Evelyn's Garden

Q: What attractions are near Evelyn's Garden?

Walk sections of the scenic Ridgeway from site, following the chalk hills into the Wessex Downs Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. To celebrate all that is ancient and mythical about this corner … Read more

Q: When can I check in and check out of Evelyn's Garden?

Camping and touring Arrive: noon – 9 p.m. Depart by: 11 a.m. On-site accommodation Arrive: 2 p.m. – 9 p.m. Depart by: 11 a.m. Read more

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Cabin and tent for the kids (added by manager 17 apr 2023)

Luxury pop-up site with access to The Ridgeway path in Oxfordshire
Uffington White Horse 15 minutes’ drive; Barbury Castle 35 minutes
Off-grid pitches with clear night skies and views of the chalk downs

An enchanting mix of wildness and glamour – that’s the vibe at pop-up Evelyn’s Garden, sitting just off The Ridgeway path as it wends through Oxfordshire. Surrounded by ancient sites, and hiking trails or cycle routes following a former pilgrimage walk, here you can sleep under bright stars, fall in love with the views and replace your alarm call with the song of the dawn chorus. It’s hard to believe that the shops and restaurants of Wantage are only 15 minutes’ drive away. The glamping accommodation at Evelyn’s Garden is luxurious and highly individual, but is full-on off grid; as this is a completely wild campsite, only a composting toilet and drinking water tap are provided. There are no showers or washing facilities on site. And no electric hook-up, so there are no lights or electrical ports for your devices. Take a break from social media, and bring torches for convenience after dark and thermals for cosiness – and please take all your rubbish home with you. Cooking is done either in the camping kitchen or alfresco on the barbecue (logs, kindling and firelighters can be provided for a charge), and you can cosy up around the campfire after dark, perhaps to the strains of a song or two from fellow guests. Bring your dogs to share in your adventures, but please note they are only allowed to run free on site if their recall is on point – and they must be kept on a lead around the farm due to the free-roaming animals.

Site type

Please note

This park has no on-site shower facilities.

Under 18s must be accompanied by their parents or legal guardians.
No bachelor/bachelorette parties permitted via Pitchup.com.
At least one of the party members must be aged 18 or over.
Units heavier than 3500 kg are not allowed.
Guests are advised to bring a good quality flashlight with them as parts of the park are unlit.
No naked flames are allowed inside the hired accommodation units.
There are no garbage cans onsite: all garbage will need to be taken home with you.
Please note that the toilet facilities are unisex.
There is no reception building on-site: on arrival please contact the number provided on your booking confirmation.
Fires, barbecues and/or firepits will not be permitted in dry, windy and/or hot weather conditions.

Languages spoken

English

Pitch types & availability

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Only showing reviews for the last 30 months.

Beautiful site, excellent facilities and piggies to top it off!

Overall	10/10
Location	10
Value for money	10
Accommodation	10
Facilities / Activities	10
Customer service	10
Child friendliness	10
Cleanliness	10
Wifi	No rating

Giles D. Jul 2023

Non-electric grass tent, campervan or trailer tent pitch (wild)

Liked: Loved the location and beautiful views. The site is really well maintained by Haley who is a lovely host. You get your own fire-pit with a grill for cooking (as well as logs / kindling etc for a small extra cost) which is a real plus! In spite of what the description says, the site now has a toilet which is one of the cleanest and nicest kept we’ve come across. The real star of the site though is of course… the piggies! At any given moment they’ll come marching into the campsite, looking to tip over anything in their sight, and it’s brilliant. We’d 100% love to stay again!

Disliked: The piggies, while the star of the show, do have a tendency to use the pitch nearest the entrance as their own personal toilet…. As far as we could tell anyway, we couldn’t spot any pig faeces anywhere else on the site. So perhaps any tent pitchers be warned that another pitch might be ideal!

