Sunnyhill Park and Campsite

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  • Small, rural site with a peaceful atmosphere and country scenery
  • A five-minute drive to Wincanton; 25 minutes from Frome and Longleat
  • Firepits, footpath and pets' corner on site; easy access from the A303
No need to decide between a trip to Somerset, Dorset and Wiltshire – just a couple minutes' drive away from the A303, Somerset's Sunnyhill Park and Campsite is an excellent base for exploring all three. This peaceful, restful rural site is a five-minute drive from Wincanton, a town with a racecourse, pubs, coffee shops and shops. There are plenty of attractions within a short drive of the site too, whether it's the animals of Longleat, 25 minutes' drive away, or the gorgeous Stourhead Gardens, 10 minutes' drive away. Where else might you visit? Famed Stonehenge and Wells are within 35 minutes' drive of the site. Glastonbury, well known for its annual festival and Glastonbury Tor, is 40 minutes' drive away. Closer by is the gorgeous working estate The Newt in Somerset – at 15 minutes' drive – and Bruton, a small market town – at 25 minutes' drive. It's also just a 25-minute drive from the site to Shaftesbury to see Gold Hill's steep cobbles and a splendid abbey. There are plenty of shops, cafés and pubs dotted around the small local towns and villages. Although you may want to save yourself for a pint at the seasonal (and weekend-only) pop-up café-bar on site. In keeping with the rural views stretching towards King Alfred's Tower (note this location down if you're a fan of woodland walks), there is a 'pets' corner' with pet sheep, goats, cows, turkeys, chickens, ducks, ponies and cats to meet on site. Covering the practical side of things, the site has an amenities block with two showers and toilets for ladies and the same (two of each) for gents. After dark, guests are very welcome to gather around a firepit.

Site type

Touring caravan pitches 5
Lodges, cabins, pods or huts 1
Tent pitches 5
Motorhome pitches 5
Rent a tent 1
Open all year
Opens
Please note
  • Under 18s must be accompanied by their parents or legal guardians.
  • Please note that the toilet/shower facilities are unisex.

Languages spoken

English

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9
Child friendliness
9
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9
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7

92% would recommend this site to a friend

90% would stay here again

What customers say

This small, peaceful campsite offers a relaxed atmosphere with beautiful rural views. Guests praise the friendly and helpful staff, clean facilities, and the option of a pop-up bar. Improvements to the shower block have been ongoing, with some reports of dated or temperamental facilities, particularly in the men's block. Access for larger vehicles on the farm track has also been noted. The site is well-signposted and provides a good base for exploring the local area.

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good view quiet site…

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Electric hardstanding touring pitch

Liked good view quiet site

Disliked mens showers very dated difficult to operate to get decent flow. acces for larger vehicles difficult

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From the manager: Wow

What an upsetting score you have given me

I have no response as there doesnt seem to be specific critisisms ... other than the shower block which i am always transparent about and which is constantly being updated and improved?

Not sure re the vehicle...yes we are a farm track .... but large biffas and deliveries and even recently a 35ft mobilt home have negotiated it?

Hopefully people will see past this review ... and if they want a small friendly generally peaceful site with great views elsan showerblock ehu weekend pop up bar....in rural somerset they will come here

Sandy and the crew

Lovely campsite with beautiful views. Very…

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Electric hardstanding touring pitch

Liked Lovely campsite with beautiful views. Very relaxed vibe and a great location. Would definitely come back again!

Disliked Nothing :)

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From the manager: Thank you what an uplifting review

Please come again

Sandy and the crew

Super friendly campsite

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Electric hardstanding touring pitch

Liked Great communication from the Team and really friendly site with super clean facilities. Jolly Farmer pub and shop was a real bonus.
Really nice big pitches and great views

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From the manager: Thanks for this guys

Reviews help us small places so much

Sandy and the crew

I don’t know if there was a WiFi but internet connection was good.

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Liked It was a very peaceful place to stay, with fantastic views and great facilities. The kids really enjoyed their time there. Sandy was very welcoming and explained everything in detail. This morning, she even took my children to collect some eggs, and they absolutely loved the experience.

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From the manager: Aww thanks you were lovely guests

Peaceful and quiet site with amazing views.

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Electric hardstanding touring pitch

Liked We have had the most fantastic stay at sunnyhill. Staff were all lovely, views were stunning, friendly animals to see that had lots of space and some were roaming freely. It was the perfect small site. Also only 30 minutes from longleat safari park where we took a day trip. The little bar was lovely and the food was really nice which added something abit different to the stay (live music on one night)

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From the manager: Yet another lovely review x
Thanks
I feel blessed

Friendly welcome to a lovely site, will definitely visit again

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Electric hardstanding touring pitch

Liked Lovely non commercial site, beautiful views and very peaceful.
Shower block clean and conveniently located as is the dish washing area.
Nice touch having fire pit by the pitches (hard standing pitches)

Disliked Nowt

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From the manager: Lovely review thank you its vital for us small concerns

Great site

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Electric hardstanding touring pitch

Liked Good pitches with great views. A great location as well for getting around the area with so many beautiful towns. Staff are very friendly and helpful.

