Budget/backpacker: Camping sites & Campgrounds in Taunton, England

Duddlestone Farm

• Wild camping in a Somerset orchard 10 minutes’ drive from Taunton
• Sheppy’s Cider Farm 15 minutes’ drive; Lyme Regis 40 minutes
• Back-to-basics site with direct access to Blackdown Hills walks

Cothelstone Estate

• Nearly-wild camping on an organic farm with spectacular views
• Within the Quantock Hills Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty
• Pick your own pitch; barbecues permitted on site

Quantock Camping

• Family-run site in landscaped grounds on the edge of the Quantocks
• A 20-minute drive from the Somerset coast; a mile from a local pub
• Woodland walk, dedicated barbecue area and far-reaching rural views

Brookside Farm Camping

• Scenic dog-friendly rural wildlife haven in the Somerset Levels
• A 20-minute drive to Burnham-on-Sea; 35 minutes to the Quantock Hills
• Trails and launch points nearby; two pubs within walking distance

Folletts Farm

Manor Farm Caravan Park

• Adults-only site with llamas, alpacas, horses and Shetland ponies
• A five-minute drive from fishing lakes
• A 15-minute drive to Bridgewater and 45 minutes to Glastonbury

Ladywell Camping Site

• Quiet, natural site for over-16s between Exmoor and the Quantock Hills
• A 20-minute drive from Kilve beach; half an hour from Minehead
• Dogs welcome; a five-minute walk from a steam train station and café

Orchard Farm

• Stay at a Somerset working farm 15 minutes' drive from Bridgwater
• Glastonbury, Wells and Wookey Hole within a half-hour drive
• Simple pitches in a flat field; handy for M5 stopovers

Wick Dairy Farm

• Small Somerset pop-up campsite five minutes’ drive from Langport
• Avalon Marshes Centre and the Fleet Air Arm Museum 25 minutes’ drive
• Pitches a short walk from the farm; pubs and shops five minutes’ drive

Chitcombe Barns

Langford Farm

• Back-to-basics riverside pitches under a mile from Honiton town centre
• A 20-minute drive to the Jurassic Coast and half an hour to Exeter
• Easily accessed from the junction of the A30 and A35