Stowford Manor Farm

From £27 For 1 night, 2 adults
The farmhouse (added by manager 10 Mar 2024)
New
Pitching field (added by manager 10 mar 2024)
Tent pitched on the main site (added by manager 10 mar 2024)
Meeting the donkeys (added by manager 10 mar 2024)

  • Peaceful Wiltshire site in the grounds of a 15th-century manor house
  • Bradford-on-Avon five minutes' drive; 20 minutes to Bath or Longleat
  • On the banks of the River Frome; wild swimming and cream teas on site
Ever thought you could feel right at home living on a smart country estate? Well, here’s your chance to give it a try. You won’t be staying in the medieval buildings themselves, but at Stowford Manor Farm you’ll set up in the gorgeous grounds of a 15th-century manor house in the Wiltshire countryside, about three miles from Bradford-on-Avon. And this small-scale site has another excellent feature – it’s right on the banks of the River Frome, with access to the water for fishing, paddling, swimming, paddleboarding and launching small boats. In fact, it’s such a great spot for wild swimming that the Farleigh and District Swimming Club has its base about half a mile downstream – and if you fancy joining them for a dip, you can join up for half price. The campsite itself is a fairly traditional setup, with simple facilities in the form of toilets, showers (extra charge applies) and hot-water washing-up sinks. Dogs and kids are welcome, and you’ll be allowed to set up barbecues and firepits as long as they’re kept off the ground. Logs, barbecue boxes and other goodies can be added to your booking to make life easy (and tasty…) As you might expect from a farm site, you’ll share the space with some animals (get ready to meet some pigs, donkeys and cows while you're here) as well as arable crops. What you may not have expected is that the site also has a lovely little tea room that’s open in the afternoons for cream teas and ice creams, and it also serves up wood-fired pizzas in the evenings (Friday and Saturday nights from May to August, plus other evenings in peak season).

Site type

Tent pitches 50
Touring caravan pitches 20
Motorhome pitches 50
Lodges, cabins, pods or huts 1
Opens 29 March
Please note
  • Under 18s must be accompanied by their parents or legal guardians.
  • A charge of £0.50 applies for the use of the shower.
  • This is a quiet site: no music is allowed.
  • Please note that the toilet/shower facilities are unisex.
  • If reception is closed on arrival: please contact the number provided on your booking confirmation.
  • Fires, barbecues and/or firepits will not be permitted in dry, windy and/or hot weather conditions.

Languages spoken

English

Open from Fri, 29 Mar to

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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 cafe

On-site restaurant

On-site restaurant/cafe

Outdoor swimming pool

Play area

TV room

Take away

Tennis

Watersports

Wild swimming

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

D. of E. 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

Spectacular scenery

Walkers' paradise

Utilities

Charging facilities

Chemical disposal

Electric car charging point(s)

Gas cylinders available

Recycling available

Renewable energy

Nearby amenities

Bar nearby

Dog walk nearby

Nearby farmers' market

Type

Farm

Nearby leisure

Canoeing/kayaking nearby

Cycle hire nearby

Fishing nearby

Golf nearby

Horse riding nearby

Restaurant nearby

Watersports nearby

Touring and motorhomes

Water hook-up points for tourers

Location

Stowford Manor Farm

Wingfield

Trowbridge

Bradford On Avon

Wiltshire

England

BA14 9LH

Directions

Timezone

Europe/London GMT (GMT+00:00)

GPS

51.31778°N
-2.27287°W

Nearest transport

Coach
2.8 mi Town Hall
5.6 mi Bus Station
6.3 mi Market Place
Rail
1.6 mi Avoncliff Rail Station
2.1 mi Freshford Rail Station
2.1 mi Bradford-on-Avon Rail Station
Ferry
16.2 mi Temple Meads Station Ferry Landing
16.4 mi Temple Bridge (Bristol) Ferry Landing
16.6 mi Redcliffe Back Ferry Landing
Airport
19.5 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

If you’d like to explore your immediate surroundings, you need only find one of the footpaths that runs from the site to places like Farleigh Hungerford Castle, Iford Manor Gardens or Westwood Manor. There are riverside walks galore around here too – either along the River Avon or by the Kennet and Avon Canal. A couple of the Avon’s top attractions are in fact its urban spaces – both Bradford-on-Avon (five minutes' drive) and Bath (20 minutes) are well worth visiting for their historic buildings. You may also like to take a trip to Frome (15 minutes). If you’ve brought the kids along on holiday, a trip to the safari park at Longleat (20 minutes) may well be on the cards; if that's a bit too big, consider booking a wolf experience at The Little Zoo (15 minutes) instead. For a more grown-up day out, perhaps you'd like to potter around Prior Park Landscape Garden (20 minutes).

Water quality at nearby bathing waters

Name Distance Type 2020 2019 2018 2017
Clevedon Beach 26.9 mi Estuary N/A Good Good Good

Data source: European Environment Agency

Must see

American Museum in Britain 4.3 mi

Prior Park Landscape Garden 4.4 mi

Sally Lunn's Historic Eating House & Museum 5.7 mi

The Holburne Museum 5.7 mi

Bath Abbey 5.8 mi

National Trust

Westwood Manor 0.8 mi

The Courts Garden 3.9 mi

Prior Park Landscape Garden 4.4 mi

Great Chalfield Manor and Garden 4.5 mi

Bath Assembly Rooms 6.1 mi

Cycle routes

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

Other

IFORD MANOR 1.1 mi

BELCOMBE COURT 1.9 mi

Bradford-on-Avon - Kennet and Avon Canal - Avoncliff - Bradford 2.1 mi

THE HALL, BRADFORD ON AVON 2.3 mi

TROWBRIDGE GENERAL CEMETERY 3.3 mi

Local events

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

    Glastonbury, Somerset 17.4 mi

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

    Bristol, Greater Bristol 19.2 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 Wiltshire?

  • Does Stowford Manor Farm have a swimming pool? No View all features
  • Is Stowford Manor Farm dog friendly? Yes View all features
  • What attractions are near Stowford Manor Farm? If you’d like to explore your immediate surroundings, you need only find one of the footpaths that runs from the site to places like Farleigh Hungerford Castle, Iford Manor Gardens or Westwood … Read more
  • When can I check in and check out of Stowford Manor Farm?
    Camping and touring
    Arrive:  2 p.m. –  9 p.m.
    Depart by:  12 p.m.
    Read more
  • How much does it cost to stay at Stowford Manor Farm? From £27 (for 1 night, 2 adults) - prices may change depending on your dates and party.