Wild Canvas Camping

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  • Pop-up family-friendly site on the banks of the River Great Ouse
  • Bletchley Park and Milton Keynes activities within a half-hour drive
  • Gentle festival atmosphere with activities, music, café and bar
With a relaxed festival atmosphere, Wild Canvas Camping is a long-standing pop-up site within the scenic riverside meadows of the historic Turvey House Estate in Bedfordshire. An hour and 45 minutes' drive away from London and just over an hour from Cambridge, it has a welcoming and relaxed ethos and is designed for all ages. At this spot, you're encouraged to leave the everyday behind and get stuck into music, creative arts, wellness and nature instead. There are a range of free activities on site, from arts and crafts to a family yoga club and the ever-popular talent show and kids’ disco. Coached paddleboarding lessons are also available, although many guests choose to bring their own kayaks and paddleboards to cruise down the River Great Ouse. If you paddle across the length of the site, you'll make it to the bar. Wild Canvas Camping also runs wellbeing activities such as free morning sessions (with the likes of yoga, pilates and/or boot camps) and a variety of classes throughout the day. There is also a wellness treatment tent and a riverside sauna. Guests can expect barista coffee and hot breakfasts at the on-site café, which also serves wholesome lunch and dinner dishes. The site also has a rotation of food trucks and a courtyard bar named the Wild HQ, with local beers and signature cocktails. While Wild Canvas Camping’s groovy playlists set the tone throughout the week, the weekends are livelier with live music and DJs; the music ends at midnight. The nearest train station is in Bedford, 15 minutes' drive away from the site. Olney, a market town with excellent shopping, is only a 10-minute drive away. Mobile phone reception is good on site.

Site type

Rent a tent 5
Tent pitches 30
Motorhome pitches 8
Opens 6 August
Please note
  • Under 18s must be accompanied by their parents or legal guardians.
  • Please note that the toilet/shower facilities are unisex.
  • Group bookings of 16 or more adults are not permitted (couples and immediate family members excepted).
  • Group bookings of 5 or more units (e.g. tent, touring caravan, motorhome or accommodation hire) travelling together are not permitted via Pitchup.com.
  • Single-sex bookings of 8 or more people (excluding couples) are not permitted via Pitchup.com.
  • No hen/stag parties permitted via Pitchup.com.
  • There is no reception on-site: on arrival please contact the number provided on your booking confirmation.
  • If making a fire, the fuel, logs and coal have to be purchased on site.
  • Commercial vehicles (vehicles used for work-related purposes, carrying goods or fare-paying passengers) and sign-written vehicles are not permitted on site.

Languages spoken

Danish

English

Open from Thu, 06 Aug to

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Pitch types & availability

Accommodation

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2 adults
0 children
0 dogs

Reviews

7.1

Overall rating from 7 Pitchup.com customers

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Location
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Value for money
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Accommodation
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Facilities / Activities
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Customer service
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Child friendliness
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Cleanliness
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Wifi
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71% would recommend this site to a friend

57% would stay here again

What customers say

Riverside spot, great for swimming, good grub and clean showers. Staff are legends! Kids loved the activities. BUT, late-night noise was a bother for some, and it's pricey. Wash-up spots are few, some pitches rubbish, and management seemed absent.

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Arrival date (latest first)

Relatively good experience. Good location next…

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6 out of 10
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Amie L.

Non-electric grass campervan pitch

Liked Relatively good experience. Good location next to the river however a bit disconcerting to have notices about the water being unhygienic and that it must not be ingested and heads shouldn’t go underneath the water. Camp was kept clean, bins and toilets emptied fairly regularly but sometimes the chemical toilets were quite pungent. Bar area and live acts were nice, a few more free activities for the kids would have also been nice especially considering the cost to camp in the first place (all activities should really be included I think). We did also have a local cat come into one of our tents and leave behind a mutilated mouse one night which was interesting

Disliked People’s noise wasn’t controlled at all, every night there was someone playing music into the early hours, on the Sunday this went on until 5am!

