Naturally Glamping

From £35 For 1 night, 2 adults 9 29 reviews
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  • Bell tents at a quiet Devon site 15 minutes' drive from Newton Abbot
  • A 20-minute drive to Dawlish beach, Exeter and Dartmoor
  • Double bed and firepit/barbecue provided
A secluded slice of Devon countryside no doubt sounds pretty good on its own – but it gets better when you learn that Naturally Glamping is easily accessed from the A380, thus saving you from any worries about finding your way down little country lanes. This lovely location is part of a peaceful rural Devon working farm about 15 minutes’ drive from Newton Abbot, and it’s a place that’s all about relaxed stays – think lake views, woodland walks and a stream running down to a lake that connects to the river below. Unsurprisingly, it’s a bit of a wildlife haven too, and you may well spot glow worms and bats at night thanks to the lack of lighting around this off-grid place (although there is minimal solar electricity for when you need it). The surroundings may be pleasingly wild here but the accommodation certainly isn’t – in fact, the bell tents are rather smart, with a double bed made up ready for your arrival and all sorts of extra bits including bunting, fairy lights, rugs and a lantern to create a cosy atmosphere. Outdoor furniture is supplied too, along with a firepit/barbecue (just the place to settle down for an evening tending the grill while you admire the views…) There’s plenty of space here too, as the tents are set well apart in a 2.5-acre meadow. For facilities, it’s a short walk to the toilet/shower block. Elsewhere around the site you can wander off to meet the horses and alpacas or head over the stepping stones to access several miles of forest trail (heading all the way to the local pub if you wish).

Site type

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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) and/or any of the following: Staffordshire bull terrier, American Staffordshire terrier, Rottweiler, any Mastiff or Tosa.
  • Group bookings of 3 or more adults are not permitted (couples and immediate family members excepted).
  • The site caters for families (immediate members) and couples only - bookings from all other forms of groups are not accepted.
  • Minimum spacing of 10 metres between pitches.
  • Guests are advised to bring a good quality torch with them as parts of the site are unlit.
  • No naked flames are allowed inside the hired accommodation units.
  • Please note that the toilet/shower facilities are unisex.
  • Swimming in the lake is not allowed.
  • Please be careful around the small lake and stream on site For 4x4 owners and braver drivers, there’s parking very close to pitches. For the rest, access from the main car park involves a 200-metre walk down a steep track, which can be slippery at times (wheelbarrows are provided for your gear.) Not suitable for people with reduced mobility.

Languages spoken

English

Open from Thu, 28 Mar to

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Only showing reviews for the last 30 months.

Beautiful settings, easy to find, thoughtfully catered for. We loved it!…

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

Guy bell tent (family)

Liked: Beautiful settings, easy to find, thoughtfully catered for. We loved it!

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Beautiful location and site but lack of communication spoiled

Overall 6/10
Location 10
Value for money 6
Accommodation 10
Facilities / Activities 6
Customer service 2
Child friendliness 10
Cleanliness 10
Wifi 2
Anonymous The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Peggy bell tent

Liked: The campsite was beautiful, directions to the site and to the pitch clear and helpful. Self check in straight forward :-)

Disliked: Unfortunately when I arrived late at night the bed wasn’t made up with no sheets available. I left for the night to not disrupt other guests alongside pretty extreme social anxiety. Host responsive and arranged for the bed to be made the following day. The following evening when I returned my belongings had been removed from the tent. Text conversation with one of the staff members suggesting they could communicate to staff on site. I explained my puppy’s food had been removed. Belongings returned to tent the following day with an apology for the miscommunication with communication with another staff member over email. Requested partial refund due to inconvenience (unable to use the shower block as toiletries were in the bag of belongings moved) however this has been refused. I was willing to move on as I appreciate its rare but these things affected my stay.

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From the manager: I'm really sorry about the issues, but as I said if you had called me I could have sorted you another tent upon your arrival straight away. Again, if you called me r.e your belongings I could have got the cleaner to bring them straight to you. We do also have toiletries in the shower/changing rooms. Our number is on all emails and also on the welcome pack in the tent. Sorry that you were not satisfied, but this is extremely rare situation (as you can see from our reviews also) that could have been resolved at the time. I have offered you a night stay to apologise and show you this is not our usual self, but you have refused.

