Dartmoor Shepherd's Huts

From £20 For 1 night, 4 adults 9.5 244 reviews
Stream pitches
Swaledale (added by manager 08 aug 2022)
Outside one of the shepherd's huts (added by manager 08 aug 2022)
Outside huck (added by manager 08 jan 2024)

  • Glamping stays in Dartmoor National Park
  • Just outside a moorland village and with woodland views
  • Dogs welcome
Had a baaaad week at work? Filled with shear determination to have a woolly good break overflowing with luxury and glamour? Flock to Dartmoor Shepherd's Huts for a stay in Dartmoor National Park. The huts here are fully insulated with wool from the site’s own sheep, so remember to baaa thank you as you frolic past. And, while they’re traditional in style, they're properly modern and up to date: timber-built, fully-equipped and sleeping up to four people (two in the double bed and another two on airbeds). There are moor points here for the site’s location: pitches are in a peaceful Dartmoor valley with woodland views on one side and the Holy Brook on the other, just outside the moorland village of Holne and in an area packed with activities for all ages and tastes. Naturally there are traditional Devonshire cream teas and the best of local produce around the area, but as it would be knit-picky to camp on Dartmoor and not cook over a traditional campfire too, all pitches have their own firepits and wood is available to buy from the friendly owners. Dartmoor Shepherd's Huts welcomes well-behaved dogs.

Site type

Rent a tent 1
Lodges, cabins, pods or huts 2
Tent pitches 20
Caravans for hire 1
Motorhome pitches 2
Open all year

Tourist board rating

Please note
  • Under 18s must be accompanied by their parents or legal guardians.
  • Group bookings of 4 or more adults are not permitted (couples and immediate family members excepted).
  • Single-sex bookings of 4 or more people (couples and immediate family members excepted) are not permitted via Pitchup.com.
  • No hen/stag parties permitted via Pitchup.com.
  • Bookings must not be for more than 14 consecutive nights.
  • The site caters for families (immediate members) and couples only - bookings from all other forms of groups are not accepted.
  • Continental touring caravans (caravans built with the passenger door on the right-hand side) are not permitted.
  • At least one of the party members must be aged 18 or over.
  • This is a quiet site: no music is allowed.
  • Large motorhomes might not fit through the local narrow lanes. Please check road guides.

Languages spoken

English

Pitch types & availability

Other pitch types

Reviews

97%

would recommend this site to a friend

91%

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Only showing reviews for the last 30 months.

Great place to stay!

Overall 10/10
Location 10
Value for money 10
Accommodation 10
Facilities / Activities 10
Customer service 10
Child friendliness 10
Cleanliness 10
Wifi 10
Megan C. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Non-electric grass tent, campervan or trailer tent pitch

Liked: Communication from owner was great on where to park. Place for fires. Great bathroom, showering and washing up facilities

Disliked: Can imagine if in bigger van/motorhome could be tricky to get too - we drive a Ford Combo LWB and were fine.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Peaceful, beautiful site, clean well cared for facilities.

Overall 10/10
Location 10
Value for money 10
Accommodation 10
Facilities / Activities 10
Customer service 10
Child friendliness No rating
Cleanliness 10
Wifi No rating
Anonymous The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Foxglove 2 bedroom cabin

Liked: Peaceful location, easy access to the open Moor, lovely cosy hut. Comfy bed, kitchen had everything I needed. Nice hot shower.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Perfectly clean and cosy, the log burner was definitely needed with it…

Overall 10/10
Location 10
Value for money 10
Accommodation 10
Facilities / Activities 10
Customer service 10
Child friendliness No rating
Cleanliness 10
Wifi No rating
sarah t. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Herdwick shepherd's hut

Liked: Perfectly clean and cosy, the log burner was definitely needed with it being February, very quiet and relaxing, lovely stream running through the site, everything we needed was in the hut. Only thing you'd need if using the log burner is kindling. Easy parking.

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Absolutely brilliant

Overall 10/10
Location 10
Value for money 10
Accommodation 10
Facilities / Activities 10
Customer service 10
Child friendliness 10
Cleanliness 10
Wifi No rating
Jordan B. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Swaledale shepherd's hut

Liked: My and my young family really enjoyed our stay. For us it was a shame about the weather but will definitely look at staying again in the summer. Location was brilliant, the site was lovely. Shepherds huts were clean and with everything you need for a comfy stay. Highly recommend a break away here

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Beautiful location, perfect base for exploring Dartmoor. Clean, well-appointed hut.…

Overall 10/10
Location 10
Value for money 10
Accommodation 10
Facilities / Activities 10
Customer service 10
Child friendliness 10
Cleanliness 10
Wifi 10
Robin M. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Foxglove 2 bedroom cabin

