Best campsites for hikers near St Merryn

St Merryn draws hikers with its cliffside paths, sandy trails, and wildflower-studded fields. You’ll find over 1,000 campsites here catering to walkers—many perched right off the South West Coast Path or tucked a short stroll from secluded coves. Hikers rave about sites like Coverack Camping & Glamping (63 reviews), Sunny Corner Campsite (57 reviews), and Mount Pleasant Eco Park (49 reviews). Expect pet-friendly pitches, hot showers, and proper toilets—essentials after a day on the trails. Nights average £75, but you’ll spot pitches as low as £9 if you book early. Don’t be surprised if you spot badgers at dusk or hear owls overhead; wildlife-watching comes standard. Most spots keep you close to the best footpaths, with fishing and woodland rambles just beyond your tent flap. Pack your boots, a sturdy torch, and a bin bag for your rubbish—the Cornish coast rewards those who tread lightly.

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Top-rated campgrounds

St Merryn draws hikers with its cliffside paths, sandy trails, and wildflower-studded fields. You’ll find over 1,000 campsites here catering to walkers—many perched right off the South West Coast Path or tucked a short stroll from secluded coves. Hikers rave about sites like Coverack Camping & Glamping (63 reviews), Sunny Corner Campsite (57 reviews), and Mount Pleasant Eco Park (49 reviews). Expect pet-friendly pitches, hot showers, and proper toilets—essentials after a day on the trails. Nights average £75, but you’ll spot pitches as low as £9 if you book early. Don’t be surprised if you spot badgers at dusk or hear owls overhead; wildlife-watching comes standard. Most spots keep you close to the best footpaths, with fishing and woodland rambles just beyond your tent flap. Pack your boots, a sturdy torch, and a bin bag for your rubbish—the Cornish coast rewards those who tread lightly.

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Top-rated campgrounds

1. South Dean Camping

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106km from St Merryn · 70 units · Tents, Motorhomes · Barnstaple, Devon, South West England

Clifftop camping with epic sea views, right next to Exmoor National Park.

2. Hideaway Camping

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65km from St Merryn · 17 units · Tents, Motorhomes, Glamping · Okehampton, England

Carefree camping and glamping in Devon with a nature-friendly setting and imaginative owners

3. Bush Farm Campsite

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51km from St Merryn · 50 units · Tents, Motorhomes · Saltash, England

As close to wild camping as you can get on a rewilded 200-acre farm in Cornwall

4. Lamarth Farm Campsite

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54km from St Merryn · 45 units · Tents, Motorhomes · Porthleven, Cornwall, South West England

We are a relaxed, spacious campsite on a quiet family run farm at the gateway to the Lizard Peninsula. Whether it is enjoying the local beaches, coastal walks, cycling trails, castles or attractions Lamarth Farm is a simple and uncomplicated site ideally situated to explore all these things. Whatever you get up to when enjoying your stay with us be assured there is plenty of space for you to relax and unwind in the Cornish countryside taking in the fantastic valley views across Mounts Bay. Our Pitch sizes at Lamarth Farm are unrestricted so you are able to spread out! We allow barbeques and campfires if they are raised off the ground so they don’t damage the land. We welcome well behaved dogs and ask that they are on leads around the campsite. We do have a designated dog exercise area and with 2 dog friendly beaches within 5minutes drive and an award winning dog friendly pub! Not only with you have a fantastic holiday your four legged friend will too. Our facilities have been kept to just the basics and they are well looked after. We have 2 shower blocks, WC’s and washbasins. We look forward to welcoming you and hope you make some wonderful memories that last a lifetime POSTCODE TR12 7QP

5. The Enchanted Wilderness

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55km from St Merryn · 6 units · Tents, Motorhomes, Glamping · Yelverton, England

Simple riverside camping pitches in the Tamar Valley on the edge of Dartmoor

6. Cowpots Camping

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144km from St Merryn · 22 units · Tents, Motorhomes, Glamping · Ciffig, Wales

Camping with 'en-pitch' facilities on a working farm that produces the finest homemade ice-cream for miles

7. Westland Farm

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103km from St Merryn · 21 units · Tents, Motorhomes, Glamping · Barnstaple, Devon, South West England

Camping and glamping on a working farm, with yurts, huts with hot tubs, and simple, spacious, sociable camping pitches

8. Cornish Tipi Holidays & Camping

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17km from St Merryn · 168 units · Tents, Motorhomes, Glamping · Cornwall, South West England

