Farway Countryside Park

Positiv Amazing little place! We live locally and did not even know this place was here. Booked on a whim as I fancied taking my little nephew on his first camping locally with the nice weather, and was so surprised with Farway… lovely little park as well as a great additional rustic haybale slide, trampolines and rope swing play areas outside the shop. They also had a live music event and a bouncy castle while we were staying so this was great in the evening. The farm animals were wonderful to visit and feed. The views were incredible on the lovely sunny weekend- especially at sunset with the live band and the bar on this weekend. The food was great, and all really reasonably priced. We had planned to venture to local pubs and beaches, but didn’t leave the campsite all weekend. The children loved that they could borrow the bikes from the playbarn - so wholesome seeing all the children having fun outdoors on bikes and scooters each day. The woodland walks through fields and meadows were wonderful too. The shower blocks were lovely and really well maintained- no cobwebs or spiders- which is impressive considering the showers and toilets are in a barn. And having proper showers with the sink and toilet in your cubical too was great. Really relaxed, wholesome family site. We will definitely be booking again during nice weather.

Negativ More variety in terms of food options in the shop or the pop up cafe. No food at lunch time, and no items to make lunches such as fruit, meats, sandwich things etc… if you are staying on a pitch with no electricity for a fridge, you will need to drive to either honiton or seaton to the nearest local shops. But this is only around a 15-20 min drive so not too much of an issue- we had planned to venture to local restaurants while staying here, but didn’t leave the park as the weather was beautiful and the children were having so much fun.

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Positiv We loved the on site cafe/bar. The tent pitches are really spacious which is always a bonus. We loved that the site allowed camp fires. Plenty of showers and toilet facilities.

Negativ We did think the cost to hire the camp fire is quite steep for 24 hours. So lucky for us our friends brought theirs so we just had to buy the logs.

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Positiv Overall setup was fantastic
coffee shop & bar
Showers and toilets
Entertainment
Kids play areas*
Ease of checking in
Animals
Location

Negativ not so much disliked, but the 'Play Barn' could do with a bit of an update
Just a heads up, poor phone signal - not an issue for me, but very much so for my child

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Positiv Very spacious bell tent in a beautiful location, lots to keep young children occupied, we had a lovely 2 night stay.

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Positiv Bell tent was very comfortable. Facilities were brilliant.

Negativ No recycling facilities available. Shop needed to be open for longer.

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Positiv The camping field, showers were good

Negativ Being in a row of seasonal campers, hardly any were there so it was like being in a caravan grave yard.

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Positiv Very nice toilet and shower facilities, many blocks, clean and newly decorated. Kids facilities and playground. Cafe and bbq.

Negativ Nothing

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Positiv Beautiful site if you want to be with nature. Great sized pitches.
Good showering facilities, little small with a closed in shower, sink and toilet but they have separate changing areas. Showers were hot and were only as clean and the people using them!
Lovely animals to visit and the weekend events put on are great for the kids if you want to join in.
Play barn has bikes for all aged children so if you’re not able to take your own you can use the sites. We took our own scooters but feel that the site wasn't suitable as paths were stoney or gravel.
Position of site is not fair from local supermarkets and Jurassic coast beaches.

Negativ There are only two sinks for washing up for the whole site, even though not a big site at prime times we were waiting. They also are outside with no cover so if weather is bad you will be getting wet!

The pitch we were on for camping was very winding and seems to be right in a wind tunnel on windy days. We did have two days where we came back to a lot of damage to some of our things. Pitch numbers 52 and 53.
Try and request the other end of the field if you can and around the edge as sheltered by bushes. But if you are in the middle of the field and along that line like we were make sure you position your tent facing into the field and not facing out to the path. This may help your tent or sent up to be a little more protected from the wind.

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Positiv - Stunning views
- Kids entertainment
- Amenities
- Proximity to local attractions and services
- Great, spacious pitches
- Kind, friendly staff

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Positiv Cafe - bacon rolls, iced coffees
Trampoline
Surrounding walks
Tidy
Quiet
Live music Friday night plus bar, bouncy castle, bbq and big pan food (Mac n cheese and chilli nachos)
Animals
Play area
Rope swings
Self check in
Location - close to Beer, Sidmouth, Seaton, Branscombe and Lyme Regis

Negativ Playbarn needed a lot of work, lots to be fixed, cleaned and tidied up
Bins not emptied often enough
Gaps in toilet doors
Very small shower/toilet cubicles
Dog poo on our pitch when we arrived
No shop apart from a few bits in the cafe, which is only open first thing in the morning
Nothing within walking distance
Pub nearby but not walkable due to narrow lanes
No phone signal and no WiFi

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