Student friendly campgrounds in England

Hulme End Campsite

The View Campsite

• Scenic and friendly 14-acre meadow site with stunning panoramic views
• Within 20 minutes' drive of Poole, the Isle of Purbeck and Bournemouth
• A short walk from Lytchett Matravers' village pubs and shop

Yealm Cabin

• Luxury fully-equipped log cabin overlooking the South Hams
• Close to several beaches and 15 minutes from Dartmoor
• Observatory, one-acre lawn and barbecue

Epworth Fields Holiday Park

• Family-run site with several fisheries within a 15-minute drive
• Epworth five minutes’ drive; Cleethorpes beach 45 minutes
• Dogs welcome and barbecues allowed; shower and toilet block

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

Hawkshead Youth Hostel

Meadowtown Farm

• Back to basics wild camping on a 32-acre Shropshire Hills farm
• In the hamlet of Meadowtown; Shrewsbury town centre 35 minutes' drive
• Dog-friendly campsite; barbecues and campfires welcome

Whitby Holiday Park

• Clifftop site with sea views a mile from Whitby town centre
• Easy access to walks on the coast path and in the North York Moors
• Playground, games room, shop, bar and café on site

Pickney Farm

• Peaceful meadow on a Somerset alpaca farm
• A 20-minute drive from the Quantock Hills; half an hour from Exmoor
• Footpaths from site to local pubs

Penhale Caravan and Camping Park

• Laidback and family-run site on a 400-acre working organic farm
• Just outside Fowey and a mile from Polkerris beach
• Accommodation fields overlooking farmland and St Austell Bay

Measham House Farm

• Peaceful rural site in the National Forest and close to the A42
• A 10-minute drive from Ashby-de-la-Zouch and Twycross Zoo
• Set in the grounds of a Georgian farmhouse; a mile to a lakeside café

Chitcombe Barns

Meldon Lake and Woods

• Wild camping site on a Devon farm with direct access to Dartmoor
• A five-minute drive to Okehampton; 50 minutes to Teignmouth beach
• Rural site with wild swimming, close to the Granite Way cycle route

Mendip Camp

• Spacious back-to-basics rural site in the Mendip Hills
• A 10-minute drive from Cheddar Gorge and 25 minutes from Wookey Hole
• Dog-friendly site with wood available for campfires

Newton Abbot Rugby Club

• Simple grass pitches on a rugby field in Newton Abbot, Devon
• A 20-minute drive to Torquay Beach and Dartmoor National Park
• Bar and eatery in the clubhouse; pubs and shops five minutes’ drive