- Camping with pets allowed
Dog-friendly camping near Porthcawl
96% (1.9K) • 991 campsites
Top-rated campgrounds near Porthcawl
Deer Barn Retreats
1. Deer Barn Retreats
94%
(33)
62km from Porthcawl · 3 units
Dog-friendly glamping on the Somerset-Devon border
Showers
Campfires
Potable water
from
£81
/ night
Buckland Farm Camping
2. Buckland Farm Camping
95%
(21)
69km from Porthcawl · 12 units · Tents, Motorhomes, Glamping
Dog-friendly camping on the edge of the Blackdown Hills
Campfires
Showers
Potable water
from
£22
/ night
Higher Waytown Farm Camping
3. Higher Waytown Farm Camping
100%
(11)
72km from Porthcawl · 6 units · Tents, Motorhomes
**Now closed except for walkers and 4x4s due to access. Contact directly with Qs and before making a booking - thanks!**
Nestled on the hilltops near Bucks Mills and Clovelly, 10-15min walk by footpath from the SW coast path, our 13 acre smallholding-in-progress offers rustic nearly-wild camping in our wildflower meadows. Share your space with hares, deer, foxes, owls, songbirds, field voles, bees and butterflies.
The views from the fields are a well kept local secret - from your tent or van look out over Hartland, Lundy island, Saunton, Croyde, Exmoor and Dartmoor, even Pembrokeshire on a clear day!
FACILITIES:
In keeping with our low impact approach, the fields are just fields, but with the addition of some picnic benches! A flushing toilet, drinking water, hot shower, charging and WiFi are found by the farmhouse.
BBQs and fires permitted off the ground and we have fire pits for loan and logs for sale. Please pack out all rubbish and leave NO trace.
Dogs welcome under close control - please avoid meadow centres in summer to protect the nesting skylarks and ensure they do NOT chase the wildlife.
ACCESS:
Easily accessible by 4WD, and 2WD in summer/when dry. Be aware it's a grassy uphill track, if your vehicle is not great off-road... (but everyone so far has been fine!) The views are worth the walk though! Campervans have backup options lower down near the house.
THE SITE:
Nature spot, relax and stargaze across our 4 fields. We recently planted 800 trees for a new woodland, created a wildlife pond, and are establishing a traditional cider orchard. Rose looks after our vegetable garden and usually has some native breed piglets. Our apiary is managed by Jon who will happily explain about bees... and sell you a jar of honey for breakfast.
Note - the area is agricultural with very occasional farm noise and odour.
We are pleased to be a South West Coast Path Waymaker, and welcome walkers. We also welcome anyone enjoying the Atlantic Highway or South West 660. We like classics and have spanners!
Flexible arrival/departure. If we are not around just choose a spot and we'll find you later.
We are both keen adventurers and happy to provide tips on things to do and places to visit!
Please contact with any questions and follow @HWF_Adventures
Campfires
Showers
Potable water
from
£20
/ night
Great House Farm Luxury Pods
4. Great House Farm Luxury Pods
100%
(35)
72km from Porthcawl · 3 units
Luxury family-sized glamping pods with en-suite facilities and hot tubs, with wonderful views across the Wye Valley
Showers
Campfires
Hot Tub
from
£133
/ night
Red Sky at Night Campsite
5. Red Sky at Night Campsite
99%
(35)
73km from Porthcawl · 11 units · Tents, Motorhomes
If you’re lucky, you’ll get to see at least one of the amazing sunsets at Red Sky at Night Campsite near Monmouth – but if you don’t, there’s mighty compensation in the shape of the spectacular views from just about everywhere on the site. And of course, on clear nights, the night skies are diamond-bright with stars - we are under one of Wales' Dark Sky Reserves!
This family-run camping field on a livestock farm is managed on very laidback lines. Pitch up wherever you like and feel free to park by your tent (weather permitting). Raised campfires are allowed and you can hire firepits and grills (the owners sell local eggs & sausages) and buy bags of wood & kindling. You can bring your dogs too (take them for walks in the adjoining woods) but just be sure to keep them on a lead.
