Petruth Paddocks

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  • 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.

Campground type

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

Dogs

  • The park does not accept breeds/crossbreeds listed in the Breed-specific legislation (i.e. Pit Bull Terrier, Japanese Tosa, Dogo Argentino, and Fila Brasileiro).

Occupancy

  • No bachelor/bachelorette 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.

Safety

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

Sites

  • A cable measuring at least 10 metres is needed for the electric hook-ups.
  • 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 hardstanding 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. Electric grass pitches: electricity is metered on site at £0.37 per kWh and must be paid by debit/credit card via the app or using the payment terminal in the information hut, opposite reception. Unused credit can be refunded at the end of your stay. Black sacks are not allowed on site, guests will be provided with sacks and buckets for transporting rubbish to the recycling point.

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Reviews

9.4

Overall rating from 584 Pitchup.com customers

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Peaceful

95% would recommend this campground to a friend

93% would stay here again

What customers say

Friendly staff, clean facilities, and great location near Cheddar Gorge are highlights. Enjoy spacious pitches, food trucks, and a bar. Occasional noise and drainage issues noted during wet weather.

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Great campsite. Super friendly and helpful…

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Lian H. 1 review

Primitive grass campsite

Liked Great campsite. Super friendly and helpful team. Great facilities. Individual proper flushing toilets and showers.
Brilliant cocktails from The Crown Jules double decker bar bus. Lovely pop up food stall - Thai - delicious.
Good range of food for breakfast all cooked to order.
Local farmer was singing on Saturday night which made for a great atmosphere. Great to see locals supporting each other.
Family and dog friendly.
Laid back and relaxed site.
Will be back for sure and have already recommended to friends and family.

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Great location in walkable distance to…

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Emma F. 4 reviews

Power optional grass campsite

Liked Great location in walkable distance to cheddar. Clean toilets and showers. Great site with entertainment, breakfast, bar and coffees.

Disliked Quite a loud site with people playing music till quite late.

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Great location

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Adele D. 11 reviews

Power optional grass campsite

Liked Great location, and facilities.
Had pizza onsite 1 night which was lovely and was nice to sit and listen to the live music, wasn't too loud and didn't go on too late.
Very friendly staff.

Disliked This isn't the relaxing site we're used to.
Loud group on the field behind our pitch with loud music/base and talking/ laughing until 1.45am when another camper shouted at them to turn the music off, the laughing carried on.
This ruined the next day a I was so tired, if I had known there was a number to call in this situation I definitely would've called it.
As large groups are allowed onsite this would put us off returning and recommending in the future which is a shame as it's a lovely site.
Ann app is needed for electricity, this wasn't clear at the time off booking and I had paid for electricity which was then refunded onsite.

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Great atmosphere, lovely site. Super helpful…

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Lorna H. 2 reviews

Powered cement/asphalt and grass travel trailer campsite

Liked Great atmosphere, lovely site. Super helpful staff.

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Quiet, peaceful, lovely views, fantastic facilities…

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Sophie R. 6 reviews

Primitive grass campsite

Liked Quiet, peaceful, lovely views, fantastic facilities and a warm and friendly welcome. It's a short walk into town and an easy one to the gorge, but far away enough to feel rural and surrounded by wildlife. Loved that the quiet field was actually quiet!

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Maybe worth it in the school hols but pretty basic for the price OOS.

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 Sarah W. 2 reviews

Power optional grass campsite

Liked Toilets and showers were kept clean regularly. Flat pitches and site was nice to walk around, some funky looking kunekune? pigs

Disliked I didn't like that we pay for electric pitches and then pay for electric once we're there on the metpow app. It would make sense to have a flat rate of pitch plus the pay as you go electric. Don't expect any grills out of season. First week kids are back at school and nothing on.

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From the manager: Hi Sarah,

Please thank Jamie for returning my call yesterday and for your kind comments about the site and our facilities — and yes, they are indeed our rather characterful Kunekune pigs!

