Elmsdale Camping

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Aerial view of Elmsdale
Aerial view of elmsdale
A view from the entrance.
Canoeing and paddleboarding available on the river wye
We love to see different campers!
Welcome to elmsdale
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Scooby doo visits the site
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A view from the entrance.
Canoeing and paddleboarding available on the river wye
We love to see different campers!

  • Small and quiet Herefordshire site 10 minutes’ drive from Symonds Yat
  • The Forest of Dean, Puzzlewood and Go Ape all 20 minutes’ drive
  • Lots of green space for kids to play; dog walks direct from the site
Set in the Wye Valley close to Symonds Yat and Ross-on-Wye, Elmsdale Camping is a welcoming and peaceful site that's well-maintained and family-run. If you’re looking for active Herefordshire holidays with the kids, this is a top pick with its neatly mown camping meadow sitting on the banks of Garron Brook. Once installed on site, adventurous kids will probably gravitate to the rope swing across a shallow part of the brook, and there’s plenty of space for them to kick a ball around too. Elmsdale is a dog-friendly site (just watch your canine chums around the hens), and you can exercise your pets along the bridle path leading from the camping field to Marstow and Goodrich villages. Facilities include modern showers, washing-up facilities, fridges and a freezer for ice packs. Open fires and firepits are not allowed, but you can hire chimeneas (and buy wood) or bring your own chimeneas or woodburning stoves and wood supply. Charcoal and gas barbecues are also welcome, as long as they're kept off the ground. Fresh eggs are available most days, and if you’re not a fan of outdoor catering, you have a choice of pubs you can walk to and cafés within a two-minute drive. The site operates a quiet policy, and guests are asked to be back at their pitches by 10pm so fellow campers can sleep. You're welcome to buy, borrow or swap books from the mini-library in the old-fashioned red phone box on site. It's also possible to buy homegrown plants on site, with any money raised from their sale going to charity.

Campground type

Tent sites 23
Caravan sites 25
RV & Motorhome sites 25
Lodges, cabins, pods or huts 1
Open now
Opens 27 March
Please note
  • Under 18s must be accompanied by their parents or legal guardians.
  • Group bookings of 3 or more units (e.g. tent, caravan, motorhome or accommodation hire) travelling together are not permitted via Pitchup.com.
  • Group bookings of 7 or more adults are not permitted (couples and immediate family members excepted).
  • Single-sex bookings of 7 or more people (couples and immediate family members excepted) are not permitted via Pitchup.com.
  • No hen/stag parties permitted via Pitchup.com.
  • Reception is unmanned after 9 p.m.. Please inform the campground while on your way there should you expect to arrive after this time so that the team can provide information about your unit/site.
  • At least one of the party members must be aged 18 or over.
  • A cable measuring at least 9 metres is needed for the electric hook-ups.
  • This is a quiet campground/park: no music is allowed.
  • Bookings must not consist of more than 3 different households.

Languages spoken

English

Open from Fri, 27 Mar to

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Reviews

9.5

Overall rating from 47 Pitchup.com customers

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Peaceful

98% would recommend this campground to a friend

98% would stay here again

What customers say

Lovely, tranquil spot with ace hosts. Reviews rave about spotless facilities, roomy sites, nearby river & chooks. Great base for exploring. Road noise, patchy signal & snug showers mentioned, but hosts are onto it.

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Nice open level, mostly, field. Met…

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Andy M. 10 reviews

Unpowered grass site

Liked Nice open level, mostly, field. Met by a nice man who explained the rules and showed me the facilities. Wandering visiting chickens are friendly.

Disliked Bit of main road noises but not too bad after the business hours.

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Overall a lovely place to stay

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Anonymous

Powered concrete and grass caravan site

Liked Lovely peaceful location, lovely to see the chickens roaming around.

Disliked Struggled to get phone signal (which owner said we would)

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A lovely site to camp, spoke…

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 Kris P. 1 review

Powered grass site

Liked A lovely site to camp, spoke to a few times before arrival to confirm information, loads of help, greeted by Karen on arrival, shown and explained about the site, lovely little quiet area, with the sound of the river running by the side of the camp, lovely clean facilities, can't fault it.
Will definitely be back.

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Anonymous

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Liked My second visit and just as good as the first. Always a warm welcome from Karen.

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Clean and tidy ,very well kept.Easy…

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Hazel H. 3 reviews

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Liked Clean and tidy ,very well kept.Easy to find.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Really nice campsite!

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Alys C. 2 reviews

Powered grass site

Liked Beautiful campsite! Small & quiet. Even when it was fully booked on the Saturday it still felt peaceful and plenty of room. Pitches only around the edge of the field leaving a big open space in the middle. Karen was very friendly, greeting you on arrival. Clean facilities. Only 2 toilets and 2 showers but this was never a problem, even on the Saturday when the campsite was full we never had to queue for facilities. The river was perfect for the dogs to cool off and we enjoyed watching the roaming chickens around the site. Fresh eggs available to buy! So glad we found this site & will definitely return!

