South Allington House

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The pitches

  • Back to basics South Devon site a half-hour walk from the coast path
  • A 35-minute drive from Dartmouth and Salcombe on the Dart estuary
  • Manor house grounds setting with wildlife on site and walks nearby
You know a site has to be doing something (or probably quite a few things) right when they get families returning year after year… sometimes even across the generations. One such place is South Allington House, where pitches are in the grounds of a grand Georgian house in the south Devon countryside. It’s a peaceful and back to basics setup here, with the spacious grass pitches having good access to plentiful facilities, including a spacious toilet and shower block as well as laundry facilities. There’s no wifi, but there’s plenty of wildlife to provide entertainment – the four-acre grounds are home to badgers, foxes, horseshoe bats, ducklings and frogs, and protected areas have been set aside for birds. Part of a small rural hamlet, this site is well situated for the coast – you can walk to the coast path in about half an hour, visit stunning beaches like Lannacombe and East Portlemouth, or board the ferry to Salcombe about 10 minutes’ drive away. Meanwhile, the surrounding South Devon National Landscape has a lot to offer in terms of attractive walking and cycling trails.

Site type

Touring caravan pitches 45
Motorhome pitches 45
Tent pitches 45
Open now
Opens 8 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) and/or any of the following: Staffordshire bull terrier, American Staffordshire terrier, Rottweiler, any Mastiff or Tosa.

General

  • Discount cards and gift vouchers cannot be applied to bookings made via Pitchup.com.

Occupancy

  • No hen/stag parties permitted via Pitchup.com.

Safety

  • Fires, barbecues and/or firepits will not be permitted in dry, windy and/or hot weather conditions.

Languages spoken

English

Open from Fri 8 May to

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Reviews

9.4

Overall rating from 62 Pitchup.com customers

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Location
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Accommodation
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Facilities / Activities
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Customer service
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Child friendliness
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Cleanliness
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Wifi
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Peaceful

100% would recommend this site to a friend

98% would stay here again

What customers say

This beautiful, quiet, and well-kept campsite is praised for its stunning rural location, close to beaches and coastal paths. Visitors enjoy the peaceful atmosphere and spacious pitches. Facilities, including clean showers and toilets, are generally good, with helpful additions like freezers and phone charging points. Some guests highlight the isolated location and narrow access lanes. Lack of phone signal is noted but often seen as a positive for a digital detox. Occasional comments mention shower drainage and cleanliness, but overall feedback is highly positive.

Summary AI-generated from Pitchup.com customer reviews. Last updated 01/09/2026

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Arrival date (latest first)

Quiet and very attractive site. Good…

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9 out of 10
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Jan T. 4 reviews

Non-electric grass pitch

Liked Quiet and very attractive site. Good facilities . Close to Mill Bay

Disliked Can be windy. Quite a long walk to facilities for the furthest pitches and facilities would be too small if busy

Recommend to friends Visit again

The location was great. Really lovely…

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Syreeta M. 3 reviews

Non-electric grass pitch

Liked The location was great. Really lovely walk down to the quiet beach.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Fantastic site

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Anonymous

Non-electric grass pitch

Liked Fantastic location. Close to Salcombe and East Portlemouth. Site was well kept and generous sized plots given. Toilets and showers are a little dated but electric shower was great and hot. Phone signal was spotty at times. I had better reception than my partner. So I suppose it depends on your network. Freezers were provided so could freeze the ice packs. Place to charge phones and a washing machine if needed. Would definitely recommend.

Disliked Nothing

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Lovely location with friendly owners.…

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Martin C. 1 review

Non-electric grass pitch

Liked Lovely location with friendly owners.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Beautiful site lots of memories made.…

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Lucy E. 1 review

Non-electric grass pitch

Liked Beautiful site lots of memories made.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Great holiday in a great location

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Jennie R. 3 reviews

Non-electric grass pitch

Liked Great pitches with lovely views and the owners are a pleasure to deal with

Recommend to friends Visit again

Would highly recommend this campsite for an off-grid holiday.

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9 out of 10
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Dawn K. 1 review

Non-electric grass pitch

Liked A relaxed, back to basics campsite. It provides spacious pitches and is really quiet after 10pm. The facilities are well maintained and the farmer and staff really helpful when our van didn't start on the day we were leaving.

Disliked No telephone signal.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Back to basics in a stunning setting.

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8 out of 10
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Jennifer H. 1 review

Non-electric grass pitch

Liked Beautiful setting for a campsite, one of the best we've stayed at. Run by very helpful and friendly people, We fished in the lake, did the 2 mile walk to the local, gorgeous, beach and really enjoyed the peaceful setting.

Disliked A fridge would have been helpful but we managed with a rotation of iceblocks and a coolie bin. The shower drains sometimes backed up but were soon cleared when owners were notified.

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Love this place!…

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 Lorrie S. 1 review

Non-electric grass pitch

Liked Love this place!

Recommend to friends Visit again

Beautiful spot , not over crowded…

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10 out of 10
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Sharon C. 1 review

Non-electric grass pitch

Liked Beautiful spot , not over crowded and with a lovely relaxed atmosphere. Showers were piping hot and facilities clean. A great location for coastal path walking, but also for nearby beaches.

