Evelyn's Garden

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  • Luxury pop-up site with access to The Ridgeway path in Oxfordshire
  • Uffington White Horse 15 minutes’ drive; Barbury Castle 35 minutes
  • Off-grid pitches with clear night skies and views of the chalk downs
An enchanting mix of wildness and glamour – that’s the vibe at pop-up Evelyn’s Garden, sitting just off The Ridgeway path as it wends through Oxfordshire. Surrounded by ancient sites, and hiking trails or cycle routes following a former pilgrimage walk, here you can sleep under bright stars, fall in love with the views and replace your alarm call with the song of the dawn chorus. It’s hard to believe that the shops and restaurants of Wantage are only 15 minutes’ drive away. The glamping accommodation at Evelyn’s Garden is luxurious and highly individual, but is full-on off grid; as this is a completely wild campsite, only a composting toilet and drinking water tap are provided. There are no showers or washing facilities on site. And no electric hook-up, so there are no lights or electrical ports for your devices. Take a break from social media, and bring torches for convenience after dark and thermals for cosiness – and please take all your rubbish home with you. Cooking is done either in the camping kitchen or alfresco on the barbecue (logs, kindling and firelighters can be provided for a charge), and you can cosy up around the campfire after dark, perhaps to the strains of a song or two from fellow guests. Bring your dogs to share in your adventures, but please note they are only allowed to run free on site if their recall is on point – and they must be kept on a lead around the farm due to the free-roaming animals.

Site type

Tent sites 2
Lodges, cabins, pods or huts 1
Rent a tent 4
Opens

Languages spoken

English

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Features

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

Remote location Spectacular scenery Walkers' paradise Wild camping

Utilities

Charging facilities Dump point Electric car charging point(s) Gas cylinders available Recycling available Renewable energy

Nearby amenities

Bar nearby Dog walk nearby

Type

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

Accessibility

Disabled facilities

Location

Evelyn's Garden

229 Hillmorton Road

Wantage

Oxfordshire

England

OX12 9XD

Directions

Timezone

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

GPS

51.56435°N
-1.52509°W

Nearest transport

Coach
14.2 km Common Head
14.2 km Sainsburys
15.2 km Sun Inn
Rail
16.6 km Hungerford Rail Station
18.1 km Swindon Rail Station
18.8 km Kintbury Rail Station
Airport
33.3 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

Walk sections of the scenic Ridgeway from site, following the chalk hills into the Wessex Downs Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. To celebrate all that is ancient and mythical about this corner of Oxfordshire, visit Uffington Castle (15 minutes’ drive) to see the spindly figure of the Uffington White Horse, which was carved into the hillside in prehistoric times. Close by is the Neolithic long barrow and burial chamber of Wayland’s Smithy (15 minutes), while hilltop Barbury Castle is an Iron Age hill fort, and the Hackpen White Horse (both 35 minutes) is a latter-day folly created to commemorate the coronation of Queen Victoria in 1838. For a change of pace (the kids might be getting bored with all those old things), take a shine to the very cute alpacas at JADE Alpaca Ranch (10 minutes), or go pat the donkeys, sheep and goats at the Island Farm Donkey Sanctuary (45 minutes). You can also meet and greet more cuddly animals on the farm trail around Farmer Gow’s (15 minutes).

Must see

Uffington Castle, White Horse and Dragon Hill 3 km

The Buscot and Coleshill Estates 12.7 km

STEAM - Museum of the Great Western Railway 18.7 km

Didcot Railway Centre 20.2 km

Avebury Stone Circle 27.4 km

National Trust

Ashdown House 6 km

Great Coxwell Barn 10.5 km

The Buscot and Coleshill Estates 12.5 km

Uffington White Horse and Wayland Smithy 12.5 km

Buscot Park 14.6 km

Cycle routes

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

Other

COMPTON BEAUCHAMP 5.2 km

ASHDOWN HOUSE 5.7 km

The Lambourn Downs 6.2 km

Aldbourne - Liddington Castle - Upper Upham - Aldbourne 11.5 km

PUSEY HOUSE 12 km

Local events

  • Wilderness Festival (Thursday, 1 August 2024 – Thursday, 1 August 2024)

    Oxford, England 33.1 km

  • Reading Festival (Wednesday, 21 August 2024 – Wednesday, 21 August 2024)

    Reading, England 38.9 km

  • CarFest (Friday, 23 August 2024 – Friday, 23 August 2024)

    Basingstoke, England 42.7 km

  • Rewind South (Friday, 16 August 2024 – Friday, 16 August 2024)

    Henley On Thames, England 43.9 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.