As I explained, we’ve been transitioning our electric pitches to the Metpow pay-as-you-go system field by field. Unfortunately, your stay coincided with the final phase of that changeover, which meant you had paid the £6 electric starter charge when you originally booked under our old system, and then paid for the electricity you actually used through Metpow.

That certainly wasn’t our intention and, as promised, I’ve refunded the £6 to your card. Going forward, guests using Metpow pitches will simply pay for the electricity they actually use.

Regarding food and entertainment, your stay was midweek just after the schools returned, when we had only 46 people staying with us. Typically only around 20% of guests use our food provision, so unfortunately the numbers simply aren’t sufficient to make weekday catering viable at this time of year.

By contrast, this Friday and Saturday we have more than 350 people on site enjoying live music, street food and The Crown Jules — our bar and cocktail bus — for the final time this season as we move out of the summer period.

I hope our explanation and the prompt refund of the additional £6.00 helps clarify what happened. More importantly, I hope you’ll come back a little earlier in the season next time, when you can experience Petruth with everything in full swing!

Warm regards,

Jules and the team

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Gerry D. 7 reviews

Primitive grass campsite

Liked Close to town and lots of room

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Happy to stay here agsin

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Paul R. 4 reviews

Primitive grass campsite

Liked Great location, walking distance to local attractions. Very good facilities, including a well stocked shop.

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Smooth check in Excellent staff Live entertainment…

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 Sarah H. 3 reviews

Primitive grass campsite

Liked Smooth check in
Excellent staff
Live entertainment
Incredible facilities
Shop , food and bar on site
Amazing family field with play area
Fire pit delivery with everything you needed to get a fire starter

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It’s a great campsite and the…

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Kerry M. 2 reviews

Power optional grass campsite

Liked It’s a great campsite and the facilities are amazing

Disliked We camped in the electric field and for 3 nights running a really loud compressor kicks in between 1 -4am it woke me up every night not ideal when in a tent

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Features

Dogs allowed

Campfires allowed

Leisure on park

Bar or club house Cycle hire Evening entertainment Fishing Fitness centre Indoor swimming pool Kids' club On-site cafe On-site restaurant/cafe Outdoor swimming pool Playground Recreation room/arcade TV room Takeout Tennis 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 Parent & baby washroom Payphone Pick-up from public transport Portable toilet Pub toilets Restrooms Shower available Tents for hire Washing-up area Wifi

Groups welcome

Family friendly Motorcycle friendly Rallies welcome Scouts welcome Single-sex groups welcome Student groups welcome

Rules

Barbecue grills allowed Barbecue provided Campfires allowed Commercial vehicles allowed Dogs allowed Dogs allowed all year

Camping 2.0

Jumbo tent sites

Themes

Budget/backpacker Hikers’ paradise Peaceful Spectacular scenery

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

Very large (over 200 sites)

Nearby leisure

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

Touring and motorhomes

Gray water hook-up 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

Bus
6.7 mi Wells Bus Station
8.6 mi Airport Terminal
8.7 mi Glastonbury Town Hall
Rail
8.6 mi Worle Rail Station
8.8 mi Yatton Rail Station
9.2 mi Weston Milton Rail Station
Ferry
11 mi Weston-super-Mare Knightstone Harbour
12.8 mi Clevedon Pier
12.9 mi Bridgwater Ferry Terminal
Airport
8.6 mi Bristol International Airport
26.1 mi 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.
(within 6.2 mi)
Castle, Aquarium, Theme park, & Zoo (within 10 mi)

Food and drink

  • Spice Cottage Restaurant 0.6 mi
  • Bath Arms Hotel Pub 0.6 mi
  • Riverside Inn Pub 0.8 mi
  • Rasoi Restaurant 0.8 mi
  • Zen Thai Restaurant 0.8 mi
  • 100 Flavours Restaurant 0.8 mi
  • Riverside Restaurant 0.8 mi
  • Tuckers Restaurant 0.9 mi
  • Souvlike Restaurant 0.9 mi
  • La Rocca Restaurant 0.9 mi

