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Mattiscombe Farm Camping

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Visitor image of their view (added by manager 12 Jan 2023)

All our arrival information can be found on our noticeboard just inside summerpark gate

Visitor image of the view from their van

Full site on the 2021 spring bank holiday for opening weekend

Spacious, back-to-basics South Devon farm site with views of Start Bay
A 20-minute drive (via ferry) to Salcombe and 25 minutes to Dartmouth
South West Coast Path and National Cycle Route 28 access from site

If you’re looking for a peaceful retreat in the South Devon Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, Mattiscombe Farm Camping hits the spot. Sitting in hilltop fields and with spectacular views over Start Bay, this three-acre site is on a working family farm, with masses of space for kids to run around safely. Dogs are also welcome to come and join your camping adventure, but as there’s livestock in neighbouring fields, please keep them on a lead at all times. There are two fields, which share a number of facilities. The Summerpark field has two hot showers, two composting toilets, a cold-water washing-up station and a UV-treated cold water tap. Waypark has a chemical waste point with a wash-out tap and an untreated cold water tap; the water from this tap will need to be boiled or treated before drinking. Both fields have their own rubbish and recycling points. There’s always someone around on the farm in case of emergencies (a mobile phone number is given out on arrival), and if you want suggestions for days out, you can catch the owners around and about daily. Once you’re all settled in, you can pretty much forget about the car. Several country walks start from the farm, and pitches are an easy one-mile walk from Torcross beach, where there’s direct access to the South West Coast Path. Cyclists can join National Cycle Network Route 28 straight from the site too – hire electric bikes in Kingsbridge (20 minutes’ drive) if you want to take the strain out of pedalling. Traditional Devon pubs are found in the nearest villages of Stokenham and Torcross (both 20 minutes’ walk), and you can source supplies from local farm shops if you fancy a barbecue back at the site.

Site type

Please note

Under 18s must be accompanied by their parents or legal guardians.
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).
No hen/stag parties permitted via Pitchup.com.
At least one of the party members must be aged 18 or over.
Units longer than 8 metres are not allowed.
Guests are advised to bring a good quality torch with them as parts of the site are unlit.
Please note that the toilet/shower facilities are unisex.
Please note that the toilet facilities are unisex.
Please note that the shower facilities are unisex.
There is no reception on-site: on arrival please contact the number provided on your booking confirmation.

Languages spoken

English

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Only showing reviews for the last 30 months.

Beautiful, rural campsite with scenic views towards the coast

Good campsite for a weekend away, clean facilities, friendly staff.

Overall	10/10
Location	8
Value for money	10
Accommodation	10
Facilities / Activities	6
Customer service	10
Child friendliness	8
Cleanliness	10
Wifi	6

Owen C. Aug 2024

Summerpark Field non-electric grass tent, campervan or trailer tent pitch

Liked: It was a decent little campsite, access to warm showers and drinking water which is good for a small camp site like that, it is just a field but was still a good place to stay, nice view of the sea and not a far drive from kingsbridge which was good to visit for food places. The man who ran the campsite is very friendly and always says hello. Toilets topped up everyday with toilet roll, hand sanitizer and considering what the toilet is it was still clean.

Disliked: Didn’t really dislike anything.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Lovely quite off grid site in a fab rural location. Confidence needed…

Overall	10/10
Location	10
Value for money	10
Accommodation	10
Facilities / Activities	8
Customer service	10
Child friendliness	10
Cleanliness	10
Wifi	10

Gwyneth G. Aug 2024

Waypark Field non-electric grass pitch

Liked: Lovely quite off grid site in a fab rural location. Confidence needed towing down single track lanes to get to site but well worth it. Would not recommend for wide caravans

Recommend to friends Visit again

Would go again and would recommend this site to campers

Overall	8/10
Location	8
Value for money	10
Accommodation	8
Facilities / Activities	8
Customer service	8
Child friendliness	10
Cleanliness	10
Wifi	6

David D. Aug 2024

Summerpark Field non-electric grass tent, campervan or trailer tent pitch

Liked: The view, the quiet site, the hot showers, the reasonable price, the ease of booking.

Disliked: Minimal washing up facilities, and composting toilets are fine, but you have to get used to them!

Recommend to friends Visit again

Back to basics camping with Stunning Views.

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

Anonymous Aug 2024

Waypark Field non-electric grass pitch

Liked: Location. Perfect for Slapton Sands & Dartmouth. Stunning views, plenty of space, easy going. Showers was amazing. For what it was, it was hot and clean. We will return.

