Primrose Smallholding and Camping

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  • Simple pitches at a peaceful Herefordshire working smallholding
  • Hereford 15 minutes' drive; five minutes to the Wye for fishing
  • Family-friendly site; kids can collect eggs and feed animals
Heading to Herefordshire in search of a slice of the simple life? You’ll certainly get that at Primrose Smallholding and Camping – guests here join the goats, sheep, chickens and other resident animals at a working smallholding in a lovely peaceful setting near the little village of Holme Lacy. Book in at this family-friendly site and you’ll be staying in a three-acre field where guest numbers are capped to make sure everyone has plenty of space to pitch up and relax, and for kids to run about and play games in the open air. They’ll also be able to enjoy farm activities like collecting eggs or feeding the goats and sheep. Eggs are also available to buy for a taste of the farm with your breakfast or dinner. To cook up those meals, you’re welcome to bring along a barbecue or firepit (no open or ground fires, thanks, and please supervise children at all times). There’s a tap in the field to provide water for drinking, cooking and washing up; other facilities include a free electric central charging point (with six outlets) and two portable toilets that are thoroughly cleaned and deodorised regularly throughout the day. Heading out and about, there are plenty of walks nearby (Haugh Wood, 10 minutes’ drive away is a favourite) and the River Wye is five minutes’ drive away for coarse fishing, canoeing or paddleboarding. And while this place feels very rural, it’s actually only a 15-minute drive to the centre of Hereford – head there by day to explore the historic city centre or ask on site about the subsidised taxi service for an evening out.

Site type

Tent pitches 25
Open now
Opens 18 July
Please note
  • Your dog must be tattooed or microchipped.
  • The site does not accept breeds/crossbreeds listed in the Dangerous Dogs Act (i.e. XL Bully, Pit Bull Terrier, Japanese Tosa, Dogo Argentino, and Fila Brasileiro) and/or any of the following: Staffordshire bull terrier, American Staffordshire terrier, Rottweiler, any Mastiff or Tosa.
  • No hen/stag parties permitted via Pitchup.com.
  • The site caters for families (immediate members) and couples only - bookings from all other forms of groups are not accepted.
  • At least one of the party members must be aged 18 or over.

Languages spoken

English

Open from Fri, 18 Jul to

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Reviews

9.7

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Peaceful

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100% would stay here again

What customers say

Lovely, quiet spot with a helpful owner. Kids love animal feeding. Clean loos & showers. Great value, good for families or solo. Maybe hot water for washing up & recycling bins.

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Kirsty H.

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Liked Friendly and welcoming host!
The children loved feeding the animals in the morning!
Unlimited size pitch.
Great value for money!
Wood and fire pit £5 👍🏻

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From the manager: Hi Kirsty
We really appreciate your review. So glad your children liked the feeding session. We do our best to make this session feeding interesting for all ages even if the goats don't play ball all the time LOL.
We do our best to keep the fire pit and wood size's. very affordable. Come over some time and have a chat!

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Christine L.

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Liked The family owners were really polite and welcoming. Would help when ever he could. Just had to txt to him. Felt very safe as the gate was coded. He came round in his truck many times a day to check everyone was ok and the facilities were kept clean. There is animals to see each morning at 9am you can go walk round with them. Feed the goats, let the chickens out and feed the sheep. My children loved how he answered all the questions. Would definitely like return next season.

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Gary S.

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Liked Really lovely location and friendly people staying and owners were lovely too.

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Lovely location, Paul made us feel…

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Stuart H.

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Liked Lovely location, Paul made us feel very welcome. Basic, but well kept facilities. Would love to pop back. Very close to Hereford but felt like miles away. Great value!

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From the manager: Hi Stuart
Thanks for leaving us feedback. As a small business we really appreciate input from our campers. This year we operated as a simple pop up site with limited facilities. Next week, the campsite will be returned to our sheep! In 2026, we hope to introduce lots of new facilities (subject to planning approval) to make the camping experience even more enjoyable. Hope to see you again then.

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Scott O.

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From the manager: Hi Scott
Thanks for your review. I do hope you all had a great time and we look forward to seeing you again soon

Good site great for kids with the animals

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Jason W.

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Liked Location was great. Kids loved the tour of the animals and picking the chicken eggs each morning. Paul and his family was super welcoming and helped us with jump starting car after kids charged phones in car and run battery dead 🙈 flat site and a nice size. Close to local pubs and shops. Quiet location. Shower available in portaloo style with a new toilet block.

Disliked Could have done with warm running water for sink. Taps in toilets could have flowed better.

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From the manager: Hi Jason
Thanks for staying with us and for leaving a helpful review. Glad everyone had a good time and hopefully your battery is holding its charge now!
All points noted and agreed regarding the hired in toilet block. Next year we hope to have our own purpose built shower and toilet block (subject to planning)! We've had some great feedback and ideas to build on next year. Hope to see you and your family soon.

Amazing family friendly site, fantastic price. Stay here!

