Washing-up area: Campgrounds in Central England

Calwich under Canvas

• Quiet glamping site surrounded by Derbyshire countryside
• Alton Towers less than 15 minutes away by car
• Sauna, hot tub, breakfast hampers, firewood sales and guest kitchen

Sleepy Hollow Farm

• Secluded and relaxing site on the southern edge of the Peak District
• A 15-minute drive to Matlock or Ashbourne; a mile to Carsington Water
• Set on a peaceful rare breeds farm; families welcome

Twit Twoos

Doward Park Campsite

Roman Stone Campsite

• Rural site on 38 acres of grassland at a Lincolnshire family farm
• Five minutes' drive to Newark; 20 minutes to Lincoln city centre
• Games tent on site (during summer holidays); families and dogs welcome

Out to Grass

• Friendly family-run glamping and camping farm site near Malvern Hills
• A 15-minute drive to Great Malvern and 10 minutes to Bromyard
• Bar and communal campfire with sofas

Hardwick Park

• Secluded site on 180 acres of parkland, eight miles from Oxford
• Watersports centre and fishing
• Licensed clubhouse serving meals

Burgh Gardens

• Smart modern caravan on a quiet, well-kept park in Burgh le Marsh
• Five minutes' drive from Skegness and 10 from the Lincolnshire Wolds
• Next to fishing lakes; pubs and shops a 10-minute walk away

Old House Farm Rural Camping Retreat

• Well-maintained farm site in a green setting in the Chiltern Hills
• Between London and the Cotswolds, a mile from Stokenchurch village
• Within half an hour's drive of Henley-on-Thames and Oxford

Daisy Meadow

• Family-sized pods with stargazing domes in the Malvern foothills
• Half an hour’s walk from the centre of Upton upon Severn
• Pub on site serving drinks and pub meals; fires for outdoor cooking

Old Dairy Farm

• Quiet 26-acre rural site between the River Ouzel and Grand Union Canal
• Five miles from both Milton Keynes and Leighton Buzzard
• A few minutes' drive from the museums of Bletchley Park

Willow Fields Camping

• Ten-acre campsite five minutes’ drive from Haxey in rural Lincolnshire
• Epworth Old Rectory five minutes’ drive; 20 to Yorkshire Wildlife Park
• Clubhouse with licensed bar open summer weekends; dogs welcome

Hansnett Farm Stays

• Luxury glamping on a small working farm in rural Herefordshire
• Ledbury 15 minutes’ drive; Wye Valley National Landscape half an hour
• Shared kitchen and private-use showers with complimentary toiletries

Croft Farm Camp Site

Lane Head Farm

The Warren

• Rural accommodation on a Cotswolds farm close to Stow-on-the-Wold
• A 10-minute drive to the Cotswold Farm Park; 15 minutes to Broadway
• Well-equipped kitchen; walking distance to a local farm shop and café