Wild camping: Campsites in East Tilbury, England

Orchard Camping

• Pop-up campsite in a Kent orchard five minutes’ drive from Higham
• Rochester, Historic Dockyard Chatham and Diggerland 15 minutes’ drive
• Quiet off-grid pitches shaded by trees; pubs within 15 minutes’ drive

Croquet Lawn Camping at Court Farm

• Family-run farm site in the Kent Downs, a mile from Halling village
• A 10-minute drive to Rochester, 20 minutes to Leeds Castle
• Well-stocked farm shop on site; next to the North Downs Way

Eastfield Wild Camping

• Large, wild and natural woodland campsite close to London

Badgells Wood Camping

Water Wood

• Back to basics dog-friendly wildlife haven in the Knatts Valley
• A 20-minute drive from Chartwell; just over an hour from London
• Public footpaths nearby; pubs and food shop within walking distance

Stuarts Wood

• Nearly wild site in an oak woodland on a working country farm
• Five-minute drive to Stock and 10 minutes to Hanningfield’s bird hide
• Campfires allowed; 35 minutes from Southend-on-Sea beaches