Tent Campsites in Essex
8 bookable campsites with tent pitches in Essex
- Favourite
Barleylands
Billericay, Essex, England- Dog-friendly campsite in the grounds of a popular farm park
- Between Billericay and Basildon; easily accessible by public transport
- Restaurant, tea rooms, farm shop and kids' attractions
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Thames View Camping
East Tilbury, Essex, England- Family-run eco-friendly site on the banks of the Thames
- A mile from East Tilbury village; 40 minutes' drive to Southend-on-Sea
- Next to a nature park and on the Thames Estuary Path
- Favourite
Daisy Mays Farm
Elsenham, Essex, England- Farm site with a petting zoo 15 minutes’ drive from Bishop’s Stortford
- A 30-minute drive to IWM Duxford, and 40 minutes to Colchester Zoo
- Off-grid camping with a playground and animal encounters on site
- Favourite
Novoli Farm
Chelmsford, Essex, England- Rural location on the edge of a village within easy reach of London
- A 10-minute drive to Maldon; 15 minutes to RHS Garden Hyde Hall
- Wine tasting 200 metres away and a historic pub 10 minutes' walk away
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Rockinghams Farm
Colchester, Essex, England- Simple and secluded site on a working farm close to the A12
- A 20-minute drive from Colchester or Mersea Island
- Four fishing lakes throughout the farm; firewood and charcoal for sale
- Favourite
Peace Place Pilgrim Bivouac
Southminster, Essex, England- Wild camping on a small organic farm on Essex’s Dengie Peninsula
- Saltmarsh Coast and Bradwelll beach half an hour’s walk away
- Bike hire and barbecue available on site, along with eggs and bread
- Favourite
Pightle Farm
Elmdon, Essex, England- Rural setting on a farm with fabulous Essex and Cambridgeshire views
- A 10-minutes drive to the IWM Duxford, and 30 minutes to Cambridge
- Dog-friendly pitches; pub in 15 minutes’ walk, shops 10 minutes’ drive
- Favourite
Stocks Farm Camping
Braintree, Essex, England- Dog-friendly, off-grid camping in the peaceful village of Rayne, Essex
- The Discovery Centre five minutes’ drive; Colchester Zoo 25 minutes
- Eggs and veg sold on site; pubs within five to 10 minutes’ walk
- Favourite
Petersfield Village
Gosfield, Essex, England- Secluded grass pitches on a former farm near Braintree in Essex
- A 15-minute drive to Hedingham Castle; 40 minutes to Dedham Vale
- Antiques, farm shop and café on site; walks five minutes’ drive away
- Favourite
Grange Farm Campsite
Clacton-on-Sea, Essex, England- Just over an hour's drive from London and 20 minutes from Colchester
- A 10-minute drive from the coast at Clacton and Frinton-on-Sea
- Within easy walking distance of the local village's pubs and takeaways
- Favourite
Woodhouse Farm
Colchester, Essex, England- Rural camping on a working cattle and arable farm in Essex
- Five minutes' drive to the edge of Dedham Vale; Colchester 10 minutes
- On the Essex Way walking route; animal visits with the farmer
- Favourite
Bridge Field
Chelmsford, Essex, England- Spacious basic pitches just outside the Essex village of Sandon
- A 10-minute drive from Chelmsford and 15 minutes from Maldon
- Close to the A12; 10 minutes' walk to the nearest pub
- Favourite
Wickham Fruit Farm
Halstead, Essex, England
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Heybridge
Little Baddow
Maldon
Althorne
Braintree
Chelmsford
Hockley
Hullbridge
Rochford
Stock
West Hanningfield
Witham
Battlesbridge
Benfleet
Billericay
Broxted
Burnham On Crouch
Canvey Island
Elsenham
Helions Bumpstead
Ingatestone
Rayleigh
Southend-on-Sea
Southminster
St Lawrence Bay
Takeley
West Bergholt
West Mersea
Wickford
Brentwood
Brightlingsea
Colchester
Dunmow
East Tilbury
Elmdon
Finchingfield
Gosfield
Halstead
Ongar
Romford
Saffron Walden
St Osyth
Beaumont-cum-Moze
Clacton-on-Sea
Dedham
Dedham Vale
Lambourne End
Little Clacton
Roydon
Thorpe Le Soken