Petruth Paddocks

View prices & book 9.4 528 reviews
Welcome to the site
Welcome to the site
Shepherd's huts
Peaceful sunny day
Bell tent
Bell tents
Sunrise on site. dogs welcome
Our play area seems to work!
Grass pitches
1/286
Shepherd's huts
Peaceful sunny day
Bell tent

  • Spacious, relaxing and free-range camping with clean facilities
  • Stunning views overlooking the Mendip Hills and Somerset Levels
  • Fires encouraged: pits, kindling and logs delivered at a small charge
Want to get away from it all, chill out and do some free-range camping? Check out Petruth Paddocks. Jules and the team have made it their mission to ensure all guests have a seriously laidback time: you won’t find overly zealous wardens prowling about here, and open fires are positively encouraged – fire drums, kindling, logs and lighters can be delivered to your door every evening for a small charge. (Please don't bring your own wood, as the team need to know what's being burnt on site.) Take the Strawberry Line by foot or bike for half an hour from the Petruth Paddocks gate to arrive at Cheddar Gorge, or continue on and take the old railway line path to Yatton, where trains hauled strawberries from the slopes of Cheddar to the early morning markets in east London over half a century ago. The bottom gate of the site goes directly to the Somerset Levels and there are marked walking and nature trails all around from Cheddar Gorge. The site has stunning views overlooking the Mendip Hills in one direction and towards the Somerset Levels in the other. There’s loads of open space for the kids to run about in, get to know other and make new friends; Jules often gives trailer rides to kids at weekends too and farm tours can be arranged depending on guest numbers. Bathroom facilities (with modern individual toilet and shower cubicles – and lots of them too) have been highly praised by previous guests, and the piping hot high-pressure showers, well-maintained toilets and washing-up sinks are all cleaned twice a day. The team operate a strict recycling policy: guests are asked to bring five rubbish sacks and the Petruth staff will explain their system when you arrive. Petruth Paddocks welcomes families, singles, couples and groups. Well-behaved dogs of all shapes and sizes are welcome... as long as they come with well-behaved owners who pick up after them... Food and coffee are served throughout the day on weekends, every day throughout the school holidays.

Site type

Rent a tent 5
Tent sites 200
Caravan sites 200
Motorhome sites 200
Lodges, cabins, pods or huts 2
Open all year
Opens
Please note

Pitches

  • A cable measuring at least 10 metres is needed for the electric hook-ups.

Safety

  • If making a fire, the fuel, logs and coal have to be purchased on site.

Occupancy

  • No hen/stag parties permitted via Pitchup.com.
  • Single-sex bookings of 10 or more people (couples and immediate family members excepted) are not permitted via Pitchup.com.

Dogs

  • The campground/park does not accept breeds/crossbreeds listed in the Dangerous Dog Act (i.e. Pit Bull Terrier, Japanese Tosa, Dogo Argentino, and Fila Brasileiro).
  • Music must be turned off at 10pm in the Family Field and 11pm in the Chill-out Field, after which voices must be lowered. Pets are not permitted on the furniture in the accommodation units. Please state a group name in your booking notes if you would like to be pitched as a group – maximum 10 people. Adult groups of 5-10 people will be charged a £150 good behaviour bond ; the site will contact you 2 weeks before arrival to collect a card payment. Electric pitches: the electric hook-up cost includes 8 kWh per stay. Further usage is metered on site at £0.37 per kWh and must be topped up at reception. Unused credit can be refunded at the end of your stay, make a note of your balance and visit reception to arrange. Black sacks are not allowed on site, guests will be provided with sacks and buckets for transporting rubbish to the recycling point.

Languages spoken

English

No availability here for your search criteria

Pitch types & availability

Accommodation

Tent sitesCaravan sitesMotorhome sitesLodges, cabins, pods or hutsCaravans for hireRent a tent
Choose your dates
2 adults
0 children
0 dogs

Reviews

9.4

Overall rating from 528 Pitchup.com customers

  • 73%
    10
  • 7%
    9
  • 12%
    8
  • 1%
    7
  • 1%
    6
  • 1%
    5
  • 0%
    4
  • 0%
    3
  • 0%
    2
  • 0%
    1
Location
 10
Value for money
 9
Accommodation
 10
Facilities / Activities
 9
Customer service
 10
Child friendliness
 10
Cleanliness
 10
Wifi
 7
Peaceful

95% would recommend this site to a friend

92% would stay here again

What customers say

Friendly staff, fab location near Cheddar Gorge, clean facilities (showers ace!). Spacious pitches, chill vibe, good food and entertainment. A bit muddy/noisy at times, but overall, highly recommended. They've upgraded and really nail service and cleanliness.

