Cotswolds Camping

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  • Cosy family-run and dog-friendly site in the Cotswolds
  • A 15-minute drive from Blenheim Palace; 25 minutes to Stow-on-the-Wold
  • Barbecues and firepits allowed; access to footpaths and bridleways
After a cosy spot somewhere in the Cotswolds? Historic houses, museums and market towns are out in full force around the cosy Cotswolds Camping in its Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty six miles from Chipping Norton… to be exact, this family-run site is 15 minutes' drive away from Blenheim Palace and within striking distance of many characteristic Cotswolds trails. At the same time, Oxfordshire is the other way and Oxford itself is just 15 minutes’ train journey away from Charlbury Station (five minutes’ drive). As for those of you with a soft spot for a hardcore shopping trip, you won’t be left in the lurch here, as Bicester Village has a shopping outlet 35 minutes’ drive away and Stratford-upon-Avon is 45 minutes’ drive away for handsome riverside scenes and independent shops. Now, how about those hiking shoes? Well, the site has access to fancy footpaths, bridleways and woodland walks, so you’ll be able to get right to the rambling. You might want to stop by the local village, Charlbury, on your way around the local area, as there are food shops, pubs, cafés and restaurants here, all within walking distance of the site. And don’t worry, you’ll be able to carry the good time onto the site, as barbecues and firepits are both permitted – the same for dogs. As for the facilities you’ll have on hand, these include a play area, shower, toilets and a dishwashing area to help you deal with any dirty pots and pans.

Campground type

Camper sites 50
Lodges, cabins, pods or huts 8
RV sites 50
Mobile homes for rent 3
Tent sites 65
Open now
Opens March 1
Please note
  • Under 18s must be accompanied by their parents or legal guardians.
  • A cable measuring at least 25 metres is needed for the electric hook-ups.
  • Guests must bring their own duvets, pillows, sheets and towels when staying in rental accommodation. You will not be allowed to stay if you do not bring these items.
  • Guests are advised to bring a good quality flashlight with them as parts of the park are unlit.
  • No naked flames are allowed inside the hired accommodation units.
  • Toilet rolls are not provided, please bring your own. If you would like to be allocated a pitch next to another group, bookings must under the same name and/or a group identifier provided in the notes section of each booking. The site cannot amend your allocated pitch on arrival.

Languages spoken

English

Open from Sat, Mar 1 to

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Reviews

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Location
9
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9
Accommodation
9
Facilities / Activities
8
Customer service
9
Child friendliness
9
Cleanliness
9
Wifi
6

86% would recommend this campground to a friend

83% would stay here again

What customers say

This well-kept, friendly campsite in the beautiful Cotswolds is popular with families & dog owners. Guests love the clean facilities, spacious pitches & cafe. The woodland playground is a hit! Some noted busy periods caused lines & noise. A few mentioned occasional TP shortages & weak shower hot water. Highly recommended!

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Arrival date (latest first)

Nice big pitches, very clean facilities. Highly recommend.…

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10 out of 10
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10
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10
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10
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10
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10
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10
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Daniel G.

Powered grass tent campsite (large)

Liked Nice big pitches, very clean facilities. Highly recommend.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Clean site, great location, good facility’s

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8 out of 10
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10
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8
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8
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7
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5
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8
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Simon C.

Powered grass travel trailer campsite

Liked Lovely camp site, adequate facilities.
Very welcoming…

Disliked Perhaps more toilets but no huge issue

Recommend to friends Visit again

Very good facilities and always kept very clean!…

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10 out of 10
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10
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Nick D.

Primitive grass tent campsite (small)

Liked Very good facilities and always kept very clean!

Recommend to friends Visit again

Never liked at all reception assures waste of time…

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1 out of 10
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4
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1
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Paul G.

Powered grass travel trailer campsite

Liked Never liked at all reception assures waste of time

Disliked Very poor site. Wouldn't recommend

Recommend to friends Visit again

Amazing camping

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10 out of 10
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10
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10
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10
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10
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10
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sophie l.

Camping pod (two person)

Liked All was great , will come back

Disliked nothing

Recommend to friends Visit again

A fantastic stay at a lovely campsite.

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10 out of 10
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Lucy M.

Powered grass travel trailer campsite

Liked Everything! Fantastic location, clean facilities and a large pitch. We will definitely be back.

Disliked Nothing.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Charming, quirky, clean and beautiful

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10 out of 10
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Cerdin C.

Primitive grass tent campsite

Liked Charming little campsite, lovely little shop, pop up bar, venue and facilities also a hidden art gallery. The site was woody and green. It was clean and tidy and the gentleman running it was friendly and approachable and my 5 year old loved the experience. We will definitely alley visit again :)

Disliked None

Recommend to friends Visit again

Great visit to this site, great location to explore the cotswolds

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8 out of 10
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8
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10
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8
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8
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10
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10
Katis A.

