Campgrounds for backpackers in England

Kildale Camping and Barn

• Working farm on the edge of the North Yorkshire Moors
• Very close to the Cleveland Way: one field from the site
• Dog-friendly site

Treyarnon Bay Youth Hostel

Kingsdown International Camping Centre

Truleigh Hill Youth Hostel

• Camping on the South Downs Way, with use of all Hostel Facilities.

Pakefield Caravan Park

• Award-winning site with Suffolk sea views and direct access to a beach
• A mile from Lowestoft and easy access to the Broads
• Heated pool, clubhouse, playground and free wifi

Twitchen House Holiday Park

Hamperley Hideaways

• Nearly wild site at the foot of The Long Mynd in the Shropshire Hills
• Ten minutes’ drive to Stokesay Castle, and 25 minutes to Ludlow
• Picnic benches, firepits and composting loos; shops 10 minutes’ drive

Hare Mead Corner

• Quiet grassy corner of a large, adults-only field on a Somerset farm
• A 20-minute drive from Bath and 35 minutes to the Mendip Hills
• Next to a footpath and bridleway; pub within walking distance

Lane Head Farm

Parknoweth Farm Camping

• Pop-up site a five-minute walk from Botallack’s UNESCO heritage sites
• A 20-minute drive from Porthcurno and 25 minutes from St Ives
• Coastal park with an eco-friendly ethos and farm animals to feed

Hawes Villa Campsite

Hawkshead Youth Hostel

Usha Gap Campsite

Parkwithian Camping

• Wild camping on a farm 15 minutes' drive from North Cornwall’s beaches
• St Michael's Mount 20 minutes’ drive; St Ives 25 minutes
• Easy access from the A30; Camborne town five minutes’ drive

Passaford Meadow Campsite

• Off-grid, car-free campsite in rural west Devon
• Okehampton 15 minutes' drive; Bideford 35 minutes
• A short walk from local buses; Tarka Trail 10 minutes' drive

High Barn Retreats

• Dog-friendly wild camping site in the South Downs National Park
• A 25-minute drive from Lewes and half an hour’s drive from Brighton
• A five-minute drive to pubs, local shops and the beach in Rottingdean

Valley Club Naturist Camping and Caravan Site

• Rural naturist site within walking distance of historic Knaresborough
• Near Harrogate, Ripley Castle, RHS Garden Harlow Carr and more
• Putting course and tennis court

Penhalvean Pottery Campsite

• Small, friendly and rural site just outside Stithian village
• Family and dog friendly, on four acres of countryside
• Ladies' and gents' showers, springwater standpipes and guest kitchen