Best Glamping in Devon

Best glamping sites in Devon

Eight Devon sites from our listings that stand out, and the honest reason why. All are independently run and listed on Love Glamping.

1. Coastal Cabins, Hartland — luxury cabins with hot tubs on the wildest stretch of the north Devon coast. The best of our coastal sites.
2. Brackenhill Glamping, Dartmoor — hot tub, dog friendly and set up for groups, right on the edge of the moor.
3. The Bus in the Meadow, High Bickington — a converted bus with an outdoor bath and a pizza oven. Genuinely unlike anything else we list in Devon.
4. Cheglinch Farm, Ilfracombe — coastal, eco minded and does one-night stays, within reach of the Woolacombe and Croyde surf beaches.
5. Cuckoo Down Farm, Sidmouth — hot tubs, yoga on site and space for groups, close to the Jurassic Coast.
6. Honeydown Woodland Retreat, Okehampton — unusual cabins in woodland with a pizza oven, low impact and quiet. The one for a proper switch-off.
7. Lower Keats Glamping, Axminster — luxury glamping with hot tubs in east Devon, dog and family friendly.
8. Blackdown Yurts, Blackdown Hills — yurts in an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, dog friendly, and one of the few Devon sites that will take a single night.

Where to go glamping near the Devon coast

Devon has two coastlines with completely different characters, and the South West Coast Path — at 630 miles, England’s longest National Trail — runs along both. See our north Devon glamping sites and south Devon glamping sites.

• North Devon — surf and big skies. Woolacombe, Croyde and Saunton are the best-known surf beaches in England, and Braunton Burrows behind them is the core of Britain’s first UNESCO Biosphere Reserve. Sites to look at: Ruda at Croyde Bay, right by the beach, and Welcombe Meadow near Barnstaple.
• South Devon — estuaries and the English Riviera. Softer, warmer and better for families, around Salcombe, Dartmouth, Totnes and Brixham. Try Fountain Violet Farm at Kingswear, Wall Park Pods in Brixham, or Woodlands near Totnes.
• East Devon and the Jurassic Coast. The Jurassic Coast is England’s only natural UNESCO World Heritage Site and it begins at Orcombe Point in Exmouth, running 95 miles east to Studland. Fossil hunting at Charmouth is genuinely worth a day. Look at Cuckoo Down Farm near Sidmouth and Jurassic Glamping near Axminster.

Where to go glamping near Dartmoor and Exmoor

Dartmoor is 368 square miles of open moorland, granite tors and free-roaming ponies, and it is the only place in England where you are permitted to wild camp on certain commons without asking the landowner. Even if you’re glamping rather than camping, that access is what makes the walking here different from anywhere else in the country.

Exmoor, shared with Somerset, is smaller, greener and far quieter — red deer, wooded combes, and the highest sea cliffs in England along its northern edge. It was the first International Dark Sky Reserve in Europe, designated in 2011, which makes it one of the best places in the country to sit outside after dark.

Moor-edge sites worth knowing: Brackenhill with its hot tub, Oaktree Lane near Okehampton, which is open all year and takes groups, and Honeydown Woodland Retreat for something quieter.

Glamping accommodation and extras in Devon

• Safari tents — the classic Devon choice: separate bedrooms, a kitchen and a proper dining table. Typically sleep 6–8. Best for: families and two couples sharing. Spring to autumn only.
• Yurts — roomy and round, usually with a wood burner. Typically sleep 4–6. Best for: families and groups.
• Glamping pods and cabins — solid walls, heating, often en suite. Typically sleep 2–4. Best for: shoulder season and the few winter stays available.
• Shepherd’s huts — compact and traditionally styled. Typically sleep 2. Best for: couples.
• Treehouses, converted buses and one-offs — Devon has a good share, including a beehive treehouse with a hot tub and a converted bus with an outdoor bath.

Extras worth filtering for: pizza ovens (six of our Devon sites have one), on-site activities, and firepits. Twelve of the twenty Devon sites we list are dog friendly, and eighteen are set up for families.

Glamping in Devon with a hot tub

Around a third of the Devon sites we list include a private hot tub — fewer than in Wales or Scotland, because Devon leans towards canvas and summer rather than year-round cabins. That makes the hot-tub sites worth booking early, particularly for half term and August. The ones to look at are Coastal Cabins at Hartland, Lower Keats near Axminster, Holly Water Holidays and its beehive treehouse, Billingsmoor Feather Down Farm near Cullompton, and Brackenhill on Dartmoor.

Best time of year for glamping in Devon

May, June and September are the best weeks. Devon is one of the warmest and sunniest counties in the UK, and those months give you the weather without the August traffic on the A38 and A361 — which is a genuine consideration here. July and August are the busiest and dearest, and the north Devon beaches get very full.

Be realistic about the shoulders. Only three of the Devon sites we list are open all year, because so much of the accommodation is canvas and closes from roughly October to Easter. If you want Devon in autumn or winter, filter specifically for pods, cabins and treehouses with heating, and book well ahead — there is far less of it than you would expect for a county this popular.

Places to explore during your Devon glamping break

• Dartmoor’s tors — Haytor and Hound Tor are the easy wins, both a short walk from the road, with the ponies usually somewhere nearby.
• Woolacombe, Croyde and Saunton Sands — three miles of beach, England’s best surf, and lessons available for beginners at all of them.
• The Tarka Trail — 30 traffic-free miles of old railway line along the Taw and Torridge estuaries. The best family bike ride in the south west.
• Charmouth and Lyme Regis — fossil hunting on the Jurassic Coast. Go after a winter storm and you will find something.
• Dartmouth and the River Dart — the steam railway from Paignton, the higher and lower ferries, and a boat up to Totnes.
• Lynton and Lynmouth — the Victorian cliff railway, and the Valley of Rocks walk with the feral goats.

Devon cream teas and local food

The Devon cream tea is cream first, then jam on top — the opposite of Cornwall, and locally a matter of some seriousness. Beyond that, Devon does farm produce properly: clotted cream and cheddar, crab landed at Brixham (England’s most valuable fishing port by catch value), Salcombe crab sandwiches, and a strong cider tradition through the Blackdown Hills and the Exe Valley. Several of the sites we list are on working farms and sell their own eggs, milk or meat at the gate — Billingsmoor and Fountain Violet Farm among them. Six Devon sites we list have a pizza oven, which solves the first-night dinner problem.

Is glamping in Devon good for families?

Yes — it is one of the best counties in England for it. Eighteen of the twenty Devon sites we list are family friendly, and the accommodation suits it: safari tents and yurts have separate sleeping areas and enough space that a rainy afternoon indoors is survivable. Practically, Devon works because the drives are short — beach, moor and town are rarely more than half an hour apart — and because so much is free: rock pools, the Tarka Trail, Dartmoor. Seven of our Devon sites have activities on site, which matters more than it sounds when the weather turns.

Find glamping in Devon

We list glamping sites across north Devon and south Devon, with neighbouring options in Cornwall, Somerset and Dorset. Every site is booked directly with its owner — we don’t take commission and we don’t add a booking fee. If you have a question about a particular site, contact it directly through its listing, or get in touch with us. You can also read more about who we are and how we choose the sites we list.

For wider ideas on things to do and see, the official tourist board site is Visit Devon.

Last updated August 2026.