Parkers Farm Holiday Park

From £20 For 1 night, 2 adults 9.5 56 reviews
Non-electric grass pitches with views of Dartmoor (added by manager 03 Jul 2015)
View towards dartmoor (added by manager 03 jul 2015)
Trailer tent on a grass pitch (added by manager 03 jul 2015)
Free tractor rides after the farm walk (added by manager 03 jul 2015)

  • Six-acre farm site with spectacular views towards Dartmoor
  • Meet the farm animals and have a tractor trailer ride
  • Bar and restaurant, toddlers' play area and games room for older kids
Old MacDonald had a…Parkers Farm? Herd your fledglings here to meet Douglas and Jimmy the donkeys and the rest of the herd: ponies, lambs, guinea pigs, rabbits, pigs, ducks, chickens, sheep, goats, alpacas and cows all live on Parkers Farm Holiday Park, right in the middle of the south Devon countryside with quacking great views towards Dartmoor and a 12-mile drive from the coast. (Naturally, dogs are welcome too.) Farm fans can milk their holiday for all it’s worth with free tractor trailer rides around the site and farm walks to meet, greet and feed the menagerie (during high season only); safe play areas and six acres of fields are available for the kids and dogs to go free range at too. Off site, the farm is near a flock of other Devon animal attractions: Pennywell Farm, Paignton Zoo and meeting the ponies of Dartmoor are within a quick drive. The Parker family have run the farm as a holiday park for over 60 years and know the ropes in keeping guests relaxed and a-moo-sed: Miss Piggy's bar and restaurant dishes up home-cooked and well-cooked meals as well as takeaway, and has evening entertainment from mid-July to the end of August. (Dogs are welcome too). In the bar and restaurant, there is a soft play area for toddlers to let loose in, while older kids can play in the games room with video games and pool tables. Guests also have access to the stacks of clean and up-to-date facilities: two tiled shower blocks with free hot showers, two big family rooms, well-equipped disabled facilities and a large area for washing up and prepping vegetables. Other amenities include a shop open from Whitsun to mid-September, launderette and free ironing facilities, an information area and an ice pack service.

Site type

Motorhome pitches 40
Touring caravan pitches 60
Tent pitches 40
Caravans for hire 17
Opens 29 March

Tourist board rating

Please note
  • Under 18s must be accompanied by their parents or legal guardians.
  • Commercial vehicles (vehicles used for work-related purposes, carrying goods or fare-paying passengers) and sign-written vehicles are not permitted on site.
  • Evening entertainment in the bar/restaurant runs during the main season (mid-July to the end of August) only; the shop is open Whitsun to mid-September only. Farm walks and tractor trailer rides around the site run during the main season (mid-July to end of August) only.

Languages spoken

English

Open from Fri, 29 Mar to

AA 4 pennants

Pitch types & availability

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would recommend this site to a friend

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Only showing reviews for the last 30 months.

Very friendly welcome, helpful and relaxed staff, flat pitch with good view.…

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 10
Wendy G. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Fully-serviced hardstanding touring pitch

Liked: Very friendly welcome, helpful and relaxed staff, flat pitch with good view.

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From the manager: Thank you for your lovely review. We hope to see you again.

Nice and flat with great bathrooms nearby…

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
Anonymous The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Electric grass pitch

Liked: Nice and flat with great bathrooms nearby

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From the manager: Thank you very much for your kind review. We hope to see you again soon.

Excellent site with excellent staff, food and clean facilities.

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

Electric grass pitch

Liked: Very friendly and helpful staff both at reception and in the restaurant. It was our first time at a campsite and have to say it was unexpectedly a good experience. The toilets and showers were very clean. Food in the restaurant/bar good and excellent service.

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From the manager: Thank you very much for your kind review. We hope to see you again soon.

Good location, larger open space excellent facilities. Very friendly

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

Electric grass pitch

Liked: Open space, very clean facilities good value for money. Liked the animals

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From the manager: Thank you very much for your kind review. We hope to see you again soon.

