Campgrounds for backpackers in South West England

Brooklands Caravan Park

• Dog-friendly wildlife haven on a peaceful Devon farm
• A 20-minute drive to Exeter and 15 minutes to the Jurassic Coast
• Launderette, toilets and showers; farm shops and pubs nearby

Wallen Down Farm

• Rural wild camping site for motorhomes with views over Dartmoor
• A 10-minute drive to Castle Drogo; short walk to the Two Moors Way
• Farm cider, fresh eggs, beef and wood for firepits sold on site

Knaveswell Farm

• Back to basics Purbeck pitches at the foot of Nine Barrow Down
• A 15-minute drive from Swanage and Studland beaches
• Excellent walking/cycling site on a lane from Swanage to Corfe Castle

Middle Ruckham Camping

• Peaceful nearly wild camping on an organic farm in rural Mid Devon
• Wildwood Devon 45 minutes’ drive; Exmoor National Park half an hour
• Spacious pitches in wildflower meadows; firepits to borrow

Pennymoor Caravan & Camping Park

• Pennymoor has been owned and run by the same family since 1935
• We care deeply about the comfort and enjoyment of our visitors.
• We are looking forward to celebrating our 85th Anniversary in 2020

Wonders Corner Camping

• Back to basics site in a peaceful north Devon paddock
• A 20-minute drive from Westward Ho!; 30 minutes from Dartmoor
• Wildlife haven on the edge of a deciduous woodland

Firebeacon Farm

• Quiet Devon pop-up site on a family farm with lovely Exe Valley views
• Tiverton 10 minutes' drive away; 20 minutes to the edge of Exmoor
• Farm beef available to buy; footpath access to Knightshayes Court

The Pavilion at Shaftesbury Estate

• Secluded, largely off-grid glamping site on a Dorset farm
• Dorset Heavy Horse Farm Park and golf courses within a 10-minute drive
• Real beds with bedding and towels provided, plus communal kitchen

Edmore Park

• Level, peaceful and family-run park 10 minutes' drive from Bude
• Three miles from the coast at Crackington Haven
• Friendly and helpful owners, happy to help and to provide tourist info

Badgers Field

• Spacious nine-acre site on a working Cornish dairy farm
• Two miles from Saint Just; Cape Cornwall 10 minutes' drive
• Wildlife haven in a field bordered by woodland

Mawla Wild Camping

• Beautiful quiet field with views and nature all around.

Penzance Youth Hostel

Duddlestone Farm

• Wild camping in a Somerset orchard 10 minutes’ drive from Taunton
• Sheppy’s Cider Farm 15 minutes’ drive; Lyme Regis 40 minutes
• Back-to-basics site with direct access to Blackdown Hills walks

Woodleigh Caravan Park

• Well-maintained Devon family park just off the A30 at Cheriton Bishop
• Five minutes’ drive to Dartmoor National Park; 40 minutes to Paignton
• Modern facilities and two fishing lakes; café right next door

Blagdon Farm

• Rural site on the border between Devon and Cornwall
• Smallholding with farm animals
• One and a half-acre coarse fishing lake: land carp of up to 22lb

Bobsfield Campsite

• Family campsite on the Somerset Levels between Glastonbury and Street
• Five minutes’ drive to Glastonbury Tor and the Chalice Well
• Fresh veg and pop-up street food on site; shops five minutes’ drive