Practical Caravan Top 100 Parks Award 2008

The popular north Devon seaside resort of Ilfracombe is just a short drive from the huge Stowford Farm site. The town highlight is the lively little harbour that the whole family will enjoy exploring.
Another good day trip is a cruise to Lundy Island, where thousands of marine birds rest, or visit Watermouth Castle and Family Theme Park, which is just three miles away.
You won’t need to go anywhere to find fun though. The site has enough activities to keep the family busy. They include a play area, recreation field, an indoor heated pool, golf and crazy golf, horse riding and woodland walks. Petorama, a petting zoo, is also
a favourite with children; they can get up close to goats, sheep, pigs, chipmunks, budgies, guinea pigs and rabbits.
The site is set in 500 acres of countryside. The pitches are all spacious with access to electric hook-up and water points. There are five modern washblocks across the site, each with family rooms and a launderette.
Stowford has a shop, take away, and a pub with good family entertainment. If you have a problem with your van, the staff at the caravan accessories shop will be able
to help you out. You can also get your van serviced or repaired at this comprehensive site.

Practical Caravan Top 100 parks Award 2007

This site has it all. Although the owners have started developing lodges, you get
the feeling that the site was designed with caravanners
in mind. It even has a caravan maintenance facility (standard servicing and emergency repairs) which is run in conjunction with a useful website; www.caravanfaultfinder.co.uk. And there’s an on-site dealer, selling Adria, Bailey, Elddis, Fleetwood and Coachman vans.
The generously sized touring pitches are set among 500 acres
of rolling countryside, and the facilities are great. They include
a huge shop, fast food, restaurant, play areas and a large, heated indoor swimming pool. The bar, which is all beams and wooden floors, is charming, and most of the other facilities are located in sensitively adapted, aesthetically pleasing stone farm buildings
On-site activities include a golf course, riding stables and a woodland walk. Kids will love Petorama, a petting zoo with goats, sheep, pigs, chipmunks, budgies, guinea pigs and rabbit. The activities here even extend to ferret racing – and yes, they do take bets.

Practical Motorhome independent site reviews Jan 2007

This campsite has it all. Although the owners have started developing lodges, you get the feeling that the site was designed with motorcaravanners in mind.
It even has a vehicle maintenance facility which is linked with a useful website www.caravanfaultfinder.co.uk. And there’s an on-site dealer, selling Adria, Bailey, Elddis, Fleetwood and Coachman ‘vans.
The generously sized touring pitches are set among 500 acres of rolling countryside, and the facilities are great. They include a huge shop, fast food, restaurant, play areas and a heated indoor swimming pool. The bar, which is all beams and wooden floors, is charming,
and most of the other facilities are located in sensitively adapted stone farm buildings.
On-site activities include
a golf course, riding stables and a woodland walk. Kids will love Petorama, a petting zoo with goats, sheep, pigs, chipmunks, budgies, guinea pigs and rabbits. They even have ferret racing
— and yes, they do take bets.
The park is located in the heart of North Devon, a mile from the nearest main road along its own private drive.
Here, you will enjoy 500 acres of rolling Devon countryside, mature woodland and lush green camping meadows lined with Beech-and Ash-tree Devon hedges.

Practical Caravans Top 100 Parks Awards 2006

This site has it all. Although the owners have started developing lodges, you get the feeling that the site was designed with caravanners in mind. It even has a caravan maintenance facility (standard servicing and emergency repairs) run alongside a useful website www.caravanfaultfinder.co.uk. And there’s an on-site dealer, selling Adria, Bailey, Elddis, Fleetwood and Coachman vans.
The generously sized
touring pitches are set among
500 acres of rolling countryside, and the facilities are great. They include a huge shop, fast food, restaurant, play areas and a heated indoor swimming pool. The bar, which is all beams and wooden floors, is charming, and most of the other facilities are located in sensitively adapted stone farm buildings.
On-site activities include
a golf course, riding stables and a woodland walk. Kids will love Petorama, a petting zoo with goats, sheep, pigs, chipmunks, budgies, guinea pigs and rabbit. They even have ferret racing
– and yes, they do take bets.

