Zeacombe House Caravan Park

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Pitches (added by manager 01 Aug 2022)
Peaceful. spacious pitches
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Grass pitches

  • Warm and welcoming family-run site near Exmoor National Park
  • Hiking, climbing, canoeing, angling and stargazing within easy reach
  • Remote park with plenty of green space and spectacular Exmoor views
If you plan on venturing to Devon for spectacular walks, historic hotspots and outdoorsy pursuits – and perhaps for wide open space, remoteness, a friendly vibe and meticulously manicured grounds to boot – make Zeacombe House Caravan Park your next Devon base. Just south of the spectacular landscapes of Exmoor National Park, Zeacombe has pitches on a lushly landscaped park lined with pristine lawns and dotted with mature trees, shrubs and rockeries, bordered partly by ancient beech hedging. Bring four-legged pals along to enjoy it too: this is a pooch-friendly place that allows dogs around the grounds as long as their humans keep them on their leads and clean up any doings. There's also a dedicated dog walking area where they can romp about off lead (please do keep gates shut and check your hound isn't going to find any ways to plot an escape). Zeacombe is a 12-minute drive from Dulverton, hailed as the southern gateway to Exmoor. You can pick up supplies (and gifts, and souvenirs) here, or bag them from the little shop on site selling essential groceries and camping bits; barbecues are allowed on your spacious pitch. The amenities on site are kept to spotless standards and include roomy shower rooms with lashings of hot water, a laundry room, a washing-up area and plenty of spots for bins and recycling.

Site type

Motorhome pitches 70
Tent pitches 70
Touring caravan pitches 70
Open all year
Opens
Please note
  • Under 18s must be accompanied by their parents or legal guardians.
  • No bachelor/bachelorette parties permitted via Pitchup.com.
  • Bookings must not be for more than 28 consecutive nights.
  • Discount cards and gift vouchers cannot be applied to bookings made via Pitchup.com.
  • Guests are advised to bring a good quality flashlight with them as parts of the park are unlit.

Languages spoken

English

AA 4 pennants

Pitch types & availability

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Only showing reviews for the last 30 months.

Stayed at Zeacombe for 4 nights. We liked that you could choose…

Overall 8/10
Location 10
Value for money 10
Accommodation 8
Facilities / Activities 8
Customer service 8
Child friendliness 8
Cleanliness 10
Wifi 6
Jennifer K. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Electric grass pitch

Liked: Stayed at Zeacombe for 4 nights. We liked that you could choose your own pitch and it's a very laid back atmosphere. Check out is whenever you like on the day. There is a small shop on site that sells essentials. The facilities are clean but the showers are way too hot, especially for little ones, I think thermostat needs to be adjusted a bit. I really enjoyed the pizza truck that came on Sunday. It was one of the best pizzas I've ever had. I also really liked that you can have BBQs and campfires there. They also sell bags of logs and rent out fire pits if you need. The road next to he campsite is not noisy at all so that was not an issue. Lovely rural feel to the campsite.

Disliked: Showers are too hot and one of showers didn't stop for well over 15/20 mins which steamed up the whole block, think more ventilation or door needs to be able to be propped open. Some signage on the water outlets at the toilet block would be great as it doesn't indicate if it's drinking water or not. The taps dotted around inside the campsites are signed though.

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Excellent site for all the family

Overall 10/10
Location 10
Value for money 10
Accommodation 10
Facilities / Activities 10
Customer service 10
Child friendliness 10
Cleanliness 10
Wifi 10
Rachel V. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Electric grass pitch

Liked: As soon as we pulled up we were asked if we wanted a cuppa and after being stuck on the M5 for 5 hours it was greatly appreciated. The choice of pitching where we wanted to was a great start. The bathrooms were spotless and the showers were nice and hot. The shop on site is an added bonus and it's well stocked even with logs for the fire. It's a great little campsite the owners are great, we couldn't fault it. We will be adding this one to the list to come again

Disliked: Absolutely nothing

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Very friendly people, hot and clean showers, quiet site and a good…

Overall 10/10
Location 6
Value for money 10
Accommodation 10
Facilities / Activities 10
Customer service 10
Child friendliness 8
Cleanliness 10
Wifi 2
Anonymous The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Electric hardstanding pitch

Liked: Very friendly people, hot and clean showers, quiet site and a good pizza van on Sunday night

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Lovely site with clean facilities and level pitches.

Overall 10/10
Location 10
Value for money 8
Accommodation 10
Facilities / Activities 10
Customer service 10
Child friendliness 10
Cleanliness 10
Wifi 10
Louise N. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Electric grass pitch

Liked: Lots of space and quiet. How showers. Clean facilities. Only put 4 for value for money as I only have a tiny tent so didn’t need lots of what you pay for at the site.. electric etc

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Excellent stay, very helpful and friendly owner.

