Huntstile Organic Farm

From £25 For 1 night, 4 adults 9.6 71 reviews
Main Farmhouse with Apple Loft (on the right, up a flight of wooden steps) (added by manager 02 Jun 2020)
Bell tent includes a king-size bed and two mattress (added by manager 23 aug 2018)
View from the bell tent (added by manager 31 may 2020)
Exterior (added by manager 16 oct 2018)

  • Farm site over 270 acres, two miles from the Quantock Hills
  • Help feed the farm pigs, sheep and chickens
  • Footpaths and woodland to walk; maps provided; breakfast available
Foodies: this is the site for you. Huntstile Organic Farm, in the foothills of Somerset’s Quantock Hills, knows its food inside and out and backwards too. Owners Lizzie and John are fervent about good food grown simply, locally and well, and their 270-acre site grows, produces and rears top-quality produce of all flavours. Huntstile is also in an area of low light pollution: alfresco suppers and then lying beside the tent and looking up at the stars sounds like a holiday you might like to hunt anywhere… Guests can help feed the farm pigs, sheep and chickens (just ask the staff) and if you ask very nicely, the farm cats and dogs might take you walkies around the footpaths, fields, woodland and farm structures like the 16th-century seed granary (Huntstile has been a farm since at least the 11th century and surrounds a 14th-century farmhouse). If you prefer to self-guide, pick up a map from the dining room and take a tour around the farm or take one of the walks up to the Quantock Hills starting directly from the farm gate; John and Lizzie can provide maps for other nearby walks to their homemade stone circle and through ancient woodland. Toilets and showers with free hot water a short walk away, and there's also access to a guest fridge with freezer space. Kids can also have a bouncingly good time in summer on the big garden trampoline. Dedicated electric vehicle charging points are available. Breakfast is available between 08.30 and 10.00 daily, while pizza nights and a licensed bar are on offer on Wednesdays and Fridays in the evening. Here on Sunday? Lunch is available too. There is also a marquee with table football and table tennis.

Site type

Lodges, cabins, pods or huts 3
Tent pitches 34
Rent a tent 1
Open now
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).
  • Group bookings of 2 or more units (e.g. tent, touring caravan, motorhome or accommodation hire) travelling together are not permitted via Pitchup.com.
  • Group bookings of 4 or more adults are not permitted (couples and immediate family members excepted).
  • Single-sex bookings of 4 or more people (couples and immediate family members excepted) are not permitted via Pitchup.com.
  • No hen/stag parties permitted via Pitchup.com.
  • Twin axle vehicles are not permitted on site.
  • The site caters for families (immediate members) and couples only - bookings from all other forms of groups are not accepted.
  • Units longer than 5 metres are not allowed.
  • Minimum spacing of 4 metres between pitches.
  • There is no reception on-site: on arrival please contact the number provided on your booking confirmation.

Languages spoken

English

French

Open from Fri, 29 Mar to

Open from Fri, 24 May to

Open from Thu, 11 Jul to

Open from Fri, 25 Oct to

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Only showing reviews for the last 30 months.

Gorgeous find, friendly and truly beautiful to camp at.

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

Electric grass and earth tent, campervan or trailer tent pitch

Liked: The most gorgeous camping site. Views that go for miles and only the sound of farm and wildlife to contend with. We had a perfect stay,staying mon to fri. With the option to feed the animals, breakfast and pizza night it’s a gem of a camp site!

Disliked: The toilets would benefit from lights in and out, nothing major but on a dark night a torch is needed.

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Amazing, beautiful a place to stop and relax. Clean and very tidy.

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

Non-electric grass and earth tent, campervan or trailer tent pitch (wild)

Liked: This is our 4th visit and we love how quiet and peaceful the campsite is. It’s very well laid out with separate sections for different needs. Showers and toilets are always clean and well stocked. Hosts are super friendly and helpful. Never eaten here but the restaurant was really busy with none campers which was lovely to see.

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Brilliant two nights glamping in the bell tent. The facilities were excellent…

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
Anonymous The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Daisy bell tent

Liked: Brilliant two nights glamping in the bell tent. The facilities were excellent with good showers and toilets. We loved feeding the animals in the mornings. We also stayed for the pizza night which was incredible.

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Fantastic site!

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

Electric grass and earth tent, campervan or trailer tent pitch

Liked: Fantastic site, such beautiful surroundings and lovely views. Kids can roam free and be safe. Facilities always working and clean. Good size pitches. Staff and owners are great! So welcoming and helpful. Amazing pizza! A must try! Breakfast was delicious too. Peaceful and relaxing for grown ups, fun and adventure for kids. Was our 2nd year and we’ll definitely be going back.

Disliked: Absolutely nothing to dislike.

