Bucklegrove Caravan and Camping Park

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Level grass pitches
Level grass pitches
Some of our pitches are terraced
Swimming pools
Exterior view
Outside parking space
Exterior view
Making daisy chains in tor view
The site bathed in dusky sunlight
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Some of our pitches are terraced
Swimming pools
Exterior view

  • The oldest family-run park in the Cheddar valley
  • Between Wells and Cheddar with spectacular valley and hill views
  • Licensed café and shop, indoor pool, paddling pool and games room
This Somerset site will have you breaking out in cheesy grins: stunning views of the Cheddar valley and Mendip Hills, spankingly clean amenities and a café with sun terrace where you can watch the kids whirling around the play park…it’s all gouda. Lying between Wells and Cheddar, family-friendly Bucklegrove Caravan & Camping Park is the oldest family-run park in the Cheddar valley and is set up for all ages in mind: as well as the play park and the family-friendly licensed café, the log cabin with indoor pool also comes with a smaller pool for mini cheddars, at no extra cost. A games room with pool table is also on site. For grownup concerns, Bucklegrove has a licensed shop, fully-equipped coin launderette and free use of the ice block freezer; there’s free hot water for dishwashing and showers, and separate family bathrooms and full-sized baths available for a nominal extra charge. The site has good mobile phone coverage and free wifi across throughout if you need to stay in touch or upload pictures of the views to Facebook. A pub is within a couple of miles; Bucklegrove is 15–20 minutes from Wells, Cheddar and Weston-super-Mare for pubs and restaurants further afield (a bus stop is just outside the park entrance for those getting about under their own steam).

Site type

Tent pitches 20
Touring caravan pitches 70
Motorhome pitches 10
Caravans for hire 10
Lodges, cabins, pods or huts 10
Open all year
Opens

Tourist board rating

Please note
  • Under 18s must be accompanied by their parents or legal guardians.
  • Your dog must be tattooed or microchipped.
  • Single-sex bookings of 4 or more people (excluding couples) are not permitted via Pitchup.com.
  • The indoor swimming pool is open between 01/01 and 31/12.
  • Commercial vehicles (vehicles used for work-related purposes, carrying goods or fare-paying passengers) and sign-written vehicles are not permitted on site.
  • No naked flames are allowed inside the hired accommodation units.
  • The lodge and bar are open on weekends from Friday to Saturday and daily during school holidays. Please note between December and February the lodge opening can be subject to seasonal variation.

Languages spoken

English

Pitch types & availability

Accommodation

Tent pitchesTouring caravan pitchesMotorhome pitchesLodges, cabins, pods or hutsCaravans for hireRent a tent
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2 adults
0 children
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Reviews

8.7

Overall rating from 744 Pitchup.com customers

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Location
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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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Peaceful

87% would recommend this site to a friend

83% would stay here again

What customers say

A friendly, tidy site with great facilities like a heated pool & shop. Staff are praised for being helpful. Ideal for Cheddar Gorge/Wells. Pitches are good. Bar/eats are good value. Some bits are a bit old, but highly recommended.

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Arrival date (latest first)

Great

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9 out of 10
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Child friendliness
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Cleanliness
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Wifi
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Anonymous

Grove electric grass touring pitch (large)

Liked Great size pitch, pool was lovely and clean, facilities old but clean and tidy

Disliked Nothing really, Some pitches on a slight slope but not too bad

Recommend to friends Visit again

Will visit again

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10 out of 10
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Value for money
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Facilities / Activities
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Child friendliness
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Cleanliness
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Wifi
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john s.

Grove electric grass touring pitch (large)

Liked Beautiful little site, everything was clean and full of people that were friendly and fun.

Disliked Absolutely nothing!

Recommend to friends Visit again

Would never stay here again. Just a bit naff.

Overall

2 out of 10
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Value for money
 1
Accommodation
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Facilities / Activities
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Customer service
 4
Child friendliness
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Cleanliness
 5
Wifi
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Anonymous

Grove electric hardstanding touring pitch

Liked The spacious pitch

Disliked Facilities are a bit tired and outdated.

