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Just returned from a week at Pooh Cottage, what a friendly site, lovely area, walking distance of coast path, there is a cycle route or footpath to Exmouth adjacent to site. Not far from bus stop which takes you through the beautiful east Devon villages of East Budleigh and Otterton. Lots of things to see and do. The wardens of Pooh Cottage are very friendly and helpful, the toilets, showers and site are kept spotlessly clean. There is a play area for the children a woodland walk with wooden bears dotted around. We will be re-visiting.
This year we decided to take a seasonal pitch on Pooh Cottage, it has turned out to be the best decision we have ever made. No more touring for us.
The site is small, family owned and exceptionally well run by its on site wardens. Everything is incredibly clean and nothing is too much trouble for them. It has a small shop which you can buy your basic products such as local eggs, bread etc. There is a general grocery store in the pub which is within walking distance. Longboat cafe is great for crab sandwiches located on the beach. Ask the wardens for places to buy mussels, you can buy fresh fish on Budleigh beach from the fishermen and places like Beer as well.
Delightfully no club on site, a lovely wooden children's play area that kept our 6 and 2 year old niece and nephew interested for a long time, we had to drag them away.
Bike hire means you can drop onto the cycle track 50 yards from the site entrance. Budleigh is a 10/15 minute walk, where there are some lovely coffee bars, and beach huts to hire from the tourist information centre. All you do is turn left at bottom of Bear Lane, and immediate right, and keep turning right at junctions.
I realise there are just three showers, however Ive never queued as we take off peak showers and there are loads of loos.
Its a really quiet well located site which we truly enjoy staying on, and our family enjoy visiting us there too.
We visited Pooh Cottage just after Easter to find a quiet, extremely clean and friendly site. The wardens were lovely and very accommodating, especially when we asked if we could swap from a grass pitch to a hard standing (after looking at the forecast!)
The showers were immaculate, free and efficient, toilets as per the showers. Our hard standing had its own water tap and waste water drain.
There is a kids climbing frame with a slide in the middle of the campsite which is visible from most if not all of the pitches. Kid-friendliness would be upped if there was a couple of swings, too.
The only tiny criticism is that during busy periods, there may be a queue for the showers, but the site owners have plans to increase the shower numbers, so this shouldn't be a problem when it's finished.
We would highly recommend this site for its cleanliness, friendliness and convenient base for a stay in Devon. And very reasonably priced too!
We stayed for two nights over Easter and loved this campsite.
The site is very clean and well maintained, with nice touches of signs letting you know whats going on locally, fresh herbs to help yourselves to, very clean toilets and showers. Very dog friendly.
We have quite a big tent and the pitch was plenty big enough for us, level too.
We drove down to Budleigh to pick up a few bits and pieces but it was easily walkable, we did stop off in The Feathers (dog friendly) for a quick drink, the food menu looked good, there's a Co-op and Spar in town. There is also a pub in Knowle (closer than Budleigh) we didn't visit but drove past. A Tesco and Lidl can be found on the road to Exmouth.
There is a lovely walk just outside the campsite entrance which is a shared footpath / cycleway / bridlepath which is a tarmacked path through the woods to Exmouth (4 miles I think) we didn't get that far as the light was failing but it was a lovely walk, our dog loved it.
Overall a lovely site that we will be returning to!
One of the best sites we have been too! Great management team,
Very friendly and helpful, great advise given on local area.
Toilets and showers spotless, a pleasure to use!
Great spot for walking and cycling as the old railway now a cycle route to Exmouth, which is literally begins at the entrance to the site. Our dog loved it too.
Excellent food at The Brittania pub - down the road in Knowle -
Superb.
The whole site is immaculately kept.
We stayed for 3 nights, wanted to stay longer - truly brilliant! Can't praise enough. Will be back!
I wasn't sure how long I'd spend at Pooh Cottage, and the wardens were very flexible about extending my stay. I spent a week on my own in a small tent without a car, and the wardens were very helpful, friendly, and made sure I was ok.
The facilities were excellent and clean, and included hand soap, toilet paper, hand towels, hot showers, washing-up liquid, washing-up bowls, draining racks, washing machines, dryers, and electric sockets in the laundry room.
