Horwood Farm Camping

No availability at present on Pitchup.com 9.7 19 reviews
Beautiful day for camping! (added by manager 07 Jul 2022)
Deer just off the footpath (added by manager 01 jul 2022)
View from the entrance (added by manager 01 jul 2022)
Grassy pitches (added by manager 01 jul 2022)

  • Peaceful, sheltered field surrounded by trees with abundant wildlife
  • Walk to the Lower Woods nature reserve; a 35-minute drive to Bristol
  • Families and dogs welcome; relaxed, 'leave no trace' destination
If it’s time to take some time-out in the Gloucestershire countryside, Horwood Farm Camping has got your back. The one-acre field is tucked in a shallow valley surrounded by trees, streams and abundant wildlife. The owners can’t wait to welcome you in; they’re very proud of their peaceful location, small herd of Hereford cattle, wildlife and wildflowers meadows, which are part of a Site of Special Scientific Interest. This is a pop-up site with a limited number of pitches, just to make sure that campers have plenty of space, peace and quiet. There’s a tap and a clean portable toilet, and you’re welcome to choose where to park and pitch up. The owners want guests to leave no trace, so they’ve very handily provided a raised firepit with a heat mat should you wish to get some flames going come evening time. They can provide firewood too – so just bring your matches, own snacks and fireside tales. There are footpath links heading into the Lower Woods Nature Reserve within 10 minutes’ walk of the site, so wildlife-spotters will have plenty to occupy themselves with. If you’d like a little city action, Bristol is 35 minutes’ drive away. There are shops 10 minutes’ drive away in Chipping Sodbury for any supplies and pubs in Wickwar within half an hour’s walk of the site.

Site type

Motorhome pitches 2
Tent pitches 2
Please note
  • This site has no on-site shower facilities.
  • Under 18s must be accompanied by their parents or legal guardians.
  • The site does not accept breeds/crossbreeds listed in the Dangerous Dogs Act (i.e. Pit Bull Terrier, Japanese Tosa, Dogo Argentino, and Fila Brasileiro).
  • Commercial vehicles (vehicles used for work-related purposes, carrying goods or fare-paying passengers) and sign-written vehicles are not permitted on site.
  • Guests are advised to bring a good quality torch with them as parts of the site are unlit.
  • Please note that the toilet facilities are unisex.
  • There is no reception on-site: on arrival please contact the number provided on your booking confirmation.

Languages spoken

English

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Only showing reviews for the last 30 months.

Enjoyable

Overall 8/10
Location 8
Value for money 10
Accommodation 10
Facilities / Activities 10
Customer service 10
Child friendliness 10
Cleanliness 10
Wifi 8
Anonymous The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Non-electric grass tent pitch

Liked: Very quiet and peaceful, loved the bats that came out at night. Could hear the owls. Friendly owners and fire pit and wood included which was lovely. Would stay again as just a couple.

Disliked: Field was fenced off so we couldn’t do quite as much exploring from the pitch as we had thought

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Great location, peaceful, nice walks from site, very hospitable hosts. Complimentary generous…

Overall 10/10
Location 10
Value for money 10
Accommodation 10
Facilities / Activities 10
Customer service 10
Child friendliness 10
Cleanliness 10
Wifi 10
Anonymous The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Non-electric grass tent pitch

Liked: Great location, peaceful, nice walks from site, very hospitable hosts. Complimentary generous amount of firewood and fire pit. Clean portaloo and water tap. We happened to have the field to ourselves.

Disliked: Only staying one night

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Absolutely loved this site. Basic with just a portaloo and water…

Overall 10/10
Location 10
Value for money 10
Accommodation No rating
Facilities / Activities No rating
Customer service 10
Child friendliness 10
Cleanliness 10
Wifi No rating
Phil Y. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Non-electric grass tent pitch

Liked: Absolutely loved this site. Basic with just a portaloo and water tap...but this is what I personally love. Longish grass, but again I much prefer that to mown grass. A small site and very quiet. Owners really lovely, friendly. and helpful...the farmer was kind enough to answer my questions about his cattle and a bit about hay-making. Came down once or twice a day to check how we were doing. It was very nice to be able to have a fire (small fire pit thingy on a stand with a special mat to put underneath so as not to scorch the grass...all provided by farmer, plus firewood). My grand-daughter and I saw deer in the next field and heard owls calling in the evening...delightful. There are plenty of walks through the woodlands nearby and Wickwar is not far away to easily walk to. There is one pub there which does meals (but check what day(s) it is shut. There are no shops, but there is a tea room. There are also a couple of children's parks plus nice walks outside of the village. If you have a car or don't mind walking quite a bit farther and back I would recommend the Rose and Crown in Rangeworthy, nice, friendly pub which does good, reasonably-priced meals. If you need shops, then Chipping Sodbury is the closest place to go (about three and a half miles away, I think). This is a great camp site if you want peace and quiet and don't need or want extra facilities. I would definitely go back if I want a break not too far from where I live.

