Birdwatching: Campgrounds in Central England

Greenacres Caravan and Touring Park

• Family-owned adults-only holiday park on the outskirts of Tuxford
• A 20-minute drive from Newark-on-Trent and Edwinstowe
• Within walking distance of a pub and a working windmill and café

Voltaire's Wood

• Five acres of peaceful woodland in rural Gloucestershire
• Stroud 15 minutes' drive; Newark Park 20 minutes
• Firepit and firewood available; dogs welcome

Revesby Deer Park Campsite

• Low-cost family pop-up site on the Revesby Estate in Lincolnshire
• Lincolnshire Wildlife Park 20 minutes’ drive; Skegness half an hour
• Free entertainment for the whole family and an optional music event

Callow Top Holiday Park

• Award-winning park a short drive from Ashbourne and the Peak District
• A 20-minute drive from Alton Towers; 35 minutes from Chatsworth Estate
• Dog-friendly site with coarse fishing lake and provisions to buy

Regatta Riverside Motorhome Park

• Pop-up park at Temple Island Meadows for the Henley Royal Regatta
• Motorhome and campervan pitches right on the riverbank
• Bars, food outlets and river racing: two free bar tickets included

Marlow Family Camping

• Family-friendly site in Buckinghamshire with adventurous activities
• A five-minute drive from Marlow; 15 minutes from Cliveden
• Archery, raft-building and bushcraft on site

Shepherd's Gate

• Pub site near Ledbury in rural Herefordshire
• Five minutes’ drive to Newbridge Farm Park and Weston’s Cider Mill
• Restaurant, bar and loos in the pub; shops 10 minutes’ drive

Golden Sands Holiday Park

Stancombe Ash Farm

• Quiet, dog-friendly site surrounded by Cotswolds farmland and woodland
• A 10-minute drive from Stroud; 25 minutes to Westonbirt or Cirencester
• Five minutes’ drive to the local town; walks and country pubs locally

Lichfield Waterside Campsite

• Pop-up site with optional music events in Staffordshire countryside
• SnowDome and Statfold Country Park both 15 minutes’ drive
• Budget-friendly family camping with a three-acre lake for paddlesports

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

Honey Pod Farm

• Handcrafted stargazing pods on a family-run organic farm glamping site
• A five-minute drive from Upton-upon-Severn and 30 mins from Tewkesbury
• Cosy 17th-century inn on site serving guest ales and gastropub food

Long Acres Touring Park

• Adults-only park in south Lincolnshire
• Hardstanding and grass pitches with electric hook-ups available
• Enjoy top-notch food and craft markets in nearby Boston

Epworth Fields Holiday Park

• Family-run site with several fisheries within a 15-minute drive
• Epworth five minutes’ drive; Cleethorpes beach 45 minutes
• Dogs welcome and barbecues allowed; shower and toilet block

Barn Field Camping

• Pastureland camping on a working family farm in the Bedfordshire Wolds
• Saint Neots 15 minutes' drive; 45 minutes from Cambridge city centre
• Direct access to footpaths/bridleways; farm shop five minutes' drive