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janey87

26/8/2008 at 11:41am
Location: cumbria
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does anyone know of any sheltered well drained sites (that take large tents) around ilfracombe, mortahoe, barnstable area??? we've just come back from woolacombe bay which is so exposed and had no drainage whatsoever, tents just get wrecked!! we visited a few others but they were water logged too!! we'd love to go back to that area but need a decent site. any suggestions please???????

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Volupturaptor

26/8/2008 at 11:55am
Location: North Devon
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However well drained and "decent" a site usually is, I doubt you'd find anywhere (anywhere in the country that is, not just Devon!) that isn't soggy at the moment...

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brookekim

26/8/2008 at 3:54pm
Location: Devon
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Watermouth Cove, North Devon http://www.ukcampsite.co.uk/sites/reviews.asp?revid=2721

this site has been posted in the thread sites accepting large tents!

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batt

26/8/2008 at 7:50pm
Location: west mids
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all the sites round morthoe are exposed .I belive Hidden Valley is well protected but have not stayed there,also try stowford farm (i think) never stayed there either.

North devon is a lovly area and well worth the 2nd chance and pray for the weather!!

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chopper7

26/8/2008 at 10:50pm
Location: Crewe
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New site, Lee Meadows farm, just outside Woolacombe, huge site and ok the entrance to site was waterlogged but rest of site was fantastically drained. Hedges also offer shelter.

penny92

27/8/2008 at 6:27am
Location: STAFFORD
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mill park near Ilfracombe is sheltered, lovely site too.

sunvalleysue

27/8/2008 at 7:59am
Location: The Love Shack
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What about here.

Stowford Farm Meadows

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croyde_or_bust

28/8/2008 at 10:23am
Location: Galleywood Essex
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The Burrows at Ruda Croyde Bay is SUPERB however it too gets waterlogged badly unless you know what pitches to go for PLUS with a tent you would need to tuck yourself behind the sand dunes for a bit of protection.

sharky 2728

29/8/2008 at 8:59pm
Location: Brum Brum
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hi north morte farm is not bad as it ison a bit of a slope been there 3 times last time was a couple of weeks ago in a folding caravan & it poured down most of the time but the land was not sodden & i managed to pull the caravan off the grass without wheel spinning even though it rained whilst we packed away & the views are wonderfull as well as the toilet block

tayorst

02/9/2008 at 4:49pm
Location: Midlands
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We went to Warcombe farm near Mortehoe a couple of years ago. Nice site with very good sized pitches & the most fantastic toilet block. Can't really remember the situation re drainage, but the site isn't particularly exposed I don't think.

brookekim

02/9/2008 at 6:50pm
Location: Devon
Outfit: Swift Azzurra 5 birth

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channel veiw in a lovely site, lynton/lynmouth area, also Steart Farm,( not sure if i have spelt it correctly,) at Buck's mills Bideford area is nice. Someone mentioned Ruda , i don't like it here, its very exspensive and over rated, a small place considering what they say there offering, swimming pool is small and you have to pay to use it.

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02/9/2008 at 7:42pm
Location: Buckinghamshire
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Hi, sunvalleysue, if you are posting details of a site, please ensure you link to their UKCampsite.co.uk listing, not direct to their website, to enable reviews etc to be read

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hall68

02/9/2008 at 7:43pm
Location: None Entered
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We have stayed at Stowford Farm Meadows and it has about 5 or 6 fields. I know that the field furthest away from the reception is quite exposed to the wind but the other fields seemed to be a lot more sheltered. This site can be expensive in high season but has good offers on at other times.

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