Campgrounds for backpackers in England

New Forest Youth Hostel

Plaistow Mills

• Four-acre camping field for over-12s 10 minutes' drive from Barnstaple
• A 15-minute drive to Ilfracombe; Woolacombe 20 minutes
• Farm shop on site; short walk to a gastropub and smart restaurant

Brooklands Caravan Park

• Dog-friendly wildlife haven on a peaceful Devon farm
• A 20-minute drive to Exeter and 15 minutes to the Jurassic Coast
• Launderette, toilets and showers; farm shops and pubs nearby

Pollard’s Combe

• Peaceful dog-friendly site in south Devon, two miles from the beach
• A 10-minute drive to Slapton Sands and 30 minutes to Dartmouth
• Sea views; pubs, farm shops and brewery within 10 minutes' drive

Blagdon Farm

• Rural site on the border between Devon and Cornwall
• Smallholding with farm animals
• One and a half-acre coarse fishing lake: land carp of up to 22lb

Portland Bill Camping

• Basic coastal site with spectacular sea views
• In a scenic clifftop location between Southwell and Portland Bill
• Direct coast path access and a few minutes' walk from rockpool beaches

Easewell Farm Holiday Park & Golf Club

Potto Grange Holidays

• North Yorkshire farm just outside the North York Moors National Park
• Rievaulx Abbey and North Yorkshire coast within a half-hour drive
• Farm eggs and meat available to buy; lifts offered to walking trails

Prenton RUFC Campsite

• Pop-up site a 25-minute drive from Liverpool’s M&S Bank Arena
• Leasowe Beach 15 minutes’ drive; Rhyl one hour
• Club house with large TV screen showing the Eurovision Song Contest

Meadow Farm Camping

• Relaxed campsite by the river Thames in Pangbourne, Berkshire
• Pangbourne station 10 minutes' walk; Basildon Park 10 minutes' drive
• Direct access to the Thames Path; half a mile from a café

Sealwood Estate

• Tranquil caravan, camping and motorhome site at the heart of the natio

YMCA Fairthorne Manor Family Park and Campsite

YHA Patterdale

• Spacious green site two minutes' drive or 25 mins' walk from Ullswater
• Riverside setting: kayak to Ullswater straight from the site
• Toilets, showers and kitchen; local village two minutes' walk away

YHA Land's End

• Peaceful valley site 15 minutes' walk from St Just
• Views down the valley to the Atlantic Ocean
• Self-catering kitchen, showers and drying room

Snuggums at Naish Hill

• Perfect off-grid shepherd's hut close to Lacock
• Amazing views towards Bath

YHA Helmsley

• Peaceful pitches by a youth hostel in the centre of Helmsley
• On the edge of the North York Moors National Park
• Breakfast and evening meals on site, plus self-catering kitchen

YHA Coverack

• Youth hostel with pitches for small tents in a 100-year-old orchard
• A 15-minute drive to Kennack Sands and 10-minute walk to Coverack Cove
• Sea views, kitchen, dining room, barbecue area and wetsuit-drying room

YHA Clun Mill

• In the grounds of a restored watermill, half a mile from Clun
• Walking and cycling haven deep in the Shropshire Hills
• Toilet, shower, self-catering kitchen, and drying and laundry room

Eastfield Wild Camping

• Large, wild and natural woodland campsite close to London