Branscombe Airfield and Camping

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Non powered area and some south side EHU pitches
Non powered area and some south side ehu pitches
South side ehu pitches
North side ehu pitch
Static caravan
Dog park toys
Enclosed dog - bark park.
Enclosed dog park
Games room
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South side ehu pitches
North side ehu pitch
Static caravan

  • Site with its own private airstrip with restored aircraft
  • Within easy reach of Branscombe beach, Seaton and Beer
  • Safe and enclosed play area; games room; plenty of space for play
Branscombe Airfield and Camping is four miles from Sidmouth, Seaton and Beer, on the edge of Branscombe village and in an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty on Lyme Bay. The site has its own private airstrip, home to a range of vintage and classic aircraft, including a Stearman PT-17 and a Zlín 526. The resident pilots and restoration team are happy to show guests the current lineup when they are available; you may also see occasional flight activity (when pilot availability and weather/ground conditions permit). Branscombe has plenty of wide open space with views of Devon countryside and distant sea views. There are refurbished toilets and free showers, as well as a modern utilities block, a washing-up area and a launderette with a washing machine and tumble dryer. There's also a safe and enclosed play area with plenty of space to play football and other outdoor activities, and a small indoor games room is also available. Foodies can head out to two pubs within a mile and a half – one within a short 20-minute stroll.

Site type

Tent sites 30
RV sites 25
Travel trailer sites 25
Mobile homes for rent 1
Open now
Opens March 1
Please note
  • Under 18s must be accompanied by their parents or legal guardians.
  • 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).
  • Strong rock pegs are advised after spells of dry weather.

Languages spoken

English

Open from Sun, Mar 1 to

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Reviews

9.4

Overall rating from 416 Pitchup.com customers

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Cleanliness
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Peaceful

97% would recommend this site to a friend

96% would stay here again

What customers say

This well-run, clean, friendly site has spacious pitches, great facilities, and a chill vibe. Guests love the dog area, handy shop, and adjacent airfield. Despite a narrow access lane and some group noise, it's a highly recommended spot many want to revisit.

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Mick O. 16 reviews

Powered grass campsite

Liked Just a lovely site with lovely owners every thing was perfect.

Disliked Nothing

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Great facilities, great camping field, great…

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 Julian H. 1 review

Powered grass campsite

Liked Great facilities, great camping field, great views, great location.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Highly recommend- brilliant site!

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 Nancy D. 4 reviews

Primitive grass campsite

Liked Absolutely brilliant site run by lovely people. Peaceful with occasional light aircraft landing which always drew a crowd. Spacious pitches, great facilities. Wished we’d booked for the whole week and what came after wasn’t a patch on this place. Will defo visit again.

Disliked Nothing! It was all spot on.

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From the manager: Thank you for your great review it was lovely to meet you both
Chris and Tracey

Highly recommend

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Caroline P. 6 reviews

Powered grass campsite

Liked Large well maintained pitch. Lovey clean showers and toilets. Owners friendly and added bonus of the airfield. We were lucky to see two planes take off and land during our our stay.

Disliked Nothing

Recommend to friends Visit again

From the manager: Thank you for your lovely review and pictures
Chris and Tracey

Fantastic stay. Had a non electric…

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Claire S. 2 reviews

Primitive grass campsite

Liked Fantastic stay. Had a non electric pitch which I staid in as a lone female with my son. Felt very safe during my stay. Friendly and warm welcome, facilities were spotless and smelt fresh, and the planes taking off was a really exciting experience (my son loved it). Would definitely recommend and know I will be returning

Recommend to friends Visit again

Simple done well

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Anonymous

Primitive grass campsite

Liked Great place to camp. Informal spacing and relaxed.

Disliked Nothing

Recommend to friends Visit again

From the manager: Thank you for your review
Chris and Tracey

We were staying in this campsite…

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 Evgeny M. 4 reviews

Primitive grass campsite

Liked We were staying in this campsite a couple of times 2-3 years ago and were happy here. We are very pleased that nothing changed; we are happy again and give 10 out of 10 points. Remarkably, it seems that we paid the same amount for a tent for 2 + a car at non-electric grass pitch as we did for our last visit whereas a majority of the other campsite increased the price; some of them - dramatically that made us unwilling to stay there (not sensible). Thank you, the Hosts!

Disliked Nothing really.

Recommend to friends Visit again

What an amazing stay

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 James R. 3 reviews

Powered grass campsite

Liked Amazing campsite with amazing friendly helpful staff a massive thanks to Tracey and Chris

Disliked Absolutely nothing

Recommend to friends Visit again

Great reception, really quiet, good pitch…

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Anonymous

Powered grass campsite

Liked Great reception, really quiet, good pitch and facilities


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Disliked Nothing

Recommend to friends Visit again

From the manager: Thank you for your great review
Chris and Tracey

Welcoming friendly owners. Good spacious site…

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10 out of 10
Location
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Kate M. 1 review

Primitive grass campsite

Liked Welcoming friendly owners. Good spacious site with very handy dog exercise area. Ample loos and showers which were very clean.

