Sourton Down Caravan and Camping Park

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Easy access to Dartmoor
Easy access to Dartmoor
Site pitches
Areal view
Plenty of walks
Excellent cycling
Sourton Down Caravan and Camping Park, right on the edge of Dartmoor
Grass and hard standing pitches
Grass and hard standing pitches
1/96
Site pitches
Areal view
Plenty of walks

  • On the northern edge of Dartmoor National Park
  • Within walking distance of the moors via an easy off-road path
  • Close to the Granite Way; cycle hire within 100 yards
Easy access to Dartmoor, Devon, Cornwall, moorland walks, close to the A30, Lydford Gorge, the Granite Way and with a bike shop and licensed café next door: the location of Sourton Down Caravan and Camping Park rocks. A small, friendly and family-run site, Sourton Down is on the northern edge of Dartmoor National Park near Okehampton, and a nifty touring base for Devon and Cornwall north and south. National Cycle Route 27 the Granite Way is adjacent to the site; if you haven't brought your own wheels, bike hire is available within 100 yards. The moors are within walking distance via an easy off-road path. Sourton Down has a barbecue area. There's also an amenities block with toilets, showers and disabled facilities, all heated in winter, as well as a laundry room and a washing-up area.

Site type

Tent sites 15
Travel trailer sites 11
RV sites 11
Open all year
Opens
Please note

General

  • Discount cards and gift vouchers cannot be applied to bookings made via Pitchup.com.

Occupancy

  • No bachelor/bachelorette parties permitted via Pitchup.com.

Dogs

  • The park does not accept breeds/crossbreeds listed in the Breed-specific legislation (i.e. Pit Bull Terrier, Japanese Tosa, Dogo Argentino, and Fila Brasileiro).

Admission

  • Under 18s must be accompanied by their parents or legal guardians.

Languages spoken

English

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Reviews

9.4

Overall rating from 157 Pitchup.com customers

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Child friendliness
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Cleanliness
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Wifi
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Hikers’ paradise

98% would recommend this site to a friend

97% would stay here again

What customers say

Clean, well-kept campsite, friendly staff, spacious pitches. Great spot near Granite Way & Dartmoor. Facilities are spotless. Some road noise from A30 noted, but many found it fine. Handy cafe/bike shop.

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Would definitely stay again

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Anonymous

Powered grass campsite

Liked Great campsite nice and quiet and easy access to the A30 for day trips

Recommend to friends Visit again

Awesome place lovely an chill Very…

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 Byron E. 1 review

Powered grass campsite

Liked Awesome place lovely an chill
Very friendly couldn't do enough to help
Will definitely going back

Disliked Nothing was all great

Recommend to friends Visit again

Close to launceston nice n tidy…

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 Ian M. 1 review

Primitive grass and gravel campsite

Liked Close to launceston nice n tidy ..

Disliked Toilets long way from pitch ..and bit out dated …

Recommend to friends Visit again

Lovely site with everything you need.…

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Emily H. 2 reviews

Powered grass campsite

Liked Lovely site with everything you need. Very clean and well organised. Great value, would definitely stay again.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Lovely campsite, highly recommend! ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

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Anonymous

Primitive grass and gravel campsite

Liked Everything was great. The campsite was lovely, clean and peaceful. We really enjoyed our stay.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Friendly welcome, well kept spaces and…

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Anonymous

Powered gravel travel trailer campsite

Liked Friendly welcome, well kept spaces and facilities. Pitches spaced out well with good number of water / waste bin points available. Nice to have a cafe close by and access to Dartmoor cycle route.

Disliked The no dog signs at WC …they did not make allowances for companion / support dogs.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Thank you very much for your assistance, hospitality and local advise.

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 David L. 1 review

Powered gravel travel trailer campsite

Liked The owners of the site are excellent. We had an issue with our caravan and they were both extremely helpful whilst we diagnosed the issue. They also loaned us a spare electrical lead once we found that ours was faulty.

The site is spotless clean, the pitches are very good and easily accessible. Showers were lovely and warm.

