Beardown Farm

Cosy, insulated camping pod on an exclusive-use farm near Princetown
Central Dartmoor location close to walks, horse riding and fishing
Picnic table and firepit provided, with wood to buy on site

Out for Dartmoor rambles? Bed down in a cosy camping pod at Beardown Farm, a Devon working hill farm in a central location within the Dartmoor National Park. Settling down in a camping pod is a fine way to make sure you’ll have a weatherproof place to sleep, and save you having to cart around and build a tent. This pod (in a little tree-lined clearing) is a good solid structure, made of fully insulated timber with openable double-glazed windows, so it should stay temperate whatever happens in the outside world. Beardown’s pod is kitted out with a double bed, a small sofa bed and a mini kitchen area with fridge and tea/coffee making facilities. A firepit with grill, a picnic table and a covered seating area are on hand outside, along with a shared undercover campers kitchen including a gas stove (you'll just need to bring your own cookware). You can buy firewood on site, but for other purchases (and cafés or pub trips) the village of Princetown is five minutes’ drive away and the bigger Yelverton is 15 minutes. Seeking a bit of breathing space? This should be the place to find it – the farm stretches to 1,100 acres of moorland bordered by the Cowsic and West Dart rivers and it’s hired out on an exclusive-use basis, so you’ll have the place to yourselves (well, yourselves and the beef cattle and sheep that live here…) It’s worth noting that working farms aren’t entirely silent places though, so you may hear some noise from machinery, vehicles, livestock and dogs at the nearby farmyard.

Site type

Languages spoken

English

Nearby sites that are bookable on Pitchup.com

Unfortunately, we have no nearby bookable sites.

Features

No dogs allowed

Campfires 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 Scouts welcome Single-sex groups welcome Student groups welcome

Rules

Barbecue grills allowed Barbecue provided Campfires allowed Commercial vehicles allowed Dogs allowed No dogs allowed No pets allowed

Themes

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

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

Type

Farm Small (11-25 sites)

Nearby leisure

Canoeing/kayaking nearby Climbing nearby Cycling nearby Horseback riding nearby Mountain biking nearby Restaurant nearby

Location

Beardown Farm

Two Bridges

Princetown

Devon

England

PL20 6SR

Directions

Timezone

Europe/London GMT (GMT+00:00)

GPS

50.56215°N
3.97273°W

Route directions

Please note that the farm track is an unmade road and may have potholes and puddles during wet weather.

Nearest transport

Coach

12.5 km Bus Station

19.6 km BP Garage

19.6 km Town Hall

Rail

18.2 km Calstock Rail Station

18.2 km Gunnislake Rail Station

18.3 km Bere Alston Rail Station

Ferry

24.7 km Plymouth (Barbican) Landing Stage

25 km Plymouth Mount Batten Ferry Landing

25.5 km Totnes Ferry Landing

Airport

43.6 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

The keen walkers among you will have a lot of choices around here, including hikes that are easy to access on foot… perhaps go for a wander around the cool moss-covered trees of Wistman’s Wood (half an hour’s walk)? Take a lap around Laughter Tor (an hour and a half)? Or head off onto the bridleway in Bellever Forest (an hour and 45 minutes)? There are more walking trails (and fishing too) at Burrator Reservoir (10 minutes’ drive). Dartmoor National Park visitor centre (five minutes) is close by to plan your days out there. As for those of you who’d rather cover ground on horseback, there’s a local horse riding centre (10 minutes) too. For more of the outdoorsy stuff, Crag 2 Mountain outdoor activity centre (five minutes) will bring out the rock climber or mountaineer in you. On the flip side, when you’re ready to take in some history instead, the National Trust’s Buckland Abbey (20 minutes) is one such place over 700 years old, while in Morwellham Quay (25 minutes), there’s a mine train, historic working village and a brewery to wash it all down.

Water quality at nearby bathing waters

Name	Distance	Type	2020	2019	2018	2017
Plymouth Hoe East	25.1 km	Estuary	N/A	Good	Excellent	Excellent
Plymouth Hoe West	25.2 km	Estuary	N/A	Excellent	Excellent	Excellent
Bovisand	27.3 km	Sea	N/A	Excellent	Excellent	Excellent
Mothecombe	28.1 km	Estuary	N/A	Good	Good	Good
Wembury	28.3 km	Sea	N/A	Excellent	Good	N/A

Data source: European Environment Agency

Must see

Buckfast Abbey 15.9 km

Dartmoor Zoological Park 17 km

Castle Drogo 18.7 km

National Marine Aquarium 24.4 km

Paignton Zoo Environmental Park 31.5 km

National Trust

The Church House 11.5 km

Lydford Gorge 13.1 km

Buckland Abbey 14.4 km

Castle Drogo 18.7 km

Finch Foundry 18.9 km

Cycle routes

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

Other

Two Bridges to Lower White Tor Circular Walk 0.7 km

Two Bridges - Beardown - Crow Tor - Postbridge 0.7 km

Two Bridges - Crocken Tor - Muddilake - Dartmoor Traini 0.7 km

Princetown - Swincombe Rocks - Abbot's Way 2.4 km

Princetown - Hart Tor - Ingra Tor - N Hessary Tor 2.4 km