Farm animals and the parks…

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

Electric grass pitch

Liked: Farm animals and the parks

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From the manager: Thank you for your kind review. We hope to see you again soon.

nice freindly site easy access…

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

Electric grass pitch

Liked: nice freindly site easy access

Disliked: a38 noise

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From the manager: Thank you for your review. We are sorry to see you've chosen not to visit us again.

Was easy to find the site, on arrival we went to reception…

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
Alison B. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Electric grass pitch

Liked: Was easy to find the site, on arrival we went to reception and were welcomed. The staff were friendly and helpful but left you to it unless they were needed. The toilet and shower block are modern and were kept extremely clean throughout our stay. There is a play park and bar and restaurant and as we didn’t use them cannot comment on them. The site is clean and well maintained. It is located well for easy access to the moor and attractions in the area. We had a great stay and did actually get some sun during our stay.

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From the manager: Thank you so much for your kind review. We hope to welcome you back again soon!

The cleanliness of the site and facilities ..friendliness of the staff. Plenty…

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

Electric grass pitch

Liked: The cleanliness of the site and facilities ..friendliness of the staff. Plenty of play areas for young children..Also as it is a working farm there is a bonus for the youngsters and generations there are donkeys sheep piglets pigs goats and alpacas as well as the wild bunnies. Absolutely amazing place. Would highly recommend

Disliked: Nothing to dislike

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From the manager: Thank you for your lovely review and uploading some pictures of our gorgeous animals.

Excellent, very friendly, great facilities, good size level pitches

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

Electric grass pitch

Liked: Great site, lovely views, brilliant facilities, good food & bar, very friendly and helpful staff. Really large pitches and the whole site was well kept, clean and tidy. Really great value pitches. Booked in for one night and it was so nice we stayed another night. There was a pets corner with horses, donkeys, goats, pigs, alpacas and rabbits - great for kids, there was also a play area and football pitch. All this going on, but it was still a nice, quiet and peaceful site. Everyone we spoke to had been there many times before and said how much they liked the site. Absolutely fab site, couldn’t fault it and will definitely go for a longer stay next time.

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From the manager: Thank you so much for your lovely review. We are thrilled you enjoyed your stay and we are looking forward to welcoming you back soon.

Level pitch Nice short grass great facilities!

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

Electric grass pitch

Liked: We liked this site very much.. shower blocks, family rooms, Animals pigs were our favourite! Parks! Shop, Pub/ restaurant and friendly… really enjoyed our stay…

Disliked: We had none…

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From the manager: Thank you for your lovely review. So glad there wasn't anything you disliked! We hope to see again soon.


Features

Leisure on site

Bar or club house

Cycle hire

Evening entertainment

Fishing

Fitness centre

Games room

Indoor swimming pool

Kids' club

On-site restaurant/cafe

Outdoor swimming pool

Play area

Soft play area

TV room

Take away

Tennis

Watersports

Amenities on site

Baby-changing facilities

Bath available

Car parking by pitch/unit

Composting toilet

Disabled facilities

Dog park

Drying room

Food shop

Free wifi

Ice pack freezing

Internet access

Launderette

Parent & baby washroom

Pick-up from public transport

Picnic table

Portable toilet

Pub toilets

Public telephone

Shower available

Toilet block

Washing-up area

Wifi

Groups welcome

D. of E. welcome

Family friendly

Motorcycle friendly

Rallies welcome

Single-sex groups welcome

Student groups welcome

Rules

Barbecue provided

Barbecues allowed

Campfires allowed

Commercial vehicles allowed

Dogs allowed

Dogs allowed all year

Utilities

Charging facilities

Chemical disposal

Communal freezer

Electric car charging point(s)

Gas cylinders available

Recycling available

Renewable energy

Nearby amenities

Bar nearby

Dog walk nearby

Nearby farmers' market

Public transport nearby

Shop nearby

Type

Farm

Large (51-200 pitches)

