Porlock Weir Campsite

No availability at present on Pitchup.com 9.1 30 reviews
Gateway to the site (added by manager 04 Aug 2023)
Looking out over the bristol channel with exmoor adventures close by.
Excellent view
Visitor image of the view from the campsite

  • Peaceful, gently sloping three-acre site 500 metres from the beach
  • A five-minute walk to the South West Coast Path and an activity centre
  • Pub and two restaurants a five-minute walk away; footpaths locally
From paddles in the sea to a stomp along the South West Coast Path, Porlock Weir Campsite is well-situated for a stay on the Devon seaside. The gently sloping three-acre site is part of the peaceful village of Porlock Weir, home to a pebble beach and small harbour, 35 minutes' drive away from Lynton and Lynmouth. You’ll be able to leave the car behind for a while if you wish, as there’s much to do within five minutes’ walk of the site, whether that’s linking up with the South West Coast Path, going for a potter around the beach or fishing trips from the harbour. Around the corner, still just five minutes’ walk away, there’s an activity centre that will quickly get you going with activities from kayaking, paddleboarding and coasteering to mountain biking, rock climbing, archery or bicycle hire. Food won’t be too far away here either, as the village has a pub and two restaurants – fuel for the splendid walking trails that you’ll find in the surrounding area. The nearest farm shop is 10 minutes’ drive away too, in case you want to grab some locally-produced meat for a barbecue back on site. Back on site, the peaceful seaside spot has views over the Bristol Channel and basic facilities, including a portable toilet and a tap with mains drinking water so that you’ll be able to keep your bottle topped up.

Campground type

Tent sites 20
RV & Motorhome sites 3
Opens
Please note
  • This campground/park has no on-site shower facilities.
  • Group bookings of 5 or more adults are not permitted (couples and immediate family members excepted).
  • No hen/stag parties permitted via Pitchup.com.
  • At least one of the party members must be aged 18 or over.
  • This is a quiet campground/park: no music is allowed.
  • Please note that the toilet facilities are unisex.

Languages spoken

English

Pitch types & availability

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Reviews

93%

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Only showing reviews for the last 30 months.

The location was perfect. Beautiful views out to sea where we spotted…

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

Unpowered grass campervan site

Liked: The location was perfect. Beautiful views out to sea where we spotted 2 porpoises and later a dolphin. Also really handy for the restaurants , craft shops and walks in Porlock Weir, only a 5 minbutes walk.

Disliked: The compost loo wasn't ideal and it would have been good to have water next to it to rinse the sawdust off your hands.

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Nice site to get away…

Overall 10/10
Location 10
Value for money 10
Accommodation 8
Facilities / Activities 4
Customer service 6
Child friendliness 4
Cleanliness 6
Wifi 2
Robert P. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Unpowered grass campervan site

Liked: Nice site to get away

Disliked: We was worried about the hill and getting out at first, but once we tried it ,it was ok.

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Perfect simple and clean site.

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

Unpowered grass tent site

Liked: Super spot- small field location, moments from Porlock Weir (short walk). Lovely view of the sea and always great to go to sleep listening to the sea! The field was clean and all that’s needed. Our host came to check the site and was very friendly/helpful, ably assisted by his farming sons and Pronto the sheepdog! Would be great to visit again but my son would be pushing to help on the farm especially if it meant going on the quad! Many thanks!

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From the manager: Thanks very much for a great review. So glad you enjoyed your stay and you managed to have a good time on the water, it would be lovely to have you stay again!

What a beautiful spot! Excellent location and exactly what we needed for…

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

Unpowered grass tent site

Liked: What a beautiful spot! Excellent location and exactly what we needed for a calm end to summer hols.

Disliked: Bear in mind that it's really basic field with water tap and compost loo, also that it's sloping. However if you have what you need with you and also pitch your tent at top or bottom of field then it's completely fine - what it lacks in amenities it more than makes up for in location and gorgeous view. And really affordable too, we'll defs be returning 😊

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From the manager: Thanks so much for your great review, glad you enjoyed your stay with us and we hope to see you again!

Excellent site

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
Erin W. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Unpowered grass campervan site

Liked: Lovely views, lovely campsite owner!

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Recommend

Overall 10/10
Location 10
Value for money 10
Accommodation 10
Facilities / Activities 10
Customer service 10
Child friendliness 10
Cleanliness 10
Wifi 10
Anonymous The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Unpowered grass tent site

Liked: Beautiful surroundings. Facilities really clean and nice. Owner was lovely. Lovely pub short drive down the rd

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Quiet and very good location, the children were happy, so there was…

Overall 10/10
Location No rating
Value for money No rating
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Anonymous The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Unpowered grass tent site

Liked: Quiet and very good location, the children were happy, so there was plenty to do and fun

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Great campsite very secluded.basic facilities but well worth it for the great…

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

Unpowered grass tent site

Liked: Great campsite very secluded.basic facilities but well worth it for the great view and placement very close to the beach

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Excellent value for money, location and sea views.