Liked: Beautiful location, perfect base for exploring Dartmoor. Clean, well-appointed hut.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Beautiful, remote site

Overall 10/10
Location 10
Value for money 10
Accommodation 8
Facilities / Activities 8
Customer service 10
Child friendliness 10
Cleanliness 10
Wifi 2
Benjamin P. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Foxglove 2 bedroom cabin

Liked: Lovely little cabin, stayed for a couple nights for my partner's bday. Lovely and remote area. Cabin was a reasonable price for the facilities. Very well compacted and cosey with lovely facilities including a log burner. Local trails to explore for hiking and very scenic. Upon arrival the site left the keys by the cabin and same for checking out - did not meet the owners but liked how easy the process was and preferred this. Will definitely re-visit!

Disliked: Final night was very cold and went down to -3c. Come the morning the water pipes did freeze on the cabin meaning we had no water and stopped the toilet from working. We did then use the public facilities which were very chilly and also had frozen water pipes for the sinks. The log burner proved for the cabin was very cosy but it did still get quite chilly and take quite a bit to warm the cabin up, particularly within the bedrooms.

Recommend to friends Visit again

The location and facilities were fantastic. The quality of the shepherd's hut…

Overall 10/10
Location 10
Value for money 10
Accommodation 10
Facilities / Activities 10
Customer service 10
Child friendliness 10
Cleanliness 10
Wifi No rating
Anonymous The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Shepherd's hut

Liked: The location and facilities were fantastic. The quality of the shepherd's hut was great and the whole place felt so peaceful and lovely. Could have stayed here for a week! Each shepherds hut had a picnic bench and fire pit outside and some had BBQs as well. Every shepherds hut had a log burning stove which kept us incredibly warm. Can't recommend this place enough.

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Beautiful setting. You can be outside as much as possible. I stayed…

Overall 8/10
Location 10
Value for money 10
Accommodation 8
Facilities / Activities 6
Customer service 4
Child friendliness No rating
Cleanliness 10
Wifi 2
Anonymous The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Shepherd's hut

Liked: Beautiful setting. You can be outside as much as possible. I stayed in a hut - comfortable and much easier than a tent.

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Beautiful location, next to a stream, very large pitches. Extremely clean facilities.…

Overall 10/10
Location 10
Value for money 10
Accommodation 10
Facilities / Activities 10
Customer service 10
Child friendliness 10
Cleanliness 10
Wifi No rating
Anonymous The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Non-electric grass tent, campervan or trailer tent pitch

Liked: Beautiful location, next to a stream, very large pitches. Extremely clean facilities. Very quiet, relaxing spot.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Peaceful retreat, cosy hut

Overall 10/10
Location 10
Value for money 10
Accommodation 10
Facilities / Activities 10
Customer service 10
Child friendliness 10
Cleanliness 10
Wifi No rating
Tamsin B. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Foxglove 2 bedroom cabin

Liked: Gorgeous little place, really cosy, good sized wood burner, had everything I needed & such a peaceful spot.

Disliked: A blind on the front door would be good

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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

Disabled facilities

Dog park

Drying room

Food shop

Free wifi

Ice pack freezing

Internet access

Launderette

Local produce

Parent & baby washroom

Pick-up from public transport

Portable toilet

Pub toilets

Public telephone

Shower available

Tents for hire

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

Camping 2.0

Jumbo tent pitches

Themes

Budget/backpacker

Forest

Gastronomic delight

Lake and/or mountain

Luxury

Peaceful

Remote location

Spectacular scenery

Walkers' paradise

Wild camping

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

Nearby farmers' market

Shop nearby

Type

Farm

Small (11-25 pitches)

Nearby leisure

Canoeing/kayaking nearby

Climbing nearby

Cycle hire nearby

Cycling nearby

Fishing nearby

Golf nearby

Horse riding nearby

Indoor pool nearby

Leisure/theme park nearby

Mountain biking nearby

Outdoor pool nearby

Restaurant nearby

Sailing nearby

Surf school nearby

Tennis nearby

Watersports nearby

Location

Dartmoor Shepherd's Huts

Higher Michelcombe Farm

Holne

Newton Abbot

Devon

England

TQ13 7SP

Directions

Timezone

Europe/London GMT (GMT+00:00)

GPS

50.50559°N
-3.84152°W

Route directions

Leave the A38 at either Ashburton or Buckfastleigh junctions (depending which way you're coming from), and follow the signs for Holne. When you arrive at Holne, pass the pub on your right and continue up a hill. The road takes a sharp right. Follow the road until you reach a sign for Michelcombe and take a left turn there. Then when you reach a small bridge, follow the sign to the bridle path. The farm is at the end of that road on the left. Take the lower gravelled track. Large motorhomes may not fit through the local narrow lanes. Please check road guides.

