Little Shelfin Farm Campsite
✓ Small quiet family run campsite on a working sheep farm
🏖️ 2.21 miles from Ilfracombe Tunnels Beach (Closed water quality)
Ilfracombe
Caffyns Farm
Lynton
📍 Croscombe Lane, Lynton, EX35 6JW
🚆 Nearest station: · 1.2 mi
Photo: Anthony Vosper (CC BY-SA 2.0)
- 160 acres of countryside with pitch-wherever flexibility
- Panoramic sea views of the Bristol Channel
- Campfires allowed and onsite Barn Café with homegrown cider
- Natural shelter from prevailing south-westerly winds
- Wildlife on site including red deer and herons
Caffyns Farm sits on some 160 acres of idyllic countryside near Lynton, Devon, with a relaxed, rule free, pitch-wherever-you-fancy approach, from sheltered family fields to open space with panoramic sea views of the Bristol Channel. On site you'll find numerous ladies, gents & disabled toilet facilities, washing up facilities, a farm shop for everyday camping supplies, and freshly prepared hot meals in the onsite Barn Café, alongside homegrown cider. Campfires are allowed, perfect for evenings of marshmallow roasting beneath gorgeous sunsets, while red deer and herons dotted over the landscape roam nearby. Superb nearby beaches like Woody Bay and Lynmouth are within walking distance, with Lynmouth beach, rated Excellent by the Environment Agency, just 2.4 miles away, alongside Lynton Toy Museum & Shop 1.8 miles away.
How far to…
- Woody Bay
- walking distance
- Lynmouth
- walking distance
- Beach
- 2.4 miles away
- Station
- 12.9 miles away
Practical details
- Open
- Open year round
- Pets
- Dogs welcome
- Parking
- Drive around made tracks to find a pitch
Accommodation on site
- Touring pitches
- Camper vans
Details taken from the operator's own website on 4 Oct 2026 — check current terms when you book.
Facilities
- ✓ Bar
- ✓ Restaurant
- ✓ Cafe
- ✓ Toilets
- ✓ Disabled Access
- ✓ Gift Shop
- ✓ Pet Friendly
- ✓ Laundrette
- 🌊 Sea Views
- 🔌 EV Charging Nearby
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