Coombe View Farm

Liked: I stayed one night as part of a small bikepacking group and felt very well looked after. We were given our own area of grass to camp on away from vehicles which was close to amenities. We cycled part of the east Devon trail and loved it. Very good value

Disliked: A bit of noise from other campers late at night who were up drinking and shouting

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Liked: Location, proximity to coast.

Disliked: Recent visit with four families. Site is basic. Pitched next to busy road with limited sea views and adequate facilities. Could do with some improvement to groundworks, potholes, low amp electrics, cobwebs etc. Was a pleasant enough experience until 3rd evening. Female member of staff behaved in a disgusting manner. Returned from an afternoon offsite, to be approached by a speeding/revving golf buggy. Since learned that while speeding she shouted at my 9 year old to ‘get out the way’, without slowing down. She then jumped out, screaming and gesticulating rudely, repeating herself and refusing to engage in any sort of civility. Whilst responding, her behaviour was highlighted as unnecessary & disproportionate. She continued ranting and raving, “who do you think you are, using my land, this is your final warning, leave or I’ll call the police’ &falsely claiming to be intimated by a member of our party, laughable given her conduct. This left all the children in our party distressed, several in tears and terrified. It ended by her sat in the cart radioing, within earshot, to tell other staff that her approach ‘may have been a bit firm’, before returning to the office. Thus within minutes she was offered the demanded payment- which she then declined to accept, did rescind on previous accusations/threats and offered an excuse about a past set of campers, that supposedly warranted this approach to customer relations! For transparency, our offences were 1) Using a pop up goal, on an adjacent bit of grassland behind our pitch, so as not to disturb any other campers (which was flimsily roped off, indicating no vehicular access but with absolutely no signage or communication to suggest it couldn’t be stepped onto and was entered by many other campers). Goal had already been up for 24 hours+ with an older man patrolling the site in an unmarked car, plus golf buggy coming & going with new arrivals over a busy bank holiday weekend. There was no interaction or concerns raised at any point during this or when members of our party had asked unrelated questions in passing. She went berserk when we suggested that based on this, we had no idea it was a problem, but would gladly take it down in a process that would take approx. 5 mins. And 2) a gazebo, put up in the rain that morning (on our own pitch) after a previous telephone enquiry, that confirmed we could bring and pay for this, on a ‘need to basis’. We were not due to check out until the following morning, so payment was expected, but not urgent. Absolutely none of this warranted anymore than a polite request. Never-mind shouting ‘you should have asked’ multiple times and wildly denying that we in-fact, already had. For further context, see images & website invitation to enjoy nature at a traditional peaceful campsite, ‘with plenty of space for kids to play’, alongside examples of other direct signage used on site. There was no ponies or poultry. Sheep are in a fenced off field, beyond the offending grassland, so you are inevitably not welcome to approach or ‘make friends’, as advertised. That evening, the man patrolling continued, speaking to us for the first time, quite bizarrely asking if we were enjoying our stay. He did state that we were welcome to ignore stipulated check out time as ‘they were not busy’, so there would be no need to rush off in accordance with stated rules. Whilst appreciated, this applied to all & was not a veiled apology to our group. Interestingly, we had been approached by another family on arrival and warned about negative staff attitude, but ourselves found it to be pleasant/normal (hands-off approach), until this shocking outburst. If you are considering booking here, do note several other reviews that indicate an ongoing theme. As seasoned campers, this was a terrible experience and I strongly suggest that families AVOID this site. I do not recommend, due to the risk of harassment. Would not return if paid to.

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Liked: Oh my what can I say. What a great site to stay at. Linzi was amazing from the moment we arrived. It was my sister and I long family catch up with my other sister and her family just down the road in ottery. The campsite was perfect, we arrived just after 4pm and Linzi showed us around. The site has fresh water to drink, wash up area, plenty of toilet facilities and 3 showers that was very hot. We where concerned about the site getting busier as they were due over 40people and only 3 showers, but we had no problems at all. There is sheep in the other field and plenty of birds singing to wake you up. The sea view is so good, i didnt get down to the beach but have heard that seaton is worth a visit. I would definitely be back again when I'm down this way again.

Disliked: The place is great, but if im being fussy, maybe the path between the road and the site carpark could do with a fill-in as it's very deep. There are mats, but they do move.

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Liked: Wonderful & accommodating team. Great location & very good facilities

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From the manager: Thank you for your lovely review. We are so pleased you enjoyed your stay. We hope to seeing you again in the future..

Liked: Lovely peaceful site great to have a bus stop 2 minutes away so went to sidmouth which is a lovely town.

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From the manager: Thank you for your review we are really glad you enjoyed your stay with us and do hope to see you again very soon.

Liked: Excellent site, Friendly staff, especially on arrival and providing advice re plot. Would use again for sure. All that you need - Basic Shower, Washing and toilet facilities (Keep clean by Staff) - In line with Website description.

Disliked: NA

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From the manager: Thank you for your lovely review. We are so pleased you enjoyed your stay. We hope to seeing you again in the future.

Liked: Very quiet Clean facilities Very welcoming owners

Disliked: Nothing

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From the manager: Thank you for your review we are really glad you enjoyed your stay with us and do hope to see you again very soon.

Liked: Lovely friendly people The views were wonderful The site was chilled and relaxing Really enjoyed our stay here

Disliked: None

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From the manager: Thank you for your reviews we are glad you enjoyed your stay with us and hope to see you again soon .

Liked: Leaving

Disliked: Won’t stay again. Host made it a very unwelcome stay. They got very angry at other guests (we didn’t know them) and started swearing at them. Toilets and showers are in a shed.

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From the manager: We are sorry you didn't enjoy your stay at coombe view farm the member of staff has been spoken to regarding this issue but unfortunately the people concerned has burnt the grass when having a camp fire when they where clearly told all fires should be off the ground or use a fire pit. Our websites state our showers and toilets and basins are very basic but have plenty of hot running water at all times and are cleaned on a regular basis .

Liked: Lovely quiet location, great for coastal walks. Good shower facilities, toilet and washing up facilities.

Disliked: Electric hook up very low amp so need to make sure you have gas supply.

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From the manager: We thank you for your reviews we are glad you enjoyed your stay with us unfortunately it does state through all of our booking websites we only have 6amp EHU. we do hope to see you again very soon .