Dog-friendly camping in Exmoor National Park

Bring your dog and explore Exmoor National Park—over 1,250 campsites here welcome pets. You’ll find pitches tucked beside streams, set on wild moorland, and hidden among woodlands. Most offer showers, toilets, and allow campfires. Fishing, hiking, and swims in cold, clear rivers are easy to access. Top picks: South Dean Camping (169 reviews), Meldon Lake and Woods Wild Camping (88 reviews), and Brig’s Farm (66 reviews). Nights average £40, but you’ll spot pitches for as low as £7. Bring wellies, pack for weather that changes by the hour, and don’t forget dog treats—Exmoor is best explored with muddy paws.

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Top-rated campgrounds near Exmoor National Park

Bring your dog and explore Exmoor National Park—over 1,250 campsites here welcome pets. You’ll find pitches tucked beside streams, set on wild moorland, and hidden among woodlands. Most offer showers, toilets, and allow campfires. Fishing, hiking, and swims in cold, clear rivers are easy to access. Top picks: South Dean Camping (169 reviews), Meldon Lake and Woods Wild Camping (88 reviews), and Brig’s Farm (66 reviews). Nights average £40, but you’ll spot pitches for as low as £7. Bring wellies, pack for weather that changes by the hour, and don’t forget dog treats—Exmoor is best explored with muddy paws.

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Top-rated campgrounds near Exmoor National Park

1. Farm camping in the Blackdown Hills

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15 units · Tents, Motorhomes · Devon, South West England

Farm camping in the Blackdown Hills, with campfires, big views and homegrown produce for sale

2. Girt Down Camping

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23 units · Tents, Motorhomes · Combe Martin, Devon, South West England

Set the edge of Exmoor, we have unrivalled coastal views, direct access to the South West Coast Path and Combe Martin bay is just a little walk away (perfect for paddle-boarding and dolphin spotting!). Choose your pitch, settle down by a fire pit and watch the sun set across Combe Martin bay. With pizza’s available on some weekends, breakfast baguettes for breakfast and a selection of farm produce available - we have everything you could need, we are campervan friendly too. With footpaths from the farm in all directions you can join the South West Coast Path or just ramble down to the village where there are shops, cafes and pubs a plenty. With full flushing toilets and hot showers, as well as a washing up area, there is even an old railway carriage with electric plugs to charge your phone or dry your hair, with a fridge and freezer to look after your supper too. We are a small site focusing on that quiet get-away. There is no road noise, just the farmer going about his day job, who’s more than happy to chat about the wildlife, birds and weather!

3. Secret Spot Camping Saunton

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12 units · Tents · Devon, South West England

Finding this exclusive Devon spot is like making it on to the best VIP guest list in town

4. Beechwood

60 units · Tents, Motorhomes · Scotland

Wild off grid camping in 4 acres of an old small holding farm that was ran since early 1900s until 1975 the old barns still lay in ruin around the site, mainly suitable for 4x4 or cars that aren’t too low to the ground, 70 pitches available around the property take your pick the farm is surrounded by fields and cattle with the nearest house over a mile away, bring yourself to nature and escape the country with no electric and no big city’s

5. Northcombe Farm Shepherds Hut

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1 unit · Glamping · Beaworthy, England

Whether you’re planning on darting down to Dartmoor National Park for hikes and the like or exploring sandy beaches and surf hotspots on the Devon coast, you’re going to need somewhere cosy to stay that’s within reach of it all. That’s exactly what you get with the shepherd’s hut at Northcombe Farm, just half an hour’s drive from Dartmoor National Park, 35 minutes from Bude and 40 minutes from Widemouth beach. That’s not all – the shepherd’s hut also has stabling facilities available for one horse, and with three bridleways nearby, there are plenty of options for outings. With two private fishing lakes, you’ll be free to spend the morning fishing for roach and tench if you wish. The river Wolf also runs through the site’s boundaries. It’s likely you’re already aware of the excellent beaches along the south Devon coast, but fab views can also be caught from the ferry or boat trips that operate around the coast. Soak up all that spectacular scenery from the South West Coast Path too, along with splendid seaside towns along the clifftop route. South Devon has three areas designated as an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, as well as a World Heritage Site, a selection of national nature reserves, Sites of Special Scientific Interest, forests, woodlands and parks. They’re all mighty good places to appreciate nature at its finest. Beaworthy (10 minutes’ drive) first, perhaps, for granite tors, standing stones and ancient woodlands? Or Dartmoor’s ponies, stannary towns and peaceful villages?