Summary AI-generated from Pitchup.com customer reviews. Last updated 11/08/2026

Filter by topic

Reviews page 1 of 53
Arrival date (latest first)

Kids play area in the family…

Overall

10 out of 10
Location
 No rating
Value for money
 No rating
Facilities / Activities
 No rating
Customer service
 No rating
Child friendliness
 No rating
Cleanliness
 No rating
Wifi
 No rating
Kate C. 3 reviews

Unpowered grass site

Liked Kids play area in the family area, bus bar with fire for toasting marshmallows, clean facilities, everything easy!

Recommend to friends Visit again

We will be back

Overall

10 out of 10
Location
 10
Value for money
 10
Facilities / Activities
 10
Customer service
 10
Child friendliness
 10
Cleanliness
 10
Wifi
 5
Anonymous

Unpowered grass site

Liked Atmosphere
Clean
Helpful and friendly staff
Space
Evenings toasting marshmellow

Recommend to friends Visit again

Overall, a great campsite but too noisy for us with young children

Overall

8 out of 10
Location
 10
Value for money
 10
Facilities / Activities
 10
Customer service
 7
Child friendliness
 7
Cleanliness
 10
Wifi
 No rating
Lisa M. 2 reviews

Unpowered grass site

Liked The overall feel of the camp when we first arrived was fantastic. We felt very welcomed when we were checking in. A kind lady found us a nice spot where we could set up our tent, with our friends camper van next to us. The toilet/shower facilities were very clean. They had lots to do there for children - we had a 5 and 11 year old with us. The singer/guitar player in the evening was brilliant and we (the adults) particularly loved the cocktails from the bus bar! Definitely a bonus 👌 also for £5 you can buy a smores kit from the shop - the kids loved toasting marshmallows on the fire 🔥

Disliked I wish I could have given this camp 10 stars as it was just the most perfect day... until it was time to go to sleep. We didn't get settled until around 11pm (which was late for the 5 year old) and we were told that there was a noise curfew of 11pm. It got to 11:30pm... didn't worry too much, as people were enjoying themselves and probably weren't watching the time! 12am... still noisy. 1am... we could still hear music !! and people laughing and talking very loudly. I tried ringing the out of hours contact number for the site and left a message but didn't hear back from anyone. That sort of put a downer on our little getaway. It was only a night, but we all felt exhausted the next day for having very little sleep!

Recommend to friends Visit again

Great place and close to Cheddar

Overall

10 out of 10
Location
 10
Value for money
 8
Facilities / Activities
 10
Customer service
 10
Child friendliness
 No rating
Cleanliness
 8
Wifi
 No rating
Sharon S. 3 reviews

Powered concrete and grass caravan site

Liked Friendly staff, loads of facilities and different fields for different family/friend groups.
Bus bar was great, food outlets and general absence was very festival/happy vibe.
View was gorgeous.

Disliked Nothing

Recommend to friends Visit again

Just a brilliant 3 night stay…

Overall

10 out of 10
Location
 10
Value for money
 10
Facilities / Activities
 10
Customer service
 10
Child friendliness
 No rating
Cleanliness
 10
Wifi
 No rating
Jason C. 1 review

Unpowered grass site

Liked Just a brilliant 3 night stay at Petruth Paddocks. Great place with a lovely atmosphere. The management and staff work so hard to make it a friendly and welcoming place.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Amazing…

Overall

10 out of 10
Location
 10
Value for money
 10
Facilities / Activities
 10
Customer service
 10
Child friendliness
 No rating
Cleanliness
 10
Wifi
 10
 Power C. 1 review

Unpowered grass site

Liked Amazing

Recommend to friends Visit again

Good family camping site.