Disliked: Compost Loo ! It’s just not for me. However it could have been worse. No real place to wash up, just a small sink in the open. Toilet was quite far away from our pitch.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Lovely quiet site in a perfect location for the South Hams coast.

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

Luke F. Aug 2024

Summerpark Field non-electric grass tent, campervan or trailer tent pitch

Liked: Roomy pitches, lovely view, warm showers, quiet site. Ideal location - close to lots of local beauty spots and the bus stop. Also recycling bins on site and the composting loos were clean. Amazing value for money. Friendly campers and great vibe.

Disliked: Nothing.

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Great campsite! Really spacious, lovely views. The showers were perfect, good size,…

Overall	10/10
Location	10
Value for money	10
Accommodation	10
Facilities / Activities	10
Customer service	10
Child friendliness	10
Cleanliness	10
Wifi	2

Lucy A. Aug 2024

Summerpark Field non-electric grass tent, campervan or trailer tent pitch

Liked: Great campsite! Really spacious, lovely views. The showers were perfect, good size, neat and clean. Couldn't have asked for more!

Recommend to friends Visit again

Spacious…

Overall	6/10
Location	8
Value for money	8
Accommodation	6
Facilities / Activities	4
Customer service	4
Child friendliness	4
Cleanliness	6
Wifi	2

Anonymous Aug 2024

Summerpark Field non-electric grass tent, campervan or trailer tent pitch

Liked: Spacious

Recommend to friends Visit again

Lovely campsite. Good location, nice and quiet…

Overall	10/10
Location	10
Value for money	10
Accommodation	10
Facilities / Activities	6
Customer service	8
Child friendliness	8
Cleanliness	8
Wifi	2

Alexandra B. Aug 2024

Waypark Field non-electric grass pitch

Liked: Lovely campsite. Good location, nice and quiet

Recommend to friends Visit again

Simple facilities Wide spaced pitches Attentive owner - quick to talk with…

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

Julia L. Aug 2024

Summerpark Field non-electric grass tent, campervan or trailer tent pitch

Liked: Simple facilities Wide spaced pitches Attentive owner - quick to talk with a group making a lot of unnecessary noise on this quiet site

Recommend to friends Visit again

very very quiet which was lovely. Owner very friendly and site…

Overall	6/10
Location	10
Value for money	10
Accommodation	6
Facilities / Activities	4
Customer service	8
Child friendliness	No rating
Cleanliness	No rating
Wifi	No rating

Andy H. Aug 2024

Summerpark Field non-electric grass tent, campervan or trailer tent pitch

Liked: very very quiet which was lovely. Owner very friendly and site in a good locality for touring the area

Disliked: With just two toilets and two showers this would be very difficult had both fields been full especially with the toilets being compostable. Maybe these need to be extended in the future.

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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

Leave the car at home Peaceful Spectacular scenery Walkers' paradise

Utilities

Charging facilities Chemical disposal Electric car charging point(s) Gas cylinders available Recycling available Renewable energy

Nearby amenities

Bar nearby Dog walk nearby Public transport nearby Shop nearby

Type

Farm Medium (26-50 pitches)

Accessibility

Disabled facilities

Nearby leisure

Canoeing/kayaking nearby Cycle hire nearby Cycling nearby Watersports nearby

Location

Mattiscombe Farm Camping

Stokenham

Devon

England

TQ7 2SR

Directions

Timezone

Europe/London BST (GMT+01:00)

GPS

50.26714°N
-3.67659°W

Nearest transport

Coach

11.3 mi Bank Lane

11.3 mi Opposite Royal Seven Stars Hotel

11.4 mi Opposite Tourist Information Centre

Rail

11.7 mi Totnes Rail Station

12.6 mi Paignton Rail Station

13.3 mi Ivybridge Rail Station

Ferry

4.5 mi East Portlemouth Ferry Landing

4.5 mi Kingsbridge Ferry Landing

4.5 mi Salcombe Ferry Landing

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

Totnes (35 minutes' drive) has lots of cute indie shops, and if you’d like to explore other Devon towns, drive to East Portlemouth (15 minutes) and hop on the ferry to Salcombe (20 minutes) for dinghy hire, spas and a gin distillery, or head off to Dartmouth (35 minutes) and have a poke around the town’s namesake castle and a leisurely lunch in waterfront restaurants overlooking the Dart river. If you’re holidaying with the family, park down by the lake at Slapton Ley (five minutes’ drive) and let your kids and dogs have a run around along Slapton Sands spit (10 minutes). There are thrill rides at Woodlands Family Theme Park (20 minutes), and you can keep the kids entertained with keeper talks and big cats at Paignton Zoo Environmental Park (50 minutes). For a quiet family day on the lovely beaches of South Devon, try secluded Mattiscombe Sands for rockpooling and paddling, or head to Lannacombe beach (both 15 minutes) for safe swimming – the latter is also dog friendly all year around.

