The Thames Head Inn

View prices & book 8.7 632 reviews
Nice pub
Nice pub
Level pitches throughout the site
The thames head inn, between cirencester and tetbury
There's plenty of greenery around the site
Sunny and shady pitches
Grass pitches looking over fields
Fencing around the site
Unwind with a drink after you've pitched up
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Level pitches throughout the site
The thames head inn, between cirencester and tetbury
There's plenty of greenery around the site

  • Peaceful site on the edge of the Gloucestershire Cotswolds
  • 10 minutes’ drive from the towns of Cirencester and Tetbury
  • In the grounds of the Thames Head Inn bar-restaurant
Stunning landscapes, scenic market towns and the peace and quiet of the Cotswolds… How could you say no to that? At family-friendly site The Thames Head Inn, four miles from Cirencester market town in the Gloucestershire Cotswolds, you definitely won't want to miss the chance. Thames Head is well-placed for exploring the spectacular Cotswolds on foot or by bike – the start of the Thames Path, which follows the world-famous river for 184 miles from source to sea, is half a mile from the site, and there are loads of cycles tours and walking routes starting in Cirencester and Tetbury, both within 10 minutes’ drive of the site. If that's not your scene, kick back on the dog-friendly site in the shade of the trees, soaking in the scenic and peaceful Cotswolds countryside, or take a relaxed stroll through the fields with Rex. Worked up an appetite? The site is in the grounds of the Thames Head Inn bar-restaurant, where food is served well into the evening and the drinks keep flowing until closing (remember to book a table, as mealtimes can get very busy). If you fancy fending for yourself, pick up supplies in Cirencester or Kemble – a 20-minute walk away – and fire up the barbecue. For a change of scenery – and menus – there are plenty of restaurants within 10 minutes of Thames Head.

Site type

Touring caravan pitches 11
Open now
Opens 1 January
Please note
  • Under 18s must be accompanied by their parents or legal guardians.
  • No hen/stag parties permitted via Pitchup.com.
  • Commercial vehicles (vehicles used for work-related purposes, carrying goods or fare-paying passengers) and sign-written vehicles are not permitted on site.

Languages spoken

English

Open from Thu 1 Jan to

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Pitch types & availability

Accommodation

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2 adults
0 children
0 dogs
Touring caravan

Reviews

8.7

Overall rating from 632 Pitchup.com customers

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Location
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Facilities / Activities
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Customer service
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Child friendliness
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Cleanliness
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Wifi
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Peaceful

89% would recommend this site to a friend

86% would stay here again

What customers say

This small, well-maintained site behind a popular pub offers level, hardstanding pitches with EHU. Guests praise the excellent, reasonably priced food and friendly, helpful staff. Dog-friendly with lovely walks nearby. The main drawbacks are road/rail noise and limited, dated shower/toilet facilities (one combined unit for all pitches). Recommended for self-sufficient visitors or short stays.

Summary AI-generated from Pitchup.com customer reviews. Last updated 03/06/2026

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Arrival date (latest first)

Nice and quiet (despite the odd…

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10 out of 10
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Value for money
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Wifi
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Anonymous

Electric gravel touring pitch (small)

Liked Nice and quiet (despite the odd train)

Disliked Couldn’t get wifi on the site, ok in the pub

Recommend to friends Visit again

1st outing in a Motorhome, so…

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8 out of 10
Location
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Value for money
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Anonymous

Electric gravel touring pitch (large)

Liked 1st outing in a Motorhome, so nothing to compare it to, but what’s not to like about this site! Good pub, good walking & good facilities! Right next to the Swindon to Glos railway - so tops if you like trains!

Disliked Bit close to the A433 but you know that before booking!
No grey water waste point.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Lovely clean & relaxed site. The…

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8 out of 10
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Value for money
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Facilities / Activities
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Neil S. 1 review

Electric gravel touring pitch (large)

Liked Lovely clean & relaxed site. The pub and staff are great!

