Nearly wild camping in England

Wild Duck Holiday Park

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

Wild Norfolk

• Family-friendly glamping site with a 10-acre meadow in rural Norfolk
• Half an hour’s drive to Thetford Forest Park; 50 minutes to the coast
• Self-contained kitchen; watersports or bike hire available; small shop

Sacred Nature Campsite

• Peaceful High Peak site on the edge of Chapel-en-le-Frith
• A 15-minute drive to Buxton; 40 minutes to Chatsworth Estate
• Train station, shops, pubs and cafés within easy walking distance

Wildwood Adventure Camps

• Wild camping in a 100-acre Derbyshire woodland
• A 20-minute drive from Matlock and Carsington Water
• Bushcraft class included; stag and hen parties are welcome

Bickham Barn

• Wild camping site in a rural setting on an organic farm
• Just outside Kenn village and eight miles from the beach at Dawlish
• Within 15 minutes' drive of both Exeter and Dartmoor National Park

Bidston Farm Camping

• Peaceful dog-friendly site at a farm on the Lincolnshire coast
• A 10-minute drive to Mablethorpe; 15 minutes to Donna Nook seals
• Back to basics pitches 10 minutes' walk from the nearest beach

Big Dunk's Sea View Campsite

• Basic site with pitches in a well-kept grass field overlooking the sea
• A mile from the beach and pub at Trebarwith Strand
• Footgolf course plus hot takeways and Cornish ice cream for sale

Big Field Glamping

• Pop-up glamping in a 35-acre field with hillside views in north Devon
• A half-hour drive to Bude beach; 20 minutes to North Devon Wake Park
• Outdoor cooking kitchen, hot shower in a horse box, games provided

Big Dunk's Valley View Campsite

• Basic farm in the village of St Teath, close to a shop and pub
• Padstow, Port Isaac and Tintagel Castle within a half-hour drive
• Fresh sausages and free-range eggs for sale on site

Birds and Bees Campsite

• Family-friendly meadow site within half an hour’s drive of the coast
• A 20-minute drive from Aldeburgh and half an hour from Southwold
• The National Cycle Route passes by the farm; campfires are welcome

Lake on the Farm Camping

• A stay on a dog-friendly farm site next to a lake with rural surrounds
• A 10-minute drive from Compton Beach and 20 minutes from The Needles
• Pub 20 minutes’ walk away, with woodland and beach walks locally

Eight Acres

• Wild camping on a secluded organic estate at Melton Constable, Norfolk
• A half-hour drive to Sandringham Estate and to North Norfolk beaches
• Grass pitches, hot showers, food delivery, farm shop and pub on site

Sandvilla Farm Wild Camping

• Peaceful no-frills farm site just by the Lancashire coast
• A 15-minute drive to Lancaster and half an hour to Blackpool
• Handy stopover for the M6, 10 minutes away; dogs welcome

Lake View Raydale

• Beautifully 360 degrees views
• Rough 3.5 acre open field
• Fire pit and bench on site.

Wishtree Agroforestry and Permaculture Centre

• Dark skies camping in a scenic forest setting and permaculture site
• Pubs and takeaways within a few miles; Dartmoor and Bude within 16
• Nursery and fruit and veg sales; permaculture workshops available

Blaze Inn Saddles

• Adults-only pop-up site alongside a pub just outside the Cotswolds
• A 10-minute drive from a brewery; half an hour to Stratford-upon-Avon
• Large beer garden with food and drink served; short walk from a shop