Tent campgrounds in South West England

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

Hole Station Campsite

• Peaceful, adults-only site with spacious woodland pitches in Devon
• A 45-minute drive from the coast; Tintagel Castle one hour
• Firepits and barbecue grills, plus a café; showers and a launderette

Dowha Fields Camping

• Simple rural site 10 minutes' drive from Redruth and Camborne
• St Ives, St Michael's Mount and Praa Sands within a half-hour drive
• Central Cornwall spot roughly halfway between north and south coasts

Coach and Horses Camping

• Level and well-maintained pub campsite in southern Cornwall
• Just off the A394; Marazion five minutes' drive
• Pub food served; very good public transport links opposite the site

Manor Farm Holiday Centre

Holiday Lashbrook

• Small, peaceful back to basics site 10 minutes' drive from Holsworthy
• Dartmoor National Park and Bude beaches half an hour's drive
• Dog-friendly site with vehicle-free camping field

Blackawton Bell Tent

• Off-grid and eco-friendly bell tent in a Devon meadow
• A 15-minute drive from Blackpool Sands and 20 minutes from Dartmouth
• Kitchen area and hot-water shower; village pub and shop nearby

Big Dunk's Sea View Campsite

• Basic site with pitches in a well-kept grass field overlooking the sea
• A mile from the beach and pub at Trebarwith Strand
• Footgolf course plus hot takeways and Cornish ice cream for sale

Bickham Bridge Field

• Wildlife-filled Devon meadow site bordered by the River Avon
• Dartmoor National Park 15 minutes' drive; half an hour to the coast
• Simple pitches with access to a river pool for wild swimming

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

Swineham Farm

• Pop-up wild campsite on a working beef and sheep farm
• A short walk to the Two Moors Way, just outside Exmoor National Park
• Dog-friendly pitches with easy access to the A361

Knaveswell Farm

• Back to basics Purbeck pitches at the foot of Nine Barrow Down
• A 15-minute drive from Swanage and Studland beaches
• Excellent walking/cycling site on a lane from Swanage to Corfe Castle

Court Gates Wild Camping

• South Devon working farm with sea views and stabling for horses
• A 15-minute drive from Plymouth and 20 minutes from Dartmoor
• Direct access to South West Coast Path; a mile from Bovisand beach

Acacia Farm

Home Farm

• Smallholding with views over Glastonbury Tor and the Mendips
• A 10-minute drive to Cheddar Gorge; 30 to Wells and Weston-super-Mare
• Half a mile from the village pub and 1.5 miles from a golf course

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