Pool was very busy for the size of it.

Bar staff a bit unfriendly at the end of the night, just seemed they wanted us to stop buying drinks so they could go home.

Bits of building rubble and broken glass on the animal drove walk.

Dog barking on nearby farm all the way through the night… no over exaggeration.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Needs a huge update and better clientele.

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1 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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Tim E.

Grove electric hardstanding touring pitch

Liked Hedges between pitches. Sadly this is all we liked.
Good location
Nice reception staff

Disliked We stayed here 3 years ago and stayed again this yesr but sadly this is Not the place for us anymore. Very old and dated facilities. The pool area was atrocious with salty water. Gents changing facilities were compareable too being in an old shed. Never saw a cleaner across the park. The bucklegrove advert that we saw at Wookey hole was a misrepresentation of what the place was actually like. The bar staff asked us to leave 30mins before closeing as "it wasn't cost effective to stay open for 2 people". You couldn't drink next to the pool table in a bar?. Used family room to wash 2 year old and had to pay for hot water. Don't do what we did and bring friends as it was embarrassing. There is a handful of item to buy in the reception and its not a shop as such. Laundry room is 1 washing machine that has never been cleaned, rubber seals caked in grey sludge.

Recommend to friends Visit again

would not recommend

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1 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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NATASHA h.

Cabin (pet friendly)

Liked Not much

Disliked The log cabin we stayed in was dirty and grubby, old items were left from previous tenants and the curtains and finishings were dirty. Moreover the reception staff were unfriendly also.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Pitch sizes were decent, all the facilities were clean and functional. Pool…

Overall

9 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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Louise B.

Strawberry Field electric grass tent or trailer tent pitch

Liked Pitch sizes were decent, all the facilities were clean and functional.
Pool was loved by the children

Disliked The ground is very hard. Take some strong tent pegs!
Bit noisy at night but did quieten down after 10

Recommend to friends Visit again

Staff were very nice and friendly.

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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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Jean E.

Grove electric hardstanding touring pitch

Liked Nice campsite and clean toilets and showers. Good clubhouse with a small swimming pool.

Disliked Our pitch was near a road and got a bit busy on some occasions.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Good family friendly site

Overall

9 out of 10
Location
 9
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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Joe W.

Strawberry Field electric hardstanding motorhome pitch

Liked Good for families, bar on site with reasonable food, play area and pool were well maintained and all the staff very friendly. Good of you’re after somewhere where the kids will stay entertained.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Clean facilities, friendly staff and quiet site aside from building!!

Overall

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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Stephanie D.

Strawberry Field electric grass tent or trailer tent pitch

Liked My children loved the park and kids bingo!
Campsite very quiet at night time, everyone respected quiet hours.
Had everything that we needed on site, including shop, clean showers etc and bonus point of a swimming pool!

Disliked Building works ongoing on site which we weren’t made aware of, the noise started from 7am!

Recommend to friends Visit again

Great play to stay, lovely views and just down the road from…

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10 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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Steve N.

Strawberry Field fully-serviced hardstanding touring pitch

Liked Great play to stay, lovely views and just down the road from the caves.
Very clean site, facilities were very clean.
Pub / club house on site serving great food.
Reasonably priced for the quality you were getting.
Some entertainment put on for you.
Friendly staff.
Definitely stay again.

