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Dornafield Caravan And Motorhome Club Site
Two Mile Oak
Newton Abbot
South Devon (Browse area)
TQ12 6DD
Tel: 01342 327 490
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Pitches: 100
Open: 10/03/2024 to 07/11/2024
10/03/2025 to 07/11/2025
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 No Tents |
 Caravan Pitches |
 Motorhome Pitches |
 Small Campervans |
 No Glamping Units |
 No Statics for Hire |
 No Statics for Sale |
 Seasonal Pitches |
 Electric Hookups |
 Hardstanding Pitches |
 Fully Serviced Pitches |
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| Who's it for |
 Families Welcome |
 Club Members Only |
 Rallies Welcome |
 Not Naturist Site |
 Dogs Welcome |
 No Dogs Allowed |
 Groups Welcome |
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| Facilities |
 Toilet Facilities |
 Hot Showers |
 Washing Up |
 No Bathroom |
 Baby Changing Facilities |
 Laundry On Site |
 Drinking Water |
 Disabled Friendly |
 Chemical Disposal |
 No Battery Charging |
 Gas Exchange |
 Recycling Facilities |
 Kitchen Facilities |
 Freezer / Fridge |
 Motorhome Point |
 Wifi Access |
 Shop On Site |
 Bar <1 mile |
 Restaurant or Cafe or Takeaway <1 mile |
| Activities |
 Kids Playground |
 TV Room |
 Games Room |
 No Evening Ents |
 Fishing <5 miles |
 No Wild Swimming |
 Indoor Pool <5 miles |
 Outdoor Pool <5 miles |
 No Horse Riding |
 No Cycle Hire |
 Golf <1 mile |
 Tennis On Site |
 Beach <10 miles |
 Watersports <10 miles |
 No Boat Launch |
| Other Features |
 No Sea Views |
 Not Working Farm |
 No Campfires Allowed |
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 No Waterside Pitches |
 Public Transport <1 mile |
 Offroad Dog Walk On Site or Direct Access |
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| Date of Visit: May 2010 |
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| Reviewer: Spidy |
5 reviews from this member |
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 This is our second visit to this fantastic campsite. We went with two other families and pitched in the Orchard. One family had EHU, and the other two made do without. Despite the weather (disappointing) we all had a great time. The facilities are spotless, warm and clean with plenty of hot water, loo paper etc.
The owners are really helpful and once again directed us to a child friendly beach nearby. We all ate at Bickley Mill pub one night, and although it was ok, we wouldn't recommend for large group.
We all would definitely return - such a beautiful area and excellent site. 
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| Date of Visit: December 2009 |
Unit: Touring Caravan |
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| Reviewer: AlanEag |
10 reviews from this member |
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Impossible to reverse onto a lot of pitches without going across the grass and the pitch we were allocated JUST about took our 2berth van and porch awning leaving nowhere to park but in the car park.
That aside the site was very nice and the showers were the best we've seen for a long time. WiFi a bit iffy at times but I should really learn to leave work at home!
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| Date of Visit: December 2009 |
Unit: Motorhome |
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| Reviewer: CK+B |
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Just returned from a very wet & windy weekend here! We stayed on Blackrock Copse, Buttermeadow was closed off, both looked as nice as each other. Excellent warm, clean facilities, shower room separate to the toilets, privacy cubicles and hairdryer in the ladies. Separate building with pot washing facilities. Good recycling facilities. Good sized enclosed dog walk area with bins & bags.
The site is lovely, very well laid out we had a big hard standing pitch, plenty of room to get all round our van without stepping on soggy grass! Our pitch also had fresh & waste water supply, electric, and loo emptying facilities.
Very friendly at reception, good sized shop with basics, big info room with loads of details inc bus times, take away deliveries, walks etc.
The Two Mile Oak pub (about 0.5 miles walk up a dark lane, good basic pub food, dogs allowed in the bar area, but not in the restaurant. The Union Inn at Denbury, just over a miles walk away, doggy friendly everywhere and very nice food.
The only downside we found was the lack of actual footpaths in the area - and the horrible weather!
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| Date of Visit: October 2009 |
Unit: Touring Caravan |
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| Reviewer: Smeister |
2 reviews from this member |
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Wow, wow, wow
What a site,fabulous, really made the effort to make you welcome. Beautifully kept and a credit to the team at Dornafield. Had 3 days there and wish we could have had more. Great shop, lovely pitches, fab toilets and showers
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| Date of Visit: October 2009 |
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| Reviewer: Robp1970 |
4 reviews from this member |
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This was our first ever caravanning experience & was a great place to go.
We stayed in Blackrock copse, which had a lovely toilet / shower block / laundry room, all modern & clean - even had Radio2 playing in there!
There was also a separate washing up building, again clean & modern.
This area of the site had it's own dog field as well, where we were able to exercise our dog off lead, as all fenced in.
Our kids enjoyed the games room with table tennis keeping them out of mischief whilst on site.
The whole site is kept looking great and is indeed a very pleasant place to be. We will return here.
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| Date of Visit: August 2009 |
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| Reviewer: Rfarry |
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Whilst this is an extremely nice site I don't understand where the number 1 status in the Practical Caravan guide comes from.
Yes the staff are friendly, the showers are great, our children enjoyed the play area, etc, etc but many other sites are just as good and in some ways maybe better.
My wife didn't like having to leave the showers to use a hair dryer in the toilets and a site this popular shouldn't need to charge for them. Staff did explain that the location of the hairdryers was to meet German / French 5 star standards.
A pub or clubhouse right on the site is not a priority for us, it's a 'nice to have', many equally nice sites do have those facilities negating the need for a walk, even if it is only 10 minutes, or car ride.
