Tent campgrounds and tent camping parks in Essex
10 bookable campsites with tent sites in Essex
- Favourite
The Star Inn Caravan Park
Southminster, Essex, England- Peaceful adults-only site two miles from the River Blackwater
- Dengie National Nature Reserve 15 minutes’ drive; Maldon 20 minutes
- Attached to a traditional country pub that serves food and drinks
- Favourite
Lee Valley Campsite, Sewardstone
Chingford, Essex, England- Wildlife haven with easy access to London
- Close to whitewater rafting, bike and walking paths
- London travel cards available to buy
- Favourite
Colchester Country Park
Colchester, Essex, England- Well-maintained park within walking distance of ancient Colchester
- Easy access to London, East Anglia, Suffolk and Essex
- Three facility blocks: never queue for the toilet or shower
- Favourite
Daisy Mays Farm
Elsenham, Essex, England- Farm site with a petting zoo 15 minutes’ drive from Bishop’s Stortford
- A 30-minute drive to IWM Duxford, and 40 minutes to Colchester Zoo
- Off-grid camping with a playground and animal encounters on site
- Favourite
Thames View Camping
East Tilbury, Essex, England- Family-run eco-friendly site on the banks of the Thames
- A mile from East Tilbury village; 40 minutes' drive to Southend-on-Sea
- Next to a nature park and on the Thames Estuary Path
- Favourite
Debden House Campsite
Loughton, Essex, England- Spacious 50-acre Essex campsite bordered by Epping Forest
- Three golf courses within 10 minutes' drive; Lee Valley 15 minutes
- Half an hour's walk from the London Underground (Central Line)
- Favourite
Gosfield Lake Resort
Halstead, Essex, England- Family-run Essex site on the banks of a 68-acre lake
- Playground and picnic areas on site, plus waterside café
- Five minutes' drive from the village and pubs of Halstead
New Favourite
Hill Farm Camping
Braintree, Essex, England- Well-equipped Essex farm site with excellent accessible facilities
- A 25-minute drive to Audley End; Colchester Zoo 40 minutes
- Archery, frisbee golf and trailer rides on site, plus animals to meet
- Favourite
Pightle Farm
Elmdon, Essex, England- Rural setting on a farm with fabulous Essex and Cambridgeshire views
- A 10-minutes drive to the IWM Duxford, and 30 minutes to Cambridge
- Dog-friendly pitches; pub in 15 minutes’ walk, shops 10 minutes’ drive
- Favourite
Stocks Farm Camping
Braintree, Essex, England- Dog-friendly, off-grid camping in the peaceful village of Rayne, Essex
- The Discovery Centre five minutes’ drive; Colchester Zoo 25 minutes
- Eggs and veg sold on site; pubs within five to 10 minutes’ walk
Narrow your tent site search to:
Braintree
Broxted
Elsenham
Helions Bumpstead
Takeley
Witham
Chelmsford
Dunmow
Finchingfield
Gosfield
Halstead
Saffron Walden
Heybridge
Maldon
Brentwood
Colchester
Little Baddow
Ongar
Romford
Roydon
West Bergholt
West Hanningfield
Battlesbridge
Benfleet
Billericay
Brightlingsea
Buckhurst Hill
Canvey Island
Chingford
Elmdon
Epping
Hockley
Hullbridge
Ingatestone
Lambourne End
Loughton
Rayleigh
Rochford
Southend-on-Sea
St Lawrence Bay
Stock
St Osyth
West Mersea
Wickford
Althorne
Beaumont-cum-Moze
Bradfield
Burnham On Crouch
Clacton-on-Sea
Dedham
East Tilbury
Dedham Vale
Little Clacton
Southminster
Thorpe Le Soken
