Campgrounds for backpackers in England

Keep It Wild

• Wild camping on a farm with stunning views of the Sterridge Valley
• A 15-minute drive from Exmoor National Park and Ilfracombe
• Campfire area and kids' mud kitchen; excellent stargazing on site

Manor Farm Caravan Park

• Adults-only site with llamas, alpacas, horses and Shetland ponies
• A five-minute drive from fishing lakes
• A 15-minute drive to Bridgewater and 45 minutes to Glastonbury

Sunnyside Eco Caravan

• Solar-powered vintage caravan at a rural South Yorkshire site
• Yorkshire Sculpture Park and Cannon Hall within 20 minutes' drive
• Reflexology and Indian head massage available to book on site

Fourways Fishery

• Well-maintained serviced pitches near the village of Epworth
• A 20-minute drive to Yorkshire Wildlife Park; 40 mins to Clumber Park
• Access to three fishing lakes, including a 2.2-acre specimen lake

Big Dunk's Valley View Campsite

• Basic farm in the village of St Teath, close to a shop and pub
• Padstow, Port Isaac and Tintagel Castle within a half-hour drive
• Fresh sausages and free-range eggs for sale on site

Kildale Camping and Barn

• Working farm on the edge of the North Yorkshire Moors
• Very close to the Cleveland Way: one field from the site
• Dog-friendly site

Frodsham Hill Campground

• Peaceful spot on top of Frodsham Hill, with panoramic views.

Moor Farm Pop-up Campsite

• Peaceful back to basics site surrounded by the Derbyshire countryside
• A 20-minute drive from Bakewell; 20 minutes from Chatsworth House
• Dog walking area; pubs serving food and real ales nearby

Torver Campsite

• Small back to basics site on a spacious Cumbria smallholding
• A five-minute drive from Torver and 10 from Coniston village
• Pick your own pitch; pub two miles away

Kiddal Quarry Farm

• Rural Yorkshire camping by a stream in a scenic location near Leeds
• On the Leeds Country Way; city centre 20 minutes' drive
• Set on a working livestock farm with sheep, cows, chickens and ducks

YHA Buttermere

• A site in the wooded grounds of a youth hostel with fell, lake views
• A 15-minute walk to Lake Buttermere and 20 to Crummock Water
• Self-catering kitchen, café-bar, restaurant, living room and library

YHA Eden Project

• Scenic site in the grounds of Cornwall’s famed Eden Project
• A 10-minute drive from St Austell and 15 from Polkerris beach
• Café, fully licensed bar, self-catering kitchen and small shop

Rookery Farm Camping

• Cornish pop-up campsite with sea views 10 minutes’ drive from Redruth
• Porthtowan Beach and the South West Coast Path five minutes’ drive
• Quiet grass pitches five minutes’ walk from a cider mill; dogs welcome

Kingsdown International Camping Centre

Knepp Wildland Safaris and Camping

• Knepp – one of the largest re-wilding projects in lowland Europe
• Stay in one of our beautiful shepherd’s huts or luxurious tents
• Or simply pitch your own in our exclusive Wildland campsite

Budle Bay Camp and Caravan Site

• Peaceful camping on the Northumberland Coast

Roughtor Walks Campsite

• Wild Cornish camping on the edge of Bodmin Moor
• A quarter of an hour's drive from Jamaica Inn; Tintagel 20 minutes
• Direct access to open moorland; views over Roughtor hill

Little Switzerland Caravan Site