time at The Donkey Sanctuary (five minutes). You can choose from an abundance of lovely beaches along the coastline (Salcombe Regis and Seaton to name just two – both less than 15 minutes’ drive), and the South West Coast Path (10 minutes) reveals swathes of rugged headlands for long-distance hikers. Sidmouth supermarkets will keep you fed and watered, and if you want a night off from cooking, there are traditional pubs in Branscombe (10 minutes) and a whole host of restaurants in Budleigh Salterton (25 minutes).

Site type

Travel trailer sites 3
RV sites 3
Tent sites 15
Opens
Please note
  • The park does not accept breeds/crossbreeds listed in the Breed-specific legislation (i.e. Pit Bull Terrier, Japanese Tosa, Dogo Argentino, and Fila Brasileiro).
  • Please note that the toilet/shower facilities are unisex.

Languages spoken

English

Reviews

73%

would recommend this site to a friend

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Only showing reviews for the last 30 months.

Loved the beauty and peacefullness of the site, toilets and showers were…

Overall 10/10
Location 10
Value for money 10
Accommodation No rating
Facilities / Activities 10
Customer service 10
Child friendliness 10
Cleanliness 10
Wifi No rating
Lauren P. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Power optional grass tent campsite

Liked: Loved the beauty and peacefullness of the site, toilets and showers were nice a clean. Owner was helpful, polite and lovely to talk to.

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Overall enjoyed our stay and the kids loved their 1st round of golf

Overall 8/10
Location 10
Value for money 10
Accommodation 6
Facilities / Activities 6
Customer service 8
Child friendliness 8
Cleanliness 4
Wifi 2
Anonymous The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Power optional grass RV campsite

Liked: The relaxed feel of the site

Disliked: Maybe a little more attentive to the toilet shower facilities

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Clean pitch and great pitch size, lovely helpful bloke who runs it.…

Overall 10/10
Location 10
Value for money 10
Accommodation 10
Facilities / Activities 10
Customer service 10
Child friendliness 10
Cleanliness 10
Wifi No rating
Tina B. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Power optional grass tent campsite

Liked: Clean pitch and great pitch size, lovely helpful bloke who runs it. We like back to basic camping so having clean hot showers and toilets to us is a new thing, price is great and great location. On a couple.of occasions no loo roll but we always take our anyway. Short drive away from many beaches.

Disliked: The ehu could be temperamental but the guy did what he could to help.

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Friendly owner…

Overall 4/10
Location 10
Value for money 10
Accommodation 6
Facilities / Activities 6
Customer service 8
Child friendliness No rating
Cleanliness 4
Wifi No rating
Michael H. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Power optional grass tent campsite

Liked: Friendly owner

Disliked: Women's showers not working, washrooms basic not cleaned efficiently

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From the manager: three other showers are available; at the time now fixed faulty one

The expanse of space and location were both excellent. Very close to…

Overall 10/10
Location 10
Value for money 10
Accommodation 10
Facilities / Activities 10
Customer service 10
Child friendliness 10
Cleanliness 10
Wifi 10
Anonymous The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Power optional grass tent campsite

Liked: The expanse of space and location were both excellent. Very close to lots of fun things to do regardless of age. Jurassic coast not too far, 10-20 minute drive.

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Sidmouth area was beautiful. Couple who owned the site were very lovely and…

Overall 4/10
Location 2
Value for money 6
Accommodation 2
Facilities / Activities 2
Customer service 8
Child friendliness No rating
Cleanliness 2
Wifi No rating
Tracy M. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Power optional grass tent campsite

Liked: Sidmouth area was beautiful. Couple who owned the site were very lovely and friendly. Being out in nature is always a bonus 😊

Disliked: Campsite was in the middle of a golf course (which you were aware of anyway) just didn’t realise what idiots actually played golf!! One golfer was totally unaware of any risk to anyone on the site!! Campsite was very scruffy but it’s not supposed to be used as such. Toilets/showers weren’t cleaned enough I think and ran out of loo rolls a lot. Good job we brought our own.

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Zielono , pole namiotowe czyste…

Overall 6/10
Location 8
Value for money 8
Accommodation 2
Facilities / Activities 2
Customer service 2
Child friendliness 4
Cleanliness 2
Wifi 2
Anonymous The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Power optional grass tent campsite

Liked: Zielono , pole namiotowe czyste

Disliked: Prysznice - tragedia zazwyczaj zimna woda brak ciśnienia a także brudno w WC i prysznic

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From the manager: shame nice people ?, I provided electricity to them which they had not booked. when I didn't have any spare hookups plenty of trees to climb other children also around, did away with the amusement arcade years ago

Cheap and easy-going but don't expect more than that

Overall 6/10
Location 8
Value for money 8
Accommodation 4
Facilities / Activities 4
Customer service 8
Child friendliness 6
Cleanliness 2
Wifi 2
Anonymous The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Power optional grass tent campsite

Liked: Very relaxed atmosphere and the owner was helpful and friendly

Disliked: The facilities could do with a decent clean. We were camped and parked on an active golf course which wasn't a problem but very quickly could have been, given we were about 5m from the 7th hole.