Beautiful setting. You didn’t realise how you were by the duel carriageway.…

Overall 10/10
Location 10
Value for money 8
Accommodation 10
Facilities / Activities 8
Customer service 10
Child friendliness 8
Cleanliness 10
Wifi 6
Anonymous The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Belle bell tent

Liked: Beautiful setting. You didn’t realise how you were by the duel carriageway. Toilet and shower facilities were good everything was kept nice and tidy

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A great location, right next to the river. Shower and WASHING. Amenities…

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

Belle bell tent

Liked: A great location, right next to the river. Shower and WASHING. Amenities were nice and clean. Definitely stay again

Disliked: It’s being super critical instead of Forest Park as a seating area perhaps decking like some of the other tenants have, but this might be a work in progress and could be on the list already

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Loved our 2 nights hassle free glamping, everything was ready for us…

Overall 8/10
Location No rating
Value for money 10
Accommodation 10
Facilities / Activities 8
Customer service 10
Child friendliness 8
Cleanliness 8
Wifi 2
Anonymous The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Barbie bell tent

Liked: Loved our 2 nights hassle free glamping, everything was ready for us to just turn up and relax, so no setting up or packing away in the rain, great views good power shower, and just left alone to enjoy our break, great value and definitely would go again

Disliked: The stone track could do with a few pot holes/humps filling in but as stated on website how steep this is you cannot moan.

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What a beautiful location, our tent was very well equipped and plenty…

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

Guy bell tent (family)

Liked: What a beautiful location, our tent was very well equipped and plenty of space for us all including our 2 doggies. Will definitely be returning next year for another adventure

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facilities were clean and the shower was very powerful.

Overall 10/10
Location 8
Value for money 10
Accommodation 10
Facilities / Activities 10
Customer service 8
Child friendliness 10
Cleanliness 10
Wifi 2
Anonymous The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Porcha bell tent

Liked: We loved exploring the woods and going for walks. We were right by the river and pond which my little girl loved, there were older ducklings and their mama that would make their commute to the pond which was so exciting and they got brave and came over to our tent ❤️ The tent was lovely, basic glamping but still enjoyable and very relaxing.

Disliked: Would have liked our tent to point towards the lake, we were in quite a dark spot that didn’t catch much sunlight. The hill was a nightmare but made the most out of being tucked away from the the noise of the busy main road and it was nice being in a tiny valley.

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From the manager: Hello. Glad you loved the location and the ducks :-) If you book again let us know your preferred tent. Some people love Porcha when it is hot and sunny as nicely shaded and like that it's more secluded than the others. Everyone has different favourite tents :-)

Great, spacious campsite with food faculties, helpful hosts

Overall 10/10
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Anonymous The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Matt bell tent (five person)

Liked: Great location, really stunning campsite Tents spaced well and felt pretty secluded Hosts very friendly and helpful and even thought they aren’t there all the time they are very responsive and helpful via text / phone

Disliked: Could maybe do with another shower as there is only 1 but the one they have is good The road to the campsite is very steep but they do explicitly state that and it wasn’t a problem for us but for someone less mobile they may struggle

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From the manager: Hello. Thanks for leaving a review. Glad you appreciated the beauty. We are currently adding another shower, but have had a few set backs. Won't be long now though hopefully. Thanks again

Beautiful central location for all sorts of activities and days out no…

Overall 10/10
Location 10
Value for money 10
Accommodation 10
Facilities / Activities 10
Customer service 10
Child friendliness 10
Cleanliness 10
Wifi 2
Anonymous The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Guy bell tent (family)

Liked: Beautiful central location for all sorts of activities and days out no more than 30mins away. Superbly quiet rural spacious area with surrounding woods. Very clean and safe for young ones with lots of added extras to make your stay super comfortable. Fantastically equipped yurts with great outdoor private space. Very informative emails before arrival and checking in. This site does have a steep driveway to field however you are forewarned and they have very thorough and clear instructions including different options for parking. This did not cause us or any other campers an issue and would not put me off returning.

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Setting was fab , we were at side of a small waterfall…

Overall 8/10
Location 10
Value for money 10
Accommodation 10
Facilities / Activities 6
Customer service 10
Child friendliness 10
Cleanliness 10
Wifi 2
Celia A. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Belle bell tent

Liked: Setting was fab , we were at side of a small waterfall and stream and a pond at the other side . We had plenty of space and were very comfortable .

