Sunnymead Farm

From £25 For 1 night, 2 adults 9.2 44 reviews
Pitches on site (added by manager 23 Aug 2022)
Park and pitches (added by manager 23 aug 2022)
Touring pitches (added by manager 23 aug 2022)
Park (added by manager 23 aug 2022)

  • Small and friendly family-run farm between Ilfracombe and Woolacombe
  • Direct access to bridle path linking miles of public footpaths
  • Play area, free hot showers and family shower room
A small, friendly, family-run site and cracking sea/countryside views are among the features of Sunnymead Farm on the north Devon coast: it's between Ilfracombe and Woolacombe too so you can have sand among your toes or be fishing from the harbour within about 10 minutes. Combe Martin and Exmoor beyond it are about 15-20 minutes away. The Sunnymead owners have set the pitch prices to what they feel is reasonable for the area and the location; they've laid pitches out around the edge of two fields, giving each plenty of space and leaving the centre of each field free for play. Sunnymead Farm has a play area, free hot showers, a family shower room and recycling facilities. Reception sells hot and cold drinks, snacks and basic provisions. Going off site, the farm has direct access to a bridle path that links to miles of public footpaths (it can get mucky, so bring your wellies), and is on a public bus route with services that will stop on request at the site entrance. Tourist info and details on local attractions are available on site.

Site type

Motorhome pitches 36
Caravans for hire 2
Tent pitches 36
Touring caravan pitches 36
Open now
Please note
  • No bachelor/bachelorette parties permitted via Pitchup.com.
  • Reception is unmanned after 6 p.m.. Please inform the park while on your way there should you expect to arrive after this time so that the team can provide information about your unit/site.
  • Units longer than 8 metres are not allowed.
  • Guests are advised to bring a good quality flashlight with them as parts of the park are unlit.
  • For groups booking 3 or more pitches together: a good behaviour deposit of £20 in cash per person will be taken onsite and refunded upon departure. Converted lorries are not permitted.

Languages spoken

English

Open from Thu, 28 Mar to

AA 4 pennants

Pitch types & availability

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Only showing reviews for the last 30 months.

Useful campsite for location Owners very helpful

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

Fully-serviced hardstanding and grass touring pitch

Liked: The weather was awful and my pitch too wet. It was impossible to drive onto the hardstanding But Sarah and her husband went out if their way to assist me to have a pitch in the car park and electric in difficult circumstances The showers were super hot and efficient Good location

Disliked: Not the best campsite I have stayed on but the service I received made up for it

Recommend to friends Visit again

Eager to stay again good access to area and small friendly site

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

Electric grass pitch (large)

Liked: Very friendly and accommodating host despite adverse weather prior to stay

Recommend to friends Visit again

Views were absolutely amazing. Literally you could see for miles and miles…

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

Electric grass pitch

Liked: Views were absolutely amazing. Literally you could see for miles and miles of rolling countryside and across to the sea. Very clean facilities.

Disliked: Toilets in with washing up. No background heating in shower room.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Really friendly owners, good location easy access…

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

Electric grass pitch

Liked: Really friendly owners, good location easy access

Disliked: Nothing

Recommend to friends Visit again

Defo stay here again

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

Fully-serviced hardstanding and grass touring pitch

Liked: Very friendly owners, who gave us loads of great advice of the area. Small but very clean site. The bus stop right outside the site was a real bonus.

Disliked: Hard standings were a bit too small.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Definitely recommend it and stay here next year

Overall 10/10
Location 10
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: It was awesome place to stay Nice and clean and friendly

Disliked: As a family we do not have any dislikes

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Ruime plek, uitzicht, wandelroutes in de omgeving en vriendelijke ontvangst.…

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

Electric grass pitch (large)

Liked: Ruime plek, uitzicht, wandelroutes in de omgeving en vriendelijke ontvangst.

Disliked: Geluiden van de nabij gelegen weg en kleiduivenschietclub achter de camping.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Would definitely recommend this site

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

Electric grass pitch

Liked: Lovely location, able to watch the sunset every evening. Very friendly owners, lots of useful information. Bus stops right outside the site so didn’t use our motorhome at all.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Brilliant site, staff helpful. Ideal base to travel!!

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

Electric grass pitch

Liked: Couldn't fault site. Good layout, amenities good, site good as a base to travel. Site personnel very helpful and friendly 😀!! Thinking going back next year 2024.

Disliked: Nothing, all good!!! 👍

Recommend to friends Visit again

Great site.

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

Electric grass pitch

Liked: Despite our cars clutch and flywheel going 2 hours after arrival and needing to spend a shed load of money for a repair and hire car and atrocious weather while waiting for AA we managed to salvage the week. We had a great week with some fantastic body boarding and some brilliant waves caught on Woolacombe beach only a few miles from Sunnymead. The site is a smallish family run site with good facilities. Loved our stay so much as this was our first time to Ilfracombe we managed to organise our caravan into storage and back in 3 weeks and just cant wait.