Practical Caravan Top Sites for Islands June 2005

Stowford Farm Meadows is surrounded by meadows and boasts some excellent facilities, including a 22m x 10m heated indoor pool, most of which are housed in sensitively adapted stone farm buildings.
There are plenty of on-site activities, including a huge golf course, riding stables and a woodland path. Kids will love the petting zoo. Stowford even has ferret racing – and, yes, you can place bets. The site lays on nightlife, with karaoke, discos for kids and entertainment every evening in high season for adults. The NCC-approved
workshop offers routine van servicing and repairs, and sells tourers and accessories.

Practical Caravan Top 100 Parks Awards 2005

Stowford Farm Meadows is just that
– a farm surrounded by meadows – and boasting excellent facilities, including bars, a splendid shop, a fast-food stand,
a restaurant, play areas and a 22mx10m heated indoor swimming pool.
Most of the facilities are housed in sensitively adapted stone farm buildings. One, the long bar, provides a charming setting that is all beams and polished wooden floors.
There are plenty of on-site activities, including a huge golf course, riding stables and a woodland path. Kids will love the petting zoo whose residents include goats, sheep, pigs, budgies, chipmunks, guinea pigs and rabbits. Stowford even has ferret racing – and, yes, you can place bets.
In addition to all the outdoor pursuits, the site lays on a nightlife as well, with karaoke, discos for kids and entertainment every evening in high season for the adults. It’s a site that knows its customers well, and gives them exactly what they want.
It is a caravanner’s mecca too, with a workshop that does routine servicing and repairs, and sells tourers and accessories. It is also linked to the troubleshooters’ web, www.caravanfaultfinder.co.uk.

Practical Caravans Top 100 Parks Awards 2004

Stowford Farm Meadows is just that – a farm surrounded by meadows. There are currently no cabins and no statics, just acres of touring pitches. The site includes a caravan maintenance facility (standard servicing, and emergency repairs), and is run in conjunction with a useful website for caravanners at www.caravanfaultfinder.co.uk.

Stowford offers excellent facilities such as bars, a splendid shop, fast food, restaurant, play areas and a heated indoor swimming pool measuring in at a decent 22x10m. The long bar, which is all beams and polished wooden floors, is absolutely charming, and most of the facilities have been located in sensitively-adapted stone farm buildings.

There are plenty of on-site activities in keeping with the farming ethos of the place, including a huge golf course, riding stables and a woodland walk. Kids will love Petorama, a petting zoo with goats, sheep, pigs, budgies, chipmunks, guinea pigs and rabbits to name but a few. They even have ferret racing – and yes, they do take bets!

Despite all the wholesome outdoor pursuits, this is a fun place to visit, with karaoke, discos for the kids and entertainment every night in high season for the adults. It’s a site that knows its customers well, and gives them exactly what they want.

Practical Caravans Top 100 Parks Awards 2003

Stowford Farm Meadows is a large site but has the comfortable feel of somewhere considerably smaller. This is largely due to its 570 pitches being split into five separate fields, each with its own amenities block. The majority of these have 10 or 15A electric hook-up, and 50 are hardstanding.

The washing facilities are also in tip-top condition and are decorated with flowers every day. The newest block also has under-floor heating. Families are well catered-for: along with an extensive play area there is a football field and volleyball, tennis, basketball courts and an indoor pool. There is also a covered mini-zoo on site, and local attractions include a dinosaur park, Watermouth Castle and the Tarka Trail Cycle Path.

Those who enjoy a good ramble have been considered, too. They will find a delightful marked walks through the woods, which in bluebell season are simply stunning. Family entertainments run in the evenings and there are three pubs on site. A café and restaurant also serves family meals and there is a takeaway if you want to eat back at your pitch. Security guards are employed in high season, so you’ll be safe from crime, no matter what the time of day.