Barhams Woodland Camping

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Sunset at pitch (added by manager 09 Aug 2024)
Chatting around the campfire
Every pitch has a dedicated firepit area
Arriving at camp

  • Wild-style camping on a 16-acre Devon woodland site near Denbury
  • A 10-minute drive to Dartmoor National Park; 25 minutes to Paignton
  • Peaceful and private landscaped pitches among mature oak trees
The brains behind Barhams Woodland Camping have previously been responsible for one of Europe’s top hostels for outdoor lovers, so you can be sure they’ve got a pretty good idea of what makes a good base for an outdoor break. At this Devon site they describe the setup as ‘wild camping – with one or two of the rough edges taken away’. And that’s a great way to describe this place, set among 16 acres of woodland a mile from Denbury. It’s a laidback place that’s all about appreciating things like peaceful campfire evenings, fresh air and birdsong – but it’s also got flushing toilets, gas-powered showers and a washing-up area to make life a little more comfortable. Each of the pitches here has been thoughtfully landscaped to make the most of the setting and provide plenty of privacy. That means they’ve all got their own individual character – but what they’ve got in common is a setting under the canopy of tall oak trees that have been in place for more than a hundred years. That canopy can be handy for sheltering you from passing rain showers, but there are also enough gaps between the branches to make sure some sunlight breaks through. In another handy little touch, the car park has been set up to provide an allocated space for each pitch – a useful feature for peace of mind that you’ll always find a space. The south Devon surroundings are just as fine here, too – the edge of Dartmoor National Park is about 10 minutes’ drive and the coast about 25 minutes, so you’ll have plenty of choice when it comes to walking trails, outdoor activities and family attractions.

Site type

RV sites 3
Tent sites 13
Open now
Opens May 24
Please note
  • Under 18s must be accompanied by their parents or legal guardians.
  • Group bookings of 3 or more units (e.g. tent, caravan, RV or accommodation hire) traveling together are not permitted via Pitchup.com.
  • Group bookings of 5 or more adults are not permitted (couples and immediate family members excepted).
  • Single-sex bookings of 4 or more people (couples and immediate family members excepted) are not permitted via Pitchup.com.
  • No bachelor/bachelorette parties permitted via Pitchup.com.
  • Twin axle vehicles are not permitted on site.
  • Bookings must not be for more than 27 consecutive nights.
  • No cars/motorcycles at the site. All cars must be parked in the designated area.
  • The park caters for families (immediate members) and couples only - bookings from all other forms of groups are not accepted.
  • Continental touring caravans (caravans built with the passenger door on the right-hand side) are not permitted.
  • Discount cards and gift vouchers cannot be applied to bookings made via Pitchup.com.
  • At least one of the party members must be aged 21 or over.
  • This is a quiet park: no music is allowed.
  • Guests are advised to bring a good quality flashlight with them as parts of the park are unlit.
  • Please note that the toilet facilities are unisex.
  • Fires, barbecues and/or firepits will not be permitted in dry, windy and/or hot weather conditions.
  • You pitch number will be on the booking confirmation email and it will also correspond to your parking space.

Languages spoken

English

Open from Fri, May 24 to

Pitch types & availability

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Only showing reviews for the last 30 months.

A fabulous place to stay and we will be sure to come back soon.

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

Primitive cement/asphalt campervan campsite (maximum 6 metres)

Liked: We have just spent another wonderful night at the lovely barham woods. So peaceful, tranquil and just what we need after a busy week at work. The facilities are clean and hygienic with extra touches such as hand sanitizer, washing up liquid etc provided. So amazing to spend time in nature, feeding the birds and just chilling by the camp fire. Everyone we have met here including the owners, have been so friendly and welcoming.

Disliked: Can’t say we disliked anything at all!

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Excellent location. Peaceful, tranquil and quiet. Facilities clean and exactly what is…

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

Primitive cement/asphalt campervan campsite (maximum 6 metres)

Liked: Excellent location. Peaceful, tranquil and quiet. Facilities clean and exactly what is required. Have visited twice recently and will definitely be returning. Owners very accommodating. Easy to book and contactless check in. Fire kit is a lovely touch. Will be back soon.

Disliked: Nothing to dislike.

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Clean facilities for a semi wild camp on private pitch in woodland.

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

Primitive forest floor tent campsite (four person)

Liked: Lovely private pitches, in a peacefully woodland setting. Wheelbarrows were really helpful as cars aren't parked on pitches. Lovely clean toilet facilities, flushable which was nice as it felt like wild camping with better facilities. Showers with products available for use was a nice touch. Surprisingly warm water in shower. The firepit on the pitch was a real deal breaker as the kids love a fire to make smores.

Disliked: I was unsure if there was recycling facilities on site as we took our rubbish to the bin near the showers. My son says he thinks there was bins near car park. We recycle everything at home, so it felt weird throwing it all. So more obvious recycling facilities would be good. Apologises if it was obvious..and I missed it! It was great that our dog could come, but if an area could be made as an enclosed dog area that'd be great, as he had nowhere to run and burn off energy.

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Amazing off grid site

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

Primitive cement/asphalt campervan campsite (maximum 6 metres)

Liked: So peaceful and amazing

Disliked: It could have done with a dog waste bin. Not sure we should have been putting it in the general waste.

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Very quiet, well organised, clean showers. Owners very helpful, everything needed provided,especially as…

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

Primitive forest floor tent campsite (six person)

Liked: Very quiet, well organised, clean showers. Owners very helpful, everything needed provided,especially as we wanted to stay extra night at short notice.

