Tent campgrounds in North West England

Northwood Farm Campsite

• Back-to-basics, pop-up campsite on a Lancashire sheep and cattle farm
• A 10-minute drive to Gawthorpe Hall and Pendle Heritage Centre
• Wild camping on field pitches; walks on site; pub five minutes’ stroll

River View Campsite

• Peaceful Cumbria site on the bank of the River Lune
• A five-minute drive to Sedbergh; 20 minutes to Kendal
• In the Yorkshire Dales National Park, with easy access to M6

The Wild Boar Inn

The Bickerton Poacher

• Pub, Campsite and B&B in the heart of the Cheshire Countryside
• A dog-friendly location on the Sandstone Trail and Bickerton Hills
• Enjoy home-made, delicious food in our on-site Cheshire pub.

Sleepy Elephant Campsite

• Valley View Campsite

YHA Buttermere

• A site in the wooded grounds of a youth hostel with fell, lake views
• A 15-minute walk to Lake Buttermere and 20 to Crummock Water
• Self-catering kitchen, café-bar, restaurant, living room and library

Rookby Scarth Nearly Wild Camping

• No-frills campsite on Cumbrian farmland with far-reaching hill views
• Three miles from Kirkby Stephen; Barnard Castle 30 minutes' drive
• Uncrowded site set over 20 acres; dogs, campfires or barbecues allowed

Southview Farm

• Peaceful, dog-friendly pitches on a farm eight miles from Blackpool
• A 25-minute drive to Blackpool Pleasure Beach; 30 minutes to Lancaster
• Bus stop in the village; local hostelry nearby; barbecues permitted

YHA Patterdale

• Spacious green site two minutes' drive or 25 mins' walk from Ullswater
• Riverside setting: kayak to Ullswater straight from the site
• Toilets, showers and kitchen; local village two minutes' walk away

Prenton RUFC Campsite

• Pop-up site a 25-minute drive from Liverpool’s M&S Bank Arena
• Leasowe Beach 15 minutes’ drive; Rhyl one hour
• Club house with large TV screen showing the Eurovision Song Contest

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

Greaves Farm

Hawes Villa Campsite

Hawkshead Youth Hostel

Hare Appletree Farm

• Spacious pitches at a family farm in the Forest of Bowland
• A 15-minute drive to centre of Lancaster; 20 minutes to Morecambe
• Stunning views over coast and moors; easy access from the M6

Hidden Corner

• Peaceful spot on the edge of Dufton Ghyll in the Eden Valley
• A 10-minute drive to Appleby-in-Westmorland; 25 mins to Pooley Bridge
• Access to Pennine Way and other walking trails direct from the site

High Bank Farm

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

Wasdale Campsite

Silecroft Caravan Park

• Peaceful base to explore the Lake District
• Sandy beach 200 metres away
• Leisure complex with pool, Jacuzzi and sauna