Prattshayes Campsite

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Aerial view of the site
Electric hardstanding and grass touring pitch
Electric grass pitch
Electric grass pitch

  • 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

Travel trailer sites 38
RV sites 38
Tent sites 45
Lodges, cabins, pods or huts 2
Open all year
Opens
Please note
  • Under 18s must be accompanied by their parents or legal guardians.
  • Your dog must be tattooed or microchipped.
  • The campground/park does not accept breeds/crossbreeds listed in the Breed-specific legislation (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 (couples and immediate family members excepted) 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.
  • Bookings for Non-electric grass tent pitch (no cars, solo) must not be for more than 4 consecutive nights.
  • 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

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Only showing reviews for the last 30 months.

Good all round close to the beach beautiful place

Overall 10/10
Location 10
Value for money 10
Accommodation 10
Facilities / Activities 10
Customer service 10
Child friendliness 10
Cleanliness 10
Wifi 2
Michael M. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Primitive grass tent or campervan campsite (maximum 6 metres)

Liked: Nice facilities clean modern
Looked after site polite owners/ workers down to earth

Disliked: The weather on our stay can't fault the site itself

Recommend to friends Visit again

Excellent site. Really good facilities.

Overall 10/10
Location 6
Value for money 8
Accommodation 8
Facilities / Activities 10
Customer service 10
Child friendliness No rating
Cleanliness 10
Wifi No rating
Jerry P. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Powered cement/asphalt and grass travel trailer campsite (maximum 7 metres)

Liked: Everything

Disliked: Nothing

Recommend to friends Visit again

A great welcome at an efficiently-run, neat and friendly site. Fantastic heated…

Overall 10/10
Location 10
Value for money 10
Accommodation 10
Facilities / Activities 10
Customer service 10
Child friendliness 6
Cleanliness 10
Wifi No rating
Anonymous The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Powered grass campsite (maximum 6 metres)

Liked: A great welcome at an efficiently-run, neat and friendly site. Fantastic heated and private toilets and family bathrooms - luxury! All simply but well equipped, and nice to see high standards for renewables and recycling. No playground for children, best for adults wanting a quiet and relaxed time. Green site with trees and hedgerows buzzing with wildlife - even enjoyed the resident guinea fowls' twilight screeching (stopped each night with sundown).

Recommend to friends Visit again

Great site, great location, great hosts- nothing not to like.

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
Carole T. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Powered cement/asphalt and grass travel trailer campsite (maximum 7 metres)

Liked: Super clean site, lovely showers- individual with toilet and basin. Lots of hot water for washing up. Friendly, helpful hosts. An easy 20 minute walk into Exmouth.

Disliked: Nothing

Recommend to friends Visit again

Great site

Overall 10/10
Location 10
Value for money 10
Accommodation 10
Facilities / Activities 10
Customer service 10
Child friendliness 6
Cleanliness 10
Wifi No rating
Mike P. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Powered cement/asphalt and grass travel trailer campsite (maximum 8 metres)

Liked: Location, friendly reception,cleanliness of site.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Really enjoyed our first trip to this site and Exmouth. Will be back

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

Powered cement/asphalt and grass travel trailer campsite (maximum 8 metres)

Liked: The peaceful setting, the new shower and toilet block. The proximity to the beach was ideal for walks with the dog.

Disliked: The smell from the Nearby water treatment works was a little off putting at times. The water could have been hotter but minor detail and didn't spoil our stay.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Brilliant stay and we will be back!!

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
Lesley J. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Powered cement/asphalt and grass travel trailer campsite (maximum 7 metres)

Liked: Lovely clean and quiet site within a 22 min walk to beautiful beaches. The new toilet and shower blocks are kept very clean and are immaculate. The large shower rooms also have a toilet and sink and a radiator, as well as hooks to hang clothes and towels. My husband is disabled and said the disabled shower room was also perfect for his needs with the addition of a separate chair supplied by the friendly and professional Louise!

Disliked: Nothing not to like!

Recommend to friends Visit again

Great site, location and host

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

Powered cement/asphalt and grass travel trailer campsite (maximum 8 metres)

Liked: Louise the manager was a great host and really knew the area. Site was clean and tidy, facilities well managed. Location was great, walk down the lane and you are right on the beach. We were sad to leave.

Disliked: Nothing

Recommend to friends Visit again

Excellent site, very quiet and clean

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
Anonymous The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Powered cement/asphalt and grass travel trailer campsite (maximum 7 metres)

Liked: Lovely quiet site, dog friendly and spotlessly clean in a quaint village on the outskirts of Exmouth town centre which is reachable by bus or walking via the beach route. Booked provider one night and ended up staying for 4

Disliked: Nothing

Recommend to friends Visit again

Excellent site, reasonably priced. Booked for one night and stayed 4

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
Anonymous The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Powered cement/asphalt and grass travel trailer campsite (maximum 7 metres)

Liked: Great campsite, quiet, spotlessly clean and nice little village

Recommend to friends Visit again


Features

Leisure on park

Bar or club house Cycle hire Evening entertainment Fishing Fitness centre Indoor swimming pool Kids' club On-site restaurant/cafe Outdoor swimming pool Playground Recreation room/arcade TV room Takeout Tennis Watersports

Amenities on park

Bath available Car parking by site/unit Composting toilet Dog park Drying room Free wifi Grocery store Ice pack freezing Internet access Laundromat Parent & baby washroom Payphone Pick-up from public transport Portable toilet Pub toilets Restrooms Shower available Washing-up area Wifi

Groups welcome

Family friendly Motorcycle friendly Scouts welcome Single-sex groups welcome Student groups welcome

Rules

Barbecue grills allowed Barbecue provided Campfires allowed Commercial vehicles allowed Dogs allowed Dogs allowed all year

Themes

Hikers’ paradise Spectacular scenery

Utilities

Charging facilities Communal freezer Dump station Electric car charging point(s) Propane/gas cylinders available Recycling available Renewable energy

Nearby amenities

Bar nearby Convenience store nearby Dog walk nearby Public transportation nearby

Type

Large (51-200 sites)

Accessibility

Accessible parking at site Bathrooms: Large spacious shower Bathrooms: Large spacious toilet Bathrooms: Step-free access Bathrooms: Wheelchair accessible shower Bathrooms: Wheelchair accessible toilet Bathrooms: Wide doorways (over 32 inches) Site close to accessible bathrooms Step-free or level access

Nearby leisure

Canoeing/kayaking nearby Climbing nearby Cycle hire nearby Cycling nearby Fishing nearby Golf nearby Horseback 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 2020201920182017
Sandy Bay 1.3 km Sea N/AExcellentExcellentExcellent
Exmouth 1.8 km Estuary N/AExcellentExcellentExcellent
Budleigh Salterton 4.5 km Sea N/AExcellentExcellentExcellent
Dawlish Warren 4.7 km Estuary N/AExcellentExcellentExcellent
Dawlish Town 7.3 km Sea N/AGoodGoodExcellent

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

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.

Offers

Conditions apply - see pitch type section for details

Nearest sites

Unfortunately, we have no nearby bookable sites.

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Frequently asked questions

  • 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?
    RV, travel trailer and tent sites
    Arrive:  2 p.m. –  9:30 p.m.
    Depart by:  10 a.m.
    On-park accommodation
    Arrive:  3:30 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 $22.12 (for 1 night, 2 adults) - prices may change depending on your dates and party.