Wake up to the sound of birdsong, go swimming before breakfast in the clear water of a secluded lake. Cook your bacon and eggs over an open fire while you plan your day, or just laze it away in the peace and quiet of your own personal tipi. You can always go fishing tomorrow, and walk along the cliffs the day after that… The site is a unique woodland valley folded around a clear, spring-fed lake created from the old Tregildrans Quarry. Our tipis and tent pitches are dotted about this secret 20 acres full of ferns, bluebells, oak and meadowsweet. Left in peace for many years there's been no modern chemicals or poisons on the land, meaning we've got bluebells, dormice, Red Admirals and shy woodland Jays for you to spot. It’s a place set apart from the rush and clutter of the modern holiday experience, with an atmosphere that makes you forget the world outside, and just lounge, ramble, or potter about in a boat. We're committed to giving you a genuinely individual service from first contact to your time staying with us. We established CTH in 1996. This was the first and we believe still is the best tipi holiday site in the UK. We know our area inside out and can always help with local knowledge or contacts if you need them. We want to offer our guests a sustainable holiday. A return to real camping means the lowest possible impact on the land and environment - our tipi poles don’t even break the surface of the earth. Your footprint while here could only be bettered by a survival expert. You don't have to fly! a major bonus, and we source all our wood, fish and canvas locally and work with local people wherever possible.

9. Parke Farm Camping

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123km from St Merryn · 67 units · Tents, Motorhomes · Barafundle Bay, Pembrokeshire, South Wales

Idyllic farm campsite with campfires in south Pembrokeshire, 10 minutes' drive from several top beaches

10. The Camping Field

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22km from St Merryn · 35 units · Tents, Motorhomes · Bodmin, Cornwall, South West England

Back-to-basics camping in beautiful Cornish countryside

11. Pittaford Farm

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96km from St Merryn · 15 units · Tents, Motorhomes, Glamping · Kingsbridge, England

A campfire-friendly site in South Devon, with a beach, a nature reserve and a pub all less than 45 minutes' walk away

12. Melin Mabes

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138km from St Merryn · 3 units · Glamping · Saundersfoot, Wales

Otherworldly glamping, including a jaunty treehouse and a family-friendly UFO, all a short drive from Saundersfoot Beach

13. Deer Barn Retreats

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124km from St Merryn · 3 units · Glamping · Taunton, England

Dog-friendly glamping on the Somerset-Devon border

14. Forest Edge

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127km from St Merryn · 44 units · Tents, Glamping · Devon, South West England

A welcoming and wild-ish camping and glamping site on the edge of a forest in East Devon

15. Rainbolts Hill Farm

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146km from St Merryn · 75 units · Tents, Motorhomes · Pembrokeshire, South Wales

An established campsite a mile-and-a-half from Newgale Sands, with campfires allowed and eco-friendly facilities

16. Coverack Camping & Glamping

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57km from St Merryn · 162 units · Tents, Motorhomes, Glamping · Cornwall, South West England

Traditional family camping near Coverack, with the promise of coast, countryside and Cornish ice cream

17. Big Barn Camping

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145km from St Merryn · 17 units · Tents, Motorhomes, Glamping · Laugharne, Carmarthenshire, South Wales

Care-free camping and glamping in the heart of Carmarthen Bay's Dylan Thomas country.

18. Buckland Farm Camping

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137km from St Merryn · 12 units · Tents, Motorhomes, Glamping · Somerset, South West England

Dog-friendly camping on the edge of the Blackdown Hills

19. Roskilly Camping

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54km from St Merryn · 20 units · Tents, Motorhomes · Helston, England

A small family run campsite located on the famous ice cream farm, Roskilly’s. On the Lizard in South West Cornwall, the farm is remote and tucked away with a Cornish feel, yet there is plenty to do. The farm has a vast array of animals that you can feed, a large woodland and ponds walk where the cows may be grazing. There are also many stunning beaches and Cornish fishing villages a small walk or drive away. We have a restaurant offering lovely food all day from breakfast to dinner. During the summer season there is also live music performed by local bands on selected evenings. Our campsite offers large grass pitches for tents and camper vans as well as a pristine toilet and shower block and communal area.

20. Strawfields Cabins and Camping

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95km from St Merryn · 14 units · Tents, Glamping · Titching Park Lane, England

Camping and rustic glamping with campfires on an idyllic smallholding close to North Devon’s best-loved beaches

Camper favorites near St Merryn

Top-rated campgrounds reviewed by the Hipcamp community.

