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Absolutely brilliant site, arrive, choose your spot, selection of 2 fields and at £7. 00 per adult, £3. 00 per teen and £2. 00 per child, cheap as chips.
No club house with stupid people dressed up as animals and howling people trying to sing, campers all spoke to one another.
Separate showers X 2(ladies)and high season, did not have to queue, spotless and 5 toilets were spotless as well with toilet roll supplied.
Washing up room had washing up liquid supplied and cloths to use, also in the same room had an electric kettle to use, plus fridge and freezer all free. The next room had a washing machine to use for £3. 00 and a tumble dryer £1. 00.
Large open spaces between spots, plenty of room for a game of rounders, cricket and football, between kids and adults and plenty of drinking water points, recycling and rubbish points and close by to chip shop, butchers, pubs, tearooms and a well priced one stop shop.
Porlock weir was a quaint place to look around and watch the boats come in over a pint, really lovely and quiet place, with wonderful views where ever you went,
so relaxing and take the coastal path at the end of Sparkhayes Lane to Bossington or Porlock weir and watch the dogs mess at the start of the coastal walk, but sheer bliss of the sound of the sea.
What a fantastic time we had with friends on this charming site. The owner is one of the most laid back individuals we have ever met.
The site set over two fields, has all the facilities one could need. The toilet/shower block was always clean and well presented. Clothes could be washed and tumble dried and the money left in a tin.
The village of Porlock has many watering holes, We can certainly recommend the 'Top' Ship PH. We managed to work our way through the excellent menu during our stay.
The local 'One Stop' caters for everyday essentials.
This village like it occupants is full of character and charm.
We will be returning again next year and can not wait.
Lovely open and flat campsite with a scenic backdrop of big rolling hills on three sides and views of the sea on the other, if you are lucky on a clear day / night you can look over and see Wales. Great site for walkers, (Coast and Moorland walks)and on regular bus routes,(every two hours.)
A few steps out of the Campsite leads you to the Village of Porlock, we came across, 3 pubs, Butchers, Hardware / Camping, 2 Convenience Stores, (selling Newspapers) Galleries / Gift Shops, Restaurant / Takeaway Pizzas, Church and an Information Bureau.
Porlock Hill is one of the Steepest around, The Toll Road to avoid Porlock cost around £2.50 and was worth it for the fabulous views.The Lower Toll Road we didn't attempt as several years ago we used it and found it was like 'Off Roading' and full of large pot holes.
Sparkhayes caters for all groups of Campers. EHU's are evenly spaced out, but there are no marked out pitches. Campers needing no electric can pitch where they wish. Nice friendly Owner is often seen on the site. We met up with some lovely fellow Campers, some returned yearly.
Basic Site, no Entertainment / Club House / Pool / Swings, but found Adults and Children had more fun playing outdoor games. We also had Sheep grazing over in the next field.
Loo's were clean (with soft toilet paper,)
But didn't fancy using the Showers as there was only a curtain hanging between you and the outside world, and found campers were having to get dressed outside of the cubical, several times I visited the toilets and had to manoeuvre round campers getting dressed. Plenty of Loo's and lovely soft Loo roll, but only two showers in the Ladies.
Yes we will visit again, but not near Bank Holiday dates, as the choosing your own pitch rule needed someone monitoring it.
Stayed whilst doing South West Coastal Path. Great little site. Very basic but very clean toilets/showers.
Its an easy walk into Porlock (100 yards?) from the site. Porlock has pretty much everything you need in terms of food and even camping/caravanning goods shops.
If you are trekking the South West Coastal Path, I would recommend using the road into Porlock to get to the site if its high tide rather than the coastal path as the former can get very boggy.
Great small but friendly campsite. Two fields and first come first served basis. Town is lovely and within walking distance. People in town very friendly even over the bank holiday weekend!
Owner friendly making his rounds in morning and evening. Shower block a bit smaller than we are used to with 2 children but adequate. Only two showers and you had to choose your time or else it would be rather cold but that was to be expected.
