Bakesdown Farm Camping
Marhamchurch, Bude, Cornwall
Bakesdown Farm is hidden in a little green pocket of North Cornwall, with plenty of space, privacy and wildlife. Though less than four miles from the coast, the farm provides a calm, peaceful rural hideaway. Choose from three private camping fields or the cosy Great Orchard Cabin. Ten minutes from Widemouth Bay and 15 minutes from Bude.
Rural site providing beautiful, spacious pitches with fire pits
Managed for biodiversity with an abundance of wildlife
10-15 minute drive from Bude and Widemouth Bay
About Bakesdown Farm Camping
Bakesdown is a beautiful 30 acre farm of small fields, big hedges and wild spaces. Each holiday space sits in a different, secluded field - choose from Gatekeeper, Brimstone, Speckled Wood or for those who don't want to camp, the Great Orchard Cabin! Brimstone and Gatekeeper each sit in a two acre field, and have large mown areas including a fire pit area, shower hut and compost toilet. These pitches both accommodate campervans and up to eight people. Speckled wood also offers a large mown area with fire pit site, private shower and compost toilet, but with the addition of a lovely, fully-equipped kitchen hut. All you need to stay here is your tent! Great Orchard Cabin is a hand-built wooden cabin with a large living area featuring a wood burner, a double bedroom and a children's room with two single beds (a dividing curtain separates the two rooms). There is a covered porch along the front of the cabin with seating. Alongside you'll find the fully-equipped kitchen hut, shower and compost toilet huts and fire pit. The site has been managed for biodiversity since it opened, from low, hedges and over-grazed fields to the rambling green spaces that can be seen today. The meadows, mature trees and hedges here support a wide range of bugs, birds and small mammals. Listen out for the spectacular dawn and dusk chorus and look for the barn owl and bats hunting in the evenings. Each pitch has been carefully set within this nature space for a holiday that is comfortable, restorative and wild.
Open from 5 April to 26 September
Site facilities in the farmyard include a toilet, shower, fridge, freezer and charging area for all to share. Purchase a 'fire box' containing logs, kindling and natural fire lighters for £10.
The village of Week St Mary is only 2 miles away and has a lovely community shop, stocking a range of local produce and essentials. Opening times are 8.30am -1pm then 3pm - 5.30pm. There is also a Spar, open 7am - 9pm, at Whitstone.
Adult only
Allow commercial vans
Allow pets
Bike hire
Café / restaurant
Communal BBQ
Disabled facilities
Drinking water
Electric hookups
Entertainment
Family friendly
Fires allowed
Fishing
Games room
Glamping
Golf
Horse riding
Hot tub
Internet access
Kids club
Kids playground
Laundry
Near beach
Near pub
Open year round
Peaceful
RV pitches
Shop
Showers
Swimming pool
Toilets
TV room
Vineyard
Water hookups
Watersports
W.C. disposal
There are 4 accommodation options on-site
Non Electric Exclusive Camping (Brimstone)
Max 8 people
Two large mown areas, with fire pit sites, to choose from, with a drinking water tap, sink unit and a fire pit. There's also hardstanding for parking. All yours, in a two acre field, no neighbours! No electric.
Non Electric Tent Only Exclusive Camping (Speckled Wood)
Max 8 people
One pitch in a large field that is just for you. All facilities are provided, including a fully-equipped kitchen hut, with undercover seating. A beautifully secluded spot, down near the little woodland. Car parking 150m away. Sorry, no pets or electric.
Non Electric Grass Pitches (Gatekeeper)
Max 8 people
Grass pitches without electric. Shared facilities and a fire pit are in this field.
Site tariff
Interested in staying at Bakesdown Farm Camping?
Call 07840 396113 to book.
Unfortunately Bakesdown Farm Camping doesn't share their availability calendar with us yet. Availability changes quickly, especially in summer, so we recommend enquiring by phone to avoid missing out.
Things to do on site and in the Bude area
This is an easy base for a day trip to anywhere in Cornwall and Devon, and within a couple of hours you can reach Bodmin, Dartmoor and even Exmoor.
The coastal path is less than four miles away. This part of the North Cornish coast has the most splendid views and dramatic cliffs, try an easier coastal walk from Bude or a very challenging one from Trebarwith.
There are many well-advertised attractions in the wider area, including the Eden Project, Milky way, Big Sheep and Lost Gardens of Heligan, but don't miss these great options nearby:
- Monster slip and slide (5 minutes)
- Bude Sea Pool (20 minutes)
- Davidstow Airfield and Cornwall at War Museum (25 minutes)
- Tintagel Castle (35 minutes)
- Merlin's Cave (35 minutes)
Interested in staying at Bakesdown Farm Camping?
Call 07840 396113 to book.
Unfortunately Bakesdown Farm Camping doesn't share their availability calendar with us yet. Availability changes quickly, especially in summer, so we recommend enquiring by phone to avoid missing out.
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