Hunger Hill Yurts

Camping with a difference!

 

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      Why not escape...

 to a magical place hidden in the heart of beautiful East Devon..a place close to a spectacular coastline in glorious countryside, somewhere you can completely relax and experience camping with a difference!    

Hunger Hill offer back to nature family holidays in cosy Yurts with comfy beds. We have 4 Yurts in a 3 acre field. They share a small holding with pigs, sheep, chickens, ducks and a very friendly dog! The Yurts nestle in the peaceful East Devon countryside, over looking the Otter Valley, not far from Sidmouth and close to beautiful beaches on the World Heritage Jurassic Coast. 

Come and immerse your self in the natural world with  campfire cooking, bush craft, foraging, mackerel fishing and picnic’s by the river. Right next to the Yurt field is a  unique 3000 acre  pebble heath common with foot paths, streams and abundant wild life, all waiting to be discovered. Explore the many different beaches along the Jurassic coast ... from Lyme Rigis to Exmouth  there is a different beach for each day of the week!     

      Relax and enjoy camping with a touch of luxury...  Open April to October from £85 per night.  

 

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jacob sheep in our 2.5 acre yurt field

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 The Yurts are spacious and furnished with a touch of luxury…     In each Yurt there are up to  5 comfy beds  with warm feather duvets and cotton sheets, also a  well equipped kitchen area with double ringed color gas cooker and furnished with African stools, a low table and decorated Moroccan storage boxes. The Yurts are lit by fairy lights and Moroccan Lanterns. ...with kilim cushions and sheepskins to relax on around a central wood-burning stove it's   so warm and cosy at night!    

Outside each Yurt   are 2 hammocks, great for stargazing! Also a picnic table and open fireplace with a BBQ grill.

The Kitchen There is a large,  very well equipped farmhouse style kitchen that you are  welcome to use. It has a 6 ringed cooker with oven and a fridge for each Yurt.   Tea towels, washing up liquid all provided..  We recycle all rubbish and provide labeled bins to make it easy.

The showers and toilets Experience the nomadic life style, living close to nature but with the luxury of hot showers! The facilities block houses  2 showers, 2 toilets and 2 basins. Soap, hand towels, toilet rolls and hair dryer are provided , also clothes washing liquid and washing line with pegs. There is also a socket to charge up phones.

The Marquee   In the centre of the field there’s a pavilion marquee, heated by a wood burning stove and  lit with fairy lights,  Its furnished with tables and benches and just outside there's a fireplace and BBQ . Its a good spot to get together.

Fire Wood All fire wood for the stoves and small camp fires is provided in the form of logs but you will need to chop kindling to get you camp fire and stove going.  All wood Is  included in the price. 

Come and enjoy an environmentally friendly holiday!  Enhance your experience of the natural world by booking a day with our local foraging and  bush craft experts or book a session of circus fun in the yurt field with Polylopit.  Enjoy a days adventure at Escot Education's Greenwood Center including a barefoot bog walk! You can pre order your groceries from the village shop and they will be delivered to the Yurt field or order a sumptuous picnic hamper or dinnerfrom a local chef, also delivered to your Yurt!  Look at the activities, services and events section of this web site for further details.

Information about local walks, places to visit and things to do...  Ordinate survey maps of the area, maps of local walks, 'what's on' info and leaflets on places to visit are all available here. 

 

Sorry, but we are unable to  have dogs or other pets on site

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