Rhea Farm and Fishery

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  • Friendly 16-acre site on a mixed farm two miles from Axminster
  • A 15-minute drive from the coast at Lyme Regis and Seaton
  • Access to fishing on the 1.5-acre lake, with kit hire available
Fancy having a gander at unusual animals but don’t quite have the budget for a trip abroad somewhere exotic? Rock up instead to Rhea Farm and Fishery, a friendly Devon site with a sizeable collection of creatures including rheas, emus, ostriches, goats, sheep and a giant tortoise. This 16-acre park, mainly made up of forest and pasture land just outside the village of Kilmington, also has a fab 1.5-acre fishing lake stocked with rudd, tench, barbel and mirror carp, plus lots of little fish for kids who’d like to have a go with the rod. There's a daily charge for fishing, and you can bring your own kit or hire it on site. There are usually plenty of friendly folk around to help you get set up if you’ve not done it before. In line with the rural feel of this site a couple of miles from Axminster, the eco-friendly staff encourage recycling and the place creates its own hot water for showers using waste wood and bits harvested from around its forest area. Solar-powered lamps provide light for the shower and toilet facilities, and batteries can be charged on base. When heading out, the region is a fine option for walks both country and coastal: it’s in the East Devon National Landscape and around a 15-minute drive from the coast at Lyme Regis and Seaton. Foodie folk may also like to use the farm as a base for dining or courses at telly chef Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall’s River Cottage HQ. For more modest meals, a couple of pubs and a farm shop are within walking distance.

Site type

Tent pitches 25
Touring caravan pitches 10
Motorhome pitches 10
Open now
Opens 22 May
Please note

Admission

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

Dogs

  • The site does not accept breeds/crossbreeds listed in the Dangerous Dogs Act (i.e. XL Bully, Pit Bull Terrier, Japanese Tosa, Dogo Argentino, and Fila Brasileiro).

Extras

  • Facilities/activities including Fishing are subject to extra charges payable on arrival.
  • Fishing is priced at £10/day per adult, £5/day day per child and rod hire is £10/day.

Languages spoken

British Sign Language (BSL)

English

Open from Fri 22 May to

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Reviews

9.5

Overall rating from 92 Pitchup.com customers

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Peaceful

96% would recommend this site to a friend

92% would stay here again

What customers say

Rhea Farm and Fishery is praised for its welcoming and friendly owners, a variety of farm animals for children to feed, and a fishing lake. Facilities are consistently reported as clean and well-maintained. Visitors enjoy the relaxed atmosphere, spacious pitches, and the Saturday evening party bus. Some noted rules and occasional noise from animals. It's considered a great family-friendly site, with many guests planning return visits.

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Arrival date (latest first)

Very friendly site and some animals for the grandchildren to see.

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Sharon V. 1 review

Non-electric grass touring pitch

Liked Very nice site with suitable facilities and enough provided to keep children entertained.

Disliked The weather when packing up but that’s not the sites fault! Lol.

Recommend to friends Visit again

The perfect haven away from the world.

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Felicity D. 4 reviews

Non-electric grass touring pitch

Liked A wonderful campsite with equally perfect owners. So friendly and welcoming. Our kids loved helping with the animals in the morning and there was so much to do and see in the evening after our day out and about in the local area. The facilities were lovely and clean. We will definitely be back next year.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Great for our family, wonderful gem for all ages

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Nicky M. 4 reviews

Non-electric grass tent or trailer tent pitch

Liked Everything! Wonderful stay, great weather, good fishing and friendly welcoming hosts!
Thank you 🤩

Disliked Nothing

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The kids loved going around and…

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Glen B. 1 review

Non-electric grass tent or trailer tent pitch

Liked The kids loved going around and feeding by the animals. The fishing is an enjoyed activity for the family. Everyone getting together at the party bus is great fun!

Clean facilities are a big plus!

Recommend to friends Visit again

We have had are second fantastic…

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Ben G. 1 review

Non-electric grass tent or trailer tent pitch

Liked We have had are second fantastic holiday at this campsite. First time taking are son and he said it’s the best holiday he’s had
Love the whole atmosphere friendly owners Lisa and Andy are amazing at running everything so it goes smoothly. Our son has not stopped talking about his morning animal feeding with Lisa so kind of her. Showers and amenities are incredibly clean and comfortable. Loved the community feel of the pizza bus party night which was was optional down by the lake

The location is great with a farm shop near by and great local pub. We also enjoyed exploring bays close by such as Lyme Regis

We wil definitely be back thank you to Andy and Lisa for creating a place so special. A big thank you from Thomas to Lisa as well for his animal feeding experiences every morning

Disliked Nothing !

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This was our second year here.…

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Pip L. 1 review

Non-electric grass tent or trailer tent pitch

Liked This was our second year here. LOVED IT! Super friendly site owners, great pitch, stunning lake, fun animals. All incredible. Thank you so much.

Recommend to friends Visit again

The relaxed atmosphere. The amazing owners!…

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Tim W. 1 review

Non-electric grass tent or trailer tent pitch

Liked The relaxed atmosphere. The amazing owners! And just how awesome it is! The off grid feels makes it a great place to chill out.