Recommend to friends Visit again

From the manager: Thank you for your great review
Chris and Trace

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

Budget/backpacker Hikers’ paradise Peaceful Remote location Spectacular scenery Wildlife haven

Utilities

Charging facilities Communal freezer Communal fridge 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

Fishing nearby Golf nearby Horseback riding nearby Indoor pool nearby Leisure/theme park nearby Restaurant nearby Sailing nearby Tennis nearby Watersports nearby

Touring and motorhomes

Caravan storage facilities

Location

Branscombe Airfield and Camping

Higher Lands Farm

Branscombe

Seaton

Devon

England

EX12 3BL

Directions

Timezone

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

GPS

50.69809°N
3.1629°W

Route directions

From the west: Follow the A3052 to Sidmouth. After 13.5 miles turn right at Branscombe Cross (towards Bulstone and Branscombe). Travel 1 mile until you come to a crossroads with a large 'Branscombe Airfield' sign on double gates. Turn left into Northern Lane and then right through the double gates into Branscombe Airfield and Caravan Site. From the east: Follow the A3052 from Seaton/Axminster/Lyme Regis and turn left at Branscombe Cross (towards Bulstone and Branscombe). Travel one mile until you come to a crossroads with large 'Branscombe Airfield' sign on double gates. Turn left into Northern Lane (just in front of Higherland Farm bungalow) and then right through the double gates into Branscombe Airfield and Caravan Site. If you use your satnav it will leave you approximately half a mile short of the campsite. Please continue along the same road and you will come to the crossroads mentioned above. Turn left here and the you will find the campsite on your right. Please note, there are a number of Branscombe signs on the A3052. Please only follow signs for 'Branscombe Bulstone' and look out for the small Branscombe campsite and airfield sign by the turning.

Nearest transport

Coach
21.6 km Rail Station
21.6 km Opposite Rail Station
21.9 km Honiton Road Park and Ride
Rail
11.1 km Honiton Rail Station
13.1 km Feniton Rail Station
14.4 km Axminster Rail Station
Ferry
20.5 km Exmouth Ferry Landing
21.5 km Topsham (Turf Lock Ferry) Ferry Landing
21.5 km Starcross Ferry Landing
Airport
18.3 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

Stay at Branscombe at the beginning of August to frolic at the world-famous Sidmouth Folk Week, or mosey along to this part of Devon at any time of year to ramble and rockpool on Branscombe Mouth beach, be tempted by tasty treats in the thatched roof restaurant or take a boat out to land some mackerel and pollock for supper. Branscombe village has the Old Forge, the Old Bakery and the Norman St. Winifred Church to see, while the regency town of Sidmouth five miles to the west has a sauna, cinema, indoor pool, restaurants and gift shops as well as beaches for splashing and sunbathing. The fishing village of Beer is nearby: this sheltered beach is the spot for catching the sun’s rays, and if you don’t want to angle yourself from a boat to cast off, you can buy some fresh fish on the beach before getting on your mining helmet to explore the Beer Quarry Caves or climbing the hill (sans helmet) to the model railway exhibition and gardens at Pecorama. Cavers and trainspotters can also try the Kents Cavern Underground Caves and the South Devon Railway, both at Torquay. Devon day trips include browsing for lace in the market town of Honiton, taking a tram from Seaton along the River Axe for birdwatching at the estuary, fossil-hunting at Lyme Regis, history hunting at Exeter Cathedral and wandering the National Trust walks over Exmoor and Dartmoor. For the small fliers, Crealy Adventure Park, Paignton Zoo and Plymouth’s National Marine Aquarium should have them soaring.

Water quality at nearby bathing waters

Name Distance Type 2020201920182017
Beer 5.1 km Sea N/AExcellentExcellentExcellent
Sidmouth Town 6.1 km Sea N/AExcellentExcellentExcellent
Sidmouth Jacobs Ladder 6.5 km Sea N/AExcellentExcellentExcellent
Seaton (Devon) 6.5 km Sea N/AExcellentExcellentExcellent
Ladram Bay 9.3 km Sea N/AGoodN/AGood

Data source: European Environment Agency

Must see

Jurassic Coast World Heritage Site 5.9 km

Crealy Great Adventure Park 17.8 km

The National Trust Killerton House & Gardens 23.2 km

Blackdown Hills Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty 24.9 km

Exeter Cathedral - Church of Saint Peter 26 km

National Trust

Branscombe: the Old Bakery, Manor Mill and Forge 1.8 km

Shute Barton 10.8 km

Loughwood Meeting House 12.2 km

A la Ronde 18.2 km

Killerton: Marker's Cottage 20.9 km

Cycle routes

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

Other

Weston - Coastal Path - Salcombe Regis 1.4 km

Branscombe – Street and the Coastal Path 3 km

CONNAUGHT GARDENS 6.3 km

Seaton - Beer - Pratt's Hill - Holyford - Seaton 6.5 km

Colyton - River Coly - Parehayne Hill 8.1 km

Local events

  • Sidmouth Folk Festival (Friday, July 31, 2026 – Friday, July 31, 2026)

    Sidmouth, England 5.5 km

  • Beautiful Days (Friday, August 21, 2026 – Friday, August 21, 2026)

    Ottery St Mary, England 13.1 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 Branscombe Airfield and Camping have a swimming pool? No View all features
  • Is Branscombe Airfield and Camping dog friendly? Yes View all features
  • What attractions are near Branscombe Airfield and Camping? Stay at Branscombe at the beginning of August to frolic at the world-famous Sidmouth Folk Week, or mosey along to this part of Devon at any time of year to ramble and … Read more
  • When can I check in and check out of Branscombe Airfield and Camping?
    RV, travel trailer and tent sites
    Arrive:  2 p.m. –  6 p.m.
    Depart by:  11 a.m.
    On-park accommodation
    Arrive:  2 p.m. –  6 p.m.
    Depart by:  11 a.m.
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  • How much does it cost to stay at Branscombe Airfield and Camping? From $28.10 (for 1 night, 2 adults) - prices may change depending on your dates and party.