Disliked: Nothing.

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Lovely little back to basics site. Hosts could not be more welcoming.

Overall 8/10
Location 10
Value for money 10
Accommodation 10
Facilities / Activities 10
Customer service 10
Child friendliness 10
Cleanliness 10
Wifi 8
Anonymous The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Non-electric grass tent pitch

Liked: Beautiful surroundings. Flat camping space.Buckets with fire pits and accessories. Clean portaloo. Very welcoming hosts. Easy walk to pub and local coffee shop. A wonderfully quiet, back to basics, camping space with no light pollution… ideal for star gazing and enjoying being with nature.

Disliked: The weather but the best hosts in the world can’t fix that!

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Perfect site with lovely owners.

Overall 10/10
Location 10
Value for money 10
Accommodation 10
Facilities / Activities 10
Customer service 10
Child friendliness 10
Cleanliness 10
Wifi 10
Jazz W. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Non-electric grass tent pitch

Liked: The kind owners, lovely site with kitted out fire pits. Easy communication and quick responses

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The hosts Sarah and Alex were incredibly kind and hospitable, and helped…

Overall 10/10
Location 8
Value for money 10
Accommodation 8
Facilities / Activities 10
Customer service 10
Child friendliness 10
Cleanliness 10
Wifi 10
Diego F. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Non-electric grass tent pitch

Liked: The hosts Sarah and Alex were incredibly kind and hospitable, and helped us out quite a lot during our stay (4 nights) and we couldn’t ask for better hosts! Nothing was too much of a bother for them and they helped with charging our power banks when we needed a boost! We were grateful! Alex gave us a good introduction to the campsite, the wood fire supplies and the surrounding woodlands and lovely spots to go for! The site itself it well kept and mostly flat, so plenty of options to pitch up a tent. Drinking water and safe camping fire kits provided, it made the experience so much better! Nothing like having a proper bonfire by the camp! The walks that we had were all wonderful and special! Really immersed in nature and woodland spirit! Easy manageable tracks means it would be a bit hard to get super lost! There is a wonderful pub recommended by Alex which we check out and the food was indeed superb! So worth the visit! Overall we had a fantastic stay! Would definitely come again with my girlfriend

Disliked: Stocked up porterloo but it started to stink pretty bad at the end of (4 days, with often use by all campers) it could really benefit from being a compostable loo house, much more eco friendly, and also, I have been in a couple and they never smelled. At the end of our stay the stench in the porterloo was barely tolerable.

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From the manager: Hi Diego, We are so pleased you enjoyed your stay, I’m so sorry about the portaloo issue, we had issues trying to get the suppliers out that week as apparently the drivers were off sick - be assured we will definitely not be using them again and we are also currently looking into other options for next summer season! All the best, Sarah

Great location, even greater hosts

Overall 10/10
Location 10
Value for money 10
Accommodation 10
Facilities / Activities 10
Customer service 10
Child friendliness No rating
Cleanliness 10
Wifi No rating
Michael H. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Non-electric grass tent pitch

Liked: Hosts were very polite and accommodating of me and my two friends. Gave us information about local walks which was great! Even though the weather wasn't the best, we were provided with a lovely relaxing location as well as wood and a firepit which was amazing! We are looking forward to coming again next year!

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Great site, plenty of space and nice touch that the firewood was…

Overall 10/10
Location 10
Value for money 10
Accommodation 10
Facilities / Activities 10
Customer service 10
Child friendliness 10
Cleanliness 10
Wifi 6
Annabelle B. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Non-electric grass tent pitch

Liked: Great site, plenty of space and nice touch that the firewood was included. Owners were very friendly and helpful, and we had a lovely walk through the nearby woods. I'll definitely be back!

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Lovely people with a cracking little spot to pitch up in. Nicely…

Overall 10/10
Location 8
Value for money 10
Accommodation 10
Facilities / Activities 8
Customer service 10
Child friendliness 10
Cleanliness 10
Wifi No rating
Matt H. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Non-electric grass campervan pitch

Liked: Lovely people with a cracking little spot to pitch up in. Nicely tucked out the way, but no too far from supplies. Some lovely close walks too.

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Picturesque campsite in the heart of the countryside

Overall 10/10
Location 10
Value for money 10
Accommodation 10
Facilities / Activities 10
Customer service 10
Child friendliness 10
Cleanliness 10
Wifi No rating
Cassie W. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Non-electric grass tent pitch

Liked: Lovely quiet campsite located down the end of a country lane. Beautiful walks nearby for our two dogs and a stream for the children to play in. Plenty of space on the site for my boys to run around. Free firewood and firepit provided which was lovely. A relaxing stay enjoyed by the whole family. Only facility on site (as advertised) was a portaloo, which was all we needed. This was kept spotlessly clean. Great host too, thank you.