Washing up area small but adequate. Kids had a fantastic time even though there was no play park. Would recommend this site!
Well maintained facilities including hot showers, toilets, washing up sinks and numerous water taps! Start the day with a delicious breakfast bap and tea / coffee onsite before venturing out to the famous Cheddar Gorge, only five minutes away! Lovely dog walks direct from the site. Find out more here
We stayed at Sparkhayes for our first ever family camping holiday. I was a little nervous but we all had a fantastic time !
Our sons loved playing with all the other children. They slept well since they were so exhausted and the campsite was very quiet and dark from approx. 9.30pm onwards.
A lovely laid back, clean, well thought out campsite with a very friendly owner and lots of things to entertain the kids in the surrounding area - Brilliant !
Whilst the toilets and showers were very clean if I could suggest anything it would be that there be more showers, but we got by just fine.
We arrived at 7pm, pitched then wandered off to the village. The owner was doing his rounds as we came back and is a great bloke, said he'd catch us the next morning.
We could see the sea, had sheep in the next field so location perfect, the kids on the site loved it.
The toilet and shower block ( only 2 showers but nobody in earshot minded at all ) were clean and well maintained by the staff who were really friendly and laid back.We had a great weekend there. Its so good we are going back.
As a starting point to Exmoor its in a great location too,all in all a damn good site
I had a short break at this site and was thoroughly impressed. It’s located within 3 minutes walk from the lovely village of Porlock. The site is flat and has two large fields.
Facilities are basic but clean. There is no camp shop but two convenience stores can be found in Porlock. Freezers are available to cool ice packs. It’s a 15 minute walk to a beautiful, if stony, beach and there’s a footpath to Minehead, a good 4 hours walk.
Porlock has two pubs and a various places to eat which is ideal for the evenings. I particularly liked the relaxed atmosphere at the site. Just turn up and pitch your tent at any time. The friendly owner wanders round every morning and evening to collect money.
As a single traveller I was pleased that the charges are per person rather than per tent. I would recommend this site and location.
We have used this site about 20 times, for short weekend breaks and longer week stays.
The site manager is an amiable chap and keeps and eye on the site very closely.
There's a fridge/freezer to use on site-just remember to label them.
Shower block is a little antiquated but does fine, and if you have an infant the laundry room sink is big enough to bath them in (as recommended by another mother).
Very spacious site, plenty of space to group camp with more than one tent.
Easy enough to pitch on site, I don't think we have bent a tent peg once.
Be warned, this site is popular with DofE, and we have once gone out for the day leaving an empty site to come back to being surrounded.
Porlock has everything you need food and drink wise, but no petrol station - Minehead is a 10-20 minute drive if you need anything from the supermarkets.
There are plenty of things to see and do within a reasonable distance from the site.
Porlock hill is a scary prospect for many car drivers, the smell of cooked breaks and clutches is quite common. There is a toll road, and its worth paying if you don't handle hills well.
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Tent Pitches 
No Caravans 
Motorhome Pitches 
Small Campervans 
No Glamping Units 
No Statics for Hire 
No Statics for Sale 
No Seasonal Pitches 
Electric Hookups 
Hardstanding Pitches 
No 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 
No Bathroom 
No Baby Changing 
Laundry On Site 
Drinking Water 
Disabled Friendly 
Chemical Disposal 
No Battery Charging 
No Gas Exchange 
Recycling Facilities 
No Kitchen Facilities 
Freezer / Fridge 
Motorhome Point 
No Wifi Access 
Shop <1 mile 
Bar <1 mile 
Restaurant or Cafe or Takeaway <1 mile 
No Playground 
No TV Room 
No Games Room 
No Evening Ents 
Fishing <5 miles 
No Wild Swimming 
No Indoor Pool 
No Outdoor Pool 
Horse Riding <1 mile 
No Cycle Hire 
No Golf 
No Tennis 
Beach <1 mile 
Watersports <10 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 
Absolutely brilliant site, arrive, choose your spot, selection of 2 fields and at £7. 00 per adult, £3. 00 per teen and £2. 00 per child, cheap as chips. 
