Tent campgrounds and tent camping parks in Ongar, England

Aldersroot

• Wild camping on private Essex parkland 10 minutes’ drive from Ongar
• Epping Forest District Museum and Gibberd Garden half an hour’s drive
• Adults-only off-grid pitches, communal firepit and watersports lake

Kelvedon Hatch Camping and Caravanning Club Site

Lambourne End Camping Site

Mill House Caravan Park

Willows Rustic Camping and Caravanning

Stuarts Wood

• Nearly wild site in an oak woodland on a working country farm
• Five-minute drive to Stock and 10 minutes to Hanningfield’s bird hide
• Campfires allowed; 35 minutes from Southend-on-Sea beaches

Lee Valley Almost Wild Campsite

• Peaceful woodland site on the border between Hertfordshire and Essex
• On the outskirts of Broxbourne; 20 minutes' drive from Hertford
• Waterside views and great public transport links

Toad Abode

• Wild site by the River Ash, 15 minutes' drive from Bishop's Stortford
• Forage on site for elderberries, rosehips and edible Himalayan blossom
• Within 40 minutes' drive of Audley End and Knebworth House

Bridge Field

• Spacious basic pitches just outside the Essex village of Sandon
• A 10-minute drive from Chelmsford and 15 minutes from Maldon
• Close to the A12; 10 minutes' walk to the nearest pub

Three Horseshoes Public House

Theobalds Park Camping and Caravanning Club Site