Holly Bush Park

From £25 For 1 night, 2 adults 9 183 reviews
Grass pitches (added by manager 25 Aug 2022)
Pitches on site (added by manager 25 aug 2022)
Swish tent on site (added by manager 22 jun 2018)
Lovely dog walking through priors' wood (added by manager 22 jun 2018)

  • Peaceful siteover two and a half acres in the scenic Blackdown Hills
  • Spacious pitches on the edge of woodland six miles from Taunton
  • Local pub within 50 metres and several more within easy reach
It's a simple couple of minutes' amble (or totter) to (or back from) the pub local to Holly Bush Park in the Blackdown Hills, but that's not even the most mighty fine part of this small and secluded site... This peaceful place's setting six miles south of Taunton is also a teeny drive from the border with Devon, among countryside walks, Forestry Commission woods and yet more country pubs, and all in a wildlife haven and Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. If it's sands and dinos you seek, Lyme Regis, Charmouth and the spectacular Jurassic Coast are all within 35 minutes; closer to home, the site is directly opposite woodland; golf, horse riding and fishing are within a couple of miles, and two sports centres are under five miles away. Although it's a small site, Holly Bush is acclaimed for its excellent and well-kept facilities and its overall setup, laid out over two and a half acres with green space aplenty for kids – and their grownups – to play. The amenities block has separate ladies' and gents' shower areas, free hot water, toilets, a washing-up area and a laundry room. Calor gas is available to buy on site.

Site type

Travel trailer sites 5
RV sites 5
Tent sites 15
Open all year

Tourist board rating

Please note
  • Under 18s must be accompanied by their parents or legal guardians.
  • 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).

Languages spoken

English

Pitch types & availability

Reviews

85%

would recommend this site to a friend

83%

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Only showing reviews for the last 30 months.

Easy to pitch up quiet site…

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

Powered grass and gravel campsite

Liked: Easy to pitch up quiet site

Recommend to friends Visit again

Won't be returning

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

Powered grass and gravel campsite

Liked: Toilets were clean Great pub near site

Disliked: No shop as stated No wifi as stated No view unless you don't want electric hook up They were moving caravans around on the site so it was very muddy and not as described.

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Warden was lovely and helpful…

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

Powered grass and gravel campsite

Liked: Warden was lovely and helpful

Disliked: Maintenance work going on so was a bit of a mess. Toilets - handlers not working and no toilet rolls. Areas look unkept and tired.

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Great staff,friendly staff,level pitch,clean facilities

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

Primitive grass and gravel campsite

Liked: Polite welcome, couldn't do enough to make sure I had everything I needed! Great facilities, safe and amazing pub 50 yards away!

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Lovely quiet site nice pub in 2 mins walk..

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
Sophie C. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Powered grass and gravel campsite

Liked: Friendly greeting on arrival. Easy to get situated on the site and lovely clean toilet block..didn't use their showers but they looked clean.

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Easy to access. Friendly welcome. Lovely woodland walk across the road from…

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

Powered grass and gravel campsite

Liked: Easy to access. Friendly welcome. Lovely woodland walk across the road from the site. There is a pub nearby too.

Disliked: The site had many caravans & motor homes on site, but most seemed unoccupied. This gave a rather unusual feel to the place. Did not use the facilities, so cannot comment on those.

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I enjoyed a lovely stay at Holly Bush Park with my two…

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

Powered grass and gravel campsite

Liked: I enjoyed a lovely stay at Holly Bush Park with my two dogs. Paul, the warden was superb, so helpful and friendly and always around to ask any questions or to just check all ok. The pitch was close to amenities which were clean and convenient. I particularly liked the 'dog park' hooks outside so I could leave the dogs tied up safely whilst I used the facilities. Enjoyed some lovely (and muddy) walks across the road in the woods.

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Good site,friendly staff

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

Powered grass and gravel campsite

Liked: staff were very friendly and helpful. Site was very clean, toilets spotless. Overall on a scale 1 to 10 would give it a good 8.5 and that is only because we were not there long enough to give it a ten.

Disliked: Toilets were really cold.

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Clean facilities

Overall 10/10
Location 10
Value for money 10
Accommodation 10
Facilities / Activities 10
Customer service 10
Child friendliness No rating
Cleanliness 10
Wifi 2
Cindy R. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Powered grass and gravel campsite

Liked: Warden was so helpful lending f us a cable as ours did not reach power points

Disliked: Nothing, been here twice and enjoyed both times

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Very helpful person on arrival and good clean facilities, quiet site local…

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

Powered grass and gravel campsite

Liked: Very helpful person on arrival and good clean facilities, quiet site local to Taunton.