Overall 10/10
Location 10
Value for money 10
Accommodation 10
Facilities / Activities 6
Customer service 10
Child friendliness 10
Cleanliness 10
Wifi 10
Lisa M. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Unpowered grass campervan site

Liked: Porlock Weir campsite was a back to basics campsite which I was nervous about but didn't need to be. The sea views were incredible and the location was perfect to either walk along the shore or visit Porlock Weir and have a meal / drink. This was a real gem of a site - a great find on Pitch Up. Only thing is that the field is on a slope but didn't cause me any issues.

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From the manager: Thanks for your great review Lisa, hope to see you again!

Great view. Very poor site very few flat spaces to pitch a…

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

Unpowered grass tent site

Liked: Great view. Very poor site very few flat spaces to pitch a tent. Just left and wasted my money.

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From the manager: Sorry you decided not to stay at the site and at least give it a chance. We like to think that what the site lacks in a level gradient it more than makes up for with great views and a wonderful location. Many people have now enjoyed what our small pop up site has to offer, so once again im sorry you didn't feel like staying to find out for yourself.


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 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

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

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

Accessibility

Disabled facilities

Nearby leisure

Canoeing/kayaking nearby Cycle hire nearby Mountain biking nearby Restaurant nearby Watersports nearby

Location

Porlock Weir Campsite

Chapel Knap

Porlock

Somerset

England

TA24 8PA

Directions

Timezone

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

GPS

51.21562°N
-3.62349°W

Nearest transport

Coach
10.2 km The Parade
11.3 km Butlins
26.5 km The Square
Rail
23.7 km Llantwit Major Rail Station
27 km Rhoose Rail Station
31 km Barry Rail Station
Ferry
10.5 km Minehead Harbour
31.8 km Barry Waterfront Ferry Terminal
34.1 km Ilfracombe Ferry Landing
Airport
28.4 km Cardiff 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

Attractions and activities nearby include: - Bossington beach (pebble beach): 10 minutes' drive - Exmoor Owl & Hawk Centre (owl and hawks flying displays): 10 minutes - Dunkery & Horner Wood National Nature Reserve (circular walk): 20 minutes - Tropiquaria Wildlife Park: half an hour - Lynton and Lynmouth (scenic village with a cliff railway): 35 minutes - Watersmeet (National Trust property and former fishing lodge with a tearoom): half an hour - Exmoor Zoo: 45 minutes - Tarr Steps Woodland National Nature Reserve (wildlife spotting in a woodland valley): 45 minutes.

Water quality at nearby bathing waters

Name Distance Type 2020 2019 2018 2017
Porlock Weir 0.4 km Sea N/A Excellent Excellent Excellent
Minehead Terminus 10.9 km Sea N/A Good Good Good
Dunster North West 13.1 km Sea N/A N/A N/A Good
Lynmouth 14.1 km Sea N/A Excellent Excellent Excellent
Blue Anchor West 15.9 km Sea N/A N/A N/A N/A

Data source: European Environment Agency

Must see

St Fagans: National History Museum 38.7 km

Millennium Stadium 42.5 km

Cardiff Castle 42.7 km

The Cardiff Story (opens April 1st 2011) 42.7 km

National Museum Cardiff 43.1 km

National Trust

Holnicote Estate 4.4 km

Watersmeet 12.3 km

Dunster Working Watermill 12.8 km

Dunster Castle 13 km

Heddon Valley 21.3 km

Cycle routes

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

Other

Webbers Post - Brockwell - Dunkery Breacon - Stoke Pero 5.1 km

Lorna Doone Country: Malmsmead - Badgeworthy Water - Malmsmead 7.5 km

EXMOOR 8.4 km

Withypool - Tarr Steps - Knaplock 12.3 km

Simonsbath - Picked Stone - River Barle Valley - Simonsbath 12.3 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.

Nearest campgrounds

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Frequently asked questions

  • Does Porlock Weir Campsite have a swimming pool? No View all features
  • Is Porlock Weir Campsite dog friendly? Yes View all features
  • What attractions are near Porlock Weir Campsite? Attractions and activities nearby include: - Bossington beach (pebble beach): 10 minutes' drive - Exmoor Owl & Hawk Centre (owl and hawks flying displays): 10 minutes - Dunkery & Horner Wood National … Read more
  • When can I check in and check out of Porlock Weir Campsite?
    Camping and caravan
    Arrive:  noon –  Anytime
    Depart by:  11 a.m.
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