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Features

Leisure on site

Bar or club house

Cycle hire

Evening entertainment

Fishing

Fitness centre

Games room

Indoor swimming pool

Kids' club

On-site restaurant/cafe

Outdoor swimming pool

Play area

TV room

Take away

Tennis

Watersports

Amenities on site

Bath available

Car parking by pitch/unit

Composting toilet

Disabled facilities

Dog park

Drying room

Food shop

Free wifi

Ice pack freezing

Internet access

Launderette

Parent & baby washroom

Pick-up from public transport

Portable toilet

Pub toilets

Public telephone

Shower available

Toilet block

Washing-up area

Wifi

Groups welcome

D. of E. welcome

Family friendly

Motorcycle friendly

Single-sex groups welcome

Student groups welcome

Rules

Barbecue provided

Barbecues allowed

Campfires allowed

Commercial vehicles allowed

Dogs allowed

Dogs allowed all year

Themes

Peaceful

Remote location

Spectacular scenery

Walkers' paradise

Wild camping

Wildlife haven

Utilities

Charging facilities

Chemical disposal

Electric car charging point(s)

Gas cylinders available

Recycling available

Renewable energy

Nearby amenities

Bar nearby

Dog walk nearby

Type

Farm

Pop-up campsite

Tiny (1-10 pitches)

Location

Horwood Farm Camping

Horwood Farm

Horwood Lane

Wickwar

Gloucestershire

England

GL12 8NU

Directions

Timezone

Europe/London GMT (GMT+00:00)

GPS

51.58822°N
-2.38598°W

Nearest transport

Coach
20.3 km Bristol Bus Stn
20.7 km Box Hill Top
20.7 km Box Hill Top
Rail
6.2 km Yate Rail Station
13.6 km Bristol Parkway Rail Station
14.1 km Patchway Rail Station
Ferry
15.9 km Lydney Harbour
16.6 km Sharpness Old Docks
20.4 km Temple Meads Station Ferry Landing
Airport
31.8 km Bristol International Airport
37.4 km Gloucestershire Airport

Please note: All distances on this page are calculated "as the crow flies" - please check actual distance depending on your mode of travel using the Get directions button above.

Local attractions

Attractions and activities nearby include: - Newark Park (National Trust Tudor country house with 700 acres and walking trails): 25 minutes’ drive - Westonbirt, The National Arboretum (tree collections from around the globe): 25 minutes - Dyrham Park (National Trust country house with an ancient deer park): 25 minutes - Bristol (city with Banksy art, a cultural harbourside and long maritime history): 35 minutes - Bath (attractions such as Roman baths, Pulteney Bridge and the Jane Austen Centre): 40 minutes.

Water quality at nearby bathing waters

Name Distance Type 2020 2019 2018 2017
Clevedon Beach 37.2 km Estuary N/A Good Good Good
Weston-Super-Mare Sand Bay 47.3 km Estuary N/A N/A Good Good

Data source: European Environment Agency

Must see

Westonbirt, The National Arboretum 11.9 km

Berkeley Castle 12.2 km

WWT Slimbridge Wetlands Centre 17 km

Chepstow Castle 20.9 km

The Bristol Hippodrome 21 km

National Trust

Horton Court 4.3 km

Newark Park 7.5 km

Dyrham Park 12.1 km

Woodchester Park 15.5 km

Westbury College Gatehouse 19.1 km

Cycle routes

Find local routes on the National Cycle Network - over 12,000 miles of cycling routes.

Other

MOUNT HOUSE, ALDERLEY 4.6 km

ALDERLEY GRANGE 4.8 km

TORTWORTH COURT 5.9 km

BRADLEY COURT 6.1 km

Old Sodbury and the Cotswold Edge 6.4 km

Local events

  • Bristol International Balloon Fiesta (Thursday 8 August 2024 – Thursday 8 August 2024)

    Bristol, England 25.4 km

  • Cheltenham Festival (Tuesday 12 March 2024 – Tuesday 12 March 2024)

    Cheltenham, England 42.8 km

Please note: All distances on this page are calculated "as the crow flies" - please check actual distance depending on your mode of travel using the Get directions button above.

Want to know more about camping in Gloucestershire?

  • Does Horwood Farm Camping have a swimming pool? No View all features
  • Is Horwood Farm Camping dog friendly? Yes View all features
  • What attractions are near Horwood Farm Camping? Attractions and activities nearby include: - Newark Park (National Trust Tudor country house with 700 acres and walking trails): 25 minutes’ drive - Westonbirt, The National Arboretum (tree collections from around the … Read more
  • When can I check in and check out of Horwood Farm Camping?
    Camping and touring
    Arrive:  1 p.m. –  9 p.m.
    Depart by:  11 a.m.
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