Leadstone Camping

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Visitor image of part of the site
Sea glimpse from some of the pitches
Looking across field 2
Level view from field 3 looking towards field 2 and sea in the distance

  • Old-fashioned site with modern facilities
  • A 15- to 25-minute walk to the beach, dunes and nature reserve
  • Seven acres of grassland in a secluded setting
Old-style camping with new-style facilities, minutes from the Blue Flag Devon coastline and a 500-acre nature reserve stuffed with species of all sorts… you might want two weeks at least at Leadstone Camping (Leadstone Holiday Park) in Dawlish Warren, ta. This very friendly site, which has been around since 1974, one of those where the staff do their utmost to make sure guests have the best time possible: although this is traditional and uncommercialised camping, standards are modern, including a redeveloped amenities block with showers, toilets, free hot water to basins, a hairdryer, baby changing unit and an accessible room with shower, toilet and wash basin. Leadstone also has a launderette, playground, washing-up facilities and water points in the pitching fields. For other supplies and nosh, a supermarket is a mile away, and anyone walking the 10 minutes to Dawlish Warren will find a pub serving lunch and evening meals handily placed along the way.

Site type

Tent pitches 55
Touring caravan pitches 55
Motorhome pitches 27
Open now
Opens 1 April

Tourist board rating

Please note
  • 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).
  • A charge of £0.20 applies for the use of the shower.
  • Commercial vehicles (vehicles used for work-related purposes, carrying goods or fare-paying passengers) and sign-written vehicles are not permitted on site.
  • The site caters for families (immediate members) and couples only - bookings from all other forms of groups are not accepted.
  • Reception is unmanned after 5 p.m.. Please inform the site while on your way there should you expect to arrive after this time, so that the team can provide information about your unit/pitch.
  • At least one of the party members must be aged 18 or over.
  • American-style RVs are not permitted.

Languages spoken

English

Open from Tue, 1 Apr to

AA 4 pennants

Pitch types & availability

Reviews

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96% would recommend this site to a friend

93% would stay here again

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Arrival date (latest first)

A very nice site to visit, thank you

Overall 10/10

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Steve E.

Badger electric grass campervan, tent or trailer tent pitch (large)

Liked Friendly welcome, excellent facilities and good location

Disliked Nothing

Empfehlenswert

Overall 9/10

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Jochen B.

Owl electric grass touring pitch (XL)

Liked Alles Einrichtungen waren sauber.
Endlich ein Campingplatz in England der eine Wohnmobil entsorgungs Station hat.
Abwasser und Frischwasser können dort abgelassen und getankt werden +++
Neben an ein Bauernhof mit Bewirtung bis 18 Uhr.
10 Min. zu Fuß bis zum Strand.
Gute Lage für Ausflüge.

Disliked Strand mit Kirmes 🎡, laut und mit Spielarena. War nicht so unser Ding.
Kaum Handyempfang auf dem Platz.
WLAN muss bezahlt werden.
Stellplätze sehr schräg, bringt hohe keile mit !

Excellent stay.

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Anonymous

Badger electric grass campervan, tent or trailer tent pitch (large)

Liked Good position for bus routes and trains.Good amenities. Cannot find anything wrong.

Disliked Nothing

Only 10 min walk to beach

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Dean W.

Fox electric grass tent, campervan or trailer tent pitch (large)

Liked Lovely clean site,great toilets and showers,even have a laundry room,on site shop,great friendly staff who meet us at reception and took us to our pitch,will definitely be staying again

Second time we have been. Will definitely return

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Marc H.

Badger electric grass campervan, tent or trailer tent pitch (large)

Liked Amazing..beautifully clean and immaculate
… everything you require provided…facilities clean and well thought out….
Staff very welcoming and friendly
Perfect location.

Disliked Nothing to dislike

Beautiful site , very well loved . Had a lovely stay and…

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Yvonne C.

Badger electric grass campervan, tent or trailer tent pitch (large)

Liked Beautiful site , very well loved .
Had a lovely stay and would recommend it.
Great signage around the site great shop on site .
No complaints from us , we’ve booked again dec …

Disliked Having to leave .

EXCELLENT.

Overall 10/10

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Anonymous

Badger electric grass campervan, tent or trailer tent pitch (large)

Liked Perfect campsite. The toilet and shower block was very clean and well cared for. Very peaceful and the pitches are a generous size. We will back next year at some point. Lovely people who run or own the campsite. nothing to fault at all.

Disliked The wildlife. i.e Seagulls and Magpies. Just keep rubbish out of sight.

Welcome to your pitch, shower facility, location in terms of walking distance…

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Anonymous

Fox electric grass tent, campervan or trailer tent pitch (large)

Liked Welcome to your pitch, shower facility, location in terms of walking distance to dawlish warren beach resort and the Amanda cafe.

Excellent site for all.

Overall 10/10

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Tania G.