Recommend to friends Visit again

They were very helpful when we…

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7 out of 10
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Value for money
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Stuart M. 7 reviews

Electric gravel touring pitch (small)

Liked They were very helpful when we mistakenly booked the wrong week! They w ere friendly, the site is clean and well set up. The food was very generous and good value. Very easy site to use.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Surrounding.…

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 Johannes Marinus v. 1 review

Electric gravel touring pitch (large)

Liked Surrounding.

Disliked Smell of the waste in septitank on the place.
A very small toilet and shower. Just one for 11 pitches .

Price is expensive for no facilities .

Recommend to friends Visit again

Good site- quiet, level, shaded, convenient…

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Anonymous

Electric gravel touring pitch (small)

Liked Good site- quiet, level, shaded, convenient for Cirencester. Good food and beer too.

Recommend to friends Visit again

A great stop over or stay, with a great pub

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8 out of 10
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 Gary D. 2 reviews

Electric gravel touring pitch (large)

Liked Excellent food friendly staff and a quiet pitch area.

Disliked Only one loo and would love to be able to book a breakfast.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Lovely site, super friendly staff would recommend to others.

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8 out of 10
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Value for money
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Helen T. 1 review

Electric gravel touring pitch (small)

Liked Lovely clean, spacious well laid out little site behind a great pub.

Check in was easy and shown to pitch by friendly staff.

Pub had good choice of drinks, we didn’t eat, however the food looked very good.

No bus into Cirencester, on request of taxi details the landlady kindly offered to take us in as she was heading that way.

Disliked Only one shower for the 11 pitches, and no wash up facilities.
Train line near and trains run late and early if your a lite sleeper.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Would definitely return

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10 out of 10
Location
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Value for money
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Facilities / Activities
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Customer service
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Child friendliness
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John S. 1 review

Electric gravel touring pitch (large)

Liked As a small site, it had all of the essential requirements for campers or caravaners. A lovely site with ample size pitches within the grounds of a fantastic Cotswolds pub.

Disliked Not that we used facilities, but the shower and toilet were in the same room. I guess for those that did not have these within their units. It could cause some anxiety during busy times.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Local to Cirencester and top notch food

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7 out of 10
Location
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Value for money
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Facilities / Activities
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Customer service
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Child friendliness
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Wifi
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 Sam W. 5 reviews

Electric gravel touring pitch (large)

Liked The food in the pub was fantastic

Disliked Noise from trains 🚂 planes ✈️ and automobiles 🚗 a bit accessive. Only one shower 🚿 and toilet 🚽 combined so can come a bit of a wait when you need to go 😳

Recommend to friends Visit again

Features

Dogs allowed

Leisure on site

Bar or club house Cycle hire Evening entertainment Fishing Fitness centre Games room Indoor swimming pool Kids' club On-site restaurant/cafe Outdoor swimming pool Play area TV room Take away Tennis Watersports

Amenities on site

Bath available Car parking by pitch/unit Composting toilet Dog park Drying room Food shop Free wifi Ice pack freezing Internet access Launderette Parent & baby washroom Pick-up from public transport Portable toilet Pub toilets Public telephone Shower available Toilet block Washing-up area Wifi

Groups welcome

Family friendly Motorcycle friendly Single-sex groups welcome Student groups welcome

Rules

Barbecue provided Barbecues allowed Campfires allowed Commercial vehicles allowed Dogs allowed Dogs allowed all year

Utilities

Charging facilities Chemical disposal Electric car charging point(s) Gas cylinders available Recycling available Renewable energy

Nearby amenities

Bar nearby Dog walk nearby

Type

Pub campsite Small (11-25 pitches)

Nearby leisure

Cycle hire nearby Fishing nearby Golf nearby Indoor pool nearby Outdoor pool nearby Restaurant nearby Sailing nearby Watersports nearby

