Tent campgrounds in South West England

Bushes Farm Caravan Park

Wild Camping at Emmetts on Exmoor

• Off-grid wild camping at the highest farm on Exmoor
• A 20-minute drive to Exmoor Zoo; 25 minutes to the North Devon coast
• Free-range eggs and home-reared meat available to buy on site

Mendip Camp

• Spacious back-to-basics rural site in the Mendip Hills
• A 10-minute drive from Cheddar Gorge and 25 minutes from Wookey Hole
• Dog-friendly site with wood available for campfires

Henry's Campsite

Croft Farm Holiday Park

Winsmoor Hill Campsite

• Spacious off-grid dog-friendly site in Somerset
• Half an hour's drive from Taunton; 40 minutes to the Jurassic Coast
• Close to the A303; country pub within walking distance

Bellogas Farm Camping

• Sheltered campsite on a cattle farm in a quiet Cornish valley
• A 10-minute drive from Mousehole or Penzance town centre
• Half a mile from fishing at Drift Reservoir and the A30 road

Beer Youth Hostel

• Set in a hidden wooded valley
• Restaurant serving local ales, beer, wine and home-cooked meals
• Flanked by National Cycle Network Route 2

Gypsy Wagon Devon

• Dog-friendly, off-grid site in rural Devon surrounded by native woods
• A 20-minute drive from Bude’s beaches and half an hour to Dartmoor
• Communal space for cooking on a gas stove; walk into Holsworthy

Higher Aunemouth Farm

Higher Church Meadow Camping

• Small basic grass site on a 400-acre farm a mile from Landrake
• Plymouth, Looe and several beaches within a 20-minute drive
• Spacious pitches with barbecues allowed; pub 20 minutes' walk away

Coleridge Farm

• Peaceful 10-acre site with views over the sea and Kingsbridge Estuary
• Five minutes' drive to Torcross beach; 20 minutes to Salcombe
• Set on a working farm in the South Hams; direct access to footpaths

Higher Coarsewell Farm

• Peaceful wild camping on a working farm close to Dartmoor in Devon
• A 20-minute drive to Kingsbridge beaches, Totnes and Dartmoor Zoo
• Simple site with no facilities; five minutes’ drive to a pub and shop

Higher Kenneggy Wild Camping

• Small, quiet wild camping site one mile from the Cornwall coast
• A 35-minute walk from the South West Coast Path and Prussia Cove
• Barbecues and firepits permitted; pubs and shops a short walk away

West Tober

• Secluded, peaceful and dog-friendly Cornwall campsite on Bodmin Moor
• Near Jamaica Inn; beaches 45 minutes' drive; simple, spacious and eco
• Stargazing, wildlife watching, spectacular views and rural moor walks

Porth Beach Tourist Park

Merry Meadows Farm

• Eco-friendly meadow site set on scenic working farmland
• A 10-minute drive to the Eden Project; 15 to Cornwall's south coast
• On-site farm shop selling local produce