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From the manager: Thank you
Its always lpvely when folks love the place like i do

Lovely friendly owner and beautiful views…

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Electric hardstanding touring pitch

Liked Lovely friendly owner and beautiful views excellent value for money

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From the manager: Thank you so much
People do sometimes complain about peoples pricing without understanding the overheads so its refreshing to have a comment like yours
Truly appreciated x

Peaceful, clean, friendly. Great views. Well cared for site.

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Electric hardstanding touring pitch

Liked Easy to find from the main road, well signposted with lovely painted signs. Set back away from the main road, quiet peaceful location.

Received a warm welcome from the owner when I arrived. She was very friendly and showed me around the campsite and facilities and where my pitch for the night was.

The pitch was spacious with beautiful views. Electric hookup up kept me warm and cosy. Loved that there was a picnic bench on my pitch and fire pit for me to use.

Wash up area was clean and water hot, sponge and washing up liquid by sink in case you needed it. The toilet and shower block is beautifully decorated, showers hot, everything super clean. Toilet block was nice and warm when it was cold and windy outside.

Thank you for such a lovely stay. Wish I had stayed longer and gone for a walk on the footpaths, I’ll visit again!

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From the manager: Come back soon !

Friendly, clean & convenient for a quiet short break

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Anonymous

Electric hardstanding touring pitch

Liked We stayed for 2 nights on 16th & 17th October 2025.
Small quiet rustic site with nice view of valley & trees in autumnal colours. Gravel hard standing & electric.
Lovely walk through site & fields to Wincanton. Enjoyed good company & great burgers & cider at the on-site Jolly Farmer.
Convenient washing up area.
Ladies wash room & facilities where Sandy had shown nice creativity & given thought to the little things like hooks, mirrors & seats.

Disliked Men’s washroom & showers which felt rather basic in comparison to ladies, particularly flooring, half sized toilet doors offering minimal privacy & no chair. Shower cold & tripped easily. We know Sandy has been trying to sort this issue.

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From the manager: Hi

I am glad you liked my little site, Sunnyhill Campsite has evolved from her roots
She has been my entire life for the last 7 years and i have reinvested throughout that time constantly striving to improve the site whilst not removing its intimate rural peaceful vibe, and bohemian feel.

we really enjoyed your company and hope the recovery is going well

I hope you wont mind me using my response to your review to high light a few things for future guests x

The shower block has been a massive financial money pit, i have had it all rewired, new showers, new breaker in the new fuse box, new washing up sinks, new drainage, water pump and ibcs for the failing water pressure that burnt out shower after shower (average replacing 8 showers) new flooring in the ladies, and although she is now due her annual revamp i am glad you still enjoyed them in Oct which shows she isnt to bad LOL

As for the mens, they had to be gutted 2020 so the tiled shower cubicles and gully drains were 2021, the stone flooring in the mens 2023, the covered washing up area for all 2024/25, new toilets 2022, hand drier 24, sink '23. New lighting with censors 23. There are hooks on the mens shower doors, but i will also get a couple shower chairs if you feel this is important. There is a shower chair in the ladies. I do not know why the showers would be cold in the mens? and the trip issue is the bain of my life. The shower on the right seems fine but the oe on the left does seem to trip unless its on eco, something that the electrician still doesnt seem able to correct. lets hope the removing of emersions etc helps?....as for the doors they were made by us from 22mm marine ply. the 2 door ways are not conventional sizes
i believe my friend who helps me with maint has said she will add another 6 inches to the bottom of the doors as there has been you and one other reporting this as something they dont like

i have done some bits in the mens this week and put a new video of them on Facebook, tiktok, instagram, this should help future guest to see the mens before arrival

I hope that fully answers you points
and again
Good luck with your recovery remember you still have purpose xx
Sandy and the crew


Features

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 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 Tents for hire Toilet block Washing-up area Wifi

Groups 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

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 Shop nearby

Type

Farm Small (11-25 pitches)

Nearby leisure

Cycling nearby Fishing nearby Golf nearby Horse riding nearby Indoor pool nearby Leisure/theme park nearby Mountain biking nearby Restaurant nearby

Location

Sunnyhill Park and Campsite

Riding Gate

Wincanton

Somerset

England

BA9 8NG

Directions

Timezone

Europe/London BST (GMT+01:00)

GPS

51.06785°N
2.38461°W

Route directions

Upon arrival in the hamlet of Riding Gate, turn down the dead-end lane with a property called Tower View on the corner. Down this lane and past the entrance to Sunny Crest bungalow on your right, you will pass the Old Sunnyhill Farmhouse track on your left. Do not turn left until the Cart House and Sundown bungalows. There's a hand-painted sign on the right pointing left down the track at this point. Do not go down the hill. Follow the hand-painted signs down the farm track and to the site.

