The Rodney Stoke Caravan and Camping Park

From £22 For 1 night, 2 adults 8.9 276 reviews
The view from the back of the campsite (added by manager 15 Aug 2022)
Mixed pitches – a bit of grass and a bit of gravel (added by manager 15 aug 2022)
Entrance to the site (added by manager 20 jan 2015)
He never booked in, better clear some space… (added by manager 31 aug 2020)

  • Small and friendly adults-only site near Cheddar Gorge in Somerset
  • A 10-minute drive to Wookey Hole Caves; 45 minutes to Bath
  • On a bus route to Cheddar and Wells; pubs and shops 10 minutes’ drive
If tiny sites and a peaceful kid-free vibe are the things that have you stoked on holiday, you'll like The Rodney Stoke Caravan and Camping Park, a small, flower-filled and friendly site with Mendip Hills views and near Cheddar in Somerset. On site, pitches are lined by neat hedgerows to up your privacy stakes and there’s room to park your cars too. A handy, contemporary bathroom block is out by the pitches too, and was upgraded for the 2020 season with toilets and showers. For cooking up a feast on site, barbecues and self-contained firepits are permitted, and you can stock up on goodies for the grill at the basics store in Draycott village (five minutes’ drive). The site is not far from Cheddar and the ancient city of Wells; if you fancy having a pint in a pub at either place, leave your car at base camp and take the bus running to both that leaves from the stop nearby. The Rodney Stoke site welcomes dogs as long as they're well-behaved, but no humans under 16, please.

Site type

Touring caravan pitches 20
Motorhome pitches 20
Tent pitches 8
Open all year
Please note
  • A charge of £0.60 applies for the use of the shower.
  • Guests under the age of 16 are not allowed on site.
  • No cars/motorbikes by the pitch/unit. All cars must be parked in the designated area.
  • A cable measuring at least 10 metres is needed for the electric hook-ups.
  • Guests are advised to bring a good quality torch with them as parts of the site are unlit.

Languages spoken

English

Pitch types & availability

Reviews

87%

would recommend this site to a friend

83%

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Only showing reviews for the last 30 months.

Great little site next to the beautiful Mendip Hills.

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

Electric hardstanding touring pitch

Liked: Location - cracking walks right from the site or catch a bus just outside the site, all the way to Weston or Wells. Small site with modern, clean facilities.

Disliked: No recycling. Showers - really need descaling as they went everywhere except my head! Why do the men get 10 minutes for 20p and the women 5 minutes for 20p?!

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From the manager: Hi Simone, recycling bins are at the end of the shower block, we are sorting the shower heads and timing out thanks for letting me know. Cheers Tom 😗😎

I would highly recommend nice quite site, very clean facilities…

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

Electric hardstanding touring pitch

Liked: I would highly recommend nice quite site, very clean facilities

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From the manager: You are welcome Abby, cheers Tom 😊😊😎😎

Nothing…

Overall 2/10
Location 4
Value for money 2
Accommodation 2
Facilities / Activities 2
Customer service 2
Child friendliness 2
Cleanliness 10
Wifi 2
Samantha L. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Electric hardstanding touring pitch

Liked: Nothing

Disliked: Being told before we even drove into the pitch that if we went on the grass the owner would shut the site and send us all out. The grass was waterlogged and the pitches were too small to reverse into without going on the grass. It was soaking wet and we were expected to go into the loos without shoes on.

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From the manager: Thank you for your review. I am sorry that you felt displeased with your experience at this park. Unfortunately, your stay with us coincided with some of the wettest, prolonged weather we have ever experienced! This clearly did not make for good camping!

Lovely site nice and quiet and good hard standing pitch, very clean…

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

Electric hardstanding touring pitch

Liked: Lovely site nice and quiet and good hard standing pitch, very clean facilitys would definitely stay again

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From the manager: Thanks Jack you are welcome. Cheers Tom 😎😎😎

Very clean toulet and shower block. Quiet site…

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

Electric hardstanding touring pitch

Liked: Very clean toulet and shower block. Quiet site

Disliked: The lock to get in and out of gate was very fiddly

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From the manager: Thanks Nicola, The gate is being renewed soon. Cheers Tom 😊😊😎😎

Fabulous place have been before never been disappointed the facilities are first…

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

Electric hardstanding touring pitch

Liked: Fabulous place have been before never been disappointed the facilities are first class so clean and tidy and as for Tom well what can we say about Tom so so helpful and very friendly he made our stay very enjoyable thank you so much see you again soon we hope

Disliked: Nothing to dislike

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From the manager: Thanks Mick, you are welcome Cheers Tom 😊😊😎😎

It was a nice peaceful clean site well maintained…

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

Electric hardstanding touring pitch

Liked: It was a nice peaceful clean site well maintained

Disliked: No WiFi / signal

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From the manager: Thanks Sansone, you are both welcome. Cheers Tom 😎😎😎😊😊

Friendly staff, clean facilities,quiet location.

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

Electric hardstanding touring pitch

Liked: Quiet adult only site in beautiful surroundings. Toilets and showers were nice and clean. Tom was there to welcome us and was very helpful.

