Tent campsites and tent campgrounds in England

The Engine Inn

• Back-to-basics pitches next to a traditional Cornish country pub
• A five-minute drive from St Ives and 10 from Carbis Bay beach
• Friendly pub with home-cooked food, beer garden and gorgeous views

Embers Camping - Claydon

• Spacious site on Claydon Estate, a large National Trust site
• A 10-minute drive from Buckingham and half an hour from Willen Lake
• Snack bar on site; Claydon courtyard restaurant 10 minutes' walk

Embers Camping - Knowlton

• Well-equipped family-friendly site a 20-minute drive from Deal, Kent
• Canterbury 25 minutes’ drive; Margate half an hour
• Playground and ping-pong table; restaurant and covered seating area

Tregenna Farm

• Family-friendly wild camping on a working farm in Cornish countryside
• A 20-minute drive to the Eden Project; 10 minutes to Mevagissey
• Animals and farm shop on site, beaches and pubs within 15 minutes

Emerald Camping

• Eco-friendly site by a woodland five minutes from Hatherleigh
• Okehampton 15 minutes' drive away; Bude 35 minutes
• Outdoor skills workshops and tree planting to offset carbon

Emily's Meadow Camping

• Pop-up budget campsite near medieval Weobley village in Herefordshire
• On the Black and White Village Trail and a 25-minute drive to Hereford
• Animals on site, pubs, takeaways, shops and rural walks nearby

Kingfishers Cretingham

• Spacious site with gorgeous views of the Suffolk countryside
• Framlingham Castle 15 minutes' drive; Aldeburgh 35 minutes
• A 15-minute walk from a cosy local pub; close to the Suffolk coast

Peaceful Meadow Camping

• Back-to-basics camping in a flower meadow near Totnes in Devon
• Dartmoor 20 minutes' drive, and 25 minutes to south-coast beaches
• Simple site with compost loos and drinking water

Epworth Fields Holiday Park

• Family-run site with several fisheries within a 15-minute drive
• Epworth five minutes’ drive; Cleethorpes beach 45 minutes
• Dogs welcome and barbecues allowed; shower and toilet block

Allerton Park Caravan Park

Trevanger Farm

• Peaceful family-run beef farm site two miles from the Cornish coast
• A 10-minute drive to Rock beach and Polzeath beach for watersports
• Within walking distance of food shops, restaurants and bars

Essex Outdoors Mersea

• Mersea Island site right on the coast two miles from West Mersea
• Five minutes' drive/bike ride to Cudmore Grove Country Park
• Activity centre on site; watersports lake next door

Trevarth Holiday Park

• Family-run holiday park five miles from Truro
• Less than ten minutes to the nearest beaches
• Central location from which to explore the whole of Cornwall

FSC Castle Head

• Grass pitches in the grounds of an environmental education centre
• A five-minute drive from Grange-over-Sands; 20 minutes from the M6
• Between the Morecambe Bay coast and Lake District National Park

The Headland Caravan and Camping Park

• Family-friendly site with great views of Cornwall's Atlantic coast
• Only 15 minutes' walk from Tintagel Castle and Merlin's Cave
• Direct access to the South West Coast Path; play area on site

Fursdon Farm Campsite

• Peaceful rural Cornwall site a five-minute drive from Liskeard
• East Looe beach 25 minutes’ drive; Tintagel 50 minutes
• On the edge of Bodmin Moor, with views over surrounding countryside