Cannamore Camping Reviews

Peace and quiet, simple, basic, lovely

Just a couple of miles from the Devon expressway A38, in the South Hams. Peaceful, rural location, birdsong and distant sheep the only noises. An eight acre meadow, with a view over the rolling Devon hills. The toilets are allocated to each family group with your own key. There are showers and a wash up area. All is basic, but clean. Staff are friendly and helpful. Old fashioned camping, no frills, but clean and tidy. I'd come again for the peace and quiet, the view, the easy access, the convenience of the location to the best the South Hams has to offer.

Site's response

Many thanks for your detailed review! Not much for me to add, we are back to basics camping but with good showers and loos! There are the views of course but we can't take credit for them! Thanks again from the Cannamore Camping team.

Great stop over.

Great location for our stop over, very relaxed site, loved the fact that we had our own toilet facility with our own key, everything very clean. Very peaceful setting, we'll be back.

Site's response

Thanks for your review! We'll look forward to your next visit! Many thanks from the Cannamore Camping team.

Midlands to Devon

Small allocation of spaces. Large area. Individual toilets per tent with keys. Shared shower. Friendly owner. 30 mins from Paignton.

Site's response

Many thanks for your review! We do try to allocate one toilet per pitch subject to availability! Thanks again for the Cannamore Camping team!

Wonderful, peaceful campsite

A beautiful campsite with excellent facilities.

Site's response

Thank you for your kind review! Many thanks from all at Cannamore Camping!

Wonderful place to stay

A wonderful place to stay to enjoy the outdoors. Facilities were spotlessly clean. Hope to return.

Site's response

Many thanks for your review! Great to hear you had a wonderful time! Best wishes from the Cannamore Camping team.

Amazing facilities and hosts

We love our stay here, especially with the hospitality of Roy and Anita, very clean and full facilities. We also tried the hut, which turned out to be one of our best nights, so highly recommend!

Site's response

Thanks for the recommendation! Great to hear you enjoyed your stay in the Shepherd's Hut! Kind regards from the Cannamore Camping team.

Great little spot

Great location, excellent views!

Site's response

Many thanks for you review! Best wishes from the Cannamore Camping team.

Will absolutely stay again!

Location was perfect. Exactly what we wanted!! Facilities were well maintained and I loved the idea of having your own key for a toilet! Not often you see that. Will definitely be returning!

Site's response

Many thanks for your review! Great to see you back again in this sunny spring weather! Thanks again from the Cannamore Camping team.

Perfect, peaceful site

Second stay at Cannamore - I love the peace and quiet and the views, it's simple and has everything I need. So clean and tidy in the toilets and bathrooms. Will be returning, I'd stay for 6 months at a time if life allowed me 😊

Site's response

Many thanks for your amazing review! Really great to hear you enjoyed your second stay, we'll look forward to your next visit! Thanks again from all the Cannamore Camping team!

Few days at Cannamore

We had a very warm welcome from Roy when we arrived on a grey, damp afternoon. He advised us on the best places to pitch. We had our own loo key - appreciate if the site is full, this isn't always the case, so it was appreciated. He sorted us out with logs for our stove. Showers and loos were cleaned daily. The only thing this site could do with is a wash-up area. Nothing fancy, just a covered sink with a hot tap. I'm sure we'll be back!

Site's response

Many thanks for your review! Thank you for your feedback! We do have a washing up area but I do appreciate it is outside and only has a cold tap! We'd love to add an eco friendly water heater in future as our facilities are off-grid. Thanks again from the Cannamore Camping team!

Lovely

A lovely quiet site with friendly owners. Beautiful location and light pollution free. Clean and adequate facilities, but due to not much sun the showers were a bit cool as they are solar powered. However we managed and will definitely visit again.

Site's response

Hello, many thanks for your review! Please accept our apologies for the cool shower, we think the gas may have been running low! Our off-grid showers are heated by gas but the water is pumped by solar power. Please do feel free to ping us a text with any issues with the facilities as we can usually sort these pretty quickly! The showers do usually run nice and hot! Thanks again and we'll look forward to your next visit. Best wishes, from the Cannamore Camping team.

Very quiet and tranquil

A great host, in a great location. I would stay again.

Idyllic stay

My stay in the Shepherd’s hut was idyllic, even with some wet weather! The location is perfect for a peaceful getaway in nature, whilst still being very accessible. As a single woman I felt very safe and secure. The hut was well kitted out, clean and cosy. I was pleasantly surprised it also had a small hob/cooker and fridge. There is a separate private bathroom a stone’s throw away, which was clean and well equipped. The shower was the perfect warm temperature too. Roy and Anita were lovely, warm and helpful with great tips on local walks and attractions. I will definitely return, thanks for a wonderful stay.

