When can I check in and check out of Redwood Rare Breeds Campsite?

Camping and caravan Arrive: 3 p.m. – 9 p.m. Depart by: 11 a.m. Read more

How much does it cost to stay at Redwood Rare Breeds Campsite?

From $54.12 (for 1 night, 2 adults) - prices may change depending on your dates and party.

Redwood Rare Breeds Campsite

View prices & book 8.7 6 reviews

Ducks on the lake (added by manager 15 Jul 2024)

Lakeside views overlooking somerset countryside

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Dog-friendly lakeside meadow on a hillside in the Somerset countryside
A 15-minute drive from Frome and 20 minutes from Longleat
Part of a rare-breed farm park with farm shop and café on site

Feet up, hot brew in hand and the Somerset countryside stretching out for miles ahead of you – how's that for a glimpse into the future? Set in a level lakeside meadow on a hillside 15 minutes’ drive from Frome, the pitches at Redwood Rare Breeds Campsite sit peacefully on a hilltop next to 100 acres of woodlands. The views keep on giving, as the meadow is at the intersection of three lakes that are home to native wildlife like Canadian geese and herons. If you had long-distance eyesight, in the surrounding countryside you’d be able to pick out spots like King Alfred's Tower (15 minutes’ drive), Cranmore Tower (10 minutes) and Bratton Camp & White Horse (half an hour). Naturally that stunning scenery means there are plenty of walks nearby, including paths through the neighbouring woodlands. Stargazing is another thing to look forward to, as the family-run farm site has very little light pollution. There's a central firepit area where you can keep warm while looking up to the heavens. Guests are welcome to come down (free of charge) and greet the animals at the rare-breed farm park, which has animals such as pigs, cows, sheep, goats, quail, turkeys, ducks and chickens. Animal feed can be purchased in the farm shop, which also sells local produce including some of the farm’s pork, beef and lamb, as well as essentials like fresh bread, milk, cheese, fruit, logs, kindling and gas. The farm park also has a café and a playground with a sand pit, tyre swing and low ropes, while essentials on site include composting toilets and hot showers. For an easy outing it's a five-minute walk to a traditional country pub with a playground and hot food. Well-behaved dogs are welcome but must be kept on a lead and cleaned up after, as there are free-range animals on the farm.

Site type

Opens 26 May 2025

Please note

Under 18s must be accompanied by their parents or legal guardians.
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).
Group bookings of 10 or more adults are not permitted (couples and immediate family members excepted).
No hen/stag parties permitted via Pitchup.com.
Bookings must not be for more than 28 consecutive nights.
Guests are advised to bring a good quality torch with them as parts of the campground/park are unlit.
Please note that the toilet/shower facilities are unisex.
Fires, barbecues and/or firepits will not be permitted in dry, windy and/or hot weather conditions.

Languages spoken

English

British Sign Language (BSL)

Open from Mon, 26 May to Wed, 18 Jun 2025

Open from Sat, 12 Jul to Mon, 4 Aug 2025

Open from Mon, 11 Aug to Sun, 14 Sept 2025

Pitch types & availability

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Only showing reviews for the last 30 months.

View across large pond to the main camping area

Compost loo’s - practical but not that comfortable..

Lovely quiet beautiful site with quite a rural feel!

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

Anonymous Sept 2024

Unpowered grass motorhome site

Liked: Idyllic, super peaceful little paradise that’s been created here. With almost 360 degree views, a few large ponds, a beautiful enchanted wood - it’s very relaxing.

Rare breeds a bonus we all enjoyed and the local pub did us a lovely lunch too.

Very chilled hosts with very light touch.

Disliked: Compost loo’s slightly impact the comfort factor so be aware!

There was also a high level of wasp and hornet activity when we were there so that could impact your fun if you are not at one with nature!

Recommend to friends Visit again

The field was nice, farm shop was good…

Overall	4/10
Location	10
Value for money	2
Accommodation	2
Facilities / Activities	10
Customer service	2
Child friendliness	10
Cleanliness	2
Wifi	No rating

Anonymous Sept 2024

Unpowered grass tent or trailer tent site

Liked: The field was nice, farm shop was good

Disliked: Other campers stayed up playing loud music til gone 1am, nothing was done about this. Toilets smelled awful and were really dirty

Recommend to friends Visit again

Beautiful scenery Friendly owners…

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

petra m. Aug 2024

Unpowered grass motorhome site

Liked: Beautiful scenery
Friendly owners

Recommend to friends Visit again

Excellent

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

Jade M. Aug 2024

Unpowered grass motorhome site

Liked: Loved the location, large area of campsite with little pond, lots of lovely animals on site. Friendly staff upon entrance.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Beautiful views!

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

Sally M. Aug 2024

Unpowered grass tent or trailer tent site

Liked: Only 3 other camping site.
Wide open expanses with a beautiful views.
The lake and site was largely flat! Picking a site was easy

Disliked: The toilets are the only thing I could critique but the site is new and they have some amazing sounding plans for the future of their site.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Gorgeous location, amazing views, beautiful place to wake up in the morning!…

Overall	10/10
Location	8
Value for money	10
Accommodation	8
Facilities / Activities	6
Customer service	8
Child friendliness	10
Cleanliness	8
Wifi	No rating

Esther N. Jul 2024

Unpowered grass tent or trailer tent site

Liked: Gorgeous location, amazing views, beautiful place to wake up in the morning! I loved the compost loos, and the showers were great. I loved hearing the Canadian Geese, and all the other birds that live in the area. And I even saw a baby deer in the woods, a beautiful, joyful moment (for me, the deer looked spooked!)