Kids are certainly carefully looked after here. Get a fact sheet on arrival and join mini-campers in wildlife hunts through the trees, looking out all the while for buzzards and red kites. Round and about the site, your offspring can entertain themselves on rope swings, making dens and following a mini-tractor course across the camping field. There’s also a football pitch.
Wild camping this may be (there’s no electricity on site, please note) but there are two nicely designed compost loos and a covered sink areas with fresh water tap. So bring your guitar, light that fire, break out the barbecue and enjoy the chilled vibe.
Campfires
Potable water
Picnic table
from
£13
/ night
96% (1.9K) • 991 campsites
Top-rated campgrounds near Porthcawl
Deer Barn Retreats
1. Deer Barn Retreats
94%
(33)
62km from Porthcawl · 3 units
Dog-friendly glamping on the Somerset-Devon border
Showers
Campfires
Potable water
from
£81
/ night
Buckland Farm Camping
2. Buckland Farm Camping
95%
(21)
69km from Porthcawl · 12 units · Tents, Motorhomes, Glamping
Dog-friendly camping on the edge of the Blackdown Hills
Campfires
Showers
Potable water
from
£22
/ night
Higher Waytown Farm Camping
3. Higher Waytown Farm Camping
100%
(11)
72km from Porthcawl · 6 units · Tents, Motorhomes
**Now closed except for walkers and 4x4s due to access. Contact directly with Qs and before making a booking - thanks!**
Nestled on the hilltops near Bucks Mills and Clovelly, 10-15min walk by footpath from the SW coast path, our 13 acre smallholding-in-progress offers rustic nearly-wild camping in our wildflower meadows. Share your space with hares, deer, foxes, owls, songbirds, field voles, bees and butterflies.
The views from the fields are a well kept local secret - from your tent or van look out over Hartland, Lundy island, Saunton, Croyde, Exmoor and Dartmoor, even Pembrokeshire on a clear day!
FACILITIES:
In keeping with our low impact approach, the fields are just fields, but with the addition of some picnic benches! A flushing toilet, drinking water, hot shower, charging and WiFi are found by the farmhouse.
BBQs and fires permitted off the ground and we have fire pits for loan and logs for sale. Please pack out all rubbish and leave NO trace.
Dogs welcome under close control - please avoid meadow centres in summer to protect the nesting skylarks and ensure they do NOT chase the wildlife.
ACCESS:
Easily accessible by 4WD, and 2WD in summer/when dry. Be aware it's a grassy uphill track, if your vehicle is not great off-road... (but everyone so far has been fine!) The views are worth the walk though! Campervans have backup options lower down near the house.
THE SITE:
Nature spot, relax and stargaze across our 4 fields. We recently planted 800 trees for a new woodland, created a wildlife pond, and are establishing a traditional cider orchard. Rose looks after our vegetable garden and usually has some native breed piglets. Our apiary is managed by Jon who will happily explain about bees... and sell you a jar of honey for breakfast.
Note - the area is agricultural with very occasional farm noise and odour.
We are pleased to be a South West Coast Path Waymaker, and welcome walkers. We also welcome anyone enjoying the Atlantic Highway or South West 660. We like classics and have spanners!
Flexible arrival/departure. If we are not around just choose a spot and we'll find you later.
We are both keen adventurers and happy to provide tips on things to do and places to visit!
Please contact with any questions and follow @HWF_Adventures
Campfires
Showers
Potable water
from
£20
/ night
Great House Farm Luxury Pods
4. Great House Farm Luxury Pods
100%
(35)
72km from Porthcawl · 3 units
Luxury family-sized glamping pods with en-suite facilities and hot tubs, with wonderful views across the Wye Valley
Showers
Campfires
Hot Tub
from
£133
/ night
Red Sky at Night Campsite
5. Red Sky at Night Campsite
99%
(35)
73km from Porthcawl · 11 units · Tents, Motorhomes
If you’re lucky, you’ll get to see at least one of the amazing sunsets at Red Sky at Night Campsite near Monmouth – but if you don’t, there’s mighty compensation in the shape of the spectacular views from just about everywhere on the site. And of course, on clear nights, the night skies are diamond-bright with stars - we are under one of Wales' Dark Sky Reserves!
