Stowford Manor Farm

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The farmhouse
The farmhouse
Pitching field
Tent pitched on the main site
Tent with donkey
Front view
Shepherd's hut
Tagglemead campsite entrance
Cider apple picking
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Pitching field
Tent pitched on the main site
Tent with donkey

  • Peaceful Wiltshire site in the grounds of a 15th-century manor house
  • Bradford-on-Avon five minutes' drive; 20 minutes to Bath or Longleat
  • On the banks of the River Frome; wild swimming and cream teas on site
Ever thought you could feel right at home living on a smart country estate? Well, here’s your chance to give it a try. You won’t be staying in the medieval buildings themselves, but at Stowford Manor Farm you’ll set up in the gorgeous grounds of a 15th-century manor house in the Wiltshire countryside, about three miles from Bradford-on-Avon. And this small-scale site has another excellent feature – it’s right on the banks of the River Frome, with access to the water for fishing, paddling, swimming, paddleboarding and launching small boats. In fact, it’s such a great spot for wild swimming that the Farleigh and District Swimming Club has its base about half a mile downstream – and if you fancy joining them for a dip, you can join up for half price. The campsite itself is a fairly traditional setup, with simple facilities in the form of toilets, showers (extra charge applies) and hot-water washing-up sinks. Dogs and kids are welcome, and you’ll be allowed to set up barbecues and firepits as long as they’re kept off the ground. Logs, barbecue boxes and other goodies can be added to your booking to make life easy (and tasty…) As you might expect from a farm site, you’ll share the space with some animals (get ready to meet some pigs, donkeys and cows while you're here) as well as arable crops. What you may not have expected is that the site also has a lovely little tea room that’s open in the afternoons for cream teas and ice creams, and it also serves up wood-fired pizzas in the evenings (Friday and Saturday nights from May to August, plus other evenings in peak season).

Campground type

Tent sites 50
Camper sites 20
RV sites 50
Lodges, cabins, pods or huts 1
Open now
Opens April 1
Please note
  • Under 18s must be accompanied by their parents or legal guardians.
  • A charge of £0.50 ($0.65) applies for the use of the shower.
  • This is a quiet park: no music is allowed.
  • Please note that the toilet/shower facilities are unisex.

Languages spoken

English

Open from Tue, Apr 1 to

Campsite types & availability

Accommodation

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2 adults
0 children

Reviews

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Overall rating from 80 Pitchup.com customers

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Location
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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

81% would recommend this campground to a friend

78% would stay here again

What customers say

Beautiful, tranquil riverside spot with swimming/paddling. Praised for friendly staff, large pitches, and rustic charm (quirky showers, tearooms). Great base for exploring, though road noise mentioned. Basic but clean facilities, some want upgrades. Animals are a hit with families.

Summary AI-generated from Pitchup.com customer reviews

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Arrival date (latest first)

We had a lovely relaxing stay. The hosts were very friendly and…

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Brenda A.

Tagglemead - primitive grass tent or RV campsite

Liked We had a lovely relaxing stay. The hosts were very friendly and helpful. The cream teas were delicious. Lovely hot showers.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Lots of room on cricket field, river was nice for a quick…

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Karl M.

Cricket Ground - power optional grass campsite

Liked Lots of room on cricket field, river was nice for a quick dip.

Disliked Toilets and facilities really dirty, looked like they haven't been cleaned in a very long time!
Main field looked very over crowded.
Wouldn't stay again, we booked 2 nights, stayed 1 then moved 30 mins down the road to a much nicer site with much cleaner and better facilities.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Well maintained site with good facilities. Great location.

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Carly c.

Power optional grass campsite

Liked Everything. Beautiful site. Quirky lovely hot showers. Gorgeous pizza for a treat on Friday night. Great sot for paddle boarding and watching the world go by.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Mooi terrein , met een prachtige oude Engelse boerderij. Ook de douche…

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7 out of 10
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Facilities / Activities
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Child friendliness
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Cleanliness
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Wifi
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Anonymous

Power optional grass campsite

Liked Mooi terrein , met een prachtige oude Engelse boerderij. Ook de douche was mooi op een orginele manier gemaakt, ziet er heel leuk uit en een prima douche.

Disliked Vieze oude toiletten.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Super site. Will visit again.

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Anonymous

Tagglemead - primitive grass tent or RV campsite

Liked Very pleasant and friendly owner and staff. Wonderful location. Quite site.

Disliked Proximity to surprisingly busy road, even at night. The shower/WC and dish washing facilities need a bit of an update in the Tanglewood field.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Good pitches next to the river, my kids loved paddling in the water.

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Scarlett C.

Tagglemead - primitive grass tent or RV campsite

Liked Really relaxed stay by the river, beautiful setting and friendly atmosphere. Great location as a base to BOA, Bath and Frome. We will most definitely stay again.

Disliked The toilets are very basic and you kinda have to hold your nose and go quickly. Not a problem for us as we expected basic but it’s more festival type facilities rather than camping toilet blocks.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Good facilities, easy to find…

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Naomi E.

Tagglemead - primitive grass tent or RV campsite

Liked Good facilities, easy to find

Disliked Noisy road

Recommend to friends Visit again

Quirky site

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Ronnie A.

