Playground: Glamping parks in England

Pidley Bottom Shepherd's Huts

• Seven-acre smallholding in the Cambridgeshire countryside
• A 45-minute drive from Cambridge; fishing and golf a walk away
• Lots of hands-on activities including collecting eggs or feeding lambs

Bell Tent Glamping

• Glamping site in the Royal Victoria Country Park near Netley
• Half an hour from New Forest, Paultons Park and Peppa Pig World
• A 10-minute walk from Netley station, pubs and cafés

The Fire Pit Camp

• Family-friendly glamping on a small site near Dereham in Norfolk
• A 15-minute drive to golf and fishing; 45 minutes to Blakeney Point
• Yoga yurt, games room and football field; bar and takeaway pizzas

Black Grove Farm

• No-frills eco site in rural Hertfordshire, a 10-minute drive from Ware
• Hertford 15 minutes’ drive; Knebworth House half an hour
• Dogs welcome; communal fridge; shared areas for socialising

Blackberry Wood Campsite

Gaia's Hideaway at Upper Hurst Farm

• Luxury and well-equipped handmade yurt on a Peak District farm
• Private setting with spectacular views, a mile from the Manifold Trail
• Woodfired hot tub exclusively for yurt guests

Quarry Walk Camping and Caravan Park

• Quiet park four miles from Alton Towers
• Wildlife haven spanning 46 acres and woodland trails
• Within easy reach of the Peak District

Blossom Hill Park

• Luxury lodges in a landscaped park five miles from Honiton
• Half an hour's drive from Lyme Regis and the south coast beaches
• In the Blackdown Hills Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty for walks

Bockenfield Country Park

• Peaceful park on the M1 between Morpeth and Alnwick
• New playground added in 2016
• Safe and secure: on-site manager, electric gates and CCTV

Box Tree Farm Camping Cabins

Brokerswood Holiday Park

• Luxury yurts at a well-established Wiltshire family holiday park
• Half an hour’s drive from Bath and 35 minutes from Stonehenge
• Picnic areas, firepits and barbecues provided

Praa Sands Holiday Park

Bromson Hill Farm

• Single furnished bell tent on a Warwickshire working farm
• A 10-minute drive to Warwick; 20 minutes to Stratford-upon-Avon
• Barbecue/firepit provided; bell tent sleeps up to six guests

Hemsford Yurt Camp

• Glamping in a scenic rural setting three miles from Totnes
• Accommodation in a quiet three-acre field
• A 15-minute drive from Dartmoor

Brook Lodge Farm Camping & Caravan Park

Brook Meadow

• Peaceful site on a working farm a mile from Sibbertoft
• Half an hour's drive from Althorp; 40 minutes from Rockingham speedway
• Well-stocked five-acre coarse fishing lake on site

Gilling Castle

• Family-friendly stays overlooking a 12th-century Yorkshire castle
• Half a mile from Gilling East; Malton 20 minutes' drive
• Access to 200 acres of woodland and over 10 miles of footpaths

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

Feather Down - Upper Shadymoor Farm

• Off-grid glamping site on a farm 25 minutes’ drive from Shrewsbury
• Ironbridge museums 40 minutes’ drive; Ludlow 45 minutes
• Fishing and wild swimming; hot tub; nature walks