How much does it cost to stay at Skern Lodge?

From £30 (for 1 night, 2 adults) - prices may change depending on your dates and party.

Skern Lodge

View prices & book Last booked one day ago 9.5 53 reviews

Visitor image of the level camping field

Visitor image of the sunset over skern - from skern lodge campsite aug 22

Discounted kayaking bookable at reception

Calm site in the grounds of a north Devon outdoor activity centre
A 10-minute stroll from Appledore; five minutes' drive to Westward Ho!
Estuary views; 10 minutes' drive to the Lundy Island ferry

Rafting, river kayaking or surfing, followed by some quiet time surrounded by green fields? That’s the catch of the day at Skern Lodge, a popular outdoor activity centre on the edge of the quiet coastal village of Appledore. With 22 acres of land to its name and direct access to the tidal waters of the Taw and Torridge estuary, this site is a prime pick for relaxing north Devon break in a gorgeous natural setting. Skern Lodge has a lush, green countryside setting, and simple facilities such as toilets, showers and a washing-up point available. The site is keen to keep its impact on the environment to an absolute minimum – once you've seen these serene surrounds, there's a strong chance you'll be keen to do the same. Head to reception upon arrival or find your way to your chosen accommodation. If you're interested in booking any activities (which depend upon availability), you must arrange watersports sessions prior to your arrival – the aforementioned rafting, river kayaking and surfing can all be tried out with full supervision from expert instructors. Appledore village is a 10-minute stroll away – head here for a trip to the pub, to sample local grub at an independent deli or simply for a coastal stroll. Bideford (10 minutes' drive) is also close by – make tracks here to catch the ferry out to Lundy Island (crossing time about two hours).

Site type

Opens 27 July

Please note

Under 18s must be accompanied by their parents or legal guardians.
Single-sex bookings of 4 or more people (couples and immediate family members excepted) are not permitted via Pitchup.com.
Facilities/activities including Pool hire, Kayaking, High Ropes, Zipwire. are subject to extra charges payable on arrival.
No cars/motorbikes by the pitch/unit. All cars must be parked in the designated area.
The site caters for families (immediate members) and couples only - bookings from all other forms of groups are not accepted.
Reception is unmanned after 5:30 p.m.. Please inform the site while on your way there should you expect to arrive after this time, so that the team can provide information about your unit/pitch.
This is a quiet site: no music is allowed.
Guests are advised to bring a good quality torch with them as parts of the site are unlit.
No naked flames are allowed inside the hired accommodation units.
Fires, barbecues and/or firepits will not be permitted in dry, windy and/or hot weather conditions.

Languages spoken

English

Open from Sun, 27 Jul to Mon, 25 Aug 2025

Pitch types & availability

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Only showing reviews for the last 30 months.

Looks like a shower or toilets dedicated for each pods but were not being use at all.

Very clean facilities Pitch ground nice and flat Good location and great views…

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Anonymous Apr 2025

Non-electric grass tent or trailer tent pitch

Liked: Very clean facilities
Pitch ground nice and flat
Good location and great views

Recommend to friends Visit again

All great. Thankyou

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Jackie S. Apr 2025

Camping pod (two person)

Liked: Fabulous location, really friendly and helpful staff. Very clean and comfortable accomadation.

Disliked: Nothing to dislike.

Recommend to friends Visit again

What a great experience!!! Even if we booked with short notice, and arrived…

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Anonymous Jan 2025

Camping pod (two person)

Liked: What a great experience!!!

Even if we booked with short notice, and arrived way over the check-in times, Alfie was very helpful and understanding.

We find our accommodation heated, very clean, and we received all the information needed in order to have a great time.

We will definitely return in the near future!

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From the manager: Thanks for your review, its greatly appreciated - glad you had a great stay!

Overall excellent

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Facilities / Activities	6
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Wifi	8

Anonymous Sept 2024

Camping pod (two person)

Liked: Brilliant location, lovely pods, so chilled out amazing time

Disliked: Not a complaint just maybe more info on the activities and time schedules available

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From the manager: Thanks for your review, we've looked into your suggestion and made it easier for guests to book our activities !