Disliked: The hill was steep so left car up at the top , could do with maybe another shower and would also benefit from some solar lights on the walkways

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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

Disabled facilities

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

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

Forest

Peaceful

Remote location

Spectacular scenery

Walkers' paradise

Wild camping

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

Tiny (1-10 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

Watersports nearby

Location

Naturally Glamping

Sedgewell Farm

Olchard Lane

Newton Abbot

Devon

England

TQ12 3GU

Directions

Timezone

Europe/London BST (GMT+01:00)

GPS

50.57841°N
-3.58802°W

Nearest transport

Coach
3.4 mi Rail Station
3.4 mi Rail Station
3.9 mi Shelter
Rail
3.4 mi Newton Abbot Rail Station
4.6 mi Teignmouth Rail Station
5.4 mi Dawlish Rail Station
Ferry
4.6 mi Shaldon Teignmouth Ferry Landing
4.7 mi Teignmouth Ferry Landing
7.1 mi Starcross Ferry Landing
Airport
13 mi 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

If you’re hankering after beach days, the closest places to find them are at Teignmouth (15 minutes’ drive) and Dawlish (20 minutes) – both excellent options for some time on the sands. Or maybe woodland walks are more your style? If so, head for the trails at Haldon Forest (10 minutes) instead. In fact, there are lots of walking trails to stride along in the surrounding area, especially if you make your way into Dartmoor National Park for the likes of Cantonteign Falls (20 minutes) and Haytor Rocks (25 minutes). Meanwhile, outdoor activity of a different variety is at Dainton Park Golf Club (15 minutes). For a change of scenery, step back in time at Powderham Castle (20 minutes) or Kents Cavern Prehistoric Caves (half an hour), or plan a city day wandering around Exeter (20 minutes), visiting the cathedral, the House That Moved and the intriguing underground passages.

Water quality at nearby bathing waters

Name Distance Type 2020 2019 2018 2017
Shaldon 4.6 mi Estuary N/A Excellent Excellent Excellent
Teignmouth Town 4.7 mi Sea N/A Excellent Excellent Excellent
Ness Cove 4.9 mi Sea N/A Excellent Excellent Excellent
Teignmouth Holcombe 5.1 mi Sea N/A Excellent Excellent Excellent
Dawlish Coryton Cove 5.3 mi Sea N/A Excellent Excellent Excellent

Data source: European Environment Agency

Must see

Living Coasts 8.7 mi

Buckfast Abbey 10.1 mi

Exeter Cathedral - Church of Saint Peter 10.3 mi

Paignton Zoo Environmental Park 10.5 mi

Crealy Great Adventure Park 11.7 mi

National Trust

Compton Castle 7.4 mi

A la Ronde 9.1 mi

The Church House 9.8 mi

Castle Drogo 12.7 mi

Greenway 13.4 mi

Cycle routes

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

Other

UGBROOKE PARK 0.9 mi

LINDRIDGE 1.3 mi

STOVER PARK 2.6 mi

Stover Country Park - River Teign - Stover Park 2.9 mi

The Templer Way: Part 2 3 mi

Local events

  • Sidmouth Folk Festival (Friday 2 August 2024 – Friday 2 August 2024)

    Sidmouth, Devon 17 mi

  • Beautiful Days (Friday 16 August 2024 – Friday 16 August 2024)

    Ottery St Mary, Devon 18.4 mi

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.

Want to know more about camping in Devon?

  • Does Naturally Glamping have a swimming pool? No View all features
  • Is Naturally Glamping dog friendly? Yes View all features
  • What attractions are near Naturally Glamping? If you’re hankering after beach days, the closest places to find them are at Teignmouth (15 minutes’ drive) and Dawlish (20 minutes) – both excellent options for some time on the sands. … Read more
  • When can I check in and check out of Naturally Glamping?
    On-site accommodation
    Arrive:  3 p.m. –  Anytime
    Depart by:  11 a.m.
    Read more
  • How much does it cost to stay at Naturally Glamping? From £35 (for 1 night, 2 adults) - prices may change depending on your dates and party.