Recommend to friends Visit again

I would 100% recommend a visit

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8 out of 10
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Value for money
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Anonymous

Non-electric grass tent pitch

Liked Nice clean showers, beautiful river/lake perfect for a quick swim in the heat. Lovely food and great staff who are happy to help.

Disliked Alot of children's activities, wish there were more activities for the adults as well. But other than that it was wonderful

Recommend to friends Visit again

Amazing weekend, friendly fun atmosphere! Beautiful riverside location

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10 out of 10
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Facilities / Activities
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Customer service
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Child friendliness
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Cleanliness
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Wifi
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Anonymous

Non-electric grass tent pitch

Liked The location

Disliked The washing up facilities were very far away from the pitch

Recommend to friends Visit again

We loved our stay at Wild…

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Cleanliness
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Wifi
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Heather W.

Non-electric grass tent pitch

Liked We loved our stay at Wild Canvas. We stayed right on the water front and were close to all amenities, including drinking water, washing up facilities and toilets.
We didn't take advantage of the food service and the bar but the setup was great!
The kids also loved the superhero party and the creative workshop that were put on for free.

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Facilities / Activities
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Customer service
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Child friendliness
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Cleanliness
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Wifi
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Dan P.

Non-electric grass tent pitch

Liked Landscape
Amenities

Disliked High costs

Recommend to friends Visit again

We enjoyed our stay. Pitches were…

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8 out of 10
Location
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Value for money
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Accommodation
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Facilities / Activities
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Customer service
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Child friendliness
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Cleanliness
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Kristine B.

Non-electric grass tent pitch

Liked We enjoyed our stay. Pitches were large. Everyone was friendly. Food was great from the cafe. Activities were great. We enjoyed wild swimming.

Disliked Only 2 washing up basins. Seemed on last days the staff have given up on toilets.

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Avoid!!!

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2 out of 10
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Paul N.

Non-electric grass tent pitch

Liked The scenery

Disliked Booked for 3 nights and left after 1 night.

Misleading information and photos.

No Rules, No Security, No Proper Management.

Last minute advised that 500 campers attending venue on bank holiday weekend.

Loud venue music until 11.30pm.

Venue spread over 3 fields.
1st field is the only field that has drinking water and other washing facilities.
2nd & 3rd fields full of ruts, craters, high grass and grassed over mole hills.

Flat areas only near hedgerows and riverside.

Inconsiderate loud/rowdy unruly stoned drunkards.

Unsupervised thieving feral kids being destructive and intrusive with appalling verbal diarrhoea vocabulary.

Mal-functioning Portaloos not cleaned or emptied regularly.

Fire Assembly Points with Empty emergency water and vandalised extinguishers.

Extortionate Food & Drink Prices.

Not enough riverside warning signs or safety equipment.

Large queues queuing for showers, 2 sinks and 1 drinking water tap.

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Features

No dogs allowed

Portable toilet

Pop-up campground

Campfires allowed

Leisure on site

Bar or club house Cycle hire Evening entertainment Fishing Fitness centre Games room Indoor swimming pool Kids' club Massages On-site cafe On-site restaurant/cafe Outdoor swimming pool Play area Sauna TV room Take away Tennis Watersports

Amenities on site

Bath available Composting toilet Dog park Drying room Food shop Free wifi Ice pack freezing Internet access Launderette Parent & baby washroom Pick-up from public transport Portable toilet Pub toilets Public telephone Shower available Tents for hire Toilet block Washing-up area Wifi

Groups welcome

D. of E. welcome Family friendly Motorcycle friendly Single-sex groups welcome Student groups welcome

Rules

Barbecue provided Barbecues allowed Campfires allowed Commercial vehicles allowed Dogs allowed No dogs allowed No pets allowed

Themes

Spectacular scenery

Utilities

Charging facilities Chemical disposal Electric car charging point(s) Gas cylinders available Recycling available Renewable energy

