WELCOME
We are open for camping, glamping
'alfresco' dining and drinks in our rustic cider garden.
We also offer tables of six for dining indoors so come
and see us for breakfast, lunch, afternoon tea or dinner!
We look forward to seeing you soon.
Boveys Down Farm | Farway | EX24 6JD | 01404 871436
Opening hours:
Monday 8.30am - 6pm
Tuesday - closed
Wednesday 8.30am - 6pm
Thursday 8.30am - 10pm
Friday 8.30am - 10pm
Saturday 8.30am - 10pm
Sunday 8.30am - 6pm
Cream teas, lunches, evening meals and
Sunday roasts start from 12 noon.
A little bit about the farm...
Our working farm is situated in a rural area and is home to a herd of Aberdeen Angus cattle, producing the finest beef.
We are a private camp site so you don't have to worry about being a member of the 'Camping and Caravanning Club'; all are welcome. You and the family can enjoy the various sights of country living on our working farm. Young calves suckling their mothers, a great diversity of bird life plus possibly the occasional fox or badger can be seen.
There are ducks and geese for the children to see or help collecting our free range eggs!
Our farm produce
Try our delicious homemade cakes, Pam's secret recipe pies, traditional East Devon pasties, or rib-eye steaks, handmade Aberdeen Angus burgers and our very own gluten-free sausages.
We invite you to relax and enjoy the serenity of nature at your leisure with a picnic.
Farm Gallery
The campsite, and our farm is always a hive of activity so learn a bit more about us and daily routine...
Farm History...
Originally the farm did not exist in its own right however its land was once a part of several other local farms. In the 1800s the ground, which houses Boveys Down Farm today, was owned by two of the area's most notable land owners: Reverend Thomas Putt (d. 1844), of Combe House, Gittisham; and Sir Edmund Saunderson Prideaux, 9th Baronet (1793–1875), of Netherton Hall, Farway.
The current owner of Combe House is a relative of Thomas Putt and Lord of the Manors of Honiton, Farway and Gittisham. Combe House itself is presently a prestigious country hotel.
With no direct descendants Sir Edmund Prideaux took his baroncey to his grave. Netherton Hall remained in the Prideaux family, though mostly unoccupied, until the early 20th century and today is a private residence.
Another note on local history: as you enter the track, from the main road, straight opposite the signpost, directing you to Southleigh is a small copse which is where the old Roncombe Gate Tollhouse used to stand in the days before car tax!
About the Sweetlands....
Gerald and Pamela Sweetland have lived at Boveys Down Farm for the past 25 years and come from a long line of local farmers, who date their ancestry in the Colyton area, back to the 1600s.
Our 80 acre farm is home to cows, geese, chickens and various breeds of ducks. Fresh eggs, steaks, pies, pasties, cakes and other farm produce are available on site.
As part of our working farm we diversified into providing a rural retreat camp site in 1993 and have been welcoming visitors ever since.
Customer Reviews
- "Cream Tea Treat"
- "As we came in through the gate we were saying it was a idyllic camp site with such views!"
Rate us or read some more of our testimonials on Trip Advisor
Our farm was recognised as 'Devon's Hidden Gem' in 2014
Boveys Down Farm, Farway, Honiton, Devon | 01404 871480
©Boveys Down Farm 2018-19