Disliked Not a dislike but it would be nice to have a small dog exercise area maybe in the tent field.
Disliked to massive speed bump as you leave though.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Features

Dogs allowed

Leisure on site

Bar or club house Cycle hire Evening entertainment Fishing Fitness centre Games room Hot tub 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 Picnic table 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 Wild camping

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

Large (51-200 pitches)

Nearby leisure

Canoeing/kayaking nearby Climbing nearby Cycle hire nearby Cycling nearby Fishing nearby Golf nearby Horse riding nearby Indoor pool nearby Leisure/theme park nearby Mountain biking nearby Outdoor pool nearby Restaurant nearby Sailing nearby Tennis nearby

Touring and motorhomes

Seasonal pitches

Location

Bucklegrove Caravan and Camping Park

Wells Road

Rodney Stoke

Cheddar

Somerset

England

BS27 3UZ

Directions

Timezone

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

GPS

51.24317°N
2.73169°W

Route directions

Important note for GPS users: please do not rely solely on the route provided by your satnav as some of the local lanes are not suitable for large/towing vehicles. From the M5 motorway: Leave at Junction 22 and take the A38 north (signposted Cheddar). As you come into the village of Cross, take a right turn onto the A371. Stay on this road through Cheddar and Draycott (towards Wells). Continue through the village of Rodney Stoke (passing the Rodney Stoke Inn on your right), up the hill and the park is on the left after the 'S' bend. Please use the second entrance. From the A303: At Wincanton turn onto the A371 towards Shepton Mallet. Continue through Shepton Mallet on the A371 towards Wells. Upon reaching Wells take the second exit off the roundabout and proceed through the first set of lights, bearing left at the second lights (signposted Cheddar). Continue along the A371 though the villages of Haybridge, Easton and Westbury-sub-Mendip. The park is approx half a mile on the right after leaving Westbury-sub-Mendip. Rail/bus: A local bus service (126) stops directly outside the park. The route runs from Weston-super-Mare train station and through to Wells via Cheddar and local towns.

Nearest transport

Coach
6.9 km Wells Bus Station
10.7 km Glastonbury Town Hall
10.8 km Town Hall
Rail
17 km Highbridge & Burnham-on-Sea Rail Station
17.8 km Yatton Rail Station
17.8 km Worle Rail Station
Ferry
21.3 km Bridgwater Ferry Terminal
21.6 km Weston-super-Mare Knightstone Harbour
24 km The Cottage Ferry Landing
Airport
16 km Bristol International Airport
45.7 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

Bucklegrove is only a few miles away from two Somerset absolute must-sees: the spectacular Wookey Hole Caves and home of the Witch of Wookey for spellbinding shenanigans, and the Cheddar Caves and Gorge for would-be smugglers, adventure story fans and historyheads. The Cheddar Gorge is deep in records: it’s the largest gorge in the country, has the biggest colony of endangered greater horseshoe bats and is the discovery site of Cheddar Man, the oldest complete human skeleton found in Britain and a name you'll want to say in a dramatically deep superhero’voice; find out about him and his ancestors in the caves’ Museum of Prehistory. Outdoors around the gorge, there are the 274 steps of the Lookout Tower to puff up for sweeping Somerset views, and a clifftop walk and open-top bus tour. Apart from witchy and subterranean goings-on, holidaymakers in this corner of the country will find gardens, history, farm parks, theme parks, beaches and more within easy reach and other main Somerset attractions like Bristol and Bath within an hour’s drive. Glastonbury with its abbey and tor is less than half an hour away, and medieval Wells, Britain’s second smallest city (that’s four now) has a thirteenth century cathedral and bishop’s palace complete with moat. Feeling driven? The Haynes Motor Museum at Yeovil has the UK’s biggest collection of cars from around the world and is one of several museums in Somerset on the quirkier side: also try the privately-owned Oakham Treasures near Bristol for retail and farming history, the Helicopter Museum at Weston-super-Mare or the American Museum at Bath, the only American art museum outside the USA. Kids are spoilt for choice with the wildlife parks, zoos and aquariums in the area: whet their appetites at Noah’s Ark Zoo Farm in Bristol or the SeaQuarium at Weston-super-Mare before taking them to an adrenaline-inducing day at Longleat Safari Park just over the border in Wiltshire. Rollercoasters and fairs more their thing? Brean Leisure Park has 40 rides, river rides and splash parks; stroll along the miles of sandy stretch from here past Berrow and to seaside town Burnham-on-Sea. Sticking closer to Cheddar, there’s abseiling, caving, sampling the wares at Somerset cider farms, meandering around the Mendips or visiting the town’s sweet factory all to be had – and yes, there's also the cheese.

