Leadstone Camping

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Visitor image of part of the site
Sea glimpse from some of the pitches
Looking across Field 2
Level view from Field 3 looking towards Field 2 and sea in the distance
View of the field
Hedge pitches and mid-field pitches for tents, motorhomes and touring caravans
Looking out onto Field 2 with all types of pitches
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Sea glimpse from some of the pitches
Looking across Field 2

  • Old-fashioned site with modern facilities
  • A 10-minute walk to beach, dunes and nature reserve of Dawlish Warren
  • Seven acres of grassland in a secluded setting
Old-style camping with new-style facilities, 10 minutes' walk from the Devon coastline and 25 minutes from a 500-acre nature reserve stuffed with species of all sorts… You might want two weeks (at least) at Leadstone Camping in Dawlish Warren, 15 minutes' drive away from Teignmouth and 35 minutes from Torquay. This very friendly site, which has been around since 1974, one of those where the staff do their utmost to make sure guests have the nicest time possible: although this is traditional and uncommercialised camping, standards are modern, including a redeveloped amenities block with showers, toilets, hot water basins, a hairdryer, baby changing unit and an accessible room with shower, toilet and wash basin. Leadstone also has a launderette, playground, washing-up facilities and water points in the pitching fields. For other supplies and nosh, a supermarket is a mile away, and anyone walking the 10 minutes to Dawlish Warren will find a pub serving lunch and evening meals handily placed along the way. It's also possible to walk to the South West Coast Path within 10 minutes or walk/cycle around half a mile to the Exe Cycle Trail or the circular six-mile Dawlish Discovery Walk.

Campground type

Tent sites 55
Caravan sites 55
RV & Motorhome sites 27
Open now
Opens 1 April

Tourist board rating

Please note

Extras

  • A charge of GBP0.20 ($0.38) applies for the use of the shower.

Admission

  • At least one of the party members must be aged 18 or over.

Vehicles

  • Commercial vehicles (vehicles used for work-related purposes, carrying goods or fare-paying passengers) and sign-written vehicles are not permitted on site.

Reception

  • Reception is unmanned after 5 p.m.. Please inform the campground while on your way there should you expect to arrive after this time so that the team can provide information about your unit/site.

Occupancy

  • The campground/park caters for families (immediate members) and couples only - bookings from all other forms of groups are not accepted.

Dogs

  • The campground/park does not accept breeds/crossbreeds listed in the Dangerous Dog Act (i.e. Pit Bull Terrier, Japanese Tosa, Dogo Argentino, and Fila Brasileiro).
  • American-style RVs are not permitted.

Languages spoken

English

Open from Wed, 1 Apr to

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Reviews

9.5

Overall rating from 604 Pitchup.com customers

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Location
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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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Peaceful

97% would recommend this campground to a friend

94% would stay here again

What customers say

Great spot! Friendly staff, roomy sites, clean facilities (even a dog wash!). Close to the beach & transport. Handy food van. Mostly peaceful, but watch out for sloped sites, shower fees, and neighbour noise.

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Arrival date (latest first)

Immaculately kept with lovely pitches.…

Overall

6 out of 10
Location
 8
Value for money
 7
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

Owl powered grass caravan site (XL)

Liked Immaculately kept with lovely pitches.

Disliked Paying 20p for a shower,then the shower went either boiling hot or freezing cold. Loud music from Lady's Mile resort opposite. No dog walking paddock.

Recommend to friends Visit again

From the manager: Thank you for taking the time to write a review, we are glad you found the pitches immaculate,
The reason we have 20p for the showers is to control the time people are in the showers, we only have 9 and when we are busy by having the 20p showers it stops people spending a long time in the showers and ques from forming. Sorry we didn't explain this on your arrival. Thank you for mentioning the water temperature I will get it checked as i haven't had anyone report any issues. unlike many other campsites we don't charge for dogs as we don't have a dog walking area and there is areas close by that are great for dogs. this is something we may look at this in the future.
we hope you enjoy your next camping holiday.
Kind regards
Nikki and team

Great small site. Well organised on entry despite late arrival

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9 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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 John D. 2 reviews

Fox powered grass campervan, tent or trailer tent site (large)

Liked Great views, site manager friendly, facilities immaculate, short walk to beach and generally flat pitches.

Disliked 20p to use shower and I didn’t read this on the info when I booked it so had no change when I got there. Perhaps I missed it or it’s not clear enough. No bother. Went and got change.

