South Ford Farm Camping

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View down toward camping area (added by manager 14 Jul 2021)
Camping
New river beach 2023
New 2024 swing and slide

  • Riverside campsite on a Devon farm, 25 minutes' drive from Barnstaple
  • A 20-minute drive from Exmoor National Park; 50 minutes to Croyde Bay
  • Dog-friendly, no-frills camping with river views and grazing sheep
South Ford Farm Camping is a small, family-run site in north Devon, set peacefully alongside a river. Here you can get far, far away from the rat race to watch sheep grazing in the fields, paddle in the river and enjoy the sunset along with your evening barbecue (available to hire on site; wood and firepits also available). On clear nights, just lie back and watch the Milky Way twinkling far above. Watersports enthusiasts, this is a great base for you. The farm is a 50-minute drive from some of Devon’s most popular surfing beaches, including Saunton Sands, Croyde Bay and Woolacombe. You can explore the wild moorland of Exmoor National Park on foot, horseback or bike, and if the weather’s not co-operating for you, treat the kids to the indoor pool and climbing wall in South Molton, or give beekeeping a go at Quince Honey Farm. A 10-minute drive away, South Molton is your nearest town. Here you can pick up bits in the supermarket or root around artisan food stalls at the Pannier Market (every Thursday and Saturday). For big shopping trips (and restaurants serving all kinds of food) Barnstaple (25 minutes) is your best bet. This is a laidback, simple site with a handful of amenities, including a shower block, washing-up station and recycling facilities. Dogs are welcome, but please, not at pitches by the river.

Site type

Motorhome pitches 3
Tent pitches 12
Lodges, cabins, pods or huts 1
Open now
Opens 28 March
Please note
  • Under 18s must be accompanied by their parents or legal guardians.
  • 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).
  • No bachelor/bachelorette parties permitted via Pitchup.com.
  • Twin axle vehicles are not permitted on site.
  • No cars/motorcycles at the site. All cars must be parked in the designated area.
  • Guests are advised to bring a good quality flashlight with them as parts of the park are unlit.
  • Please note that the toilet/shower facilities are unisex.
  • Swimming in the lake is not allowed.

Languages spoken

English

Open from Thu, 28 Mar to

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Only showing reviews for the last 30 months.

Excellent site with clean facilities, friendly couple and big pitches

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

Non-electric grass tent or trailer tent pitch

Liked: Such a beautiful campsite. Very well kept and tidy. The toilets and shower are lovely and so incredibly clean. The hot water station for washing up was so helpful along with the new USB station so that you can charge your phone ! The couple who run it are so friendly and kind and incredibly helpful. The fire pit hire and logs and kindling was also very helpful.

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Beautiful campsite

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

Non-electric grass tent or trailer tent pitch

Liked: Beautiful spots of nature with river.Nice owners.Campsite keeps on high level. Clean toilets and shower. Freezer, fridge and charging phone area. Pitches prepeared for 1 tent not for group of tents. Really cheap price per night

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Amazing!

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

Non-electric grass tent or trailer tent pitch

Liked: This is definitely one of the best camp sites I have been to! The owner was so welcoming and very helpful with anything we needed. The pitches are perfect! Very clean showers and toilets. The site is beautiful! We are definitely coming back!

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Excellent Camp Site

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

Non-electric grass tent or trailer tent pitch

Liked: Truly great camp site. Perfect pitch spacing, great kids facilities, clean toilets and warm showers. Central location within easy reach of all beaches and attractions. Loved it!

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Facilities Area Cleanness…

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

Non-electric grass tent or trailer tent pitch

Liked: Facilities Area Cleanness

Disliked: One of the toilets didn't have soap No mobile reception on the farm and very poor WiFi signal

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This lovely spot is run by the nicest and most accommodating people.…

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

Non-electric grass and gravel motorhome pitch

Liked: This lovely spot is run by the nicest and most accommodating people. Nothing was too much trouble, and we felt really well looked after. Our young daughter absolutely loved the swings and the sandpit area by the stream! Thanks to the availability of fire pits, which we rented for a night, the grownups enjoyed top-notch star gazing with owls hooting in the background. All in all, a lovely green space to spend the weekend.

Disliked: This is not something that the owners can do much about, but there's a nearby road and you can hear the cars. My partner was also unlucky in the timing of his shower in the new block, as the hot water ran out halfway through. I wasn't brave enough to try the shower next to the toilets as it was quite open to the elements, and the wind over the weekend was quite cold. Something to save for summer :)

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Lovely small site, simple, clean, very pretty.

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

Non-electric grass tent or trailer tent pitch

Liked: Beautiful small site with generous pitches. The owners take such great care of the site, soft grass mown into paths between long grass, a pond, and stream running along the bottom of the site. Quiet, pretty and very safe for the kids to play. Our son made friends with lots of other children, and we felt very secure that they could just play freely. Spotless showers/loos/washing up.. Not too busy as it's not by the coast but we got out to the beach for the day too. We'll be back!

