Porlock Vale Campsite

A aimé Absolutely loved this little gem. Amazing view, beautiful walks. Dawn was so welcoming. Basic facilities but perfectly adequate. Might get a bit busy if all 15 pitches were needing them. There are two loos, one women's, one men's and an extra compost loo and two showers. Such a peaceful spot. We'll be back.

N'a pas aimé Nothing.

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Réponse du gestionnaire : Thank you for a great review, Emma. Our quest is to provide a beautiful campsite, where campers can enjoy peaceful, spacious pitches with stunning scenery all around - and have minimal environmental impact. The comfortable and well-tended off-grid facilities are designed with this in mind - and provide a warm water washing up area, two warm showers, two flushing loos and a compost loo. The small number of pitches (just 15 in a 9 acre field) ensure that everyone can enjoy space, quiet and comfort, while we continue to evolve species rich grassland and respect nature. Looking forward to welcoming you back.

A aimé The setting is absolutely perfect. Basic facilities, clean and just what’s needed.
The owner Dawn is just lovely, friendly and helpful, so knowledgeable about the area. Peace and quiet, just heaven.

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Réponse du gestionnaire : Thank you Louise, it was lovely to welcome you both back and this great review is very much appreciated.

A aimé What a beautiful idyllic campsite. Everything you need is there - washing up area, flushing toilets and showers. All nice and clean. Also a good range of leaflets and info on what to do in the area.
Dawn the owner was lovely and was very helpful explaining the local area and some good places to visit.
The view was stunning, it was so peaceful. The perfect place to unwind.

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Réponse du gestionnaire : Thank you for this lovely review. It was really nice to meet you and looking forward to your return.

A aimé The views, peace, space, nearby walks, friendly welcome

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Réponse du gestionnaire : Thank you Richard - this is very much appreciated.

A aimé Peace and quiet ,lovely few days in the sun 🌞 friendly, nice cool walks in the woods for the dog . Lovely owner .Plenty of space.

N'a pas aimé Nothing to dislike

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Réponse du gestionnaire : Thank you Maria and so glad you enjoyed your stay and exploring our beautiful area.

A aimé Stunning views, easy to find a pitch, quiet and beautiful. Just a lovely spot. Clean toilets and kitchen block. The part of the field with the best views was sloped but it was pretty much fine!

N'a pas aimé The fire pit situation, sadly. We found the wood and slab for the fire pit but couldn’t find the actual pit. Tried to message Dawn but had no signal for a mile or so around the site (only got signal back when on the a39).

A fellow camper kindly messaged Dawn for us but I think it was too late in the evening (maybe after 20:30) so no luck. Watched with envy as other campers sat round their fires cooking and enjoying the stars

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Réponse du gestionnaire : Thank you for your great review. I think I spoke to you about fires earlier in the evening, when it was windy and explained that the ground is like a tinderbox and we're not encouraging firepits at the moment. Thank you so much for not lighting a fire. We ask campers to buy logs on site and if other campers were burning their own logs last night - hmm, tut, tut! Thank you for letting me know about that too. We appreciate you being responsible when there is such a fire risk.

A aimé Everything, space, views, atmosphere, host,

N'a pas aimé Nothing really 😀

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Réponse du gestionnaire : Hi Antony, thank you for this lovely review and it was very good to see you all again.

A aimé We booked to stay at Porlock Vale for 7 nights. On first arriving we were the only ones to our delight! So had plenty of space to drive around and find the perfect pitch for us. My first thought was how breathtaking the views were and how much space there was to walk our big boy (Bernese mountain dog). We were spoilt for choice of where to pitch up but chose the top end of the field as you then had views of the sea and the surrounding moors, fields and forest. Not forgetting the beautiful sunset in the evenings!
There was immaculate toilets and showers (flushing toilets x 2 and a compost toilet)
( x2 showers) the shower was great, lovely and warm with good pressure)
There is a little hut where the washing up area is with warm water and all the little extras you need incase you’ve forgotten your own. Washing up liquid etc…
Also under the hut is logs, for you to purchase for a cosy fire… we didn’t need these as we had our own eco fire pit. There are bottles of water to purchase and can pay using the honesty box which came in handy. There is so, so much I could keep writing about this site it’s honestly beautiful, being surrounded by such immaculate grounds with wildlife and not forgetting the exmoor pony project which Dawn the owner works tirelessly to run. Dawn has done amazing work with these beautiful creatures and continues to do so. If you get a minute take a look at her books explaining how one of the ponies, ‘Monsieur Chapeau’ helped her understand these ancient beauties even more!
Thank you Dawn for your kindness and sharing this beautiful space with us. Thank you to Rosie and Mia for helping Monty learn some manners too… we miss you all already but we will most definitely be back!

N'a pas aimé Nothing! We even booked an extra night

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Réponse du gestionnaire : Thank you so much, Michelle. It's been lovely to meet you both and the gorgeous young Monty and to see his confidence grow with all the new experiences. Thank you for being such respectful and happy campers and very much looking forward to welcoming you back. I'm so glad you had the opportunity to meet the Exmoor pony herd too. Monday's can be a great day to arrive if you're looking for super peace and quiet.

A aimé This is a beautiful secluded site with views of the Bristol Channel. The access is along narrow lanes, so definitely not suitable for motorhomes, but our campervan was fine. There was a slight slope on our pitch, so we used levelling chocks. 2 Flushing toilets and 1 compost toilet for the site. The 2 showers were a bit dodgy, but Dawn quickly addressed the problem when we told her. She came round every evening to check that everything was ok. The covered dish washing area is spacious with good hot water.
There were great walks directly from the site.

N'a pas aimé We were unable to access any WiFi, despite being advertised, and no 4G reception.

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Réponse du gestionnaire : Hi David, thank you for your review and I'm so glad you enjoyed your stay. To point out, we don't accept motorhomes or caravans - only campervans and tents. These are country lanes, and villagers and tractors and trailers navigate them quite happily, and we benefit from having very little traffic on them. The 4G is there although it's efficiency depends which network provider you have - for example, I sent a series of high-res photos to a camper last night which they received with no problem.
We use the excellent Showerking glamping showers and they're generally pretty good, which is great on our off-grid site. I always encourage campers to report any issue straight away, like a gas bottle running out, and we'll be right on it. Thankfully, they are very reliable.

A aimé Fantastic scenery, lovely quiet adult only site.

N'a pas aimé Quite narrow access roads but well worth the careful drive.

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Réponse du gestionnaire : Thank you so much for your good review.