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Camping and touring Arrive: 9 a.m. – 8 p.m. Depart by: 2 p.m. Read more

Court Gates Wild Camping

8.6 31 reviews

Visitor image of the campsite on a summer evening

View from court gates across to dartmoor

Buckfast abbey, just a 30-minute drive along the a38

South Devon working farm with sea views and stabling for horses
A 15-minute drive from Plymouth and 20 minutes from Dartmoor
Direct access to South West Coast Path; a mile from Bovisand beach

Countryside, coast and city – it’s quite the mix of attractions at Court Gates Wild Camping, a peaceful site at a working farm within the South Devon Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. Two of the above are very easily accessible from the site, which looks out over the Dartmoor National Park on one side and the sea on the other. In fact, the coast is close enough to walk to – there’s direct access to the South West Coast Path, and you can follow a footpath that will get you to Bovisand beach in around 20 minutes. Setting off on foot can also get you to the local pub, shops and garage, all of which are about 20 minutes’ walk away (or five minutes in the car). A couple more pubs are within a few minutes’ drive too, although it’s quite possible you’ll be tempted to stick around on the farm to look out to sea, play games and fire up a barbecue (which are allowed as long as you keep them off the ground to avoid burning the grass). And what of the aforementioned city? That’s the coastal settlement of Plymouth, 15 minutes’ drive away and packed with things to see and do (plus places to eat and drink…) Those bringing animals along on holiday can be catered for at Court Gates: well-behaved dogs are welcome, and there’s stabling available at the farm’s livery for horses too. The setup here isn’t in fact entirely wild camping – guests will have access to toilets and running water, but there are no showers.

Site type

Languages spoken

English

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Features

Portable toilet

Pop-up campsite

Dogs allowed

Campfires allowed

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 pitch/unit Composting toilet Dog park Drying room Food shop Free wifi Ice pack freezing Internet access Launderette Parent & baby washroom Pick-up from public transport Portable toilet Pub toilets Public telephone Shower available Toilet block Washing-up area Wifi

Groups welcome

D. of E. 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

Themes

Budget/backpacker Peaceful Spectacular scenery Walkers' paradise Wild camping Wildlife haven

Utilities

Charging facilities Chemical disposal Electric car charging point(s) Gas cylinders available No hot water Recycling available Renewable energy

Nearby amenities

Bar nearby Dog walk nearby Nearby farmers' market Public transport nearby Shop nearby

Type

Farm Pop-up campsite Small (11-25 pitches)

Accessibility

Disabled facilities

Nearby leisure

Canoeing/kayaking nearby Climbing nearby Cycle hire nearby Cycling nearby Fishing nearby Golf nearby Horse riding nearby Indoor pool nearby Mountain biking nearby Outdoor pool nearby Restaurant nearby Sailing nearby Surf school nearby Watersports nearby

Location

Court Gates Wild Camping

Staddiscombe

Plymouth

Devon

England

PL9 9NE

Directions

Timezone

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

GPS

50.34489°N
-4.09197°W

Nearest transport

Coach

4.3 km Bretonside Bus Station

4.9 km Plymouth Road Superstore

5 km Crabtree

Rail

5.2 km Plymouth Rail Station

6.7 km Devonport Rail Station

7.3 km Dockyard (Plymouth) Rail Station

Ferry

3.3 km Plymouth Mount Batten Ferry Landing

3.8 km Plymouth (Barbican) Landing Stage

4.4 km Newton Ferrers Ferry Landing

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

Countryside pursuits first? It’ll take you about 10 minutes to drive to the nearest horse riding centre, and about 20 minutes to get to Plymbridge Woods for a walk in National Trust-owned forest. If you’ve got your sights set on a more involved hike, head to the Dartmoor National Park, whose borders are about 20 minutes away (and it’s a similar drive to Dartmoor Zoo too). City time is easy to come by too, as it’ll only take about 15 minutes to drive to the centre of Plymouth to visit the National Marine Aquarium, sample the wares of the gin distillery or wander around historic Barbican area. You may also like to take a detour to Saltram (on the edge of the city) for a stroll around the National Trust estate. And as for the coast, well, there are plenty of ways to enjoy that too: as well as walks on the coast path you can also hit the beach at Wembury, play a round of golf at Staddon Heights (both five minutes’ drive) or explore Thorn House & Garden (10 minutes).