Overall 10/10
Location 10
Value for money 10
Accommodation 10
Facilities / Activities 10
Customer service 10
Child friendliness 10
Cleanliness 10
Wifi 8
Anonymous The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Electric hardstanding pitch

Liked: Very clean campsite, our first in the caravan, lovely and quiet, toilet block was very clean and had multiple showers. There is a road nearby, but there is hardly any cars passing especially at night.

Disliked: Showers were scolding and didnt have a temperature dial.

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Excellent site with clean facilities, friendly staff and level pitches

Overall 10/10
Location 8
Value for money 10
Accommodation 10
Facilities / Activities 10
Customer service 10
Child friendliness 10
Cleanliness 10
Wifi 10
Anonymous The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Electric grass pitch

Liked: "Our first trip in our new camper van was fantastic thanks to the helpful staff at the campsite. The toilet and shower block was clean and well-maintained, and there was a washing facility with a washing machine. Everything was easy to locate, and there was a variety of pitches with electric hookups. We really enjoyed our stay."

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From the manager: Thank you for your comments and review. We're glad you had a lovely stay here and enjoyed yourselves. We look forward to seeing you again soon

Excellent site with everything you need. Level flat pitches.i

Overall 10/10
Location 8
Value for money 10
Accommodation 10
Facilities / Activities 10
Customer service 8
Child friendliness 10
Cleanliness 10
Wifi 8
Alan C. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Electric grass pitch

Liked: Very friendly site. Easy going, no set pitches. You are invited to look around and find a place you fancy. Not penny pinching. Electric hookups and lovely hot water included in the price. Free showers that are the best I've experienced on a camp site and a clean toilet block. Plenty of space. A good camp shop on site and again not hugely expensive. There is a road runs past that some have reported as noisy. It's a rat run and only a little noisy at peak times, it's a small lane and really wasn't a disturbance. We wouldn't hesitate to go back if holidaying in the area again.

Disliked: Be careful not to get caught out with lack of toilet paper. We took our own and it wasn't a problem. It is a little remote and we often spent 45 to 60+ mins driving to get to attractions but the cost and overall this is a small price to pay. Nearest large supermarket is around 20+ mins away but with a shop on site and having to drive out to attractions this wasn't an issue, just combine the two.

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A lovely location, Quiet too. Would definitely stay again.

Overall 8/10
Location 8
Value for money 8
Accommodation 6
Facilities / Activities 6
Customer service 8
Child friendliness 8
Cleanliness 6
Wifi 8
Kevin L. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Electric grass pitch

Liked: Nice flat camp site, decent size pitches, we had 1 tent, 1 pup tent and 1 shelter but still had plenty of room. Decent facilities too. Owners very nice as well.

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Friendly staff, nice site but facilities let it down.

Overall 6/10
Location 10
Value for money 10
Accommodation No rating
Facilities / Activities 6
Customer service 10
Child friendliness 8
Cleanliness 6
Wifi No rating
Anonymous The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Electric grass pitch

Liked: The size of the site was good, you could reach the shop and facilities easily. The shop/reception area also served ice cream & there was a dog area for letting the dog off if you wish. The couple running the site were very friendly and helpful.

Disliked: The children’s play area was a small enclosed piece of grass- however wasn’t a major bad thing as the kids just played next to the pitch. The facilities were in need of a clean, as people who had used them before had left them in a mess- clumps of hair in the shower and on the walls, toilets not flushing properly.

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From the manager: Thank you for your comments. We're sorry to see that you won't stay again or recommend us. Our shower block is cleaned regularly throughout the day. It would be impossible to clean after every use of the showers. There is one toilet in the ladies out of 5 that doesn't flush properly, we are awaiting parts to fix this, however it doesn't stop the toilet from being used. We don't advertise a play park for children. The play area is a space for the children to play together, whether it be sitting chatting, playing various ball games etc. It is there to try and prevent children playing next to pitches as they often went onto other pitches and the balls hitting other people's caravans, to which they had to be told to move away and play in the area provided! There are other sites that have playgrounds, children's facilities such as games rooms, arcades etc. Fortunately that is not us, we like children to enjoy the fresh air. We will take your comments on board and see how we can improve on that.

The fact you could choose any location to pitch and check in…

Overall 8/10
Location 6
Value for money 6
Accommodation 6
Facilities / Activities 4
Customer service 8
Child friendliness 6
Cleanliness 6
Wifi 4
Martin S. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Electric grass pitch

Liked: The fact you could choose any location to pitch and check in and check out times were totally flexible. Pizza van was good.

Disliked: Overall cleanliness, toilets could be better looked after. A couple of tatty caravans that seemed to attract 5 cars of visitors. WiFi didn’t work at all. Very remote location. Phone signal awful but not the sites fault.

