Exeter View Stables

Location - nearest campsite to city. View of Exeter and surrounding hills is great. Not over priced.

Major power line running overhead. Camping under overhanging trees resulted in sap on tent which had to be cleaned off.

Small friendly site, very helpful people running the site, great price, off grid, good showers and loos.
The veiw from the site is probably the best I’ve ever been to, looking down over Exeter and surrounding area.

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Convenient for visiting Exeter. Quiet site (apart from the humming pylon).

The electricity pylon in the middle of camping field, which hummed all day and night.
Very overpriced for what it was.

Exeter Stables is a great sight. The view over the city is lovely and the pitches have plenty of space. We're really looking forward to our next visit.

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We liked the friendly staff, the cosiness of the campsite whilst still have good sized pitches, the free use of fire pits, the lovely view and the distance from Exeter and Dartmoor was great. The showers are hot and have good pressure.

The showers and toilets could have been to a higher standard of finish.

Quiet tranquil setting

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The view was great.
Manager more than helpful.
Compost loos were clean and no smell. Shower kept very clean.
Site is of grid, you would know it.

Going home

We had a fantastic stay here. The staff are friendly and go the extra mile to make your stay enjoyable. The scenery is great and adds to the relaxing feel of the place. There are some great views for the site, not least the view overlooking Exeter.

The site itself is small, but there is plenty of space between pitches, so the feeling is quite private and relaxed.

There is even a taxi service! Some patrons walked to Exeter and then took the taxi back, as the walk was uphill.

There is good access to clean, fresh water and the toilet and shower facilities are basic, but more than adequate.

There is wood, for the communal fireplace, and free range eggs onsite that can be purchased at very reasonable rates.

We will definitely go back there and I'll be telling everyone (and their dog) about this place and the great time we had there.

We highly recommend Exeter View Stables. We have no doubt you'd enjoy your stay there as much as we did.

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Compost toilets were great, the views were beautiful, location was great- very quiet but also a 10min bike ride from the city.

Shepherds hut was very cosy, and caught a lot of sun so it was lovely to wake up to.

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I seek out camp-sites such as this. It's quite small and the owners keep the numbers relatively low, so it's just so......relaxing!!!!
Just lying under the trees looking down on Exeter in the distance, listening to the wind and enjoying good company. It's a perfect place to unwind.
I like the off-grid approach when it's done like this - hot showers, fresh water and great toilets.
Its not 5 star accommodation, but you can see a lot of stars at night. I saw the most intense blood moon over Exeter on our first night.
The communal fire-pit is a wonderful place to spend the evening, but you can always have one of your own if you fancy, and there's always plenty of good firewood (and fresh eggs) available. You pay by honesty box. It's that sort of place.
There's even a taxi service into town and back!
The camp-site is run by lovely people. They can't do enough to help you and make you feel welcome.
I'd recommend this site to people who want to unwind, relax, meet great people and live a simple existence for a few days.
I probably wouldn't recommend it to anyone looking to have lots of facilities on hand (e.g. the shop isn't just round the corner and the hot tub is an old bath the sheep try and roll down the hill).

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