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From the manager: Thank you both, it was a pleasure. Proper Job Tom. 😎😎😎😊😊

All around excellent

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

Electric hardstanding touring pitch

Liked: Very clean and nice and quiet perfectly situated to visit chedder wells and Glastonbury seen some reviews on trip advisor so people like to moan about nothing Tom the manager is very helpful would definitely recommend and will be going back

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From the manager: Cheers Mark, thanks for your company twuz good. Cheers Tom 😊😊😊😊

Very nice and quiet Lovely Clean facilities…

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

Electric hardstanding touring pitch

Liked: Very nice and quiet Lovely Clean facilities

Recommend to friends Visit again

From the manager: Thank you Derek, you are most welcome. Cheers Tom 😊😊😊😎😎😎


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

Rallies welcome

Single-sex groups welcome

Student groups welcome

Rules

Adults only

Barbecue provided

Barbecues allowed

Campfires allowed

Commercial vehicles allowed

Dogs allowed

Dogs allowed all year

Themes

Peaceful

Spectacular scenery

Walkers' paradise

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

Nearby farmers' market

Public transport nearby

Shop nearby

Type

Medium (26-50 pitches)

Nearby leisure

Canoeing/kayaking nearby

Climbing nearby

Cycle hire nearby

Cycling nearby

Fishing nearby

Golf nearby

Horse riding nearby

Indoor pool nearby

Mountain biking nearby

Restaurant nearby

Sailing nearby

Location

The Rodney Stoke Caravan and Camping Park

Wells Road

Cheddar

Somerset

England

BS27 3XB

Directions

Timezone

Europe/London GMT (GMT+00:00)

GPS

51.24903°N
-2.73997°W

Route directions

The site is at the bottom of the car park for the Rodney Stoke Inn. Customers with caravans and motorhomes are advised not to let a satnav direct you down New Road (which leads from the gliding club to the bottom of Draycott village), as this road is dangerous for large vehicles and towed units and it is likely to cause damage to your vehicle. Instead it is better to approach on the main road from either Axbridge or Wells.

Nearest transport

Coach
4.8 mi Wells Bus Station
7.1 mi Glastonbury Town Hall
7.1 mi Town Hall
Rail
10.3 mi Highbridge & Burnham-on-Sea Rail Station
10.5 mi Yatton Rail Station
10.5 mi Worle Rail Station
Ferry
12.9 mi Weston-super-Mare Knightstone Harbour
13.2 mi Bridgwater Ferry Terminal
14.5 mi Clevedon Pier
Airport
9.6 mi Bristol International Airport
27.9 mi Cardiff 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

Smashing Cheddar (10 minutes’ drive) offers up its gorge for climbing and caves for exploring as well as cheese- and cider-tasting opportunities. Wookey Hole Caves (both 10 minutes) have more subterranean caverns and a dinosaur-themed walk. If you’d rather pursue a more sedate pastime, golfing is close by at the Isle of Wedmore (15 minutes) and Mendip Springs (25 minutes) golf clubs, or you can try crazy golf at Cheddar too. The seaside town of Weston-super-Mare (35 minutes) makes a popular day trip for a romp through local history at the Weston Museum, a poke around the Helicopter Museum and a stroll down the Grand Pier, or you can board a paddle steamer for a cruise along the Severn Estuary and Bristol Channel. Fans of city-based doings can easily get to the buzzy quayside restaurants and indie shopping scene of Bristol (50 minutes) – while heritage devotees should head for Bath (45 minutes) for its renowned Thermae Bath Spa, remains of Roman baths, the Jane Austen Centre and year-round festivals.

Water quality at nearby bathing waters

Name Distance Type 2020 2019 2018 2017
Weston-Super-Mare Uphill Slipway 12 mi Estuary Poor Poor N/A Poor
Berrow North Of Unity Farm 12.2 mi Estuary N/A Excellent Good Good
Weston Main 12.3 mi Estuary Poor N/A Poor N/A
Weston-Super-Mare Sand Bay 12.6 mi Estuary N/A N/A Good Good
Brean 12.8 mi Estuary N/A Excellent Excellent Excellent

Data source: European Environment Agency

Must see

Cheddar Caves & Gorge 2.5 mi

Wookey Hole Caves & Papermill 3.3 mi

Ebbor Gorge National Nature Reserve 4.2 mi

Wells Cathedral 4.9 mi

Glastonbury Abbey 7.1 mi

National Trust

King John's Hunting Lodge 4.3 mi

West Pennard Court Barn 9 mi

Stembridge Tower Mill 12.7 mi

Tyntesfield 13.3 mi

Clevedon Court 13.7 mi

Cycle routes

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

Other

Wookey Hole - Priddy - Ebbor Gorge 2.5 mi

Cheddar Gorge - Black Down - Rowberrow 2.6 mi

The Mendip Hills – a circular walk from Priddy 2.7 mi

Wookey Hole and Ebbor Gorge 3.3 mi

Charterhouse - Black Down - Velvet Bottom - Charterhouse 3.5 mi

Local events

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

    Glastonbury, Somerset 9.1 mi

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

    Bristol, Greater Bristol 13.8 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 The Rodney Stoke Caravan and Camping Park have a swimming pool? No View all features
  • Is The Rodney Stoke Caravan and Camping Park dog friendly? Yes View all features
  • What attractions are near The Rodney Stoke Caravan and Camping Park? Smashing Cheddar (10 minutes’ drive) offers up its gorge for climbing and caves for exploring as well as cheese- and cider-tasting opportunities. Wookey Hole Caves (both 10 minutes) have more subterranean caverns … Read more
  • When can I check in and check out of The Rodney Stoke Caravan and Camping Park?
    Camping and touring
    Arrive:  12 p.m. –  6 p.m.
    Depart by:  11 a.m.

    It is recommended that you arrive during daylight hours, wherever possible.

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  • How much does it cost to stay at The Rodney Stoke Caravan and Camping Park? From £22 (for 1 night, 2 adults) - prices may change depending on your dates and party.