Leadstone Camping

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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
View of the field
Hedge pitches and mid-field pitches for tents, motorhomes and touring caravans
Looking out onto field 2 with all types of pitches
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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 10-minute walk to beach, dunes and nature reserve of Dawlish Warren
  • Seven acres of grassland in a secluded setting
Old-style camping with new-style facilities, 10 minutes' walk from the Devon coastline and 25 minutes from a 500-acre nature reserve stuffed with species of all sorts… You might want two weeks (at least) at Leadstone Camping in Dawlish Warren, 15 minutes' drive away from Teignmouth and 35 minutes from Torquay. 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 nicest time possible: although this is traditional and uncommercialised camping, standards are modern, including a redeveloped amenities block with showers, toilets, hot water 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. It's also possible to walk to the South West Coast Path within 10 minutes or walk/cycle around half a mile to the Exe Cycle Trail or the circular six-mile Dawlish Discovery Walk.

Site type

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

Tourist board rating

Please note
  • At least one of the party members must be aged 18 or over.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Commercial vehicles (vehicles used for work-related purposes, carrying goods or fare-paying passengers) and sign-written vehicles are not permitted on site.
  • American-style RVs are not permitted.

Languages spoken

English

Open from Wed 1 Apr to

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Pitch types & availability

Accommodation

Tent pitchesTouring caravan pitchesMotorhome pitchesLodges, cabins, pods or hutsCaravans for hireRent a tent
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2 adults
0 children
0 dogs
Dogs allowed

Reviews

9.6

Overall rating from 502 Pitchup.com customers

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Child friendliness
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Cleanliness
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Peaceful

98% would recommend this site to a friend

95% would stay here again

What customers say

This is a highly-rated campsite with spacious, clean pitches and immaculate facilities, including showers for a small charge. Staff are consistently praised for being friendly, helpful, and welcoming, going above and beyond for guests. The location is excellent, a short walk to Dawlish Warren, with good transport links. On-site food options and a shop are popular bonuses. While some found pitches slightly sloped and Wi-Fi patchy, the overall experience is overwhelmingly positive, with many guests planning return visits.

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Very friendly & helpful staff. Nice…

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 Robert N. 1 review

Owl electric grass touring pitch (XL)

Liked Very friendly & helpful staff. Nice large pitches.

Disliked No free wifi

Recommend to friends Visit again

Fantastic site

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Jude S. 1 review

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

Liked Well kept quiet park with excellent facilities
Very impressed with cleanliness of toilet block and washing up space
Helpful and friendly staff
Great location for traveling to other coastal towns
Lovely beach within walking distance

Recommend to friends Visit again

A lovely site, kept very clean…

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brian j. 1 review

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

Liked A lovely site, kept very clean with large pitches and friendly staff.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Totally rate this as a great site and 10mins walking to Dawlish Warren

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 maria g. 1 review

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

Liked The welcome from when we turned up...didn't even have to get out of the car and taken straight to the pitch! Lovely maintained site and cleanliness of shower/toilet blocks second to none. Loved the way it was so quiet from 22.30 onwards which was adhered to and monitored. Just don't forget 20p prices for the shower which didn't bother me at all!

Recommend to friends Visit again

Nice site.

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 Marcel P. 4 reviews

Owl electric grass touring pitch (XL)

Liked Very friendly people. Clean and tidy site and facilities.
Amanda’s food was excellent and great value.

Disliked Wifi patchy at best.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Fantastic staff, very helpful and always…

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 David S. 2 reviews

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

Liked Fantastic staff, very helpful and always with a smile. Good at solving problems!

Recommend to friends Visit again

Overall a very well cared for site in a great location

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 Fred H. 8 reviews

Owl electric grass touring pitch (XL)

Liked We were met by a very courteous and helpful gentleman who showed us to our spacious pitch.
The facilities are excellent and very clean and a bus stop right by the entrance was very convenient.
A great place to cycle and walk from.

Disliked We stayed for three nights but had to pay for a week of WiFi (provided by an external company) which at £20 is a tad expensive as we still couldn't connect the smart TV and our calls to the help line were ignored.
The pitch sloped and even with a leveller we couldn't get our campervan level.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Gem of a campsite with great facilities

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Sarah F. 4 reviews

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

Liked Fabulous campsite. We only stayed one night but wished it was longer.
We got a nice welcome at 5pm on a Sunday and were lucky enough to be able to get food at the marvellous Amanda’s food van at 7.30pm.

Site has fantastic, clean toilet blocks and good showers.

We’ll be back!

Disliked Nothing! Great place.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Very welcoming and helpful. We had…

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Tracey R. 17 reviews

Owl electric grass touring pitch (XL)

Liked Very welcoming and helpful. We had a very large pitch. Clean toilets.

Disliked 20 pence for showers.

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Staff were so friendly and camp…

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Hannah B. 1 review

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

Liked Staff were so friendly and camp site was lovely, clean and well looked after.

Recommend to friends Visit again

From the manager: Thank you Hannah for taking the time to write a review, we are so pleased you enjoyed your stay and were happy with everything about the park, we will look forward to welcoming you again soon.
Kind regards
Nikki and team

Features

Dogs 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 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. 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 (15 minutes) has another golf course and can be reached by ferry from the busy resort of Teignmouth. For towns, take off to Exminster (20 minutes; more golf), Torquay (40 minutes), Newton Abbot (half an hour; racecourse and ancient market), Exeter (40 minutes) and Paignton (40 minutes; 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

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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

Local events

  • Sidmouth Folk Festival (Friday, 31 July 2026 – Friday, 31 July 2026)

    Sidmouth, Devon 11.2 mi

  • Beautiful Days (Friday, 21 August 2026 – Friday, 21 August 2026)

    Ottery St Mary, Devon 14.1 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.

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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.

    Please contact the site at the phone number provided for arrivals after 6pm Monday - Saturday and after 4pm on Sunday.

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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.