Washing-up area: Campgrounds in Central England

Apple Wood Glamping

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

The Castlefields

• Traditional country pub and restaurant near Hay-on-Wye
• Open fireplace, gardens and beer garden with spectacular views
• Set in the Golden Valley surrounded by the Merbach Hills

The Cross Keys

Old Dairy Farm

• Quiet 26-acre rural site between the River Ouzel and Grand Union Canal
• Five miles from both Milton Keynes and Leighton Buzzard
• A few minutes' drive from the museums of Bletchley Park

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

Grace Park

• Family-run woodland and grassland site
• Immaculately-maintained amenities including launderette
• Less than 45 minutes' drive from Lincoln

Grange Alpacas Glamping

• Glamping site on an alpaca farm near Melton Mowbray in Leicestershire
• A 15-minute drive to Twinlakes Park; 25 to the National Space Centre
• Spacious bell tents, outdoor kitchen and showers; farm shop close by

The Glamping Group at Ashbourne Touring and Camping Park

• Luxury bell tents at a rural site in the Peak District National Park
• A 20-minute drive to Chatsworth House and 25 minutes to Alton Towers
• Play area, picnic spots and pond; pubs and shops 10 minutes' drive

Greendale Farm Caravan & Camping Park

• Small, tranquil touring park.

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

Hollies Farm

• Peaceful dog-friendly working farm site in the Shropshire Hills
• A 10-minute drive from the Stiperstones; 25 minutes to Church Stretton
• Pub serving local ales and meals nearby; Shropshire Way trail nearby

The Little Yurt Meadow

The Lower Lode

• Fifteenth-century traditional riverside pub
• Rural setting overlooking the River Severn
• Well placed for the Cotswolds, Cheltenham, Worcester and Malvern

The Majestic Bus

• Luxury vintage bus 15 minutes’ drive from Hay-on-Wye in Herefordshire
• Brecon Beacons National Park 15 minutes’ drive’; boat hire 20 minutes
• Private roll-top bath and a woodfired hot tub in the vibrant garden

The New Inn

• Peaceful rural Herefordshire glamping site with easy access to walks
• A 10-minute drive from Hay-on-Wye and half an hour from Hereford
• Stunning views over the Black Mountains and Brecon Beacons

Greenway Touring and Glamping Park

• Adults-only site in a secluded hill setting
• Small, peaceful and easily accessible from Craven Arms
• In an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty nine miles from Ludlow