Overall

10 out of 10
Location
 9
Value for money
 7
Facilities / Activities
 7
Customer service
 9
Child friendliness
 9
Cleanliness
 8
Wifi
 6
 Lory H. 1 review

Unpowered grass site

Liked Good recycling system.
Clean.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Excellent campsite, so close to cheddar gorge caves, very friendly

Overall

9 out of 10
Location
 9
Value for money
 10
Facilities / Activities
 10
Customer service
 10
Child friendliness
 No rating
Cleanliness
 10
Wifi
 No rating
Anonymous

Powered grass site

Liked Friendly, efficient welcome, great size pitches with plenty of room, great showers and toilets (I asked to be pitched close to toilets and we were but it wasn't too close). Good bar choices, good entertainment. Easy recycling, close enough to walk into town. Easy options for takeaway to be delivered to the campsite. Support organised pre-booking info, including videos to explain things.

Disliked They ran out of food at the take away places on site and we didn't want to cook but they were very quick to give us other options.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Great campsite but packed like sardines.

Overall

7 out of 10
Location
 10
Value for money
 8
Facilities / Activities
 9
Customer service
 10
Child friendliness
 No rating
Cleanliness
 10
Wifi
 No rating
Dawn R. 4 reviews

Unpowered grass site

Liked Lovely staff. Great camping ground. Good food vendors. Clean site with good showers and toilets

Disliked Vans parked too close together. Within 3 metres! I couldn't even wind my shade out.
Like parking in a car park.
I left early as this was not comfortable for me. In this heat I felt it was also a fire hazard being so close.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Excellent campsite, would stay again, staff were so helpful.

Overall

8 out of 10
Location
 10
Value for money
 10
Facilities / Activities
 10
Customer service
 10
Child friendliness
 10
Cleanliness
 10
Wifi
 No rating
Kate H. 1 review

Powered grass site

Liked Food, atmosphere, staff, cleanliness and location to Cheddar

Disliked Closeness to other pitches

Recommend to friends Visit again

Features

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 cafe On-site restaurant/cafe Outdoor swimming pool Play area TV room Take away Tennis Watersports

Amenities on site

Bath available Car parking by site/unit Composting toilet Dog park Drying room Food shop Free wifi Ice pack freezing Internet access Laundry Parent & baby washroom Pick-up from public transport Portable toilet Pub toilets Public telephone Shower available Tents for hire 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

Camping 2.0

Jumbo tent sites

Themes

Budget/backpacker Peaceful Spectacular scenery Walkers' paradise

Utilities

Charging facilities Dump point Electric car charging point(s) Gas cylinders available Recycling available Renewable energy

Nearby amenities

Bar nearby Convenience store nearby Dog walk nearby Nearby farmers' market Public transport nearby

Type

Very large (over 200 sites)

Nearby leisure

Canoeing/kayaking nearby Climbing nearby Cycle hire nearby Cycling nearby Fishing nearby Golf nearby Horse riding nearby Indoor pool nearby Leisure/theme park nearby Mountain biking nearby Outdoor pool nearby Restaurant nearby Tennis nearby

Touring and motorhomes

Drainage hook-up points for caravans Seasonal sites Water hook-up points for caravans

Location

Petruth Paddocks

Labourham Drove

Cheddar

Somerset

England

BS27 3XW

Directions

Timezone

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

GPS

51.26792°N
2.77276°W

Route directions

Use postcode BS27 3XW for your satnav but please stop following it and start following the directions below when you are a couple of miles away - that way you'll not end up on an unmade road or on the site drive. If you are approaching Cheddar from the west, and you are towing a caravan or driving a large motorhome, then please exit the M5 motorway at junction 22, not 21. Travel along the A371 through the centre of Cheddar village. You will pass Tesco on your right and the Bath Arms on your left. Continue on this road passing St Andrew's Church followed by Cheddar Football Club on your right. After a further 250 yards, take a right turn off the A371 into Labourham Way. Take an immediate left, slow to walking pace and you’ll see our large sign in front of you – simply take a sharp left through the gateway and follow the track into the carpark. If you are approaching Cheddar from the east, and you are towing a caravan or driving a large motorhome on the B3135, please do not turn left signposted Gliding Club, but continue down the Gorge. Travel along the A371 through Draycott. You will pass the Cheddar Garden Centre and the Kart track followed by a nasty S bend. On exiting the bend, take an immediate left off the A371 at the "Welcome to Cheddar" sign into Labourham Way then another immediate left, slow to walking pace and you’ll see our large sign in front of you – simply take a sharp left through the gateway and follow the track into the carpark. Public transport: The bus stop is just a 10 minute walk away and will take to you either Weston Super Mare or Yatton train stations within an hour.

