Lake and/or mountain: Campsites in England

Patterdale Hall Estate

• Idyllic riverside Caravan site in the heart of the Lake District,

Harbour Lodge

• Adults-only waterside site on the edge of a peaceful Essex village
• A mile and a half from the coast; 25 minutes' drive from Colchester
• Direct access to a lake; 10 minutes' walk from pubs and takeaways

Suffolk Steel House and Glamping

• Luxurious bell tents with Alton Water views at Tattingstone in Suffolk
• A 40-minute cycle to Flatford Mill; 15 minutes’ drive to Felixstowe
• Horsebox kitchen and private bathrooms; pub five minutes’ walk

Park Foot Caravan & Camping Park

Feather Down - Upper Shadymoor Farm

• Off-grid glamping site on a farm 25 minutes’ drive from Shrewsbury
• Ironbridge museums 40 minutes’ drive; Ludlow 45 minutes
• Fishing and wild swimming; hot tub; nature walks

The Lakes Rookley

• 23 acres of parkland a short drive from Shanklin, Ventnor and Sandown
• Beaches, zoo and Carisbrooke Castle within 20 minutes' drive
• Heated swimming pools, playground, bar and restaurant on site

Park Cliffe Caravan & Camping Estate

Monk's View

• Lakeside wild camping on a nature reserve near Evesham, Worcestershire
• A 15-minute drive to Broadway, and half an hour to Cotswold Farm Park
• Limited pitches on a dog-friendly site with fishing and woodland walks

Castlerigg Farm Camping and Caravan Site

Oaklands Holiday Village

Hastingford Fishery

• Scenic and peaceful adults-only fishery site in the High Weald
• A 20-minute drive from Tunbridge Wells and 30 minutes from Lewes
• Fishing lakes, wild swimming and nature paths on site

Hawes Villa Campsite

Otters Camping

• Family-friendly, peaceful site on the River Thames near Pangbourne
• Basildon Park 10 minutes' walk away; Oxford 40 minutes' drive
• Stays here get 10% off the price of entry to Beale Park

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

Mendip View Camping

• Repurposed tour bus a 10-minute drive from the Mendip Hills, Somerset
• Cheddar Gorge 25 minutes’ drive; Weston-super-Mare half an hour
• Fully equipped kitchen; private wetroom; woodfired hot tub

Diddylake Shepherd Huts

• Luxury shepherd’s huts on a remote part of Bodmin Moor in Cornwall
• Adrenalin Quarry 25 minutes’ drive; East Looe beach 35 minutes
• Heated bedroom and kitchen huts with moorland walks direct from site

Barkbeth Campsite

• Simple, back-to-basics site on a farm in the foothills of Skiddaw
• Keswick 10 minutes’ drive; Scale Force Waterfall 35 minutes
• Dogs welcome; drinking water; half an hour’s walk to the pub

Mosedale End Farm

• Single adults-only glamping unit at a northern Lake District farm
• A 20-minute drive to Penrith or Keswick; walks direct from farm gate
• Cosy self-contained timber pod with a luxurious double-ended bathtub