Powered grass travel trailer campsite

Liked Facilities were really good and always clean.
The site was well maintained and very spacious.
The laid-back feel.

Disliked Didnt dislike any of it.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Lovely place to stay I'd have liked to have met a person on arrival

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8 out of 10
Location
9
Value for money
9
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8
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9
Customer service
6
Child friendliness
8
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Anonymous

Stable Barn shepherd's hut

Liked The site it's self is very friendly toilets were clean. There is also a park for the children to play and a Caffe and bar on site.

Disliked No one was on the desk when we arrived so we rang the number. We were directed by phone how to get to our cabin and where the key would be. We were not given any other instructions on where showers toilets kitchen were etc. I'd have liked to physically spoken to someone face to face, so more information could be given.

Recommend to friends Visit again

From the manager: The warden runs the site alone, typically when it gets after 6pm he will be busy around the site cleaning the facilities. He is cleaning from 8am until 11, then at reception or close by reception from 12 o’clock until around 5pm , then cleaning from 6pm until 8pm managing check ins up until 8pm via telephone, there are 5 maps across the site showing all the facilities, you could also ask the warden or text him. I will pop by now and explain in details where all the facilities are

Disappointing

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4 out of 10
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Anonymous

Powered grass travel trailer campsite

Liked The live music and bar on Saturday. The musician was very talented and entertaining.
The proximity for attractions in the Cotswolds, eg Cotswold Wildlife Park and Bourton on the Water
Nice sheltered pitches with electric hook up, in a hedged field.

Disliked No map of site, so no instructions for fire procedure, contact number of local emergency gp.
Disappointed with the number of toilet and shower facilities, just two female/male toilets and one shower in one block before 8am, second but more modern block with similar facilities open at 8am.
Lock on one of the female toilets in older block didn't lock properly.
More facilities in camping field at the weekend , 3 showers and four toilets for each gender, but these were locked again with padlocks by Monday morning.
Lack of "grey water" disposal and lack of "chemical water" disposal , we brought ours home!
Dust bins overflowing with rubbish bags by the time we were leaving on Monday morning, so we brought our rubbish bag home with us too.

Recommend to friends Visit again

From the manager: Thanks for your review , when I spoke to you in the morning I was very confused with what you were stating. You told me we only had one toilet and one shower. I explained that we have multiple toilets and showers , but when cleaning occurs we alternate between them, we keep one set open whilst the others are cleaned , then clean the next set. Once the morning clean is done all the toilets are open all day and once the same process happens in the evening all the toilets are open all day. At the front of the campsite where you were staying we have 5 female toilets and 4 male, then 3 female showers and 3 male. We also have 6 private toilets for those in private fields or accommodations and 2 private showers. On busy weekends when the whole campsite is in use we have a further 5 toilets and 6 showers. This gives you a combined total of 18 toilets and 13 showers, you can check government guidelines which state there must be 1 toilet and shower for every 25 pitches. We far exceed this with only 100 units total. There is also a map on reception, in front of the small shower toilet block, inside reception, at the top field , private field and washing up sinks. These maps have a key which explains where all the facilities are. We have a toilet waste point which doubles up as a grey waste point. The fire procedure is on the notice board and there are instructions on the fire points which are spread out across the whole campsite (mainly down the gravel track) the rubbish bins are collected by the council, unfortunately we have tried to ask for multiple collection dates per week but we still have to subscribe to our weekly collection of normal rubbish on a Tuesday and recycling on a Thursday. Most if not all of this information is sent to you when you book within the site rules, can be found on our website or in our terms and conditions. Japan are way ahead of us with their self cleaning toilets, we haven’t quite got there yet, so unfortunately as much as we dislike cleaning them. They must be cleaned a minimum of two times per day. When this cleaning occurs there will always be a slight reduction in total amounts of toilets available at that present moment. We just ask our customers to be a little understanding and happy that we strive to keep them spotless at all times. We’ve tried cleaning them whilst keeping them open and this makes the whole process of cleaning them three times longer.