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Just amazing weekend.

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

Non-electric grass tent or trailer tent pitch

Liked: Wow what an experience. From start to finish the camping trip was amazing. The owner and his daughter super super nice and helpful. We went as a group of 3 families with kids from age 4 to 15 and we had a fabulous time. The place got amazing facilities. Hot showers,toilets and washing up area with hot water. The camping farm had set up games for children badminton net and football and even some board games following with a littke river stream that had a sand pit and toys. We had music and bbq and fire and all people around was lush and understanding and very friendly. This place is absolutely fabulous and can not fault it at all. Facilities well clean and stocked up with toilet paper, even shower gel and what was the coolest thing was that the owner even had a cubicle in the field with a fridge, little safe and charging area to share for all the people. I found that absolutely genuis. Well done and thank you for an amazing time we definitely will be back.

Disliked: None

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Really friendly owners, clean and tidy facilities

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

Non-electric grass and gravel motorhome pitch

Liked: Excellent play facilities Football goal Badminton Play area Sandpit Cleaning facilites Fridge freezer Charging point

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Had a great stay. Beautiful setting with great facilities.

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

Non-electric grass tent or trailer tent pitch

Liked: Great setting and location Well maintained and great facilities.

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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 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

Camping 2.0

Jumbo tent pitches

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

Type

Farm Small (11-25 pitches)

Accessibility

Disabled facilities

Nearby leisure

Climbing nearby Cycling nearby Golf nearby Indoor pool nearby Leisure/theme park nearby Restaurant nearby

Location

South Ford Farm Camping

Exeter Road

South Molton

Devon

England

EX36 4HX

Directions

Timezone

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

GPS

51.0023°N
-3.88213°W

Route directions

If you are coming from South Molton, the site is just past the village sign for Clapworthy Mill on the right hand-side before the Farm House.

Nearest transport

Coach
3.7 km The Square
3.7 km The Square
14.9 km Bus Station
Rail
7 km Portsmouth Arms Rail Station
7.1 km Umberleigh Rail Station
7.5 km Kings Nympton Rail Station
Ferry
21.7 km Instow Ferry Landing
22.4 km Appledore Ferry Landing
22.7 km Bideford Ferry Landing
Airport
44.5 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

Attractions and activities nearby include: - Quince Honey Farm: 10 minutes' drive - South Molton: 10 minutes - Exmoor National Park: 20 minutes - Exmoor Zoo: 25 minutes - Castle Hill Gardens: 30 minutes - Saunton Sands: 45 minutes - Croyde Bay: 50 minutes - Woolacombe: 50 minutes.

Water quality at nearby bathing waters

Name Distance Type 2020 2019 2018 2017
Westward Ho! 25.2 km Sea N/A Excellent Excellent Excellent
Combe Martin 25.3 km Sea Poor Poor Poor Poor
Lynmouth 25.8 km Sea N/A Excellent Excellent Excellent
Saunton Sands 27 km Sea N/A Excellent Excellent Excellent
Ilfracombe Hele 27.6 km Sea N/A Good Good Good

Data source: European Environment Agency

Must see

RHS Garden Rosemoor 19 km

Castle Drogo 34.5 km

The National Trust Killerton House & Gardens 37.9 km

Exeter Cathedral - Church of Saint Peter 39.7 km

Crealy Great Adventure Park 46.4 km

National Trust

Arlington Court and the National Trust Carriage Museum 17.5 km

Heddon Valley 24 km

Watersmeet 25.2 km

Knightshayes Court 29.3 km

Finch Foundry 30.5 km

Cycle routes

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

Other

CASTLE HILL 4.7 km

KING'S NYMPTON PARK 5.3 km

Eggesford Station - Eggesford Barton - Nethercott - Eggesford Station 12.7 km

YOULSTON PARK 15.9 km

ARLINGTON COURT 17.3 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 South Ford Farm Camping have a swimming pool? No View all features
  • Is South Ford Farm Camping dog friendly? Yes View all features
  • What attractions are near South Ford Farm Camping? Attractions and activities nearby include: - Quince Honey Farm: 10 minutes' drive - South Molton: 10 minutes - Exmoor National Park: 20 minutes - Exmoor Zoo: 25 minutes - Castle Hill Gardens: … Read more
  • When can I check in and check out of South Ford Farm Camping?
    Camping and touring
    Arrive:  2 p.m. –  8 p.m.
    Depart by:  noon
    On-site accommodation
    Arrive:  2 p.m. –  8 p.m.
    Depart by:  noon
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  • How much does it cost to stay at South Ford Farm Camping? From R349.50 (for 1 night, 4 people) - prices may change depending on your dates and party.