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Motorhomes
New Berry Farm
Woodlands
Coombe Martin
North Devon
EX34 0AT
Tel: 01271 882334
Fax: 01271 882880
A site that caters for Tents, caravans and motorhomes. I've placed them in this order, as this seemed to be the ratio while we were there. There are a total of 110 pitches available, so it's not huge.
The site is open from Easter to the end of October.
Newberry Farm is a short distance outside Coombe Martin, a 4 or 5 minute walk from the back of the site gets you to the town centre. This site is long rather than round, and there are 3 levels, as it nestles on the side of a valley. The first half of the site is mainly for tents and motorhomes, while the rest is a mixture of caravans & tents. We were on the lower level of the second half where all the pitches are for caravans. The second and third levels pitches of this second half seemed to be for tents & caravans.
Pitch sizes were generous with ample room for a full awning one side and the car the other. The depth of the pitches did vary slightly, but most pitches would cater for most twin axles. There were a few hard standings on the upper level. Where the view was best looking out over the valley that the site is situated in. From this level one can see the sea.
The toilet/shower block was quite good. The showers were free, and during the time
we were there, were not that busy. It looked to me that the block had been renovated
within the last couple of years, but not quite up to CC standard.
I found that one
had to wait for the showers to warm up, if one was first to shower in the morning.
One way around this, was to start all the showers going (they are on a timed push-
I like the position of the block. Unlike many other sites,
it was centrally placed, so the tenters could pitch near to it and not have the normal
mile walk to the loo !.
Newberry Farm welcomes responsible dog owners.
One of the reasons we chose Newberry Farm was for it's fishing lake. After a 15 year gap, I had started coarse fishing again. It's lake is not huge, but boasts some big carp . The lake level was low when we were there, so the fishing area was slightly reduced..
Coombe Martin is a sleepy little village/town (not sure which as it has a town hall, but the locals kept referring to the 'village'). The beach is mainly stone and pebble with a bit of sand. Rock pools abound to one side of the bay, so the kids (and dads) can while away many an hour here.
Beware if any locals say "it's only at the end of the high street"...... It's 1.1/2
miles long !
Ilfracombe is not that far away, about 5-
Plans to go back:
Yes. . There was nothing about this site that would prevent our
return. You never know, I just might hook into my carp's big brother :o)
Ian SL.
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