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From the manager: Hello! Super happy you enjoyed it here! Im sorry the piglets decided to home in on you guys. They LOVE our guests, but tend to poop where their food is left! (Where you pitched was on the other side of their food trailer! 🥴) So, thanks for the feedback, we have now moved their food well away from the pitches! <<< So our future guest need not to worry, and can still enjoy their piglet visits! 🌸 Thanks Giles Haley and Ursa 🌱

The perfect off-grid campsite

Overall	10/10
Location	10
Value for money	10
Accommodation	10
Facilities / Activities	10
Customer service	10
Child friendliness	10
Cleanliness	10
Wifi	10

Anonymous Jul 2023

Non-electric grass tent, campervan or trailer tent pitch (wild)

Liked: Absolutely perfect. Remote, quiet, beautiful scenery, a few piglets running around, all the essentials. Will be back soon.

Disliked: Nothing

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I enjoyed my time at this lovely quiet camp site, having a…

Overall	10/10
Location	10
Value for money	10
Accommodation	10
Facilities / Activities	10
Customer service	10
Child friendliness	10
Cleanliness	8
Wifi	No rating

Esther Sanne P. Jun 2023

Non-electric grass tent, campervan or trailer tent pitch (wild)

Liked: I enjoyed my time at this lovely quiet camp site, having a little fire and staring out over the beautiful landscape - and making friends with the free roaming piglets.

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A truly remarkable stay!

Overall	10/10
Location	10
Value for money	10
Accommodation	10
Facilities / Activities	10
Customer service	10
Child friendliness	10
Cleanliness	10
Wifi	10

Anthony C. Jun 2023

Marrakesh bell tent (eight person, no pets)

Liked: Everything!! A truly amazing and beautiful place...Haley welcomed us and made us feel right at home. Thank you for the family memories.

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Very basic site, clean campsite with a beautiful view

Overall	8/10
Location	10
Value for money	10
Accommodation	10
Facilities / Activities	8
Customer service	10
Child friendliness	10
Cleanliness	10
Wifi	No rating

Anonymous Jun 2023

Non-electric grass tent, campervan or trailer tent pitch (wild)

Liked: Very small site with a beautiful view only a walk away from Wayland smithy. Loved the free roaming piglets.

Disliked: Our neighbours were chatting really loudly and played music, it was restricted to phone speakers but I still found it hard to fall asleep.

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Features

Pop-up campsite

Dogs allowed

Campfires allowed

Leisure on site

Bar or club house

Cycle hire

Evening entertainment

Fishing

Fitness centre

Games room

Indoor swimming pool

Kids' club

On-site restaurant/cafe

Outdoor swimming pool

Play area

TV room

Take away

Tennis

Watersports

Amenities on site

Bath available

Car parking by pitch/unit

Composting toilet

Disabled facilities

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

Toilet block

Washing-up area

Wifi

Groups welcome

Family friendly

Motorcycle friendly

Single-sex groups welcome

Student groups welcome

Rules

Barbecue provided

Barbecues allowed

Campfires allowed

Commercial vehicles allowed

Dogs allowed

Dogs allowed all year

Themes

Remote location

Spectacular scenery

Walkers' paradise

Wild camping

Utilities

Charging facilities

Chemical disposal

Electric car charging point(s)

Gas cylinders available

Recycling available

Renewable energy

Nearby amenities

Bar nearby

Dog walk nearby

Type

Farm

Pop-up campsite

Tiny (1-10 pitches)

Location

Evelyn's Garden

229 Hillmorton Road

Wantage

Oxfordshire

England

OX12 9XD

Directions

Timezone

Europe/London GMT (GMT+00:00)

GPS

51.56435°N
-1.52509°W

Nearest transport

Coach

14.2 km Common Head

14.2 km Sainsburys

15.2 km Sun Inn

Rail

16.6 km Hungerford Rail Station

18.1 km Swindon Rail Station

18.8 km Kintbury Rail Station

Airport

33.3 km London Oxford 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

Walk sections of the scenic Ridgeway from site, following the chalk hills into the Wessex Downs Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. To celebrate all that is ancient and mythical about this corner of Oxfordshire, visit Uffington Castle (15 minutes’ drive) to see the spindly figure of the Uffington White Horse, which was carved into the hillside in prehistoric times. Close by is the Neolithic long barrow and burial chamber of Wayland’s Smithy (15 minutes), while hilltop Barbury Castle is an Iron Age hill fort, and the Hackpen White Horse (both 35 minutes) is a latter-day folly created to commemorate the coronation of Queen Victoria in 1838. For a change of pace (the kids might be getting bored with all those old things), take a shine to the very cute alpacas at JADE Alpaca Ranch (10 minutes), or go pat the donkeys, sheep and goats at the Island Farm Donkey Sanctuary (45 minutes). You can also meet and greet more cuddly animals on the farm trail around Farmer Gow’s (15 minutes).

