The Masons Arms

View prices & book 8.3 66 reviews
Visitor image of the campsite
Visitor image of the campsite
The pub from the road
Peaceful pub garden complete with thatched smoking shelter
Hardstanding area in a sheltered spot by the fruit and vegetable garden
Block-paved access to the camping field which is situated away from the pub and road
Aerial view of the campsite with the pub in the background
The field in deepest mid-winter and yes, we did have some campers snowed in!
Traditional morris dancers who visit several times a year
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The pub from the road
Peaceful pub garden complete with thatched smoking shelter
Hardstanding area in a sheltered spot by the fruit and vegetable garden

  • Peaceful camping field with year-round facilities
  • National Trust and English Heritage properties close by
  • Hike the 20 minutes up Ham Hill from the site
Check out this well-connected Somerset pub site… The Masons Arms is in the good-looking hamstone village of Odcombe near Yeovil, surrounded by topping walking trails – the 20-minute hike up Ham Hill is thoroughly recommended just to start strolls off. The Masons Arms is close to many Somerset attractions including National Trust and English Heritage properties, but is set peacefully well away from the main road. And as it's a pub site, dinner and drinks in the Arms each evening are also thoroughly recommended (the bar and restaurant are closed on Monday and reopen at 4pm on Tuesday) - no fights needed about who's going to drive home… Facilities at the Masons Arms include a modern unisex amenities block with two toilets, two showers, three sinks, a washing-up area, a hairdryer, an iron and an ironing board.

Site type

Tent pitches 9
Motorhome pitches 9
Open all year
Opens

Tourist board rating

Please note
  • Under 18s must be accompanied by their parents or legal guardians.
  • Please note that the toilet/shower facilities are unisex.
  • Please note, the bar and restaurant are closed on Sunday evenings from 8pm

Languages spoken

English

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Pitch types & availability

Accommodation

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2 adults
0 children
0 dogs

Reviews

8.3

Overall rating from 66 Pitchup.com customers

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Location
 9
Value for money
 9
Accommodation
 8
Facilities / Activities
 8
Customer service
 9
Child friendliness
 8
Cleanliness
 8
Wifi
 8
Peaceful

85% would recommend this site to a friend

83% would stay here again

What customers say

This is a quiet, friendly campsite located in a beautiful village, attached to an excellent pub serving good food. Staff are consistently praised for their friendliness and helpfulness. Facilities, including toilets and showers, are generally reported as clean, though some visitors suggest they are basic and could benefit from updating or are insufficient when the site is busy. Dog owners appreciate the dedicated walking area. Some minor issues noted include overflowing bins and occasional Wi-Fi signal weakness.

Summary AI-generated from Pitchup.com customer reviews

Reviews page 1 of 7
Arrival date (latest first)

Nice, tiny campsite to enojoy

Overall

9 out of 10
Location
 10
Value for money
 8
Facilities / Activities
 10
Customer service
 10
Child friendliness
 No rating
Cleanliness
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Wifi
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Tina T. 1 review

Non-electric grass tent or trailer tent pitch

Liked location, staff, levelled pitches, nice views, safety (solo camper here), clean site and lots of bins provided, the other reviews about messy bins must be old so don't hold on to these

Disliked toilet paper could be restocked more often on busy weekends,
quite packed on a bank holiday (understandable) and due to the general small campsite size

Recommend to friends Visit again

Nice camping area near the pub,…

Overall

9 out of 10
Location
 9
Value for money
 10
Facilities / Activities
 8
Customer service
 10
Child friendliness
 10
Cleanliness
 8
Wifi
 No rating
Kirsty H. 4 reviews

Non-electric grass tent or trailer tent pitch

Liked Nice camping area near the pub, nice to sit in the beer garden on a warm day and have food and drinks. Mostly flat and everyone was very welcoming. We did leave early but that was because of the weather more than anything which isn't the owners fault.

