Student friendly campgrounds in South West England

Brimpts Farm

• Camping pods in a green glade on a working farm in Dartmoor
• A 25-minute drive to Tavistock market town and 30 to Ashburton
• Walks on and straight from the site; Dartmeet a 20-minute stroll away

Provost Farm

• Stays on a working dairy farm, 15 minutes’ drive from Shaftesbury
• On Cranbourne Chase’s edges; fishing lakes under 20 minutes' walk
• Afternoon teas and picnic hampers available (request in advance)

Cator Hill View

• Scenic dog-friendly wild camping site in Dartmoor National Park
• A five-minute drive from Bellever Forest; 25 minutes from Becky Falls
• Spacious pitches with room for car parking; barbecues permitted

Exford Hostel

• In the grounds of a hostel in Exmoor National Park
• Full access to hostel facilities
• Horse riding, photography help, fishing and Exmoor safaris available

Applegates Glamping

• Luxury glamping with Bybrook River Valley views edging the Cotswolds
• Bath and Castle Combe 15 minutes’ drive; Lacock 20 minutes
• Insulated, well-designed yurt with a bathroom in a converted horse box

Barfield Cottage Campsite

• Small, friendly, family-run site in the grounds of a private house
• Appledore, Bude and Westward Ho! beaches within a half-hour drive
• Back-to-basics pitches with easy access to the A338

Parkwithian Camping

• Wild camping on a farm 15 minutes' drive from North Cornwall’s beaches
• St Michael's Mount 20 minutes’ drive; St Ives 25 minutes
• Easy access from the A30; Camborne town five minutes’ drive

Penbugle Farm

• Peaceful farm between Looe and Liskeard
• Campfires allowed: buy organic eggs or rare breed meat to sizzle up
• A mile from the nearest shop and a local pub

Maker Camping

• Scenic wild camping on not-for-profit Rame Peninsula heritage site
• A 20-minute ferry ride from Plymouth, five minutes’ drive from beaches
• Museum, gallery, visitor centre, café and general store on site

Penmarlam Lodge Retreat

• On the Fowey estuary with spectacular hill and valley views
• Award-winning amenities plus well-stocked shop
• Pub/waterfront café a short stroll away; kayaking and ferries close by

Penzance Youth Hostel

Redlands Coppice

• Peaceful glamping site in the scenic Dorset countryside
• A 15-minute drive from Dorchester or 30 minutes from Weymouth
• Smartly furnished bell tents on a working farm

Coutts Glamping

• Glamping site in a designated Area of Outstanding Beauty
• Spotless facilities, with a separate toilet for each unit
• Kitchen facilities and firepit area on site; pub a few minutes' walk

Plaistow Mills

• Four-acre camping field for over-12s 10 minutes' drive from Barnstaple
• A 15-minute drive to Ilfracombe; Woolacombe 20 minutes
• Farm shop on site; short walk to a gastropub and smart restaurant

Green Oven Barn

• Basic wild camping in a quiet six-acre rewilding and wildflower meadow
• A 20-minute drive from Kingsbridge; 25 minutes to Totnes and Salcombe
• Yoga, qigong, Shiatsu and bodywork activities on site; pub nearby

Pixie Bell Tents

• Peaceful furnished bell tents close to Blagdon Lake in rural Somerset
• Cheddar Gorge, Wookey Hole and Bath within a 45-minute drive
• Comfy beds with linen supplied; access to hot shower and firepit area

Camp Ashmore

• Set in the Cranborne Chase Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty
• Waterpark and family theme park both around 40 minutes' drive away
• Golf course five miles from the site

Big Dunk's Valley View Campsite

• Basic farm in the village of St Teath, close to a shop and pub
• Padstow, Port Isaac and Tintagel Castle within a half-hour drive
• Fresh sausages and free-range eggs for sale on site