Disliked Nothing!

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Cameron T. 1 review

Non-electric grass touring pitch

Liked Was lovely atmosphere was made to feel like we was part of the family as everyone was willing to help everyone even when we hadn’t brought any wood for the fire pit looking to book another trip up already lake was really nice and peaceful with decent size fish for all levels of anglers also a pleasant surprise on the Saturday night with freshly made pizzas and homemade wine

Recommend to friends Visit again

A lovely campsite, with great fishing and morning animal feeding.

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Jo W. 1 review

Non-electric grass tent or trailer tent pitch

Liked We've just returned from a lovely 3 nights at Rhea Farm and fishery. There are 4 of us (2 adults and 13yr old, 16 yr old). This is a campsite with a difference. Lisa and Andy really go the extra mile to make sure visitors are happy and their energy is contagious. The site is a quiet site, yet on a Saturday night everyone is invited to free pizza, crisps and drinks at the 'party bus'. There is a bus where darts, pool, table tennis (maybe take your own balls) and card games are available if it's raining or kids need some entertaining. The tent pitch we had was probably the flattest we've ever had camping and there was a good choice of pitches with lots of space. We were lucky enough to get a picnic table. Showers were hot and we never had to queue for toilets or showers, although it was a quiet weekend. We tried fishing as a family, which we'd never done before and, after hiring rods etc, we had lots of advice from Andy, Lisa and nearby fishermen to get going. The lake is well stocked so it was a great place to learn. My son loved the fishing and our daughter loved going off on the golf cart with Lisa for the morning animal feeding. If you're a light sleeper perhaps take some ear plugs, as the peacocks, ostrich and emus (think it was them) create an interesting dawn chorus-not that it really bothered us! Although it's not next to a beach, it's not far in the car to local beaches. We swam at Beer beach a couple of days and also had a good lunch at the (free) Donkey Sanctuary near Sidmouth. Overall a really lovely campsite and we will definitely be back.

Disliked nothing to dislilke

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From the manager: Thank you for your lovely review and we are so glad you enjoyed your stay 😊 we will definitely look at the lock on the toilets and thank you for bringing it to our attention 😄

Andy/Lisa
Rhea farm

Lovely place, would definitely come back

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Isobel M. 1 review

Non-electric grass tent or trailer tent pitch

Liked Lovely site, lovely hosts who took lots of time with the kids to show them the animals

Recommend to friends Visit again

Features

Dogs allowed

Campfires allowed

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 TV room Take away Tennis Watersports

Amenities on site

Bath available Composting toilet Dog park Drying room Food shop Free wifi Ice pack freezing Internet access Launderette Parent & baby washroom Pick-up from public transport Portable toilet Pub toilets Public telephone Shower available Toilet block Washing-up area Wifi

Groups welcome

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

Rules

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

Themes

Forest Lake and/or mountain Wild camping

Utilities

Charging facilities Chemical disposal Electric car charging point(s) Gas cylinders available Recycling available Renewable energy

Nearby amenities

Bar nearby Dog walk nearby

Type

Farm Medium (26-50 pitches)

Nearby leisure

Fishing nearby Golf nearby Leisure/theme park nearby Restaurant nearby Sailing nearby

Location

Rhea Farm and Fishery

Whitford Road

Killmington

Axminster

Devon

England

EX13 7NT

Directions

Timezone

Europe/London BST (GMT+01:00)

GPS

50.77279°N
3.02705°W

Nearest transport

Coach
11.9 mi Coach Station
16.7 mi Post Office
16.7 mi Post Office
Rail
1.1 mi Axminster Rail Station
7.2 mi Honiton Rail Station
11.4 mi Feniton Rail Station
Ferry
20.2 mi Topsham (Turf Lock Ferry) Ferry Landing
20.3 mi Topsham Ferry Landing
20.4 mi Topsham Lock Ferry Landing
Airport
17.3 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

A handful of zoo-inspired attractions are within an easy drive of this site if the critters on base have you wanting to amble with more animals. For starters, you’ll be within spitting distance of Little Orchard Alpacas (five minutes’ drive) from Rhea Farm and Fishery. Kids are generally keen on the zoo at Crealy Theme Park (35 minutes) too, which has 60 attractions, rides and shows as well as countless creatures to gaze at, and a bit of fossil hunting at Charmouth beach (15 minutes) never goes amiss with young geologists in the making. If your tiddlers strive to be spelunkers rather than scientists, perhaps a trip to Beer Quarry Caves (20 minutes) might suit? Amateur anglers, meanwhile, have sea-fishing trips from Lyme Regis (15 minutes) at their fingertips. Travellers with no tiddlers in tow can take full advantage by touring the Lyme Bay Winery (10 minutes) or setting off for boozy lunches in the seaside town of Seaton (15 minutes).