Nearest transport

Coach
6.1 mi Virginia Ash
6.1 mi Virginia Ash
7.7 mi Queens Head
Rail
4.1 mi Bruton Rail Station
4.8 mi Templecombe Rail Station
5.4 mi Gillingham (Dorset) Rail Station
Ferry
26.9 mi Bridgwater Ferry Terminal
27.9 mi Temple Meads Station Ferry Landing
27.9 mi Prince Street Bridge Ferry Landing
Airport
26.2 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

Devotees of Sir Terry Pratchett’s Discworld books flock to Wincanton (five minutes' drive), not only to peruse the bits and bobs at the Discworld Emporium but also to hunt out the various tributes around the town; having been officially twinned with Ankh-Morpork, there are now several Discworld street names and a themed pub to be seen around the place. Away from the fantasy world, real-life creatures on a drive through Longleat safari park (half an hour). If it’s motors that get you going, take the 10-minute drive to the Haynes Motor Museum instead. Those with a sense for the mystic may like to peruse the famed slabs of Stonehenge (35 minutes) or head to Glastonbury Tor (45 minutes) to consider the legends that surround the ancient site. Less shrouded in mystery but still mighty pretty for a wander are the house and gorgeous gardens at National Trust-owned Stourhead (15 minutes). Wells (35 minutes) is also just up northwest, on the edge of the Mendip Hills National Landscape, with a splendid cathedral, medieval streets, twice-weekly markets and grand, old The Bishop's Palace & Gardens.

Water quality at nearby bathing waters

Name Distance Type 2020201920182017
Poole Harbour Rockley Sands 28.4 mi Estuary N/AExcellentExcellentExcellent
Poole Harbour Lake 29 mi Estuary N/AExcellentExcellentExcellent
Hive 29.6 mi Sea N/AExcellentExcellentExcellent
West Bay (West) 29.7 mi Sea N/AExcellentExcellentExcellent
Bowleaze Cove 29.9 mi Sea N/AExcellentExcellentExcellent

Data source: European Environment Agency

Must see

Stourhead House and Garden 3.9 mi

Haynes International Motor Museum 7.8 mi

Longleat 9.4 mi

Fleet Air Arm Museum 11.7 mi

Glastonbury Tor 14.6 mi

National Trust

Stourhead 3.8 mi

West Pennard Court Barn 12.3 mi

Lytes Cary Manor 12.7 mi

Tintinhull Garden 15.6 mi

Montacute House 16.5 mi

Cycle routes

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

Other

REDLYNCH PARK 2.5 mi

STOURHEAD 3.6 mi

Stourton - Leland Trail - Macmillan Way - Stourton 4 mi

White Sheet Hill and White Sheet Downs 5.2 mi

Cadbury Castle - Beacon Hill - Corton Denham - Cadbury Castle 6.8 mi

Local events

  • Glastonbury Festival (Wednesday, 23 June 2027 – Wednesday, 23 June 2027)

    Glastonbury, Somerset 10.8 mi

  • Dorset County Show (Saturday, 5 September 2026 – Saturday, 5 September 2026)

    Dorchester, Dorset 23.9 mi

  • Bristol International Balloon Fiesta (Friday, 7 August 2026 – Friday, 7 August 2026)

    Bristol, Greater Bristol 28.7 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.

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Frequently asked questions

  • Does Sunnyhill Park and Campsite have a swimming pool? No View all features
  • Is Sunnyhill Park and Campsite dog friendly? Yes View all features
  • What attractions are near Sunnyhill Park and Campsite? Devotees of Sir Terry Pratchett’s Discworld books flock to Wincanton (five minutes' drive), not only to peruse the bits and bobs at the Discworld Emporium but also to hunt out the various … Read more
  • When can I check in and check out of Sunnyhill Park and Campsite?
    Camping and touring
    Arrive:  1 p.m. –  6 p.m.
    Depart by:  11 a.m.
    On-site accommodation
    Arrive:  3 p.m. –  6 p.m.
    Depart by:  10 a.m.
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  • How much does it cost to stay at Sunnyhill Park and Campsite? From £15 (for 1 night, 2 adults) - prices may change depending on your dates and party.