Recommend to friends Visit again

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

D. of E. 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

Peaceful Wildlife haven

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

Canoeing/kayaking nearby Cycle hire nearby Cycling nearby Fishing nearby Golf nearby Horse riding nearby Sailing nearby Surf school nearby Tennis nearby Watersports nearby

Location

South Allington House

South Allington

Kingsbridge

Devon

England

TQ7 2NB

Directions

Timezone

Europe/London BST (GMT+01:00)

GPS

50.23536°N
3.69483°W

Nearest transport

Coach
13.5 mi Opposite Royal Seven Stars Hotel
13.6 mi Bank Lane
13.6 mi Opposite Tourist Information Centre
Rail
13.9 mi Totnes Rail Station
14.3 mi Ivybridge Rail Station
14.9 mi Paignton Rail Station
Ferry
3 mi East Portlemouth Ferry Landing
3.2 mi Salcombe Ferry Landing
4 mi South Sands Ferry Landing

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 walk on the South West Coast Path is a good way to see some of the seaside scenery – local stretches here can take you to places like Lannacombe beach, Start Point Lighthouse, Gara Rock beach and East Portlemouth beach, all of which are a little way off the usual tourist trail. The popular spots are popular for a reason though, so you may also like to check out the lovely beach at Blackpool Sands (25 minutes’ drive) or see what’s going on in Salcombe (35 minutes, or 15 minutes via the East Portlemouth ferry). Dartmouth (35 minutes), with its steam railway, watersports and Greenway House, is another top pick nearby. For some town time, both Kingsbridge (25 minutes) and Totnes (40 minutes) make lovely places to have a wander around, visiting the markets and poking around in indie shops. If you’ve got the kids in tow, you may find the rides of Woodlands Family Theme Park (half an hour) to be more the ticket, with its rides, shows and animals to meet.

Food and drink

  • Millbrook Inn Pub 1.4 mi
  • The Pig's Nose Pub 1.5 mi
  • The Cricket Inn Pub 2 mi
  • Bear & Blacksmith Pub 2.6 mi
  • The Globe Inn Pub 2.7 mi
  • Church House Inn Pub 2.8 mi
  • The Tradesman Arms Pub 2.8 mi
  • Start Bay Inn Pub 2.9 mi
  • Ferry Inn Pub 3.2 mi
  • Dick & Wills Restaurant 3.2 mi

Groceries

  • Kingsbridge Wine Room Off-licence 5.1 mi
  • Morrisons Supermarket 5.1 mi
  • Tesco Supermarket 5.1 mi

Parks and play

  • Cliff House Gardens park 3.2 mi
  • Courtenay Park 3.3 mi
  • The Berry park 3.7 mi
  • Britton's Field park 4.3 mi
  • Duncombe Park 5 mi
  • Duncombe Park Playground 5 mi

Family days out

  • Forest and Beach Visitor attraction 1.7 mi
  • Fort Charles Castle 3.7 mi
  • Overbeck's Museum and Gardens Visitor attraction 4 mi
  • Salcombe Retreat Visitor attraction 5.2 mi

Public transport

  • Frogmore Bridge 2.7 mi
  • Stores 2.9 mi
  • Lakeside 2.9 mi
  • Devon Court 3.3 mi
  • Courtenay Park 3.3 mi
  • Shadycombe Road 3.3 mi
  • Stonehanger 3.4 mi
  • Charleton Primary School 3.4 mi
  • Village Hall 3.5 mi
  • Upper Devon Road 3.7 mi

Beaches

  • Lannacombe Beach 1.1 mi
  • Woodcombe Sand 1.2 mi
  • Harris' Beach 1.4 mi
  • Hallsands 1.6 mi
  • Horsley Cove 1.7 mi
  • Great Mattiscombe Sand 1.9 mi
  • Beesands 2.2 mi
  • Venerick's Cove 2.4 mi
  • Maceley Cove 2.4 mi
  • Seacombe Sand 2.6 mi

What’s nearby

  • Lincombe Boatyard Marina 3.3 mi
  • Kings Market Shopping centre 5.1 mi

Local services

  • Texaco Fuel station 3.1 mi
  • Gulf Fuel station 3.7 mi
  • Well Pharmacy 4.9 mi
  • Boots Pharmacy 4.9 mi
  • Asda Express Fuel station 4.9 mi
  • Asda Express Fuel station 5.2 mi
  • Norton Brook Medical Centre Doctors 5.3 mi
  • Norton Brook Medical Center Doctors 5.3 mi
  • Day Lewis Pharmacy 5.4 mi

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Must see

Paignton Zoo Environmental Park 14.1 mi

Living Coasts 17.1 mi

Dartmoor Zoological Park 17.9 mi

Buckfast Abbey 18.1 mi

National Marine Aquarium 21.3 mi

National Trust

Overbeck's 4 mi

Coleton Fishacre 10.4 mi

Greenway 11.3 mi

Compton Castle 16.9 mi

Wembury 18 mi

Cycle routes

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

Other

Moor Sand 2.6 mi

Stokenham - Torcross - Slapton Ley - Slapton 2.8 mi

Salcombe Cannon 2.8 mi

Salcombe North Sands CP - Combe - Rew - Soar 3.8 mi

OVERBECKS (SHARPITOR) 4 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 South Allington House have a swimming pool? No View all features
  • Is South Allington House dog friendly? Yes View all features
  • What attractions are near South Allington House? A walk on the South West Coast Path is a good way to see some of the seaside scenery – local stretches here can take you to places like Lannacombe beach, Start … Read more
  • When can I check in and check out of South Allington House?
    Camping and touring
    Arrive:  12 p.m. –  9 p.m.
    Depart by:  12 p.m.
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  • How much does it cost to stay at South Allington House? From £24 (for 1 night, 2 adults) - prices may change depending on your dates and party.