Tent campgrounds in Nelson, England

Smithson Farm Camping and Caravan Park

• Family-run site in the grounds of an 18th-century farm
• Easily accessible from central Burnley and the M65
• On-site café selling breakfasts, light lunches and sweet treats

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

Bronte View Camping

• Family-friendly site on the Yorkshire-Lancashire border
• Five minutes' walk to a country park; 25 minutes' drive to Haworth
• 300 yards from Wycoller Country Park; direct access to footpaths

Lower Greenhill Caravan Park

Lower Gazegill Farm

• Wild-style camping on a working organic farm in Lancashire
• Two miles from Gisburn; Skipton 20 minutes' drive
• Farm shop; pitch near the farm or in a remote location

British Waterways Campsite

Winter House Farm

Hill House Farm Campsite

• Adults-only site in Lancashire’s quiet Forest of Bowland fell country
• A 15-minute drive to the Ribble Way and 40 minutes to Pen-y-Ghent
• Grass pitches with spectacular views; pubs, shops and walks nearby

Clitheroe Camping and Caravanning Club Site

The White Stables

• Friendly smallholding in peaceful hillside location with valley views
• Minutes away from moorland walks on the Lancs/W Yorks border
• Country pub a few minutes' walk away

Todmorden Cricket Club

Riverside Caravan Site

Height Gate Camping Barn

• Peaceful site in the South Pennines, popular with hill walkers
• Gaddings Dam 10 minutes’ drive; Brontë Parsonage Museum half an hour
• Farm location with dogs welcome and barbecues allowed

Eshton Road Caravan Park

Upwood Holiday Park

Gallaber Park

Greystones Farm

• Back-to-basics dog-friendly site a 15-minute drive from Blackburn
• Haworth Art Gallery 15 minutes’ drive; Morecambe Bay 45 minutes
• Two pubs within a 15-minute walk; hikes; sunset views of Darwen Tower

Jerusalem Farm Education Centre