Hollocombe Hideaway

From GBP 18.50 For 1 night, 6 adults 9.3 39 reviews
Visitor image of the pitches (added by manager 28 Sep 2022)
Visitor image of pitches (added by manager 28 sep 2022)
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Campsite facilities (added by visitor 22 aug 2020)

  • Peaceful and secluded farm site with views of Dartmoor
  • Over 30 acres of farmland with woodland walks from the site
  • Wildlife haven: spot red and roe deer, badgers and buzzards
Searching for a Devon getaway close to the beach and to Dartmoor and where the whole family is welcome? Look no longer… make tracks for Hollocombe Hideaway, a family- and dog-friendly site half an hour’s drive from the coast at Widemouth Bay and with views of Dartmoor from the grounds. The site covers over 30 acres of woodland, including woodland walks where the owners regularly spot red deer, roe deer and the resident sett of badgers. The tall trees next to the site stream are home to buzzards that frequently soar overhead. Off site, the farm’s setting down a quiet country lane five minutes from Hollacombe and Holsworthy is in rural countryside with walks along fields starting directly from the grounds. It’s 15 miles from the farm to the sands of Widemouth Bay, for sunbathing, swimming and lunches or afternoon tea at the nearby cafés as well as picnics at the secluded bays along the coast from here. Just along the bay from Widemouth is a beach where dogs are allowed all year round. The site’s also within easy reach (25 minutes’ drive) of the seaside resort of Bude, with its wide sandy beaches gently sloping to the sea. Bude beaches are lifeguarded in high season and are a popular destination for family surfing as surf schools offer lessons and kit hire. Inland, Dartmoor is half an hour’s drive away and Tavistock with its weekly markets, art galleries, museum and independent shops is within 45 minutes.

Campground type

RV & Motorhome sites 10
Caravan sites 10
Tent sites 10
Open now
Please note
  • Under 18s must be accompanied by their parents or legal guardians.
  • Your dog must be tattooed or microchipped.
  • 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).
  • Group bookings of 2 or more units (e.g. tent, caravan, motorhome or accommodation hire) travelling together are not permitted via Pitchup.com.
  • Group bookings of 4 or more adults are not permitted (couples and immediate family members excepted).
  • No hen/stag parties permitted via Pitchup.com.
  • Commercial vehicles (vehicles used for work-related purposes, carrying goods or fare-paying passengers) and sign-written vehicles are not permitted on site.
  • Discount cards and gift vouchers cannot be applied to bookings made via Pitchup.com.
  • Units longer than 6 metres are not allowed.
  • If reception is closed on arrival: please contact the number provided on your booking confirmation.
  • Guests may bring three dogs with them but all must be kept on a lead at all times.

Languages spoken

English

Open from Thu, 28 Mar to

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Only showing reviews for the last 30 months.

Good

Overall 8/10
Location 6
Value for money 6
Accommodation 6
Facilities / Activities 6
Customer service 10
Child friendliness No rating
Cleanliness 8
Wifi No rating
Becky W. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Powered concrete and grass caravan site

Liked: Very warm friendly welcome. Nice hot showers. Clean toilet and shower facility.

Disliked: Bit muddy but was after very wet weather in March.

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From the manager: Thank you Becky for staying at Hollocombe Hideaway. It was a pleasure meeting you both and we hope you enjoyed the rest of your adventures? We would love to see you again, maybe when it's a bit drier later in the year, until then...Happy Camping!

Lovely site! Lovely owners. I wish them the best with their first…

Overall 10/10
Location 10
Value for money 10
Accommodation 10
Facilities / Activities No rating
Customer service 10
Child friendliness No rating
Cleanliness 10
Wifi No rating
Katie D. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Unpowered concrete and grass caravan site

Liked: Lovely site! Lovely owners. I wish them the best with their first season. Look forward to coming back.

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From the manager: Thanks Katie for your review. It was a pleasure meeting you and so pleased you had a nice stay here at Hollocombe Hideaway. We would love seeing you again, hopefully next time with a bit of sunshine too! Happy Camping :)

Beautiful location, 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 10
Claire H. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Unpowered concrete and grass caravan site

Liked: The owners were so helpful and friendly and gave us a choice of pitches which meant we could all stay close together. They could not have done more to make us feel welcome. The site is very quiet and tranquil. The views are stunning. Despite a lot of rain, we managed to sit out and look at the beautiful scenery. Toilets and showers were spotless. Wishing the owners a great first season, we will be back!