Recommend to friends Visit again


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

Disabled facilities

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

Hikers’ paradise

Peaceful

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

Type

Small (11-25 sites)

Nearby leisure

Cycling nearby

Fishing nearby

Golf nearby

Horseback riding nearby

Touring and motorhomes

Caravan storage facilities

Seasonal sites

Location

Holly Bush Park

Culmhead

Taunton

Somerset

England

TA3 7EA

Directions

Timezone

Europe/London GMT (GMT+00:00)

GPS

50.93958°N
-3.11062°W

Nearest transport

Coach
8.4 km Bus Station
9.3 km Post Office
9.3 km Post Office
Rail
9.3 km Taunton Rail Station
14.1 km Bishop's Lydeard
16.8 km Honiton Rail Station
Ferry
24.1 km Bridgwater Ferry Terminal
38 km Topsham Ferry Landing
38.1 km Topsham (Turf Lock Ferry) Ferry Landing
Airport
31.7 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

This is a stunning setting, metres from woodland, walks and country pubs, and within easy driving distance of activities and attractions over Somerset, Devon and Dorset. Playing fields and parks are close by. The coasts of three counties are all handy for day trips: at Somerset, have a day at Weston-super-Mare or Minehead, both under an hour away; at Devon, make for Seaton and Dawlish, 35 and 55 minutes' drive respectively, and at Dorset, dig into the attractions of the Jurassic Coast at Lyme Regis, Bridport and West Bay, all within 45 minutes. For local walks and dog walks around the region's woodland and the Blackdown Hills of Outstanding Natural Beauty, try the two reservoirs and the nature reserve of Otterford Lakes, five minutes' drive from the site, where anglers can also cast off for wild brown trout. Or have an urban wander around Somerset's towns and cities such as Wellington (15 minutes), Exeter (45 minutes) and Glastonbury, just under an hour away.

Water quality at nearby bathing waters

Name Distance Type 2020 2019 2018 2017
Seaton (Devon) 26.4 km Sea N/A Excellent Excellent Excellent
Lyme Regis Front Beach 27 km Sea N/A Good Good N/A
Beer 27.1 km Sea N/A Excellent Excellent Excellent
Charmouth West 27.1 km Sea N/A Excellent Excellent Good
Sidmouth Town 30.7 km Sea N/A Excellent Excellent Excellent

Data source: European Environment Agency

Must see

Blackdown Hills Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty 8.4 km

Montacute House 27.8 km

The National Trust Killerton House & Gardens 29.4 km

Jurassic Coast World Heritage Site 29.9 km

Mapperton House & Gardens 32.7 km

National Trust

Fyne Court 15.7 km

Loughwood Meeting House 17.4 km

Barrington Court 17.5 km

Shute Barton 19 km

Priest's House 22.5 km

Cycle routes

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

Other

POUNDISFORD PARK 4.1 km

WELLINGTON PARK 9.6 km

HATCH (BEAUCHAMP) COURT 9.8 km

NYNEHEAD COURT 10.3 km

HESTERCOMBE 12.8 km

Local events

  • Beautiful Days (Friday, August 16, 2024 – Friday, August 16, 2024)

    Ottery St Mary, England 22.8 km

  • Sidmouth Folk Festival (Friday, August 2, 2024 – Friday, August 2, 2024)

    Sidmouth, England 30.2 km

  • Glastonbury Festival (Wednesday, June 26, 2024 – Wednesday, June 26, 2024)

    Glastonbury, England 44.1 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.

Want to know more about camping in Somerset?

  • Does Holly Bush Park have a swimming pool? No View all features
  • Is Holly Bush Park dog friendly? Yes View all features
  • What attractions are near Holly Bush Park? This is a stunning setting, metres from woodland, walks and country pubs, and within easy driving distance of activities and attractions over Somerset, Devon and Dorset. Playing fields and parks are close … Read more
  • When can I check in and check out of Holly Bush Park?
    RV, travel trailer and tent sites
    Arrive:  noon –  7 p.m.
    Depart by:  11:30 a.m.
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  • How much does it cost to stay at Holly Bush Park? From $42.87 (for 1 night, 2 adults) - prices may change depending on your dates and party.