Elmwicke Campsite

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  • Gloucestershire farm site with views of the Malvern Hills
  • A 10-minute drive to Tewkesbury; 20 minutes to Gloucester Cathedral
  • Tractor tours of the animals; on-site café and occasional restaurant
Fans of animal antics, step this way… stay at award-winning Elmwicke Campsite and you'll be on a working farm surrounded by a flock of Jacob sheep, a herd of rare-breed Gloucester cattle, and the Pygmy goats Mabel and Martha, plus Bacon the pig. As you can probably tell, this spot in the Severn Vale is a proper rural retreat, with fabulous views of the Malverns and Bredon Hill to boost your Gloucestershire break. Site owners (and carers to all those animals) Jon and Ruth opened up the site in 2012; they're fourth-generation farmers and you’ll see them at some point during your stay, whether that’s welcoming you in, delivering wood, cleaning the facilities or having a good old natter. The campsite is a seven-acre flat field where you can choose your own pitch, and camp together if you’re with friends or family. There’s plenty of space for games of cricket, rugby, football, rounders or flying kites, and the owners are more than happy to take guests on a tractor-trailer ride around the fields to visit the animals. Alongside men’s and women’s loos, the amenities block also has showers and a family room with baby-changing facilities. To help you with keeping everybody clean and tidy, there’s also a laundry area with a washing machine. An on-site café is open for breakfast rolls, pastries and fresh coffee to get you going in the morning, and on some nights you can eat at the pop-up restaurant that's run by a fab local caterer. If you’d rather be self-sufficient, barbecues are allowed on site, and you can order meat packs from the farm, as well as hiring firepits and buying bags of wood, which are delivered daily.

Campground type

Tent sites 50
Caravan sites 50
RV & Motorhome sites 50
Open now
Opens 7 March
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Occupancy

  • Bookings must not consist of more than 3 different households.

Admission

  • Under 18s must be accompanied by their parents or legal guardians.

Languages spoken

English

Open from Sat, 7 Mar to

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Reviews

9.7

Overall rating from 353 Pitchup.com customers

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Peaceful

99% would recommend this campground to a friend

98% would stay here again

What customers say

Great campsite! Super clean facilities, friendly owners, and plenty of space for games. Enjoy the cafe and fire pits. Just a heads-up, some road noise and shower temp issues. Perfect for families wanting a chill rural break.

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A great stopover location close to the M5

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 Weymo P. 7 reviews

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Liked A quick one night stopover for us on our way back from a festival weekend. Really enjoyed it here nice and peaceful lovely big open spaces, nice and level, pitch where you like, showers and toilets exceptionally clean, wi-Fi worked at our pitch but we were quite close to the amenity block,
we will stay again next year on our way back through

Disliked Can’t fault my shower was lovely and hot but unfortunately it wasn’t the same for my wife. She seemed to have picked the one shower that was freezing cold while the rest appeared to be ok but all in use at the time…
so maybe ladies just double check you don’t end up in that one :)

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A perfect campsite if you want high quality basic camping 👍

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 Greg A. 1 review

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Liked Super friendly staff and the facilities were kept very clean.
Nice little cafe with super coffee and breakfast rolls. There was also a pop up pizza seller on the Saturday night.
No expense spared in terms of soaps, washing up liquid and soft toilet paper!

Disliked Nothing

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Great carefully planned and super well…

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Anonymous

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Liked Great carefully planned and super well organised amenities. Lovely welcoming host family. Flat wide and big camping field. Great stop off spot when heading south.

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Great site with good facilities.…

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Steve A. 1 review

Powered grass site

Liked Great site with good facilities.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Excellent camping

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Armelle P. 14 reviews

Unpowered grass site

Liked L’accueil très chaleureux
Grands emplacements
Douches et toilettes propres chauds
Cabine familiale extra grande même une cabine non genrée !
Machine gratuite !!! Frigo congélateur disponible.
Sèche cheveux disponible
Calme

Disliked Rien, peut être proposer un sèche linge mais vraiment rien de grave

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Nice stop off for on the way home from Devon to Derbyshire

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Russell T. 5 reviews

Powered grass site

Liked Nice flat pitch breaking the journey back home from Devon. Very relaxed with good sized pitches. Lovely lady who ran the site who was very friendly. Nice little cafe for a bacon buttie to start your day.

