Red Deer Park

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Hardstanding pitches (added by manager 25 Sep 2023)
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  • Well-kept hardstanding motorhome pitches in the Quantock Hills
  • Five minutes' drive to West Somerset Railway; Minehead 25 minutes
  • Safe and secure adults-only site; dogs welcome
Seeking a bit of kid-free quiet time in the Quantock Hills Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty? The pitches at Red Deer Park are designated for adults only, so they’re pretty peaceful as well as being surrounded by the stunning scenery of this part of Somerset. Although children aren’t allowed on site here, dogs are very welcome to come along and join you as you explore the local area, taking walks through the hills and perhaps stopping off for a drink or meal at one of the numerous country pubs dotted around nearby. For amenities and days out, Taunton (20 minutes’ drive) and Minehead (25 minutes) are close by, and it won’t take long to get to other attractions like Dunster Castle, Blue Anchor beach or the eastern stretches of Exmoor National Park. The West Somerset Railway passes a quarter of a mile away, so you can see the steam trains passing about quarter of a mile away or board one at the station a mile away. Back at base, you’ll be parking your motorhome at a medium-sized park where the hardstanding pitches all have electric hookup and grey water drainage. Access from the main road is straightforward, and each pitch has a car parking space. It’s all been designed with security in mind too – there’s CCTV on site for your safety, and the property is accessed via electric gates.

Site type

Motorhome pitches 11
Open now
Opens 15 March
Please note
  • Guests under the age of 18 are not allowed on site.
  • Commercial vehicles (vehicles used for work-related purposes, carrying goods or fare-paying passengers) and sign-written vehicles are not permitted on site.
  • At least one of the party members must be aged 21 or over.
  • A cable measuring at least 10 metres is needed for the electric hook-ups.
  • Guests are advised to bring a good quality torch with them as parts of the site are unlit.
  • No gas barbecues allowed.
  • No charcoal barbecues allowed.
  • No electric barbecues allowed.
  • If reception is closed on arrival: please contact the number provided on your booking confirmation.

Languages spoken

English

Open from Fri, 15 Mar to

Reviews

8.4

Overall rating based on 14 reviews View breakdown

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would recommend this site to a friend

79%

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Only showing reviews for the last 30 months.

Practical and good location

Overall 8/10
Location 10
Value for money 8
Accommodation 6
Facilities / Activities 8
Customer service 10
Child friendliness 2
Cleanliness 10
Wifi 10
Pat S. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Electric hardstanding motorhome pitch

Liked: Very friendly welcome and local information given which was really useful. Nice large concrete pitch. Nice views and cute, clean shower and toilet. Bus stop nearby to Minehead and Taunton, although short distance by a very busy road. Steam train is nearby. Good wifu.

Disliked: The elsan point is a bit high up making it difficult to empty. The site wouldn't be for everyone as pitches are basically bases prepared for statics with cabling so there isn't much grass for awnings.This didn't bother us.

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Very clean and tidy quite site, great for us as first trip…

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

Electric hardstanding motorhome pitch

Liked: Very clean and tidy quite site, great for us as first trip doing this. Very friendly and helpful staff.

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Lovely helpful hosts, great level pitches. Very quiet & peaceful.

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

Electric hardstanding motorhome pitch

Liked: Lovely hosts meet & greet as you enter through secure gated entrance. Good sized solid hardstandings with well located hook up point. Secure site with good space all around, peaceful with minimal noise. Lovely walk to the steam railway down country lane.

Disliked: The toilet/shower facilities could do with being upgraded to a portacabin size especially if the site becomes busy. To dangerous to walk to any shops as main road does not have a footpath, so take anything you may need with you.

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Very quiet campsite, good cycling, close to brewery, steam railway, bus stop…

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

Electric hardstanding motorhome pitch

Liked: Very quiet campsite, good cycling, close to brewery, steam railway, bus stop just outside campsite to Watchet and the coast.

Disliked: Not a lot really, if I had to pick one thing the main road is very busy if walking

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From the manager: Thanks for your great review and fair comments....

Too expensive for what it provides

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

Electric hardstanding motorhome pitch

Liked: Wardens Area

Disliked: Should not really be described as a camping site when infact it is a mobile home site awaiting new units Toilet facilities poor- only one toilet in a shed and only one shower in a shed too. Both work ok but not very private as right next to wardens accommodation and the toilet door has slatted wood with gaps in… There is no separate water facility to fill your water tank or wash out your toilet cassette - just one hosepipe and the septic tank is pretty awful too There are no facilities for dishwashing either The cost is far too high for this site with these poor facilities

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Nice clean peaceful site !

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

Electric hardstanding motorhome pitch

Liked: Lovely welcome from Mark on arrival (met Jan later - lovely people), great site - so very peaceful ! It was very handy location for me to go to the West Somerset Railway at Crowcombe Heathfield station as I had intended to drive to Bishops Lydeard to join the train, however it was just a 15 mins walk to the station - very happy with that !! Also spent a day sitting by my van reading..... lovely and relaxing !

Disliked: Absolutely nothing !!!