Disliked Everything was perfect'

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Great small site and friendly staff.…

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 Melanie T. 1 review

Powered concrete and grass caravan site

Liked Great small site and friendly staff. Plenty of room between campers and clean facilities

Disliked Nothing to dislike about the site but with no shop close by it would have been nice to have had basics like bread, milk etc available but appreciate we should have looked at this before arriving

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Nice large area, good clean facilities.…

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Anonymous

Powered concrete and grass caravan site

Liked Nice large area, good clean facilities.

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Owner friendly and helpful. Explained everything…

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Joanne M. 4 reviews

Unpowered grass site

Liked Owner friendly and helpful. Explained everything thoroughly on arrival. Relaxed atmosphere. Washing up area and toilet block clean and well maintained. Flat pitch. Nesting swifts in washing up area a bonus.

Recommend to friends Visit again

I can't speak for the facilities but price, staff and booking were 5⭐

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Gavin C. 1 review

Unpowered grass site

Liked Unfortunately I couldn't make it because of the weather, but the booking process was easy and the lady dealing with the booking (Karen) was very nice.

Disliked British Weather 🙁

Recommend to friends Visit again

From the manager: I'm so sorry you were rained off. I hope you try 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 Composting toilet Dog park Drying room Food shop Free wifi Ice pack freezing Internet access Laundry 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 Single-sex groups welcome Student groups welcome

Rules

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

Themes

Bush Spectacular scenery

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

Medium (26-50 sites)

Accessibility

Accessible parking at site

Nearby leisure

Canoeing/kayaking nearby Climbing nearby Cycle hire nearby Cycling nearby Fishing nearby Golf nearby Mountain biking nearby Restaurant nearby Tennis nearby

Touring and motorhomes

Caravan storage facilities Seasonal sites

Location

Elmsdale Camping

Marstow

Ross-on-Wye

Herefordshire

England

HR9 6HD

Directions

Timezone

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

GPS

51.86826°N
2.65084°W

Route directions

Please use the postcode HR9 6EQ, which brings you within 200 yards of the site.

Nearest transport

Coach
7 km Cantilupe Road
8 km Bus Station
17.7 km Telephone Exchange
Rail
19 km Lydney Rail Station
21.8 km Hereford Rail Station
25 km Ledbury Rail Station
Ferry
19.7 km Sharpness Old Docks
20.2 km Lydney Harbour
40.6 km Bristol Docks Ferry Landing
Airport
34.1 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

From the site, it’s half an hour’s walk to the village of Goodrich and its photogenic Norman castle; you can take an audio-guided tour around the impressive ruins, and there are family trails to follow too. Then it’s probably time for a snack and a pint in one of the village’s thatched pubs. Active families can get into their stride on waymarked walks around the Wye Valley National Landscape, and climb up to the viewpoint atop Symonds Yat Rock (10 minutes' drive) for spectacular views of the meandering Wye. The river is a hub for outdoor adventures, from paddleboarding on the river to scaling the rocks lining its banks. The Forest of Dean is also a good bet for a day out. Everybody will be enchanted by the moss-strewn ancient woodland in Puzzlewood, and you can follow the Forest of Dean Sculpture Trail to colourful stained-glass installations hidden among the trees. For more strenuous jaunts, Go Ape at Beechenhurst has treetop rope courses and zipwires. All are about 20 minutes' drive away.

Must see

Goodrich Castle 2.1 km

Caldicot Castle & Country Park 7.7 km

Raglan Castle 17.4 km

WWT Slimbridge Wetlands Centre 22.1 km

Berkeley Castle 24 km

National Trust

The Kymin 7 km

Skenfrith Castle 9.9 km

Westbury Court Garden 17.2 km

The Weir 25.7 km

Ashleworth Tithe Barn 27.1 km

Cycle routes

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

Other

Goodrich - Coppet Hill - River Wye - Goodrich 2.3 km

Goodrich - Lydbrook - Welsh Bicknor - Goodrich 2.4 km

Bishopswood (Kerne Bridge) - Stowfield - Coppet Hill 2.8 km

Kerne Bridge - Wye Valley Walk - The Folly 2.9 km

Wye Valley Walk, Howle Hill and Bishop's Wood 2.9 km

Local events

  • Green Man Festival (Thursday 20 August 2026 – Thursday 20 August 2026)

    Crickhowell, Wales 36.1 km

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

    Cheltenham, England 40.4 km

  • Bristol International Balloon Fiesta (Friday 7 August 2026 – Friday 7 August 2026)

    Bristol, England 47.3 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 Elmsdale Camping have a swimming pool? No View all features
  • Is Elmsdale Camping dog friendly? Yes View all features
  • What attractions are near Elmsdale Camping? From the site, it’s half an hour’s walk to the village of Goodrich and its photogenic Norman castle; you can take an audio-guided tour around the impressive ruins, and there are family … Read more
  • When can I check in and check out of Elmsdale Camping?
    Camping and caravan
    Arrive:  1 p.m. –  Anytime
    Depart by:  11 a.m.
    On-site accommodation
    Arrive:  1 p.m. –  Anytime
    Depart by:  11 a.m.
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  • How much does it cost to stay at Elmsdale Camping? From $49.64 (for 1 night, 2 adults) - prices may change depending on your dates and party.