Are campfires allowed at Bakesdown Farm Camping?

Yes, campfires are allowed in provided fire pits.

Bakesdown Farm Camping

Three private fields, three fire pits, thirty rewilded acres: Bakesdown Farm offers a genuinely exclusive pitch on the Cornwall-Devon fringe.

Bakesdown Farm runs just three pitches, each in its own field on 30 acres of rewilded farmland outside Marhamchurch, less than four miles from Widemouth Bay. That ratio of land to tent is the whole point. You are not sharing a corner of a field; you are borrowing an entire one.

Off-grid doesn't mean stripped-back here. Guests get a private warm shower, a small private kitchen, and a dedicated fire pit per pitch. A central charging locker handles phones and cameras without wires trailing across the grass. The farm's rewilding ethos runs through everything: the 30 acres are managed for wildlife, not convenience, and the quiet at night reflects it.

Widemouth Bay is the nearest beach and a well-regarded surf spot reachable in under ten minutes by car. Bude is close for provisions, and Tintagel and Boscastle are within range for a day out. The farm sits in quiet agricultural country between the two coasts, which means no sea views from the pitch but also no road noise or crowds.

Before you book

Only three pitches, so availability is tight in peak season; book well ahead.
Genuinely off-grid: no electric hookup at the pitch and phone signal is patchy in this part of Cornwall.

“Bakesdown earns its reputation through the simplest possible proposition: a private field, a fire, and thirty acres of rewilded Cornwall to yourself.”

Why it made the cut

Three pitches across 30 acres gives a level of privacy almost no campsite in Cornwall can match
Each pitch comes with its own fire pit, private shower, and private kitchen, off-grid without the sacrifice
Family-run with a clear wildlife conservation point of view, which shapes the whole experience
Under four miles from Widemouth Bay surf beach, with Bude and the Atlantic coast easily accessible

The Feeling

Off grid real · Soulful handmade · Solitary tempo

Field of your ownRewilded stillnessFire every nightAtlantic fringe

Good For

Date
Solo

Best For

Three exclusive tent pitches in private fields with individual fire pits
Off-grid camping on 30 acres of rewilded farmland emphasizing wildlife conservation
Peaceful retreat four miles from Widemouth Bay with minimal facilities and maximum privacy

In Campr's collections

Farm fields properThirty rewilded acres with just three pitches, this is what a working farm campsite looks like when the farmer actually cares about the land.
Off grid realNo EHU, no mains at the pitch, and a charging locker shared between three tents: Bakesdown is properly off-grid without pretending otherwise.
Tents only puristThree private fields, three fire pits, canvas only, Bakesdown is built for people who want to sleep in the countryside rather than on top of it.

Facilities

Fire pits

Quick answers

Are campfires allowed at Bakesdown Farm Camping?: Yes, campfires are allowed in provided fire pits.
What kind of stays does Bakesdown Farm Camping offer?: Tent, on a farm.
Where is Bakesdown Farm Camping?: Lower Bakesdown Farm, Marhamchurch, Bude EX23 0HJ, UK.