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Great site in a great location

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

Electric hardstanding motorhome pitch

Liked: Owners, Location

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Excellent quiet site and spacious…

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
Nigel J. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Electric hardstanding motorhome pitch

Liked: Excellent quiet site and spacious

Disliked: Nothing

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We had a lovely stay at Red Deer park, the park was…

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

Electric hardstanding motorhome pitch

Liked: We had a lovely stay at Red Deer park, the park was really quiet. Jan and Mark the wardens were very friendly and lovely, very helpful and knowledgeable to visit around the area. Would go again.

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From the manager: Thank you for your lovely comments Tracy, was lovely to meet you both, and glad you enjoyed your stay.

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

Electric hardstanding motorhome pitch

Liked: 0

Disliked: the booking was cancelled by the owner, BUT they had the decency to allow me time to re-arrange on route

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Features

Dogs allowed

Adults only

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

Family friendly Motorcycle friendly Single-sex groups welcome Student groups welcome

Rules

Adults only Barbecue provided Barbecues allowed Campfires allowed Commercial vehicles allowed Dogs allowed Dogs allowed all year

Themes

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

Type

Medium (26-50 pitches)

Accessibility

Disabled facilities

Nearby leisure

Horse riding nearby

Touring and motorhomes

Drainage hook-up points for tourers Water hook-up points for tourers

Location

Red Deer Park

Flaxpool

Crowcombe

Taunton

Somerset

England

TA4 4AW

Directions

Timezone

Europe/London BST (GMT+01:00)

GPS

51.11419°N
-3.23305°W

Route directions

Turn left off the A358, just after Flaxpool Garage.

Nearest transport

Coach
8.8 mi Bus Station
9.3 mi Post Office
9.3 mi Post Office
Rail
4.5 mi Bishop's Lydeard
8.5 mi Taunton Rail Station
10.6 mi Bridgwater Rail Station
Ferry
10.7 mi Bridgwater Ferry Terminal
12.5 mi Minehead Harbour
19.5 mi Weston-super-Mare Knightstone Harbour
Airport
20.2 mi Cardiff International Airport
27.7 mi Exeter International Airport
29.5 mi Bristol 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

With the Quantock Hills Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty on one side and Exmoor National Park on the other, you’ll probably not be surprised to hear that there’s some excellent walking to be done around here. Ranscombe Great Wood (15 minutes’ drive) and the gardens of Fyne Court (20 minutes) are some of the Quantock Hills’ best spots to hit, with the Nutcombe Bottom Tall Trees Trail (25 minutes) and Dunkery Beacon (35 minutes) among Exmoor’s top picks. Both these areas run right up to the coast, of course, so you may also like to take in coastal views around places like St Audries Bay Waterfall (15 minutes), Kilve beach (20 minutes) and Blue Anchor beach (25 minutes). Also up at the coast is the cheerful resort of Minehead (25 minutes), where you can hit the beach or walk the first section of the South West Coast Path. Those who’d love to own a dog but have never quite managed may like to book some time at The Golden Retriever Experience (20 minutes). Dogs are welcome (although not compulsory) in the grounds of Dunster Castle (20 minutes), which is home to a working Victorian watermill as well as an ancient castle that was significantly smartened up in the 19th century.

Water quality at nearby bathing waters

Name Distance Type 2020 2019 2018 2017
Blue Anchor West 8.7 mi Sea N/A N/A N/A N/A
Dunster North West 10.7 mi Sea N/A N/A N/A Good
Minehead Terminus 12 mi Sea N/A Good Good Good
Berrow North Of Unity Farm 14.9 mi Estuary N/A Excellent Good Good
Brean 17.2 mi Estuary N/A Excellent Excellent Excellent

Data source: European Environment Agency

Must see

Blackdown Hills Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty 13.5 mi

Clarks Village 21.4 mi

Glastonbury Abbey 22.5 mi

Glastonbury Tor 23.3 mi

Cheddar Caves & Gorge 23.3 mi

National Trust

Coleridge Cottage 4.1 mi

Fyne Court 5.8 mi

Dunster Castle 10.3 mi

Dunster Working Watermill 10.4 mi

Holnicote Estate 15.6 mi

Cycle routes

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

Other

CROWCOMBE COURT 1.1 mi

Holford and the Quantocks 3.5 mi

COTHELSTONE MANOR 3.7 mi

ST AUDRIES (HOUSE) 4.5 mi

NETTLECOMBE COURT 5.1 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.

Nearest sites

Unfortunately, we have no nearby bookable sites.

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Frequently asked questions

  • Does Red Deer Park have a swimming pool? No View all features
  • Is Red Deer Park dog friendly? Yes View all features
  • What attractions are near Red Deer Park? With the Quantock Hills Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty on one side and Exmoor National Park on the other, you’ll probably not be surprised to hear that there’s some excellent walking to … Read more
  • When can I check in and check out of Red Deer Park?
    Camping and touring
    Arrive:  9 a.m. –  6 p.m.
    Depart by:  12 p.m.
    On-site accommodation
    Arrive:  9 a.m. –  6 p.m.
    Depart by:  12 p.m.

    Gates open at 9am.

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  • How much does it cost to stay at Red Deer Park? From £27 (for 1 night, 4 people) - prices may change depending on your dates and party.