Nearest transport

Coach
8.7 mi Opposite Tourist Information Centre
8.7 mi Opposite Royal Seven Stars Hotel
8.8 mi BP Garage
Rail
8.2 mi Ivybridge Rail Station
8.3 mi Totnes Rail Station
10.8 mi Newton Abbot Rail Station
Ferry
8.9 mi Totnes Ferry Landing
13.8 mi Dittisham Ferry Landing
13.9 mi Greenway House Ferry Landing
Airport
24.3 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

Food, glorious food… dive into the middle of the Westcountry’s larder to sample loads of local produce in the area’s restaurants and pubs: the Church House Inn a mile away at Holne shouldn’t prove to be too strenuous a walk back to base once you’ve munched your way through the fresh fish, Dartmoor venison or ploughman platters on offer. If you decide that you need to walk off the Devonshire delights, you won’t be far away from plenty of scenic sights: there are heather-covered hills, wild Dartmoor ponies and walking routes all nearby, along with ancient archaeological landmarks such as stone circles, cairns and clapper bridges. Climb a tor to have your breath taken away again by the scenery below: this is an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty with a mix of woodland, reservoir, valley and cave habitats. A few miles further afield, start off at the High Moorland Visitor Centre to find out everything you need to know about Dartmoor’s history, wildlife and culture, then go on a history tour to take in Buckfast Abbey and Devon’s castles or take a wildlife trip to the area’s farm attractions Pennywell Farm, Totnes Rare Breed Farm and the Buckfast Butterflies and Dartmoor Otter Sanctuary. If you’ve had one too many cream teas (it’s easily done) and prefer to take in the scenery while sitting down, steam along to the South Devon Railway for valley views from Buckfastleigh to Totnes. There are baleloads of family attractions in the area for you all to flock to: let the kids walk on water at the award-winning River Dart Country Park, ape the baboons and gorillas at Paignton Zoo or goggle at the sharks at the UK’s biggest aquarium, the National Marine Aquarium in Plymouth.

Water quality at nearby bathing waters

Name Distance Type 2020 2019 2018 2017
Paignton Preston Sands 13.2 mi Sea N/A Excellent Excellent Good
Hollicombe 13.3 mi Sea N/A Good Good Good
Paignton Paignton Sands 13.4 mi Sea N/A Good Good Good
Goodrington 13.6 mi Sea Poor Poor N/A N/A
Torre Abbey 13.8 mi Sea N/A Excellent Excellent Good

Data source: European Environment Agency

Must see

Buckfast Abbey 3 mi

Dartmoor Zoological Park 9.4 mi

Paignton Zoo Environmental Park 12.6 mi

Castle Drogo 13.2 mi

Living Coasts 14.3 mi

National Trust

The Church House 5 mi

Compton Castle 11 mi

Buckland Abbey 12.9 mi

Castle Drogo 13.2 mi

Saltram 13.6 mi

Cycle routes

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

Other

Holne Woods and River Dart 1.6 mi

New Bridge - Mel Tor - Aish Tor - Leigh Tor - New Bridge 1.6 mi

Hembury Woods and Hill-Fort 1.8 mi

Dartmeet - Babeny - Laughter Hole - Hexworthy - Dartmeet 3.1 mi

Ashburton - Goosepool Lane - River Dart - Ashburton 3.7 mi

Local events

  • Sidmouth Folk Festival (Friday, 2 August 2024 – Friday, 2 August 2024)

    Sidmouth, Devon 29.2 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.

Want to know more about camping in Devon?

  • Does Dartmoor Shepherd's Huts have a swimming pool? No View all features
  • Is Dartmoor Shepherd's Huts dog friendly? Yes View all features
  • What attractions are near Dartmoor Shepherd's Huts? Food, glorious food… dive into the middle of the Westcountry’s larder to sample loads of local produce in the area’s restaurants and pubs: the Church House Inn a mile away at Holne … Read more
  • When can I check in and check out of Dartmoor Shepherd's Huts?
    Camping and touring
    Arrive:  12 p.m. –  11 p.m.
    Depart by:  12 p.m.
    On-site accommodation
    Arrive:  4 p.m. –  11 p.m.
    Depart by:  10:30 a.m.

    The site does not have a reception. The owner is on site most of the time but if this is not the case please take any available pitch.

    If you are staying in a hut or cabin your name will be on the door.

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  • How much does it cost to stay at Dartmoor Shepherd's Huts? From £20 (for 1 night, 2 adults) - prices may change depending on your dates and party.