Lyford Camping

9.5 8 reviews

Peaceful riverside grass meadow in the Vale of the White Horse
Half-hour drive to Oxford, Blenheim Palace and Cotswold Wildlife Park
Easy access to walks in the Cotswolds or Chiltern Hills

Simple can be simply splendid sometimes – peaceful pitches, lovely views and access to lots of great country walks. And that’s just what you’ll get at Lyford Camping, in a grass meadow next to the River Ock in Oxfordshire’s Vale of the White Horse. This is a fine spot for folk looking to get out for walks on their break, as it’s easy to get out to all sorts of trails in the surrounding Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty: the Cotswolds, Chiltern Hills and North Wessex Downs are all nearby. The gorgeous honey-coloured streets of Oxford are half an hour’s drive away too, and there are plenty of wonderful towns and villages to stroll around, like Bibury and Bourton-on-the-Water. Back at base, it’s all heavy on the peaceful atmosphere and light on the frills – guests at the generously sized mown pitches have access to portable toilets and rubbish bins but otherwise you’re left to your own devices. Barbecues and firepits are permitted as long as you’re careful with them, but there are also several good pubs within a few miles if you’d rather head out for dinner and drinks.

Site type

Languages spoken

English

Nearby sites that are bookable on Pitchup.com

Unfortunately, we have no nearby bookable sites.

Features

Portable toilet

Pop-up campground

Dogs allowed

Campfires allowed

Leisure on site

Bar or club house Cycle hire Evening entertainment Fishing Fitness centre Games room Indoor swimming pool Kids' club On-site restaurant/cafe Outdoor swimming pool Play area TV room Take away Tennis Watersports

Amenities on site

Bath available Car parking by site/unit Composting toilet Dog park Drying room Food shop Free wifi Ice pack freezing Internet access Laundry Parent & baby washroom Pick-up from public transport Portable toilet Pub toilets Public telephone Shower available Toilet block Washing-up area Wifi

Groups welcome

Family friendly Motorcycle friendly Single-sex groups welcome Student groups welcome

Rules

Barbecue provided Barbecues allowed Campfires allowed Commercial vehicles allowed Dogs allowed Dogs allowed all year

Themes

Peaceful Spectacular scenery Walkers' paradise Wild camping Wildlife haven

Utilities

Charging facilities Dump point Electric car charging point(s) Gas cylinders available No drinkable water point No hot water No running water Recycling available Renewable energy

Nearby amenities

Bar nearby Dog walk nearby

Type

Farm Pop-up campground Tiny (1-10 sites)

Accessibility

Disabled facilities

Nearby leisure

Canoeing/kayaking nearby Cycle hire nearby Cycling nearby Fishing nearby Horse riding nearby Restaurant nearby

Location

Lyford Camping

Lyford Grange

Lyford

Oxfordshire

England

OX12 0EQ

Directions

Timezone

Europe/London +0100 (GMT+01:00)

GPS

51.65723°N
-1.42293°W

Route directions

Going south down Winters Lane, cross the river Ock on a bend – the gate to the site is set back from the road by approximately 100 meters on the right-hand side. There is a footpath sign there by white barriers. Going north along Winters Lane, continue north after the crossroads for approximately 1,000 metres – the gate to the site is set back from the road by approximately 1,000 meters on the left hand side. There is a footpath sign there by white barriers. The what3words for this site is glitter.sway.former There is a regular bus service in Kingston Bagpuize/ Southmoor approximately 1.5 to 2 miles away.

Nearest transport

Coach

15.3 km Speedwell Street

15.4 km Gloucester Green Bus Station

15.5 km St Aldates

Rail

12.7 km Appleford Rail Station

12.9 km Culham Rail Station

13 km Radley Rail Station

Ferry

Airport

21 km London Oxford Airport

Please note: All distances on this page are calculated "as the crow flies" - please check actual distance depending on your mode of travel using the Get directions button above.

Local attractions

As you’re staying in the Vale of the White Horse, first port of call should be the horse that it’s named after: the Uffington White Horse is a huge chalk figure carved into the hillside and it’s about 10 miles (20 minutes’ drive) away from Lyford Camping. For more walks, you could head out onto the Thames Path or up into the Cotswolds (half an hour). Meanwhile, other country pursuits are on hand with horse riding (five minutes), fishing (15 minutes) or lake-based antics at Cotswold Water Park (45 minutes). Farmer Gow’s (15 minutes) is a good place to introduce kids to farm animals; if they’d like to see something more exotic, try Cotswold Wildlife Park & Gardens (half an hour). Of course there’s also much history to explore in the area, whether you’re heading into the colleges of Oxford (half an hour), exploring old estates like Buscot Park (20 minutes) and Blenheim Palace (half an hour) or taking a different approach at STEAM - Museum of the Great Western Railway (35 minutes).

Must see

Uffington Castle, White Horse and Dragon Hill 12.5 km

Didcot Railway Centre 13.5 km

Carfax Tower 15.4 km

Modern Art Oxford 15.4 km

Christ Church Cathedral 15.4 km

National Trust

Priory Cottages 7.8 km

Great Coxwell Barn 13.1 km

Buscot Park 15.9 km

The Buscot and Coleshill Estates 16.4 km

Uffington White Horse and Wayland Smithy 16.4 km

Cycle routes

Find local routes on the National Cycle Network - over 12,000 miles of cycling routes.

