This is a relatively small campsite, tucked away 3 miles from Tavistock, on high moorland underneath Pew Tor. It is surrounded by farm land, and at the time of our... read more visit had a huge range of lambs and calves in the surrounding fields, which was simply amazing. We had pitch 21, a large triangular corner pitch, right against hedges, it was mainly hard standing but made up of stone clippings, so when we put up our awning the pegs went in easily. When we arrived we had a very warm welcome, and were even shown to our pitch, despite it being very close to reception. Speaking of reception, there is a small shop with essentials, but also a good selection of maps and guide books. The toilet block is amongst the cleanest we have ever seen, helped perhaps by some polite notices asking you to help other campers by using the supplied mops, squeegees, and loo brushes, but also by almost constant attention from the staff, so don’t be surprised if you end up discussing the Dartmoor weather with a toilet cleaner at 7.00am. Recycling is good with a range of bins provided, and rain water harvesting is also employed on the site. One of the major highlights was the on-site restaurant, you can eat in, but they also do take away which you order, get a time, and then leg it off to your van with a large grin... This is a relatively small campsite, tucked away 3 miles from Tavistock, on high moorland underneath Pew Tor. It is surrounded by farm land, and at the time of our visit had a huge range of lambs and calves in the surrounding fields, which was simply amazing.
We had pitch 21, a large triangular corner pitch, right against hedges, it was mainly hard standing but made up of stone clippings, so when we put up our awning the pegs went in easily.
When we arrived we had a very warm welcome, and were even shown to our pitch, despite it being very close to reception. Speaking of reception, there is a small shop with essentials, but also a good selection of maps and guide books.
The toilet block is amongst the cleanest we have ever seen, helped perhaps by some polite notices asking you to help other campers by using the supplied mops, squeegees, and loo brushes, but also by almost constant attention from the staff, so don’t be surprised if you end up discussing the Dartmoor weather with a toilet cleaner at 7.00am.
Recycling is good with a range of bins provided, and rain water harvesting is also employed on the site.
One of the major highlights was the on-site restaurant, you can eat in, but they also do take away which you order, get a time, and then leg it off to your van with a large grin on your face to devour your lamb shank or moor hotpot, the only effort involved being taking the empty container to the recycling point the end of your meal - bliss.
The area around the site is simply stunning. We had one walk into Tavistock, around 3 miles each way, the site provides a map, but there is one half decent hill on the way back. Tavistock is great to look around with its famous pannier market, and we extended our walk by walking as far as we could along the length of the Tavistock canal, a great wood land walk with some interesting canal engineering.
Our second walk was a 15 miler to Peter Tavy, then up onto the moor and ‘bagged’ half a dozen tors, a couple of stone circles and a row of standing stones before descending over the back of Merrivale Quary to grab a bite to eat in the Devon Arms on our way back to the site.
Overall, an immaculately kept, friendly, very clean site, with excellent facilities, nestled in some of the best countryside the UK has to offer. More