There is a cycle cafe right outside the site and we were advised that the food and coffee was excellent. The breakfast rolls were delicious.

We only stayed one night, but we will definitely stay again. We have already recommended the site and it's owners, to the large group of friends we have met in Cornwall for our holiday.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Good location for nearby towns,

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Paul B. 2 reviews

Powered grass campsite

Liked Easy access, just off the dual carriageway, spotlessly clean, used for a overnight stay to Cornwall.. would use again…

Recommend to friends Visit again

Stayed here to break the drive up to newquay

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 Amie B. 12 reviews

Powered grass campsite

Liked Close proximity to the motorway, 24 hour services a few min drive away, quiet and well maintained site with friendly and informative staff

Disliked Nothing to dislike about this site at all

Recommend to friends Visit again

Great for getting on the granite cycling route

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Anonymous

Powered grass campsite

Liked Nice clean site

Disliked Nothing to dislike

Recommend to friends Visit again

Features

Dogs allowed

Leisure on park

Bar or club house Cycle hire Evening entertainment Fishing Fitness centre Indoor swimming pool Kids' club On-site restaurant/cafe Outdoor swimming pool Playground Recreation room/arcade TV room Takeout Tennis Watersports

Amenities on park

Bath available Composting toilet Dog park Drying room Free wifi Grocery store Ice pack freezing Internet access Laundromat Parent & baby washroom Payphone Pick-up from public transport Portable toilet Pub toilets Restrooms Shower available Washing-up area Wifi

Groups welcome

Family friendly Motorcycle friendly Rallies welcome Scouts welcome Single-sex groups welcome Student groups welcome

Rules

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

Themes

Hikers’ paradise

Utilities

Charging facilities Dump station Electric car charging point(s) Propane/gas cylinders available Recycling available Renewable energy

Nearby amenities

Bar nearby Convenience store nearby Dog walk nearby Public transportation nearby

Type

Medium (26-50 sites)

Nearby leisure

Cycle hire nearby Cycling nearby Golf nearby Horseback riding nearby Indoor pool nearby Mountain biking nearby Restaurant nearby

Touring and motorhomes

Caravan storage facilities

Location

Sourton Down Caravan and Camping Park

Sourton Down

Okehampton

Devon

England

EX20 4HT

Directions

Timezone

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

GPS

50.70559°N
4.06013°W

Route directions

Take the A30 from Exeter and travel west until the slip road for Tavistock, the A386. At the end of the slip road turn left and after 100 yards turn left again. Sourton Down is at the end of the lane just before the Prewley Moor Arms.

Nearest transport

Coach
5.4 km Thomas Cook
18.6 km Bus Station
34.6 km North Road
Rail
5.4 km Okehampton Rail Station
10.6 km Sampford Courtenay Rail Station
23.9 km Gunnislake Rail Station
Ferry
36.3 km Bideford Ferry Landing
37.7 km Devonport Ferry Terminal
37.9 km Torpoint Ferry Terminal
Airport
45.5 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

Nearby Lydford Gorge, the valley carved into hard Dartmoor rock, is the deepest gorge in England's south west and a popular walking pick throughout the year for its 100-foot high White Lady waterfall and the Devils Cauldron whirlpools. Several walks are around here; pick up a National Trust leaflet at the site for details on routes. Heaps more outdoorsy pursuits are easily found in the Sourton Down Caravan and Camping Park surrounds, like the hiking trails and horse riding of Dartmoor, golfing and fishing in the nearby countryside, and surfing and sunbathing north of the site at Bude and Widemouth Bay. The old tannery town and Francis Drake's birthplace of Tavistock within a short drive is an award-winning option for shopping, at its Pannier Market on Fridays, regular events like antique and craft fairs, and the farmers' market fortnightly in the Square, voted the best in the southwest. More history is all around at places like Plymouth, where you can take the crew on a boat trip to see the navy ships in dock; Princetown, with its famed prison and museum; the old river port Morwellham Quay, and historic houses like 700 year old Buckland Abbey near Yelverton and the early twentieth century country house Castle Drogo, near Drewsteignton.
(within 10 km)
Castle, Aquarium, Theme park and Zoo (within 16.1 km)

