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South Farm Camping

9.3 17 reviews

Perfect first time camping with a view like this from the tent

Just some of the picturesque view from the tent. wonderful!

Basic site on a family-run working farm with views of the sea
A five-minute drive from the local beach and 20 minutes from Sidmouth
Dog-friendly, with a couple of alpacas and a farm shop on site

Ready, set, go… if hikes over the South West Coast Path and paddles around the Jurassic coast are on your mind, South Farm Camping is your green light. The family-run working farm site ticks lots of boxes from the offset: sea and countryside views, easy access to the South West Coast Path and access to a National Cycle Route too. If golfing, tennis and beach days are some other essentials on your tick-list, Budleigh Salterton is only five minutes’ drive away and has a golf course, a tennis club and a pebble beach. Tasty barbecues won’t be too tricky either, since the site has a farm shop selling all sorts of delicious local produce and their own homegrown veg. The site’s based at the top of the farm, so spectacular views are all part and parcel of your stay. It’s a basic set-up, with toilets, drinking water, a washing up station and a shower unit. There’s car parking adjacent to the field (making the area safe for families), gas cooking permitted on the pitches only and charcoal barbecues welcome in the designated barbecue area only (no firepits, please). Well-behaved dogs are welcome, just as long as they’re kept on a lead on any part of the farm or site. As an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty and a Site of Special Scientific Interest, expect lots of wildlife. If you’re keen enough to spot them, there might be hares, birds of prey, deer, skylarks and otters or beavers in the river bordering the farm (if you’re lucky). The site has their own small flock of sheep and a couple of alpacas. Set your sights on gorgeous off-site sights too, from the towns of Sidmouth and Exmouth, both 20 minutes’ drive away, to Otterton and its mill, half an hour’s walk away.

Campground type

Languages spoken

English

Nearby campgrounds that are bookable on Pitchup.com

Unfortunately, we have no nearby bookable campgrounds.

Features

Portable toilet

Pop-up campground

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 site/unit Composting toilet Dog park Drying room Food shop Free wifi Ice pack freezing Internet access Laundry Local produce 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

Budget/backpacker Peaceful Remote location Spectacular scenery Walkers' paradise

Utilities

Charging facilities Dump point Electric car charging point(s) Gas cylinders available No hot water Recycling available Renewable energy

Nearby amenities

Bar nearby Convenience store nearby Dog walk nearby Nearby farmers' market

Type

Farm Pop-up campground Small (11-25 sites)

Accessibility

Disabled facilities

Nearby leisure

Canoeing/kayaking nearby Cycling nearby Golf nearby Horse riding nearby Indoor pool nearby Leisure/theme park nearby Mountain biking nearby Restaurant nearby Sailing nearby Surf school nearby Tennis nearby Watersports nearby

Location

South Farm Camping

South Farm

South Farm Road

Budleigh Salterton

Devon

England

EX9 7AY

Directions

Timezone

Europe/London GMT (GMT+00:00)

GPS

50.64184°N
-3.29885°W

Nearest transport

Coach

10.7 km Rail Station

10.7 km Opposite Rail Station

13.7 km The Green

Rail

8.5 km Exmouth Rail Station

9.4 km Lympstone Village Rail Station

10.3 km Lympstone Commando Rail Station

Ferry

9.3 km Exmouth Ferry Landing

10.5 km Starcross Ferry Landing

12.1 km Turf Lock Inn Ferry Landing

Airport

12.9 km Exeter 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

Beach day? Toss a coin between Sidmouth beach (20 minutes’ drive), Ladram Bay (10 minutes, with views of sandstone sea stacks) or Exmouth Beach (20 minutes). There are boat cruises from Exmouth that travel to further sandy and scenic points around the south coast. Kids might like the donkeys at The Donkey Sanctuary (25 minutes) or the vintage vehicles and farm animals at the World of Country Life (15 minutes). That goes for all the rides at Crealy Theme Park & Resort (25 minutes) too. Adults must, of course, be catered to, whether it’s with wine tasting at Lily Farm Vineyard (10 minutes) or peaceful days out at Pebblebed Heaths (15 minutes) or Bicton Park Botanical Gardens (10 minutes). Other spots for sweet, sweet afternoons include walks to Woodbury Castle (15 minutes), the lily pads of the Bystock Pools (15 minutes) and golfing at Woodbury Park (20 minutes).

Water quality at nearby bathing waters

Name	Distance	Type	2020	2019	2018	2017
Budleigh Salterton	2 km	Sea	N/A	Excellent	Excellent	Excellent
Ladram Bay	2.3 km	Sea	N/A	Good	N/A	Good
Sidmouth Jacobs Ladder	5.2 km	Sea	N/A	Excellent	Excellent	Excellent
Sidmouth Town	5.5 km	Sea	N/A	Excellent	Excellent	Excellent
Sandy Bay	6 km	Sea	N/A	Excellent	Excellent	Excellent

Data source: European Environment Agency

Must see

Jurassic Coast World Heritage Site 6.1 km

Crealy Great Adventure Park 11 km

Exeter Cathedral - Church of Saint Peter 18.6 km

The National Trust Killerton House & Gardens 20 km

Living Coasts 25.9 km

National Trust

A la Ronde 7.5 km

Branscombe: the Old Bakery, Manor Mill and Forge 12.6 km

Killerton: Marker's Cottage 17 km

Killerton: Clyston Mill 17.1 km

Killerton: Budlake Old Post Office 19.3 km

Cycle routes

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

Other

BICTON 3.3 km

CONNAUGHT GARDENS 5.3 km

Woodbury Common and Woodbury Castle 5.9 km

AYLESBEARE COMMON (CURRENT BOUNDARY FROM 15/07/2005) 7.1 km

A LA RONDE AND THE POINT-IN-VIEW 7.5 km

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.