Nearby leisure

Canoeing/kayaking nearby

Climbing nearby

Golf nearby

Horse riding nearby

Indoor pool nearby

Leisure/theme park nearby

Outdoor pool nearby

Restaurant nearby

Tennis nearby

Touring and motorhomes

Drainage hook-up points for tourers

Motorhome service point

Seasonal pitches

Tourer storage facilities

Water hook-up points for tourers

Location

Parkers Farm Holiday Park

Higher Mead Farm

Ashburton

Devon

England

TQ13 7LJ

Directions

Timezone

Europe/London GMT (GMT+00:00)

GPS

50.5275°N
-3.72406°W

Nearest transport

Coach
5.5 mi Rail Station
5.5 mi Rail Station
5.8 mi Shelter
Rail
5.5 mi Newton Abbot Rail Station
6.5 mi Totnes Rail Station
8.7 mi Torre Rail Station
Ferry
7.1 mi Totnes Ferry Landing
9.8 mi Shaldon Teignmouth Ferry Landing
9.9 mi Torquay - North Quay
Airport
19.5 mi 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

You might be all of a dither trying to decide which Devon attraction to visit first, as coast, country, active options and peaceful pursuits are all near Parkers Farm, whether you prefer off the beaten track or more famed areas like Dartmoor National Park. Beaches first? Your pitch is a paltry 12 miles from the Devon coastline and the seaside towns of Torquay, Paignton and Brixham. If you’d like to cram as much activity as possible into one area, Dartmoor National Park's your spot: start off with horse riding or pony trekking from one of the several stables (the park has different areas marked off for different levels of rider). More urban(e)ly, Exeter, Newton Abbot and Ashburton are close to hand too if you fancy some shopping, a dip in Ashburton’s heated outdoor pool or a small flutter at Exeter Racecourse on the Haldon Hills.

Water quality at nearby bathing waters

Name Distance Type 2020 2019 2018 2017
Hollicombe 9.3 mi Sea N/A Good Good Good
Paignton Preston Sands 9.3 mi Sea N/A Excellent Excellent Good
Maidencombe 9.4 mi Sea N/A Excellent Excellent Excellent
Torre Abbey 9.4 mi Sea N/A Excellent Excellent Good
Watcombe 9.4 mi Sea N/A Excellent Excellent Excellent

Data source: European Environment Agency

Must see

Buckfast Abbey 3.3 mi

Paignton Zoo Environmental Park 9.4 mi

Living Coasts 10 mi

Castle Drogo 12.2 mi

Dartmoor Zoological Park 14.4 mi

National Trust

The Church House 5.1 mi

Compton Castle 6.7 mi

Greenway 11.6 mi

Castle Drogo 12.2 mi

Coleton Fishacre 14.9 mi

Cycle routes

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

Other

Ashburton - River and Woods 1.6 mi

Ashburton - Goosepool Lane - River Dart - Ashburton 1.7 mi

The Templar Way: Part 1 3.7 mi

Hembury Woods and Hill-Fort 3.7 mi

Haytor Ramble 3.8 mi

Local events

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

    Sidmouth, Devon 23.9 mi

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

    Ottery St Mary, Devon 25.1 mi

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 Devon?

  • Does Parkers Farm Holiday Park have a swimming pool? No View all features
  • Is Parkers Farm Holiday Park dog friendly? Yes View all features
  • What attractions are near Parkers Farm Holiday Park? You might be all of a dither trying to decide which Devon attraction to visit first, as coast, country, active options and peaceful pursuits are all near Parkers Farm, whether you prefer … Read more
  • When can I check in and check out of Parkers Farm Holiday Park?
    Camping and touring
    Arrive:  12 p.m. –  10 p.m.
    Depart by:  10 a.m.
    Read more
  • How much does it cost to stay at Parkers Farm Holiday Park? From £20 (for 1 night, 2 adults) - prices may change depending on your dates and party.