Must see

Uffington Castle, White Horse and Dragon Hill 3 km

The Buscot and Coleshill Estates 12.7 km

STEAM - Museum of the Great Western Railway 18.7 km

Didcot Railway Centre 20.2 km

Avebury Stone Circle 27.4 km

National Trust

Ashdown House 6 km

Great Coxwell Barn 10.5 km

The Buscot and Coleshill Estates 12.5 km

Uffington White Horse and Wayland Smithy 12.5 km

Buscot Park 14.6 km

Cycle routes

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

Other

COMPTON BEAUCHAMP 5.2 km

ASHDOWN HOUSE 5.7 km

The Lambourn Downs 6.2 km

Aldbourne - Liddington Castle - Upper Upham - Aldbourne 11.5 km

PUSEY HOUSE 12 km

Local events

Wilderness Festival (Thursday, 1 August 2024 – Thursday, 1 August 2024)
Oxford, England 33.1 km
Blenheim Palace Flower Show (Friday, 21 June 2024 – Friday, 21 June 2024)
Woodstock, England 33.4 km
Reading Festival (Wednesday, 21 August 2024 – Wednesday, 21 August 2024)
Reading, England 38.9 km
CarFest (Friday, 23 August 2024 – Friday, 23 August 2024)
Basingstoke, England 42.7 km
Henley Royal Regatta (Tuesday, 2 July 2024 – Tuesday, 2 July 2024)
Henley On Thames, England 43.4 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.

Policies

Booking terms and conditions

Admission

At least one of the party members must be aged 18 or over.

Safety

Barbecues are permitted but must be raised off the ground and attended by an adult at all times.

Changes to your holiday

Bookings cannot be amended within 2 day(s) of arrival.

Dogs

Dogs must be kept on leashes and supervised at all times.

Safety

Firearms are not permitted.
Fires, barbecues and/or firepits will not be permitted in dry, windy and/or hot weather conditions.
Guests are advised to bring a good quality flashlight with them as parts of the park are unlit.

General

In the event of a complaint, please speak to reception immediately. Complaints which are not brought to the management's attention during your stay cannot be dealt with once you have left the site.

Occupancy

No bachelor/bachelorette parties permitted via Pitchup.com.

Hired accommodation

No naked flames are allowed inside the hired accommodation units.

Vehicles

Only one car is to be parked at the site. Extra vehicles must be parked in the designated area.

Safety

Please do not touch or feed the animals.

General

Please note that the toilet facilities are unisex.
Quiet hours must be respected between 10 p.m. and 8 a.m..
Radio, music and TV players must be kept at a low volume. Car doors and trunks must be closed quietly.
Refunds within the indicated cancelation period are only possible if the park is able to relet your unit/site.
The management reserves the right to deny access or terminate the stay of those guests whose behavior is deemed unsuitable. No refunds will be offered.
The park is not liable for any refund in the event of force majeure.
There are no garbage cans onsite: all garbage will need to be taken home with you.

Reception

There is no reception building on-site: on arrival please contact the number provided on your booking confirmation.

Taxes

This area is not subject to city tax.

General

This park has no on-site shower facilities.

Admission

Under 18s must be accompanied by their parents or legal guardians.

Vehicles

Units heavier than 3500 kg are not allowed.

Visitors

Visitors’ cars are not permitted on site.
Visitors must leave the premises by 10 p.m..

Pitches

You must follow management instructions when setting up your tent/rig and related equipment.

Hired accommodation

Your unit must be left clean and tidy, a fine of £50,00 (R1 211,70) will be charged for unclean units upon departure.

Payment terms

Does Evelyn's Garden have a swimming pool? No View all features
Is Evelyn's Garden dog friendly? Yes View all features
What attractions are near Evelyn's Garden? Walk sections of the scenic Ridgeway from site, following the chalk hills into the Wessex Downs Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. To celebrate all that is ancient and mythical about this corner … Read more