Campsites Near Towns/Cities

Oh good! Thanks BB - we're staying there for 2 nights in May before catching the ferry from Aberdeen. A Scottish friend reccomended it, and you've confirmed that it's a good choice.

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Anyone wanting to save a few pounds can stay overnight in the furthest carpark on the Totnes quay beyond the CAMC site.  I think it was £10 a night and possibly open all year.  But there are no facilities, no EHU, no security, no water or waste disposal as far as I could see and signs up saying no sitting out, awnings or BBQs.  For all it was a public carpark and a public right of way, it seemed fairly quiet and there were a few motorhomes and campervans using it but it wasn't for us.

This CL ticks the boxes and is open all year.  

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We stayed there a couple of years ago shortly after the CL opened.  Its only a short walk into Pershore which is an attractive market town with a supermarket and bus links to other places.

Just thought I'd add another to the list, The Rowing Club in Hereford.  Right next to the Wye, toilets and showers available in the clubhouse, as are drinks in the evening and cooked breakfast at the weekend.  £8 per adult, (September 2022).  An easy walk into the city.  Asda, Sainsbury's, Tesco all within a few minutes.

I think Seabreeze CL in NE Devon just about ticks the box.  It's outside the attractive village of Appledore with a short passenger ferry to Instow and within an easy walk or cycle ride of Northam and Westward Ho.  I think collectively these can count as a town but the delightful town of Bideford can also be reached by a longer walk or cycle ride and there are regular bus services to Bideford and the larger town of Barnstaple and from Westward Ho to Ilfracombe.  Other buses can be caught from Barnstaple e.g. to Croyde.  The site is quiet and spacious on the edge of Northam Burrows Country Park with direct access to the sea and SW Coastal Path.  We had 5 nights there last month and found plenty of things to do without driving anywhere.  This included me cycling most of the excellent Tarka Trail from just over the Long Bridge at Bideford.

Another site to consider is Beare Mill CL outside Crediton NW of Exeter.  It's very rural and nice but only 45 mins walk along a variety of pleasant routes into the centre of Crediton which is a town. The RW station can be reached along a flat footpath close to the river in about 30 mins.  There are better towns in Devon than Crediton but it has everything you need including good bus and rail links to other places.  We took the bus to Exeter but the train to Okehampton was tempting.  There are good rural walks to be had from the site but ours were curtailed somewhat by poor weather.

Surprised that the CAMC Cadeside site on the outskirts of Wellington in Somerset hasn't had a mention.  It ticks all the boxes and is the only CAMC site I know of with no facilities that's open all year.  It's a pretty little site with just 16 pitches and a 10 minute walk along busy roads with pavements into Wellington which is a nice town.  There are rural walks and cycle rides from the site and a regular bus service to Taunton which is worth a visit.  There is some traffic noise that was exacerbated during our stay by building works opposite the site entrance but it was quiet at night.

Caraman wrote:Surprised that the CAMC Cadeside site on the outskirts of Wellington in Somerset hasn't had a mention.  It ticks all the boxes and is the only CAMC site I know of with no facilities that's open all year.  It's a pretty little site with just 16 pitches and a 10 minute walk along busy roads with pavements into Wellington which is a nice town.  There are rural walks and cycle rides from the site and a regular bus service to Taunton which is worth a visit.  There is some traffic noise that was exacerbated during our stay by building works opposite the site entrance but it was quiet at night.

its a Lidl site being built so will be good for getting shopping when staying at this site
I was one of many going past in my truck giving an early wake up call .I don't charge any fees for wake up calls when going past

glyne lock wrote:

Caraman wrote:Surprised that the CAMC Cadeside site on the outskirts of Wellington in Somerset hasn't had a mention.  It ticks all the boxes and is the only CAMC site I know of with no facilities that's open all year.  It's a pretty little site with just 16 pitches and a 10 minute walk along busy roads with pavements into Wellington which is a nice town.  There are rural walks and cycle rides from the site and a regular bus service to Taunton which is worth a visit.  There is some traffic noise that was exacerbated during our stay by building works opposite the site entrance but it was quiet at night.

its a Lidl site being built so will be good for getting shopping when staying at this site
I was one of many going past in my truck giving an early wake up call .I don't charge any fees for wake up calls when going past

I might have guessed!  Yes - pitches 1, 2 & 3 are the ones to avoid as they are along the lane which you must have used.  We were as far away from the lane as possible on pitch 9.  We have only just got back after 4 days of fog but we quite liked it.  It would have been nice to have a view when we walked to the Wellington Monument and other locations.  I managed 1 1/2 hrs on the bike when the fog lifted slightly but had to rush back when it closed in again.

If you are on pitch 1 2 and 3  I would not just wake you from the sound but from the weight of my load shake the ground.the site is a good place close to j26 of the m5 and lots of places close by to see 
Hestercombe gardens is a place most people would like to see this is in Taunton