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From the manager: Hello Claire and Friends, Thank you for taking the time to leave such a lovely review. It means so much to us. It was a pleasure meeting you and hope to see you again soon. You will be very welcome. Natasha & Ady

Peaceful and quite site Owner really friendly and helpful…

Overall 10/10
Location 10
Value for money 10
Accommodation 10
Facilities / Activities 10
Customer service 10
Child friendliness 10
Cleanliness 10
Wifi No rating
Stephen D. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Powered concrete and grass caravan site

Liked: Peaceful and quite site Owner really friendly and helpful

Disliked: Nothing

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The fact it is hidden. Facilities good. Fires allowed and fireworks provided.…

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
Kay L. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Unpowered grass site

Liked: The fact it is hidden. Facilities good. Fires allowed and fireworks provided. Hosts extremely nice and friendly.

Disliked: Nothing.

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Site was great. Electric, clean hot toilets and hot shower. …

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
Jayne B. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Powered grass site

Liked: Site was great. Electric, clean hot toilets and hot shower. Very quiet farm site. Fire pit and logs provided. Very friendly. We had a great time.

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Highly recommended.

Overall 10/10
Location 10
Value for money 10
Accommodation 10
Facilities / Activities 10
Customer service 10
Child friendliness 10
Cleanliness 10
Wifi No rating
paul w. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Powered concrete and grass caravan site

Liked: Fantastic view across Devon countryside. Very quiet and peaceful location. Toilet’s and shower very clean. Electric hook up worked really well and plenty of them. Hard standing pitches were great. Highly recommended for a relaxing holiday. Great field adjacent for dog walks. Very friendly owner.

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Beautiful secluded site with amazing views and extra kind owners.

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
Gillian C. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Powered grass site

Liked: Absolutely loved staying at Hollacombe Hideaway. A perfect secluded peaceful site, surrounded by stunning views and wildlife. Great variety of pitches with EHU, courtesy fire pits, logs and kindling kindly delivered straight to your pitch by Bob the farmer even when he’d been working his tractor to 2.30 am the night before. 3 toilets and 2 stand-alone showers kept spotlessly clean and accessible to all via a ramp. As an older solo camper plus my dog Bella I really appreciated that I could ring Bob and Julie if there were any problems any time of day. You can tell the genuine campers that stay at this site are the best kind, when just two pitches were used the other young campers came to see me and said if I had any problems not to hesitate contacting them for help. Peaceful beautiful, a sublime experience….. I will be back. I explored areas of Bodmin Moor I had not seen before, interesting historical walks, beauitiful surroundings and the Woods cafe at Cardinham Woods served the best cheese scones lunch I’ve ever tasted. Even the weather was perfect which has been the exception this summer…. Absolutely perfect.

Disliked: Nothing

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Quiet, very back-to-nature. Good toilet and shower facilities…

Overall 10/10
Location 10
Value for money No rating
Accommodation No rating
Facilities / Activities No rating
Customer service 10
Child friendliness No rating
Cleanliness No rating
Wifi No rating
Anonymous The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Powered concrete and grass caravan site

Liked: Quiet, very back-to-nature. Good toilet and shower facilities

Disliked: Difficult to find but that was due to Google Maps sending us to the wrong place - lesson learned is to follow the owner’s suggestions, not a Sat nav!!

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Peace and quiet…

Overall 2/10
Location 6
Value for money 10
Accommodation 2
Facilities / Activities 2
Customer service 10
Child friendliness 10
Cleanliness 8
Wifi No rating
Tami H. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Powered concrete and grass caravan site

Liked: Peace and quiet

Disliked: An ideal site if you want the very basics. The disabled toilet door was far to heavy so had to take my hubby when I needed the loo to open the door! Shower not disabled friendly one in a porta loo other in a shed. I was really looking forward to this break but came home early very disappointed. You’ll enjoy it here if you like wild camping. Owner was very friendly.