Deer Barn Retreats

94%

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124km from St Merryn · 3 units · Glamping · Taunton, England

Dog-friendly glamping on the Somerset-Devon border

Forest Edge

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(24)

127km from St Merryn · 44 units · Tents, Glamping · Devon, South West England

A welcoming and wild-ish camping and glamping site on the edge of a forest in East Devon

Rainbolts Hill Farm

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146km from St Merryn · 75 units · Tents, Motorhomes · Pembrokeshire, South Wales

An established campsite a mile-and-a-half from Newgale Sands, with campfires allowed and eco-friendly facilities

Coverack Camping & Glamping

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57km from St Merryn · 162 units · Tents, Motorhomes, Glamping · Cornwall, South West England

Traditional family camping near Coverack, with the promise of coast, countryside and Cornish ice cream

Big Barn Camping

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(65)

145km from St Merryn · 17 units · Tents, Motorhomes, Glamping · Laugharne, Carmarthenshire, South Wales

Care-free camping and glamping in the heart of Carmarthen Bay's Dylan Thomas country.

Buckland Farm Camping

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137km from St Merryn · 12 units · Tents, Motorhomes, Glamping · Somerset, South West England

Dog-friendly camping on the edge of the Blackdown Hills

Roskilly Camping

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54km from St Merryn · 20 units · Tents, Motorhomes · Helston, England

A small family run campsite located on the famous ice cream farm, Roskilly’s. On the Lizard in South West Cornwall, the farm is remote and tucked away with a Cornish feel, yet there is plenty to do. The farm has a vast array of animals that you can feed, a large woodland and ponds walk where the cows may be grazing. There are also many stunning beaches and Cornish fishing villages a small walk or drive away. We have a restaurant offering lovely food all day from breakfast to dinner. During the summer season there is also live music performed by local bands on selected evenings. Our campsite offers large grass pitches for tents and camper vans as well as a pristine toilet and shower block and communal area.

Strawfields Cabins and Camping

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95km from St Merryn · 14 units · Tents, Glamping · Titching Park Lane, England

Camping and rustic glamping with campfires on an idyllic smallholding close to North Devon’s best-loved beaches

Stories from the community

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Niome

October 2025

With kids

Weekend Trip to Westland Farm

brilliant place to stay, very relaxed there but if you need anything they was there. me and my partner stayed here with our 2 daughters and our dog and it was 100% one of the best places we have been to, great veiws, great facilities. all in all will 100% be staying again and maybe try the other cabins.

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Paul

September 2025

Tent

With pets

4 nights at Cowpots Camping

relaxing week sent in idillic surroundings, only down side the pizza cafe was only open on our last night and we had already made other plans

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Andrew

August 2025

Tent

With kids

8 nights at Roskilly Camping

Just returned home from a lovely week at Roskilly’s, and we had a great time! Lovely site with good facilities, the staff really helpful as well. The restaurant/ice cream shop across the road makes it me, the food is lovely and the entertainment in the evening is varied and really good.

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Charlotte

August 2025

Tent

1 night at The Enchanted Wilderness

Lovely site, great amenities that were also eco friendly, river is right there for a swim or kayak and the morning views were beautiful. We were the only campers so it was super quiet but Jonathan was close by if we had any issues. Would have loved to have stayed longer!

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Joanna

August 2025

Tent

With kids

4 nights at Bush Farm Campsite

A beautiful, peaceful place to camp for a few days. We loved the rope swings over the river and how the butterflies gorged on fallen apples in the orchard. Lots of space even over the bank holiday weekend.

Railway 2 - Wild Camping - Private Pitch

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Alejandra

August 2025

Tent

With kids

4 nights at Cornish Tipi Holidays & Camping

My family and I loved the campsite. We were 10 people: 7 adults and 3 5-year-old children. We chose one of the private sites and brought 4 tents. The site was large and private. We enjoyed 3 nights there and plan to return sometime soon. We cooked over a lovely campfire, which the kids loved. They also went canoeing one morning, completing a fascinating trip.

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Kathryn

August 2025

Tent

With kids

Weekend Trip to Rainbolts Hill Farm

Lovely camp site. Great shop with all the necessities and handy bits and pieces. Lovely staff. Clean toilets and facilities. Would definately choose here again. Very close to beaches and amazing scenery!!

