Camp Wild @ Burrow Hill Farm
Hosted by Caroline · Devon, England
2 units · Tent · 10 acres
'Nearly-wild' five-acre site with views over the Blackdown Hills, Hemyock, Devon
Only 2 pitches available
BASE CAMP is a large flat area suitable for larger tents or multiples and families with smaller children. Views of the Blackdown Hills.
It is on the edge of our woodland where you can forage for firewood and have a campfire.
SUMMIT is a pitch on the top of Burrow Hill, on the edge of woodland more suitable for smaller tents but the upside is you have amazing views over the meadow below, Blackdown Hills and Madford valley.
Exmoor National Park and Jurassic Coast within a 45-minute drive
Private toilet, shower, firepit and kitchen unit at each pitch
If you quite fancy the idea of wild camping but aren’t sure you’ll take to the idea of abandoning such things as toilets, there's a great compromise to be had in the form of Camp Wild at Burrow Hill Farm.
This secluded sites on a Devon hillside have all the atmosphere of a proper wild camping location: it’s completely off grid (so you’ll need to bring torches), with just a couple of large pitches and well away from any roads.. As the pitches are not accessible by car your kit will be transported for you.
After that, you’re left to your own devices to forage for wood, build your campfire, or explore the footpaths that can be accessed from the farm. You’ll be sharing your space with lots of wildlife, so sit or stroll quietly and you may spot badgers and deer in the field or buzzards, ravens and swallows in the sky overhead. And even if you’re not lucky on that front, there’s many a pretty thing to see among the wildflowers, the hedgerows and the woodlands.
Later on, the dark skies lend themselves well to nights of stargazing, and you may see the bats at play in the woods or hear the odd owl hooting.
And those amenities? There’s a portable toilet, a solar shower tent and a camping kitchen unit for each pitch, and you can get water from a spring (piped from the main house supply). There's also an electric vehicle charging point available for use on a metered basis.
All the bits you need for your barbecue or campfire can be sourced at the supermarket in Hemyock, a mile away along the footpath or lane (it’s also got a pub if you’d rather have your food cooked for you…)