South Devon Camping

Mi è piaciuto Really well organised campsite with excellent hot showers. Dog friendly and so close to the beach! Beautiful sheep and goats. Very kid friendly with lots of children playing in both fields. The Rock Box by the beach is fab too - thanks for the recommendation!

Non mi è piaciuto Rude and dangerous drivers on the road to the beach - not the campsites fault AT ALL but just noting to take care as you walk to the beach as they zoom by like it’s a race track and despite being as tucked into the hedge as possible we were clipped by 2 cars passing at speed on the tiny, tiny little lane. Would be grateful if dog owners were allowed to use the safe route to the beaches through the marsh - obviously with dogs on leads!

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Mi è piaciuto Beautiful, peaceful location with all the needed facilities and more. Provided with a fire pit for bonfire which was very handy.

Non mi è piaciuto Not super friendly for pram walks to nearby pubs etc, but not end of world as only a 3 min drive.

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Mi è piaciuto We've just had a wonderful weekend stay in our VW camper at South Devon Camping. Its a really lovely informal (yet highly organised) small site with a relaxing atmosphere located in a beautiful area with lots of immediate footpath access to the local village, beach and coast path. The owners are very friendly and Anita's detailed notes really helped in getting the most out of the surrounding area.
All the facilities are provided with great thought and care with a view to being as low impact as possible and there are lots of little touches which add to the overall impression (ie fresh flowers in the compositing loos/USB phone chargers/dog poo bags/seashell & pebble amnesty bucket).
I think that this is probably the best run campsite we have ever stayed on which is remarkable given how relaxed and informal it is and how little overt regulation there is.

Non mi è piaciuto Nothing

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Mi è piaciuto Feels like old fashioned camping, a little hidden gem! Lots of space to run around for our children, well maintained. The compost loo’s were always clean along with showers and washing up facilities. We pitched up Friday and didn’t move our van until Sunday as the beach is only a 15minute walk away. Really lovely owners who brought wood (and change) right to the pitch. A real mix of groups, families and couples but everyone was super respectful and the site was quiet by 10pm ish.
We’ll definitely be back

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Mi è piaciuto Beautiful site with the most amazing views. Close to the beach. We come every year and love it. The kids enjoy seeing the farm animals. The hosts are amazing, friendly and do everything to make your stay the best.

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Mi è piaciuto Simple camping, eco environment, close to nature, farm, sea and wildlife.
Not crowded, wonderful location - proper camping

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Mi è piaciuto The location and relaxed campsite vibe

Non mi è piaciuto Can’t think of anything

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Mi è piaciuto Beautiful location, stunning views, great pitch sizes and space to play, kick a football or throw a frisbee. Easy access to the beach, a few minutes by car, and dog friendly.

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Mi è piaciuto Loved the whole 24 hours of a 6 day holiday but sadly cut short as the weather was shocking!! Stayed in the car with hubby and 2children second night as the storm collapsed our shelter and soaked our tent. Didn’t know rain came upwards and sideways hahah. Beautiful site though and can’t wait to come back and try it again. Depending on weather that is lol many thanks Nicola buckland xx stayed 31/7/23

Non mi è piaciuto Weather

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Dal gestore: Hi Nicola ! Thank you for writing such a lovely review which means even more given that you had such a terrible time with the storm that came in. I'm so sorry that your holiday was cut short so soon into your stay. I'm so pleased though that you are determined to come back at some point and have a holiday with us when the sun is shining. I hope you've managed to dry out now. Hopefully the sun will come out in August and you can enjoy the rest of the summer. Best wishes Anita

Mi è piaciuto The view of sheep and chickens, space in between pitches so very private.

Non mi è piaciuto Cost £25 a night, had to pay £1 for an outside shower, had to bring own loo roll to the toilets. There’s two sites and we were on the one without any hot water to wash pots (you had to lay 20p anyways) Compostable toilets claimed they were trying to be ‘environmental’ but you need special toilet paper for that, but we had to bring our own (owns is compostable but many peoples won’t be). There was no small bin in the toilets for sanitary products, only these little bags and people were just putting them in the ‘compostable’ part, obviously these will not compost. The chemical waste disposal was again just the same heap as where the other toilet waste went, which people with chemical toilets (ours isn’t) would put in there harming our planet. Not to mention the outdoor showers, even though they were hot, all the water went onto the ground, for people not using eco friendly body wash and shampoo etc this would all go straight into the ground which again is harmful to the planet.

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Dal gestore: Hi Becky. Thank you for your reivew! Many of the points you raise are actually known to you at the point of booking. It is clearly stated on our advertising that we are a basic rustic temporary site and we do have to return to our agricultural roots at the end of the season.

You knew that our charges were £25 per night from the advert on Pitchup.com and you also knew what facilities we have. At the point of booking, you received a lengthy email from ourselves which clearly states everything you need to know about South Devon Camping. We explain to you all about our facilities, our loos, how they work and we even explain to you why we have to charge for using the showers (which are 20p a minute, £1 gives you a 5 minute hot shower).

A charge is made for the use of the hot showers because it is deemed the fairest way of charging whereby you pay for what you use. The alternative is to increase the price of the pitch per night, but as not everyone wishes to shower, this keeps the price down per night for everyone. Our facilities do require maintenance, annual safety checks/certificates and of course the daily running costs, therefore a charge has to be made somewhere for this.

Everything is known to you before you arrive including that you need to bring your own loo rolls. There is no hot water in Garden Field. Our literature clearly states that. Unfortunately hot water requires electricity and there is no electric in Garden Field because we are a temporary site. You have the option to use the hot water in the main site (which is only 20p) although the majority of our guests are happy to use the cold water in Garden Field.

You do not need to bring "special toilet paper" for our long drop composting loos (no where do we stipulate that). Normal loo paper is suffice and composts down perfectly well. Sanitary products are to be placed in the sanitary bags provided and placed in the bins onsite along with your other waste. There are notices in the loos requesting that sanitary products are not placed down the loos and generally our guests do abide by this.

The chemical waste disposal was not "the same heap where the other toilet waste went". This is a separate disposal point and has no connection to the composting loos. You will be aware that chemicals cannot be placed down the composting loos otherwise this will kill all the bugs and worms that are busy composting down the organic matter.

On a positive, you said that our showers were hot which is good ! I'm also pleased that you liked our animals and the spacious pitches. Other positives are you do get the use of communal fridges and freezers on site and there is also free USB phone charging. We are also only a fifteen minute walk from beaches and eateries.

We have been welcoming campers to Terawhiti Farm for over sixty years and many return time after time.

I hope you enjoy the rest of the summer and hopefully the sun will eventually shine for us all !