Cotswolds Camping

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  • Cosy family-run and dog-friendly site in the Cotswolds
  • A 15-minute drive from Blenheim Palace; 25 minutes to Stow-on-the-Wold
  • Barbecues and firepits allowed; access to footpaths and bridleways
After a cosy spot somewhere in the Cotswolds? Historic houses, museums and market towns are out in full force around the cosy Cotswolds Camping in its Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty six miles from Chipping Norton… to be exact, this family-run site is 15 minutes' drive away from Blenheim Palace and within striking distance of many characteristic Cotswolds trails. At the same time, Oxfordshire is the other way and Oxford itself is just 15 minutes’ train journey away from Charlbury Station (five minutes’ drive). As for those of you with a soft spot for a hardcore shopping trip, you won’t be left in the lurch here, as Bicester Village has a shopping outlet 35 minutes’ drive away and Stratford-upon-Avon is 45 minutes’ drive away for handsome riverside scenes and independent shops. Now, how about those hiking shoes? Well, the site has access to fancy footpaths, bridleways and woodland walks, so you’ll be able to get right to the rambling. You might want to stop by the local village, Charlbury, on your way around the local area, as there are food shops, pubs, cafés and restaurants here, all within walking distance of the site. And don’t worry, you’ll be able to carry the good time onto the site, as barbecues and firepits are both permitted – the same for dogs. As for the facilities you’ll have on hand, these include a play area, shower, toilets and a dishwashing area to help you deal with any dirty pots and pans.

Campground type

Caravan sites 50
Lodges, cabins, pods or huts 8
RV & Motorhome sites 50
Caravans for hire 3
Tent sites 65
Open now
Opens 1 March
Please note
  • Under 18s must be accompanied by their parents or legal guardians.
  • Group bookings of 2 or more units (e.g. tent, caravan, motorhome or accommodation hire) travelling together are not permitted via Pitchup.com.
  • Reception is unmanned after 7 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.
  • A cable measuring at least 25 metres is needed for the electric hook-ups.
  • Guests must bring their own duvets, pillows, sheets and towels when staying in rental accommodation. You will not be allowed to stay if you do not bring these items.
  • Toilet rolls are not provided, please bring your own. Booking dates cannot be changed within 7 days of arrival, all other changes can be made until 2 days before arrival.

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Reviews

8.4

Overall rating from 390 Pitchup.com customers

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Cleanliness
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Peaceful

85% would recommend this campground to a friend

80% would stay here again

What customers say

Great spot for Cotswolds exploring, with roomy sites & helpful staff. Cafe and playground get a thumbs up. A few mention cleaning hiccups with loos/showers during peak times, and wish for more facilities. Management's on it with upgrades.

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Facilities were absolutely spotless and staff…

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 Pablo Andres G. 1 review

Unpowered grass tent site (medium)

Liked Facilities were absolutely spotless and staff are very friendly and helpful. The camping Spot was perfect and we really enjoyed our stay. Thanks you

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Anonymous

Unpowered grass tent site (small)

Liked Very peaceful. Clean and plentiful showers and toilets. Good location. Likeable Warden.

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From the manager: Thankyou for your Review, its greatly appreciated. This year were we will be upgrading the top field facilities, were always striving to be better.

Excellent Site

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 Melanie J. 8 reviews

Powered grass tent site (medium)

Liked A Lovely Site! Great location, liked that there were separate camping fields so didn’t feel too huge, showers and loos always nice and clean and functioned well. They have a cute bar there that wasn’t open while we were there but we’ll definitely be back there.

Disliked Nothing, all good

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will love to stay here again in future

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N M. 1 review

Powered grass caravan site

Liked loved the camping spots. lovely little cafe and shop, very nice people. clean facilities, easy to hook up to electric and get water.

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From the manager: Thankyou for your review.

Overall a really lovely place and great staff.

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 Matt J. 1 review

Powered grass tent site (medium)

Liked Location, staff, and facilities were all really good! Staff were friendly and helpful. Location was just what we needed it to be.

Disliked Not a dislike but the showers weren't the best only because you had to keep pressing it to get the water to come out

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From the manager: The dreaded push button showers, we actually have to fit them as we often find unsupervised children will leave the showers running for fun otherwise. If you go camping a lot, there are products on the market which clamp over the push button so you don't need to press it so often. Thankyou for your review

Quiet field, friendly staff and nice…

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 Arjan P. 1 review

Unpowered grass tent site (small)

Liked Quiet field, friendly staff and nice to have a bar on premise for the evenings. Also had freezers and fridges which was amazing.

Disliked The non eletric pitches are away from the main field and facilities , as such a toillet or porty potty closer would be amazing

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From the manager: Thanks for your review Arjan, whilst it would be nicer to get some toilets closer to the front field, i have personally never been in a porta loo which smelt nice hahaha its something to think about for the future. we were going to put a woodfired sauna by the front field this year, alongside a cold plunge. I will see if a toilet could potentially be added.

Great location and facilities, would book…

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Kev Y. 1 review

Powered grass tent site (large)

Liked Great location and facilities, would book again

Disliked Wood pigeons plenty loud enough - not much chance of a lie in but thats just Oxfordshire in general apparently, also quite a few campers returning late so you hear them on the track nearby

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From the manager: Thankyou for your review, we have a whole plethora of wildlife at the campsite. I know the pigeons can be a little loud sometimes. This year we are actually removing the gravel track and adding a smoother tarmac track, that will reduce dust and noise

Great site, must visit and will be back for sure!

