Strawfields has three cottages, shepherd huts and a small rustic campsite. A fantastic rural locatio This is our story so far...
The Straw family had been dreaming of moving to Devon for many years. In the summer of 2014, they decided to pack up and make the dream become a reality.
08/04/2025
Hello 👋 from a very sunny North Devon!
I realised I haven’t properly introduced myself on here yet… I’m Alex 🙋♀️, the person behind Strawfields — an idyllic rural holiday spot, tucked away in North Devon.
This year, we are celebrating ✨10 years ✨ at Strawfields 🏕️ and what a decade it has been. What first started out as a holiday accommodation business with just 2 holiday cottages has since expanded to include 3 shepherds huts, 1 cabin, 10 pitches for tents, 20 animals ... plus the exciting addition and more recently
When I’m not feeding animals, helping with changeovers or mowing the fields with my trusty companion 🐶 Inca, I’m busy making Strawfields a peaceful, off-grid escape where families can slow down and soak up the simple things. I have a great team working with me, and our joint aim is to make your stay with us your most memorable yet!
Expect lots of countryside charm, behind-the-scenes farm life, and glimpses of the wildflower meadows, shepherd huts, and maybe even a cheeky alpaca or two.
If you’ve stayed with us before, I’d love to hear your favourite memory or alternatively if you are dreaming of an escape to the countryside, please give me a 👋 in the comments!
Hope to welcome you here soon, Alex 🙋♀️
27/02/2025
🌸 Spring is Coming! 🌸
The grass is growing, the bulbs are showing, and the birds are singing! 🎶
What better time to book your spring/summer getaway? ☀
Come stay in our cosy cabin or unique shepherd huts. 🏕
Relax in your hammock, enjoy some campfire cooking 🔥, treat yourself to a relaxing massage 🧘🏽, or come meet our adorable alpacas! 🦙💕
Book your stay today and create unforgettable memories 🌼
We can’t wait to welcome you soon, Alex🙋♀️
12/12/2022
Greetings from a very icy yet beautifully snowy Strawfields!
12/12/2022
Greetings from a very icy yet beautifully snowy Strawfields 🥰
15/07/2022
Custard finally gave birth! She did a wonderful job and continues to be a fab mum. Meet little Ginger! Born last week. A little brother for Rhubarb 🥰🥰🥰🥰
24/05/2022
Mummy duck taking her babies back to base after their first swim on the pond
17/05/2022
Opening for the summer THIS WEEK!!! Looking forward to seeing you sooooon!!!! If you’d like to book up www.strawfields.co.uk
02/05/2022
Inca is waiting patiently for opening weekend! Only a few weeks to go!!!!
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‘The Straws’ had been dreaming of moving to Devon for many years, in the summer of 2014 we decided to pack up and make the dream become a reality! This is our story so far...
We relocated from Hook Norton in Oxfordshire, to North Devon in July 2014. I was under strict instructions not to leave ‘Hooky’ until the annual Beer Festival had taken place, so the following day we eventually said a sad farewell to all our lovely friends, and we shoe horned ourselves into the car, with everything including the kitchen sink, onward and forward with our adventure.
For the first two months we lived a fairly nomadic lifestyle, living in our faithful old bell tent, travelling around Devon, Cornwall, Wales and France. We had a fantastic summer visiting friends and exploring new places. However, with the school term looming it was time to find a home and start the new chapter of our lives. We rented for the first six months in Braunton, then found West Stowford Barton and best of both worlds, a crazy old house in a wonderful rural location and close to the sea. That was the start of Strawfields.
From then on in, it has been all the wonderful people we have met along the way that has begun to shape the next part of our lives. A huge heartfelt thank you to all the lovely guests that have already experienced a holiday in one of the cottages, huts or tents at Strawfields. We have thoroughly enjoyed meeting you all and hope you will return again soon. Also, a big thank you for all the lovely reviews you gave us, we really do appreciate all the lovely comments you have left us.
Our most memorable holidays have been camping with family and friends, this inspired us to set up a small rustic campsite at Strawfields. We have camped in every kind of weather, from the perfect sunny warm camping weather on the cliff tops near Watermouth, to being totally mud splattered, head to toe, whilst encouraging an old VW van to release itself from the mud in Hartland, and even experiencing camping during major thunderstorms in France where a mini tornado whipped our tent from the ground in the middle of the night! Many many wonderful and memorable experiences with our family and friends. No gadgets, no WiFi, just 'wildish' camping with open fires, large pitches, lots of space, fields and streams to explore, marshmallows, S'mores, Mancala, Uno cards and a good book to read!
Strawfields is an on going project and passion of ours. We hope to be able to continue to grow, not in size, but what we can offer you, whilst retaining the personal rustic and natural feel. By April 2020 the huts will have their own hot showers and compost loos, roll down canvas awnings, hammocks, solar lights and kitchen equipment. An exciting addition to Strawfields glamping this year is the arrival of our very special and unique Hobbit Yurts, we hope you will like them! Strawfields’ pop up cafe will have some covered area, pizza nights and breakfasts will be less weather dependent and so that we can offer more inside space for playing board games and relaxing. We are preparing a shared gardening area to start a well being project through gardening and animal care, involving local mental health charities. The exciting arrival of our Alpacas opens up the opportunity for us to be able to offer animal encounters/walks to guests, where they can spend 1:1 time with them; and of course Strawfields wouldn’t be the same if we weren’t adding adding one or two animals to our menagerie at some point this year!
