South Devon Wild Camping

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Pop-up wild camping site in the South Hams countryside
A 10-minute drive to Mothecombe beach and 25 minutes to Dartmoor
Coast path, bars, restaurants and ice cream parlour nearby

Which to dig into first? Tasty seafood and tapas or silky sands? Whichever you fancy, bed down at pop-up site South Devon Wild Camping in the South Devon Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, founded by like-minded explorers who will help divulge their favourite local haunts in the South Hams. With Mothecombe beach 10 minutes’ drive away, it’s easy to taste the salt on the air from these grassy pitches, but you’ll also find views of Dartmoor in the distance, too (25 minutes' drive if you want to take a closer look at the moors). Busy days may well be packed with paddleboarding, surfing and kayaking along the coast, or cycling or hiking on land, with coastal views a fan favourite not just for countryside fans but birds too. At the end of the day, return to the family-friendly wild camping where portable toilets and a hot outdoor shower are on hand and barbecues are permitted for meals. Dogs are welcome too, so no one has to miss out on the sea views. Follow the footpath to Mothecombe, where a 45-minute walk gets you to a choice of two beaches and food options including seafood, tapas, barbecues and flavoursome cocktails. The local ice cream parlour is a great antidote for any sweet tooth, with a laidback garden to bask in the sea views. There’s more locally sourced food in the shops and pubs in the local villages of Newton Ferrers and Noss Mayo (both 10 minutes’ drive), with riverside picks overlooking the River Yealm. For more choice, you can always head into Plymouth (half an hour away) for a slice of the city.

Site type

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.
No hen/stag parties permitted via Pitchup.com.
At least one of the party members must be aged 18 or over.
Guests are advised to bring a good quality torch with them as parts of the site are unlit.
Please note that the shower facilities are unisex.
There is no reception on-site: on arrival please contact the number provided on your booking confirmation.

Languages spoken

English

Pitch types & availability

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Only showing reviews for the last 30 months.

Loved it 😍…

Overall	8/10
Location	10
Value for money	10
Accommodation	8
Facilities / Activities	8
Customer service	8
Child friendliness	8
Cleanliness	8
Wifi	6

Anonymous Sept 2023

Non-electric grass tent or trailer tent pitch (six person)

Liked: Loved it 😍

Recommend to friends Visit again

Lovely views and nice and peaceful! Would highly recommend…

Overall	10/10
Location	10
Value for money	10
Accommodation	10
Facilities / Activities	10
Customer service	10
Child friendliness	10
Cleanliness	10
Wifi	2

Robin W. Aug 2023

Non-electric grass tent or trailer tent pitch (six person)

Liked: Lovely views and nice and peaceful! Would highly recommend

Recommend to friends Visit again

Lovely quiet spot with good views and simple facilities.

Overall	8/10
Location	8
Value for money	8
Accommodation	8
Facilities / Activities	8
Customer service	10
Child friendliness	10
Cleanliness	8
Wifi	No rating

Oliver U. Aug 2023

Non-electric grass tent or trailer tent pitch (two person)

Liked: Beautiful views and friendly relaxed owners.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Beautiful location and scenery. Quiet, good amenities. Ability to choose pitch site.…

Overall	10/10
Location	8
Value for money	8
Accommodation	8
Facilities / Activities	6
Customer service	6
Child friendliness	4
Cleanliness	6
Wifi	No rating

Kitty N. Aug 2023

Non-electric grass tent or trailer tent pitch (six person)

Liked: Beautiful location and scenery. Quiet, good amenities. Ability to choose pitch site.

Disliked: Requested specific pitch site upon booking and assured it was fine, unfortunately not possible once we'd arrived. Close proximity to other campers.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Cracking little camp site. Basic facilities but well maintained and good value…

Overall	10/10
Location	8
Value for money	10
Accommodation	8
Facilities / Activities	8
Customer service	10
Child friendliness	10
Cleanliness	10
Wifi	No rating

James S. Aug 2022

Non-electric grass tent or trailer tent pitch (six person)

Liked: Cracking little camp site. Basic facilities but well maintained and good value for the cost.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Great local no frills campsite....

Overall	10/10
Location	10
Value for money	10
Accommodation	10
Facilities / Activities	8
Customer service	10
Child friendliness	No rating
Cleanliness	10
Wifi	No rating

Anonymous Aug 2022

Non-electric grass tent or trailer tent pitch (two person)

Liked: Lots of space between tents. Nice walk to local pub. Owner came everyday to check everything was ok, great guy. Clean toilets. A hot shower outside (strange experience🤭). Would defo go again...

Recommend to friends Visit again

Nice quiet location, very basic but adequate facilities.

Overall	10/10
Location	10
Value for money	10
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Customer service	10
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Martin B. Aug 2022

Non-electric grass tent or trailer tent pitch (six person)

Liked: Quick booking and response to questions. Nicely laid out site with all pitches having great views. For a wild/popup campsite portaloos were very clean. Hot shower was a great surprise and although basic in terms of the shower cubicle(single on the campsite) it was very hot and also great water pressure. Put a lot of permanenet campsite showers to shame.

