South Dean Camping

A aimé Great views, friendly campsite owner, good facilities.

N'a pas aimé Quite expensive overall.

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A aimé Incredible location, the view is spectacular. Plenty of toilets and pot wash stations that are well indicated at night with little lights. Food trucks available in case you can’t get your fire going. Friendly and helpful staff.

N'a pas aimé It can get very windy, but that’s just a consequence of the cliff top location. Nothing the campsite staff can do about it. Locks on the toilet doors can be a little difficult to use.

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A aimé Great campsite! Beautiful views and loved them trying to get as many food vans to come even though the weather was bad!

N'a pas aimé Facilities were great, just the showers slightly dirty.

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Réponse du gestionnaire : Thank you for your lovely review. We’re so pleased you enjoyed the beautiful views, facilities and visiting food vendors, despite the challenging weather during your stay.

Thank you also for mentioning the showers. It was an exceptionally busy Bank Holiday period, and unfortunately the very wet and windy weather didn’t help with keeping the facilities as spotless as we would like. That said, we appreciate they should still be maintained to our usual high standard, so we’ll increase our checks and cleaning during particularly busy periods and poor weather.

We’re delighted you’d recommend us and visit again, and we look forward to welcoming you back.

A aimé Remote location but with a decent pub nearby for a reprieve from the weather we had which was most welcome!

We had some biblical rain during our stay but because the field is almost all on some kind of angle it meant no flooding/pooling of water anywhere on site.

N'a pas aimé Nothing to dislike.

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A aimé The scenery was outstanding, the facilities were great. We had a great time and will be back

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A aimé Lots of space, gorgeous view, friendly sheep. Sanitary facilities are generally good.

N'a pas aimé The extra price compared to other campsites is not justified. You can tell the site is set up for the instagram pictures, with plastic plants and cheap interior decoration. The food van schedule is too scarce rely on it as a replacement for the lack of nearby pubs or cafes.

Two things that the owners can't change, but should be noticed before booking:

The site is very prone to wind. The day we were there the weather report only reported 20 kph winds, but we had to sleep in the car because our tent got too loud.

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Réponse du gestionnaire : Thank you for your feedback. We’re pleased you enjoyed the space, views, sheep and facilities.

We are confused by the criticism regarding food vendors. You stayed for one night on a Wednesday, when no evening food vendors were advertised or scheduled; the only vendor scheduled that day was the morning coffee truck. Our visiting vendors are an additional offering on selected days, not a replacement for guests bringing supplies or exploring the local area.

There are also plenty of pubs, cafés and places to eat within a short drive of South Dean. We would always encourage guests to look at the surrounding area and distances before booking, particularly when choosing a rural campsite.

South Dean is a clifftop camping field in a peaceful, remote location — not a hotel or holiday park. Our location, facilities and prices are all clearly advertised before booking, so guests know exactly what we offer and can decide whether this style of camping is right for them.

Value is naturally subjective, but the price was clearly stated and accepted when the booking was made.

We’re also unsure what is meant by the suggestion that the site is “set up for Instagram pictures.” What you see in our photographs is what you see when you arrive at South Dean. We don’t create a separate version of the campsite for social media — the views, facilities and decorative touches shown online are all there for our guests to enjoy. Personal taste in décor will naturally differ, but suggesting the site has been created simply for photographs is an unfair representation of what we offer. The finishing touches are simply there because we want our facilities to feel welcoming rather than purely functional.

Unfortunately, your one-night stay also coincided with poor weather. As a clifftop campsite, we naturally feel the effects when the weather turns, but this certainly isn’t representative of every day at South Dean. We have enjoyed many calm and completely still days throughout the season.

South Dean is intentionally a peaceful, rural campsite in a beautiful and relatively remote location. We encourage guests to research both the campsite and surrounding area before booking to ensure it suits the type of stay they are looking for.

We’re sorry that South Dean wasn’t the right fit for you. We’re very proud of what we offer, and our rural location, open space, views and simplicity are exactly what so many of our guests choose to come here and enjoy. Thank you for staying with us.

A aimé Fabulous camping site, the best I have ever experienced with breathtaking views and South west coastal path!

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Réponse du gestionnaire : Thank you so much for such wonderful feedback. To hear South Dean described as the best campsite you’ve ever experienced really means a lot to us, and we’re delighted you loved the views and our location on the South West Coast Path.

Full marks across every category too, we’ll have to work out what we need to do to earn that elusive final point next time!

Thank you for recommending us and we look forward to welcoming you back.

A aimé The open space plenty of room the toilet an shower facilities where very clean , the mobile catering that come on the site very nice touch

N'a pas aimé Be prepared for windy nights an days

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Réponse du gestionnaire : Thank you for your review. We’re pleased you enjoyed the open space, clean facilities and visiting food vendors.

Unfortunately, your stay from 24th–30th August coincided with a prolonged spell of poor and windy weather across the area. As a clifftop campsite we naturally feel the brunt of it, although even more sheltered inland campsites would have experienced challenging conditions for tents during this period.

This certainly isn’t representative of our season, which has predominantly seen low winds and many completely calm days. It’s unfortunate that your week may have given the impression that windy conditions are the norm here, when that simply isn’t the case.

We’re naturally disappointed with the 7/10, particularly given your positive comments and individual ratings, when the main negative appears to have been weather conditions beyond our control.

Nevertheless, we’re glad there were many aspects of South Dean that you enjoyed. Thank you for choosing to stay with us, and we hope you’ll return one day and experience the site in the beautiful, calm weather we were fortunate to enjoy much of this season.

A aimé Supeeeeeeeer

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A aimé Loved how laid back it was. Didn’t over capacitate so had plenty of room between campers and a brilliant coastal view. The animals were wonderful and free roaming, gave an authentic Devonshire experience and the facilities were excellent!

N'a pas aimé Lights in the toilet/shower block as we struggled to shower in the evenings but torch light, but very minor considering how good the facilities were

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