Tent campgrounds in North West England

Family and the Field

• Bikepacking friendy, market garden in the middle of the Isle of Man.

St Annes Cricket Club

• Well-maintained and attractive cricket club a short walk from the sea
• A five-minute drive to Lytham St Annes and 20 minutes to Blackpool
• Clubhouse on site with catering at weekends and bar open daily

Torver Campsite

• Small back to basics site on a spacious Cumbria smallholding
• A five-minute drive from Torver and 10 from Coniston village
• Pick your own pitch; pub two miles away

Gisburn Forest Hub

• Remote and rural Lancashire site in a peaceful forest clearing
• Roughly a mile from Stocks Reservoir; Settle railway 25 minutes' drive
• An accredited Dark Sky Discovery site; café open seven days a week

Brickfield Lane Camping

• Peaceful meadow camping less than three miles from Chester city centre
• A 10-minute drive from the Welsh border; Liverpool half an hour
• Spacious grass pitches with easy access to the A51

Mount Eden Camping

• Small campsite in Cumbria's scenic Eden Valley
• Five minutes' drive from Penrith town centre; Ullswater 15 minutes
• Back to basics camping field with flat and spacious pitches

Dandy Dinmont Caravan and Camping Park

• Peaceful well-kept site 10 minutes' drive from central Carlisle
• Next to the Reivers Route cycle path and Hadrians Wall Path
• Handy stopover for long journeys: a mile and a half from the M6

Abbot Park Farm Campsite

Castlerigg Hall Caravan & Camping Park

Daisy Nook Camping

• No-frills camping at Daisy Nook Country Park near Oldham, Lancashire
• Five minutes’ drive to golf and riding; 20 minutes into Manchester
• Off-grid site; fishing and café in the park; shops 10 minutes’ drive

Castlerigg Farm Camping and Caravan Site

Moss Lane

• Well-maintained half-acre field behind a private home near Burscough
• Half an hour's drive to Southport and 45 minutes to Liverpool
• Close to Leeds-Liverpool Canal walks; pubs and stations a short walk

Borrowdale Youth Hostel

Thurston Outdoor Education Centre

• Small Victorian Walled Garden campsite
• Views of the Coniston Old Man
• Secluded location only a short walk from Coniston Village

Hebblethwaite Farm Campsite

• Family-friendly farm site in the Yorkshire Dales National Park
• Five minutes' drive to Sedbergh; 25 mins to Kendal
• Easy access from the main road; a central point on the Dales Way

Barras Meadow

• Wild camping site in a valley at the foot of Corney Fell
• A 10-minute drive from Ravenglass and 35 minutes from Eskdale Valley
• Firepit with wood on site; butcher five minutes’ drive away

Cargo Camping

• Peaceful, off-grid camping in a secluded Cumbrian flower meadow
• A 10-minute drive from Carlisle and 35 minutes to Hadrian’s Wall
• Real ale pub and shops close by; easy journey to beaches and lakes

Spring Bank Meadows

• Simple Cumbria pitches only accessible by four-wheel drives
• A mile from Grange-over-Sands; 20 mins' drive to Lake Windermere
• Dog-friendly site next to the footpath to Hampsfell Hospice

Kitridding Lake

• Small, dog-friendly lakeside pitches on a Cumbria farm
• Half an hour’s drive from Windermere; 25 minutes from Sedbergh
• On-site tearoom and farm shop open Thursday-Sunday