Student friendly campgrounds in Central England

Sacred Nature Campsite

• Peaceful High Peak site on the edge of Chapel-en-le-Frith
• A 15-minute drive to Buxton; 40 minutes to Chatsworth Estate
• Train station, shops, pubs and cafés within easy walking distance

Marsh End Cottage

• Luxury Worcestershire glamping pod with fabulous Teme Valley views
• A 10-minute drive to Tenbury Wells; Wyre Forest walks 15 minutes
• Natural swimming pool by the pod; sauna and hot tub also provided

The Oak Inn

• Touring pitches behind a 17th-century village pub in Defford
• A 10-minute drive from Upton upon Severn; 25 minutes from Worcester
• Pub with food, local ales and beer garden; farm shop across the road

Willow Fields Camping

• Ten-acre campsite five minutes’ drive from Haxey in rural Lincolnshire
• Epworth Old Rectory five minutes’ drive; 20 to Yorkshire Wildlife Park
• Clubhouse with licensed bar open summer weekends; dogs welcome

Apple Wood Glamping

Emily's Meadow Camping

• Pop-up budget campsite near medieval Weobley village in Herefordshire
• On the Black and White Village Trail and a 25-minute drive to Hereford
• Animals on site, pubs, takeaways, shops and rural walks nearby

Grace Park

• Family-run woodland and grassland site
• Immaculately-maintained amenities including launderette
• Less than 45 minutes' drive from Lincoln

YHA National Forest

• Family-sized bell tents five minutes' drive from Swadlincote
• Next door to an adventure park, with easy access to National Forest
• Restaurant on site for breakfast and supper, plus well-stocked bar

The Reserve

• Secluded site in a meadow bordered by Bedfordshire woodland
• Five minutes' drive from Dunstable and 15 from Whipsnade Zoo
• Direct access to Sewell Cutting Nature Reserve; hammocks welcome

Henlow Bridge Lakes

Huckleberry Farm

• Pop-up campsite on a family-run smallholding in rural Oxfordshire
• A 10-minute drive to Bicester Village and Blenheim Palace
• Farm animals and pony rides on site; five minutes’ drive to a pub

Pentreclawdd Farm

Havenhouse Farm

• Family-run site with private fishing lake, four miles from Skegness
• Wildlife haven a mile from the pubs and village of Wainfleet
• Café, shop and bar for takeaway drinks

Cricket Field Campsite

• Pop-up riverside campsite in a classic Cotswold setting
• Cotswold Farm Park five minutes' drive; Sudeley Castle 15 minutes
• Half a mile from amenities in Temple Guiting village centre

Willow Hill

• Relaxed site with far-reaching views over the Cotswolds
• A 10-minute drive to Tewkesbury and 20 minutes to Cheltenham
• Heated outdoor pool with raised sun deck

Shire Farm Yurt Village

• Cosy yurts on a biodynamic farm in the Lincolnshire Wolds
• A 25-minute drive from Louth; 45 minutes from Lincoln
• Well-equipped kitchen hut and communal yurt on site

The Gate Hangs High

• Stays in the lush green grounds of a traditional Cotswolds inn
• A five-minute drive to Hook Norton Brewery and 10 to Broughton Castle
• Meals made with local ingredients served at the dog-friendly pub

Shallow Grange Farm