Disliked: The North Devon weather on day 1 and 5. The locals are money grabbing parasites when it comes to parking charges, £6 from 8am - 1pm, £5 from 4pm - 10pm and £12 all day and the council road parking, you know the road our car tax pays for is not much better. Greedy lowlife Council and private car park owner.

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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

Disabled facilities

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

Rallies welcome

Single-sex groups welcome

Student groups welcome

Rules

Barbecue provided

Barbecues allowed

Campfires allowed

Commercial vehicles allowed

Dogs allowed

Dogs allowed all year

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

Public transport nearby

Shop nearby

Type

Medium (26-50 pitches)

Nearby leisure

Canoeing/kayaking nearby

Cycle hire nearby

Cycling nearby

Fishing nearby

Golf nearby

Horse riding nearby

Indoor pool nearby

Leisure/theme park nearby

Outdoor pool nearby

Restaurant nearby

Sailing nearby

Surf school nearby

Tennis nearby

Watersports nearby

Touring and motorhomes

Drainage hook-up points for tourers

Seasonal pitches

Tourer storage facilities

Water hook-up points for tourers

Location

Sunnymead Farm

Mullacott

Ilfracombe

Devon

England

EX34 8NZ

Directions

Timezone

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

GPS

51.17733°N
-4.1465°W

Nearest transport

Coach
3.9 km Methodist Church
7.8 km Opposite George Hotel
7.8 km George Hotel
Rail
12.9 km Barnstaple Rail Station
19.8 km Chapelton (Devon) Rail Station
23.1 km Umberleigh Rail Station
Ferry
4.5 km Ilfracombe Ferry Landing
14.1 km Appledore Ferry Landing
14.3 km Instow Ferry Landing
Airport
47.6 km Swansea 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

The surfing of Woolacombe and the Victorian town of Ilfracombe are both three miles from Sunnymead Farm, as are the famed Tunnels Beaches, the hand-carved tunnels leading to sheltered coves and a Victorian bathing pool (you can get married at the Tunnels these days, so drop a holiday hint if you think that'd be your thing). Combe Martin Dinosaur Park should whet the appetite for your next south-west England trip (to the Jurassic Coast) and as it's the 'gateway to Exmoor', all sorts of outdoorsy activities lie just ahead. Award-winning conservation centre Exmoor Zoo has over 200 species of animals, birds and reptiles. Watermouth Family Theme Park and Castle just outside Ilfracombe has a labyrinth, rides and play areas in a rather splendid setting overlooking Watermouth Cove; buy a return ticket to come back again for a tiny price throughout the season. And if you're feeling active, the amount of things you could get busy at in Devon are too many to list, but could include surfing, horse riding, swimming, tennis, golf, quad biking, ten-pin bowling and cycling (the Route 27 cycle trail is close by).

Water quality at nearby bathing waters

Name Distance Type 2020 2019 2018 2017
Ilfracombe Tunnels Beach 3.9 km Sea N/A Excellent Excellent Excellent
Woolacombe Village 4.5 km Sea N/A Excellent Excellent Excellent
Combesgate Beach, Woolacombe 4.6 km Sea N/A Excellent Excellent Excellent
Ilfracombe Hele 5.1 km Sea N/A Good Good Good
Putsborough 6.3 km Sea N/A Excellent Excellent Excellent

Data source: European Environment Agency

Must see

RHS Garden Rosemoor 26.1 km

National Trust

Arlington Court and the National Trust Carriage Museum 11.9 km

Heddon Valley 15.8 km

Watersmeet 24.7 km

Lundy 36 km

Holnicote Estate 40.8 km

Cycle routes

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

Other

Lee Bridge - Slade - Ilfracombe - Coast Path 0.9 km

CHAPEL WOOD (CURRENT BOUNDARY FROM 21/11/1950) 3.2 km

Mortehoe NT Coast 4.3 km

Ilfracombe, Berrynarbor and the Coast 4.3 km

Morte Point - Rugged Coastal Headland 4.3 km

Local events

  • GoldCoast Oceanfest (Friday, 21 June 2024 – Friday, 21 June 2024)

    Croyde, England 7.8 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.

Want to know more about camping in Devon?

  • Does Sunnymead Farm have a swimming pool? No View all features
  • Is Sunnymead Farm dog friendly? Yes View all features
  • What attractions are near Sunnymead Farm? The surfing of Woolacombe and the Victorian town of Ilfracombe are both three miles from Sunnymead Farm, as are the famed Tunnels Beaches, the hand-carved tunnels leading to sheltered coves and a … Read more
  • When can I check in and check out of Sunnymead Farm?
    Camping and touring
    Arrive:  1 p.m. –  8 p.m.
    Depart by:  11 a.m.
    Read more
  • How much does it cost to stay at Sunnymead Farm? From R597,43 (for 1 night, 2 adults) - prices may change depending on your dates and party.