South Town Farm Campsite

South Town Farm Campsite is a small tents only micro campsite on a working conservation farm at Loxhore near Barnstaple in North Devon, set on the National Trust's Arlington Estate. There are just ten grass pitches spread over two fields, so it stays genuinely quiet, and the site sits on the edge of Exmoor National Park with North Devon's main beaches under a 30 minute drive away. It is deliberately back to basics and off grid, with a car free camping field, eco compost toilets, a gas heated shower with warm water and a covered washing up area. You leave the car in the car park and wheel your kit down by barrow to a flat, mown pitch with views across the countryside. Fire pits are supplied free and logs are sold on site, so campfire evenings and stargazing are part of the appeal. It suits families and couples after peace and dark skies, but the farm grazes ewes and lambs on the camp fields, so no dogs are allowed. Caravans and motorhomes are not catered for either, as this is a tents only site. South Town Farm runs from early May to early September, with pitches from £20 a night for up to two adults, booked online.