Groceries

  • Sainsbury's Supermarket 0.5 mi
  • Hillier Garden Centre Supermarket 0.5 mi
  • The Legbender Cider, Country Wine & Craft Shop Off-licence 0.9 mi
  • Wilkins Cider Farm Off-licence 4.2 mi
  • Thatcher's Brewery Shop Off-licence 5.2 mi

Parks and play

  • All Weather Pitch park 0.5 mi
  • Hannah More Park 0.7 mi
  • Rotary Park 0.9 mi
  • Sharpham Road Playground 1.2 mi
  • Dinosaur Valley Playground 5.2 mi
  • Wookey Hole Indoor Playground 5.2 mi

Family days out

  • Cox's Cave and The Crystal Quest Visitor attraction 1 mi
  • Gough's Cave Visitor attraction 1 mi
  • Lion Rock Visitor attraction 1 mi
  • Cheddar Gorge & Caves Visitor attraction 1.1 mi
  • Black Rock Visitor attraction 2.1 mi
  • Rock of Ages Visitor attraction 4.1 mi
  • Sheep Hurdles Visitor attraction 4.1 mi
  • Priddy Circles Visitor attraction 4.8 mi
  • Priddy Circles Visitor attraction 4.9 mi
  • Priddy Circles Visitor attraction 4.9 mi
  • Court Farm Country Park Zoo 6.7 mi
  • Court Farm Castle 6.8 mi
  • The Bishop's Palace Castle 7 mi
  • Puxton Park Zoo 7.7 mi
  • North Somerset Bird of Prey Centre Zoo 7.7 mi

Public transport

  • Church Street (N Bound) 0.5 mi
  • Tweentown (West bound) 0.8 mi
  • Tweentown (East Bound) 0.8 mi
  • Greenhill House (North West Bound) 0.9 mi
  • Greenhill House (South East Bound) 0.9 mi
  • Gough's Cave 1 mi
  • Back Lane (Westbound) 1.2 mi
  • Back Lane (Eastbound) 1.3 mi
  • Cheddar Road 1.9 mi
  • Parkfield Road Junction 2.1 mi

Other nearby

  • Isle of Wedmore Golf Course 2.8 mi
  • Blagdon Fishing Lodge 5.3 mi
  • Mendip Spring Golf Club - Lakeside Course Golf course 5.8 mi
  • Mendip Spring Golf Club - Brinsea Championship Course Golf course 6 mi

Local services

  • RBS Cashpoint 0.6 mi
  • Cheddar Motors Fuel station 0.8 mi
  • Crossroads Fuel station 1.5 mi
  • Axbridge Pharmacy 2.3 mi
  • Axbridge and Wedmore Medical Practice Doctors 2.4 mi
  • Wedmore Pharmacy 3.2 mi
  • Lunns Filling Station Fuel station 3.3 mi
  • Wedmore Surgery Doctors 3.3 mi
  • Texaco Fuel station 3.4 mi
  • Lifestyle and Co. Cashpoint 4 mi

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Must see

Cheddar Caves & Gorge 1 mi

Wookey Hole Caves & Papermill 5.2 mi

Ebbor Gorge National Nature Reserve 6.1 mi

Wells Cathedral 6.8 mi

Glastonbury Abbey 8.7 mi

National Trust

King John's Hunting Lodge 2.4 mi

West Pennard Court Barn 10.9 mi

Clevedon Court 12.1 mi

Tyntesfield 12.2 mi

Stembridge Tower Mill 13.7 mi

Cycle routes

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

Other

Cheddar Gorge - Black Down - Rowberrow 0.8 mi

Charterhouse - Black Down - Velvet Bottom - Charterhouse 3.2 mi

Burrington Combe - Black Down - Rowberrow - Dolebury 4.1 mi

Burrington Combe - Rowberrow - Dolebury 4.1 mi

Winscombe 4.1 mi

Local events

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

    Glastonbury, England 11 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.

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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?
    RV, travel trailer and tent sites
    Arrive:  2 p.m. –  8 p.m.
    Depart by:  noon
    On-park 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 $40.45 (for 1 night, 2 adults) - prices may change depending on your dates and party.