Camp site in a great location for westward ho and Appledore. My…

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Gareth L. Aug 2024

Non-electric grass tent or trailer tent pitch

Liked: Camp site in a great location for westward ho and Appledore. My son loved the swimming pool

Disliked: Outside washing up area was dirty and was not cleaned in the 2 days we stayed l.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Fantastic site with spotless facilities and peaceful setting.

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Jess H. Aug 2024

Non-electric grass tent or trailer tent pitch

Liked: The space and facilities.

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Lovely clean and comfortable accommodation in the pods at a really reasonable…

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Anonymous Aug 2024

Bunkroom camping pod (eight person)

Liked: Lovely clean and comfortable accommodation in the pods at a really reasonable price for summer holidays - brilliant to have a loo and kettle with tea/coffee provided. Nice quiet location and plenty to do on site and nearby. Kids loved the pool. We didn’t book any of the on site activities this time but there was a lot going on. Showers were some of the best we have used whilst camping!

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Perfect location, great value, high standard of cleanliness in pods.

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Facilities / Activities	8
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Wifi	6

Anonymous Aug 2024

Bunkroom camping pod (eight person)

Liked: Great value for money. And could just book for the one night which was perfect and you can’t do that in many places.
Location was excellent.
Staff were very accommodating and friendly.
Lunch for for the HAF program was delicious.
Pods were really comfortable and spacious. Lovely and clean. Brilliant that They have toilets in each one, makes it so much easier with children.
Really quiet site.
Great space to play and for the child to run around.
Check in and check out was very easy and stress free.
The pods and beds were very comfortable and loved the touch of tea making facilities.
Didn’t ask whether they provide wifi but I found phone signal really good.
It had a everything I needed and would love to book the same again for next year.

Disliked: The pool was just a bit colder than expected for a outside heated pool. Young children struggled to get warm so could stay in the pool for long.

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I throughly enjoyed my stay at Stern Lodge. We arrived on a…

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Anonymous Aug 2024

Non-electric grass tent or trailer tent pitch

Liked: I throughly enjoyed my stay at Stern Lodge. We arrived on a Friday and the staff were very friendly and welcoming; we had accidentally left our air pump at home however the staff were very helpful and helped us find a pump to use. The facility’s were all very clean and tidy, overall a lovely place will definitely be back!

Disliked: There was nothing we disliked about are stay

Recommend to friends Visit again

Great stay in a lovely location.

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Anonymous Aug 2024

Bunkroom camping pod (eight person)

Liked: Pod was clean and beds made on arrival.
Great having a kettle and tea and coffee supplies.
Loved having own toilet in pod.
Staff were very friendly and cleaners asked everyday if we needed anything.

Disliked: Not being able to park car near pod.
Maybe one less set of bunk beds to make space for a sitting area or small table.
Small fridge would be great.
Need broom or dust pan and brush to help keep pod floor clean.

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Features

No dogs allowed

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 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 No dogs allowed

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

Small (11-25 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 Outdoor pool nearby Restaurant nearby Sailing nearby Surf school nearby Tennis nearby Watersports nearby

Location

Skern Lodge

Appledore

Bideford

Devon

England

EX39 1NG

Directions

Timezone

Europe/London BST (GMT+01:00)

GPS

51.05385°N
-4.20348°W

Nearest transport

Coach

1 mi The Quay

1 mi Square

Rail

6.3 mi Barnstaple Rail Station

8.2 mi Chapelton (Devon) Rail Station

10.4 mi Umberleigh Rail Station

Ferry

0.6 mi Appledore Ferry Landing

1 mi Instow Ferry Landing

2.4 mi Bideford Ferry Landing

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

Where will a short walk get you? Northam Burrows Country Park (10 minutes' walk) is one place – rare plants and animals hide out there – and the North Devon Maritime Museum (20 minutes) is another. A short drive will soon get you putting holes or trotting through fields: Royal North Devon Golf Club and Follyfoot Equestrian Centre are both five minutes’ drive away. When you’re feeling like a longer journey out in search of islands, coves and cliff railways, that’s absolutely fine too. Ferries to Lundy Island depart from Bideford (10 minutes’ drive) for dramatic cliff hikes (and sea puffins if you’re lucky). You might want to go climbing cobbles and coastal paths in Clovelly (25 minutes) too, or let the Lynton and Lynmouth Cliff Railway (50 minutes) do most of the hard work for you. As for beach days, well, Westward Ho! (five minutes) is a fine destination for practising your wave-catching skills. Ilfracombe (40 minutes) has several more beaches with more good surf, tunnels and a Victorian bathing pool. Kids asking after theme park rides? The Big Sheep (10 minutes) is an adventure park aimed at the smaller ones in your family, with attractions including live shows, rollercoasters and farm animals.