Food and drink

  • The Old Inn Pub 0.5 mi
  • New Inn Pub 0.7 mi
  • La Pisani Restaurant 1.3 mi
  • Axminster Inn Pub 1.4 mi
  • The Castle Inn Pub 1.5 mi
  • The Red Lion Pub 1.5 mi
  • Lamb Inn Pub 1.7 mi
  • The Hind Pub 1.8 mi
  • River Cottage HQ Restaurant 2.1 mi
  • The Tuckers Arms Pub 2.5 mi

Groceries

  • Hurford Supermarket 0.3 mi
  • The Co-operative Food Supermarket 1.3 mi
  • Tesco Supermarket 1.3 mi
  • Co-op Food Supermarket 1.4 mi
  • Lyme Bay Winery Off-licence 1.7 mi
  • Tesco Supermarket 5 mi
  • Aldi Supermarket 5 mi
  • The Seriously Good Wine Company Off-licence 5.3 mi
  • Charmouth Stores Supermarket 6 mi

Parks and play

  • Kilmington Play Area Playground 0.5 mi
  • Jubilee Field park 1.2 mi
  • Lower Bruckland Farm park 2.8 mi
  • Uplyme Pinetum park 3.5 mi
  • Elizabeth Road Playing Field park 4.6 mi
  • Elizabeth Road Playground 4.6 mi
  • Sea Front Gardens park 5.2 mi
  • Lister Gardens park 5.2 mi
  • Langmoor Gardens park 5.2 mi
  • The Jane Austen Gardens park 5.2 mi

Family days out

  • Little Orchard Alpacas Visitor attraction 1.3 mi
  • Colcombe Castle 2.4 mi
  • Colyton Staton, Seaton Tramway Visitor attraction 2.6 mi
  • Seaton Tramway, Colyton Station Visitor attraction 2.6 mi
  • Stockland Great Castle 4.5 mi
  • Stockland Little Castle 4.8 mi
  • Jurassic Discovery Visitor attraction 5 mi
  • Dinos vs Boats Visitor attraction 5 mi
  • Seaton Tramway Visitor attraction 5 mi
  • Seaton Labyrinth Visitor attraction 5.2 mi

Public transport

  • Abbey Gate 1 mi
  • Axminster Station 1.1 mi
  • Tesco 1.2 mi
  • Co-op 1.2 mi
  • Trinity Square 1.4 mi
  • Lamb Inn 1.7 mi
  • Garage 1.7 mi
  • Huntley Close 2.1 mi
  • Hunters Lodge Inn 2.6 mi
  • Post Box 3.6 mi

Beaches

  • Seaton Beach 5.1 mi
  • Monmouth Beach 5.2 mi
  • Church Cliff Beach 5.4 mi
  • Beer Roads 6 mi

What’s nearby

  • Axe Cliff Golf Course 4.7 mi
  • Axe Yacht Club Marina 5 mi
  • Lyme Regis Golf Club Golf course 5.1 mi

Local services

  • Texaco Fuel station 0.5 mi
  • Tesco Fuel station 1.2 mi
  • Axminster Medical Practise Doctors 1.3 mi
  • Morton's Pharmacy 1.4 mi
  • Axminster Hospital 1.6 mi
  • Harvest Energy Fuel station 1.7 mi
  • Gulf Fuel station 1.8 mi
  • Murco Fuel station 3.8 mi
  • Seaton and Colyton Medical Practice Doctors 4.6 mi
  • Seaton Hospital 4.6 mi

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Must see

Jurassic Coast World Heritage Site 11.3 mi

Blackdown Hills Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty 13.3 mi

Mapperton House & Gardens 14.1 mi

Crealy Great Adventure Park 17.6 mi

Montacute House 18.4 mi

National Trust

Shute Barton 1.5 mi

Loughwood Meeting House 1.7 mi

Branscombe: the Old Bakery, Manor Mill and Forge 7.4 mi

Barrington Court 14.8 mi

Killerton: Marker's Cottage 18.1 mi

Cycle routes

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

Other

Colyton - River Coly - Parehayne Hill 2.9 mi

ROUSDON 4.5 mi

Champernhayes - Monkton Wyld - Wootton Fitzpaine 4.8 mi

Seaton - Beer - Pratt's Hill - Holyford - Seaton 5.2 mi

Fishpond Bottom - Wootton Fitzpaine and River Char 5.9 mi

Local events

  • Dorset County Show (Saturday, 5 September 2026 – Saturday, 5 September 2026)

    Dorchester, Dorset 26.5 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.

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Frequently asked questions

  • Does Rhea Farm and Fishery have a swimming pool? No View all features
  • Is Rhea Farm and Fishery dog friendly? Yes View all features
  • What attractions are near Rhea Farm and Fishery? A handful of zoo-inspired attractions are within an easy drive of this site if the critters on base have you wanting to amble with more animals. For starters, you’ll be within spitting … Read more
  • When can I check in and check out of Rhea Farm and Fishery?
    Camping and touring
    Arrive:  11 a.m. –  6 p.m.
    Depart by:  11 a.m.
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  • How much does it cost to stay at Rhea Farm and Fishery? From £84 (for 2 nights, 3 people) - prices may change depending on your dates and party.