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Sparkhayes Camping Site

Minehead

📍 Porlock, TA24 8NE

📞 +44 1643 862470

🔌 Nearest public charging: · 0.1 mi (Open Charge Map)

🌊 Porlock Weir: Excellent bathing water 1.4 mi · Environment Agency

Sparkhayes Camping Site

Photo: Bill Boaden  (CC BY-SA 2.0)

  • Laid-back, friendly traditional camping experience on Exmoor
  • Five minutes' walk to village shops, pubs, cafes and restaurants
  • Twenty minute walk down to the sea
  • Located directly on the South West Coast Path
  • Free hot water and showers for campers
Sparkhayes Camping Site offers a laid-back, friendly camping experience on Exmoor, near Minehead, Somerset. The site provides free hot water and showers, toilets, laundry and fridge/freezer facilities, with electric hook-ups available by pre-booking. It's a family site with fine sea and hill views, just five minutes' walk from the village and its shops, pubs, cafes and restaurants, and a beautiful twenty-minute amble down to the sea, lying directly on the South West Coast Path. Dogs are welcome, and Porlock offers miles of walks nearby. Further afield, you'll find Porlock Weir beach just 1.4 miles away, along with local attractions such as The Oily and Dovery Manor Museum, both within a short distance of the site.

How far to…

Village
5 minutes walk
Beach
20 minutes walk

Practical details

Open
February to December with limited winter availability
Pets
Dogs welcome
Parking
Pre-booking essential for electric hook-ups and groups

Accommodation on site

  • Camping pitches
  • Caravan pitches

Details taken from the operator's own website on 13 Oct 2026 — check current terms when you book.

Facilities

  • ✓ Toilets
  • ✓ Pet Friendly
  • ✓ EV Charging
  • ✓ Laundrette
  • 🌊 Sea Views
  • 🚌 Near a Bus Stop
  • 🔌 EV Charging Nearby

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