Naturally Glamping

The woods and the set up was lovely

The hill! Only 4x4’s can get up and down the hill, using a wheel barrow to travel 3 times up and down 200 meters of what felt like Mount Everest was super hard work. On the plus side I’ve come home with a huge workout on my thighs and bum! The showers and the dish wash station being in the same room and the lights in the toilets, even during the day it was too dark.

Peace and quiet, the resident ducks, the fairy lights.. (although some have more than others) toilet (x2) and shower unit x 1 which did the job but I would hate to have to use them if the site was fully booked. Could ideally provide more facilities. The other bits provided in the tent, tea/coffee/mugs water bottles and LED torch and cool box, water bottles and instructions etc were all very useful.

We stayed in Zippy, as the photos on the website showed it looking over a beautiful lake. However, when we arrived we couldn’t actually see the lake as it was covered by trees, shrubs etc. This was a little disappointing although could hear the water which was nice. Also, in said website photos the field looked quite well maintained, short grass and tidy looking, but again on arrival it was very over grown and abit scruffy looking. I understand the term used is Naturally Glamping- but it did make it feel and look very unkept. There was a hanging bag of water in the damp bag on the centre pillar which should have been replaced as it was useless it being there. Also there were 3 old hangers, on the central
Pilllar, which I think may have been left by previous guests. There was grass on the carpet inside the tent too when we arrived so hadn’t been swept out. Abit disappointing for the first impression. I know that the warning of the road down is provided on the email you receive two days prior to arriving. BUT this really should be provided as a general note at the time of booking as it REALLY is very bad and exceedingly hard to drive up and out of the site. We parked in carpark 2 and it still took us three attempts (at speed) to get up and over the numerous ridges and holes and divots to get off site as the gravel/stones are so loose. We had a Fiat Doblo so quite high in base and sturdy and we were very shocked at the struggle we had. All you could hear were people (in their 4x4 cars wheel-spinning as they tackled the driveway too head off.
We never saw any member of staff whist we stayed from Sat- Mon and no response from emails prior to arriving.

Peaceful location. Wonderful scenery. Clear check in instructions. Our grandson loved using wheelbarrows to transport outreach kit.

Toilets beautifully clean but hand basin could have done with a clean. (Someone’s contact lens packaging was there throughout our stay.)

Positioning of tent, beautiful surroundings, clean areas, beautiful tent and little extras!

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Beautiful, idyllic and peaceful site.
Loved the bell tent and it had all that we needed for a perfect little break for our family. Will definitely come again when we get the chance.
Walked to the little village of Ideford one evening, and had dinner in the local pub there, everyone was exceptionally friendly and the food was excellent.
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Almost everything, welcome, staff, site, tent, firepits, equipment, beds - all brilliant

At least 1 more shower and toilet would be good
Also seperate washing up area - ie, not in same place as shower

Absolutely loved Naturally Glamping. Remote enough to escape but still in a good location for stocking up on things and day trips out. We will definitely be returning!

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Everything about our stay

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The bell tent was lovely and well equipped.
The site itself is on a sloping hill going down to a river and there are lovely walks through the forest on the other side of the river.
The location of the site is fantastic with local ammenities near by and lots to do in bad weather as well as good.

The site just felt a bit unloved. Even though I knew it was self-check in, it would have been nice if someone had come round at any stage during the stay to see if people were ok. For example, only one of the futons in our tent was made up and the other was really difficult to figure out. We did it eventually but it would have been nice to see someone who was interested in our stay earlier on and could have helped.

Also the toilets and showers were not cleaned at all in the entire time we were there - two nights. Finally, the soap had run out in the toilet when we arrived - I bought a new one when we were out - but the old one was never removed or replaced.

Lovely grounds, peaceful with the lake and not too many tents. Shower and toilet facilities were very good. Lanterns were a nice touch too.

The hill is very steep but I got my VW T5 up and down a few times driving sensibly and not stopping half way.

Not really any dislikes but the grass was very overgrown around the lake and middle of the field. I think this may be due to the time of year ad everything is very green at the moment!