Tent campgrounds and tent camping parks in South West England

Whitecliff Farm

• Family-friendly farm site with sea views, a mile from Swanage beach
• A five-minute drive to Corfe Castle; Sandbanks Ferry 30 minutes
• Wild camping with fresh water, toilets and showers; watersports nearby

Buttercombe Meadow Campsite

• Peaceful family-run site in Devon with ancient woodlands and meadows
• A 10-minute drive from Woolacombe beach and Saunton Sands
• On-site bar/kitchen and small food shop; firepits for sale and hire

Zoar Campsite

• Small, simple family-run site on the Lizard Peninsula
• Five minutes' drive to Coverack; 10 minutes to Kennack Sands
• Spacious, level pitches with campfires allowed; dogs welcome

Whitsand Bay Fort

East Creech Farm Caravan and Camping Site

Beer Youth Hostel

• Set in a hidden wooded valley
• Restaurant serving local ales, beer, wine and home-cooked meals
• Flanked by National Cycle Network Route 2

Widecombe Valley - Dartmoor Camping

• Quiet wild campsite in the village of Widecombe in the Moor
• Five minutes' drive to Haytor Rocks; 15 minutes to Bovey Tracey
• Central Dartmoor location on the banks of the river Webburn

Higher Coarsewell Farm

• Peaceful wild camping on a working farm close to Dartmoor in Devon
• A 20-minute drive to Kingsbridge beaches, Totnes and Dartmoor Zoo
• Simple site with no facilities; five minutes’ drive to a pub and shop

Higher Culloden Farm

• Camping pods on a friendly family farm in north Cornwall
• A five-minute walk from Camelford and five miles from the coast
• Feed the animals, light up a campfire and splash in a private stream

Proper Camping

• Back to basics Cornwall family campsite just off the A39
• A quarter of an hour's drive from Port Isaac and Tintagel
• Friendly dogs welcome; open campfires allowed

Easewell Farm Holiday Park & Golf Club

Swineham Farm

• Pop-up wild campsite on a working beef and sheep farm
• A short walk to the Two Moors Way, just outside Exmoor National Park
• Dog-friendly pitches with easy access to the A361

Acorn Farm Touring Park

• Peaceful hideaway in Devon with countryside all around
• In a birdwatching haven
• Newly refurbished amenities block with free hot showers

Wild Camping at Wheal Friendly

• Back-to-basics north Cornwall pitches five minutes' walk from St Agnes
• Perranporth 10 minutes' drive; 35 minutes to St Ives
• Trevaunance Cove and South West Coast Path five minutes' walk

Higher Aunemouth Farm

Wild Camping at Emmetts on Exmoor

• Off-grid wild camping at the highest farm on Exmoor
• A 20-minute drive to Exmoor Zoo; 25 minutes to the North Devon coast
• Free-range eggs and home-reared meat available to buy on site

Coach and Horses Camping

• Level and well-maintained pub campsite in southern Cornwall
• Just off the A394; Marazion five minutes' drive
• Pub food served; very good public transport links opposite the site

Dowha Fields Camping

• Simple rural site 10 minutes' drive from Redruth and Camborne
• St Ives, St Michael's Mount and Praa Sands within a half-hour drive
• Central Cornwall spot roughly halfway between north and south coasts