Staying at Decrease Campscott Farm in North Devon

We just lately stayed at Decrease Campscott Farm, which presents distinctive youngster pleasant lodging in Devon, close to Woolacombe and Ilfracombe. The farm has eight 4* self catering cottages, every one totally different from the subsequent. The entire place is geared in the direction of households with younger kids, permitting them to expertise an actual ‘farm vacation’, while being by the ocean. I truly stumbled throughout Decrease Campscott Farm throughout a search on Google Maps. I took one take a look at the web site and instantly I may see it was precisely what we had been in search of.

We paid full worth for our keep and the hosts had no concept I used to be a journey blogger. I’m only a happy buyer sharing my optimistic expertise. I hope this assessment is available in helpful for anybody in search of youngster pleasant lodging in Devon.

Disclaimer: This vacation was taken in September 2020 and was in step with Covid pointers 

The Location

Decrease Campscott Farm is positioned half manner between Woolacombe and Ilfracombe and is in strolling distance to the close by Lee Bay. You possibly can see the ocean of Lee Bay within the distance, from the bed room window of Granary Cottage (the place we stayed). In the event you’re not aware of the realm, that mainly means its in a wonderful location.

It’s beneath 10 minutes drive from each Woolacombe and Ilfracombe. Woolacombe is among the greatest Blue Flag seashores within the UK and Ilfracombe is a reasonably harbour city with cobbled streets, tea rooms, boutique outlets and is residence to Damien Hirst’s well-known Verity sculpture. The setting of Decrease Camp Scott Farm itself is rural and positioned down an extended non-public street, so having a automotive is important when staying right here.

The Expertise

Decrease Campscott farm is a complete ‘farm expertise’ for little ones. Each morning they’re invited to assist feed the animals on the farm together with goats, sheep, and shetland ponies. There may be additionally a petting space the place kids can rise up shut and meet the rabbits and chickens. They will gather recent eggs from the rooster pen and Farmer Tony’s tractor rides are an actual spotlight. All of those farm-based actions are free for company and inclusive for the entire household (even grandparents!).

Theo completely cherished feeding the goats and was utterly mesmerised on the tractor trip. We acquired into just a little morning routine of visiting all of the animals, and I actually preferred that there have been issues to maintain him entertained on-site. There may be additionally an outside play space and an indoor video games room, however sadly the indoor video games room was closed resulting from Covid.

The Cottages

There are 8 cottages at Decrease Campscott Farm, every catering for various household sizes. They vary from 1 mattress to 4 mattress. We stayed in Granary Cottage which was a a 3 bed room and two rest room cottage with a separate lounge and kitchen. It was very spacious and with 4 adults and one toddler, it didn’t really feel in any respect cramped.

Like all good family-friendly lodging, the cottages at Decrease Campscott Farm include every thing you want for infants and toddlers. They provide all of the necessities together with a journey cot, excessive chair and a microwave. They will additionally provide considerate baby-proofing extras comparable to stair gates and plug socket covers, which I believed was wonderful. We had stair gates on the high and the underside of the steps, so I had full peace of thoughts throughout our keep.

Fabulous Dwelling Cooked Meals

There may be an on-site farm store that sells a number of recent and native produce together with candy treats and Devonshire cider. The most effective factor concerning the farm store is that it additionally sells residence cooked meals that are completely scrumptious and undoubtedly make your evenings just a little simpler (in addition to catering for youngsters, they’ve undoubtedly thought of drained dad and mom who can’t be bothered to cook dinner after a busy day trip!)

The Grampus pub can also be in strolling distance from Decrease Camp Scott Farm, which has a stunning beer backyard in the summertime months. We stopped right here for my first Devonshire cider which I totally loved. Nevertheless, my dad and mom ate at The Grampus one evening and stated the meals wasn’t something particular. As a substitute for meals, I’d suggest driving to The Jube in Woolacombe or The Thatched Inn in Ilfracombe for some wonderful pub grub. We ate at each throughout our vacation.

A Household Run Enterprise

Decrease Camp Scott Farm is run by husband and spouse Kathy and Tony, who dwell on website and are great hosts. We felt extremely welcome from the second we arrived and nothing felt like an excessive amount of bother with them. It was beautiful to remain someplace that felt so pleasant, nicely outfitted and so completely geared in the direction of our energetic toddler.

Decrease Camp Scott farm is a family-friendly hidden gem in North Devon and I’d suggest it to anybody with younger kids. It’s the proper base to discover the attractive coastlines of North Devonshire.

Learn Our Toddler Pleasant Vacation in North Devon to search out out about all of the youngster pleasant actions there are to do within the space. I’ve packed this publish with useful ideas and recommendation!

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