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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

Car parking by site/unit

Composting toilet

Disabled facilities

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

D. of E. welcome

Family friendly

Motorcycle friendly

Rallies welcome

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

Bush

Peaceful

Remote location

Spectacular scenery

Walkers' paradise

Wild camping

Wildlife haven

Utilities

Charging facilities

Dump point

Electric car charging point(s)

Gas cylinders available

Recycling available

Renewable energy

Nearby amenities

Bar nearby

Dog walk nearby

Type

Farm

Small (11-25 sites)

Nearby leisure

Canoeing/kayaking nearby

Climbing nearby

Cycle hire nearby

Cycling nearby

Fishing nearby

Golf nearby

Horse riding nearby

Indoor pool nearby

Outdoor pool nearby

Restaurant nearby

Sailing nearby

Surf school nearby

Watersports nearby

Location

Hollocombe Hideaway

Hollacombe

Holsworthy

Devon

England

EX22 6NL

Directions

Timezone

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

GPS

50.79361°N
-4.31078°W

Route directions

This site's What3words is //Darling.Technical.Issue

Nearest transport

Coach
17 km The Strand
22.5 km Thomas Cook
26.1 km Bideford Quay
Rail
23.2 km Okehampton Rail Station
25.7 km Sampford Courtenay Rail Station
31.2 km Portsmouth Arms Rail Station
Ferry
26.1 km Bideford Ferry Landing
30 km Instow Ferry Landing
30.2 km Appledore Ferry Landing

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

If your holidays are incomplete without a beach day or two, you'll be well chuffed with this location. The site is 25 minutes’ drive from the nearest beach (Summerleaze, in Bude), and other sandy stretches at Crooklets and Sandymouth Bay are within half an hour; all three are good picks for surfing, sea fishing, swims and sandy strolls. When a break from sea, surf and (perhaps) sun is needed, stick around Bude to wander along the canal towpaths, call in at the castle – where there’s a history museum and art gallery – or have a taste tour (self guided) of the town’s many eateries. Days in urban environs aren’t limited to Bude either… There are plenty of scenic villages worth exploring up and down the coast, none more so than the privately owned, blessedly car free and most pretty cobblestoned village of Clovelly, 40 minutes from base. Nature-filled hours are a cinch hereabouts too: the site is 35 minutes from the edge of Dartmoor National Park and – for a bit more order – RHS Garden Rosemoor is within half an hour. A little stuffy for younger tastes? It’s 20 minutes’ drive to the Gnome Reserve and Wildlife Garden in West Putford.

Water quality at nearby bathing waters

Name Distance Type 2020 2019 2018 2017
Widemouth Sand 17.3 km Sea N/A Excellent Excellent Excellent
Summerleaze 17.5 km Sea N/A Excellent Good Good
Crooklets 17.7 km Sea N/A Excellent Good Good
Northcott Mouth 18.3 km Sea N/A Excellent Excellent N/A
Sandymouth 18.8 km Sea N/A Excellent Excellent Excellent

Data source: European Environment Agency

Must see

RHS Garden Rosemoor 20.6 km

Tintagel Castle 34.6 km

Castle Drogo 36.7 km

Dartmoor Zoological Park 48.2 km

National Trust

Lawrence House 17.7 km

Lydford Gorge 22 km

Finch Foundry 27.9 km

Cotehele Mill 33.8 km

Cotehele 33.8 km

Cycle routes

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

Other

Battle of Stratton, 1643 15.4 km

WERRINGTON PARK 15.7 km

Marhamchurch - Bude - Canal Heritage 15.7 km

Marhamchurch - Widemouth Nature Ramble 15.8 km

HAYNE MANOR 16 km

Local events

  • GoldCoast Oceanfest (Friday 21 June 2024 – Friday 21 June 2024)

    Croyde, England 38.2 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.

Want to know more about camping in Devon?

  • Does Hollocombe Hideaway have a swimming pool? No View all features
  • Is Hollocombe Hideaway dog friendly? Yes View all features
  • What attractions are near Hollocombe Hideaway? If your holidays are incomplete without a beach day or two, you'll be well chuffed with this location. The site is 25 minutes’ drive from the nearest beach (Summerleaze, in Bude), and … Read more
  • When can I check in and check out of Hollocombe Hideaway?
    Camping and caravan
    Arrive:  1 p.m. –  8 p.m.
    Depart by:  11:30 a.m.
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  • How much does it cost to stay at Hollocombe Hideaway? From $35.86 (for 1 night, 6 people) - prices may change depending on your dates and party.