Features

Leisure on park

Bar or club house Cycle hire Evening entertainment Fishing Fitness centre Indoor swimming pool Kids' club On-site cafe On-site restaurant On-site restaurant/cafe Outdoor swimming pool Playground Recreation room/arcade TV room Takeout Tennis Watersports

Amenities on park

Bath available Composting toilet Dog park Drying room Free wifi Grocery store Ice pack freezing Internet access Laundromat Off licence Parent & baby washroom Payphone Pick-up from public transport Picnic table Portable toilet Pub toilets Restrooms Shower available Washing-up area Wifi

Groups welcome

Family friendly Motorcycle friendly Rallies welcome Scouts welcome Single-sex groups welcome Student groups welcome

Rules

Barbecue grills allowed Barbecue provided Campfires allowed Commercial vehicles allowed Dogs allowed Dogs allowed all year

Themes

Forest Hikers’ paradise Peaceful Remote location Spectacular scenery

Utilities

Charging facilities Communal freezer Communal fridge Dump station Electric car charging point(s) Propane/gas cylinders available Recycling available Renewable energy

Nearby amenities

Bar nearby Convenience store nearby Dog walk nearby Nearby farmers' market Public transportation nearby

Type

Large (51-200 sites)

Nearby leisure

Canoeing/kayaking nearby Cycling nearby Fishing nearby Golf nearby Indoor pool nearby Leisure/theme park nearby Outdoor pool nearby Restaurant nearby Watersports nearby

Touring and motorhomes

Water hook-up points for caravans

Location

Cotswolds Camping

Spelsbury Road

Charlbury

Chipping Norton

Oxfordshire

England

OX7 3LL

Directions

Timezone

Europe/London +0100 (GMT+01:00)

GPS

51.88594°N
1.48883°W

Nearest transport

Bus
10.9 mi Water Eaton Park and Ride
13.3 mi Gloucester Green Bus Station
13.4 mi Magdalen Street East
Rail
0.9 mi Charlbury Rail Station
2.4 mi Finstock Rail Station
3.5 mi Ascott-under-Wychwood Rail Station
Airport
8.4 mi London Oxford Airport
28.6 mi Gloucestershire Airport

Please note: All distances on this page are calculated "as the crow flies" - please check actual distance depending on your mode of travel using the Get directions button above.

Local attractions

Trail time? You might want to begin with the Roman Fosse Way, passing by the towns of Stow-on-the-Wold (25 minutes' drive) and Moreton-in-Marsh (25 minutes). Or from Lechlade-on-Thames (half an hour), perhaps you'll roll right on to the Thames Path, if you’re not drawn into the water with watersports such as canoeing. Characterful towns and villages are a Cotswolds staple and it shows… Burford (15 minutes) is boxed full of unusual shops, pubs and tea rooms, while in Witney (20 minutes), you’ve got classic entertainment courtesy of a multi-screen cinema, shops and leisure centre mixed in with markets and the historic Cogges Manor Farm. In Woodstock (15 minutes) there’s more history inside The Oxfordshire Museum. Like Chipping Norton (10 minutes), the place has a swimming pool, shops, pubs and tea rooms galore, to add to Chipping Norton’s theatre and cinema. Historic are many of the houses around here, and that includes the UNESCO World Heritage-listed Blenheim Palace (15 minutes), the Jacobean Chastleton House (20 minutes) and or the 18th-century Buscot Park (35 minutes). For more activities in the throw of it all, there’s Cotswold Wildlife Park & Gardens (25 minutes) and Bourton-on-the-Water’s equestrian centre, brewery and motoring museum (half an hour).

Must see

Blenheim Palace 6.3 mi

Chastleton House 8.3 mi

Ashmolean Museum 13.1 mi

Carfax Tower 13.5 mi

Modern Art Oxford 13.6 mi

National Trust

Chastleton House 8.3 mi

Lodge Park and Sherborne Estate 13.9 mi

Buscot Old Parsonage 16.3 mi

Buscot Park 16.5 mi

Boarstall Tower 17.4 mi

Cycle routes

Find local routes on the National Cycle Network - over 12,000 miles of cycling routes.

Other

Spelsbury - Charlbury - Chadlington - Dean 0.5 mi

Charlbury - Fawler 0.9 mi

Charlbury - Finstock - Charlbury 0.9 mi

CORNBURY PARK 1.8 mi

DITCHLEY PARK 2.5 mi

Please note: All distances on this page are calculated "as the crow flies" - please check actual distance depending on your mode of travel using the Get directions button above.

Nearest campgrounds

Unfortunately, we have no nearby bookable campgrounds.

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Frequently asked questions

  • Does Cotswolds Camping have a swimming pool? No View all features
  • Is Cotswolds Camping dog friendly? Yes View all features
  • What attractions are near Cotswolds Camping? Trail time? You might want to begin with the Roman Fosse Way, passing by the towns of Stow-on-the-Wold (25 minutes' drive) and Moreton-in-Marsh (25 minutes). Or from Lechlade-on-Thames (half an hour), perhaps … Read more
  • When can I check in and check out of Cotswolds Camping?
    RV, travel trailer and tent sites
    Arrive:  2 p.m. –  8 p.m.
    Depart by:  11 a.m.
    On-park accommodation
    Arrive:  2 p.m. –  8 p.m.
    Depart by:  11 a.m.
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  • How much does it cost to stay at Cotswolds Camping? From $25.66 (for 1 night, 2 adults) - prices may change depending on your dates and party.