The site is in a beautiful location. It's easy to walk into Exmouth along the cycle path, or alternatively through Knowle village and over a footpath to join the coastal path, which brings you to Exmouth beach. I also walked the coast path to Sidmouth. Perhaps the best walk though is inland to the Exe estuary through the woods and commons. Really pretty.
The pub in Knowle is traditional and the landlord keeps the beer well. The best pub I found was the Salterton in Budleigh Salterton, which is a lovely little town. The museum there is also worth a visit, and there are lots of places for ice cream, cream tea, or something hot and savoury. The fish and chip shop is excellent. Perhaps the best thing about Budleigh is the naturist beach - very handy if you've walked down without your trunks and fancy a dip.
My only regret is not finding out sooner about the Stagecoach Megarider Gold bus ticket, which would have saved me a bit of money, and enabled me to visit more places.
At £7 per person per night, my stay was excellent value.
As I only have a small tent, which isn't big enough to stand up in, I spent a lot of time outside. Lots of other campers came up and had a chat, and people were really friendly.
We have just returned from a weekend break, this was our first visit to the site. Excellent all round site. Highly recommend site. Great location in quite surroundings yet very close to the town and beach. This site was great for kids as well, with a very modern play area. Toilets very clean, showers hot and clean. We will be returning ! As this was our first visit and won't be the last
We were welcomed warmly and enjoyed. 3 nights. In May 2013. In our Campervan at Pooh Cottage Site, quietly situated a mile up from the sea at Budleigh Salterton, and adjacent to the cycle track to Exmouth
We especially enjoyed an hours walk from the site, along quiet Bear Lane, through bluebell woods, across common, along hillside field paths with great views of coast, and downtown picturesque village of East Budleigh with pubs, community shop, village hall, statue of Water Raleigh, and bus service
Although the site was full, we rarely had to wait for a shower to become available in the small, clean amenity block.
Good laundry and washing up room with small library.
Excellent little site tucked away just outside Budleigh Salterton. From the moment we arrived the wardens were so helpful. They lent us some waste pipe as ours was a bit short to reach the drain. We had a fully serviced pitch which was large, level & close to either of the utility blocks. The showers were spotlessly clean and were electric so hot water was always available.
There was a large expanse of grass in front of us with some areas for tourers and tents and a nice little play area for the younger kids. Our son-in-law was appearing as 'Elvis' at the Exmouth Pavillion and the wardens even went to the trouble of making up a poster which they displayed on site.
We shall be returning again without a doubt as we will be sure of a warm welcome.
A fine site with all that's needed for a quiet break.
The walk to Budleigh (a small one Horse Town) is about a mile through a Council estate and a Park, its downhill all the way there so the return is not so good.
The Toilets are clean but only 4 for a large site and only three showers which is poor but there is a large new block being built but building seems to have stopped ages ago.
The Showers work just fine without time limit and are perfect for the job, on a busy day though I can forsee some serious queuing.
Great for Dogs as Bunnies all over the place and plenty of space to run around in safety, some good walks just off site and the coast walks are from Budleigh.
We enjoyed our stay here and had no problems at all
Management response: Budleigh is a picturesque town in rural East Devon. It has a stunning beach which is part of the Jurassic Coast and World Heritage site. There are ample shops including a good butchers, fruit & veg shop, bakery as well as gift shops, jewellers and deli's. There are also great restaurants and nice pubs.
The walk down to Budleigh is a gradual downward stroll through Bear Lane. You walk down Bedlands Lane with houses on either side comprising mainly privately owned properties which are well maintained, it is a quiet area of a peaceful, respectable town! The local primary school is on the corner, a few more houses, then the gradient peters out to a pretty level path through the Park, the Town Hall and the High Street.
In terms of our facilities, we have a main toilet and shower block that is always open, and at busy times, we have a secondary unit that we open, which means there are never long waits.
We are building new facilities, and it is an on-going project. We work during the winter months when we are closed so that we do not spoil anyone's peace and quiet on holiday. We will be doing more work this winter.
We do have an abundance of wildlife which we are happy to preserve. We do have a 'Dogs on leads' rule which we ask people to adhere to.
This is a very clean and friendly site. The owners and managers are very friendly and helpful. When we arrived we had a run of 'Murphy's', our jokey wheel collapsed and the motor mover didn't 'mover'.
