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Wild camping at Emmetts on Exmoor

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· Minehead, England

950 acres hosted by Shelley B.

3 tent pitches

Private sites

100% of recent Hipcampers say the sites felt private.

Emmetts on Exmoor is part of the highest farm on the moor, up at an altitude of 1250 feet with gorgeous views out over the surrounding scenery of the national park. You won't find a better place for spotting wildlife right from your tent! Red deer herds regularly frequent the moor which is opposite your pitch. Other wildlife in the area include cuckoos, woodpeckers, golden plovers, foxes and much more! This is a place that’s big on space but small on guest numbers, so there’s always plenty of space around to soak up the rural atmosphere, spot wildlife and play games. It’s worth noting that Exmoor National Park was designated Europe’s first Dark Sky Reserve back in 2011, so you should hopefully be in for spectacular displays of stars by night too. Unsurprisingly, this is a great area for walks and mountain bike rides; other activities in the area include things like fishing, sailing and pony trekking. If you’ve still got any energy left after that little lot, ask on site about hiring the farm’s all-weather tennis court for a game or two. There is a shower and loo available next to the car parking area and all pitches are approximately a 500 yard walk away from this area along a sloped track. Remember the site is off-grid so it’s a good idea to remember to bring along a torch. Guests are welcome to bring along a barbecue or hire a firepit and purchase wood onsite. You can also buy fresh free-range eggs from the farm’s hens and sausages and bacon from home reared pigs, so a good breakfast should be on the cards too. Exford, Withypool and North Molton (all within 15 minutes) have good village shops for picking up any other supplies you might need. The Poltimore Arms and The Exmoor Forest Inn are two very local pubs that are well worth a visit.

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10 Ratings · 5 reviews

Sj A.recommends

April 5, 2024

Location 1

The prefect campsite.

The perfect campsite. Beautiful views, quiet and calm. All the peace of wild camping but without forgoing a warm shower in the morning. Sadly we had to pack up and leave early but that had nothing to do with the campsite and everything to do with the wind, rain and an unfortunately timed bout of the flu. Emmets really is the best of both worlds. We’ll be back when it’s warmer.

Harriet P.recommends

August 29, 2023

Location 1

Great spot

Great spot for a night’s camping. Nice and quiet surrounded by the moorlands. Found it easy to find, park up and locate our pitch. The toilet and shower room was perfect. We took everything we needed with us so no need to find the owners or worry about nearest shop etc.

Etienne D.doesn't recommend

July 11, 2023

Location 3

The ONS’s constructive review

positive feedback: the environment in which the camp is located was beautiful. However: (fasten your seatbelts, mere reality and harsh truth about to be tossed to your face) - upon arrival, there was no one to be seen, that said we had the luck to stumble upon the owner, who did not seem to give a shit about us (put it in a more formal way: the host did not seem to care about the hosts’ need, like “is there a shower?””) - Indeed, me and my friends found the welcoming petty and lackadaisical, plus with a lack of professionalism regarding the goods we had pre-ordered per mail (Frozen sausages given on the very and only night that we stayed showed a lack of respect and sloth laziness). The least you can do is read your email pal, and answer it. A chance that we’d had the brightness to anticipate and buy additional food ourselves, but think twice, what would others have done with only frozen food to pick from their basket ? - Above all when you’ve got to walk half a mile to reach the location, the least we would expect from a host is that they do not make a fool of their guests . That’s it. I truly hope you at least take 5 minutes to read through those several ‘verses’, and will do a wee bit more elaborate than coming up with your Volvo, grinning as if you’d mock your guests who only booked a “camping” night. This is not a Middle East market where you can swap a camel for 20 pence. Yours truly, The One night standers of Saturday, July 7th 2023.

Greg V.recommends

May 8, 2023

Exmoor wild camping

Perfect Exmoor camping

Loved staying at Emmetts on Exmoor and look forward to returning. This was perfect for our small group who were bikepacking for the weekend. The pitch was in a fantastic location with amazing views. The facilities available were excellent. If you want to try wild-camping with a shower and a loo this is perfect. Location is super quiet and doesn’t get much more remote than this!

Felicity A.recommends

October 31, 2022

Exmoor wild camping

Had a great time camping at Emmet's - the facilities were lovely as was our host. Loved the wild camping and i'm certain we'll be back.

Location

Minehead, England, United KingdomTo respect the Host's privacy, the precise address of this land will be provided after booking

Hosted by Shelley B.Joined in June 2021

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