Cheglinch Camping (Wild Camping)
Three bell tents, a working dairy farm, and your own chickens to raid for eggs each morning on the North Devon countryside fringe.
Cheglinch Farm keeps it to three Lotus Belle bell tents on a four-acre working dairy farm outside West Down, near Ilfracombe. Maximum three families at once is the point: the place never tips into a site, stays a farm. Each tent gets its own shower, toilet, outdoor kitchen, and fire pit, so proximity to other guests is by choice rather than necessity.
Host Ella has stocked everything from cooking equipment to blankets and hot water bottles, and guests regularly note she has thought of details they hadn't. The farm itself is the entertainment for young children: morning egg collection from the chickens, calves to look at, guinea pigs, little tractors, and a willow den. There is also a covered play barn with toys and games, genuinely useful when the North Devon weather performs.
The North Devon surf beaches are a short drive: Woolacombe, Croyde, Putsborough, and Saunton all sit a few miles away by car. Ilfracombe is close for provisions and the harbour. From the farm, the views run across open Devon countryside with the sun dropping behind the hills in the evening.
Before you book
- No dogs.
“Cheglinch Farm earns its reputation through sheer attention to detail: private facilities per tent, a working farm that young children will talk about for months, and a host who has thought of the things you hadn't.”
Why it made the cut
- Three-tent maximum keeps it genuinely intimate rather than a small site in name only
- Private shower, toilet, and kitchen per tent removes the usual glamping friction
- Working dairy farm with chickens, calves, and guinea pigs is the kind of real farm contact most sites only gesture at
- Ella's host presence is consistent and specifically praised across all guest accounts
The Feeling
Quietly glamorous · Soulful handmade · Solitary tempo
Good For
- Family
- Date
Best For
- Luxury bell tent glamping on a working farm with private facilities
- Families with young children and dedicated kids play area
- Direct access to North Devon beaches including Ilfracombe, Woolacombe and Croyde
In Campr's collections
- Farm fields properA working dairy farm in the proper sense, with cows, chickens to collect eggs from, and a host who keeps the place going rather than dressing it up.
- Glamping at its bestPrivate facilities per tent and a host who has thought of everything: Cheglinch is glamping done with real care, not glamping as a concept.
- Slow familyMaximum three families, a play barn, morning egg collection, and no pressure: this is exactly the pace slow-family camping should have.
Facilities
Quick answers
- Does Cheglinch Camping (Wild Camping) allow dogs?
- No, Cheglinch Camping (Wild Camping) doesn't accept dogs.
- Are campfires allowed at Cheglinch Camping (Wild Camping)?
- Yes, campfires are allowed in provided fire pits.
- What kind of stays does Cheglinch Camping (Wild Camping) offer?
- Glamping, on a farm.
- How much does Cheglinch Camping (Wild Camping) cost?
- Premium pricing. Check the owner's site for current rates.
- Where is Cheglinch Camping (Wild Camping)?
- Cheglinch Ln, West Down, Ilfracombe EX34 8NW, UK.
Where it is
Cheglinch Ln, West Down, Ilfracombe EX34 8NW, UK
On a farm · Devon · South West · 51.165° N, 4.127° W
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