Recommend to friends Visit again

From the manager: Thank you for taking the time to write a review, we are so glad you had a great stay with us, The only reason we have 20p for the showers is to control the time people are in the showers, we only have 9 and when we are busy by having the 20p showers it stops people spending a long time in the showers and ques from forming. Sorry we didn't explain this on your arrival. we hope this want stop you visiting us again :)
Kind regards
Nikki and team

Would return

Overall

8 out of 10
Location
 8
Value for money
 8
Facilities / Activities
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Customer service
 9
Child friendliness
 No rating
Cleanliness
 8
Wifi
 8
Anonymous

Badger powered grass campervan, tent or trailer tent site (large)

Liked Staff
Site
Location

Disliked Nothing

Recommend to friends Visit again

From the manager: Thank you for taking the time to write a review, we are so glad you had a great stay with us,
We hope to see you again :)
Nikki and team.

Great clean campsite with friendly staff. Shame about the light show.

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7 out of 10
Location
 6
Value for money
 7
Facilities / Activities
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Customer service
 9
Child friendliness
 No rating
Cleanliness
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Wifi
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 Michelle R. 4 reviews

Owl powered grass caravan site (XL)

Liked Quiet and clean. Friendly staff.

Disliked Other campers’ flashing fairy lights left on overnight

There could be a light curfew like there is a noise curfew. The stargazing would have been wonderful but for the flashing fairy lights around pitches. It is September not Christmas. On
All night

Recommend to friends Visit again

From the manager: Thank you for taking the time to write a review, we are glad you had a great stay with us, we love the night sky and understand that lights can impact on this, we will look at this for next year.
We hope to see you again :)
Kind regards
Nikki and team.

Never been camping before so dont…

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10 out of 10
Location
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Value for money
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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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Natalie c. 1 review

Fox powered grass campervan, tent or trailer tent site (large)

Liked Never been camping before so dont have anything to compare it to

But we had a great first time camping

Visited by an owl every night which was a great experience

Staff all friendly and helpful

Would definitely book again

Recommend to friends Visit again

From the manager: Thank you Natalie for taking the time to write a lovely review, we are so glad you had a great stay with us for your first time camping, The owl is lovely :)
We hope to see you again
Kind regards
Nikki and team.

For us this was a stop of point on our way to Cornwall

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9 out of 10
Location
 8
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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Anonymous

Badger powered grass campervan, tent or trailer tent site (large)

Liked Very friendly site the facilities ok but dated with 20p machines for shower
No dog walking on site has been provided. The use of another campsite across the road is permitted!! The lady with the bacon rolls is extremely good entertainment some time is provided which finishes at a reasonable time
Unfortunately Dawlish and Dawlish Warren has now become very sea defence oriented

Disliked No dog walking on site
20p for shower not reflected in pitch fee
Facilities starting to look dated

Recommend to friends Visit again

From the manager: Thank you for taking the time to write a review, we are glad you found the staff friendly and facilities ok, The only reason we have 20p for the showers is to control the time people are in the showers, we only have 9 and when we are busy by having the 20p showers it stops people spending a long time in the showers and ques from forming. Sorry we didn't explain this on your arrival. We don't charge for dogs as we don't have a dog walking area and there is areas close by that are great for dogs. We may look at charging for dogs and putting in a dog walking area in the future. we hope you enjoy your next camping holiday.
Kind regards
Nikki and team

Location staff and cleanliness of the…

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10 out of 10
Location
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Value for money
 10
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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Nathan J. 2 reviews

Badger powered grass campervan, tent or trailer tent site (large)

Liked Location staff and cleanliness of the site in all

Recommend to friends Visit again

From the manager: Thank you for taking the time to write a review, we are so glad you had a great stay with us,
We look forward to seeing you again next time :)
Kind regards
Nikki and team.

Would definitely stay here again

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10 out of 10
Location
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Value for money
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Facilities / Activities
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Customer service
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Child friendliness
 No rating
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Wifi
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Anonymous

Badger powered grass campervan, tent or trailer tent site (large)

Liked Great staff, lovely campsite, great facilities & location

Recommend to friends Visit again

From the manager: Thank you for taking the time to write a review, we are so glad you had a great stay with us,
We hope to see you again :)
Kind regards
Nikki and team.