Recent reviews from the Hipcamp community

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Jack

September 2025

Tent

Weekend Trip to Girt Down Camping

Very helpful and friendly, lovely views and clean facilities, would recommend 👍

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Jack

September 2025

5 m car

With pets

Weekend Trip to Girt Down Camping

Absolutely beautiful spot, even better than the photos make out. Lesley showed us a more sheltered pitch and it was perfect. The walking straight from the site was amazing and the views from littlehangman down into the town were stunning. Paul provided us with a big bucket of logs and we kept the fire going for ages. Would 100% recommend :)

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Harriet

August 2025

Tent

With kids

Weekend Trip to Girt Down Camping

Wonderful stay. The view is stunning from the whole campsite. Lots of space, children loved running around and having space to play. Lesley and Paul were really welcoming. Facilities were great. Absolutely stay again!!

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Chezmite

August 2025

Tent

With kids

15 nights at Girt Down Camping

My family and I stayed at this picturesque site for 2 weeks and we had an amazing time. Lesley and her husband Paul were wonderful hosts, always happy to chat and a fountain of knowledge about the area. They kept the facilities clean even over a busy bank holiday weekend. There were two flushing toilets and one portaloo (to save those at the top of the site from walking too far), two warm showers, washing up facilities and a lovely converted railway carriage that had electrical points and a fridge freezer. On the few days we had rain this carriage was a great space to eat or play board games. The site has outstanding views overlooking the valley with combe martin bay. Alongside it is a public footpath taking you to great hangman and further Exmoor trails. You can walk to combe martin from here but it is a steep hill back up so bear that in mind if you take a lot of stuff to the beach. Also being up so high you get the spectacular views but it can be windy on occasions so bear the weather in mind when choosing your spot (you are not assigned a specific position so you can move if the weather changes). What i really liked was that the site was not overcrowded even when fully booked as the hosts keep numbers low. This meant it was not noisy and you did not feel like you were on top of anyone. We would definitely come back here.

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Peter

August 2025

Tent

3 nights at Secret Spot Camping Saunton

Fabulous 3-field site, fantastically located and very quiet after the August Bank Holiday. Cleanest showers, toilets and guest hut with very friendly and helpful hosts. I'd say more, but it's supposed to be a secret.

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Lily

August 2025

Tent

Group trip

Weekend Trip to Girt Down Camping

One of my favourite hip camps! Absolutely stunning view, lovely clean facilities and lots of space even on the bank holiday weekend. Walking straight out onto the coastal path was such a treat! Would come back in a heart beat.

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Rebecca

August 2025

Tent

Weekend Trip to Girt Down Camping

Absolutely stunning!! The view was outstanding! The facilities were really lovely, a proper toilet seat! Couple of showers, sinks to wash hands and an outside washing up sink. It was cleaned regularly and well maintained! They had a hut next to the toilet facilities with a fridge and freezer, and a table if you wish to use. The owners are very friendly and came round regularly to check if needed anything! Definitely recommend! The road coming into the field was ok, it is quite even, and with a low car like my own, we was able to get through without a scratch!😅 Small village 10 minute drive and we also climbed the Great hangman which was a 40 minute hike!

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Callum

August 2025

Tent

Weekend Trip to Girt Down Camping

We found the owners to be really friendly, and this spot has such an amazing view we’re sure to be back at some point. The communal area and washing up space is also nicely presented. We did spot what looked like a port-a-loo at the top area, and we had two loo’s in the bottom area. It would be great if there were more than two loo’s here as it can get rather busy. But the camp site is in such a beautiful location with amazing views, it’s well worth your time! We had a great stay, thank you!

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Julia

August 2025

Tent

3 nights at Girt Down Camping

Great view & great hosts. Clean facilities. Lots of walks straight from the campsite. Fire pit was perfect.

