Campgrounds for backpackers in England

Dragon Willows Farm Camp Site

Black Hall Wigwams

The Merry Camper

• A peaceful pop-up campsite with pub access, scenic walks, and direct links to London – all set in the heart of rural Essex.

Trevolankan Farm

• Eco-friendly Cornwall countryside site with its own livery
• A 10-minute drive from Camborne and 20 to Hayle and Porthleven beaches
• Within 15 minutes' drive of Flambards, Paradise Park and Poldark

Glottenham

• Nearly wild pop-up site in a hay field with a woodland and wetland
• Surrounded by country walks and a 10-minute drive from Battle Abbey
• Quiet and back to basics, with village pubs 20 minutes’ walk away

Gypsy Wagon Devon

• Dog-friendly, off-grid site in rural Devon surrounded by native woods
• A 20-minute drive from Bude’s beaches and half an hour to Dartmoor
• Communal space for cooking on a gas stove; walk into Holsworthy

Abbotstone Wood Camping

Ashcroft Coast Holiday Park

Wardley Hill Campsite

• Relaxed back to basics car-free camping in the Waveney valley
• On the Norfolk/Suffolk border close to the Broads and Suffolk coast
• Six acres of woodland with three ponds, a stream and a spring

Wallen Down Farm

• Rural wild camping site for motorhomes with views over Dartmoor
• A 10-minute drive to Castle Drogo; short walk to the Two Moors Way
• Farm cider, fresh eggs, beef and wood for firepits sold on site

Walsingham Wild Camping

• Spacious rural campsite in a spectacular corner of north Norfolk
• A 10-minute drive from Wells-next-the-Sea; Sheringham 30 minutes
• Firepits available to hire; well-supervised dogs welcome

Warren Valley Farm

• Scenic family-friendly paddock pitches alongside the South Downs Way
• An hour's walk from Devil’s Dyke; 30 minutes' drive from Brighton
• Café a few minutes' walk away; raised barbecues welcome on site

West Sands Holiday Park

Willey Estates Camping

• Shepherd's huts in an old walled garden in a small Shropshire village
• In Willey, 10 minutes drive from Ironbridge; Blists Hill 15 minutes
• Private barbecue and woodburning stove for each hut

Willow Stream Camping

• Peaceful pitches by a stream in the Exmoor National Park
• A 10-minute drive from Minehead and Dunkery Beacon
• Wild-style camping with a village pub five minutes' walk away

Yealm Cabin

• Luxury fully-equipped log cabin overlooking the South Hams
• Close to several beaches and 15 minutes from Dartmoor
• Observatory, one-acre lawn and barbecue

YHA Eden Project

• Scenic site in the grounds of Cornwall’s famed Eden Project
• A 10-minute drive from St Austell and 15 from Polkerris beach
• Café, fully licensed bar, self-catering kitchen and small shop

Broadmeadow

Family and the Field

• Bikepacking friendy, market garden in the middle of the Isle of Man.