Location

The Thames Head Inn

Tetbury Road

Cirencester

Gloucestershire

England

GL7 6NZ

Directions

Timezone

Europe/London BST (GMT+01:00)

GPS

51.68685°N
2.02907°W

Nearest transport

Coach
3.6 mi Beeches Car Park
6 mi Dark Lane
6 mi Dark Lane
Rail
0.7 mi Kemble Rail Station
9.1 mi Stroud (Glos) Rail Station
11.5 mi Stonehouse Rail Station
Ferry
19.6 mi Sharpness Old Docks
20.6 mi Lydney Harbour
28.8 mi Temple Meads Station Ferry Landing
Airport
15.3 mi Gloucestershire Airport

Please note: All distances on this page are calculated "as the crow flies" - please check actual distance depending on your mode of travel using the Get directions button above.

Local attractions

There are plenty of stately homes near The Thames Head Inn if you want to get a feel for the history of the area, with Newark Park, Sudeley Castle, Dyrham Park, Bowood House and Berkeley Castle all within 45 minutes’ drive of the site. TV addict? Visit Chavenage House, 15 minutes from Thames Head, which you may recognise as the Poldark family home of Trenwith from the eponymous BBC drama… If you’re more at home in the outdoors, explore some of the many gardens within 20 minutes of the site, rub elbows with the royals on a trip to Highgrove Gardens at the private residence of Charles and Camilla or, on a grander scale, stroll around the national arboretum at Westonbirt. Got kids trailing along? Get the best of both worlds at Cotswold Wildlife Park and Gardens – meet the giraffes, lions and camels, then wander through the gardens at the Victorian manor house. If that’s not hitting the spot, take the kids to learn more about the Romans at Corinium Museum in Cirencester or give them Harry Potter vibes on the Swindon and Cricklade steam railway.

Must see

Westonbirt, The National Arboretum 9.8 mi

Painswick Rococo Garden 10.3 mi

STEAM - Museum of the Great Western Railway 13.2 mi

Gloucester Quays 15.4 mi

Gloucester Waterways Museum 15.4 mi

National Trust

Chedworth Roman Villa 10.3 mi

Woodchester Park 10.8 mi

Newark Park 12.6 mi

Heelis 13.1 mi

Lodge Park and Sherborne Estate 13.2 mi

Cycle routes

Find local routes on the National Cycle Network - over 12,000 miles of cycling routes.

Other

Cirencester - Monarch's Way - Source of the Thames - Thames Path - Ewen - Chesterton 2.4 mi

Rodmarton - Tarlton - Rodmarton 2.4 mi

RODMARTON MANOR 2.4 mi

CIRENCESTER PARK 2.5 mi

Cirencester to Chedworth via MacMillan Way 3.3 mi

Local events

  • Cheltenham Festival (Tuesday, 16 March 2027 – Tuesday, 16 March 2027)

    Cheltenham, Gloucestershire 16.1 mi

  • Wilderness Festival (Thursday, 30 July 2026 – Thursday, 30 July 2026)

    Oxford, Oxfordshire 25.9 mi

Please note: All distances on this page are calculated "as the crow flies" - please check actual distance depending on your mode of travel using the Get directions button above.

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Frequently asked questions

  • Does The Thames Head Inn have a swimming pool? No View all features
  • Is The Thames Head Inn dog friendly? Yes View all features
  • What attractions are near The Thames Head Inn? There are plenty of stately homes near The Thames Head Inn if you want to get a feel for the history of the area, with Newark Park, Sudeley Castle, Dyrham Park, Bowood … Read more
  • When can I check in and check out of The Thames Head Inn?
    Camping and touring
    Arrive:  12 p.m. –  11 p.m.
    Depart by:  12 p.m.
    Read more
  • How much does it cost to stay at The Thames Head Inn? From £27.50 (for 1 night, 4 people) - prices may change depending on your dates and party.