This family-run camping field on a livestock farm is managed on very laidback lines. Pitch up wherever you like and feel free to park by your tent (weather permitting). Raised campfires are allowed and you can hire firepits and grills (the owners sell local eggs & sausages) and buy bags of wood & kindling. You can bring your dogs too (take them for walks in the adjoining woods) but just be sure to keep them on a lead.
Kids are certainly carefully looked after here. Get a fact sheet on arrival and join mini-campers in wildlife hunts through the trees, looking out all the while for buzzards and red kites. Round and about the site, your offspring can entertain themselves on rope swings, making dens and following a mini-tractor course across the camping field. There’s also a football pitch.
Wild camping this may be (there’s no electricity on site, please note) but there are two nicely designed compost loos and a covered sink areas with fresh water tap. So bring your guitar, light that fire, break out the barbecue and enjoy the chilled vibe.
Campfires
Potable water
Picnic table
from
£13
/ night
Recent reviews from the Hipcamp community
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Hayley
September 2025
Group trip
We had a great stay in the Wye Pod at Great house farm. Communication was fab and super speedy! All info was sent over on email before our stay and made it very easy for checking in. The pod was cosy and clean, as well as the hot tub being the perfect temperature for arrival. The views are amazing and we all wished we could wake up and use a hot tub with that view everyday! the animals are all cheeky and fun to watch, my favourite was the donkeys! We had a really great dog friendly stay and would defo stay again! The only thing we wouldn't have minded more of was the tea, coffee & sugar. Otherwise a stunning stay!
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Lee
September 2025
5 m Class B
Brilliant site if you want minimal and peaceful, with great views. Chloe was super helpful and fast to respond, and attention to detail on the site is impressive (I loved the washing up shed!)
. Will go back!
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Niome
August 2025
Tent
With pets
brilliant campsite went for 2 nights, was ment to be 3 but had no clothes left, but anything you needed chloe was there within the hour, peaceful feild with brilliant views, brilliant for dogs that are well behaved. The kids loved all the stuff they could do including tree swings,playground and the mud kitchen, the forest walk is so lovely to walk through brilliant campsite would recomend only 2-3 days just coz theres no showers but still a very good campsite, would defuntely go again
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Fiona
August 2025
Tent
With kids
A little slice of heaven high up on the hill ,with a view of that beautiful ocean . Everything was fab , the peace , the shower and toilet ( loved the lights and fresh flowers Rose ) Thank you for a perfect 3 night stay . We will be back, hopefully
Fiona and Seren
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Tracey
August 2025
3 m Class B
With pets
We have been camping for over 25 years now and this is by far the best campsite we have stayed on . This is due to the lovely and welcoming owners . The largest pitch we have ever stayed on with outstanding views . The dogs being able to be off the lead on your pitch . We didn’t need to move the van off the site as the South West Coastal path was a 15 minute walk away . One day we walked to Peppercombe beach then the next day we walked in the other direction to Bucks Mills . We honestly didn’t want to go home as it was so peaceful and relaxing there. Before we left I bought 3 jars of their own honey and two jars are meant for Christmas presents but it’s so delicious that it might not make it !!!! We will definitely go back and also tell our friends about this wonderful site.
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Sarah
August 2025
4 m Class B
With pets
Lovely campsite. Amazing views with so much space as only 3 pitches. Shower was an added bonus and flushing toilet, all very clean and well looked after. Great attention to detail on all aspects of the site. Rose and Jon were such lovely hosts. We stayed 2 nights but would have loved to stay more. Close to the costal path and 15 mins walking distance to The Hoops pub. Delicious home grown honey that can be bought. Can’t fault anything.
