Prattshayes Campsite

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Aerial view of the site (added by manager 06 Jul 2022)
Spacious secluded pitches (added by manager 06 jul 2022)
Secluded pitches (added by manager 13 jul 2018)
Electric hardstanding and grass touring pitch (added by manager 28 oct 2022)

  • Family-friendly countryside site 30 minutes’ walk from Exmouth beach
  • A 25-minute drive from Crealy Adventure Park and 30 from Exeter
  • A few metres from a watersports centre and the river Exe
What do you picture when you think of your fantasy hols? If it’s beaches, stately houses and coastal walks through dinosaur country, then scurry over to Prattshayes Campsite (a green-field site 35 minutes’ drive from Exeter in Devon) to live your dream. Prattshayes Campsite is a top spot for venturing out around country and coast: three-mile-long Exmouth beach is a 30-minute walk from the site and it feeds into the Jurassic Coast at Orcombe Point 15 minutes down the beach. You can see more of the Devon coastline by picking up the 630-mile South West Coast Path at Exmouth beach, or following the Exe Estuary trail from Exmouth to Exeter and over to Dawlish. More of a water-based creature? Exmouth Watersports – where you can try out windsurfing, paddleboarding and kayaking on the river Exe – is very close, or you could stick to Exmouth beach for some swimming and basking. Back on site, reward yourself for all your hard work by firing up the barbecue, piling it high with calories (pick up supplies from Exmouth, less than 10 minutes’ drive away) and tuck in before heading over to the on-site bar to wash it all down. If you’d prefer to venture off site for your dinner, there are plenty of restaurants worth trying within 10 minutes.

Site type

Touring caravan pitches 38
Motorhome pitches 38
Tent pitches 45
Lodges, cabins, pods or huts 2
Open all year
Please note
  • Under 18s must be accompanied by their parents or legal guardians.
  • Your dog must be tattooed or microchipped.
  • The site does not accept breeds/crossbreeds listed in the Dangerous Dogs Act (i.e. Pit Bull Terrier, Japanese Tosa, Dogo Argentino, and Fila Brasileiro) and/or any of the following: Staffordshire bull terrier, American Staffordshire terrier, Rottweiler, any Mastiff or Tosa.
  • Single-sex bookings of 3 or more people (excluding couples) are not permitted via Pitchup.com.
  • No bachelor/bachelorette parties permitted via Pitchup.com.
  • Commercial vehicles (vehicles used for work-related purposes, carrying goods or fare-paying passengers) and sign-written vehicles are not permitted on site.
  • At least one of the party members must be aged 25 or over.
  • The bar is open between 01/04 and 31/10.
  • Please note that the site is also a wedding venue so there may be music and noise until 11pm.

Languages spoken

English

Pitch types & availability

Reviews

91%

would recommend this site to a friend

90%

would stay here again

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Only showing reviews for the last 30 months.

Excellent little site with very modern facilities.

Overall 10/10
Location 10
Value for money 10
Accommodation 10
Facilities / Activities 8
Customer service 10
Child friendliness 10
Cleanliness 10
Wifi No rating
Jo T. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Electric hardstanding and grass touring pitch (maximum 8 metres)

Liked: Lovely little campsite, very clean and new facilities. Nice size pitches and very private.

Recommend to friends Visit again

From the manager: Thanks very much for the 10/10, much appreciated :-)

Fabulous, well run, clean and quiet we loved it!

Overall 10/10
Location 10
Value for money 10
Accommodation 10
Facilities / Activities 10
Customer service 10
Child friendliness 4
Cleanliness 8
Wifi 10
Anonymous The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Electric grass pitch (maximum 7 metres)

Liked: Fabulous site, will definitely come here again. Great toilet and showers. Plentiful hot water. Clean and tidy site. Small cafe/ bar. Friendly welcome. The owners have thought of pretty much everything, there is even a hook for you dog lead by the washing up area. You can walk to the back ( all year round dog friendly at either end), although it is a narrow lane and you have to walk on the road ( not recommended if you have children).

Disliked: Nothing!

Recommend to friends Visit again

From the manager: Well what a fabulous review, thank you so much for your great comments! The team really appreciate it when their efforts are recognised. :-)

Amazing location fantastic shower blocks & peaceful what more could you ask…

Overall 10/10
Location 10
Value for money 10
Accommodation 10
Facilities / Activities 10
Customer service 10
Child friendliness No rating
Cleanliness 10
Wifi No rating
David F. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Electric hardstanding and grass touring pitch (maximum 8 metres)

Liked: Amazing location fantastic shower blocks & peaceful what more could you ask for. Will definitely be booking this place again in the not so distant future.

Disliked: Nothing to dislike

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From the manager: Thank you so much David for your great review, we look forward to seeing you again soon :-)

Overall, we thought this was a nice site in a good location.

Overall 8/10
Location 8
Value for money 10
Accommodation 8
Facilities / Activities 8
Customer service 10
Child friendliness No rating
Cleanliness 10
Wifi No rating
Anonymous The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Electric hardstanding and grass touring pitch (maximum 8 metres)

Liked: Friendly staff, very good shower block, easy walk to local pub, cycling distance to Exmouth (wouldn't fancy it without an e-bike though).