Water quality at nearby bathing waters

Name	Distance	Type	2020	2019	2018	2017
Slapton Sands Torcross	1.1 mi	Sea	N/A	Excellent	Excellent	Excellent
Slapton Sands Monument	1.9 mi	Sea	N/A	Excellent	Excellent	Excellent
Blackpool Sands	4.7 mi	Sea	N/A	Excellent	Excellent	Excellent
Mill Bay	4.7 mi	Sea	N/A	Excellent	Excellent	Excellent
Salcombe North Sands	5.3 mi	Sea	N/A	Excellent	Excellent	Excellent

Data source: European Environment Agency

Must see

Paignton Zoo Environmental Park 11.8 mi

Living Coasts 14.8 mi

Buckfast Abbey 16.2 mi

Dartmoor Zoological Park 17.1 mi

National Marine Aquarium 21.2 mi

National Trust

Overbeck's 5.6 mi

Coleton Fishacre 8.2 mi

Greenway 9 mi

Compton Castle 14.6 mi

Wembury 18.2 mi

Cycle routes

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

Other

Stokenham - Torcross - Slapton Ley - Slapton 0.4 mi

Moor Sand 4.7 mi

Salcombe Cannon 4.9 mi

Salcombe North Sands CP - Combe - Rew - Soar 5.3 mi

OVERBECKS (SHARPITOR) 5.6 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.

Policies

Booking terms and conditions

Admission

At least one of the party members must be aged 18 or over.
Under 18s must be accompanied by their parents or legal guardians.

Arrivals and departures

Late arrivals must notify the park as soon as possible. Your booking will be held for 24 hours. After this period the management reserves the right to relet your unit.
No refunds/discounts for inclement weather, late arrivals or early departures.

Changes to your holiday

Bookings cannot be amended within 7 day(s) of arrival.

Dogs

Dogs must be kept on leads and supervised at all times.
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).

General

In the event of a complaint, please speak to reception immediately. Complaints which are not brought to the management's attention during your stay cannot be dealt with once you have left the site.
Please note that the shower facilities are unisex.
Please note that the toilet facilities are unisex.
Please note that the toilet/shower facilities are unisex.
Quiet hours must be respected between 10 p.m. and 7 a.m..
Radio, music and TV players must be kept at a low volume. Car doors and boots must be closed quietly.
The management reserves the right to deny access or terminate the stay of those guests whose behaviour is deemed unsuitable. No refunds will be offered.
The site is not liable for any refund in the event of force majeure.

Occupancy

No hen/stag parties permitted via Pitchup.com.

Reception

There is no reception on-site: on arrival please contact the number provided on your booking confirmation.

Safety

Barbecues are permitted but must be raised off the ground and attended by an adult at all times.
Firearms are not permitted.
Guests are advised to bring a good quality torch with them as parts of the site are unlit.
Open fires are prohibited.
Please do not touch or feed the animals.

Vehicles

The car is only included in the rate if you are travelling with a touring caravan or a tent. If you wish to bring a car along with your motorhome/campervan please select the extra.
Units longer than 8 metres are not allowed.

Visitors

Visitors’ cars are not permitted on site.
Visitors must leave the premises by 10 p.m..

Additional terms

It is not permitted to sleep in cars.

Payment terms

Nearest sites

Unfortunately, we have no nearby bookable sites.

Frequently asked questions

Does Mattiscombe Farm Camping have a swimming pool? No View all features
Is Mattiscombe Farm Camping dog friendly? Yes View all features
What attractions are near Mattiscombe Farm Camping? Totnes (35 minutes' drive) has lots of cute indie shops, and if you’d like to explore other Devon towns, drive to East Portlemouth (15 minutes) and hop on the ferry to Salcombe … Read more
When can I check in and check out of Mattiscombe Farm Camping?

Camping and touring

Arrive: 1 p.m. – 8 p.m.

Depart by: 11 a.m.

Read more