Lemonford Caravan Park

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  • Family-run site on the outskirts of Dartmoor National Park
  • Just over 10 minutes’ drive to Newton Abbot and 30 to Torquay beaches
  • Bovey Tracey within 15 minutes and Paignton half an hour away
For a hol full of zest in south Devon squeeze in some time at family-run Lemonford Caravan Park, a well-located spot for exploring the many attractions in this area. It’s between country and coast right on the edge of Dartmoor National Park and half an hour’s drive from the beaches around the English Riviera resorts of Torquay and Paignton. After settling in, trekkers might want to tackle the craggy terrain of Dartmoor first, scrambling over the hills and paddling in the streams and rivers of this sprawling granite-studded setting. The walk up to Hay Tor (starting from just over 10 minutes’ drive away) is stellar if you’re seeking a structured stroll: it’ll have you taking in the classic moorland scenery while you work up a sweat. Widecombe in the Moor (a 15-minute drive) is also worth stopping by for a typical Devonshire town with a cracker of a church (so splendid it's known as the Cathedral of the Moor). More of a beachcomber? You can make a beeline towards Teignmouth and Dawlish for castle-building on the sand or choose Paignton Pier for coastal sessions in between tenpin bowling, fairground rides and crazy golf (all around 30 minutes’ drive away). Leaflets for farm parks, model villages, caves and other stuff to do are all on display at the site’s information area if you’ll be looking for more attractions and activities. Also at Lemonford Caravan Park are amenities including toilets, showers, washing-up areas, a shared freezer and a laundry room; a spacious separate wetroom and toilet are also available for guests with limited mobility. For other essentials like supermarkets and town shops, Newton Abbot (just over 10 minutes away) is your hub and it has a leisure centre should kids be wanting to swap sessions on the park playground for splashing in a swimming pool.

Site type

Touring caravan pitches 40
Caravans for hire 13
Tent pitches 60
Lodges, cabins, pods or huts 4
Motorhome pitches 40
Open all year
Opens
Please note
  • Under 18s must be accompanied by their parents or legal guardians.
  • Your dog must be tattooed or microchipped.
  • The site does not accept breeds/crossbreeds listed in the Dangerous Dogs Act (i.e. Pit Bull Terrier, Japanese Tosa, Dogo Argentino, and Fila Brasileiro).
  • Single-sex bookings of 3 or more people (excluding couples) are not permitted via Pitchup.com.
  • No bachelor/bachelorette parties permitted via Pitchup.com.
  • Dogs are not allowed if you are staying in the accommodation units.
  • Commercial vehicles (vehicles used for work-related purposes, carrying goods or fare-paying passengers) and sign-written vehicles are not permitted on site.

Languages spoken

English

Pitch types & availability

Accommodation

Tent pitchesTouring caravan pitchesMotorhome pitchesLodges, cabins, pods or hutsCaravans for hireRent a tent
Choose your dates
2 adults
0 children
Other options

Reviews

6.9

Overall rating from 159 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

59% would recommend this site to a friend

58% would stay here again

What customers say

Mixed reviews here. Guests loved the friendly staff, value, and location, plus improvements and cleanliness. But, others flagged dirty facilities (toilets, showers), noise, overcrowding, and poor organisation.

Summary AI-generated from Pitchup.com customer reviews

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Arrival date (latest first)

Highly recommended very friendly owner we will 100% be returning

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8 out of 10
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Wifi
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Ben M.

Electric grass tent pitch

Liked Very clean and quiet perfect location near to Torquay and Paignton

Disliked Could of done with onsite shop open

Recommend to friends Visit again

Just came back from a lovely quiet site in Devon called Lemonford…

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7 out of 10
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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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Anonymous

Electric grass tent pitch

Liked Just came back from a lovely quiet site in Devon called Lemonford Caravanpark in Bickington. It's not very big but has EHU, 2 toliet blocks (one by the tents and one a little further away) which are clean and well stocked; also getting a little renovation. It's a choose your own pitch and has a small playground.