Disliked: Our particular pitch was sloping (sideways) quite a bit, with the result that it was so high up when level that we couldn't put our stabilising feet down and it was a bit of a struggle to even get into the MH. (Other pitches looked much more level and we could have asked to move, but didn't bother for 1 night).

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Nice quiet site walking distance to the train station and a beach…

Overall 10/10
Location 10
Value for money 10
Accommodation 10
Facilities / Activities 10
Customer service 10
Child friendliness 10
Cleanliness 10
Wifi No rating
tyler m. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Electric grass pitch (maximum 6 metres)

Liked: Nice quiet site walking distance to the train station and a beach clean toilet and shower block

Recommend to friends Visit again

From the manager: Thanks for the 10/10, we like those! Come again soon :-0

Generous grass pitches with hook up option Spotless shower block with plenty…

Overall 8/10
Location 8
Value for money 10
Accommodation 10
Facilities / Activities 8
Customer service No rating
Child friendliness No rating
Cleanliness 10
Wifi No rating
Anonymous The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Electric grass pitch (maximum 6 metres)

Liked: Generous grass pitches with hook up option Spotless shower block with plenty of hot water

Recommend to friends Visit again

From the manager: Thanks for the review, we're very pleased you liked the site :-)

Immaculate showers and toilets, very tidy and level pitches.…

Overall 8/10
Location 10
Value for money 10
Accommodation 10
Facilities / Activities 10
Customer service 8
Child friendliness 8
Cleanliness 10
Wifi No rating
Emma F. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Non-electric grass tent or campervan pitch (maximum 6 metres)

Liked: Immaculate showers and toilets, very tidy and level pitches.

Recommend to friends Visit again

From the manager: Thank you for the great review, we appreciate your comments :-)

Excellent site

Overall 10/10
Location 8
Value for money 10
Accommodation 10
Facilities / Activities 10
Customer service 10
Child friendliness 10
Cleanliness 10
Wifi No rating
Alex C. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Electric grass pitch (maximum 7 metres)

Liked: The campsite was small so it felt really personal, pitches were spread out, electric included in the price, showers & loos were modern & immaculate. The reception/ bar was well stocked and the staff were very friendly

Disliked: Bins were locked & a little confusing to understand if they were recycling or refuge.

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From the manager: Hi Alex, thank you for your great review :-) The bins get locked as they fill up, if you just walk down the line, you'll find an empty one! If not, Phil, in the RV by the bins, will put you right. All our waste is managed by a company called Zero to Landfill. It all gets sorted by them.

excellent

Overall 10/10
Location 10
Value for money 10
Accommodation 10
Facilities / Activities 10
Customer service 10
Child friendliness 10
Cleanliness 10
Wifi 10
philomena f. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Electric hardstanding and grass touring pitch (maximum 7 metres)

Liked: it was a excellent experience so much fun for me and the children staff so friendly and helpful would recommend this site for anyone young or old definitely interested in going back maybe when the kids are off school

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From the manager: Thanks for your lovely review Philomena, we enjoyed having you. Come visit again anytime :-)

Absolutely fantastic campsite. A brand new toilet and shower cabinets. Lovely set…

Overall 10/10
Location 10
Value for money 10
Accommodation 10
Facilities / Activities 10
Customer service 10
Child friendliness 10
Cleanliness 10
Wifi 10
Anonymous The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Electric grass pitch (maximum 6 metres)

Liked: Absolutely fantastic campsite. A brand new toilet and shower cabinets. Lovely set up. Located closely to the beach.

Disliked: Nothing

Recommend to friends Visit again

From the manager: Thanks for the great review, we really appreciate it. Come visit again soon :-)


Features

Leisure on site

Bar or club house

Cycle hire

Evening entertainment

Fishing

Fitness centre

Games room

Indoor swimming pool

Kids' club

On-site restaurant/cafe

Outdoor swimming pool

Play area

TV room

Take away

Tennis

Watersports

Amenities on site

Bath available

Car parking by pitch/unit

Composting toilet

Disabled facilities

Dog park

Drying room

Food shop

Free wifi

Ice pack freezing

Internet access

Launderette

Parent & baby washroom

Pick-up from public transport

Portable toilet

Pub toilets

Public telephone

Shower available

Toilet block

Washing-up area

Wifi

Groups welcome

D. of E. welcome

Family friendly

Motorcycle friendly

Single-sex groups welcome

Student groups welcome

Rules

Barbecue provided

Barbecues allowed

Campfires allowed

Commercial vehicles allowed

Dogs allowed

Dogs allowed all year

Themes

Spectacular scenery

Walkers' paradise

Utilities

Charging facilities

Chemical disposal

Electric car charging point(s)

Gas cylinders available

Recycling available

Renewable energy

Nearby amenities

Bar nearby

Dog walk nearby

Public transport nearby

Shop nearby

Type

Large (51-200 pitches)