Owl electric grass touring pitch (XL)

Liked Great size pitches, plenty water points. Very friendly welcome. Fantastic for dogs. Excellent showers and facilities. Very enjoyable. 👍

Disliked Not really a dislike, but needed very long electric lead for power. Luckily I had 2 with me.

Prima camping, rustig

Overall 9/10

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Peter D.

Fox electric grass tent, campervan or trailer tent pitch (large)

Liked Ontvangst, plek, voorzieningen en omgeving


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 TV room Take away Tennis Watersports

Amenities on site

Bath available Car parking by pitch/unit 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

Budget/backpacker Peaceful

Utilities

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

Nearby amenities

Bar nearby Dog walk nearby Public transport nearby Shop nearby

Type

Large (51-200 pitches)

Nearby leisure

Canoeing/kayaking nearby Cycle hire nearby Cycling nearby Fishing nearby Golf nearby Indoor pool nearby Restaurant nearby Tennis nearby

Touring and motorhomes

Motorhome service point Seasonal pitches

Location

Leadstone Camping

Warren Road

Dawlish Warren

Dawlish

Devon

England

EX7 0NG

Directions

Timezone

Europe/London BST (GMT+01:00)

GPS

50.59408°N
3.45157°W

Route directions

As you approach the site, avoid Week Lane as it is very narrow.

Nearest transport

Coach
1.2 mi The Green
1.3 mi Westcliff Road
2.3 mi Opposite Rail Station
Rail
0.5 mi Dawlish Warren Rail Station
1.1 mi Dawlish Rail Station
2.3 mi Starcross Rail Station
Ferry
2 mi Exmouth Ferry Landing
2.3 mi Starcross Ferry Landing
4.2 mi Teignmouth Ferry Landing
Airport
9.6 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

Leadstone Camping's location makes it easy to get to most of Devon's attractions and it's simple to get from the site to wherever takes your fancy. Roads are relatively quiet for most of the year apart from in high season. Dawlish Warren is a top place to be in Devon, partly for its safe, clean beach and partly for its sand dunes leading onto 500-acre Dawlish Warren Nature Reserve, a hugely popular spot with birdwatchers and botanists. On foot, walk to the Warren (it's a safe stroll and suitable for prams) or to the South West Coast Path within 15 minutes; it's also half a mile to the Exe Cycle Trail or the circular six-mile Dawlish Discovery Walk. A mile away is the Exe estuary – another top local spot and a hit for fishing, hiking, biking and birdwatching – and the town of Dawlish itself is a mile and a half away: look out for the famous black swans. Also nearby is the harbour and two good pubs at Cockwood, two and a half miles away, and golf at Starcross before taking the ferry from here to Exmouth. Shaldon, seven miles away, has another golf course and can be reached by ferry from the busy resort of Teignmouth. For towns, take off to Exminster (nine miles; more golf), Torquay (10 miles), Newton Abbot (11 miles; racecourse and ancient market), Exeter (13 miles) and Paignton (13 miles; take the steam railway from here to Kingswear and Dartmouth).

Water quality at nearby bathing waters

Name Distance Type 2020201920182017
Dawlish Warren 0.7 mi Estuary N/AExcellentExcellentExcellent
Dawlish Town 1.1 mi Sea N/AGoodGoodExcellent
Dawlish Coryton Cove 1.5 mi Sea N/AExcellentExcellentExcellent
Teignmouth Holcombe 2.4 mi Sea N/AExcellentExcellentExcellent
Exmouth 2.5 mi Estuary N/AExcellentExcellentExcellent

Data source: European Environment Agency

Must see

Crealy Great Adventure Park 8 mi

Exeter Cathedral - Church of Saint Peter 9.6 mi

Living Coasts 9.9 mi

Jurassic Coast World Heritage Site 11 mi

Paignton Zoo Environmental Park 12.9 mi

National Trust

A la Ronde 3.9 mi

Compton Castle 10.6 mi

Killerton: Clyston Mill 11.7 mi

Killerton: Marker's Cottage 11.8 mi

Killerton: Budlake Old Post Office 13.3 mi

Cycle routes

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

Other

STONELANDS HOUSE 1.7 mi

LUSCOMBE CASTLE 2.3 mi

Exmouth, Geoneedle, Coast Path and Knowle Walk 2.6 mi

MAMHEAD PARK 3 mi

Church Rocks 3.5 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.

Nearest sites

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Frequently asked questions

  • Does Leadstone Camping have a swimming pool? No View all features
  • Is Leadstone Camping dog friendly? Yes View all features
  • What attractions are near Leadstone Camping? Leadstone Camping's location makes it easy to get to most of Devon's attractions and it's simple to get from the site to wherever takes your fancy. Roads are relatively quiet for most … Read more
  • When can I check in and check out of Leadstone Camping?
    Camping and touring
    Arrive:  12 p.m. –  8 p.m.
    Depart by:  11 a.m.
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  • How much does it cost to stay at Leadstone Camping? From £25 (for 1 night, 2 adults) - prices may change depending on your dates and party.