Canoeing/kayaking nearby: Campgrounds in Central England

Pentreheylin Park

• Dog-friendly wild camping meadows on a working livery farm
• A 25-minute drive from Llangollen and 40 minutes from Chester
• Walks, shops, restaurants and pubs in Ellesmere, five minutes’ drive

Laneside Caravan Park

Poston Mill Park

Hill Farm Pop-Up Campsite

• Pop-up campsite on a working farm overlooking Ivinghoe Beacon
• A 20-minute drive to Whipsnade Zoo, 30 minutes to Woburn Safari Park
• Spacious grass pitches close to the Grand Union Canal, pubs and shops

Chase Farm

• Small quiet site on a working dairy farm in the Wye Valley
• Chepstow, Puzzle Wood and Tintern Abbey within a 15-minute drive
• Pop-up farm shop on site selling farm-produced milk and ice cream

Horncastle Footgolf Course and Camping

• Roomy site spread over 60 acres of Lincolnshire parkland
• On the edge of the Lincolnshire Wolds; Horncastle five minutes' drive
• Wildlife walks, nature ponds, 18-hole footgolf course and dog area

Park Grange Holidays

Out to Grass

• Friendly family-run glamping and camping farm site near Malvern Hills
• A 15-minute drive to Great Malvern and 10 minutes to Bromyard
• Bar and communal campfire with sofas

Brook Meadow

• Peaceful site on a working farm a mile from Sibbertoft
• Half an hour's drive from Althorp; 40 minutes from Rockingham speedway
• Well-stocked five-acre coarse fishing lake on site

Church House Caravan and Camping Park

• Peaceful riverside site next to a 12th-century church
• Land salmon of up to 12lb in the calm River Vyrnwy waters
• Edged by the Severn Way and close to the Offa’s Dyke Path

Croft Farm Camp Site

Ye Olde Swan

• Lively family-friendly island site on the Thames
• A 20-minute drive from hikes, bikes and sights of the Cotswolds
• Easy stroll from traditional English pub-restaurant on the Thames

Heart of the Wye

• Peaceful modern yurts in a scenic Herefordshire two-acre meadow
• Hay-on-Wye 10 minutes' drive away; half an hour to Hereford
• Private deck area, firepit and barbecue for each yurt; dogs welcome

Washbrook Farm

• Eco-friendly countryside stays surrounded by woodland
• Wild camping in a wildflower meadow
• Badgers, deer and birds all spottable on site

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

Haughton Park House Farm

• Peaceful farm site on the banks of the River Meden
• Sherwood Forest and Clumber Park within 20 minutes' drive
• Fishing available on site

Black Hall Wigwams