Beardown Farm

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Cosy, insulated camping pod on an exclusive-use farm near Princetown
Central Dartmoor location close to walks, horse riding and fishing
Picnic table and firepit provided, with wood to buy on site

Out for Dartmoor rambles? Bed down in a cosy camping pod at Beardown Farm, a Devon working hill farm in a central location within the Dartmoor National Park. Settling down in a camping pod is a fine way to make sure you’ll have a weatherproof place to sleep, and save you having to cart around and build a tent. This pod (in a little tree-lined clearing) is a good solid structure, made of fully insulated timber with openable double-glazed windows, so it should stay temperate whatever happens in the outside world. Beardown’s pod is kitted out with a double bed, a small sofa bed and a mini kitchen area with fridge and tea/coffee making facilities. A firepit with grill, a picnic table and a covered seating area are on hand outside, along with a shared undercover campers kitchen including a gas stove (you'll just need to bring your own cookware). You can buy firewood on site, but for other purchases (and cafés or pub trips) the village of Princetown is five minutes’ drive away and the bigger Yelverton is 15 minutes. Seeking a bit of breathing space? This should be the place to find it – the farm stretches to 1,100 acres of moorland bordered by the Cowsic and West Dart rivers and it’s hired out on an exclusive-use basis, so you’ll have the place to yourselves (well, yourselves and the beef cattle and sheep that live here…) It’s worth noting that working farms aren’t entirely silent places though, so you may hear some noise from machinery, vehicles, livestock and dogs at the nearby farmyard.

Site type

Open all year

Languages spoken

English

Features

No dogs allowed

Campfires 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

Disabled facilities

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

No dogs allowed

Themes

Budget/backpacker

Forest

Peaceful

Remote location

Spectacular scenery

Walkers' paradise

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

Shop nearby

Type

Farm

Tiny (1-10 pitches)

Nearby leisure

Canoeing/kayaking nearby

Climbing nearby

Cycling nearby

Horse riding nearby

Mountain biking nearby

Restaurant nearby

Location

Beardown Farm

Two Bridges

Princetown

Devon

England

PL20 6SR

Directions

Timezone

Europe/London BST (GMT+01:00)

GPS

50.56215°N
-3.97273°W

Route directions

Please note that the farm track is an unmade road and may have potholes and puddles during wet weather.

Nearest transport

Coach

7.8 mi Bus Station

12.2 mi BP Garage

12.2 mi Town Hall

Rail

11.3 mi Calstock Rail Station

11.3 mi Gunnislake Rail Station

11.3 mi Bere Alston Rail Station

Ferry

15.3 mi Plymouth (Barbican) Landing Stage

15.5 mi Plymouth Mount Batten Ferry Landing

15.8 mi Totnes Ferry Landing

Airport

27.1 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

The keen walkers among you will have a lot of choices around here, including hikes that are easy to access on foot… perhaps go for a wander around the cool moss-covered trees of Wistman’s Wood (half an hour’s walk)? Take a lap around Laughter Tor (an hour and a half)? Or head off onto the bridleway in Bellever Forest (an hour and 45 minutes)? There are more walking trails (and fishing too) at Burrator Reservoir (10 minutes’ drive). Dartmoor National Park visitor centre (five minutes) is close by to plan your days out there. As for those of you who’d rather cover ground on horseback, there’s a local horse riding centre (10 minutes) too. For more of the outdoorsy stuff, Crag 2 Mountain outdoor activity centre (five minutes) will bring out the rock climber or mountaineer in you. On the flip side, when you’re ready to take in some history instead, the National Trust’s Buckland Abbey (20 minutes) is one such place over 700 years old, while in Morwellham Quay (25 minutes), there’s a mine train, historic working village and a brewery to wash it all down.

Water quality at nearby bathing waters

Name	Distance	Type	2020	2019	2018	2017
Plymouth Hoe East	15.6 mi	Estuary	N/A	Good	Excellent	Excellent
Plymouth Hoe West	15.7 mi	Estuary	N/A	Excellent	Excellent	Excellent
Bovisand	16.9 mi	Sea	N/A	Excellent	Excellent	Excellent
Mothecombe	17.5 mi	Estuary	N/A	Good	Good	Good
Wembury	17.6 mi	Sea	N/A	Excellent	Good	N/A

Data source: European Environment Agency

Must see

Buckfast Abbey 9.9 mi

Dartmoor Zoological Park 10.6 mi

Castle Drogo 11.6 mi

National Marine Aquarium 15.2 mi

Paignton Zoo Environmental Park 19.6 mi

National Trust

The Church House 7.1 mi

Lydford Gorge 8.2 mi

Buckland Abbey 9 mi

Castle Drogo 11.6 mi

Finch Foundry 11.7 mi

Cycle routes

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

Other

Two Bridges to Lower White Tor Circular Walk 0.4 mi

Two Bridges - Beardown - Crow Tor - Postbridge 0.4 mi

Two Bridges - Crocken Tor - Muddilake - Dartmoor Traini 0.4 mi

Princetown - Swincombe Rocks - Abbot's Way 1.5 mi

Princetown - Hart Tor - Ingra Tor - N Hessary Tor 1.5 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.

Reviews

would recommend this site to a friend

would stay here again

Only showing reviews for the last 30 months.

Family friendly, very quiet location with every convenience

Overall	10/10
Location	8
Value for money	10
Accommodation	10
Facilities / Activities	8
Customer service	10
Child friendliness	10
Cleanliness	8
Wifi	No rating

Anonymous Aug 2023

Camping pod

Liked: We had a lovely stay in this gorgeous location. So quiet and peaceful with a feeling of being out in nature at the same time as having all the conveniences we needed. We had campfires every night, cooked on the hob in the kitchen, ate at the picnic benches, explored local little walks and took lots of day trips to find entertainment for the kids (House of Marbles and River Dean Country Park were favourites). We also took advantage of the recommended eateries in the welcome pack to find great places for meals around the area. The pod itself was warm, dry and clean and having a mini fridge, kettle and plug sockets was perfect!

Disliked: Bed was a little bit lumpy.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Excellent place to stay. Would highly recommend.

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 Aug 2022

Camping pod

Liked: Great location with lots of good walks nearby. The facilities were all clean and working. The actual pod was plenty big enough to sleep four and still have room for all your gear. The sheltered outside seating is lovely for if the weather takes a turn for the worst. The farm was quiet and hardly noticeable. I would highly recommend this site to anyone interested.

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