Disliked Nothing really

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Brilliant campsite close to M5. Great…

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 Rona J. 2 reviews

Unpowered grass site

Liked Brilliant campsite close to M5. Great facilities including WiFi, free washing machine, clean toilets with nice soap and towels, washing up with washing up liquid provided and a cafe for breakfast. Excellent stay and one to remember.

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Tom A. 2 reviews

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Liked Really chilled out, very clean facilities.

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Great stay!

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Helen P. 2 reviews

Unpowered grass site

Liked Great flat field, quiet, clean facilities, very friendly owners, good pizza van on a Saturday

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Would recommend.

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Anonymous

Powered grass site

Liked We had a wonderful time. The team were very friendly and helpful. The cafe was great, I would recommend the coffee. The showers and toilets were very clean. Also great kitchen was very well set out.

Disliked N/A

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Features

Campfires 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

Baby-changing facilities Bath available Composting toilet Dog park Drying room Food shop Free wifi Ice pack freezing Internet access Laundry Local produce Parent & baby washroom Pick-up from public transport Portable toilet Pub toilets Public telephone Shower available Toilet block Washing-up area Wifi

Groups welcome

D. of E. welcome Family friendly Motorcycle friendly Rallies welcome Single-sex groups welcome Student groups welcome

Rules

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

Themes

Peaceful Wildlife haven

Utilities

Charging facilities Communal freezer Communal fridge Dump point Electric car charging point(s) Gas cylinders available Recycling available Renewable energy

Nearby amenities

Bar nearby Convenience store nearby Dog walk nearby Public transport nearby

Type

Farm Medium (26-50 sites)

Accessibility

Accessible parking at site Bathrooms: Large spacious shower Bathrooms: Large spacious toilet Bathrooms: Step-free access Bathrooms: Wheelchair accessible shower Bathrooms: Wheelchair accessible toilet Bathrooms: Wide doorways (over 85 cm) Level campground, no steep slopes Step-free or level access

Nearby leisure

Canoeing/kayaking nearby Golf nearby Indoor pool nearby Mountain biking nearby Outdoor pool nearby Restaurant nearby

Location

Elmwicke Campsite

Red House Farm

Copse Green Lane

Elmstone Hardwicke

Cheltenham

Gloucestershire

England

GL51 9TB

Directions

Timezone

Europe/London +0100 (GMT+01:00)

GPS

51.94372°N
2.13897°W

Nearest transport

Coach
5.5 km The Crescent
5.5 km The Crescent
6.4 km Royal Well Bus Station
Rail
5.8 km Cheltenham Spa Rail Station
6.5 km Ashchurch for Tewkesbury Rail Station
11.1 km Gloucester Rail Station
Ferry
33.9 km Sharpness Old Docks
36.3 km Lydney Harbour
Airport
5.8 km 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

Gather the kids up for games of mini-golf at Sherdons Golf Centre’s Pirate Adventure (five minutes’ drive), or let them have a look at the Harry Potter film locations in Gloucester Cathedral (20 minutes). They can follow treasure trails at Puzzlewood in the Forest of Dean (both 50 minutes), where you can also hike forest paths or up the activity levels and get some cycling in. Keen for more exercise? Have a go at skiing or tubing at Gloucester Ski and Snowboard Centre, or head for Sandford Parks Lido in Cheltenham (both 25 minutes), with its gorgeous Art Deco architecture and two outdoor pools to cool off in on sunny days. Mooch around indie shops in Tewkesbury (10 minutes), where you can also visit the historic abbey, grab an ice-cream or relax on a boat trip along the Severn and Avon rivers. Mellow-stone Cotswolds towns to add to your itinerary include Broadway (half an hour) for its delightful architecture and design museums, and Stow-on-the-Wold (40 minutes) for its cracking selection of antique shops.

