Rainbow Retreat

Ik was blij met The wild camping feel but the luxury of a toilet and shower. Fire pit and loads of wood available. Lovely kind hosts that checked in on us the day we arrived and kindly helped on the day of departure with the transporting equipment up to the car park. The compost toilet had no smell at all. The outdoor kitchen so handy and lots of handy bits and shelter to cook if it rains, which it didn't whilst we were there. So quiet and peaceful, just lovely and relaxing.

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Ik was blij met Just stunning. Set in a little woodland it was peaceful, clean and the safari tent was well equipped. The hosts were so helpful. Will be booking again next year

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Ik was blij met Le Rainbow retreat est un camping rare dans le sud de l'Angleterre par sa situation dans les bois dans le respect de l'écologie. Les emplacements sont très généreux et permettent de passer un séjour tranquille en pleine nature (on a vu des écureuils, un faisan... malheureusement pas les cerfs). Les douches sont chaudes et très propres.

Bien situé, ce camping permet de découvrir le massif du Dartmoor et la côte jurassique avec toutes les facilités de la proximité d'Exeter.

Nous avons été très bien accueillis par Sammie et Luke qui ont tout fait pour que notre séjour se passe le mieux possible. Leur projet est vraiment très sympa et le camping va gagner en fonctionnalité, en confort et en convivialité au fur et à mesure des années. Nous y reviendrons avec plaisir.

Ik was niet blij met Un peu galère avec les toilettes que certains usagers du camping n'utilisent pas correctement.

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Ik was blij met A lovely peaceful site with everything we needed and really friendly and welcoming owners. Pitches were far enough apart to feel like you had the whole woods to yourself!

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Ik was blij met Absolutely amazing place to stay the kids loved sleeping in the woods hearing all the animals!! Only recommendations to anyone going bring torches as they are needed when going to the toilet of an evening!! But can not praise this place enough!!

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Ik was blij met Very helpful 👌

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Ik was blij met Just got back from a stay at this woodland campsite and honestly, it was exactly what I needed. Super easy and stress-free from the moment we arrived — no hassle checking in, and setting up our tent was simple with loads of space to spread out.
One of the best parts was how quiet it was. The campsite wasn’t busy at all, which made it feel really calm
If you’re after a chilled-out break surrounded by nature, this place is definitely worth a visit.

Ik was niet blij met No toilet roll does say to ring number and ask for anything but by time we realised there wasn’t any it was quite late and didn’t want to disturb anyone

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Ik was blij met We spent 2 nights here, could have stayed for longer had it not have been for work commitments.

We stayed in the hideout for comfort as we put a lid on DIY camping a few years ago.
What a great lovely place this is.

Luke was responsive to messages the day before and we were greeted with a warm welcome on arriving.

The hideout was very well equipped and had everything we needed. It was so nice to have so much space inside and out.
Great cooking area with a double stove that heated water very quickly. Everything we could have needed to cook with - even had teabags and coffee 😍
2 double beds and a single with the option of an extra trundle bed that was stored under one of the doubles. All bed were kitted out with bedding.
A comfy 2 seater sofa, 2 comfy chairs with pillows and a blanket inside
A table with 4 chairs inside and a seating area outside on the decking.
The lights inside were cool at night, and we didn't need our torch.

We didn't make use of the communial kitchen area other than washing up (we had everything we needed to hand) but it was resourceful and a great space for campers.

The showers were hot and had enough space to get dry and changed.

The eco toilets were very clean and as a first timer using them, I was impressed.

The fire pit was great which was located within the woods and at the back of the hideout - had a table and 4 chairs. Great space to enjoy a bbq and fire.

Loved using the wheelbarrow to get our things to and from the car, what a clever idea. Luke offered to help with our things on arriving and leaving which was lovely, but it's a must to do it yourself and no more than a few to a 5 min walk.

Recommend to take wellies for the shortwalk if the weather is wet.. we stupidly wore our trainers on day 2 as we left our wellies in the car.

Luke spoke briefly about his plans moving forwards with this site and upgrading it - putting wood chip on the path and their plans with different areas of the woodland. I wish them well with the planned work and I hope we get to visit again soon before this gem of a place is hard to book up.

Daughters review - "I liked how spacious it was and the beds were comfy, can we go back?"

Ik was niet blij met Having to leave.

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Ik was blij met Not much

Ik was niet blij met Signage pretty poor, and so tired of the country game, where you have to drive around guessing country lanes, to find the site.
No recepting or instructions.
The images may lead you to expect a more open and better equipped site. It is not.

If you want to spend a nigh or two, in a 2 man backpackers tent in the forest, then this would be great. Anything more would be a stretch.

Apart from the very narrow trail to the pitches, there is no walk through the forest - too steep, overgrown and all surronding land own by neighbours. No country walk, no open space, for kids to run around.

When we did eventually meet the organisers they were very friendly and helpful.

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Van de manager: Hi,
Whilst we appreciate all our reviews this seems like an extremely unfair representation of our site, so I will address your comments here. In our welcome email we ask that guests call us on the number provided if they encounter any difficulties finding us. We do not currently have an onsite reception which is why we request a call on arrival. You did not. We sent you a text to check you had arrived ok and if you had any questions to get in touch. You did not. During a routine check of the woodland we saw you and you explained you arrived without tent poles and so could not stay so we felt sorry for you and your son and offered you a spare tent to stay in. You declined the offer. We welcome families here all the time and the pitches are more than adequate to accommodate family size tents so implying only a 2 man tent would fit is inaccurate especially as you didn’t even have a tent to put up to test the theory, but again out of our 7 camping pitches most accommodate a 6 man tent. Im unsure what you mean by narrow path to the pitches or its relevance. The pathways are natural woodland pathways created by simply being walked on.
Guests are welcome to explore the woodland if they wish, we don’t yet have arrows guiding guests around.
We have not misled anyone with our photographs it’s impossible to do so. I’m struggling to understand what more you expected from a woodland campsite. We have a warm shower block with toiletries provided , fully equipped kitchen shelter, fire pits, nature tick lists for children and a toilet, we also have a box with spare items for campers to use if they forget things.
We pride ourselves on our site being low impact on the environment by being surrounded in nature. I’m sorry you didn’t enjoy walking around the woodland, trails are not yet in place, it is a work in progress sympathetically making areas of the woodland more accessible and will evolve over time to enhance campers wider experience within the woodland, but we still let guests explore at their leisure if they wish. I’m also struggling to understand your comment re lack of space for children to run around in, there are vast areas of open space for children to enjoy within the 7 acres.
The woodland is surrounded by a cow field and horse field, we understand you left the woodland and entered the horse field to which you were approached by our neighbours. Signs are now in place to make it clear this is no entry, you are however the first guests to have crossed over into our neighbours field.
There are many wonderful country walks to enjoy close by also. It’s a real shame you left such an inaccurate review after all the help we offered you. I can only hope this does not put other campers off from trying our family run, friendly campsite where we pride ourselves on being as helpful as possible to our guests to ensure an enjoyable stay here.
We are only in our second full year and many additions will be added over time to enhance the experience for our guests but our price will reflect this going forwards. There are very few small woodland campsites offering a back to nature experience with the luxury of warm showers and all that we offer here this close to the centre of Exeter.
Best wishes, Sammie & Luke

Ik was blij met Great host, lovely scenery, hot showers and kitchen facilities. Literally everything we needed we had. A great site that we will definitely be going back too.

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Van de manager: Thank you, we are so pleased you enjoyed your time here and look forward to welcoming you back.
Happy camping,
Sammie & Luke