Water quality at nearby bathing waters

Name	Distance	Type	2020	2019	2018	2017
Bovisand	2.2 km	Sea	N/A	Excellent	Excellent	Excellent
Wembury	3 km	Sea	N/A	Excellent	Good	N/A
Plymouth Hoe East	4.1 km	Estuary	N/A	Good	Excellent	Excellent
Plymouth Hoe West	4.4 km	Estuary	N/A	Excellent	Excellent	Excellent
Kingsand	7.7 km	Sea	N/A	Excellent	Excellent	Excellent

Data source: European Environment Agency

Must see

National Marine Aquarium 3.7 km

Dartmoor Zoological Park 10.1 km

Buckfast Abbey 27.8 km

Paignton Zoo Environmental Park 37.3 km

Living Coasts 42.2 km

National Trust

Wembury 2.9 km

Saltram 4 km

Salcombe: Thurlestone to Torcross 4 km

Buckland Abbey 15.4 km

Cotehele 19.1 km

Cycle routes

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

Other

LANGDON COURT HOTEL 2 km

Plymouth (Jennycliff CP) - Hooe - Radford Woods - Bovisand 2.1 km

Wembury CP (Barton Close) - River Yealm - Mewstone view - Wembury Beach - Knighton Farm 2.6 km

Mt Batten - Bovisand - Down Thomas - Hooe Lake 3 km

HMS CAMBRIDGE - CIRL BUNTING PROJECT (CURRENT BOUNDARY FROM 18/06/1999) 3.1 km

Local events

Eden Sessions (Wednesday 12 June 2024 – Wednesday 12 June 2024)
Par, England 46.2 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.

Reviews

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Only showing reviews for the last 30 months.

Our large tent, barely making a dent in the massive space provided

Bovi sands just a mile down the woodland path

Suited our needs,

Overall	6/10
Location	8
Value for money	8
Accommodation	4
Facilities / Activities	2
Customer service	6
Child friendliness	2
Cleanliness	2
Wifi	2

Anonymous Aug 2023

Non-electric grass tent pitch

Liked: The site was exactly as described. We were happy with the basic facilities for one night. We were invited to pitch up anywhere we liked.

Disliked: The countryside is not as quiet as it seems, and the road nearby seems to attract bikers late into the night.
As it was the end of the season, the portaloo had become quite full, so we did not use them.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Loved the whole stay clean field clean toilet and running water. Had…

Overall	10/10
Location	10
Value for money	10
Accommodation	10
Facilities / Activities	10
Customer service	10
Child friendliness	10
Cleanliness	10
Wifi	10

Sarah B. Aug 2023

Non-electric grass tent pitch

Liked: Loved the whole stay clean field clean toilet and running water. Had to leave day earlier as the weather was really bad and soaked all inside the tent. Overall loved the stay

Recommend to friends Visit again

Worth the stay

Overall	10/10
Location	10
Value for money	10
Accommodation	10
Facilities / Activities	2
Customer service	10
Child friendliness	No rating
Cleanliness	10
Wifi	No rating

Anonymous Aug 2023

Non-electric grass tent pitch

Liked: Great location and gave us just what we wanted

Owner gave us advice on best place to watch the firework championships too

Recommend to friends Visit again

Lovely large open area/field, quiet, nice clean toilet…

Overall	6/10
Location	6
Value for money	8
Accommodation	8
Facilities / Activities	6
Customer service	6
Child friendliness	8
Cleanliness	8
Wifi	2

