Leadstone Camping

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Sea glimpse from some of the pitches
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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
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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

Admission

  • At least one of the party members must be aged 18 or over.

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

  • A charge of £0.20 applies for the use of the shower.

Occupancy

  • The site caters for families (immediate members) and couples only - bookings from all other forms of groups are not accepted.

Reception

  • 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.

Vehicles

  • 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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Accommodation

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Reviews

9.5

Overall rating from 564 Pitchup.com customers

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Child friendliness
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Cleanliness
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Wifi
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Peaceful

97% would recommend this site to a friend

95% would stay here again

What customers say

This is a well-maintained, friendly campsite with spacious pitches and excellent, clean facilities. Guests consistently praise the helpful and welcoming staff, the convenient location within walking distance to the beach and transport links, and the good value food options. While most visitors have a very positive experience, some note occasional noise from neighbouring sites and a few mention issues with Wi-Fi or shower costs. Overall, a highly recommended site for a relaxing stay.

Summary AI-generated from Pitchup.com customer reviews. Last updated 04/08/2026

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Brilliant place

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 Tori L. 2 reviews

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

Liked Lovely site and accommodate our needs to be next to my son and daughter in law, spacious pitches, lovely food on site, friendly wardens and staff, clean toilets and showers, not far to walk to The beach, definitely go again 😊

Disliked Singer from neighbouring campsite, sounded awful especially the drums.

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Nice staff good place clean…

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Anonymous

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

Liked Nice staff good place clean toilets

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Clean and well Organised and set out…

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Anonymous

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

Liked Clean and well
Organised and set out
Friendly welcoming staff
Good location

Recommend to friends Visit again

Lovely campsite, fantastic facilities, would visit…

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 Jan B. 2 reviews

Owl electric grass touring pitch (XL)

Liked Lovely campsite, fantastic facilities, would visit again. WiFi was so good, one of the strongest we’ve had.Lovely friendly staff!

Disliked Nothing

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Nice friendly staff and clean and…

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Tracey D. 1 review

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

Liked Nice friendly staff and clean and tidy facilities definitely would visit again

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Op deze camping voel je je…

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Petra v. 3 reviews

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

Liked Op deze camping voel je je echt welkom. De camping wordt gerund door een zeer sympathieke familie. Mooi en schoon sanitair. 20p betalen voor de douche is het meer dan waard. Ook andere faciliteiten heel goed. Mooie lokatie op loopafstand van nu strand.

Disliked Niets wel hoor je de andere camping vrij hard met hun live muziek

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Great stay

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gareth t. 15 reviews

Owl electric grass touring pitch (XL)

Liked Lovely site, spotlessly clean throughout. Great freshly baked food in the cafe.

Disliked N/A

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One week stay at the site . . Lovely . . .

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Richard B. 5 reviews

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

Liked Very clean and tidy site and location excellent / toilet blocks aways spotless and staff friendly and helpful . . Beach 10 to 15 mins walk away as well as the train station which got you everywhere . . Bus stop right out camp site . . So leaving Ur car / van in situ wasn't an issue . . Would definitely return and recommend . .

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Just returned from a fantastic sunny…

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Fran C. 3 reviews

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

Liked Just returned from a fantastic sunny 10 nights camping. Lovely family friendly site with big, well maintained pitches. Although it is a large site there were no disturbances apart from a couple of owls. Clean modern facilities with no queues, although we were strategic when we went for showers. Great food available from Amanda’s shed 😁 Well placed for trips out, we spent most of our time at Exmouth beach or the wonderful, dog friendly Ness Cove. Lovely staff and friendly fellow campers, we loved it.

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Awful

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 Daniel M. 4 reviews

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

Liked Location close to trains

Disliked We left a day early after a night of endless noise, family just arrived behind, obviously dragged up toddler screaming all night, first night we where sitting in our porch and twice a football came flying in the tent, from the minute we arrived on Saturday until when staff x 3 seen us packing our stuff up a day early on Friday thats 6 days not once did anybody speak to us, not morning or come around and check on anything across the site, showers always soaked and covered in grass and to small in the changing area, says 9.6 rating in 2024 this needs taken down as it means nothing to 2026, i could go on and on, but avoid if you want to be respected, peace of mind about your property (vehichles) being damaged by footballs, and a relaxing break, or and we were pitched next to the sewage tank just to top it off it stunk.

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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

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

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.