Disliked The toilet rolls would run out by 7am and not get replaced until toilet cleaning closer to 10am. We did ask about ice pack freezing which was listed as a feature but told by staff they dont do it. Unfortunately because the weather was in the 30s we left early because we couldn't keep food or ourselves cool.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Very nice camp site lovely sunder…

Overall

10 out of 10
Location
 10
Value for money
 10
Facilities / Activities
 No rating
Customer service
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Child friendliness
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Cleanliness
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Wifi
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 Stephen D. 1 review

Electric grass tent or trailer tent pitch

Liked Very nice camp site lovely sunder dinner

Recommend to friends Visit again

Great location but really in need of some love and attention

Overall

2 out of 10
Location
 6
Value for money
 7
Facilities / Activities
 1
Customer service
 1
Child friendliness
 No rating
Cleanliness
 1
Wifi
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 Alan S. 2 reviews

Electric hardstanding motorhome pitch

Liked The country location and the food in the pub.

Disliked I get it is a pub location with limited facilities. However, the showers/toilets were filthy with the same large clump of hair in the wall for 3 days. Lighting was on a sensor which only lasted a very minimal amount of time before plunging you into darkness meaning not enough time to shower or use the toilet. Showers were push button which wouldn't work unless constantly held in meaning only one hand to wash with. Anti social behaviour from a few occupants on the site. Although not the fault of the provider there was noone to address it. Drinking water was hidden in a corner behind full emptied bins. We left one night early owing to the poor cleanliness.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Would book again!

Overall

8 out of 10
Location
 10
Value for money
 8
Facilities / Activities
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Customer service
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Child friendliness
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Cleanliness
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Wifi
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REDACTED R. 7 reviews

Electric hardstanding motorhome pitch

Liked Lovely friendly staff, beautiful village, great walks for the dog with miles and miles of footpaths around the local orchards, quiet campsite.

Disliked My original pitch was basically impossible to get into! Very heavily laden pear tree, which could do with a good pruning, a caravan with its butt half over the pitch on one side, and a massive tent set up with guy ropes everywhere encroaching on the other side. Luckily there was another pitch available and I was put in there for my one night.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Quiet Lovely location Would stay again…

Overall

7 out of 10
Location
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Value for money
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Accommodation
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Facilities / Activities
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Customer service
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Child friendliness
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Cleanliness
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Wifi
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REDACTED R. 3 reviews

Electric grass motorhome pitch

Liked Quiet
Lovely location
Would stay again

Disliked Bins overfull & stink
Pub understaffed

Recommend to friends Visit again

Great campsite

Overall

9 out of 10
Location
 8
Value for money
 8
Facilities / Activities
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Customer service
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Child friendliness
 No rating
Cleanliness
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Wifi
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 REDACTED R. 4 reviews

Non-electric grass tent or trailer tent pitch

Liked Good sheltered small campsite
Level with facilities at back of pub
Pub local beer and food
Plenty of places to sit in shade
Reasonable price
Cheerful friendly staff

Recommend to friends Visit again

Great, except the brewery that own it have not paid staff for months

Overall

6 out of 10
Location
 9
Value for money
 9
Facilities / Activities
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Customer service
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Child friendliness
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Cleanliness
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Wifi
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Anonymous

Electric grass tent or trailer tent pitch

Liked Peaceful, lovely pub, great staff
Near large supermarket and retail park but you wouldn’t know it as the site is tucked away

Disliked Brewery that operate it have not paid the staff for months so the pub ended up closing whilst we were there

Recommend to friends Visit again

Nice peaceful site in lovely village. Friendly staff.

Overall

7 out of 10
Location
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Value for money
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Accommodation
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Facilities / Activities
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Customer service
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Child friendliness
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Cleanliness
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Wifi
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 REDACTED R. 4 reviews

Electric grass motorhome pitch

Liked Level pitch
Great location for touring Somerset/Dorset
Easy access to the pub with friendly staff and good food/drinks

Disliked Some areas of the campsite need a tidy up
Toilets need to be more regularly inspected

Recommend to friends Visit again

Nice setting- needs more upkeep

Overall

7 out of 10
Location
 10
Value for money
 9
Facilities / Activities
 4
Customer service
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Child friendliness
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Cleanliness
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Wifi
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 REDACTED R. 5 reviews

Electric hardstanding motorhome pitch

Liked Peaceful and beautiful village setting

Disliked Facilities- overflowing rubbish bins, no toilet paper, flies in pub

Recommend to friends Visit again

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 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