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Dani

August 2025

Tent

Weekend Trip to South Dean Camping

We had a wonderful time here, with a beautiful seaside view and the added bonus of catching the sunset in a truly special way. The facilities were excellent – clean toilets, hot showers, and the option to buy a bundle of logs and a fire pit, which made the evenings extra enjoyable. It was also nice to have plenty of space between pitches, giving us a relaxed and comfortable stay. Everyone we met was very friendly and helpful, which added to the experience. The only downside was the mobile network coverage – it only worked when we were close to the facilities, but there was no signal at the pitch itself, so it’s good to be prepared for that. Other than that, everything was perfect. Definitely 5 stars from us. Thank you, South Dean Camping, for having us – we’re already looking forward to returning!Dani & Alex

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Zoe A

August 2025

6 m Class A

With pets

5 nights at Roskilly Camping

Really easy site to find - nice flat field - great clean loos and showers - kettle, fridge and toaster in communal area - fab cafe just over the road - best chicken shawarma I’ve ever had - fabulous ice cream, goes without saying - lovely coast walks right on the door step 💕

Wild Camping - Communal Meadow Tent Pitch

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Nick

August 2025

Tent

With kids

4 nights at Cornish Tipi Holidays & Camping

An interesting and wonderful spot that is a superb location for cornwall adventures and an incredible campsite with the lake and restaurant! They need to sort out the hot water and when they do it will be 5/5!

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Alan

August 2025

4 m pop-up camper

With kids

4 nights at Parke Farm Camping

Open and natural space, which felt safe as the kids ran around. Facilities were all good as described. Some areas/facilities looked perhaps old/tired, but overall generally clean tidy with warm, friendly staff/owners.

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Mark

August 2025

Tent

4 nights at Cornish Tipi Holidays & Camping

I stayed in Gosels as a private pitch and absolutely loved it. The campsite was perfect blend of eco/modern (compostable/flushable toilets and hot showers) within a tranquil setting. I liked how the campsite was used in a traditional sense for escape keeping noise and disturbance down to a minimum. The quarry lake was a great area for a splash around and cool down. Though used heavily by young families, had enough space for all. I already miss my chicken and rabbit friends seen daily on my pitch. The location of the site was perfect for me to make some visits out to North Cornwalls surrounding beaches and beauty spots. Well worth the trip.

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Danni

August 2025

Tent

With kids

3 nights at Parke Farm Camping

Lovely campsite with everything you need - even boiling water for your morning cuppa! Lovely people running the site, very helpful. Toilets and showers are always clean Would 100% recommend this site.

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HM

August 2025

Tent

With kids

Weekend Trip to Strawfields Cabins and Camping

Look no further – just book it! The site was spotless and really well-kept, with a lovely play area that kept the kids happy. It’s perfectly located, close to amazing spots like the rocky valleys and Tarr Steps, with stunning surroundings all around. Alex was absolutely amazing – so friendly, welcoming, and always happy to help. If you’re looking for a place around North Devon, this is definitely it. We can’t wait to come back!

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Josh

August 2025

Tent

Weekend Trip to South Dean Camping

Incredible views. Off the beaten track. Some fantastic walks both ways on the SW Coastal Path. Clean facilities and warm showers that don’t take away from the more wild feel of the place. What more could you ask for?!

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Gabs

August 2025

Tent

4 nights at South Dean Camping

The campsite overlooks a breathtaking view, quite remote from the busyness of life. Not ideal for surfing as need to drive a bit to a surf beach. However ideal to get away and unwind with nature and explore what the Tarka Trail has to offer . V clean and well looked after.

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Paul

August 2025

With pets

1 night at Deer Barn Retreats

Would highly recommend , we stopped in the safari lodge and had the whole site to our selves kids and dog loved it . lodge was very clean and so was the shower and toilet facilities also has a kitchen what has everything you need if you do forget anything with an honesty box to leave the money in . We was lucky to have a clear night so seeing all the stars at night was amazing also spotted deers in the morning. Very pleased with our stay

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Louisa

August 2025

Tent

Weekend Trip to South Dean Camping

We loved our stay at South Dean Camping. The sea views and sunsets were spectacular. Facilities great and loads of space. We’ll be back!

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Sade

August 2025

Tent

Weekend Trip to South Dean Camping

We absolutely loved our stay at this campsite! The view is spectacular and the amenities are spot on. Would highly recommend staying here.

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Kimberley

August 2025

With kids

Weekend Trip to Pittaford Farm

Absolutely loved our time, both sally and Paul were lovely and super friendly. The spot was so peaceful and had a homely atmosphere, everyone we meet was very friendly. 100% going back!