Campgrounds for backpackers in Gloucestershire

The Plough Inn

• Grass pitches behind a country pub five minutes from the M5
• Central Bristol and Weston-super-Mare within a half-hour drive
• Log fires, live music, play area and extensive food menu

Moreton Farm Field Camping

• Family-run site on the outskirts of Moreton-in-Marsh in the Cotswolds
• A 10-minute drive to The Rollright Stones; 15 minutes to Broadway
• Access cycle routes 48 and 442 nearby; barbecues permitted

Chase Farm

• Small quiet site on a working dairy farm in the Wye Valley
• Chepstow, Puzzle Wood and Tintern Abbey within a 15-minute drive
• Pop-up farm shop on site selling farm-produced milk and ice cream

Jenners Barn Pop-Up Camping

• Back to basics site on a peaceful Cotswolds farm
• A 20-minute drive from Cirencester; half an hour from Witney
• Views of the river Coln; a mile from a nature reserve and café

Nibley House Farm Pop-up Campsite

• Pop-up site for over-25s and families in Cotswolds countryside
• Free zorbing, yoga, Pilates and evening jamming sessions on site
• Free concerts for Nibley Farm Family Festival; bring your own food

Crosshands Log Pods

• Glamping on a smallholding three miles from Chipping Norton
• Oxford, Stratford-upon-Avon and Cheltenham within a 45-minute drive
• Easy access from the A44

O'Gabe Farm

• Peaceful, well-maintained farm site half a mile from the river Avon
• A five-minute drive from the edge of the Cotswolds; watersports nearby
• Pubs and food shop 20 minutes’ walk away; barbecues allowed on site

Stancombe Ash Farm

• Quiet, dog-friendly site surrounded by Cotswolds farmland and woodland
• A 10-minute drive from Stroud; 25 minutes to Westonbirt or Cirencester
• Five minutes’ drive to the local town; walks and country pubs locally

Gramp's Field

• Peaceful field in rural Gloucestershire close to the river Severn
• Five minutes' drive from Westbury Court Garden; Gloucester 15 minutes
• Simple site on a working farm with views over the Forest of Dean

River Severn Bank Pop-up Campsite

• Back-to-basics site right on the River Severn, in Gloucestershire
• Gloucester and Forest of Dean Cycle Centre 25 minutes’ drive
• Front-row seats for the Severn Bore; barbecues allowed

Stan's Field

• Cotswolds wild camping with spectacular Stroud and Severn Vale views
• National Arboretum a 25-minute drive; 15 minutes to the Cotswold Way
• No-frills site; pubs, farmers’ market and shops 20 minutes’ walk away

Croft Farm Camp Site

Lydbrook Wild Camping

• Family-run wild camping site in the Wye Valley National Landscape
• Peaceful spot a couple of miles from Lydbrook in the Forest of Dean
• Within walking distance of the river Wye, a café and a pub

The Lower Lode

• Fifteenth-century traditional riverside pub
• Rural setting overlooking the River Severn
• Well placed for the Cotswolds, Cheltenham, Worcester and Malvern