Student friendly campgrounds in England

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Whitby Holiday Park

• Clifftop site with sea views a mile from Whitby town centre
• Easy access to walks on the coast path and in the North York Moors
• Playground, games room, shop, bar and café on site

Allercott Farm

• Pop-up site with views across Exmoor and the Bristol Channel
• A five-minute drive from Timberscombe and 10 from Dunster
• Woodland and countryside walking trails leading straight from the park

The Merry Camper

• A peaceful pop-up campsite with pub access, scenic walks, and direct links to London – all set in the heart of rural Essex.

The Meadow

• 'Nothing but nature' camping on the edge of Dartmoor National Park
• A 10-minute drive from Okehampton; Exeter 35 minutes
• Under a mile from a working dairy farm with tours and fresh ice cream

Worcester Glamping

• Farm site bordering a small lake with views over the Malvern Hills
• A 30-minute walk along the river to Worcester town centre
• Firepits, common room and kitchen; farm café and restaurant on site

The Manor at Tur Langton

• Wild camping on a family-run farm and business park in Leicestershire
• Half an hour’s drive from Leicester city centre and its sights
• Businesses such as café, CrossFit gym and jewellery-making classes

4 Acre Farm

• Back-to-basics campsite between Hastings and Battle in East Sussex
• Battle Abbey 10 minutes’ drive; Hastings and Bexhill-on-Sea 15 minutes
• Grass pitches on a family smallholding with horses, hens and wildfowl

Wild Norfolk

• Family-friendly glamping site with a 10-acre meadow in rural Norfolk
• Half an hour’s drive to Thetford Forest Park; 50 minutes to the coast
• Self-contained kitchen; watersports or bike hire available; small shop

Acacia Farm

The Little Yurt Retreat

• Luxury yurt in central Canterbury, 15 minutes' walk from the cathedral
• A 15-minute drive to Whitstable or Howletts Wild Animal Park
• Log burner, barbecue, outdoor bath and 'secret cinema' snug

Wardlow Wells Farm

• Woodland site on the outskirts of the Peak District National Park
• Gulliver's Kingdom and Alton Towers theme parks within an hour
• Equestrian centre on site; guests are welcome to bring their horses

Applegates Glamping

• Luxury glamping with Bybrook River Valley views edging the Cotswolds
• Bath and Castle Combe 15 minutes’ drive; Lacock 20 minutes
• Insulated, well-designed yurt with a bathroom in a converted horse box

Wild and Free Camping

• Laidback site on a 30-acre family farm next to Stithians Reservoir
• A 15-minute drive from Falmouth and south coast beaches
• Café on site for breakfasts, coffees and cakes; campfires allowed

Whatley’s Rest Campsite

• Rural pop-up site with views of Cornish countryside and coast
• A 15-minute walk from the coast path and beach at Porthtowan
• Dogs welcome on site; campfires and barbecues allowed

Wheatfields Luxury Glamping

• Dog-friendly family-sized safari tents at a secluded Kent site
• Two hours from London. Near Rye and Camber Sands
• Woodburning stove, hot shower, firepit and barbecue provided

YHA Wilderhope Manor

• Simple, peaceful pitches in the grounds of an Elizabethan manor house
• In the Shropshire Hills Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty
• Self-catering facilities, restaurant and licensed bar on site

YHA Buttermere

• A site in the wooded grounds of a youth hostel with fell, lake views
• A 15-minute walk to Lake Buttermere and 20 to Crummock Water
• Self-catering kitchen, café-bar, restaurant, living room and library

YHA Street

• Glamping units in the scenic grounds of a Swiss-style chalet hostel
• A five-minute drive from Street's Clarks Village and 15 to Glastonbury
• Self-catering kitchen, dining area, small shop, board games