Primrose Smallholding and Camping

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Camping field looking west
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Greeting from a cheeky goat
Camping this way

  • 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). Facilities include an electric shower and two portable toilets that are thoroughly cleaned and deodorised regularly throughout the day, as well as a drinking-water tap in the field and a pots and pans washing-up area. 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 20
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.
  • If reception is closed on arrival: please contact the number provided on your booking confirmation.

Languages spoken

English

Open from Fri, 18 Jul to

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What customers say

This rural, peaceful campsite offers spacious pitches and a relaxed vibe. Campers loved the clean facilities, friendly, helpful hosts, and animal feeding fun. While no showers or washing-up sink were available, this didn't spoil the great value, positive experience.

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We came as a big group and had the best time! The…

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Crystal a.

Non-electric grass tent or trailer tent pitch

Liked We came as a big group and had the best time! The owner is lovely, feeding the animals is a great touch that could have easily been charged for but was free for all the children on site to join in, very well maintained site. Will definitely be back ⭐️

Disliked We didn’t dislike anything the only thing I would change if I was being really picky is just hot water at the washing up point but is more than manageable ☺️

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From the manager: Thank you so much for visiting Primrose smallholding & Camping. It was lovely to meet you all and I'm so glad you and your extended group enjoyed your stay here and meeting the animals! We really appreciate your feedback and note your suggestion regarding hot water at the wash up point - we're working on a plan to further develop this area for next season. We're on it, thank you!

Great campsite with space so it wasn't noisy. Nice views and signposted well. Family…

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Alissia L.

Non-electric grass tent or trailer tent pitch

Liked Great campsite with space so it wasn't noisy.
Nice views and signposted well.
Family friendly! There was an even a little toy tractor the kids could play on.
Animals that you could go and see in the morning, the owner was really friendly and informative.
Would definitely want to come again.

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From the manager: Hi Alissia
Thank you so much for your kind comments. Your feedback is genuinely helpful and enables us to identify what works well for families and what more we can offer in time for next years camping season (more ride on tractors for example)!
So glad you enjoyed your stay with us, it was lovely to meet you all. We really appreciate your feedback & hope to see you all again soon.

A lovely basic campsite with lots of space for pitches

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ELLIE S.

Non-electric grass tent or trailer tent pitch

Liked Friendly staff, lots of space, cute animals, quiet, clean portaloos

Disliked Not a dislike, but having recycling bins would be a great addition

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From the manager: Hi Ellie
Thank you for very much for leaving your feedback and for visiting us on your return trip home!
You make an entirely valid point about recycling. I will definitely ensure we include these facilities for next season. We have lots of other improvements planned too and feedback such as this is invaluable. Hope to see you again soon.

Lovely family friendly campsite

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Monika O.

Non-electric grass tent or trailer tent pitch

Liked We spent two nights at this campsite and absolutely loved it. The site is peaceful, safe, and perfect for a relaxing family stay. The owner is a truly wonderful person – he welcomed us warmly, showed us around, and took the time to chat and share lots of interesting tips about the area, including what to see, where to eat, and hidden local gems.

In the morning, our daughter was invited to help feed the goats, chickens, and sheep – she said this was the best campsite we've been to this year (and we’ve stayed at quite a few!).

We definitely recommend this place to anyone looking for a calm, family-friendly getaway. We’ll surely be back!

Disliked Nothing to dont like

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From the manager: Hi Monika
We loved reading your review and thank you so much for taking time to do this!
Here at Primrose smallholding, our campsite is very simple but we try our best to make it a place where families (or indeed solo campers) can sit back, relax and watch the world go by. We are so glad you enjoyed your stay with us and we hope to see you again soon. We need your help to feed those goats LOL!

A great rural and quiet campsite close to Hereford city.

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Anonymous

Non-electric grass tent or trailer tent pitch

Liked I enjoyed my stay here whilst I attended events at the 3 choirs festival in Hereford (was I the only attendee being accommodated in a tent?!). I chose it for its proximity to the city and I am a seasoned camper. The site had everything I needed. The owner was super helpful and friendly. The pitch was level; a real bonus for tent camping and the site very spacious (no pitch size restriction and no marked out pitches). The facilities were more than you could usually expect on a pop up site. This would usually be only water and chemical disposal point (cdp). Here there was a washing up sink, 2 portatoilets (chemical) (but no cdp), free hot shower. There were also lots of games and children activities including goat and sheep feeding.