Power optional grass campsite

Liked Quirky little site
We found the showers quite sweet as in a converted stable barn with cobbled floor better than some of the sites that we’ve stayed on as you could have a eight minute shower and control the temperature. 50p is no problem.
Lovely little tea room cream teas to die for would recommend sweet little chicken under the table
Safe Swimming and paddling for little ones and four legged friends you’re very clean water and starts off shallow

Disliked Slightly disappointed when we arrived as the site is a bit messy and we booked on pitch up felt the advertisement of the site was a bit overrated. The animals were on the other side of a road busy road
We took our two labradors we could not let them off as no walks and no safe footpaths no park for children to play
We were in the main field we could hear the traffic, but that didn’t really bother us. If you were in the other fields you could see the cars and it is a busy road.
We arrived 15 minutes early than check in at 2pm Don’t think the owners realised that I could hear them complaining very awkward and our pitch was available
Little café is lovely, but again, not child friendly ie milkshakes or cold drinks nothing really for the little ones

Recommend to friends Visit again

Overall good Would go again if was in the area to stay

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Michael g.

Power optional grass campsite

Liked Enjoyed site
Nice and quiet

Disliked Not enough shower space

Recommend to friends Visit again

Excellent site, would go there again.

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9 out of 10
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Anonymous

Power optional grass campsite

Liked River swimming, peaceful campsite, cream teas on site, friendly approachable staff.

Disliked Toilets were fine, but needed to be checked for cleanliness more than once a day.

Recommend to friends Visit again

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 On-site restaurant/cafe Outdoor swimming pool Playground Recreation room/arcade TV room Takeout Tennis Watersports Wild swimming

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 Washing-up area Wifi

Groups welcome

Family friendly Motorcycle friendly 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

Themes

Hikers’ paradise Spectacular scenery

Utilities

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

Nearby amenities

Bar nearby Dog walk nearby Nearby farmers' market

Type

Farm Large (51-200 sites)

Nearby leisure

Canoeing/kayaking nearby Cycle hire nearby Fishing nearby Golf nearby Horseback riding nearby Restaurant nearby Watersports nearby

Touring and motorhomes

Water hook-up points for caravans

Location

Stowford Manor Farm

Wingfield

Trowbridge

Bradford On Avon

Wiltshire

England

BA14 9LH

Directions

Timezone

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

GPS

51.31778°N
2.27287°W

Nearest transport

Bus
2.8 mi Town Hall
5.6 mi Bus Station
6.3 mi Market Place
Rail
1.6 mi Avoncliff Rail Station
2.1 mi Freshford Rail Station
2.1 mi Bradford-on-Avon Rail Station
Ferry
16.2 mi Temple Meads Station Ferry Landing
16.4 mi Temple Bridge (Bristol) Ferry Landing
16.6 mi Redcliffe Back Ferry Landing
Airport
19.5 mi 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

If you’d like to explore your immediate surroundings, you need only find one of the footpaths that runs from the site to places like Farleigh Hungerford Castle, Iford Manor Gardens or Westwood Manor. There are riverside walks galore around here too – either along the River Avon or by the Kennet and Avon Canal. A couple of the Avon’s top attractions are in fact its urban spaces – both Bradford-on-Avon (five minutes' drive) and Bath (20 minutes) are well worth visiting for their historic buildings. You may also like to take a trip to Frome (15 minutes). If you’ve brought the kids along on holiday, a trip to the safari park at Longleat (20 minutes) may well be on the cards; if that's a bit too big, consider booking a wolf experience at The Little Zoo (15 minutes) instead. For a more grown-up day out, perhaps you'd like to potter around Prior Park Landscape Garden (20 minutes).

Water quality at nearby bathing waters

Name Distance Type 2020201920182017
Clevedon Beach 26.9 mi Estuary N/AGoodGoodGood

Data source: European Environment Agency

Must see

American Museum in Britain 4.3 mi

Prior Park Landscape Garden 4.4 mi

Sally Lunn's Historic Eating House & Museum 5.7 mi

The Holburne Museum 5.7 mi

Bath Abbey 5.8 mi

National Trust

Westwood Manor 0.8 mi

The Courts Garden 3.9 mi

Prior Park Landscape Garden 4.4 mi

Great Chalfield Manor and Garden 4.5 mi

Bath Assembly Rooms 6.1 mi

Cycle routes

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

Other

IFORD MANOR 1.1 mi

BELCOMBE COURT 1.9 mi

Bradford-on-Avon - Kennet and Avon Canal - Avoncliff - Bradford 2.1 mi

THE HALL, BRADFORD ON AVON 2.3 mi

TROWBRIDGE GENERAL CEMETERY 3.3 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.

Nearest campgrounds

Unfortunately, we have no nearby bookable campgrounds.

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Frequently asked questions

  • Does Stowford Manor Farm have a swimming pool? No View all features
  • Is Stowford Manor Farm dog friendly? Yes View all features
  • What attractions are near Stowford Manor Farm? If you’d like to explore your immediate surroundings, you need only find one of the footpaths that runs from the site to places like Farleigh Hungerford Castle, Iford Manor Gardens or Westwood … Read more
  • When can I check in and check out of Stowford Manor Farm?
    RV, travel trailer and tent sites
    Arrive:  2 p.m. –  9 p.m.
    Depart by:  noon
    On-park accommodation
    Arrive:  2 p.m. –  9 p.m.
    Depart by:  noon
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  • How much does it cost to stay at Stowford Manor Farm? From $37.81 (for 1 night, 2 adults) - prices may change depending on your dates and party.