Nearby amenities

Bar nearby Dog walk nearby Nearby farmers' market Public transport nearby Shop nearby

Type

Medium (26-50 pitches) Pop-up campground

Nearby leisure

Canoeing/kayaking nearby Cycling nearby Horse riding nearby Leisure/theme park nearby Mountain biking nearby Outdoor pool nearby Restaurant nearby Watersports nearby

Location

Wild Canvas Camping

Coppey Moor Cottage

Turvey House

Turvey

Bedfordshire

England

MK43 8EQ

Directions

Timezone

Europe/London GMT (GMT+00:00)

GPS

52,1718°N
0,62449°W

Nearest transport

Coach
2,5 km War Memorial
2,5 km War Memorial
11,1 km Bus Station
Rail
10,7 km Bedford Rail Station
11,7 km Bedford St Johns Rail Station
12,1 km Kempston Hardwick Rail Station
Airport
36,7 km London Luton Airport

Please note: All distances on this page are calculated "as the crow flies" - please check actual distance depending on your mode of travel using the Get directions button above.

Local attractions

If you're planning a longer stay at Wild Canvas Camping, you might want to plan a few excellent days out. Get off to a flying start with a day of wildlife watching at Woburn Safari Park (half an hour's drive) or Whipsnade Zoo (50 minutes). The Dunstable Downs (50 minutes) are down south should you fancy a day of hiking, although there are plenty of opportunities for a lighter stroll in Harrold Odell Country Park (five minutes) if you don't feel like driving too far from base. Outings with a more historic edge can be had at the gorgeous 35-acre Castle Ashby Gardens (15 minutes) or learning about the fascinating story of the World War II codebreakers at Bletchley Park (half an hour). On the flip side, if you're looking for somewhere that will keep the kids happy, head to Gullivers Dinosaur and Farm Park (25 minutes) to meet pigs, sheep, donkeys and (models of) dinosaurs. Ride Leisure (35 minutes) has an inflatable water park for a good bit of adventure. On damp days, however, Milton Keynes (25 minutes) is the place to go for indoor karting, climbing and Snozone snow activities.

Must see

Gulliver's Land 15,1 km

Woburn Enterprises Limited 17,7 km

Woburn Safari Park 18,8 km

78 Derngate 19,5 km

National Waterways Museum -Stoke Bruerne 20 km

National Trust

Ascott 31 km

Buckingham Chantry Chapel 31,3 km

Stowe Landscape Gardens 31,4 km

Lyveden New Bield 32 km

Dunstable Downs, Chilterns Gateway Centre and Whipsnade Estate 34,6 km

Cycle routes

Find local routes on the National Cycle Network - over 12,000 miles of cycling routes.

Other

Turvey - Gorewelle - Turvey Circular 1 km

HINWICK HOUSE 8,3 km

CHICHELEY HALL 8,4 km

HINWICK HALL 8,7 km

CASTLE ASHBY 9,4 km

Please note: All distances on this page are calculated "as the crow flies" - please check actual distance depending on your mode of travel using the Get directions button above.

Offers

Motorhome or campervan pitch
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Tent pitch
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Frequently asked questions

  • Does Wild Canvas Camping have a swimming pool? No View all features
  • Is Wild Canvas Camping dog friendly? No View all features
  • What attractions are near Wild Canvas Camping? If you're planning a longer stay at Wild Canvas Camping, you might want to plan a few excellent days out. Get off to a flying start with a day of wildlife watching … Read more
  • When can I check in and check out of Wild Canvas Camping?
    Camping and touring
    Arrive:  10 a.m. –  7 p.m.
    Depart by:  10 a.m.
    On-site accommodation
    Arrive:  2 p.m. –  7 p.m.
    Depart by:  10 a.m.
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  • How much does it cost to stay at Wild Canvas Camping? From R2 352,81 (for 2 nights, 2 adults) - prices may change depending on your dates and party.