Food and drink

  • The Highwayman Inn Pub 1.7 km
  • Betty Cottles Inn Pub 2.6 km
  • Bearslake Inn Pub 3.2 km
  • The White Hart Pub 4 km
  • Fox & Hounds Hotel Pub 5.3 km
  • London Inn Pub 5.4 km
  • The White Hart Hotel Pub 5.5 km
  • The Plume Of Feathers Pub 5.5 km
  • The Kings Arms Pub 5.6 km
  • Brothers Restaurant 5.6 km

Groceries

  • Co-op Food 5.5 km
  • Waitrose 5.5 km
  • Lidl 5.7 km
  • Costcutter 6.5 km

Parks and play

  • Simmons Park 5.4 km
  • Tappers Meadow Playground 6.3 km
  • Turpins Plot Playground 6.3 km
  • Children's Play Area Playground 6.5 km
  • Children's Play Area Playground 6.5 km
  • Long Barton Avenue Play Park Playground 6.9 km

Family days out

  • Okehampton Castle Visitor attraction 4.6 km
  • Dartmoor Railway Visitor attraction 5.4 km
  • Nine Maidens Stone Circle Visitor attraction 6.7 km
  • Belstone Village Stocks Visitor attraction 7.7 km
  • Lydford Castle Visitor attraction 7.7 km
  • Lydford Gorge White Lady Entrance Visitor attraction 9.5 km
  • White Rock Visitor attraction 9.5 km
  • Gidleigh Castle 12.8 km

Public transport

  • Cross 0.4 km
  • Sourton Cross 0.4 km
  • Windard Terrace 1.9 km
  • Glendale Road 5.3 km
  • Okehampton Station 5.4 km
  • West Street 5.4 km
  • Okehampton West Street 5.4 km
  • Okehampton Market St. 5.5 km
  • School Way 5.6 km
  • Mill Road 5.7 km

What’s nearby

  • Ashbury Golf Course 3.9 km
  • Okehampton Golf Course 3.9 km

Local services

  • Shell Fuel station 0.2 km
  • 151 Medical Centre Clinic 4.1 km
  • Fuelling point Fuel station 4.6 km
  • Post Office Cashpoint 5.4 km
  • Boots Pharmacy 5.5 km
  • Okehampton Medical Centre Doctors 5.8 km
  • MacCullock's Garage Fuel station 5.8 km
  • Okehampton Community Hospital 6 km
  • Texaco Fuel station 7.3 km
  • Whitehouse Services Fuel station 8.2 km

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Must see

Castle Drogo 17.5 km

RHS Garden Rosemoor 27 km

Buckfast Abbey 31 km

Dartmoor Zoological Park 33.2 km

Exeter Cathedral - Church of Saint Peter 37.4 km

National Trust

Lydford Gorge 7.8 km

Finch Foundry 9.7 km

Castle Drogo 17.5 km

Lawrence House 22.6 km

The Church House 22.7 km

Cycle routes

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

Other

Meldon Reservoir - Brat Tor - Meldon Reservoir 1.5 km

SIMMONS PARK 5.4 km

WOOD HOUSE 11.7 km

HAYNE MANOR 13.5 km

SYDENHAM HOUSE 13.8 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 Sourton Down Caravan and Camping Park have a swimming pool? No View all features
  • Is Sourton Down Caravan and Camping Park dog friendly? Yes View all features
  • What attractions are near Sourton Down Caravan and Camping Park? Nearby Lydford Gorge, the valley carved into hard Dartmoor rock, is the deepest gorge in England's south west and a popular walking pick throughout the year for its 100-foot high White Lady … Read more
  • When can I check in and check out of Sourton Down Caravan and Camping Park?
    RV, travel trailer and tent sites
    Arrive:  2 p.m. –  8 p.m.
    Depart by:  11 a.m.
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  • How much does it cost to stay at Sourton Down Caravan and Camping Park? From $46.66 (for 1 night, 2 adults) - prices may change depending on your dates and party.