Maybe a separate personal wash room not attached to toilet

Overall

8 out of 10
Location
 9
Value for money
 9
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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Anonymous

Fox powered grass campervan, tent or trailer tent site (large)

Liked Location facilities cleanliness

Recommend to friends Visit again

From the manager: Thank you for taking the time to write a review, we are glad you had a great stay with us,
We hope to see you again :)
Nikki and team.

Lovely relaxed family atmosphere.

Overall

10 out of 10
Location
 7
Value for money
 10
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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Anonymous

Owl powered grass caravan site (XL)

Liked Lovely site and Glen was very accommodating. Loved the Amanda's food hut, nice touch. Great for needing a bacon bap when the weather isn't great. The live outdoor entertainment went down well, great for a summer evening, especially when the fresh pizzas were being made.

Recommend to friends Visit again

From the manager: Thank you for taking the time to write a review, we are so glad you had a great stay with us,
We hope to see you again :)
Kind regards
Nikki and team.

Features

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 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

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

Themes

Budget/backpacker Peaceful

Utilities

Charging facilities Dump point Electric car charging point(s) Gas cylinders available Recycling available Renewable energy

Nearby amenities

Bar nearby Convenience store nearby Dog walk nearby Public transport nearby

Type

Large (51-200 sites)

Nearby leisure

Canoeing/kayaking nearby Cycle hire nearby Cycling nearby Fishing nearby Golf nearby Indoor pool nearby Restaurant nearby Tennis nearby

Touring and motorhomes

Motorhome service point Seasonal sites

Location

Leadstone Camping

Warren Road

Dawlish Warren

Dawlish

Devon

England

EX7 0NG

Directions

Timezone

Europe/London +0100 (GMT+01:00)

GPS

50.59408°N
3.45157°W

Route directions

As you approach the site, avoid Week Lane as it is very narrow.

Nearest transport

Coach
1.9 km The Green
2.1 km Westcliff Road
3.7 km Opposite Rail Station
Rail
0.8 km Dawlish Warren Rail Station
1.7 km Dawlish Rail Station
3.8 km Starcross Rail Station
Ferry
3.2 km Exmouth Ferry Landing
3.7 km Starcross Ferry Landing
6.7 km Teignmouth Ferry Landing
Airport
15.4 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

Leadstone Camping's location makes it easy to get to most of Devon's attractions and it's simple to get from the site to wherever takes your fancy. Roads are relatively quiet for most of the year, apart from in high season. A mile away is the Exe estuary – another top local spot and a hit for fishing, hiking, biking and birdwatching – and the town of Dawlish itself is a mile and a half away: look out for the famous black swans. Also nearby is the harbour and two good pubs at Cockwood, two and a half miles away, and golf at Starcross before taking the ferry from here to Exmouth. Shaldon (15 minutes) has another golf course and can be reached by ferry from the busy resort of Teignmouth. For towns, take off to Exminster (20 minutes; more golf), Torquay (40 minutes), Newton Abbot (half an hour; racecourse and ancient market), Exeter (40 minutes) and Paignton (40 minutes; take the steam railway from here to Kingswear and Dartmouth).
(within 10 km)
Castle, Aquarium, Theme park and Zoo (within 16.1 km)

Food and drink

  • Mount Pleasant Inn Restaurant 0.5 km
  • Hakaryu Restaurant 0.6 km
  • Sola Bar & Kitchen Restaurant 0.6 km
  • The Boathouse Pub 0.9 km
  • South Devon Inn Pub 1.7 km
  • Gresham House Inn Pub 1.8 km
  • Railway Inn Pub 1.8 km
  • Sea Breeze Restaurant 1.8 km
  • The Old Brewery Restaurant 1.9 km
  • Teignmouth Inn Pub 1.9 km

Groceries

  • Sainsbury's 0.8 km
  • The Co-operative Food 1.8 km
  • Costcutter 2 km
  • Calland's Budgens 3.6 km
  • Tesco Express 3.9 km
  • Co-op Food 4 km
  • M&S Foodhall 4 km
  • Tesco 6 km
  • Lidl 6.1 km
  • Co-op Food 6.2 km

Parks and play

  • Little Week Gardens Play Area Playground 0.7 km
  • Dawlish Countryside Park 1.2 km
  • Buntings conservation area park 1.6 km
  • The Lawn park 1.8 km
  • Manor Park 2.2 km
  • Lea Mount park 2.3 km
  • Manor Park Playground 2.3 km
  • The Newhay park 2.6 km
  • Exmouth Sensory Garden park 3.7 km
  • Imperial Recreation Ground park 3.7 km