Great weekend at Cannamore

We arrived on Saturday afternoon and was greeted by the owner, he showed us to our plot and gave us the key to our very own loo, and all the other information we needed. The site is wild with pitches a distance apart, so feels very secluded. The loo and showers are spotlessly clean. There's lovely views and it's very relaxing. Everything is well thought out on site. Close by is Dartmoor, Plymouth and beaches, as well as interesting towns and villages, plenty of places to go. We were definitely not disappointed and had a relaxing time. We would thoroughly recommend Cannamore to anyone who would appreciate everything I've described. 10 out 10, and we'll be booking again soon.

Our second visit

Our second stay was just as peaceful and relaxing as our first. The facilities were spotless as before, stunning views over the rolling Devon countryside and a warm welcome from Roy. Would definitely recommend and return.

A wonderful quiet haven in the meadow

We had 3 nights at Cannamore. We arrived a bit later than planned after a long drive. We were met by the owner who was going to phone us - he tried to find us a spot out of the wind that was gusting. Showed us our own loo and the showers behind a hedge - spotlessly clean and over the 3 nights, Roy was there cleaning a lot. Getting out of the car, I could just smell meadow sweet fragrance. There were only 3 other campers who seemed miles away. The view is a delight looking over the hills. It is definitely a bit of paradise and we wish we had stayed longer. We toured each day to Dartmoor climbing the Tors, beautiful Widdicombe village and Ugbourgh Beacon. Longtimber Woods on the river Erme in Ivybridge is a lovely walk.

Our stay

Lovely views. Nice and quite site to relax. Own toilet clean showers. Very friendly owner.

Wild feel, caring owner

Fun stay with plenty of room for the children to roam about. Attentive owner. Very wild feel.

Site's response

Thanks for your review! Glad you had a fun stay! Kind regards from the Cannamore Camping team.

Nice couple of nights

A nice view, and a good idea for a key to your own toilet block.

Work in progress

Unfortunately, there was no head on the hot water tap for dish washing. Response when raised, was that it is a work in progress. Plus light in toilet did not work, again response was work in progress and can lend a torch if need be. Clean showers and toilets, did not use the toilet allocated at night as could not see, used combined shower and toilet, and also the sink for dish washing, even though there were signs saying no dishes. Nice peaceful site. Some things need some TLC.

Site's response

Thank you for your review. I thought I'd give a little introduction to our campsite. We are a small family run campsite (opened in 2021) with 14 pitches and a Shepherd's Hut. Our theme is wild camping with pitches mown into a meadow managed for wildflowers. We have added nice clean off-grid toilets and hot showers to give a little bit of home comfort to the wild camping experience. Roy and Matthew initially ran the campsite together but due to COVID Roy now manages the day to day tasks of the campsite. As a wild camping themed site we do recommend you bring a torch for heading to the loo at night. Whilst six of our toilets and the shower blocks do have lights, two of the loos currently do not (they will do in future). We do appreciate that hot water at the washing up sink would be very convenient and we do hope to add it. An off-grid hot water setup is quite complex and a system is being designed with aim of heating the water with solar power. In the mean time we do hope that people don't mind heating their own water or acquiring some from the taps in the shower blocks (we do ask that washing up isn't done in the shower block sinks). Please accept our apologies for any frustrations caused during your camping stay. Best wishes from the Cannamore Camping team.

Fabulous little site

My daughter's first camping experience and we absolutely loved the site. Clean toilets, clean showers and a lovely view of the hills. Well marked pitches with plenty of space for tents, seats and even the car. We loved sitting outside our tent enjoying breakfast in the sunshine, or sitting in the tent having tea in the rain! Simply a lovely place.

Best campsite!

Easily the best campsite I've stayed at. I loved how you weren't on top of each other, there was a nice amount of space. Roy was great and the scenery is stunning.

Perfect place with a beautiful view

perfect place, beautiful view. If you like quiet like we do, this is the perfect place to be.

Beautiful, peaceful meadow campsite

This is a beautiful small, peaceful campsite. The views are amazing. Very quiet. Each pitch has its own toilet which we thought was great. The separate shower cabin was immaculate and cleaned every morning. Water, a fridge and washing up area is available too. Friendly welcome from the owner. The nearby pub in Avonwick was friendly and easy to get too as was South Brent for supplies if needed. Easy access to walks on Dartmoor and also to coastal areas such as Salcombe, Mothecombe and Dartmouth. Lovely to stay on such a unique campsite.

Site's response

Thank you for your amazing review! Absolutely love the summary of our campsite and the local area. Many thanks from the Cannamore Camping team. (Exclusive loo subject to availability!)

A great stay

Brilliant site. First trip camping with our two kids. Super clean facilities and nice quiet countryside location. All the staff super helpful from the start. Top draw.

Site's response

Great review thank you! Really glad you had a great first family camping trip! Best wishes from the Cannamore Camping team!