Water quality at nearby bathing waters

Name Distance Type 2020201920182017
Weston-Super-Mare Uphill Slipway 20.1 km Estuary PoorPoorN/APoor
Berrow North Of Unity Farm 20.4 km Estuary N/AExcellentGoodGood
Weston Main 20.6 km Estuary PoorN/APoorN/A
Weston-Super-Mare Sand Bay 21.2 km Estuary N/AN/AGoodGood
Brean 21.3 km Estuary N/AExcellentExcellentExcellent

Data source: European Environment Agency

Must see

Wookey Hole Caves & Papermill 4.5 km

Cheddar Caves & Gorge 4.9 km

Ebbor Gorge National Nature Reserve 6 km

Wells Cathedral 7 km

Glastonbury Abbey 10.7 km

National Trust

King John's Hunting Lodge 7.8 km

West Pennard Court Barn 13.7 km

Stembridge Tower Mill 20 km

Tyntesfield 22 km

Clevedon Court 22.9 km

Cycle routes

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

Other

Wookey Hole - Priddy - Ebbor Gorge 3.2 km

The Mendip Hills – a circular walk from Priddy 3.9 km

Wookey Hole and Ebbor Gorge 4.6 km

Cheddar Gorge - Black Down - Rowberrow 5 km

Charterhouse - Black Down - Velvet Bottom - Charterhouse 6.2 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.

Offers

Tent pitch
Grove electric grass tent pitch
  • 10% off Mid Week 10% off –
Touring caravan pitchesMotorhome or campervan pitch
Grove electric hardstanding touring pitch
  • 10% off Mid Week 10% off –
Tent pitch
Strawberry Field electric grass tent or trailer tent pitch
  • 10% off Mid Week 10% off –
Touring caravan pitchesMotorhome or campervan pitch
Strawberry Field electric grass touring pitch
  • 10% off Mid Week 10% off –
Motorhome or campervan pitch
Strawberry Field electric hardstanding motorhome pitch
  • 10% off Mid Week 10% off –
Tent pitch
Grove electric grass tent or trailer tent pitch (large)
  • 10% off Mid Week 10% off –
Tent pitch
Grove electric grass tent pitch (large)
  • 10% off Mid Week 10% off –
Touring caravan pitchesMotorhome or campervan pitch
Grove electric grass touring pitch (large)
  • 10% off Mid Week 10% off –
Tent pitch
Strawberry Field electric grass tent or trailer tent pitch (large)
  • 10% off Mid Week 10% off –
Tent pitch
Grove fully-serviced grass tent or trailer tent pitch
  • 10% off Mid Week 10% off –
Touring caravan pitchesMotorhome or campervan pitch
Strawberry Field fully-serviced hardstanding touring pitch
  • 10% off Mid Week 10% off –
Tent pitch
Tor View non-electric grass tent or trailer tent pitch (no pets)
  • 10% off Mid Week 10% off –

Conditions apply - see pitch type section for details

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Frequently asked questions

  • Does Bucklegrove Caravan and Camping Park have a swimming pool? Yes View all features
  • Is Bucklegrove Caravan and Camping Park dog friendly? Yes View all features
  • What attractions are near Bucklegrove Caravan and Camping Park? Bucklegrove is only a few miles away from two Somerset absolute must-sees: the spectacular Wookey Hole Caves and home of the Witch of Wookey for spellbinding shenanigans, and the Cheddar Caves and … Read more
  • When can I check in and check out of Bucklegrove Caravan and Camping Park?
    Camping and touring
    Arrive:  noon –  9 p.m.
    Depart by:  11 a.m.
    On-site accommodation
    Arrive:  4 p.m. –  11 p.m.
    Depart by:  10 a.m.
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  • How much does it cost to stay at Bucklegrove Caravan and Camping Park? From R476,93 (for 1 night, 2 adults) - prices may change depending on your dates and party.