Highly recommend!

2 notes you are near the a38 so you do get a bit of traffic noise (worse during rush hours) but its fine if used to white noise and second, it's getting a little revamp so there is a little bit of maintenance going on but did not affect our stay.

The owners were lovely and so helpful.

Also I did see there is a bus stop outside the park but not sure which routes it takes as didn't use it

Does have a little shop on site but it is also being updated so currently closed however there is a CO OP about 6 mins away and take aways near by

Disliked Can get a little noise from the A38 but expected as close by and because its a pitch where you like some people did pitch bit to close to each other whilst we were staying so there is no set pitch sizes and a little bit of a free for all

Recommend to friends Visit again

Great Location, lots of beaches close by so much to do in…

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Child friendliness
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Cleanliness
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Wifi
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Annalease L.

Electric grass tent pitch

Liked Great Location, lots of beaches close by so much to do in the area.

Lovely walks across the national park.

Very clean tidy park, perfect place for a little summer getaway

Highly recommend this place

Recommend to friends Visit again

Bueatful site very clean great location newly refurbished toilet and showers will…

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Amie R.

Electric grass tent pitch

Liked Bueatful site very clean great location newly refurbished toilet and showers will definitely be going back

Recommend to friends Visit again

Brilliant value for money lovely and clean

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Anonymous

Electric grass tent pitch

Liked Loved this place was perfect for us such relaxing and beautiful surroundings everything we needed for a night away, the park was lovely with all amenities we needed to a high standard will be rebooking soon highly recommended

Recommend to friends Visit again

Excellent stay

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Anonymous

Electric grass tent pitch

Liked Had a wonderful stay very good value for money. Staff were welcoming and friendly. Toilet facilities were modern and clean definitely recommend and will be returning ourselves

Recommend to friends Visit again

Amazing

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Anonymous

Electric hardstanding pitch

Liked Had an amazing time here. The pitch was huge all block paved with lovely plants and electrical hook up.

There is so much to do in the local area. Dinner on the beach at the crab shack just a short drive away was amazing.

The toilets were clean and fresh looking looks all freshly painted. Washing machines and tumble dryers there which was very handy.

Huge field for kids to run round and play such lovely people, made to feel welcome and the owner on site to help us on tips for places to take the kids.

There was even an outdoor swimming pool just 2 minute drive away with such lovely weather kids loved it made the holiday so relaxing.

Would highly recommend such good value for money. Will be booking again for August.

Disliked Nothing enjoyed every minute

Recommend to friends Visit again

Friendly people, relaxed environment. you can see the owner has made a…

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Kate J.

Electric grass tent pitch

Liked Friendly people, relaxed environment. you can see the owner has made a lot of improvements from last time we visited.
Lots to do nearby! Great stopping point
Had a wonderful time !
Would definitely pitch here again !

Recommend to friends Visit again

Not the most welcoming site as a solo camper but no major complaints

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8 out of 10
Location
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Value for money
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Accommodation
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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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Chloe A.

Electric grass tent pitch

Liked Reasonably priced. Flat pitch with hard pitch for your vehicle beside.

Disliked Could hear the A38 from the camping fields so would recommend ear plugs.
Toilet block wasn’t fully stocked, there was no soap and limited toilet roll. There was a bonfire one night which was smoky which stunk out the field and therefore my tent.

Recommend to friends Visit again

From the manager: THE SITE IS NOW UNDER NEW MANAGEMENT FROM 17TH JULY 2025

THE SITE HAS BEEN UPGRADED AND WELCOMES NEW HOLIDAY MAKERS FROM 18TH JULY 2025

Won't go there again

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Dave L.

Electric hardstanding pitch

Liked Not a lot

Disliked No direction signs went down few roads on site which I had to reverse out of. There was nobody on site to seek advice and the person on the phone was no help at all.