Family days out

  • Funder Park Visitor attraction 0.7 km
  • Harrison's Amusements Amusement arcade 1.8 km
  • Exmouth Clock Tower Visitor attraction 3.6 km
  • wishing well Visitor attraction 3.6 km
  • Exmouth Amusments Amusement arcade 3.9 km
  • Castle Duke (historic hill fort) 5.3 km
  • Kenton Vineyard Visitor attraction 5.5 km
  • Powderham Castle 5.5 km
  • Powderham Castle Visitor attraction 5.5 km
  • Secret Garden Visitor attraction 5.7 km
  • Crealy Adventure Park Theme park 12.5 km
  • Haldon Belvedere (Lawrence Castle) 12.7 km
  • Greendale Farm Trail Zoo 12.7 km
  • Trago Family Fun Park Theme park 15.7 km
  • Theden Animal Park Zoo 15.7 km

Public transport

  • Dawlish Warren Beach Road 0.6 km
  • Warren Road 0.7 km
  • Marine Garage 0.8 km
  • Dawlish Marina Garage 0.8 km
  • Sandy Lane 1 km
  • Langdon Hospital 1.1 km
  • Gatehouse School 1.3 km
  • Catholic Church 1.4 km
  • Lanherne 1.7 km
  • Port Road 1.7 km

Beaches

  • Red Rock Beach 0.8 km
  • Dawlish Town Beach 1.9 km
  • King’s Walk 2 km
  • Dawlish Warren Beach 2.2 km
  • Coryton's Cove Beach 2.4 km
  • Pirate Cove 3.2 km
  • Exmouth Beach 3.5 km
  • Teignmouth Beach 6.1 km
  • Gales Hill 6.4 km
  • East Pole Sand 6.6 km

Other nearby

  • Dawlish Approach Golf Golf course 0.9 km
  • Dawlish Warren Golf Club Golf course 1.7 km
  • Cockwood Harbour Marina 2.6 km
  • Oak Meadow Golf Club Golf course 3 km
  • Exmouth Marina 3.3 km
  • Exmouth Indoor Market Shopping centre 3.9 km
  • Phear Park Pitch & Putt Golf course 4.8 km
  • Lympstone Harbour Marina 6.1 km
  • Teignmouth Golf Course 6.1 km
  • Capones Nightclub 6.5 km

Local services

  • Dawlish Warren Pharmacy 0.6 km
  • Warren Road Surgery Doctors 0.7 km
  • Sainsbury's Fuel Fuel station 0.9 km
  • Langdon Hospital 1.5 km
  • Boots Pharmacy 1.9 km
  • Barton Hill Pharmacy 2.2 km
  • Barton Surgery Clinic 2.2 km
  • Dawlish Community Hospital 2.2 km
  • Starcross Surgery Doctors 3.5 km
  • Pod Point Charging station 3.7 km

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Exeter Cathedral - Church of Saint Peter 15.4 km

Living Coasts 15.9 km

Jurassic Coast World Heritage Site 17.7 km

Paignton Zoo Environmental Park 20.8 km

National Trust

A la Ronde 6.3 km

Compton Castle 17.1 km

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Cycle routes

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

Other

STONELANDS HOUSE 2.7 km

LUSCOMBE CASTLE 3.7 km

Exmouth, Geoneedle, Coast Path and Knowle Walk 4.2 km

MAMHEAD PARK 4.9 km

Church Rocks 5.6 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.

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Frequently asked questions

  • Does Leadstone Camping have a swimming pool? No View all features
  • Is Leadstone Camping dog friendly? Yes View all features
  • What attractions are near Leadstone Camping? Leadstone Camping's location makes it easy to get to most of Devon's attractions and it's simple to get from the site to wherever takes your fancy. Roads are relatively quiet for most … Read more
  • When can I check in and check out of Leadstone Camping?
    Camping and caravan
    Arrive:  noon –  8 p.m.
    Depart by:  11 a.m.

    Please contact the site at the phone number provided for arrivals after 6pm Monday - Saturday and after 4pm on Sunday.

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  • How much does it cost to stay at Leadstone Camping? From $47.14 (for 1 night, 2 adults) - prices may change depending on your dates and party.