Swallow Barn Farm

From £16 For 1 night, 2 adults 9.4 53 reviews
Uninterrupted views (added by manager 17 Jan 2023)
Sunset (added by manager 21 feb 2023)
Looking towards wales (added by manager 17 jan 2023)
Spacious camping field (added by manager 17 jan 2023)

  • Off-grid Somerset farm campsite with spectacular Bristol Channel views
  • A 10-minute drive to Cheddar Gorge; 25 minutes to Weston-super-Mare
  • Grass pitches with basic facilities; five minutes’ walk to the pub
A working Somerset farm. Bristol Channel views. Back-to-basics family camping. Sounds like what you’re looking for? Here at Swallow Barn Farm, there's also a traditional country pub (with plenty of outdoor seating for balmy days) a mere five minutes’ stroll away. Grass pitches are spacious, on sloping land and have spectacular views over Somerset countryside to the sea. Basic facilities include a single portable toilet; there is no electricity, however, so remember the torches for late-night wanderings around the site. Barbecues are allowed by the pitches, and you can pick up bits and pieces from the local essentials shop (10 minutes’ walk). A more extensively stocked store and garage is five minutes’ drive away. The site is 10 minutes’ walk from Rowberrow Forest and 15 minutes’ drive from the Mendip Hills Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty for hikes and cycle rides. You are welcome to bring your dogs to join in all the walkies fun, but please keep them under control when on site as there is livestock in adjacent fields.

Site type

Tent sites 15
RV sites 15
Open now
Please note
  • This park has no on-site shower facilities.
  • Under 18s must be accompanied by their parents or legal guardians.
  • Your dog must be tattooed or microchipped.
  • 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).
  • Group bookings of 4 or more adults are not permitted (couples and immediate family members excepted).
  • Single-sex bookings of 4 or more people (couples and immediate family members excepted) are not permitted via Pitchup.com.
  • No bachelor/bachelorette parties permitted via Pitchup.com.
  • Units longer than 6 metres are not allowed.
  • This is a quiet park: no music is allowed.
  • Guests are advised to bring a good quality flashlight with them as parts of the park are unlit.
  • Please note that the toilet facilities are unisex.
  • There is no reception building on-site: on arrival please contact the number provided on your booking confirmation.

Languages spoken

English

Open from Fri, Mar 1 to

Reviews

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Only showing reviews for the last 30 months.

Amazing site, wonderful views.…

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

Primitive grass and earth tent or RV campsite (sloping, maximum 6 metres)

Liked: Amazing site, wonderful views.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Well worth your money

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

Primitive grass and earth tent or RV campsite (sloping, maximum 6 metres)

Liked: The location of this place was beautiful and greatly priced! Definitely will be coming back.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Peaceful, quiet, huge field

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

Primitive grass and earth tent or RV campsite (sloping, maximum 6 metres)

Liked: Huge field, quite sloping but plenty of room to adjust. Peaceful, quiet with lovely views. 1 portaloo and a sink with hose to washup.

Recommend to friends Visit again

From the manager: Thank you for your kind review, hope you enjoyed your stay

Woke up to beautiful sunshine and amazing views across to Wales. Lovely…

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
Stuart L. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Primitive grass and earth tent or RV campsite (sloping, maximum 6 metres)

Liked: Woke up to beautiful sunshine and amazing views across to Wales. Lovely quiet farm campsite only 200 yards from The Swan at Rowberrow.

Recommend to friends Visit again

From the manager: Thank you so much for your kind review, it is really appreciated

Not bad , nice location, won’t rush back

Overall 6/10
Location 8
Value for money 6
Accommodation 4
Facilities / Activities 2
Customer service 6
Child friendliness No rating
Cleanliness 2
Wifi 2
Anonymous The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Primitive grass and earth tent or RV campsite (sloping, maximum 6 metres)

Liked: Cheap and quiet , nice view

Disliked: Only 1 old portaloo. And outside tap. Field was massive so only hope they bring in more if busy

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From the manager: Sorry you didn’t enjoy your stay with us

Water, toilet, bins and nice big field.

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

Primitive grass and earth tent or RV campsite (sloping, maximum 6 metres)

Liked: Location, Quiet, View, Large field

Recommend to friends Visit again

From the manager: Thank you so much for rating our campsite, we really appreciate it and so pleased you had a good stay.

lovely quiet and open field campsite…

Overall 10/10
Location 10
Value for money 10
Accommodation 8
Facilities / Activities 8
Customer service 10
Child friendliness 10
Cleanliness 10
Wifi 8
lewis r. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Primitive grass and earth tent or RV campsite (sloping, maximum 6 metres)

Liked: lovely quiet and open field campsite

Recommend to friends Visit again

From the manager: Thank you so much for your kind review, we appreciate it so much. So pleased you enjoyed your stay.

Excellent Stay

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

Primitive grass and earth tent or RV campsite (sloping, maximum 6 metres)

Liked: Back to Basics Camping in with scenic views. We also had the whole camp to ourselves so was very peaceful.

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From the manager: Thank you for your kind review, glad you enjoyed your stay with us.

Might be better in summer, but the field will still be sloping

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

Primitive grass and earth tent or RV campsite (sloping, maximum 6 metres)

Liked: The view

Disliked: Ground was completely unsuitable for campervans. The field slopes and the long grass hid wet soft ground which my campervan got stuck in. My 3 night booking should not have been accepted. Had to be towed off the field. Left after one night. Very stressful.