Other

PUSEY HOUSE 4 km

HINTON MANOR 4.3 km

BUCKLAND HOUSE 6.5 km

Standlake - Nature Reserve - Northmoor 8.1 km

Hardwick Parks - Nature Reserve - Standlake 9.2 km

Local events

Wilderness Festival (Thursday, 1 August 2024 – Thursday, 1 August 2024)
Oxford, England 23.2 km
Reading Festival (Wednesday, 21 August 2024 – Wednesday, 21 August 2024)
Reading, England 37.1 km
Rewind South (Friday, 16 August 2024 – Friday, 16 August 2024)
Henley On Thames, England 38.6 km

Please note: All distances on this page are calculated "as the crow flies" - please check actual distance depending on your mode of travel using the Get directions button above.

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Only showing reviews for the last 30 months.

Friendly host, nice spacious pitches, good location.

Overall	8/10
Location	8
Value for money	10
Accommodation	8
Facilities / Activities	6
Customer service	10
Child friendliness	No rating
Cleanliness	8
Wifi	No rating

Heather H. Aug 2022

Unpowered grass and earth tent site

Liked: Really nice field with great pitches. Lots of space away from other campers. Great instructions and directions sent through prior to our arrival.

Disliked: Only 1 portaloo that doesn’t flush well and was quite dirty at times. Understand this is what you get at a basic site but maybe another toilet would be good.

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From the manager: Thanks for your comments, maybe need to look at composting toilets! Portaloos difficult to manage.

Pitched up right at the end so felt very quiet and private

Overall	10/10
Location	10
Value for money	10
Accommodation	8
Facilities / Activities	8
Customer service	10
Child friendliness	8
Cleanliness	8
Wifi	8

Anonymous Aug 2022

Unpowered grass and earth tent site

Liked: Perfect for 1 night stay and local to us too

Recommend to friends Visit again

From the manager: Thanks, I'm glad you enjoyed your stay.

Very basic site which allows firepits and is relaxed and well located.

Overall	8/10
Location	8
Value for money	10
Accommodation	4
Facilities / Activities	2
Customer service	10
Child friendliness	10
Cleanliness	4
Wifi	No rating

Anonymous Sept 2022

Unpowered grass and earth tent site

Liked: The simplicity of the place. Nice spacious pitches.

Disliked: Portaloo could be a bit rancid.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Open field, very few other campers and exactly as described. Back to…

Overall	10/10
Location	8
Value for money	10
Accommodation	6
Facilities / Activities	8
Customer service	10
Child friendliness	10
Cleanliness	10
Wifi	No rating

Chris A. Sept 2022

Unpowered grass and earth tent site

Liked: Open field, very few other campers and exactly as described. Back to basics camping, friendly supportive owner. Simply a very quiet field with mown areas for tent at a decent distance from other tents...50m minimum. And a portaloo.

Great garden centre/animal farm/falconry and farmshop nearby.

Canoeing on Thames 20 mins drive away.

Recommend to friends Visit again

no frills peaceful wild(ish) campsite! would recommend

Overall	10/10
Location	10
Value for money	10
Accommodation	10
Facilities / Activities	8
Customer service	10
Child friendliness	No rating
Cleanliness	10
Wifi	No rating

izzy m. Aug 2022

Unpowered grass and earth tent site

Liked: Peaceful
Lots of wildlife - incredible birds / a deer / hare / fox!
Really spacious campsite - plenty of space for several tents round a campfire on one pitch
Clear instructions for reaching the site and settling in
Clean portaloo provided with toilet paper
No frills but that's what we wanted :)

Disliked: It would great if there was a source of drinking water on site - make sure you bring some with you. They provide some bottled water but it's sat outside in a clear plastic container so not recommended to drink.

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From the manager: Hi, Thank you for your comments and glad you enjoyed your stay with the varied wildlife!. I would like to provide running water but the cost is prohibitive due to the site location. The closest running water is a mile away.

I like the place. It's a field next to river Ock. It's…

Overall	10/10
Location	10
Value for money	8
Accommodation	No rating
Facilities / Activities	No rating
Customer service	No rating
Child friendliness	No rating
Cleanliness	No rating
Wifi	No rating

Michal P. Aug 2022

Unpowered grass and earth tent site

Liked: I like the place. It's a field next to river Ock. It's very quiet there.There is a toilet. But there is no other facilities. The landlord is friendly and provided fresh water which was actually everything we needed. We had no problems in finding a flat surface to set up a tent.
It's a perfect place for people looking for space to take a breath, go for a walk etc.

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From the manager: Hi, Thank you for your review and glad your stay was enjoyable.

Pop up site with clean portaloo, emergency water, well spaced pitches

Overall	10/10
Location	10
Value for money	10
Accommodation	10
Facilities / Activities	No rating
Customer service	10
Child friendliness	10
Cleanliness	10
Wifi	No rating

Angela A. Aug 2022

Unpowered grass and earth tent site

Liked: Peace & quiet
No frills
Excellent comms from host prior to arrival & a visit from him to ensure all was ok (whilst not being intrusive), and contact number for if required
Pitches very well spaced & clearly demarcated
Emergency water & fire extinguishers in case of fire due to very dry/hot conditions
Felt like we were in the middle of nowhere!

Disliked: Nothing

Recommend to friends Visit again

From the manager: Thank you. I'm glad you enjoyed your stay.

Great site at a good cost!

Overall	10/10
Location	10
Value for money	10
Accommodation	10
Facilities / Activities	8
Customer service	10
Child friendliness	No rating
Cleanliness	No rating
Wifi	No rating

Annie B. Aug 2022

Unpowered grass and earth tent site

Liked: Quiet pitching area
Lovely town near by
Parked car literally next to tent
Nice walks

Recommend to friends Visit again

From the manager: Thank you. See you again hopefully.

Frequently asked questions

Does Lyford Camping have a swimming pool? No View all features
Is Lyford Camping dog friendly? Yes View all features
What attractions are near Lyford Camping? As you’re staying in the Vale of the White Horse, first port of call should be the horse that it’s named after: the Uffington White Horse is a huge chalk figure carved … Read more