We were in Butter Meadow and couldn't see the advantage and Blackrock Copse, our pitch was fully serviced as in BRC, we felt that BM was less cramped and had more space between the vans due to not having the taps / drain between the vans but at the back.
The shop was a little frustrating in that papers, bread and some other bits and pieces had to be pre-ordered for the next day, everyday.
I suspect this site gets its status as this is the first site we have been to where a Practical Caravan voting slip has been handed out as we arrived.
This report should not seem negative, the site is very nice, however, there are many very nice sites out there, this is just one of them.
I've only marked them down on location, due to the narrowness of the exit road / corners, the hassle of having to plan if papers / bread were required and the inconvenience my wife felt she had in the showers.
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| Date of Visit: August 2009 |
Unit: Touring Caravan |
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| Reviewer: Soob |
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We visited this site for 10 days in August and were pleasantly surprised on arrival, the site is in a beautiful location and is really easy to get to - especially as we are fairly novice caravaners and prefer to stick to main roads where possible! There are a couple of narrow lanes to negotiate but they are quiet and when towing we did not meet any traffic coming towards us. Though this does mean it is important to stick to the correct arrival and departure times.
The staff here are really helpful and friendly. If you are going out for the day it's worth mentioning to staff where you are going as they have discount cards available for many local attractions. There is also an extensive information room, including information on local places to eat etc. So, all good so far.
Whilst the toilet and shower facilities were spotless, and while I appreciate the need to conserve water, the push button showers drove me mad. The water only lasted for about 30 seconds and then on pressing the button again was greeted with a stream of boiling hot or freezing cold water. This is ok if you can keep your hand on the button, but showering with my 5 year old daughter and washing hair etc, meant this was not possible, therefore showering was rather stressful!
I realise that this is nothing to do with the site, but it would have been nice has there been somewhere to walk to from the site. The roads around were narrow, and with young children in tow were not safe to walk along, so even though there is a very pleasant pub a few minutes away, we had to get there in the car.
The site is centrally located for all of the attractions of South Devon, but be warned, when we visited the traffic and parking were appalling - so leave early in the morning.
All in all Dornafield was an excellent site, my daughter loved the fort on the play area, and the BBQ laid on by staff, on the night before we left was great as we didn't have to worry about food that night. Dornafield well deserves the plaudits it has received and if we were to visit South Devon again we would certainly be back.
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| Date of Visit: August 2009 |
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| Reviewer: Kimmie1 |
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Just returned from this campsite stay on a hard standing touring pitch with electric hook, water supply, waste disposal and your own rubbish bins all enclosed in wooden boxes at the side of each pitch. The lane to this site is slightly difficult to get down but once there I have to say this is the best site I have ever been on. The staff are extremely friendly and helpful, the site is beautiful and is run to perfection, it is spotless, peaceful, child friendly and worth every penny. Can not wait to go back again!
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| Date of Visit: August 2009 |
Unit: Tent |
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| Reviewer: Mikast |
8 reviews from this member |
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Just returned from our 10 day holiday at Dornafield. We had a fantastic time and only have positive things to say about this lovely site.
The family who run the site are lovely and always at hand.
We stayed in our tent in the Orchard with EHU, with our 3 children (10,5 & 3 yrs old) which was great. Good sized pitches with a little border! Neatly mowed, ready for your arrival.
The toilet/shower block is immaculate-and I am incredibly fussy! Nicely tiled, immaculately
Clean, hot showers, music playing,the ladies have fresh flowers every day and a nice vanity area to do hair and make-up, plus a full length mirror! You can take your own hair drier in there or use theirs for 20p.
We had plenty of space for the children to play in the orchard, but they also had a good tennis court, play area and games room.
The shop was quite good, but Asda is only 5mins away and Sainsbury's possibly 10 mins away.
The site itself is really well tended and pretty.They had a BBQnight with a comedy show for the kids and morris dancer's, which gave people a chance to have a go!
The area itself has plenty to do. We had to drive to the nearest beach, but there are that many places to visit, we didn,t fit in everything we wanted to do. We visited Torquay, Paignton, Brixham, Dawlish, Babbacombe, Blackpool sands.Doing various things on different days.
The only things that we weren't too keen on were the wasps (hardly the sites fault!),my husband thought it was strange the shower block was separate to the toilet block, although I liked that! Also our 10 year old missed having a pool on site- that didn't mean he did no swimming. The sea was so clear in the area, all 3 of our children were in the water-swimming,paddling, skimming, crabbing, surfing the waves,and the two yonger ones - wave dashing!
I am sure there are things I've missed out that I'll think later on I should have said, but maybe, suffice to say, we had a great holiday in a great area, on a fantastic site. If you are like me and worry if the facilities will be up to a good standard, worry not.We are sure they will far out weigh your expectations.
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| Date of Visit: August 2009 |
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| Reviewer: Janma |
6 reviews from this member |
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We booked 2 nights at dornafield, We couldn't get in for any longer as they were full.
It is a beautiful site with friendly staff. We were allocated our pitch and proceeded to site our unit and awning. Unfortunately we seemed to have a wasp nest somewhere nearby. And my 3 year old grandaughter was stung almost immediately. The wasps seemed to be everywhere. I asked at reception if they could change our pitch and they were very helpful and within 10 mins we were found another pitch which was difficult for them as they were full.
Everything about this site that others have written is true it really is exceptional. My only concern is that the lane is very narrow and we met quite a few cars in the lane which did make it very difficult to get through, and I would hate to think what would have happened if we'd met a caravan because it would almost be impossible to pass. Another thing that I disliked was that the pitches are very close together and it was one of the noisiest sites I have been on, the road between pitches either side is narrow and well travelled what with site maintenance, caravans being towed to their pitches that have been stored there, and grass cutting. It was indeed a lovely site but we will not be returning.
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