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David

August 2025

Tent

4 nights at Secret Spot Camping Saunton

What a wonderful find. Relatively close for a camping site to lots of local amenities and all of the wonderful opportunities that Croyde, Saunton and Wollacombe offer for jut getting out there and calling. The campsite is well maintained and good value. Steve is so knowledgeable and informative and will guide you through what to do and see.

Monique

August 2025

Tent

2 nights at Girt Down Camping

This is a beautiful little campsite with absolutely fantastic views over the bay. The toilet facilities are very clean and Lesley and het husband are very friendly and helpful. We’ll be back when we're in Devon again!

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Charlie

August 2025

2 m Class B

1 night at Farm camping in the Blackdown Hills

Excellent campsite. Beautiful views over the Blackdown hills, quiet and not overcrowded. Perfectly good toilet and shower facilities. Loved it!

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Alex.

August 2025

4 m Class B

1 night at Farm camping in the Blackdown Hills

Such a beautiful site with an amazing view. Park anywhere. Fabulous price and the shower was brilliant clean and powerful. Sadly had to leave early this morning due to my dog being unwell but would def recommend and come back

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Eimantas

August 2025

Tent

Weekend Trip to Girt Down Camping

This camping spot is incredible, I’ve been here on two separate occasions now and it’s not disappointed on either of them - the people who run it are really lovely and super helpful with anything you’d need. The facilities are nice and a good standard for a camping site. The view and location of this place is unreal, Combe Martin is also a lovely town to explore not far from the site.

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Charlotte

August 2025

Tent

Weekend Trip to Girt Down Camping

Gorgeous campsite with stunning views across the bay. Would definitely recommend.

Rose

August 2025

5 m Class A

With pets

Weekend Trip to Farm camping in the Blackdown Hills

We enjoyed our stay very much, and just wished it was longer! The fields were lovely with beautiful views down the valley, and we very much appreciated the relaxed set up, thoughtful touches, and the wildlife and farming feel (i.e. nice and natural and not an over manicured 'touring park'!) Good facilities that worked very well - warm showers and compost loos (not at all stinky). Very clear directions provided with good signage so we found the site very easily. Lots of space so although there were 7 (I think) pitches in total that evening it felt peaceful and not crowded. Logs for sale although we didn't purchase any, and lots of info in the honesty shop. The land is lovely and we watched birds of prey, listened to owls, strolled along the newly planted hedge bank, and enjoyed a beautiful sunrise the next morning. Would definitely stay again and recommend it.

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Matt

August 2025

Tent

3 nights at Girt Down Camping

We really enjoyed our stay, the view was outstanding with an amazing back to nature feel, extremely quiet even when it got a bit busier with young family’s, the facilities provided like the communal fridge and plug sockets were great! The communal toilets and showers were really clean, quite central to many places to visit in north Devon! We will definitely be returning!

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adrian

August 2025

Tent

4 nights at Girt Down Camping

Beautiful views and helpful friendly hosts! Would recommend!

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Matthew

August 2025

Tent

With kids

4 nights at Girt Down Camping

We had such a lovely weekend. Our two young children enjoyed roaming around the farm, and seeing Paul on his tractor tending to the fields. Our little one loved the horses in the adjacent field, and the sheep and cows nearby. The views over Combe Martin Bay were incredible - we were treated to some amazing sunsets. The campsite itself is clean and well kept, and has all the amenities that you'd expect. Paul was super helpful in delivering our daily wood stock for our nightly campfire. There is so much to explore in the area, we had some great trips out to Combe Martin itself, as well as Woolacombe (a lovely stretch of beach), Lynton & Lynmouth & Croyde. The campsite's close proximity to the South West Coast Path (specifically the Little Hangman walk) was something that we unfortunately weren't able to fit in, but would have loved to - we heard that the views were incredible. All in all, it was a lovely weekend, at an amazing campsite, where we were well looked after. We'll be back!

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Graham

August 2025

5 m Class B

With pets

3 nights at Farm camping in the Blackdown Hills

Such a lovely peaceful site. Amazing view across the hills. Attentive hosts and amazing price. If you’re looking to relax then this site should definitely be a consideration. Thanks Graham