6 nearly wild Tent campsites and tent campgrounds in Winchester, England

Bottom Pond

• Family-friendly site in the South Downs National Park
• A 10-minute drive from Winchester and the Watercress Line
• Access to a private woodland with a bridleway to the South Downs Way

Goar Knap

• Pop-up camping with spectacular views over Hampshire countryside
• Stockbridge restaurants and pubs, golf and riding five minutes’ drive
• Back-to-basics woodland pitches with abundant wildlife; dark skies sit

Abbotstone Wood Camping

Vicarage Park Farm

• Pop-up site with optional live music events in Hampshire countryside
• Winchester 20 minutes’ drive; New Forest National Park half an hour
• Family-friendly camping with firepits and barbecues allowed

Meonvale Farm Camping

• Simple site on a working farm in the South Downs National Park
• A mile from Meonstoke; Winchester city centre 20 minutes' drive
• Easy pedestrian access to established trails

YMCA Fairthorne Manor Family Park and Campsite

Broadlands Lake Campsite

• Camping on an 82-acre estate between the New Forest and river Test
• A 10-minute drive from Romsey town centre and Paultons Park
• Well-stocked fishing lakes and clubhouse serving hot meals or snacks

Walnut Grove Camping

• Well-maintained campsite on a Hampshire walnut farm
• Half a mile from Over Wallop village; Stonehenge 20 minutes' drive
• Two local pubs and a village shop 15 minutes away on foot

Spring Hill Wild Camping

• Family-friendly wild camping field in the village of St Mary Bourne
• On the Test Way footpath and a 35-minute drive from Stonehenge
• Firepits welcome; walk to the village shop, pubs and a PYO fruit farm

Top Corner Camping

• Pop-up wild camping site on the edge of the New Forest in Hampshire
• A 10-minute drive to Peppa Pig World, and 25 minutes to Marwell Zoo
• Next-door to Petlake Alpaca Farm; pub with food 20 minutes’ walk

Bartley Cross Campsite

• Small, friendly and well-kept site in the New Forest National Park
• A 10-minute drive from a theme park and 20 minutes from Mottisfont
• Pubs a short walk away; open-top tour bus stop outside the site