Gastronomic delight Peaceful

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

Pub campsite Tiny (1-10 pitches)

Nearby leisure

Fishing nearby Golf nearby Horse riding nearby Indoor pool nearby Restaurant nearby

Location

The Masons Arms

41 Lower Odcombe

Odcombe

Yeovil

Somerset

England

BA22 8TX

Directions

Timezone

Europe/London BST (GMT+01:00)

GPS

50.93983°N
2.69913°W

Nearest transport

Coach
3.1 mi Yeovil Bus Station
7.9 mi Greenhill
8 mi Coldharbour
Rail
3.8 mi Yeovil Pen Mill Rail Station
3.9 mi Yeovil Junction Rail Station
5.6 mi Thornford Rail Station
Ferry
19 mi Bridgwater Ferry Terminal
25.4 mi Weymouth Ferry Terminal

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

Sunny days, rainy days and everything in between are all covered around The Masons Arms: check out the area's historic houses, its many walks, cider farms, museums… The pub is surrounded by walking country including many footpaths around the village and the walk to Ham Hill which can be reached with minimal road walking. Also within walking distance is the National Trust's Montacute House, an Elizabethan mansion surrounded by green gardens. Yeovil town centre is about 10 minutes' drive away and there are plenty of small Somerset villages to delve into too – most with yet more cosy Somerset pubs. Or motor around the local museums like the Fleet Air Arm and Haynes Motor Museum, both under 10 miles away. If you fancy a beach and heritage day out, the Jurassic Coast is within about 40 minutes' drive.

Water quality at nearby bathing waters

Name Distance Type 2020201920182017
Eypemouth 15.9 mi Sea N/AExcellentExcellentExcellent
Seatown 16 mi Sea N/AExcellentExcellentExcellent
West Bay (West) 16.1 mi Sea N/AExcellentExcellentExcellent
Charmouth West 16.8 mi Sea N/AExcellentExcellentGood
Hive 16.9 mi Sea N/AExcellentExcellentExcellent

Data source: European Environment Agency

Must see

Montacute House 1 mi

Fleet Air Arm Museum 5.8 mi

Haynes International Motor Museum 9.3 mi

Mapperton House & Gardens 10.1 mi

Clarks Village 13.1 mi

National Trust

Montacute House 1 mi

Tintinhull Garden 2.5 mi

Lytes Cary Manor 6.7 mi

Barrington Court 7.3 mi

Priest's House 7.5 mi

Cycle routes

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

Other

BRYMPTON D'EVERCY 0.8 mi

MONTACUTE HOUSE 0.8 mi

Montacute - Ham Hill - Norton sub Hamdon - Montacute 0.9 mi

TINTINHULL HOUSE 2.5 mi

BARWICK PARK 3.3 mi

Local events

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

    Glastonbury, Somerset 15.9 mi

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

    Dorchester, Dorset 19.2 mi

  • Tankfest (Friday, 26 June 2026 – Friday, 26 June 2026)

    Wareham, Dorset 26.2 mi

  • Beautiful Days (Friday, 21 August 2026 – Friday, 21 August 2026)

    Ottery St Mary, Devon 28.7 mi

  • Sidmouth Folk Festival (Friday, 31 July 2026 – Friday, 31 July 2026)

    Sidmouth, Devon 29.5 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.

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Frequently asked questions

  • Does The Masons Arms have a swimming pool? No View all features
  • Is The Masons Arms dog friendly? Yes View all features
  • What attractions are near The Masons Arms? Sunny days, rainy days and everything in between are all covered around The Masons Arms: check out the area's historic houses, its many walks, cider farms, museums… The pub is surrounded by … Read more
  • When can I check in and check out of The Masons Arms?
    Camping and touring
    Arrive:  3 p.m. –  8 p.m.
    Depart by:  11 a.m.

    Please park in the top car park. If the pub is open, go to the bar to check in and if not please walk round to the front door and ring the bell.

    Someone is always on site to check you in and show you to your unit and give you a tour.

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  • How much does it cost to stay at The Masons Arms? From £15 (for 1 night, 6 people) - prices may change depending on your dates and party.