Jamie Lea P. Aug 2023

Non-electric grass tent pitch

Liked: Lovely large open area/field, quiet, nice clean toilet

Disliked: A little hard to find

Recommend to friends Visit again

A great natural getaway :-)…

Overall	8/10
Location	10
Value for money	10
Accommodation	No rating
Facilities / Activities	No rating
Customer service	No rating
Child friendliness	No rating
Cleanliness	No rating
Wifi	No rating

Julia H. Jul 2023

Non-electric grass tent pitch

Liked: A great natural getaway :-)

Recommend to friends Visit again

Local handy location with lovely views. Clean portaloos/plenty of toilet paper. The refund given.…

Overall	4/10
Location	10
Value for money	6
Accommodation	4
Facilities / Activities	4
Customer service	4
Child friendliness	6
Cleanliness	8
Wifi	6

Kitty N. Jul 2023

Non-electric grass tent pitch

Liked: Local handy location with lovely views.
Clean portaloos/plenty of toilet paper.
The refund given.

Disliked: I was told we'd "picked the wrong day to come" and no one was available to help according to the owner - after I'd complained about the antisocial noise coming from the 50+ party who kindly brought along drums, guitars, microphones all plugged into their very own P.A system, in the same "small/quiet/no music allowed" field we pitched in. By 3am I was praying for heavy rain to drown out some of the noise. At 6.40am the music stopped.
Don't bother reading their rules and policies because they're not adhered to.

Recommend to friends Visit again

From the manager: The group concerned came out last year and we had no trouble with them, in fact, a camper on the following evening joined in with them and thoroughly enjoyed themselves. We have given a full refund for the night booked and have offered a free night's camping in lieu. Usually our site is very quiet and peaceful, as commented on in the other reviews here

Passable for one night, still the noise level was too much for us.

Overall	4/10
Location	8
Value for money	8
Accommodation	6
Facilities / Activities	4
Customer service	6
Child friendliness	6
Cleanliness	8
Wifi	2

Anonymous Jul 2023

Non-electric grass tent pitch

Liked: The view and how commutable it was to the coast.

Disliked: Was not warned about festival levels of music coming from neibouring farm all night long. Ashame this is a reality for working farms because for the price and location it ticked most boxes.

Recommend to friends Visit again

From the manager: Hi, We have given you a complete refund for the one night you spent with us, and offered a free night's camping at a future date. This group of people stayed with us last year and we had no problems, in fact, a camper on the second night enjoyed the music and had a drink and some food with them

The location was perfect for what we wanted.

Overall	10/10
Location	10
Value for money	8
Accommodation	8
Facilities / Activities	8
Customer service	10
Child friendliness	8
Cleanliness	10
Wifi	No rating

Julia R. Jul 2023

Non-electric grass tent pitch

Liked: The view, space and cleanliness of the loos.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Peace an quiet. Views Bliss…

Overall	10/10
Location	10
Value for money	No rating
Accommodation	10
Facilities / Activities	10
Customer service	No rating
Child friendliness	10
Cleanliness	10
Wifi	No rating

Heather F. Jul 2023

Non-electric grass tent pitch

Liked: Peace an quiet.
Views
Bliss

Recommend to friends Visit again

Liked…

Overall	8/10
Location	8
Value for money	8
Accommodation	8
Facilities / Activities	4
Customer service	4
Child friendliness	4
Cleanliness	6
Wifi	4

Warren L. Jul 2023

Non-electric grass tent pitch

Liked: Liked

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Frequently asked questions

Does Court Gates Wild Camping have a swimming pool? No View all features
Is Court Gates Wild Camping dog friendly? Yes View all features
What attractions are near Court Gates Wild Camping? Countryside pursuits first? It’ll take you about 10 minutes to drive to the nearest horse riding centre, and about 20 minutes to get to Plymbridge Woods for a walk in National Trust-owned … Read more
When can I check in and check out of Court Gates Wild Camping?

Camping and touring

Arrive: 9 a.m. – 8 p.m.

Depart by: 2 p.m.

Read more