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From the manager: Thank you for your comments and review. The flexible check in/out times are very popular. We're glad you like the pizza's. They are new to us and we have had nothing but good reviews about them so that is good. With regards to your other comments: The toilets are cleaned regularly throughout the day. Unfortunately with children on site we cannot monitor the toilet block 24/7. We apologise about the tatty caravans and 5 cars. We did address the car situation with the people concerned. Unfortunately not everyone can afford up to date caravans. We are 4 miles away from Dulverton, our nearest village and we advertise we are in a remote location. We do have a shop on site that we stock essentials.l If you couldn't get WiFi why didn't you come and tell us when you were on site? We can't do anything about it when you leave! You're the first person we've had in nearly 8 years to say phone signal was bad. Depending on what network you're on we've always had good signal up here. May be there was a network fault. We will take on board your comments and try and resolve the ones we can


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 Car parking by pitch/unit Composting toilet Dog park Drying room Food shop Free wifi Ice pack freezing Internet access Launderette Local produce Parent & baby washroom Pick-up from public transport Portable toilet Pub toilets Public telephone Shower available Toilet block Washing-up area Wifi

Groups 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

Peaceful Remote location Spectacular scenery Walkers' paradise Wildlife haven

Utilities

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

Nearby amenities

Bar nearby Dog walk nearby Nearby farmers' market Shop nearby

Type

Large (51-200 pitches)

Accessibility

Disabled facilities

Nearby leisure

Cycling nearby Fishing nearby Horse riding nearby Mountain biking nearby Restaurant nearby

Touring and motorhomes

Motorhome service point Seasonal pitches Tourer storage facilities

Location

Zeacombe House Caravan Park

Blackerton Cross

East Anstey

Devon

England

EX16 9JU

Directions

Timezone

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

GPS

51.00422°N
-3.62492°W

Route directions

EX16 9JU on satnavs will stop at Highfield Farm, the next door neighbour. Please carry on past the farm entrance by approx 300m and you will see the site entrance on the lefthand side.

Nearest transport

Coach
14.8 km The Square
14.8 km The Square
15 km Bus Station
Rail
20.9 km Lapford Rail Station
21 km Tiverton Parkway Rail Station
21.1 km Kings Nympton Rail Station
Ferry
25.6 km Minehead Harbour
37.3 km Topsham Ferry Landing
37.5 km Topsham Lock Ferry Landing
Airport
33.7 km Exeter International Airport
48.2 km 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

Zeacombe’s local town of Dulverton is a handsome settlement between the Barle and Exe rivers, with central streets lined with boutique and gift shops, tearooms and various other watering holes and eateries. While you’re over that way, the Dulverton Circular Walk spans three and a half miles of an upstream route alongside part of the Barle valley from the town, taking trampers over Marsh Bridge and gently ascending along an ancient byway before returning back down along another byway back into Dulverton. Plenty more highly scenic hiking trails network the rest of Exmoor National Park’s thousands of acres of moorland, forested valleys and high coastal heathland. Ancient Dunster Castle a 40-minute drive away also comes with subtropical gardens home to four different microclimates, as well as a restored 18th-century working watermill among a peaceful river garden. To arrive in style, take the vintage steam locomotive carriage on the West Somerset Railway from Bishops Lydeard, 45 minutes’ drive from base, via some cracking coastal views along the way. Elsewhere, the famed north Devon surf spots of Saunton Sands, Croyde and Woolacombe are all within an hour’s drive.

Water quality at nearby bathing waters

Name Distance Type 2020 2019 2018 2017
Porlock Weir 23.9 km Sea N/A Excellent Excellent Excellent
Minehead Terminus 25.2 km Sea N/A Good Good Good
Blue Anchor West 25.2 km Sea N/A N/A N/A N/A
Dunster North West 25.5 km Sea N/A N/A N/A Good
Lynmouth 28.9 km Sea N/A Excellent Excellent Excellent

Data source: European Environment Agency

Must see

The National Trust Killerton House & Gardens 26.4 km

Blackdown Hills Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty 29.5 km

Exeter Cathedral - Church of Saint Peter 32 km

Crealy Great Adventure Park 36.2 km

RHS Garden Rosemoor 36.5 km

National Trust

Knightshayes Court 13.3 km

Holnicote Estate 22.8 km

Dunster Working Watermill 23.2 km

Dunster Castle 23.3 km

Killerton 26.5 km

Cycle routes

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

Other

Withypool - Tarr Steps - Knaplock 11.5 km

Haddon Hill - Bury - Wimbleball Dam - Haddon Hill 11.7 km

Wimbleball Lake - Haddon Hill - Wimbleball lake 12.4 km

KNIGHTSHAYES COURT 13.4 km

EXMOOR 15.5 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 Zeacombe House Caravan Park have a swimming pool? No View all features
  • Is Zeacombe House Caravan Park dog friendly? Yes View all features
  • What attractions are near Zeacombe House Caravan Park? Zeacombe’s local town of Dulverton is a handsome settlement between the Barle and Exe rivers, with central streets lined with boutique and gift shops, tearooms and various other watering holes and eateries. … Read more
  • When can I check in and check out of Zeacombe House Caravan Park?
    Camping and touring
    Arrive:  8:30 a.m. –  8 p.m.
    Depart by:  Anytime
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  • How much does it cost to stay at Zeacombe House Caravan Park? From R694.18 (for 1 night, 6 people) - prices may change depending on your dates and party.