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From the manager: Thank you so much for your kind review and returning to Huntstile! We can't wait to have you here again next time :) Best wishes, Team H x

Beautiful peaceful setting and amazing pizzas…

Overall 8/10
Location 6
Value for money 6
Accommodation 8
Facilities / Activities 6
Customer service 8
Child friendliness 8
Cleanliness 6
Wifi 4
Clare P. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Electric grass and earth tent, campervan or trailer tent pitch

Liked: Beautiful peaceful setting and amazing pizzas

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Site facilities, cleanliness, location, friendly staff, nearby amenities.…

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

Bella bell tent (no pets)

Liked: Site facilities, cleanliness, location, friendly staff, nearby amenities.

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Quite Peaceful Clean toilets showers Feeding animals Bat watching at night. Great for walks.…

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

Non-electric grass tent, campervan or trailer tent pitch

Liked: Quite Peaceful Clean toilets showers Feeding animals Bat watching at night. Great for walks.

Disliked: Toilets near lake had no lights at night.

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From the manager: Thank you for taking the time to leave a review! We really appreciate your feedback and are glad to hear you enjoyed your time here at Huntstile! Thank you also for letting us know about the toilets lights- I will look in to this and get this resolved for future visitors. Hope to see you all again! Best wishes, Team H!

Owners really nice Great pizza Lovely views…

Overall 8/10
Location 8
Value for money 8
Accommodation 8
Facilities / Activities 6
Customer service 8
Child friendliness 8
Cleanliness 8
Wifi 4
Suzanne D. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Electric grass and earth tent, campervan or trailer tent pitch

Liked: Owners really nice Great pizza Lovely views

Disliked: Stoney ground, hard to hit pegs in Basic toilet and shower facilities

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From the manager: Hi Suzanne, Thank you for taking the time to leave your review and its lovely to hear that you enjoyed the pizza and our superb views! I feel a bit awkward mentioning this, but you insisted on pitching your tent on one of our hard standing pitches - which is meant for campervans. That's why it was stoney...and hard! We have a delightful orchard and wildflower meadow with 25 large pitches on lovely soft grass for tents and, usually, campers prefer to pitch their tents here. Our heated shower block is next to the café (as shown on the map you were provided with on arrival) and you will find a microwave and a fridge-freezer there too. It's situated right next to our breakfast café, where you can buy delicious coffee and croissants, bacon rolls, or a full Englsh if required. There are 4 toilet cubicles and an additional shower trailer in the orchard for your convenience, however you need to walk the 2 minutes to the café to find the heated shower block facilities. I hope that helps. Kind regards, Lizzie Ridout Huntstile Organic Farm

Three grandchildren loved their freedom, the forest and the trampoline

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

Electric grass and earth tent, campervan or trailer tent pitch

Liked: Spacious, quiet, activities and wild deer

Disliked: Port-a-loo

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From the manager: hi Sharron, Thank you for leaving your review! I'm delighted to know that you enjoyed the peace and quiet at Huntstile and that the children had lots of space and freedom to explore the farm! I thought I should point out that we do not have any portaloos here - all our loos are plumbed into the mains, so there are no nasty chemical toilets at Huntstile. Our facilities include: - a purpose built shower block next to the café with 2 shower-room cubicles with hot showers, toilets and washbasins and there is also a hairdryer here, as well as a fridge-freezer and a microwave. - 1 very good shower room inside the café with hot shower, wash basin & toilet - 1 shower room next to the office, with shower, washbasin & toilet - 3 toilet cubicles next to the upper orchard (these are housed in 'portaloo' shells but proper facilities plumbed into the mains - maybe this is where you are thinking of, they are definitely not portaloos!) - 1 toilet cubicle in the upper orchard - 4 showers in a shower block trailer just above the upper orchard - 2 wash ups: one outside to each of the shower blocks (also 1 inside the shower block adjacent to the café) We find these facilities of 8 shower & toilets serve our 25 pitches very well, I hope you agree. I look forward to you coming to stay at Huntstile again soon! Kind regards, Lizzie Ridout Huntstile Organic Farm

Excellent site, child and dog friendly, great breakfast.

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

Marigold bell tent

Liked: Lovely welcome and continual communication and assistance from the owners and staff at the farm. The tent itself (Marigold) was ideal for our trip, very well presented, towels and bedding provided along with plates, cutlery, BBQ, Fire pit, wood and charcoal. The breakfast was amazing, special shout out to Nathaniel’s homemade sourdough. The shop is ideal for some soft drinks or alcohol and Nathaniel was happy to open up if you needed anything. The kids loved the animal feeding and big thanks to the team for offering this as part of the service offered. Electric car charger was a lovely touch. Lovely part of the world and look forward to going back.

Disliked: Nothing to note.