Water quality at nearby bathing waters

Name	Distance	Type	2020	2019	2018	2017
Westward Ho!	1.6 mi	Sea	N/A	Excellent	Excellent	Excellent
Saunton Sands	4.4 mi	Sea	N/A	Excellent	Excellent	Excellent
Croyde Bay	5.6 mi	Sea	N/A	Good	Excellent	Good
Putsborough	6.4 mi	Sea	N/A	Excellent	Excellent	Excellent
Woolacombe Village	8.1 mi	Sea	N/A	Excellent	Excellent	Excellent

Data source: European Environment Agency

Must see

RHS Garden Rosemoor 8.2 mi

National Trust

Arlington Court and the National Trust Carriage Museum 11.5 mi

Heddon Valley 16.4 mi

Watersmeet 21 mi

Lundy 21.3 mi

Finch Foundry 25.4 mi

Cycle routes

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

Other

Northam Burrows - Coast Path - Appledore - Diddywell - Northam Burrows 1.1 mi

TAPELEY PARK 1.6 mi

ISLEY MARSH (CURRENT BOUNDARY FROM 05/04/1990) 2.5 mi

Saunton - Croyde - Putsborough - Fruit and Nut Trail 4.4 mi

SAUNTON COURT 4.5 mi

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.

Policies

Booking terms and conditions

Admission

Admission is only permitted after registering at reception.
Under 18s must be accompanied by their parents or legal guardians.

Arrivals and departures

Late arrivals must notify the park as soon as possible. Your booking will be held for 24 hours. After this period the management reserves the right to relet your unit.
No refunds/discounts for inclement weather, late arrivals or early departures.
Please pick any available pitch on arrival.

Extras

Facilities/activities including Pool hire, Kayaking, High Ropes, Zipwire. are subject to extra charges payable on arrival.
Motorbike(s) can be brought instead of the car(s) included.

General

Public areas are non-smoking.
Quiet hours must be respected between 11 p.m. and 7 a.m..
Radio, music and TV players must be kept at a low volume. Car doors and boots must be closed quietly.
The management reserves the right to deny access or terminate the stay of those guests whose behaviour is deemed unsuitable. No refunds will be offered.
This is a quiet site: no music is allowed.

Hired accommodation

No naked flames are allowed inside the hired accommodation units.

Occupancy

Single-sex bookings of 4 or more people (couples and immediate family members excepted) are not permitted via Pitchup.com.
The site caters for families (immediate members) and couples only - bookings from all other forms of groups are not accepted.

Reception

Reception is unmanned after 5:30 p.m.. Please inform the site while on your way there should you expect to arrive after this time, so that the team can provide information about your unit/pitch.

Safety

Barbecues are permitted but must be raised off the ground and attended by an adult at all times.
Fires, barbecues and/or firepits will not be permitted in dry, windy and/or hot weather conditions.
Guests are advised to bring a good quality torch with them as parts of the site are unlit.

Vehicles

No cars/motorbikes by the pitch/unit. All cars must be parked in the designated area.

Additional terms

Activities are subject to extra charges and must be booked in advance.

Payment terms

Offers

Conditions apply - see pitch type section for details

Nearest sites

Unfortunately, we have no nearby bookable sites.

Frequently asked questions

Does Skern Lodge have a swimming pool? Yes View all features
Is Skern Lodge dog friendly? No View all features
What attractions are near Skern Lodge? Where will a short walk get you? Northam Burrows Country Park (10 minutes' walk) is one place – rare plants and animals hide out there – and the North Devon Maritime Museum … Read more