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Sunset View Camping

7.6 11 reviews

Relaxed family campsite on the western edge of Exmoor National Park
Five minutes' drive to Ilfracombe; Woolacombe 10 minutes
Kids' play area and small-on site shop for essentials

For memorable breaks by the gorgeous Devon coast, turn to Sunset View Camping, a family-friendly site just to the west of Exmoor National Park. It's incredibly easy to get down to the coast from here, whether you're planning a spot of fish and chips in Ilfracombe (five minutes' drive), beachside wanders in Woolacombe (10 minutes) or surfing at Saunton Sands (20 minutes). Sunset View Camping is a relaxed spot, with views over a rolling Devon landscape of green hills and farmland. It's a modern site in terms of amenities, with well-maintained toilets and showers plus nice extras like a kids' play area where little explorers can burn off some steam. Handily, there's also a small on-site shop for essentials (open from 9 to 5 daily), while just across the road there's The Depot Eatery, a pub-restaurant highly recommended by the Sunset View team. Staying on site and barbecuing your own dinner is another possibility, as cook-outs (with proper safety precautions) are also allowed. Four-legged friends are welcome here, but please keep them on leads at all times and do not take them into the kids' play area or shower block.

Campground type

200

Languages spoken

English

Nearby parks that are bookable on Pitchup.com

Unfortunately, we have no nearby bookable campgrounds.

Features

Pop-up campground

Dogs allowed

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 Waterslide Watersports

Amenities on park

Bath available Car parking by site/unit Composting toilet Dog park Drying room Free wifi Grocery store Ice pack freezing Internet access Laundromat Local produce 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 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 Forest Hikers’ paradise Leave the car at home Peaceful Remote location Spectacular scenery Wild camping Wildlife haven

Utilities

Charging facilities Dump station Electric car charging point(s) Propane/gas cylinders available Recycling available Renewable energy

Nearby amenities

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

Type

Farm Pop-up campground Very large (over 200 sites)

Accessibility

Disabled facilities

Nearby leisure

Canoeing/kayaking nearby Cycle hire nearby Cycling nearby Fishing nearby Golf nearby Horseback riding nearby Indoor pool nearby Mountain biking nearby Restaurant nearby Sailing nearby Surf school nearby Tennis nearby Watersports nearby

Location

Sunset View Camping

Ilfracombe

Devon

England

EX34 8PL

Directions

Timezone

Europe/London GMT (GMT+00:00)

GPS

51.17944°N
-4.12676°W

Nearest transport

Bus

2.1 mi Methodist Church

5.2 mi Opposite George Hotel

5.2 mi George Hotel

Rail

7.8 mi Barnstaple Rail Station

12.1 mi Chapelton (Devon) Rail Station

14.1 mi Umberleigh Rail Station

Ferry

2.3 mi Ilfracombe Ferry Landing

9.1 mi Appledore Ferry Landing

9.2 mi Instow Ferry Landing

Airport

29.4 mi Swansea 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

The local area is packed with family-friendly activities, including Foot Golf North Devon, a nine-hole course a few hundred yards from the site where fans of football and/or golf can get the whole family involved. There's also a 'real' golf range (with a driving range) within five minutes' drive, as well as two shooting ranges and a quad bike course. And that's not even mentioning all the activities and attractions on offer a couple of miles away at the coast. Starting off in Ilfracombe (five minutes), there's a number of small, inviting beaches and an attractive harbour, while other nearby spots like Woolacombe (10 minutes) and Saunton Sands (20 minutes) have lot of space for sports like surfing or horse riding (head to the riding stables in Woolacombe). If you want to head further off shore, it's also possible to organise nature-spotting sea safaris or sea fishing day trips (both on offer in Ilfracombe; five minutes). Expeditions to windswept Lundy Island out in the Bristol Channel are also possible, with sailings departing from either Ilfracombe (five minutes) or Bideford (40 minutes) depending on the timetable.

Water quality at nearby bathing waters

Name	Distance	Type	2020	2019	2018	2017
Ilfracombe Tunnels Beach	2.1 mi	Sea	N/A	Excellent	Excellent	Excellent
Ilfracombe Hele	2.5 mi	Sea	N/A	Good	Good	Good
Woolacombe Village	3.6 mi	Sea	N/A	Excellent	Excellent	Excellent
Combesgate Beach, Woolacombe	3.7 mi	Sea	N/A	Excellent	Excellent	Excellent
Combe Martin	4.3 mi	Sea	Poor	Poor	Poor	Poor

Data source: European Environment Agency

Must see

RHS Garden Rosemoor 16.3 mi

National Trust

Arlington Court and the National Trust Carriage Museum 6.6 mi

Heddon Valley 8.9 mi

Watersmeet 14.5 mi

Lundy 23.3 mi

Holnicote Estate 24.5 mi

Cycle routes

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

Other

Lee Bridge - Slade - Ilfracombe - Coast Path 1.4 mi

Ilfracombe, Berrynarbor and the Coast 2.1 mi

CHAPEL WOOD (CURRENT BOUNDARY FROM 21/11/1950) 2.7 mi

Mortehoe NT Coast 3.5 mi

Morte Point - Rugged Coastal Headland 3.5 mi

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.

Payment terms

Offers

Conditions apply - see campsite type section for details

Reviews

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Only showing reviews for the last 30 months.