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From the manager: Hi Chris Great to hear that you had a wonderful time here at Huntstile! Thank you for taking the time to leave us a lovely review. We really do hope to see you here again soon :) Best wishes, Team H x


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

Camping 2.0

Jumbo tent pitches

Themes

Forest

Lake and/or mountain

Peaceful

Remote location

Spectacular scenery

Walkers' paradise

Wildlife haven

Utilities

Charging facilities

Chemical disposal

Communal fridge

Electric car charging point(s)

Gas cylinders available

Recycling available

Renewable energy

Nearby amenities

Bar nearby

Dog walk nearby

Shop nearby

Type

Farm

Medium (26-50 pitches)

Nearby leisure

Cycling nearby

Fishing nearby

Golf nearby

Horse riding nearby

Indoor pool nearby

Mountain biking nearby

Restaurant nearby

Sailing nearby

Location

Huntstile Organic Farm

Goathurst

Bridgwater

Somerset

England

TA5 2DQ

Directions

Timezone

Europe/London GMT (GMT+00:00)

GPS

51.09833°N
-3.04944°W

Nearest transport

Coach
1.5 mi Verriers
1.5 mi Verriers
3.1 mi Bus Station Stop 8
Rail
3.3 mi Bridgwater Rail Station
5.7 mi Taunton Rail Station
7 mi Bishop's Lydeard
Ferry
4 mi Bridgwater Ferry Terminal
17.7 mi Weston-super-Mare Knightstone Harbour
20 mi Minehead Harbour
Airport
24.2 mi Cardiff International Airport
24.8 mi Bristol 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

Huntstile is five miles from Bridgwater, eight from Taunton and about 20 minutes’ drive from the coastline of highly recommended Kilve beach, with the Quantock Hills and Somerset villages along the way. Ask Lizzie and John for tips or go in whatever direction takes your fancy: northish to the coast, south to Taunton, east and north east to Glastonbury and Cheddar, and west to the Brendon Hills and then Exmoor Forest. Weston-super-Mare, Minehead, Bristol and Cardiff are all within 25 miles. Around 20 minutes’ drive takes you to Ramscombe, a picnic spot fave of the Huntstile staff, as it has loads of space for running and kicking a ball around, brooks to dam, purpose-built barbecues for lunch (and dinner), and a two-mile Red Walk suitable for most abilities. Also head for Hestercombe House, overlooking the nearby Blackdown Hills and featured on the BBC’s Gardens Through Time. The formal gardens here were designed by Gertrude Jekyll and Sir Edward Lutyens and have 40 acres of woodland walks, an orangery and a temple.

Water quality at nearby bathing waters

Name Distance Type 2020 2019 2018 2017
Berrow North Of Unity Farm 12.7 mi Estuary N/A Excellent Good Good
Brean 15.5 mi Estuary N/A Excellent Excellent Excellent
Weston-Super-Mare Uphill Slipway 15.8 mi Estuary Poor Poor N/A Poor
Blue Anchor West 16.3 mi Sea N/A N/A N/A N/A
Weston Main 17 mi Estuary Poor N/A Poor N/A

Data source: European Environment Agency

Must see

Clarks Village 13.5 mi

Blackdown Hills Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty 14.6 mi

Glastonbury Abbey 14.8 mi

Glastonbury Tor 15.5 mi

Cheddar Caves & Gorge 17.7 mi

National Trust

Fyne Court 2.9 mi

Coleridge Cottage 5.9 mi

Stembridge Tower Mill 10.1 mi

Priest's House 11.5 mi

Barrington Court 12.5 mi

Cycle routes

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

Other

HALSWELL PARK 0.7 mi

HESTERCOMBE 3.4 mi

COTHELSTONE MANOR 5.3 mi

Battle of Sedgemoor, 1685 5.5 mi

FAIRFIELD 7.5 mi

Local events

  • Glastonbury Festival (Wednesday 26 June 2024 – Wednesday 26 June 2024)

    Glastonbury, Somerset 20.5 mi

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

    Ottery St Mary, Devon 24.9 mi

  • Bristol International Balloon Fiesta (Thursday 8 August 2024 – Thursday 8 August 2024)

    Bristol, Greater Bristol 28.9 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 Somerset?

  • Does Huntstile Organic Farm have a swimming pool? No View all features
  • Is Huntstile Organic Farm dog friendly? Yes View all features
  • What attractions are near Huntstile Organic Farm? Huntstile is five miles from Bridgwater, eight from Taunton and about 20 minutes’ drive from the coastline of highly recommended Kilve beach, with the Quantock Hills and Somerset villages along the way. … Read more
  • When can I check in and check out of Huntstile Organic Farm?
    Camping and touring
    Arrive:  2 p.m. –  10 p.m.
    Depart by:  10 a.m.
    On-site accommodation
    Arrive:  4 p.m. –  10 p.m.
    Depart by:  10 a.m.
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  • How much does it cost to stay at Huntstile Organic Farm? From £25 (for 1 night, 2 adults) - prices may change depending on your dates and party.