Payment terms

Offers

Conditions apply - see site type section for details

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Only showing reviews for the last 30 months.

Can’t think of a better place to brush your teeth in the morning!! 🤣

Wonderful! Easy to locate, great views, basic and clean facilities.…

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

Anonymous Sept 2023

Unpowered grass tent site (two person)

Liked: Wonderful! Easy to locate, great views, basic and clean facilities.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Great location

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

Anonymous Sept 2023

Unpowered grass tent site (two person)

Liked: Location is great, site is on the top of a hill in the middle of a working farm. Great views all round. Lots of space. Farm shop on the road in.
Well thought out, but no-frills facilities - which is what we were looking for.
Toilet cubicles are large and the shower unit is a good size. Big enough to hose down a few small kids at once, which is useful after a day at the beach. Not far off the South Coast Path.

Disliked: Site is very exposed which may not be so good if the weather is unkind. Make sure you take some serious tent pegs as there are quite a few stones in the ground. There is a crate of pegs and hammers that you can borrow, but best to be prepared.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Stary nights, early sunrise, fresh air.

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

Anonymous Aug 2023

Unpowered grass tent site (two person)

Liked: Perfect location for the coast path & sea views. Basic site with little details thought about. Like wheelbarrows to help you carry your gear from car park to camp field. The ground is extremely firm so the hammer and pegs offered to guests were put to good use. 4 porter loos, 3 sinks and a solar shower. Very clean facilities, although the toilets did have an odour, there was plenty of loo roll. Picnic benches and bbq area. Farm shop at bottom of hill. Drinking water on tap.

Disliked: Google maps took me in the back way. Head for Budleigh beach and then use maps to avoid the tight lanes. Nick allowed me to open the back gate for entry to avoid the long journey around. Thanks Nick, much appreciated.

Recommend to friends Visit again

A real gem. Don't tell anyone!

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

Lucy M. Sept 2023

Unpowered grass tent site (two person)

Liked: Incredible views, plenty of space, spotlessly clean toilets & warm shower. The site owner was very friendly and accommodating too. A true gem.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Rural camping at it's best Clean facilities Great location Incredible views Spacious Kind and responsive owners…

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

Lucy M. Aug 2023

Unpowered grass tent site

Liked: Rural camping at it's best
Clean facilities
Great location
Incredible views
Spacious
Kind and responsive owners

Recommend to friends Visit again

Overall fine

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

Craig J. Sept 2023

Unpowered grass tent site (two person)

Liked: The views were fantastic and the toilets and shower were clean.

Disliked: My gripe was in relation to the distance quoted. Whilst 1.5 miles was fair in relation to the distance from the entrance on the main road into Budleigh high street, it was another trek, maybe another mile, up to the camping area. Location was my main reason for staying and just wished i'd known this.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Good site but could do with more information about nearby walks, etc

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

Anonymous Aug 2023

Unpowered grass tent site

Liked: Loved the beautiful views and the peace and quiet

Disliked: Was extremely difficult to hammer the tent pegs in the ground as it's very stony. Luckily there were some stronger pegs on hand but was still a real struggle

Recommend to friends Visit again

Great value

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

Anonymous Aug 2023

Unpowered grass tent site

Liked: Great facilities

Recommend to friends Visit again

Great spacious camping. Quiet clean and room to roam free

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

Kathryn C. Aug 2023

Unpowered grass tent site

Liked: All the space in the field, and kitchen set up. The views!!

Disliked: We probably chose the windiest weekend ever. Check the forecast as it’s pretty exposed - though beautiful

Recommend to friends Visit again

Absolutely breath taking views. Little details such as bits for the kids…

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

Hayley C. Aug 2023

Unpowered grass tent site

Liked: Absolutely breath taking views. Little details such as bits for the kids to play with just made the stay perfect. We are already looking at a bigger tent for our next visit for longer!

Recommend to friends Visit again

Frequently asked questions

Does South Farm Camping have a swimming pool? No View all features
Is South Farm Camping dog friendly? Yes View all features
What attractions are near South Farm Camping? Beach day? Toss a coin between Sidmouth beach (20 minutes’ drive), Ladram Bay (10 minutes, with views of sandstone sea stacks) or Exmouth Beach (20 minutes). There are boat cruises from Exmouth … Read more
When can I check in and check out of South Farm Camping?

Camping and caravan

Arrive: noon – 6 p.m.

Depart by: 10:30 a.m.

Read more