Opening Dates this year: 01/01/2024 to 31/12/2024 Opening Dates next year: 01/01/2025 to 31/12/2025
Kingsmead Centre is a small, quiet, independent site situated on the Devon / Somerset border in the Blackdown Hills Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty Only 10 15 minutes drive from Junction 26 on the M5, we offer a friendly site with excellent proper facilities.
Our site consists of seven acres of various areas for camping. Designed for a proper camping feel, we offer a natural feeling space where everyone can enjoy the tranquillity of the countryside.
Despite the remote feel, you are never far from the essentials. With a toilet and shower block at either end of the site, our recently built lower facilities block boasts generous sized wet rooms with unlimited hot water, a communal washing up area with fridge/freezer and tourist information.
The upper level houses several hard standing pitches for caravans and motorhomes with a newly renovated shower block incorporating heating in the colder months. The upper pitches are easily accessed with plenty of electric hook up points and trees providing shade in the summer months.
The grassy pitches in our lower camping field offer an incredibly tranquil, secluded and sheltered area in which to really feel at one with nature. We also offer a selection of private woodland pitches for tents and additional grass pitches in our overflow meadow during the summer.
Your hosts at Kingsmead are Tristan and Jodie Assisted by our Springer dog Pickles, we strive to offer a truly unique, and peaceful camping experience, which reflects the special qualities of Devon and Somerset
We both feel privileged to have grown up in such a wonderful area and believe it should be accessible for everyone including their pets As a result we offer a range of accommodation from a simple grass pitch to luxuriously furnished, hand crafted yurt, where you can come and stay for a couple of nights or a long summer break
Whatever type of stay you are looking for, there is always a warm welcome at Kingsmead
The site is an excellent base for walking, cycling and riding with beautiful countryside surrounding you in every direction The Blackdown Hills A O N B office produce an excellent set of walking, cycling and riding maps for the whole of the area which are available for free on site, and from the Blackdown Hills A O N B link from our website
Given our central location you can also use us as a base to explore the Somerset Levels, Dorset`s Jurassic Coast, Exmoor and Dartmoor and all within 30 50 minutes drive
The site itself is set on the side of a valley in beautiful countryside and woodlands It is mainly grass with some hard standings available Toilet and shower facilities are basic, clean and functional with no additional charges for hot water
Pets are welcome, but must be looked after responsibly
There are four self catering static vans available for hire year round and a small shop onsite.
Nearby Attractions
In the immediate environs there are a large number of walking, cycling and riding trails along with any number of excellent country pubs to stop at along your way
On site nature watching is always a relaxing way to spend your time, and you will see a vast array of birds and other wildlife on the site including Roe Deer, Rabbits, Badgers and many more
There are various indoor/outdoor attractions for children and families within a 1 hour drive of site. The Jurassic Coast including Lyme Regis is about a 30 minute drive away.
From the M5 Junction 26 Take the A38 Southbound and stay on it around Wellington You will come to a staggered crossroads with Ford Street and Clayhidon signposted left. Turn left and continue to the top of the hill where you will come out at another crossroads with Kingsmead Centre signposted left Turn left and continue until you see the former Merry Harriers pub on your right and a signpost for Kingsmead Centre on your left Turn right immediately beside this. The site entrance is 1/4 mile down the road on your left
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Common Questions
Where is the nearest shop to Kingsmead Centre? There is a shop on site
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Tent Pitches 
Caravan Pitches 
Motorhome Pitches 
Small Campervans 
Glamping Units 
Holiday Home Hire 
No Statics for Sale 
Seasonal Pitches 
Electric Hookups 
Hardstanding Pitches 
No Fully Serviced Pitches 
Caravan Storage 
Families Welcome 
Not Members Only 
Rallies Welcome 
Not Naturist Site 
Dogs Welcome 
No Dogs Allowed 
Groups Welcome 
Motorbikers Welcome 
Toilet Facilities 
Showers 
Washing Up 
No Bathroom 
Baby Changing Facilities 
Laundry On Site 
Drinking Water 
Disabled Friendly 
Chemical Disposal 
No Battery Charging 
Gas Exchange 
Recycling Facilities 
No Kitchen Facilities 
Freezer / Fridge 
No Motorhome Point 
Wifi Access 
Shop On Site 
Bar <5 miles 
Restaurant or Cafe or Takeaway <5 miles 
No Playground 
No TV Room 
No Games Room 
No Evening Ents 
Fishing On Site 
No Wild Swimming 
No Indoor Pool 
No Outdoor Pool 
Horse Riding <1 mile 
Cycle Hire <5 miles 
Golf <5 miles 
No Tennis 
No Beach 
No Watersports 
No Boat Launch 
No Sea Views 
Not Working Farm 
Campfires Allowed 
Open All Year 
No Waterside Pitches 
Public Transport <5 miles
Offroad Dog Walk On Site or Direct Access 