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Anonymous

Unpowered grass tent site (small)

Liked Great campsite, really clean and well organised, lots of facilities to use! Would happily go there again, also found out they have another site in Devon so must check that out to!

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From the manager: Thanks so much for your review.

Would go again if I’m the area

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kyle g. 1 review

Unpowered grass tent site (medium)

Liked Clean, quiet, fantastic location, great facilities, lovely wee shop

Disliked Nothing

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Very poor

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 Paul T. 1 review

Powered grass tent site (large)

Liked The only thing that was good was the lady's in the cafe bar that isn't directly linked to the campsite

Disliked Showers were disgusting mould all round the seals toilets never had loo roll in them and stunk horrible . We were sent a list of rules for the camp site which were a waste of time because everyone just ignored them and did what they wanted. We payed £84 for 2 nights only stopped 1 I would say it wasn't worth £20 a night . Tge warden just sat around bever did anything . The best thing about thus campsite was the road out

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Features

Dogs allowed

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 cafe On-site restaurant On-site restaurant/cafe Outdoor swimming pool Play area Soft 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 Off licence Parent & baby washroom Pick-up from public transport Picnic table 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

Themes

Bush Peaceful Remote location Spectacular scenery Walkers' paradise 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 Nearby farmers' market Public transport nearby

Type

Large (51-200 sites)

Accessibility

Bathrooms: Large spacious shower Bathrooms: Large spacious toilet Bathrooms: Step-free access Bathrooms: Wheelchair accessible shower Bathrooms: Wheelchair accessible toilet

Nearby leisure

Canoeing/kayaking nearby Cycling nearby Fishing nearby Golf nearby Indoor pool nearby Leisure/theme park nearby Outdoor pool nearby Restaurant nearby Watersports nearby

Touring and motorhomes

Water hook-up points for caravans

Location

Cotswolds Camping

Spelsbury Road

Charlbury

Chipping Norton

Oxfordshire

England

OX7 3LL

Directions

Timezone

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

GPS

51.88594°N
1.48883°W

Nearest transport

Coach
17.5 km Water Eaton Park and Ride
21.4 km Gloucester Green Bus Station
21.6 km Magdalen Street East
Rail
1.5 km Charlbury Rail Station
3.9 km Finstock Rail Station
5.6 km Ascott-under-Wychwood Rail Station
Airport
13.5 km London Oxford Airport
46 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

Trail time? You might want to begin with the Roman Fosse Way, passing by the towns of Stow-on-the-Wold (25 minutes' drive) and Moreton-in-Marsh (25 minutes). Or from Lechlade-on-Thames (half an hour), perhaps you'll roll right on to the Thames Path, if you’re not drawn into the water with watersports such as canoeing. Characterful towns and villages are a Cotswolds staple and it shows… Burford (15 minutes) is boxed full of unusual shops, pubs and tea rooms, while in Witney (20 minutes), you’ve got classic entertainment courtesy of a multi-screen cinema, shops and leisure centre mixed in with markets and the historic Cogges Manor Farm. In Woodstock (15 minutes) there’s more history inside The Oxfordshire Museum. Like Chipping Norton (10 minutes), the place has a swimming pool, shops, pubs and tea rooms galore, to add to Chipping Norton’s theatre and cinema. Historic are many of the houses around here, and that includes the UNESCO World Heritage-listed Blenheim Palace (15 minutes), the Jacobean Chastleton House (20 minutes) and or the 18th-century Buscot Park (35 minutes). For more activities in the throw of it all, there’s Cotswold Wildlife Park & Gardens (25 minutes) and Bourton-on-the-Water’s equestrian centre, brewery and motoring museum (half an hour).

Must see

Blenheim Palace 10.1 km

Chastleton House 13.3 km

Ashmolean Museum 21 km

Carfax Tower 21.7 km

Modern Art Oxford 21.9 km

National Trust

Chastleton House 13.3 km

Lodge Park and Sherborne Estate 22.4 km

Buscot Old Parsonage 26.2 km

Buscot Park 26.6 km

Boarstall Tower 27.9 km

Cycle routes

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

Other

Spelsbury - Charlbury - Chadlington - Dean 0.7 km

Charlbury - Fawler 1.4 km

Charlbury - Finstock - Charlbury 1.4 km

CORNBURY PARK 3 km

DITCHLEY PARK 4 km

Local events

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

    Oxford, England 2.8 km

  • Fairport's Cropredy Convention (Thursday 13 August 2026 – Thursday 13 August 2026)

    Chipping Norton, England 28 km

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

    Cheltenham, England 39.9 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 Cotswolds Camping have a swimming pool? No View all features
  • Is Cotswolds Camping dog friendly? Yes View all features
  • What attractions are near Cotswolds Camping? Trail time? You might want to begin with the Roman Fosse Way, passing by the towns of Stow-on-the-Wold (25 minutes' drive) and Moreton-in-Marsh (25 minutes). Or from Lechlade-on-Thames (half an hour), perhaps … Read more
  • When can I check in and check out of Cotswolds Camping?
    Camping and caravan
    Arrive:  2 p.m. –  8 p.m.
    Depart by:  11 a.m.
    On-site accommodation
    Arrive:  2 p.m. –  8 p.m.
    Depart by:  11 a.m.
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  • How much does it cost to stay at Cotswolds Camping? From $40.08 (for 1 night, 2 adults) - prices may change depending on your dates and party.