Food and drink

  • Gloucester Old Spot 1.4 km
  • The Swan Inn 1.7 km
  • Odessa 2.9 km
  • House in the Tree 3.4 km
  • Cross Hands 3.8 km
  • Farmers' Arms 3.9 km
  • Gupshill Manor 4.3 km
  • The Umbrella 4.5 km
  • Wheatpieces 4.7 km
  • The Ridge 4.7 km

Groceries

  • Aldi Supermarket 3.5 km
  • Sainsbury's Supermarket 3.6 km
  • Majestic Off-licence 3.8 km
  • The Food Warehouse Supermarket 3.8 km
  • Lidl Supermarket 4 km
  • M&S Food Supermarket 4.4 km
  • Aldi Supermarket 4.9 km
  • Bargain Booze Off-licence 5 km
  • Lidl Supermarket 5.2 km
  • Tesco Supermarket 5.3 km

Parks and play

  • Pilgrove Way Play Area Playground 3.4 km
  • Manor Road Open Space park 3.7 km
  • Spring Fields Park Play Area Playground 3.9 km
  • George Readings Play Area Playground 4.1 km
  • Western Meadows park 4.3 km
  • Greenacres park 4.4 km
  • Pendil Close Open Space park 4.4 km
  • Emerald Place Play Park Playground 4.4 km
  • Cleevelands Southern Play Park Playground 4.4 km
  • Elm Farm Open Space park 4.5 km

Family days out

  • Cleeve Manor - Bovis Homes 5.2 km
  • Pittville Gates 6.5 km
  • Stocks and Whipping Post 9.1 km
  • Devil's Chimney 9.8 km

Public transport

  • Crossroads school stop 0.4 km
  • Westfield Cottages 0.4 km
  • Knightsbridge Lodge 1.3 km
  • Piff's Elm School stop 1.3 km
  • The Gloucester Old Spot 1.4 km
  • Manor Farm 1.4 km
  • Stanboro Lodge 1.5 km
  • St James's Church 1.5 km
  • Bus Shelter 1.6 km
  • Walton Hill Farm 1.6 km

What’s nearby

  • Sherdons Golf Centre Golf course 2.7 km
  • Tewkesbury Park Golf Club Golf course 4.6 km
  • Pittville Park Pitch & Putt Golf course 5.8 km
  • Brickhampton Court Golf Complex Golf course 6.2 km
  • 2 Pigs Nightclub 6.4 km
  • Tewkesbury Marina 6.4 km
  • Home & Botanic Nightclub 6.4 km
  • Under the Prom Nightclub 6.6 km
  • Gloucestershire Guild of Craftsmen General shop 6.6 km
  • Always 21 Nightclub 6.6 km

Local services

  • Texaco Fuel station 1.7 km
  • Boots Pharmacy 3.7 km
  • Springbank Surgery Doctors 3.7 km
  • Cheltenham Pharmacy 3.7 km
  • Sainsbury's Fuel station 3.8 km
  • Badham (Travel Vaccination Clinic) Pharmacy 3.9 km
  • EG On the Move Fuel station 4 km
  • Shell Fuel station 4.4 km
  • Badham Pharmacy 4.7 km
  • Wymans Brook Pharmacy 4.7 km

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Must see

Tewkesbury Abbey 5.4 km

Gloucester Cathedral 11.2 km

Gloucester Quays 11.8 km

Gloucester Waterways Museum 12 km

Sudeley Castle Gardens and Exhibition 12.5 km

National Trust

Ashleworth Tithe Barn 9 km

Bredon Barn 9.5 km

Hailes Abbey 14.5 km

Croome Park 17.9 km

Snowshill Manor and Garden 20.1 km

Cycle routes

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

Other

Battle of Tewkesbury, 1471 4.5 km

PITTVILLE PARK 6 km

Churchdown - Chosen Hill - Badgeworth - Churchdown 7.8 km

BOUNCER'S LANE CEMETERY, CHELTENHAM 7.9 km

Cleeve Hill and Belas Knap 8 km

Local events

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

    Cheltenham, England 5.6 km

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 Elmwicke Campsite have a swimming pool? No View all features
  • Is Elmwicke Campsite dog friendly? Yes View all features
  • What attractions are near Elmwicke Campsite? Gather the kids up for games of mini-golf at Sherdons Golf Centre’s Pirate Adventure (five minutes’ drive), or let them have a look at the Harry Potter film locations in Gloucester Cathedral … Read more
  • When can I check in and check out of Elmwicke Campsite?
    Camping and caravan
    Arrive:  1 p.m. –  7 p.m.
    Depart by:  noon
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  • How much does it cost to stay at Elmwicke Campsite? From $52.98 (for 1 night, 3 people) - prices may change depending on your dates and party.