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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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 pitches 30
Motorhome pitches 25
Touring caravan pitches 25
Caravans for hire 1
Open now
Opens 1 March
Please note

Dogs

  • The site does not accept breeds/crossbreeds listed in the Dangerous Dogs Act (i.e. XL Bully, Pit Bull Terrier, Japanese Tosa, Dogo Argentino, and Fila Brasileiro).

Admission

  • Under 18s must be accompanied by their parents or legal guardians.
  • Strong rock pegs are advised after spells of dry weather.

Languages spoken

English

Open from Sun, 1 Mar to

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Reviews

9.4

Overall rating from 534 Pitchup.com customers

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Facilities / Activities
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Customer service
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Child friendliness
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Cleanliness
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Wifi
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Peaceful

97% would recommend this site to a friend

96% would stay here again

What customers say

A lovely spot, with room to swing a cat and views to take your breath away. Chris and Tracey are dead on, always there to lend a hand. Showers and loos are grand and clean. The planes are a bit of crack, as is the games room and dog run. A proper peaceful place, though the lanes can be a tad tight and some pitches are a bit lopsided.

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We were warmly welcomed and shown…

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Paul T. 2 reviews

Electric grass pitch

Liked We were warmly welcomed and shown our pitch and on site facilities.

Quiet site, plenty of space.

Dog exercise area

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

Really nice campsite at a very…

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Leon C. 1 review

Non-electric grass pitch

Liked Really nice campsite at a very reasonable price. Games room with Pool , table tennis & table football. How many campsites will you get to watch a plane take off and land 🤷🏻‍♂️.
Friendly owners & decent basic toilets/showers. Would stay again.

Disliked You’ll need pegs for hard ground but they sell them cheaply in the shop.

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

Top notch site

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 Nick S. 2 reviews

Electric grass pitch

Liked Lovely spacious site, big pitches clean facilities... great hosts

Disliked Nothing

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

Great views, lovely staff. Decent shop.…

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 James P. 1 review

Non-electric grass pitch

Liked Great views, lovely staff. Decent shop. Excellent facilities

Recommend to friends Visit again

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

The tiger moth!…

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Jacqui A. 1 review

Non-electric grass pitch

Liked The tiger moth!

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Lovely campsite, quiet location. Good…

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Alain B. 1 review

Electric grass pitch

Liked Lovely campsite, quiet location. Good facilities on site. Nice to see a Tiger Moth land and take off from the airfield.
Pop up bar Saturday night was a nice touch with a live singer

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

Overall a lovely campsite, minor dislikes that we could put up with.

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7 out of 10
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 Dawn M. 1 review

Non-electric grass pitch

Liked Clean campsite, plenty of space, good dog exercise field and small children’s play park. We also enjoyed seeing the planes landing and taking of at the small airfield next to the campsite.

Disliked Not enough toilets and showers for busy times, no privacy to brush your teeth in the single shower block with two toilets.

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From the manager: Thank you for your review, the ladies block where you brushed your teeth you could have shut the door or used the sinks in the shower block
Chris and Tracey

Super clean and well kept, especially…

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Claudia A. 1 review

Non-electric grass pitch

Liked Super clean and well kept, especially the toilets and showers. Relatively quiet, everyone is friendly, and there are lots of facilities including washer and dryer, a game room, and picnic tables. They host little events like pizza night on Friday, and on the Saturday we had a lovely local lady with a pop-up pub that was fantastic. Super friendly and helpful owners, we would definitely visit again when in the area.

Disliked Very narrow roads, so a bit tricky to get there.

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From the manager: Thank you for your lovely review, we are so pleased you found the facilities super clean, it means a lot to us as we work hard to maintain a good clean standard.
We look forward to seeing you both again.
Chris and Tracey

Good location, will maybe try again when it's quieter.

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Anonymous

Electric grass pitch

Liked Good location. Check-in was easy. Available facilities were close to the camping fields etc.

Disliked Basically no hot water from the taps across the 48 hours or so we were there. Showers were hot but low pressure, but no hot water from the bathroom or utility room taps.

The site was busy, so I have some sympathy, but the bathrooms needed more regular cleaning. The mobile shower block was disgusting frankly by the Sunday morning.

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From the manager: Thank you for your feedback, as always if you had a issue whilst you were here why did you not say!
Saying there was no hot water in all the taps was simply not true in the bathrooms as they are electric not on a boiler, so this was not possible. The bathrooms are cleaned very regularly, but we cannot help the weather with dry broken off grass in the dewy mornings being walked into the units, in fact we were very aware of this, and we went round the facilities every hour Sunday morning sweeping up grass. To say the shower block was disgusting is frankly very upsetting to us and not true, unless you are referring to grassy wet floors, we work extremely hard and with pride to keep them clean for all and again on Sunday morning the floors were mopped regularly, perhaps you could off picked up the mop provided before you used, we really cannot help how others before you used them

Super friendly owner. Lots of families,…

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 Laurie H. 3 reviews

Electric grass pitch

Liked Super friendly owner. Lots of families, pop up bar and pizza night. Bonus of plane landings. One of the best we have been to.