Sunset views towards the bottom of the field

back to basic experience

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

Eleanor S. Aug 2023

Primitive grass tent or trailer tent campsite

Liked: Nice and helpful staff who assisted us late at night
Location good for Ilfracombe, Croyde, Woollacombe, Combe Martin.

Disliked: Facilities basic - simple sink next to 2 showers/toilets so often a queue. Camping on a slope
Lovely sunset as stated in name!

Recommend to friends Visit again

Decent campsite with lovely sunset views

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

Alex P. Aug 2023

Primitive grass tent or trailer tent campsite

Liked: Lots of space to pitch.
Clean facilities given how wet the weather was.
Friendly staff.
Good price.
Depot eatery across the road is great for food and drinks!

Disliked: A separate toilet to the showers would be nice, to reduce queues.
Close to the road and a traveling circus so it was a bit noisy.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Pop up campsite in good location, friendly staff, basic facilities.

Overall	6/10
Location	10
Value for money	4
Accommodation	4
Facilities / Activities	4
Customer service	8
Child friendliness	6
Cleanliness	2
Wifi	No rating

Victoria M. Aug 2023

Primitive grass tent or trailer tent campsite

Liked: - The person running the site (Alfie) was really helpful and welcoming.
- The field had plenty of space.
- Next door to Football Golf which the children really enjoyed.
- Less than 10mins drive to Woolacombe and Ilfracombe.

Disliked: - Only 2 toilet/shower combination cabins which didn't have lights in unless the generator was running, so needed a torch in the evening and one of them didn't have a window so in the daytime needed a torch too.
- Toilets/shower cabins didn't have anywhere to put things when showering and the floor was regularly covered in cut grass. It was also wet most of the time as not many people seemed to tidy up after themselves (one person was even taking their dog in there!)
- Hot water only available when the generator was running in specified time slots (no hot water available at the washing up sink).
- Busy main road next to the site (although this made it handy to get to places!)

Recommend to friends Visit again

Ben - the manager Understanding owner when expressing disappointment.…

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

Anonymous Aug 2023

Primitive grass tent or trailer tent campsite

Liked: Ben - the manager

Understanding owner when expressing disappointment.

Disliked: No shop.
Awful toilet and shower only turned on 2 hrs in the morning, 2 hrs in the evening.
Play area was a broken football goal.

Reception - what reception.

Recommend to friends Visit again

I really enjoyed the camp and will definitely consider returning

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

Anonymous Jul 2023

Primitive grass tent or trailer tent campsite

Liked: The view was amazing, staff were attentive and very relaxed although there was a 10pm curfew for general chit chat when asking staff if we could be situated in an area where we would be allowed to do so later they were more than happy to do so

Disliked: Shower was only active between 8-10am and 6-8pm and could imagine in busy terms being a struggle to get a shower. I would say this site is perfect for its simplicity if you want a feeling of traditional camping with limited resources then it is perfect however toilets and shower could be upgraded with a permanent block/fixture.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Amazing potential. Good facilities, fab location, wonderful views.

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

Sophie D. Aug 2023

Primitive grass tent or trailer tent campsite

Liked: The sight, the view, the facilities, the extra activities connected to the field next door, the price, the people maintaining.

Recommend to friends Visit again

So much potential, advertise showers are only at specific times!

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

Anonymous Jul 2023

Primitive grass tent or trailer tent campsite

Liked: Sunsets were beautiful around the wet weather. Perfect base for visiting lots of North Devon.

Disliked: The field needs more maintenance for getting around the field as it’s quite a slope. No lighting in the toilet/shower cubes in the evening.

Recommend to friends Visit again

A cheap & friendly campsite that accommodate groups of males.

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

Mark K. Jul 2023

Primitive grass tent or trailer tent campsite

Liked: We stayed at Sunset View for 2 nights and arrived late due to poor weather. Harvey called ahead of our arrival and suggested we pitch at the bottom for maximum shelter. Once pitched, Ben came down and introduced himself and suggested we knock on his caravan anytime if we needed anything. The toilets were decent, we didn’t try the showers as we were only there for 2 days. Ben went above and beyond to accommodate us on the Saturday after a rather windy night on Friday, he suggested we could take his surf board and wetsuit to the beach if we wanted too. What a legend! This is their first season and they’re already talking about improvements, what could they do better, I would highly recommend this campsite to anyone staying in the region of Ilfracombe, Woolacombe and Croyde. Cheap accommodation ran by people who care about people. Big up Ben! From Mark, JJ and the lads.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Excellent and Organised

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

Jack R. Jul 2023

Primitive grass tent or trailer tent campsite

Liked: Was a great experience with activities on site for the kids to do. It had a great range of classic camping to a nice warm shower on site. Definitely will recommend.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Brilliant campsite! Staff was really friendly, showers and toilets very nice and…

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

Alfie M. Jul 2023

Primitive grass tent or trailer tent campsite

Liked: Brilliant campsite! Staff was really friendly, showers and toilets very nice and clean. Perfect location and an amazing sunset. Would definitely recommend!

Recommend to friends Visit again

Frequently asked questions

Does Sunset View Camping have a swimming pool? No View all features
Is Sunset View Camping dog friendly? Yes View all features
What attractions are near Sunset View Camping? The local area is packed with family-friendly activities, including Foot Golf North Devon, a nine-hole course a few hundred yards from the site where fans of football and/or golf can get the … Read more
When can I check in and check out of Sunset View Camping?

RV, travel trailer and tent sites

Arrive: 10 a.m. – 8 p.m.

Depart by: 11 a.m.

Read more