Bay View Farmers Campsite
✓ Direct access onto the Tarka Trail from the site
🏖️ 1.85 miles from Woolacombe Village (Excellent water quality)
Woolacombe
Tarka Trail Camping
Barnstaple
Touring caravans
Motorhomes
Electric hook-ups
📍 Barnstaple, EX31 3EN
- Private gate with direct access to the Tarka Trail
- Quiet, family owned campsite on the River Taw Estuary
- Located between Croyde, Woolacombe and Westward Ho! beaches
- Part of the North Devon Biosphere conservation scheme
- Dedicated area for cyclists and walkers with covered shelter
Tarka Trail Camping is a quiet, family-run campsite in Barnstaple, Devon, set beside the River Taw Estuary with a private gate giving direct access onto the traffic-free Tarka Trail. The level, grassed field offers tent, caravan, motorhome and campervan pitches, including electric hook-ups, alongside a modern toilet and shower block with disabled facilities, baby changing, free Wi-Fi, a dishwashing room and picnic areas. Well-behaved dogs are welcome on leads. The site sits between the surfing beaches of Croyde, Woolacombe and Westward Ho!, and is part of the North Devon Biosphere scheme. Nearby you'll find Bideford and Barnstaple each around five miles away, plus the North Devon Maritime Museum, Museum of British Surfing and Braunton and District Museum all within a few miles, making it a relaxed base for walking, cycling and exploring the coast.
How far to…
- Barnstaple station
- 4 miles
- Beach
- 4 miles
- North Devon Maritime Museum
- 2.1 miles
- Museum of British Surfing
- 2.6 miles
- Braunton and District Museum
- 2.7 miles
- Bideford
- 5 miles
Practical details
- Open
- 28 March until 28 September 2026
- Pets
- Dogs welcome on a lead
Accommodation on site
- Tent pitches
- Campervan pitches
- Motorhome pitches
- Touring caravan pitches
- Walker/cyclist pitches
Details taken from the operator's own website on 6 Oct 2026 — check current terms when you book.
Facilities
- ✓ Bar
- ✓ Toilets
- ✓ Disabled Access
- ✓ Baby Changing
- ✓ Picnic Area
- ✓ Indoor Areas
- ✓ Pet Friendly
- ✓ WiFi
- ✓ Parking
- 🚌 Near a Bus Stop
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