Camping sites & Campgrounds in South East England

West House Farm

• Pop-up riverside site on a farm, easily accessed from the A12
• A half-hour walk to central Colchester; half-hour drive to beaches
• Next to a family-friendly golf course; footpath from site to town

Rye Harbour Holiday Park

4 Acre Farm

• Back-to-basics campsite between Hastings and Battle in East Sussex
• Battle Abbey 10 minutes’ drive; Hastings and Bexhill-on-Sea 15 minutes
• Grass pitches on a family smallholding with horses, hens and wildfowl

West Sands Holiday Park

West Wight Bells

• Bell tent in a private paddock on an Isle of Wight arable farm
• A 10-minute drive from Compton beach and Freshwater Bay
• Gas stove and cooking utensils; footpath to the Tennyson Trail on site

High Ridge

• Well-maintained, peaceful Hampshire site on the edge of Hook
• A half-hour drive to Winchester; direct access to walking trails
• Simple pitches within walking distance of pubs and train station

Abbotstone Wood Camping

Wakestone and Wild Glamping

• Small, family-oriented glamping site in the South Downs National Park
• A 20-minute drive to the South Downs Way; 35 minutes from the coast
• Free breakfast hamper, barbecue, firepit and a communal kitchen area

Hill Top Farm Wild Camping

• Off-grid site in a quiet meadow five minutes' drive from Charing
• 15 minutes' drive from Leeds castle; half an hour from Canterbury
• 16th-century country inn 10 minutes' walk away for drinks and food

Canterbury Camping and Caravanning Club Site

Holmans Woods

• Wild camping in a 15-acre forest near Heathfield in East Sussex
• Ashdown Forest and Eastbourne beach both half an hour’s drive
• Well-spaced pitches, fires allowed; shops and pubs five minutes’ drive

Zen and Den

• Woodland Zome

Constance Farm Camping

• Quiet, simple farm site with uninterrupted country views
• A 15-minute drive to Tunbridge Wells or to Hever Castle and Gardens
• Home-reared beef, lamb and pork available on request

Housedean Farm Campsite

Alciston Court Farm

• Peaceful family camping on an organic farm in Polegate, East Sussex
• Drusillas Park five minutes’ drive; Rathfinny Wine Estate 10 minutes
• Spectacular South Downs views; shop five minutes’ walk; pub 15 minutes

Southey Creek Glamping

• Cosy Essex glamping accommodation on an arable farm near Mundon
• A 10-minute drive to Maldon; 40 minutes to West Mersea beach
• Adults-only pods with private decking; vineyard and wildlife on site

IntentsGP at Cowes Week

• Pop-up site at a west Cowes college for Cowes Week
• Central location 15 minutes' walk from all the action
• Indoor toilets and showers, breakfast café and barbecues provided

Jacobs Copse

• Woodland hammock camping in the New Forest
• Sleep in the open air on a 10-acre woodland site
• Half an hour from both Southampton and Portsmouth

Joanland Field

• Secluded wild camping just outside Warnham village in West Sussex
• South Downs National Park and Knepp Castle Estate a 20-minute drive
• Quiet and off-grid grass pitches within 20 minutes’ walk of a pub