Does Higher Aunemouth Camping allow dogs?

Yes, dogs are welcome at Higher Aunemouth Camping.

Are campfires allowed at Higher Aunemouth Camping?

Yes, campfires are allowed in provided fire pits.

How much does Higher Aunemouth Camping cost?

Pitches from £8 per night. Book directly with the site.

Higher Aunemouth Camping

Tent-only farm fields a 20-minute walk from Bantham Beach, with moorland and sea views, real campfires, and nothing switched on.

Higher Aunemouth sits above the South Devon coast on a working farm, spread across three fields with different outlooks: the View Field catches the estuary and Burgh Island on a clear morning, while other pitches look north to the moors. Bantham Beach is half a mile down the lane on foot.

This is back-to-nature camping stripped back to what matters. No electric hookups, no glamping, no entertainment programme. You bring your tent, you light your fire (own firepit required), and the sea air does the rest. The family running it have kept the operation honest: 50 pitches maximum, showers and loos kept clean and stocked, and music off at 9.30pm so quiet hours mean something.

The Sloop Inn at Bantham is the nearest pub. The South West Coast Path runs practically from the gate, making the site a natural base for day walks along this stretch of coast. Dogs are welcome throughout.

Before you book

The track to the fields is rocky, a reviewer noted car damage; check the site's access warning before driving anything low-slung.
Campfires require your own firepit; the site does not supply them.

“A classic South Devon coastal field that earns its reputation through honesty: no hookups, real fires, a short walk to one of Devon's best beaches.”

Why it made the cut

Half a mile from Bantham Beach on foot, with sea and estuary views from the pitches
Tent-only, no electricity, real campfires, genuinely back-to-nature rather than just claiming it
Family-run at a scale (50 pitches) that keeps it from feeling like a commercial operation
Budget pricing from £8/night for a coastal setting that justifies a lot more

The Feeling

Lovingly scruffy · Off grid real · Mixed tempo

Estuary morningsSalt air and silenceFire smoke at duskMoorland horizon

Good For

Family
Solo
Dog holiday

Best For

Tent camping with sea views across rolling countryside near Bantham Beach
Family groups seeking back-to-nature experience with kids' play area and basic facilities
Dog owners: dogs welcome with access to coastal walks and estuary paths

In Campr's collections

Coastal hideawaysSea views from the pitches and Bantham Beach a 20-minute walk away: Higher Aunemouth is as close to the coast as you get without sleeping on sand.
Tents only puristNo hookups, no engines, no roofs you didn't bring, three farm fields above South Devon doing tent camping the right way.
Slow familyFlat fields, dogs welcome, fires in the evening, a beach at the end of the lane, the kind of family camping trip that doesn't require a schedule.

Facilities

Showers

Toilets

Fire pits

BBQ

Quick answers

Does Higher Aunemouth Camping allow dogs?: Yes, dogs are welcome at Higher Aunemouth Camping.
Are campfires allowed at Higher Aunemouth Camping?: Yes, campfires are allowed in provided fire pits.
What kind of stays does Higher Aunemouth Camping offer?: Tent, in a field.
How much does Higher Aunemouth Camping cost?: Pitches from £8 per night. Book directly with the site.
Where is Higher Aunemouth Camping?: Higher Aunemouth Farm, Bantham, Kingsbridge TQ7 3AD, UK.