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Rob
August 2025
4 m Class B
With pets
3 pitches on a hillside field the size of 2 football pitches sums up the space on this site. That coupled with the sea & coastal views, make a stay here unforgettable. You can look forward to sunsets and sunrises with mist & dew hanging in silent coombs, drinking coffee watching the buzzards circling above.
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Katherine
August 2025
Tent
A beautiful place with stunning views. So much space between the pitches that it’s pretty close to a wild camping experience. Gorgeous wild flowers around the site that make the space feel considered without feeling overly manicured. We forgot our air bed and Rose was so helpful in lending us some cushions to sleep on. 100% recommend and I hope to be back soon.
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Paul
August 2025
With pets
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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Deb
August 2025
Tent
Amazing views. Family friendly. Chloe was so accommodating. Thank you
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Karen
August 2025
5 m Class B
This was the perfect campsite - small, peaceful, great views, good facilities and a pub nearby! Above all Rose and Jon are the perfect hosts - friendly and helpful, we loved their ethos and plans for their land. Thank you for sharing it with us.
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Katie
August 2025
Tent
With kids
Absolutely tranquil and gorgeous campsite. Lovely hosts, beautiful views and loads of activities for the children to do. We will definitely be back!
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Rebecca
August 2025
Tent
With pets
Absolutely amazing. What a find! We felt truly blessed to have this site to ourselves for the first night, and even when others arrived on the second night, it is such a low density campsite that you hardly notice other people there. It was so relaxing to be able to have our two lively dogs off lead, chasing each other around the meadow while we sat back & enjoyed a local cider or two, watching the sunset over the North Devon coast. The pitches are generous and the picnic benches were very useful. Our Ford Transit Custom struggled a little bit on the hill on the first attempt, but with a bit more oomph we managed just fine. The facilities are immaculate. The owners and their dog are lovely! We bought some of the honey which we have yet to try, but it looks really delicious. This is one of the best campsites I've been to and we will absolutely come again next time we're in the area.
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Lara
August 2025
Weekend Trip to Great House Farm Luxury Pods
We had a lovely time in the Irfon pod, everything was exactly as described and our hosts were wonderful. The animals, who were very cunning and hatched their escape were so delightful and really made the trip special, I would definitely recommend to anyone who wants a break from city life and some time around friendly farmstock (I wish I could have taken your goat home)
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DONNA
August 2025
Tent
Great site, big pitches and lovely view. Chloe and her boys were very welcoming, she had obviously put alot of time and thought into keeping the kids on site happy with a wooden climbing frame and ride-on tractors, wish I'd had my grandson with me, he would of loved it.
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Amy
August 2025
Tent
With kids
Wow, what a find! So pleased we came across Jon and Rose’s campsite, it was just what we were looking for! Being self sufficient in our camper, this spot is just perfect. A secluded small campsite with generous pitches and absolutely stunning views with wildlife to watch as the sun sets. The owners are just lovely, very helpful in sharing some local tips! The (brand new) shower and toilet facilities are really clean. Our time here was perfect, quiet, undisturbed with beautiful views. Can’t wait to come back when in the area!
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Viv
July 2025
Tent
With pets
Excellent two nights at Red Sky Campsite, lovely large pitch for me and Walter the Westie. Lucky enough to have a clear sky, watched the sundown and waited for the night sky to come alive. Will definitely be returning with the grandkids in a few weeks. I will leave another review soon.
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Jessica
July 2025
5 m Class B
With pets
Truly Beautiful and secluded spot,owned by a lovely couple who ensure you have all you need to enjoy your break. Breath taking walks down to the coast. Couldn't be a better spot to let your poochy live there best life.
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Kevan
July 2025
Tent
Very quiet & peaceful and nicely spaced plots. 👌
Basic amenities but clean and tidy.
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Emma M
July 2025
Tent
With pets
A lovely back to basics campsite, the views are beautiful. The plots are large and spaced out well. The kids loved the mud kitchen and tractors.
We hired a fire pit and bought wood which was a lovely addition to the eve.
The sawdust loos were done up lovely too.
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