Wildlife haven: Campgrounds in Central England

Haresfield Wild Camping

• Haresfield - an exclusive wild camping experience
• Set at the foot of the Malvern Hills
• Experience exclusive use of your own field - no sharing here

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

Birchcanoes

• Small, rural and simple site by the River Wreake
• Sustainable approach using reclaimed materials
• Electric car charging point, a play area, hammock space and free wifi

Hedgwick

• Quiet site on an old fruit farm overlooking the leafy Wyre Forest
• A 15-minute drive to Kidderminster and West Midland Safari Park
• Five minutes’ walk from Far Forest’s village shop and pub

Kingfisher Holiday Park

• Well-equipped caravans at a canal junction two miles from Alrewas
• Twycross Zoo and Drayton Manor Theme Park within a half-hour drive
• Adventure play area, tennis court, café and indoor pool on site

Foremans Bridge Caravan Park

The Paddock at Hardwick

• Exclusive-use glampsite in a Stottesdon riverside paddock, Shropshire
• Top Adventures and Severn Valley Quad Trekking five minutes’ drive
• Alfresco nature bath; pub 20 minutes walk; farm shop 10 minutes’ drive

The Paddocks Pop-up Campsite

• Simple, peaceful paddock pitches in Lincolnshire Coastal Country Park
• Next door to a donkey sanctuary; five minutes’ drive from the beach
• Village pub a short walk away; barbecues and firepits allowed on site

Millbrook Campsite

The Railway Hotel Caravan Site

• Single static caravan in a quiet location just outside Woodhall Spa
• Own mooring for boaters
• Book a beauty treatment in the accompanying hotel

Jubilee Barn

• High-end glamping site set in spacious Northamptonshire meadows
• A 10-minute drive from Towcester; half an hour from Milton Keynes
• Smart accommodation with a logburner, hot tub and private washroom

Fair Farm Hideaway

• Quiet adults-only glamping site in leafy Leicestershire
• In Waltham on the Wolds village, 10 minutes' drive from Melton Mowbray
• Smart shepherd's hut with private hot tub and views of a fishing lake

Moor Top Farm

• Spacious site on a farm 20 minutes’ drive from the Peak District
• Chesterfield 20 minutes’ drive; Chatsworth House 25 minutes
• Dogs welcome; within walking distance of two pubs

Morrells Wood Farm

• Glamping at a family-run farm at the foot of the Wrekin Hill
• A 15-minute drive from Ironbridge and half an hour from Shrewsbury
• Spacious units with kitchen, shower room, barbecue and stunning views

The Valletts

• Quiet secluded site three miles from the cathedral city of Hereford
• Close to the walking trail along the banks of the river Wye
• Wild camping with toilet, shower and dogs and campfires allowed

New Hanson Grange Holidays

• Luxury shepherd’s huts on a Peak District National Park sheep farm
• Tissington Trail 10 minutes’ drive; Chatsworth House half an hour
• Adults-only wildlife haven with exclusive-use shower rooms

Bidston Farm Camping

• Peaceful dog-friendly site at a farm on the Lincolnshire coast
• A 10-minute drive to Mablethorpe; 15 minutes to Donna Nook seals
• Back to basics pitches 10 minutes' walk from the nearest beach