Recommend to friends Visit again

From the manager: Thank you for your lovely review its so nice to hear your comments about one of the best you have been to
Chris and Tracey

Features

Dogs 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 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 Rallies welcome 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 Remote location Spectacular scenery Walkers' paradise Wildlife haven

Utilities

Charging facilities Chemical disposal Communal freezer Communal fridge Electric car charging point(s) Gas cylinders available Recycling available Renewable energy

Nearby amenities

Bar nearby Dog walk nearby Public transport nearby Shop nearby

Type

Medium (26-50 pitches)

Nearby leisure

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

Touring and motorhomes

Tourer 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

There are a number of Branscombe signs on the A3052. Please only take the sign for Branscombe Bulstone. Look out for the small Branscombe Campsite & Airfield sign by the turning (the what3words is flicked.branched.blurts). After turning off the A3052, keep on the road until you see big, solid wooden gates with a sign for the site. Turn left just before the gates and then take the next right. You will then be at the site (What3words: branced.encoder.yield). Please note, entering the post code into your Satnav may take you to the wrong destination.

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.

Food and drink

  • The Fountain Head Pub 0.9 km
  • Mason's Arms Pub 2.4 km
  • Blue Ball Inn Pub 4.1 km
  • Garden Room Restaurant 4.3 km
  • The Salty Monk Restaurant 4.3 km
  • Orion Dinning Car Restaurant 4.4 km
  • Rising Sun Pub 4.6 km
  • Red Lion Pub 4.7 km
  • Gina's Restaurant 4.9 km
  • The Dolphin Pub 5 km

Groceries

  • Lidl 5.4 km
  • Co-op Food 5.6 km
  • Waitrose 5.8 km
  • Aldi 6.7 km
  • Tesco 6.8 km

Parks and play

  • Pearl Pirate Ship Playground 4.2 km
  • Playstation Playground 4.3 km
  • Pecorama Gardens park 4.3 km
  • Deepway Millennium Green park 4.6 km
  • The Byes park 5.3 km
  • Blackmore Gardens park 5.7 km
  • Peaslands Knapp park 5.7 km
  • The Knapp park 5.8 km
  • Sea Front Gardens park 6.4 km
  • Elizabeth Road Playground 6.5 km

Family days out

  • Site of old Lime Kilns 1.2 km
  • Earth works 1.3 km
  • Donkey Sanctuary 1.9 km
  • The Donkey Sanctuary 2 km
  • The Manor Mill 2.2 km
  • Beer Quarry Caves 3.5 km
  • Glenside 6.1 km
  • Seaton Labyrinth 6.2 km
  • Seaton Tramway 6.8 km
  • Jurassic Discovery 6.8 km

Public transport

  • Fountain Head 1 km
  • Branscombe Village Hall 1.9 km
  • Castle Cottage 2.4 km
  • Englands Close 4.2 km
  • West Underleys 4.4 km
  • Fortescue Phone Box 4.4 km
  • Sid Vale Close 4.6 km
  • Church 4.7 km
  • Chapel Street 4.7 km
  • New Road 4.7 km

Beaches

  • Branscombe Beach 3 km
  • Hooken Beach 3.9 km
  • Hooken Beach 4 km
  • Little Beach 4.7 km
  • Beer Roads 5.1 km
  • Seaton Beach 6.8 km
  • Jacobs Ladder Beach 6.9 km

What’s nearby

  • Oak Mead Family Golf (Pitch & Putt) Golf course 1.4 km
  • Thorn Park Golf Centre Golf course 2.9 km
  • Axe Yacht Club Marina 7.3 km
  • Axe Cliff Golf Course 8 km

Local services

  • ICS Charging station 3.4 km
  • Beer Pharmacy 4.9 km
  • Boots Pharmacy 5.4 km
  • Sidmouth Pharmacy 5.6 km
  • Sidmouth Health Centre Doctors 5.7 km
  • Tower Services Fuel station 5.7 km
  • Sidmouth Victoria Hospital 5.7 km
  • Beacon Medical Centre Doctors 5.9 km
  • Lloyds Pharmacy 5.9 km
  • Townsend House Medical Centre Clinic 6.4 km

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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

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?
    Camping and touring
    Arrive:  14:00 –  18:00
    Depart by:  11:00
    On-site accommodation
    Arrive:  14:00 –  18:00
    Depart by:  11:00
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  • How much does it cost to stay at Branscombe Airfield and Camping? From €17.53 (for 1 night, 2 adults) - prices may change depending on your dates and party.