Reviews

9.6

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Only showing reviews for the last 30 months.

Beautiful site, excellent facilities and piggies to top it off!

Overall 10/10
Location 10
Value for money 10
Accommodation 10
Facilities / Activities 10
Customer service 10
Child friendliness 10
Cleanliness 10
Wifi No rating
Giles D. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Unpowered grass tent, campervan or trailer tent site (wild)

Liked: Loved the location and beautiful views. The site is really well maintained by Haley who is a lovely host. You get your own fire-pit with a grill for cooking (as well as logs / kindling etc for a small extra cost) which is a real plus! In spite of what the description says, the site now has a toilet which is one of the cleanest and nicest kept we’ve come across. The real star of the site though is of course… the piggies! At any given moment they’ll come marching into the campsite, looking to tip over anything in their sight, and it’s brilliant. We’d 100% love to stay again!

Disliked: The piggies, while the star of the show, do have a tendency to use the pitch nearest the entrance as their own personal toilet…. As far as we could tell anyway, we couldn’t spot any pig faeces anywhere else on the site. So perhaps any tent pitchers be warned that another pitch might be ideal!

Recommend to friends Visit again

From the manager: Hello! Super happy you enjoyed it here! Im sorry the piglets decided to home in on you guys. They LOVE our guests, but tend to poop where their food is left! (Where you pitched was on the other side of their food trailer! 🥴) So, thanks for the feedback, we have now moved their food well away from the pitches! <<< So our future guest need not to worry, and can still enjoy their piglet visits! 🌸 Thanks Giles Haley and Ursa 🌱

The perfect off-grid campsite

Overall 10/10
Location 10
Value for money 10
Accommodation 10
Facilities / Activities 10
Customer service 10
Child friendliness 10
Cleanliness 10
Wifi 10
Anonymous The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Unpowered grass tent, campervan or trailer tent site (wild)

Liked: Absolutely perfect. Remote, quiet, beautiful scenery, a few piglets running around, all the essentials. Will be back soon.

Disliked: Nothing

Recommend to friends Visit again

I enjoyed my time at this lovely quiet camp site, having a…

Overall 10/10
Location 10
Value for money 10
Accommodation 10
Facilities / Activities 10
Customer service 10
Child friendliness 10
Cleanliness 8
Wifi No rating
Esther Sanne P. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Unpowered grass tent, campervan or trailer tent site (wild)

Liked: I enjoyed my time at this lovely quiet camp site, having a little fire and staring out over the beautiful landscape - and making friends with the free roaming piglets.

Recommend to friends Visit again

A truly remarkable stay!

Overall 10/10
Location 10
Value for money 10
Accommodation 10
Facilities / Activities 10
Customer service 10
Child friendliness 10
Cleanliness 10
Wifi 10
Anthony C. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Marrakesh bell tent (eight person, no pets)

Liked: Everything!! A truly amazing and beautiful place...Haley welcomed us and made us feel right at home. Thank you for the family memories.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Very basic site, clean campsite with a beautiful view

Overall 8/10
Location 10
Value for money 10
Accommodation 10
Facilities / Activities 8
Customer service 10
Child friendliness 10
Cleanliness 10
Wifi No rating
Anonymous The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Unpowered grass tent, campervan or trailer tent site (wild)

Liked: Very small site with a beautiful view only a walk away from Wayland smithy. Loved the free roaming piglets.

Disliked: Our neighbours were chatting really loudly and played music, it was restricted to phone speakers but I still found it hard to fall asleep.

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Frequently asked questions

  • Does Evelyn's Garden have a swimming pool? No View all features
  • Is Evelyn's Garden dog friendly? Yes View all features
  • What attractions are near Evelyn's Garden? Walk sections of the scenic Ridgeway from site, following the chalk hills into the Wessex Downs Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. To celebrate all that is ancient and mythical about this corner … Read more
  • When can I check in and check out of Evelyn's Garden?
    Camping and caravan
    Arrive:  noon –  9 p.m.
    Depart by:  11 a.m.
    On-site accommodation
    Arrive:  2 p.m. –  9 p.m.
    Depart by:  11 a.m.
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