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Camping as a Family with younger and older children , friends also…

Overall 6/10
Location 8
Value for money 6
Accommodation 4
Facilities / Activities 4
Customer service 6
Child friendliness 6
Cleanliness 2
Wifi 4
Anonymous The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Power optional grass tent campsite

Liked: Camping as a Family with younger and older children , friends also pitched up with us. Some good and bad points to make. Site was not well equipped. Showers and toilets were not kept up to good cleanliness standards. But useable. Two showers in each block . One in the women’s does not give out hot water. Private function was also on site while we were staying and were very loud up to early hours of the morning, which I thought wasn’t really on considering we had not been warned about it and young children with us. Golf on site was a very fun activity for both kids and adults. And reasonably priced. Owner seemed friendly enough. Lots of space for running / biking round.

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Great place to camp with mates

Overall 10/10
Location 10
Value for money 10
Accommodation 10
Facilities / Activities 10
Customer service 10
Child friendliness 10
Cleanliness 10
Wifi 10
Anonymous The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Power optional grass tent campsite

Liked: Very chilled and friendly campsite

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Features

Leisure on park

Bar or club house Cycle hire Evening entertainment Fishing Fitness centre Indoor swimming pool Kids' club On-site restaurant/cafe Outdoor swimming pool Playground Recreation room/arcade TV room Takeout Tennis Watersports

Amenities on park

Bath available Car parking by site/unit Composting toilet Dog park Drying room Free wifi Grocery store Ice pack freezing Internet access Laundromat Parent & baby washroom Payphone Pick-up from public transport Portable toilet Pub toilets Restrooms Shower available Washing-up area Wifi

Groups welcome

Family friendly Motorcycle friendly Single-sex groups welcome Student groups welcome

Rules

Barbecue grills allowed Barbecue provided Campfires allowed Commercial vehicles allowed Dogs allowed Dogs allowed all year

Themes

Wild camping

Utilities

Charging facilities Dump station Electric car charging point(s) Propane/gas cylinders available Recycling available Renewable energy

Nearby amenities

Bar nearby Dog walk nearby

Type

Pop-up campground Small (11-25 sites)

Accessibility

Disabled facilities

Nearby leisure

Cycle hire nearby Fishing nearby Golf nearby Mountain biking nearby Sailing nearby Watersports nearby

Location

Thorn Campsite

Thorn Golf Centre

Salcombe Regis

Sidmouth

Devon

England

EX10 0JH

Directions

Timezone

Europe/London +0100 (GMT+01:00)

GPS

50.69764°N
-3.20277°W

Nearest transport

Coach
19 km Rail Station
19 km Opposite Rail Station
19.2 km Honiton Road Park and Ride
Rail
11.1 km Honiton Rail Station
11.5 km Feniton Rail Station
13.3 km Whimple Rail Station
Ferry
18 km Exmouth Ferry Landing
18.7 km Topsham (Turf Lock Ferry) Ferry Landing
18.8 km Topsham Ferry Landing
Airport
15.5 km Exeter International Airport

Please note: All distances on this page are calculated "as the crow flies" - please check actual distance depending on your mode of travel using the Get directions button above.

Local attractions

Local attractions and activities include: - Golf: on site - The Donkey Sanctuary: five minutes’ drive - Norman Lockyer Observatory: five minutes - Jurassic Coast: 10 minutes - Salcombe Regis (beach): 10 minutes - Branscombe (pubs and beach): 10 minutes - Sidmouth (shops and beach): 10 minutes - Bicton Park Botanical Gardens: 20 minutes - Budleigh Salterton (beach and restaurants): 25 minutes - Crealy Theme Park and Resort: 30 minutes.

Water quality at nearby bathing waters

Name Distance Type 2020 2019 2018 2017
Sidmouth Town 3.7 km Sea N/A Excellent Excellent Excellent
Sidmouth Jacobs Ladder 4 km Sea N/A Excellent Excellent Excellent
Ladram Bay 6.9 km Sea N/A Good N/A Good
Beer 8 km Sea N/A Excellent Excellent Excellent
Seaton (Devon) 9.3 km Sea N/A Excellent Excellent Excellent

Data source: European Environment Agency

Must see

Jurassic Coast World Heritage Site 3.3 km

Crealy Great Adventure Park 15 km

The National Trust Killerton House & Gardens 20.7 km

Exeter Cathedral - Church of Saint Peter 23.2 km

Blackdown Hills Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty 24.6 km

National Trust

Branscombe: the Old Bakery, Manor Mill and Forge 4.6 km

Shute Barton 12.8 km

Loughwood Meeting House 14.1 km

A la Ronde 15.6 km

Killerton: Marker's Cottage 18.4 km

Cycle routes

Find local routes on the National Cycle Network - over 12,000 miles of cycling routes.

Other

Weston - Coastal Path - Salcombe Regis 1.5 km

CONNAUGHT GARDENS 3.9 km

Branscombe – Street and the Coastal Path 5.6 km

COMBE HOUSE 8.6 km

BICTON 8.8 km

Please note: All distances on this page are calculated "as the crow flies" - please check actual distance depending on your mode of travel using the Get directions button above.

Nearest sites

Unfortunately, we have no nearby bookable sites.

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Frequently asked questions

  • Does Thorn Campsite have a swimming pool? No View all features
  • Is Thorn Campsite dog friendly? Yes View all features
  • What attractions are near Thorn Campsite? Local attractions and activities include: - Golf: on site - The Donkey Sanctuary: five minutes’ drive - Norman Lockyer Observatory: five minutes - Jurassic Coast: 10 minutes - Salcombe Regis (beach): 10 … Read more
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