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Anonymous

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Liked An absolutely brilliant campsite, we enjoyed our stay from start to finish. The owner Paul is very friendly and welcoming, he is happy for you to pick a pitch when you arrive and he regularly visits the field to come and welcome newcomers and check in on existing customers. Toilets and washing up facilities all clean and tidy. Fire pits available for £5 for entirety of stay (bargain!) and big bags of mixed wood also £5. There is a 9am animal tour every morning, my boys both went every day, they absolutely loved it. Hats off to Primrose, a really special site.

Disliked Only thing needed is more soap in the bathrooms please, although there was plenty of sanitiser to use when it did run out.

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From the manager: What a lovely review. Thank you so much for staying with us at Primrose. We really appreciate the time you have taken to share your feedback with us and future campers. All of this helps us to plan for next year and find out what works well and anything we need to do better. We try hard to make our site family and budget friendly at the same time so your feedback on the smallholding animal tour and fire wood prices are super helpful. Apologies for missing the hand washing soap top up. That's my error, I'm easily distracted and chat too much at times! We hope to see you all again soon.

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Sarah B.

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Liked Paul was very welcoming, lovely location, small and family-friendly. Clean facilities. Great to feed the animals in the morning!

Disliked Nothing!

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From the manager: Hi Sarah
We really appreciate your review and we are so glad you and your family enjoyed your stay with us. The animal tour is very simple but seems to be popular with our campers! We hope to see you again next year.

Unreal place to stay. So friendly…

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Danny H.

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Liked Unreal place to stay. So friendly and great for kids. Definitely will be staying there again for many of year

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From the manager: Hi Danny
So glad you enjoyed your stay with us and thank you for taking the time to leave a pitchup review. We look forward to seeing you again next year! All the best
Paul

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Ciara K.

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Liked Lovely site, really attentive and in a beautiful setting. Particularly liked the tour of the animals in the morning!

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From the manager: Hi Ciara, thank you so much for taking the time to leave a review and for visiting our smallholding. We are pleased you enjoyed your stay with us and participated in the free smallholding animal tour! We do our best to make this fun for children and have more animals joining us next year - we hope you can visit again soon.

Features

Portable toilet

Pop-up campground

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

Amenities on site

Bath available Composting toilet Dog park Drying room Food shop Free wifi Ice pack freezing Internet access Launderette 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

Themes

Budget/backpacker Peaceful

Utilities

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

Nearby amenities

Bar nearby Dog walk nearby

Type

Pop-up campground Small (11-25 pitches)

Accessibility

Accessible parking at pitch Level site, no steep slopes Step-free or level access

Nearby leisure

Canoeing/kayaking nearby Fishing nearby Watersports nearby

Location

Primrose Smallholding and Camping

Holme Lacy

Hereford

Herefordshire

England

HR2 6LJ

Directions

Timezone

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

GPS

52.01638°N
2.6607°W

Route directions

Please use the Google Maps pin location provided or try the what3words (zaps.locate.deny). Do not rely on the postcode, as this often guides guests up Mitchmore Lane, which is 500 metres away and incorrect. The site is just off the B4399, less than 400 metres from Holme Lacy village. There is a large white sign outside the property gates.

Nearest transport

Coach
5.7 km Country Bus Station
12.6 km Cantilupe Road
16.5 km Memorial
Rail
6 km Hereford Rail Station
15.4 km Warrington West Rail Station
16.4 km Ledbury Rail Station
Ferry
34.6 km Sharpness Old Docks
35.7 km Lydney Harbour
Airport
37.2 km Gloucestershire 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

Attractions and activities nearby include: - Coarse fishing in the River Wye: five minutes' drive - Haugh Wood: 10 minutes - Hereford (for cathedral, Mappa Mundi and Black and White House Museum): 15 minutes - Canwood Gallery: 15 minutes - National Trust - The Weir Garden: 20 minutes - Ross-on-Wye (for canoe trips): 20 minutes - Hellens (one of Britain’s oldest dwellings): 20 minutes - Malvern Hills National Landscape: 25 minutes - Goodrich Castle: half an hour.

Must see

Goodrich Castle 16.5 km

Eastnor Castle 18.6 km

Caldicot Castle & Country Park 23.1 km

Malvern Hills 25.1 km

Raglan Castle 30.3 km

National Trust

The Weir 12.7 km

Skenfrith Castle 17.7 km

The Kymin 23 km

Brockhampton Estate 23.7 km

Westbury Court Garden 27.5 km

Cycle routes

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

Other

HOLME LACY 1.2 km

SUFTON COURT 3.5 km

STOKE EDITH 7.6 km

HOMME HOUSE 11.4 km

WHITFIELD 12.1 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.

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Frequently asked questions

  • Does Primrose Smallholding and Camping have a swimming pool? No View all features
  • Is Primrose Smallholding and Camping dog friendly? Yes View all features
  • What attractions are near Primrose Smallholding and Camping? Attractions and activities nearby include: - Coarse fishing in the River Wye: five minutes' drive - Haugh Wood: 10 minutes - Hereford (for cathedral, Mappa Mundi and Black and White House Museum): … Read more
  • When can I check in and check out of Primrose Smallholding and Camping?
    Camping and touring
    Arrive:  8 a.m. –  10 p.m.
    Depart by:  3 p.m.
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  • How much does it cost to stay at Primrose Smallholding and Camping? From R379,04 (for 1 night, 2 adults) - prices may change depending on your dates and party.