Nearby leisure

Canoeing/kayaking nearby

Climbing nearby

Cycle hire nearby

Cycling nearby

Fishing nearby

Golf nearby

Horse riding nearby

Indoor pool nearby

Leisure/theme park nearby

Mountain biking nearby

Restaurant nearby

Sailing nearby

Surf school nearby

Tennis nearby

Watersports nearby

Location

Prattshayes Campsite

Prattshayes Farm

Maer Lane

Exeter

Devon

England

EX8 5DB

Directions

Timezone

Europe/London +0100 (GMT+01:00)

GPS

50.61853°N
-3.37962°W

Route directions

It's best to approach the site from the Littleham end of Maer Lane, rather than from the beach end, and avoid Castle Lane as it is very narrow.

Nearest transport

Coach
4.9 km Opposite Rail Station
4.9 km Rail Station
7.5 km The Green
Rail
2.5 km Exmouth Rail Station
4.9 km Lympstone Village Rail Station
4.9 km Starcross Rail Station
Ferry
3.1 km Exmouth Ferry Landing
4.7 km Starcross Ferry Landing
7.9 km Turf Lock Inn Ferry Landing
Airport
12.8 km Exeter International Airport

Please note: All distances on this page are calculated "as the crow flies" - please check actual distance depending on your mode of travel using the Get directions button above.

Local attractions

Start your stay at Prattshayes Campsite by sticking close to site, as there’s loads nearby to keep you (and the whole fam) busy. Head into Exmouth for the Exmouth Museum, then venture a little further out for the World of Country Life park, Hawkridge Bird of Prey Centre, Bicton Park Botanical Gardens and the weird and wonderful 16-sided National Trust property A la Ronde, all less than 15 minutes’ drive from the site. A la Ronde whetting your appetite for history and stately piles? Fab Powderham Castle is just over half an hour from Prattshayes Campsite, and is open for tours and lots of special events. If that’s still not quite enough, the museums, underground passages and cathedral of Exeter (worth a visit for shopping and food too) are also a little over half an hour from the site. If you have kids in tow starting to protest about the walk down (centuries-old) memory lane, there’s oodles nearby to get them back on side… Start 20 minutes away with some go-karting to blow off steam, get their adrenaline pumping on the rides at Crealy Adventure Park (25 minutes), then pile them into the car for a jaunt to Paignton Zoo, less than an hour away.

Water quality at nearby bathing waters

Name Distance Type 2020 2019 2018 2017
Sandy Bay 1.3 km Sea N/A Excellent Excellent Excellent
Exmouth 1.8 km Estuary N/A Excellent Excellent Excellent
Budleigh Salterton 4.5 km Sea N/A Excellent Excellent Excellent
Dawlish Warren 4.7 km Estuary N/A Excellent Excellent Excellent
Dawlish Town 7.3 km Sea N/A Good Good Excellent

Data source: European Environment Agency

Must see

Crealy Great Adventure Park 10.2 km

Jurassic Coast World Heritage Site 12 km

Exeter Cathedral - Church of Saint Peter 15.7 km

The National Trust Killerton House & Gardens 20 km

Living Coasts 20.5 km

National Trust

A la Ronde 3.3 km

Killerton: Clyston Mill 16.8 km

Killerton: Marker's Cottage 16.9 km

Branscombe: the Old Bakery, Manor Mill and Forge 18.9 km

Killerton: Budlake Old Post Office 19.4 km

Cycle routes

Find local routes on the National Cycle Network - over 12,000 miles of cycling routes.

Other

Exmouth, Geoneedle, Coast Path and Knowle Walk 1.5 km

A LA RONDE AND THE POINT-IN-VIEW 3.1 km

Woodbury Common and Woodbury Castle 5.6 km

POWDERHAM CASTLE 6.7 km

BICTON 7 km

Local events

  • Sidmouth Folk Festival (Friday, 2 August 2024 – Friday, 2 August 2024)

    Sidmouth, England 12.2 km

  • Beautiful Days (Friday, 16 August 2024 – Friday, 16 August 2024)

    Ottery St Mary, England 18.2 km

Please note: All distances on this page are calculated "as the crow flies" - please check actual distance depending on your mode of travel using the Get directions button above.

Nearest sites

Unfortunately, we have no nearby bookable sites.

Want to know more about camping in Devon?

  • Does Prattshayes Campsite have a swimming pool? No View all features
  • Is Prattshayes Campsite dog friendly? Yes View all features
  • What attractions are near Prattshayes Campsite? Start your stay at Prattshayes Campsite by sticking close to site, as there’s loads nearby to keep you (and the whole fam) busy. Head into Exmouth for the Exmouth Museum, then venture … Read more
  • When can I check in and check out of Prattshayes Campsite?
    Camping and touring
    Arrive:  2 p.m. –  9:30 p.m.
    Depart by:  10 a.m.
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  • How much does it cost to stay at Prattshayes Campsite? From R385.29 (for 1 night, 2 adults) - prices may change depending on your dates and party.