Campgrounds for backpackers in England

High Cottage

• Comfortable, self-contained bunkhouse in Shropshire countryside
• Offa’s Dyke five minutes’ walk; 10 to Llanymynech Rocks Nature Reserve
• Double bed, dining area and microwave; pub and shop 10 minutes’ walk

Hillside Camping

• Small and friendly campsite on a family-run working farm
• A 20-minute drive to Bideford or half an hour to Bude
• Milky Way and Big Sheep amusement parks within a 15-minute drive

Copper Beach Camping

• Family-friendly simple pitches two miles from Cromer seafront
• A 25-minute drive to Blakeney; 35 minutes to Wells-next-the-Sea
• Relaxed site with dogs, barbecues and campfires all permitted

Stars and Wild

• Peaceful back-to-basics woodland site in the Severn Valley
• West Midlands Safari Park, Go Ape and Severn Valley Railway nearby
• Woodland walks and fishing at the River Severn

Widecombe Valley - Dartmoor Camping

• Quiet wild campsite in the village of Widecombe in the Moor
• Five minutes' drive to Haytor Rocks; 15 minutes to Bovey Tracey
• Central Dartmoor location on the banks of the river Webburn

Eskdale Campsite

• 100 pitches 10 x camping pods camping barn 60 x 16amp hook ups shop.
• Flat pitches Camping barn sleeps up to8 Great base for walking Scafell
• 5 star facilities on-site shop pets welcome Drying room 3 x local pubs

Higher Church Meadow Camping

• Small basic grass site on a 400-acre farm a mile from Landrake
• Plymouth, Looe and several beaches within a 20-minute drive
• Spacious pitches with barbecues allowed; pub 20 minutes' walk away

Hamperley Hideaways

• Nearly wild site at the foot of The Long Mynd in the Shropshire Hills
• Ten minutes’ drive to Stokesay Castle, and 25 minutes to Ludlow
• Picnic benches, firepits and composting loos; shops 10 minutes’ drive

Barnside Camping

• Simple, peaceful Norfolk site over 20 acres near North Walsham
• A 10-minute drive to the coast; 20 minutes to The Broads
• Lake on site, with rowing boat for guest use; secure bike storage

Hazel Meadow Camping

• Wild-camping site a five-minute drive from Great Torrington
• Bideford 15 minutes’ drive; Westward Ho! 25 minutes
• Resident animals; free-range eggs and meats to buy; individual firepit

Higher Heights Farm

• Friendly wild camping woodland site on a Yorkshire farm
• A five-minute drive to Haworth and half an hour to Skipton
• Fresh eggs and breakfast, lunch and dinner packages available on site

YHA Buttermere

• A site in the wooded grounds of a youth hostel with fell, lake views
• A 15-minute walk to Lake Buttermere and 20 to Crummock Water
• Self-catering kitchen, café-bar, restaurant, living room and library

Woolacombe Bay Holiday Village

Hale's Camping

Teybrook Orchard

• Glamping site on a farm in Essex, an hour on the train from London
• Luxury accommodation between an orchard and 20 acres of woodland
• Five miles to Colchester and Colchester Zoo

Bickham Bridge Field

• Wildlife-filled Devon meadow site bordered by the River Avon
• Dartmoor National Park 15 minutes' drive; half an hour to the coast
• Simple pitches with access to a river pool for wild swimming