Disliked: The farm road to drive to the campsite was very uneven and with lots of dips, my car didn't like it

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 Local produce 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

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

Type

Farm Medium (26-50 sites)

Accessibility

Disabled facilities

Nearby leisure

Canoeing/kayaking nearby Climbing nearby Cycling nearby Fishing nearby

Location

Redwood Rare Breeds Campsite

Station Road

Wanstrow

Shepton Mallet

Somerset

England

BA4 4SZ

Directions

Timezone

Europe/London GMT (GMT+00:00)

GPS

51.16874°N
-2.41638°W

Route directions

The site is under the railway bridge next to Read Agriservices.

Nearest transport

Coach

9.5 km Rectory Road

9.6 km Rectory Road

9.6 km Market Place

Rail

6.7 km Bruton Rail Station

9.9 km Frome Rail Station

10.7 km Castle Cary Rail Station

Ferry

33.5 km Temple Meads Station Ferry Landing

33.5 km Prince Street Bridge Ferry Landing

33.6 km Millennium Square Ferry Landing

Airport

31.8 km Bristol 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

Breakfast somewhere nice? Swing by Bruton (10 minutes’ drive), where there are lots of gorgeous places to eat, or pick up something to go on the market days in Frome (15 minutes). You’ll want plenty of fuel for hiking at Cheddar Gorge (40 minutes) or attending the country shows and fairs at The Bath & West Showground (15 minutes). Keep any food well out of sight at the Longleat (20 minutes) drive-through safari park, where the enclosures are full of monkeys, lions and lorikeets among other animals. There are several historic sites in the area too, from the famed Stonehenge (40 minutes) to The Newt in Somerset (15 minutes) estate and Stourhead (20 minutes), home to King Alfred’s Tower and a Palladian mansion with a regency library.

Water quality at nearby bathing waters

Name	Distance	Type	2020	2019	2018	2017
Clevedon Beach	43.3 km	Estuary	N/A	Good	Good	Good
Weston-Super-Mare Uphill Slipway	43.5 km	Estuary	Poor	Poor	N/A	Poor
Berrow North Of Unity Farm	43.7 km	Estuary	N/A	Excellent	Good	Good
Weston Main	43.9 km	Estuary	Poor	N/A	Poor	N/A
Weston-Super-Mare Sand Bay	44 km	Estuary	N/A	N/A	Good	Good

Data source: European Environment Agency

Must see

Stourhead House and Garden 9.6 km

Longleat 9.9 km

Wells Cathedral 16.6 km

Haynes International Motor Museum 17.3 km

Ebbor Gorge National Nature Reserve 17.5 km

National Trust

Stourhead 9.7 km

West Pennard Court Barn 16.7 km

Westwood Manor 20.5 km

Prior Park Landscape Garden 22.3 km

Lytes Cary Manor 23.2 km

Cycle routes

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

Other

THE CHANTRY 5.6 km

MARSTON HOUSE 6.4 km

MELLS PARK 7.2 km

Tytherington - Trudoxhill - Macmillan Way South 7.2 km

Mells - Buckland Dinham - Great Elm - Mells 8.2 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.

Policies

Booking terms and conditions

Admission

Admission is only permitted after registering at reception.
All guests spending the night at the park must present their ID at the reception desk and sign registration forms.

Safety

Barbecues are permitted but must be raised off the ground and attended by an adult at all times.

Changes to your holiday

Bookings cannot be amended within 7 day(s) of arrival.

General

Bookings must not be for more than 28 consecutive nights.

Dogs

Dogs must be kept on leads and supervised at all times.

Safety

Firearms are not permitted.
Fires, barbecues and/or firepits will not be permitted in dry, windy and/or hot weather conditions.

Occupancy

Group bookings of 10 or more adults are not permitted (couples and immediate family members excepted).

Safety

Guests are advised to bring a good quality torch with them as parts of the campground/park are unlit.

Dogs

Guide dogs are allowed on site free of charge.

Changes to your holiday

Modifications are subject to a £15.00 ($31.64) fee.

Occupancy

No hen/stag parties permitted via Pitchup.com.

Arrivals and departures

No refunds/discounts for inclement weather, late arrivals or early departures.

Safety

Please do not touch or feed the animals.

General

Please note that the toilet/shower facilities are unisex.
Quiet hours must be respected between 11 p.m. and 7 a.m..
Radio, music and TV players must be kept at a low volume. Car doors and boots must be closed quietly.

Reception

Reception is open from midnight to midnight between 25/07 and 08/09.

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).

General

The campground/park is not liable for any refund in the event of force majeure.

Admission

Under 18s must be accompanied by their parents or legal guardians.

Payment terms

Nearest sites

Unfortunately, we have no nearby bookable sites.

Frequently asked questions

Does Redwood Rare Breeds Campsite have a swimming pool? No View all features
Is Redwood Rare Breeds Campsite dog friendly? Yes View all features
What attractions are near Redwood Rare Breeds Campsite? Breakfast somewhere nice? Swing by Bruton (10 minutes’ drive), where there are lots of gorgeous places to eat, or pick up something to go on the market days in Frome (15 minutes). … Read more
When can I check in and check out of Redwood Rare Breeds Campsite?

Camping and caravan

Arrive: 3 p.m. – 9 p.m.

Depart by: 11 a.m.

Read more
How much does it cost to stay at Redwood Rare Breeds Campsite? From $54.12 (for 1 night, 2 adults) - prices may change depending on your dates and party.