The site warden and a couple of campers came to our rescue to get the jockey wheel back up. For which a big thank you to all for their help.
The campsite is set out very well and the amenities are very clean. The campsite is situated close to some lovely walks.
We took our 4 dogs with us and they were absolutely shattered by the end of our stay.
We will definitely be going back there sooner rather than later. Once again thank you for a great relaxing break.
We had a wonderful time, the owners were very helpful in accommodating us as we required three pitches together, two caravans and one tent.
Our grandchildren enjoyed themselves as they were able to experience playing with several children safely without adult supervision in a safe environment.
The site is clean, well managed and friendly, I will visit again as will my family, Thankyou for a lovely time.
A lovely little site. The owners were welcoming and helpful. A short drive to the charming town of Budleigh Salterton and nearby Exmouth. The site and facilities are well kept, clean and friendly.
As another reviewer said there seem to be quite a few seasonal pitches so I would guess booking in advance, as we did, is a must.
We met people there who have returned year after year and now wish we had booked for more than our 4 nights, plenty to see and do in the area and a truly relaxing place to return to in the evening.
We will be recommending this site to friends and hopefully will be returning again soon.
Second visit to this site after a one night stop over last summer.
This was my partner's first stay under canvas for 20 years and that fact that I chose this site says it all.
Most pitches look pretty level and the site is well drained- certainly no problems with one I've used.
My favourite campsite showers ever! Proper electric showers each in their own little room (for 10 minutes perfect tranquillity in the morning. )
Admittedly the facilities look pretty small but always perfectly clean and never too busy.
Laundry/washing up room perfectly adequate with plenty of hot water whatever the hour. Can't comment on the washers/driers as I've never used them but look modern and reasonably priced. Small freezer for ice packs etc.
Very warm welcome from helpful and accommodating people able and willing to offer advice on local activities etc. They even offered me the same pitch I was on last year (even though it was only for a night; I call that customer service. )
Excellent location - about 15- 20 mins walk to Budleigh (Don't miss the chippy!) and a couple of good pubs - one down to earth local (great beer) and one more 'up market' establishment also with proper beer.
Easy distance to Sidmouth and Exemouth and don't miss Otterton; lovely 5(ish) mile walk along the river and then along cliffs finished off with an excellent carvery in the pub (about £9).
Also worth a stop at the mill for a cream tea (but skip lunch first!)
In summary: we were planning to head down to Cornwall in July but will be stopping over at Pooh Cottage for a few nights first.
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Tent Pitches 
Caravan Pitches 
Motorhome Pitches 
Small Campervans 
No Glamping Units 
Holiday Homes for Hire 
No Statics for Sale 
Seasonal Pitches 
Electric Hookups 
Hardstanding Pitches 
Fully Serviced Pitches 
Families Welcome 
Not Members Only 
No Rallies 
Not Naturist Site 
Dogs Welcome 
No Dogs Allowed 
Groups Welcome 
Motorbikers Welcome 
Toilet Facilities 
Hot Showers 
Washing Up 
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 <1 mile 
Bar <1 mile 
Restaurant or Cafe or Takeaway <1 mile 
Kids Playground 
No TV Room 
No Games Room 
No Evening Ents 
Fishing <1 mile 
Wild Swimming <1 mile 
No Indoor Pool 
No Outdoor Pool 
Horse Riding <1 mile 
Cycle Hire <5 miles 
Golf <1 mile 
Tennis <1 mile 
Beach <1 mile 
Watersports <5 miles 
Boat Launch / Mooring <5 miles 
Sea Views 
Not Working Farm 
No Campfires Allowed 
No Waterside Pitches 
Public Transport <1 mile
Offroad Dog Walk On Site or Direct Access 
Electric Car Charging Point
Just returned from a week at Pooh Cottage, what a friendly site, lovely area, walking distance of coast path, there is a cycle route or footpath to Exmouth adjacent to site. Not far from bus stop which takes you through the beautiful east Devon villages of East Budleigh and Otterton. Lots of things to see and do. The wardens of Pooh Cottage are very friendly and helpful, the toilets, showers and site are kept spotlessly clean. There is a play area for the children a woodland walk with wooden bears dotted around. We will be re-visiting. 
