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This site and the facilities are great, especially if you have children. Baby facilities are really good.
The downside for us is the pitches are very tight if you have a twin axle caravan like us. Getting onto the pitch is tight as cars are parked at the end of pitches making turning tight. Getting out of the site there is a narrow lane which is walled which at one section is very tight and then access to the main road is down a narrow lane. I think the wardens were bringing caravans to pitches with their small tractor if too tight!
Again if you have older kids the site facilities are great. For us with a baby at times in the evening it was noisy - kids coming down past the caravan past 9pm on their bikes and playing ball. Girls sitting outside the toilet block so you have to step over them!
Would I stay here again - no as it's too tight with a twin axle. If we changed caravans then yes but only when our daughter is older and we don't need to get her to sleep at 8pm!
At the chance of repeating what has already been said about this site, it is fantastic. Top notch facilities, very clean and spacious with great showers - although the press button variety they stayed on for a long time. Washing up area was always left clean by the other campers, again with plenty of space and hot water.
We stayed on an EHU pitch in the Orchard. Plenty of room for our large family tent, but some of the other pitches are a little small and we'd have struggled to pitch on them, but we had arranged for a larger pitch when booking.
Campsite shop contains a good stock of food, camping materials and other products, reasonably priced too. Croissants, bread and newspapers are available, but have to be pre-ordered the day before. (The croissants come recommended).
We ate out in a local pub, The Monks Retreat, had a fantastic mixed grill and some local cider poured straight from the barrel. OH and DD were well looked after with their meals too.
So much to do in the local area, especially if you don't mind travelling up to an hour in the car. We've booked another week next year already as there is still so much to do in the area that we didn't get round to doing in the week just gone. Paignton Zoo recommended. Round Robin boat / bus / steam trip was fun - although it was just a standard bus that stopped to pick up other fare paying passengers rather than the open topped bus used on the flyer. The National Trust has many places to visit locally, we managed to visit two houses. Local beaches are mainly shingle. 'Blackpool Sands' is a shingle beach - felt a bit conned after paying £6 to park!
To conclude, the staff on this site are both friendly and helpful. The facilities are outstanding. All the campers we spoke to felt the same way, we made many good friends, who we'll be seeing next year as several of them have already booked for 2011, us included. (Don't know of a better way to recommend a site, other than to say we re-booked whilst stopping there).
We've just returned from a 5 night stay at Dornafield. We stayed in Blackrock Copse where each pitch is fully serviced and much quieter than Butter Meadow where there were more children and more pitches.
Very friendly owners and wardens who will park your van for you if needed. On site shop selling food essentials and some basic camping / caravanning accessories. Two play areas for children, one in each section.
An indoor games room with some fruit machines, dart board, table tennis and pool table. A generous dog walking area in Blackrock Copse where they even provide poo bags. A designated washing up area with several sinks, a microwave (coin operated) and a freezer for freezer blocks only.
The toilet and shower block was a good standard but the showers were those irritating ones which don't stay on and you have to keep pressing the button to start it again (then you get a short blast of cold before the warm comes back through). Coin operated hair drier.
Fish and chip van comes on a Friday night. Torquay worth a visit to walk around the marina - nice calm atmosphere there but not a great beach as it disappears at high tide. I didn't enjoy walking the lanes around Dornafield as they are very narrow with high hedges and I felt closed in.
The site clearly states no arrivals before 12 noon, yet incredibly some caravans were arriving prior to this time which would cause stale mate in the very narrow lanes approaching this site if another caravan was leaving. There is just enough room for a caravan and a car to pass if the car backs up to one of the pull ins.
Stayed for a long weekend break, 2 adults, 2 children, 2 dogs! Only issue we had, was didn't book for long enough.
Wonderful site, kept very clean, good layout. Stayed in the Orchard, plenty of room between pitches, slight slopes on some pitches, but nothing major.
Shower block kept warm, and clean. Slight issue with showers, have to keep pushing button often to avoid shower stopping and running from cold each time, but nothing drastic.
Covered washing up area, with freezer for ice packs. Site has a little shop, which stocks about everything you need, can even order papers and fresh bread for the next day.
All staff very friendly, and couldn't be more helpful. On a Friday night the local chip van parks up on site, for take away fish and chips.
Award-winning camping and glamping on the edge of Dartmoor National Park near Tavistock, Devon. 40 grass and hardstanding pitches for tents, touring caravans and motorhomes with optional electric hook-ups. Choose between the scenic Daffodil Field with moorland views or the sheltered old walled garden. For those preferring a bit more comfort, the park provides camping pods and mega pods.
Immaculate facilities with free hot showers, toilets, hairdryers, underfloor heating, laundry, dishwashing, games room, small shop, WIFI and playground. The onsite manor house hosts a dog-friendly restaurant and bar serving evening meals. Surrounded by mature woodlands with direct access to Dartmoor, with Tavistocks amenities just a short drive away. Perfect spot to explore Devon and Cornwall's main attractions Find out more here
This was our first visit to this site, and we loved it.
We booked a Blackrock Copse full service pitch and we were very satisfied. Electric, TV, water and waste disposal (grey and toilet) all to hand.
Toilet facilities, as mentioned before were spotless, but a quibble was the showers where you had to keep pressing a button to maintain the water supply. In one shower, when pressed, it resulted in cold water at first before warm came through every button press.
Other than that, the staff were very friendly and helpful, the fish and chip van served fresh and delicious fare (Tuesday and Friday), and you could pick your own herbs from the herb garden.
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.
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!
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!
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
Award-winning camping and glamping on the edge of Dartmoor National Park near Tavistock, Devon. 40 grass and hardstanding pitches for tents, touring caravans and motorhomes with optional electric hook-ups. Choose between the scenic Daffodil Field with moorland views or the sheltered old walled garden. For those preferring a bit more comfort, the park provides camping pods and mega pods.
Immaculate facilities with free hot showers, toilets, hairdryers, underfloor heating, laundry, dishwashing, games room, small shop, WIFI and playground. The onsite manor house hosts a dog-friendly restaurant and bar serving evening meals. Surrounded by mature woodlands with direct access to Dartmoor, with Tavistocks amenities just a short drive away. Perfect spot to explore Devon and Cornwall's main attractions Find out more here
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.
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.
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!
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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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 
Families Welcome 
Club Members Only 
Rallies Welcome 
Not Naturist Site 
Dogs Welcome 
No Dogs Allowed 
Groups Welcome 
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 
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 
No Sea Views 
Not Working Farm 
No Campfires Allowed 
No Waterside Pitches 
Public Transport <1 mile
Offroad Dog Walk On Site or Direct Access 
Very helpful and friendly staff always able to help and visible on the site if there was a problem. There were wardens for each section of the site