Nearest transport

Coach
10.9 km Wells Bus Station
13.9 km Airport Terminal
14 km Glastonbury Town Hall
Rail
13.8 km Worle Rail Station
14.2 km Yatton Rail Station
14.8 km Weston Milton Rail Station
Ferry
17.7 km Weston-super-Mare Knightstone Harbour
20.6 km Clevedon Pier
20.7 km Bridgwater Ferry Terminal
Airport
13.9 km Bristol International Airport
42 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

There’s loads within walking distance of the campsite to keep you entertained. Fancy sampling local produce? Cheddar Ales Brewery, Tap Room and Shop (five minutes’ walk) has a range of award-wining ales. Walk a bit further on a Sunday morning and you’ll come to Cheddar Car Boot and Market (10 minutes), with a lakeside setting and lots of bric-à-brac to browse. Cheddar itself is a 10-minute meander along the Strawberry Line footpath, crossing the Cheddar Yeo river into the village, where there’s a posh pub (all the more reason to leave the car behind), a butcher, baker and supermarkets. A few more minutes’ stroll gets you to Kings Fitness and Leisure with a pool (handy for rainy days), Ocean Adventures Soft Play and sailing on the reservoir. Cheddar Gorge and Caves is a 20-minute amble from your door and is home to restaurants, a cheese factory, a cider mill and souvenir shops, as well as caverns and tunnels running deep under the Mendip Hills. A short car journey takes you to Wookey Hole Caves (15 minutes’ drive), with spectacular subterranean caverns and family entertainment like pirate ships and dinosaur trails. Wells (20 minutes) is the smallest city in England and has a landmark cathedral and a medieval bishop’s palace in moated gardens. Within half an hour’s drive you have a choice of sandy beaches: Weston-super-Mare, Burnham-on-Sea and Berrow, and at Mendip Activity Centre (20 minutes) you can learn to ski, go twilight tobogganing or play golf-frisbee on woodland trails.

Water quality at nearby bathing waters

Name Distance Type 2020201920182017
Weston-Super-Mare Uphill Slipway 16.4 km Estuary PoorPoorN/APoor
Weston Main 16.8 km Estuary PoorN/APoorN/A
Berrow North Of Unity Farm 17.1 km Estuary N/AExcellentGoodGood
Weston-Super-Mare Sand Bay 17.2 km Estuary N/AN/AGoodGood
Brean 17.6 km Estuary N/AExcellentExcellentExcellent

Data source: European Environment Agency

Must see

Cheddar Caves & Gorge 1.6 km

Wookey Hole Caves & Papermill 8.4 km

Ebbor Gorge National Nature Reserve 9.8 km

Wells Cathedral 10.9 km

Glastonbury Abbey 14 km

National Trust

King John's Hunting Lodge 3.8 km

West Pennard Court Barn 17.5 km

Clevedon Court 19.5 km

Tyntesfield 19.6 km

Stembridge Tower Mill 22.1 km

Cycle routes

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

Other

Cheddar Gorge - Black Down - Rowberrow 1.2 km

Charterhouse - Black Down - Velvet Bottom - Charterhouse 5.2 km

Burrington Combe - Black Down - Rowberrow - Dolebury 6.5 km

Burrington Combe - Rowberrow - Dolebury 6.5 km

Winscombe 6.7 km

Local events

  • Glastonbury Festival (Wednesday, 23 June 2027 – Wednesday, 23 June 2027)

    Glastonbury, England 17.7 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.

Want to know more about camping in Somerset?

Frequently asked questions

  • Does Petruth Paddocks have a swimming pool? No View all features
  • Is Petruth Paddocks dog friendly? Yes View all features
  • What attractions are near Petruth Paddocks? There’s loads within walking distance of the campsite to keep you entertained. Fancy sampling local produce? Cheddar Ales Brewery, Tap Room and Shop (five minutes’ walk) has a range of award-wining ales. … Read more
  • When can I check in and check out of Petruth Paddocks?
    Camping and caravan
    Arrive:  2 p.m. –  8 p.m.
    Depart by:  noon
    On-site accommodation
    Arrive:  4 p.m. –  8 p.m.
    Depart by:  10 a.m.
    Read more
  • How much does it cost to stay at Petruth Paddocks? From $69.02 (for 1 night, 2 adults) - prices may change depending on your dates and party.