Recommend to friends Visit again

From the manager: Sorry that you had such a bad experience, unfortunately the weather is out of our control and we assume that most people realise the ground will be wet in such horrible weather. I’m pleased we were able to help so much by towing you out and trying to make sure we did everything possible to assist you.

Peaceful and beautiful

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

Primitive grass and earth tent or RV campsite (sloping, maximum 6 metres)

Liked: It was very quiet as it was away from any main roads. The scenery was beautiful and nice to wake up to.

Recommend to friends Visit again

From the manager: Thank you so much for an amazing review. So pleased you enjoyed your stay with us.


Features

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

Car parking by site/unit

Composting toilet

Disabled facilities

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

Dogs allowed all year

Themes

Budget/backpacker

Hikers’ paradise

Peaceful

Remote location

Spectacular scenery

Wild camping

Wildlife haven

Utilities

Charging facilities

Dump station

Electric car charging point(s)

No hot water

Propane/gas cylinders available

Recycling available

Renewable energy

Nearby amenities

Bar nearby

Convenience store nearby

Dog walk nearby

Public transportation nearby

Type

Farm

Small (11-25 sites)

Nearby leisure

Cycling nearby

Golf nearby

Horseback riding nearby

Mountain biking nearby

Restaurant nearby

Location

Swallow Barn Farm

Rowberrow

Winscombe

Somerset

England

BS25 1QN

Directions

Timezone

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

GPS

51.31897°N
-2.79111°W

Nearest transport

Coach
9.4 km Airport Terminal
9.9 km Summer Lane
9.9 km Summer Lane
Rail
8.4 km Yatton Rail Station
9.3 km Worle Rail Station
11 km Weston Milton Rail Station
Ferry
14.2 km Weston-super-Mare Knightstone Harbour
14.8 km Clevedon Pier
18.7 km Nova Scotia Ferry Landing
Airport
9.4 km Bristol International Airport
39.2 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

Spectacular landscapes are everywhere in this corner of Somerset, and you can admire the Mendip Hills Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (15 minutes’ drive) on foot or by bike. Try the Blackdown Hills AONB (50 minutes) for hikes to the Norman-era Castle Neroche and nearby Iron Age remains (55 minutes), or go hiking, climbing and caving in dramatic Cheddar Gorge (10 minutes) For more subterranean explorations, take the kids on tours of the caverns at Wookey Hole Caves (25 minutes); once back above ground, follow the animatronic dinosaur trail. Need to keep everyone busy? Get out on the dry ski slope at Mendip Activity Centre (five minutes), or join in bouts of archery and games of frisbee golf – if you fancy a round of the real thing, there’s an 18-hole course within 15 minutes’ drive. If the weather’s good, you might consider piling everyone in the car and heading to the popular beach at Weston-super-Mare (25 minutes) for a dip in the Bristol Channel, or Uphill Sands (half an hour) for kitesurfing and sand yachting. The family-friendly beach at Burnham-on-Sea (25 minutes) is the spot for building sandcastles and paddling in shallow waves.

Water quality at nearby bathing waters

Name Distance Type 2020 2019 2018 2017
Weston-Super-Mare Sand Bay 13.2 km Estuary N/A N/A Good Good
Weston Main 13.6 km Estuary Poor N/A Poor N/A
Weston-Super-Mare Uphill Slipway 13.9 km Estuary Poor Poor N/A Poor
Clevedon Beach 14.2 km Estuary N/A Good Good Good
Brean 15.3 km Estuary N/A Excellent Excellent Excellent

Data source: European Environment Agency

Must see

Cheddar Caves & Gorge 4.5 km

Wookey Hole Caves & Papermill 13.1 km

Ebbor Gorge National Nature Reserve 14.3 km

Wells Cathedral 15.7 km

Brunel's ss Great Britain 19.2 km

National Trust

King John's Hunting Lodge 4.1 km

Clevedon Court 13.7 km

Tyntesfield 14.5 km

Westbury College Gatehouse 22.9 km

West Pennard Court Barn 23.1 km

Cycle routes

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

Other

Burrington Combe - Rowberrow - Dolebury 2.7 km

Burrington Combe - Black Down - Rowberrow - Dolebury 2.8 km

Winscombe 2.9 km

Winscombe - Barton - Crook Peak - Wavering Down - Winscombe 3 km

Cheddar Gorge - Black Down - Rowberrow 4.6 km

Local events

  • Bristol International Balloon Fiesta (Thursday, August 8, 2024 – Thursday, August 8, 2024)

    Bristol, England 16.2 km

  • Glastonbury Festival (Wednesday, June 26, 2024 – Wednesday, June 26, 2024)

    Glastonbury, England 22.8 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.

Nearest sites

Unfortunately, we have no nearby bookable sites.

Want to know more about camping in Somerset?

  • Does Swallow Barn Farm have a swimming pool? No View all features
  • Is Swallow Barn Farm dog friendly? Yes View all features
  • What attractions are near Swallow Barn Farm? Spectacular landscapes are everywhere in this corner of Somerset, and you can admire the Mendip Hills Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (15 minutes’ drive) on foot or by bike. Try the Blackdown … Read more
  • When can I check in and check out of Swallow Barn Farm?
    RV, travel trailer and tent sites
    Arrive:  10 a.m. –  8 p.m.
    Depart by:  Anytime
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  • How much does it cost to stay at Swallow Barn Farm? From $27.41 (for 1 night, 2 adults) - prices may change depending on your dates and party.