Smallcombe Farm
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Week away for birthday
Warm welcome
NightJar
Reviewed on 14/07/2016 18:51
Wonderful views of Dartmoor
TractorBoy1
Reviewed on 11/07/2016 17:42
What a Lovely Spot
A Good Place to stay
TractorBoy1
Reviewed on 19/07/2015 15:24
Peaceful site
This was our first experience of a CL and we loved it. The views are stunning. The site if flat with hardstanding and grass and the pitches are huge. We have a small Eriba caravan and parked across ways to make the most of the views. It was so nice not to have the rules and regs of a club site. The approach road is narrow but posed no problems. Our name was on our pitch on arrival. Each pitch has EHU and its own tap. Yes, the toilets and shower are in a home made shed but they are adequate. The shower was powerful and the water hot. I kept my flip flops on as the floor didn't look overly clean. There are no washing up facilities so we washed up outside in a bowl, this reminded me of my tent camping days and I loved it. The pitch cost £12 in July which is great value. The site is well placed for the A38 (you do a get a little bit of road noise, if the wind is coming from that direction). We enjoyed the steam railway at Buckfastleigh and the fish and chips in the Jolly Rodger they were excellent! Overall an excellent site for camping as it used to be. We are now converts to the CLs.
Difficulty with a motorhome
Confirming what has previously been said - the lane is narrow and kept reasonably well cut back but it only takes a few errant branches to mark the van - expect most will polish out! Our van is narrow too. Views lovely although most of our stay involved rain. Good hardstanding - we couldn't see a name on any of the pitches as previously mentioned? The only trouble was with emptying the toilet and especially the water - having to go over very wet grass. For the latter, with a motorhome, we had to reverse right up to the toilet/shower shed and on one occasion we got stuck in the mud and had to use our trusty rubber tracks to get us out. Difficult to empty a complete tank and we did not see anyone else emptying grey water so I expect most people let it go on the ground. Would revisit as it is very handy for sights - however some roadworks meant the exit from Plymouth and towards Exeter were closed and traffic rerouted via Rattery itself which was a challenge!
Star55
Reviewed on 12/11/2014 14:03
Excellent CL
JerryCadiz
Reviewed on 25/10/2014 00:04