Recommend to friends Visit again

From the manager: THE SITE IS NOW UNDER NEW MANAGEMENT FROM 17TH JULY 2025

THE SITE HAS BEEN UPGRADED AND WELCOMES NEW HOLIDAY MAKERS FROM 18TH JULY 2025

Features

Dogs 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 Car parking by pitch/unit 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

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

Utilities

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

Nearby amenities

Bar nearby Dog walk nearby Public transport nearby Shop nearby

Type

Large (51-200 pitches)

Accessibility

Disabled facilities

Nearby leisure

Fishing nearby Golf nearby Horse riding nearby Indoor pool nearby Outdoor pool nearby Restaurant nearby

Touring and motorhomes

Drainage hook-up points for tourers Motorhome service point Seasonal pitches Tourer storage facilities Water hook-up points for tourers

Location

Lemonford Caravan Park

Bickington

Newton Abbot

Devon

England

TQ12 6JR

Directions

Timezone

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

GPS

50.53898°N
3.70338°W

Nearest transport

Coach
7.4 km Rail Station
7.4 km Rail Station
8.1 km Shelter
Rail
7.5 km Newton Abbot Rail Station
11.5 km Totnes Rail Station
13.3 km Torre Rail Station
Ferry
12.5 km Totnes Ferry Landing
14.2 km Shaldon Teignmouth Ferry Landing
14.5 km Teignmouth Ferry Landing
Airport
29.5 km Exeter 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

It’s 10 minutes’ drive from here to Buckfast Abbey, an active Benedictine monastery dating back to 1018; get cultural here then balance it out with an offbeat activity like a trip to the House of Marbles in the small town of Bovey Tracey (under 15 minutes away) for the mesmerising glass displays, games museum and pottery pieces. For urban times in a bigger settlement, Exeter’s 30 minutes away – skedaddle here to tour the cathedral and the city centre’s underground passages; high-street shopping is also excellent in Devon’s capital on the River Exe. Also on the water, Plymouth is 35 minutes south if you fancy checking out the famed spot where the Pilgrim fathers first left for the US on the Mayflower in 1620...

Water quality at nearby bathing waters

Name Distance Type 2020201920182017
Maidencombe 13.9 km Sea N/AExcellentExcellentExcellent
Watcombe 14.1 km Sea N/AExcellentExcellentExcellent
Shaldon 14.2 km Estuary N/AExcellentExcellentExcellent
Ness Cove 14.5 km Sea N/AExcellentExcellentExcellent
Torre Abbey 14.6 km Sea N/AExcellentExcellentGood

Data source: European Environment Agency

Must see

Buckfast Abbey 7.2 km

Paignton Zoo Environmental Park 15.2 km

Living Coasts 15.5 km

Castle Drogo 19 km

Exeter Cathedral - Church of Saint Peter 23.8 km

National Trust

The Church House 8.7 km

Compton Castle 10.5 km

Castle Drogo 19 km

Greenway 19.1 km

A la Ronde 24 km

Cycle routes

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

Other

Ashburton - River and Woods 4.5 km

The Templer Way: Part 2 4.6 km

Stover Country Park - River Teign - Stover Park 4.6 km

Ashburton - Goosepool Lane - River Dart - Ashburton 4.6 km

STOVER PARK 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 Lemonford Caravan Park have a swimming pool? No View all features
  • Is Lemonford Caravan Park dog friendly? Yes View all features
  • What attractions are near Lemonford Caravan Park? It’s 10 minutes’ drive from here to Buckfast Abbey, an active Benedictine monastery dating back to 1018; get cultural here then balance it out with an offbeat activity like a trip to … Read more
  • When can I check in and check out of Lemonford Caravan Park?
    Camping and touring
    Arrive:  1:30 p.m. –  7:30 p.m.
    Depart by:  10 a.m.
    On-site accommodation
    Arrive:  1:30 p.m. –  7:30 p.m.
    Depart by:  10 a.m.
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  • How much does it cost to stay at Lemonford Caravan Park? From R596,03 (for 1 night, 2 adults) - prices may change depending on your dates and party.