Campgrounds in Central England

Horseshoe Lake Activity Centre

• Family-friendly lakeside site with bell tents, a mile from Sandhurst
• A half-hour drive from Legoland Windsor; 40 minutes from Winchester
• Book ahead for open water swims and watersports on the lake

Horwood Farm Camping

• Peaceful yurt surrounded by trees with abundant wildlife
• Walk to the Lower Woods nature reserve; a 30-minute drive to Bristol
• Firepit provided; relaxed, 'leave no trace' destination

Lime Tree Caravan Park

• Quiet, well-kept site on a farm in pretty Leicestershire countryside
• A 20-minute drive to Drayton Manor Theme Park; Twycross Zoo 10 minutes
• Dogs welcome and river walks on site, with pubs and shops nearby

Scotlands House Campsite

• Family-friendly campsite in quiet Berkshire countryside near Bracknell
• A 15-minute drive to Legoland Windsor; half an hour to Thorpe Park
• Spacious grass pitches with a play park adjacent; pubs across the road

Huckleberry Farm

• Pop-up campsite on a family-run smallholding in rural Oxfordshire
• A 10-minute drive to Bicester Village and Blenheim Palace
• Farm animals and pony rides on site; five minutes’ drive to a pub

Scouts Field Campsite

• Friendly campsite with woodland and mature oak trees
• A 20-minute drive from Gloucester and Ross-on-Wye
• Communal kitchen, shared central firepit and woodworking activities

The Croft Campsite

• Family-run site located between Sherwood Forest and the Peak District
• On the edge of Shireoaks village; Clumber Park 20 minutes' drive
• Free-range eggs for sale; five minutes' walk from a lake and canal

Thames Meadow Camping

• Back to basics grass pitches half a mile from the Thames Path
• A 20-minute drive from Witney and 25 minutes from the Cotswolds
• Working farm within walking distance of three pubs; campfires welcome

The Cross Keys

The Boat Inn

• Pub campsite in Whitney-on-Wye
• Riverside location

Huntsham Bridge Camping

• Riverside site in the Wye Valley Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty
• A five-minute drive to Symonds Yat Rock, and 10 minutes to Ross-n-Wye
• Grass pitches on the Wye river, close to watersports, pubs and shops

Lakeside Springs

• Family and fishing site a mile from Sutton on Sea
• Seven-acre freshwater fishing in a birdwatching haven
• Free hot showers, play area and launderette

Lindridge Glamping

• Safari tents on a rural glamping site six miles from Tenbury Wells
• Ludlow, Wyre Forest and Shropshire Hills within a half-hour drive
• Tennis court, orchards and plenty of space for games and barbecues

Linton Mill Camping

• Spacious farm site in the grounds of an 18th-century mill house
• Half an hour’s drive from Worcester and Hereford
• Pizza oven, wet-weather barn and plenty of animals to meet

Camping Nottinghamshire

• Simple stays on a family-friendly site in the countryside
• Within walking distance of a boating lake, the river Trent and pubs
• Easy access to walking paths; barbecues are permitted on site

Sunhill Farm Campsite

• Laidback site in the grounds of a family farm just outside Cublington
• Milton Keynes, Waddesdon Manor and Woburn within a half-hour drive
• Food pub, fishing lake and golf within a five-minute drive

Birchwood Farm Caravan Park

Stanton Lakes

• Dog-friendly, adults-only site by a lake on the edge of Stoney Stanton
• A 20-minute drive to Leicester and the Bosworth Battlefield site
• Lakeside restaurant/bar on site; open-water swimming in summer

Stars and Wild

• Peaceful back-to-basics woodland site in the Severn Valley
• West Midlands Safari Park, Go Ape and Severn Valley Railway nearby
• Woodland walks and fishing at the River Severn