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From the manager: Hi Stephen
Thank you so much for your comprehensive and thoughtful review. Fantastic feedback from a seasoned and very experienced camper! You make some excellent observations which I found incredibly helpful and I'm sure these will be appreciated by potential visitors to the site too.
Glad you made it up to Herefordshire and had a successful festival visit too. Take care and thank you again for all your kind comments. If the farming weather is the same next year - we hope you are able to visit us once again!

Great campsite for adults or families for the old school campers.

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Anonymous

Non-electric grass tent or trailer tent pitch

Liked Sooo relaxing. Views amazing. Toilets/showers/sink spotless.
Very basic but everything you needed.
The gentleman came round & was very helpful & knowledgeable giving us some great places to visit.

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From the manager: Brilliant, thank you for your feedback and lovely comments. We do our best to make our campers visits as relaxed as possible. Feedback such as this is very helpful and helps us to keep us focussed on what matters most!
Hope to see you all again next year.

Everything. Stayed for 2 nights with my 4 kids and we loved…

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Hannah C.

Non-electric grass tent or trailer tent pitch

Liked Everything. Stayed for 2 nights with my 4 kids and we loved it here. The open space was brilliant. The toilets were clean. There's a shower but we didn't use that. A clean sink and drinking water. The highlight was feeding the animals in the morning. The goats, sheep, chickens and guinea pigs! And my kids loved collecting their own eggs for breakfast.
Paul the owner was very welcoming and friendly. Excellent value for money and we would like to return next year!

Disliked Nothing to dislike.

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From the manager: Hello Hannah
Thank you so much for your lovely feedback and detailed review! So glad your children enjoyed themselves helping out with the animal feeding. Our pop up campsite doesn't have all the bells and whistles of fully serviced sites but we do our best to make our campers stay relaxing and somewhere where children can play safely and keep off their phones / tablets for a day or two! Thank your for adding your pictures to this review. Super helpful!
Hope to see you again next year.

Quiet, spacious site with the chance to feed the animals.

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Victoria l.

Non-electric grass tent or trailer tent pitch

Liked A spacious low-camping-density site, with super friendly hosts, goat/chicken/lamb feeding in the morning, clean basic facilities. Just lovely.

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From the manager: Victoria
Thank you very much for your review. It was lovely to meet you both, we are so glad you had a relaxing stay with us. We try our very best to make our campers time with us enjoyable. Your feedback is so important and very much appreciated.
Hope to see you again soon
All the best
Paul

Really nice peaceful site , Paul was super friendly and I would…

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Richard W.

Non-electric grass tent or trailer tent pitch

Liked Really nice peaceful site , Paul was super friendly and I would happily visit again

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From the manager: Hi Richard
Thank you so much for your kind comments. I'm glad you enjoyed your stay with us and appreciate you taking the time to leave us a review. Hope to see you again next year!

Very clean place, nice facilities and Paul was fantastic.…

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araventhan r.

Non-electric grass tent or trailer tent pitch

Liked Very clean place, nice facilities and Paul was fantastic.

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From the manager: Thank you very much for your feedback, we appreciate comments from all of our guests. I'm so glad you enjoyed your stay with us. Hope to see you again next year!


Features

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

52.01572°N
2.66199°W

Nearest transport

Coach
5.8 km Country Bus Station
12.6 km Cantilupe Road
16.6 km Memorial
Rail
6 km Hereford Rail Station
15.5 km Warrington West Rail Station
16.5 km Ledbury Rail Station
Ferry
34.6 km Sharpness Old Docks
35.6 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 16.4 km

Eastnor Castle 18.6 km

Caldicot Castle & Country Park 23 km

Malvern Hills 25.2 km

Raglan Castle 30.2 km

National Trust

The Weir 12.6 km

Skenfrith Castle 17.6 km

The Kymin 22.9 km

Brockhampton Estate 23.8 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 1.1 km

SUFTON COURT 3.6 km

STOKE EDITH 7.7 km

HOMME HOUSE 11.4 km

WHITFIELD 12 km

Local events

  • Green Man Festival (Thursday, 14 August 2025 – Thursday, 14 August 2025)

    Crickhowell, Wales 38.9 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.

Nearest sites

Unfortunately, we have no nearby bookable sites.

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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:  9 a.m. –  9 p.m.
    Depart by:  noon
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  • How much does it cost to stay at Primrose Smallholding and Camping? From R359,44 (for 1 night, 8 people) - prices may change depending on your dates and party.