Recommend to friends Visit again

3rd visit here in 2 years... great pitches

Overall	10/10
Location	10
Value for money	10
Accommodation	10
Facilities / Activities	8
Customer service	6
Child friendliness	8
Cleanliness	6
Wifi	No rating

Anonymous Aug 2022

Non-electric grass tent or trailer tent pitch (six person)

Liked: Space, views, quiet, shower

Disliked: Toilets (but then would it count as wild... Don't know)

Recommend to friends Visit again

Remote, mostly on own, not far from beaches. Hot weather. Good showers…

Overall	10/10
Location	10
Value for money	10
Accommodation	No rating
Facilities / Activities	6
Customer service	10
Child friendliness	No rating
Cleanliness	10
Wifi	No rating

Stanley K. Jul 2022

Non-electric grass tent or trailer tent pitch (two person)

Liked: Remote, mostly on own, not far from beaches. Hot weather. Good showers

Disliked: Nearby pubs not serving foods, had to go into Modbury. Not fault campsite though.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Features

Portable toilet

Pop-up campsite

Dogs allowed

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

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

Type

Farm

Large (51-200 pitches)

Pop-up campsite

Nearby leisure

Canoeing/kayaking nearby

Cycle hire nearby

Cycling nearby

Horse riding nearby

Restaurant nearby

Sailing nearby

Surf school nearby

Location

South Devon Wild Camping

Higher Meadow

Holbeton

Plymouth

Devon

England

PL8 2EP

Directions

Timezone

Europe/London GMT (GMT+00:00)

GPS

50.33535°N
-3.97094°W

Route directions

Turn right in front of the Bull and Bear Lodge, keep going for 300 yards and the field is on your right.

Nearest transport

Coach

4.4 mi Town Hall

4.4 mi BP Garage

6.4 mi Plymouth Road Superstore

Rail

5 mi Ivybridge Rail Station

8.2 mi Plymouth Rail Station

9.3 mi Devonport Rail Station

Ferry

3.9 mi Newton Ferrers Ferry Landing

3.9 mi Noss Mayo Ferry Landing

4.1 mi Warren Point Ferry Landing

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

For keen walkers, there are plenty of trails to pick from river valleys and farmlands through the South Devon Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty and unbroken trails for all abilities along the coastal paths. Perhaps head out for a level stroll through Avon Valley (half an hour's drive) or challenge yourself on a coastal trek towards the rugged and remote Gara Rock Beach (just under an hour). Got the whole family on board? Pack a backpack, bring a bike or prep a picnic for Dartmoor National Park (25 minutes). Afterwards, meet and greet the animals at the nearby Dartmoor Zoo (20 minutes). Find a watersports mecca at the seaside town of Salcombe (35 minutes), sample fish and chips at the harbour, or treat yourself with some fine dining in one of its high-end restaurants. With Plymouth half an hour’s drive away, you may also want to tick off the marina’s historic sites, starting with Royal William Yard (35 minutes) and take the ferry to Edgcumbe House and Country Park.

Water quality at nearby bathing waters

Name	Distance	Type	2020	2019	2018	2017
Mothecombe	2 mi	Estuary	N/A	Good	Good	Good
Challaborough	4.6 mi	Sea	N/A	Excellent	Excellent	Excellent
Bigbury-On-Sea North	4.9 mi	Sea	N/A	Excellent	Excellent	Excellent
Bigbury-On-Sea South	5 mi	Estuary	N/A	Excellent	Good	Good
Wembury	5.2 mi	Sea	N/A	Excellent	Good	N/A

Data source: European Environment Agency

Must see

Dartmoor Zoological Park 5.2 mi

National Marine Aquarium 7.4 mi

Buckfast Abbey 13.9 mi

Paignton Zoo Environmental Park 18.2 mi

Living Coasts 21.4 mi

National Trust

Wembury 5 mi

Saltram 5.8 mi

Salcombe: Thurlestone to Torcross 5.8 mi

Overbeck's 11.4 mi

Buckland Abbey 12.3 mi

Cycle routes

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

Other

Battisborough Cross - River Erme - St Anchorite's Rock - Battisborough Cross 1.2 mi

FLETE 1.8 mi

Erme Estuary 2.1 mi

Erme Ingot 2.3 mi

Around Lord Revelstoke's Drive from Noss Mayo 3.6 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.

Policies

Booking terms and conditions

Admission

At least one of the party members must be aged 18 or over.
Under 18s must be accompanied by their parents or legal guardians.

Arrivals and departures

Late arrivals must notify the park as soon as possible. Your booking will be held for 24 hours. After this period the management reserves the right to relet your unit.
No refunds/discounts for inclement weather, late arrivals or early departures.
Units will be allocated on arrival.

Changes to your holiday

Bookings cannot be amended within 7 day(s) of arrival.
Modifications are subject to a £10.00 fee.

Dogs

Dogs must be kept on leads and supervised at all times.
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.

General

In the event of a complaint, please speak to reception immediately. Complaints which are not brought to the management's attention during your stay cannot be dealt with once you have left the site.
Please note that the shower facilities are unisex.
Quiet hours must be respected between 10 p.m. and 8 a.m..
Radio, music and TV players must be kept at a low volume. Car doors and boots must be closed quietly.
Refunds within the indicated cancellation period are only possible if the site is able to relet your unit/pitch.

Occupancy

No hen/stag parties permitted via Pitchup.com.

Reception

There is no reception on-site: on arrival please contact the number provided on your booking confirmation.

Safety

Barbecues are permitted but must be raised off the ground and attended by an adult at all times.
Firearms are not permitted.
Guests are advised to bring a good quality torch with them as parts of the site are unlit.
Open fires are prohibited.

Vehicles

No vehicle movement between 9 p.m. and 8 a.m..

Visitors

Visitors must leave the premises by 9 p.m..

Payment terms

Does South Devon Wild Camping have a swimming pool? No View all features
Is South Devon Wild Camping dog friendly? Yes View all features
What attractions are near South Devon Wild Camping? For keen walkers, there are plenty of trails to pick from river valleys and farmlands through the South Devon Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty and unbroken trails for all abilities along the … Read more