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We travelled with our two dogs and stayed in our roof tent.…

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

Primitive cement/asphalt campervan campsite (maximum 6 metres)

Liked: We travelled with our two dogs and stayed in our roof tent. The facilities were clean and nice. It was also a nice touch that there was organic shampoo and body wash to use. It was a contactless check in but the owner attended in the evening to check the facilities and introduced himself which was really nice. The whole atmosphere of the site was friendly and safe. There was also an option to order fire wood and a detailed email which included all of the information required for our stay. We thought this was very lovely and not what you usually get at sites!

Disliked: The only negative was that we were assigned camper van pitch 1 which meant we were right by the main car park for the entire site. This meant that our pitch wasn’t very private as people were arriving, leaving or going to there car often. Camper van pitch 2 was also very close, which meant that when they arrived at around 11pm (after the check in time) they woke us up. We would stay again but we would request a different pitch, or even consider bring a normal tent to use rather than our roof tent so that we could be more private.

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Great vibes, perfect wild camp crossover would stay again!

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

Primitive forest floor tent campsite (four person)

Liked: Great location and vibe

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Peaceful & relaxed site. For "off-grid" the facilities were excellent; hot showers and…

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
Sarah R. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Primitive cement/asphalt campervan campsite (maximum 6 metres)

Liked: Peaceful & relaxed site. For "off-grid" the facilities were excellent; hot showers and toilets were great and well kept every day. The owners were always on hand through email or text for anything including to order fire kits at short notice.

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Lovely quiet site with nice pitches. Nice to have fire pit and available…

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

Primitive forest floor tent campsite (four person)

Liked: Lovely quiet site with nice pitches. Nice to have fire pit and available wood. Owners friendly and accommodating. Toilets and showers clean. super helpful to have wheelbarrows for moving equipment from car park.

Disliked: Nothing!

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Perfect campsite

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

Primitive forest floor tent campsite (six person)

Liked: Gorgeous campsite, quiet and secluded with clean modern facilities, all off grid and just perfect

Disliked: It’s quite a way down some exciting narrow country lanes!

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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 Scouts welcome 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

Forest Peaceful Remote location Wild camping Wildlife haven

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 Nearby farmers' market Public transportation nearby

Type

Small (11-25 sites)

Accessibility

Disabled facilities

Location

Barhams Woodland Camping

North Street

Denbury

Devon

England

TQ12 6DJ

Directions

Timezone

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

GPS

50.51685°N
-3.67588°W

Route directions

Please don't use the postcode to navigate to the site. Instead, use Google Maps link provided, or the What Three Words location: stolen.custom.noises

Nearest transport

Coach
5.6 km Rail Station
5.6 km Rail Station
5.9 km Shelter
Rail
5.6 km Newton Abbot Rail Station
9.1 km Totnes Rail Station
10.4 km Torre Rail Station
Ferry
9.9 km Totnes Ferry Landing
12.3 km Torquay - North Quay
12.5 km Torquay Harbour Boarding Pontoon
Airport
30.1 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

Attractions and activities nearby include: - Dartmoor National Park: 10 minutes’ drive - River Dart Country Park: 15 minutes - South Devon Railway: 15 minutes - Pennywell Farm: 20 minutes - Babbacombe Model Village: 25 minutes - Paignton Zoo: 25 minutes - Teignmouth beach: 25 minutes - Torquay: half an hour - Ness Cove beach: half an hour - Brixham: 35 minutes.

Water quality at nearby bathing waters

Name Distance Type 2020 2019 2018 2017
Hollicombe 11.5 km Sea N/A Good Good Good
Maidencombe 11.5 km Sea N/A Excellent Excellent Excellent
Torre Abbey 11.6 km Sea N/A Excellent Excellent Good
Watcombe 11.6 km Sea N/A Excellent Excellent Excellent
Paignton Preston Sands 11.7 km Sea N/A Excellent Excellent Good

Data source: European Environment Agency

Must see

Buckfast Abbey 7.5 km

Paignton Zoo Environmental Park 12 km

Living Coasts 12.5 km

Castle Drogo 22.1 km

Exeter Cathedral - Church of Saint Peter 25.1 km

National Trust

Compton Castle 7.4 km

The Church House 11.6 km

Greenway 16.1 km

Coleton Fishacre 21.3 km

Castle Drogo 22.1 km

Cycle routes

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

Other

Newton Abbott - Manor, River and Woods 4.1 km

STOVER PARK 5.3 km

The Templer Way: Part 2 5.5 km

Stover Country Park - River Teign - Stover Park 5.6 km

Ashburton - Goosepool Lane - River Dart - Ashburton 5.8 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 Barhams Woodland Camping have a swimming pool? No View all features
  • Is Barhams Woodland Camping dog friendly? Yes View all features
  • What attractions are near Barhams Woodland Camping? Attractions and activities nearby include: - Dartmoor National Park: 10 minutes’ drive - River Dart Country Park: 15 minutes - South Devon Railway: 15 minutes - Pennywell Farm: 20 minutes - Babbacombe … Read more
  • When can I check in and check out of Barhams Woodland Camping?
    RV, travel trailer and tent sites
    Arrive:  3 p.m. –  8 p.m.
    Depart by:  11 a.m.
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  • How much does it cost to stay at Barhams Woodland Camping? From $39.52 (for 1 night, 2 adults) - prices may change depending on your dates and party.