Campgrounds for backpackers in England

YHA Wilderhope Manor

• Simple, peaceful pitches in the grounds of an Elizabethan manor house
• In the Shropshire Hills Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty
• Self-catering facilities, restaurant and licensed bar on site

YHA Buttermere

• A site in the wooded grounds of a youth hostel with fell, lake views
• A 15-minute walk to Lake Buttermere and 20 to Crummock Water
• Self-catering kitchen, café-bar, restaurant, living room and library

MADRA

• Spacious 12-acre family campsite in rural Norfolk
• Two miles from Mundesley beach; North Walsham 10 minutes' drive
• Kids' play area, indoor seating and pop-up bar

YHA National Forest

• Family-sized bell tents five minutes' drive from Swadlincote
• Next door to an adventure park, with easy access to National Forest
• Restaurant on site for breakfast and supper, plus well-stocked bar

YHA Canterbury

• Deluxe cabins sleeping up to five, less than a mile from Canterbury
• Insulated and double glazed with bathroom and kitchenette
• Breakfast buffet and supper club available seven days a week

Maker Camping

• Scenic wild camping on not-for-profit Rame Peninsula heritage site
• A 20-minute ferry ride from Plymouth, five minutes’ drive from beaches
• Museum, gallery, visitor centre, café and general store on site

Malvern Views Pop-up Campsite at Lower Gurnox Farm

• Simple Teme Valley farm site with fabulous views to the Malvern Hills
• The Worcester Way a 10-minute walk; 10 minutes’ drive to the Malverns
• Paddock pitches and pony rides, close to shops, pubs and hill walks

YHA Clun Mill

• In the grounds of a restored watermill, half a mile from Clun
• Walking and cycling haven deep in the Shropshire Hills
• Toilet, shower, self-catering kitchen, and drying and laundry room

Yetland Holdings

• Peaceful family-run smallholding on the edge of Exmoor National Park
• Five minutes' drive from Combe Martin; Croyde beach 25 minutes
• Seven-acre site with a large nature pond; Bristol Channel views

Tripark

• Dog-friendly wildlife haven near the Devon and Cornwall border
• A 10-minute drive from Trethorne Leisure Park; 35 minutes to the beach
• Close to coarse fishing, game fishing and riverside walks

Fordhall Organic Farm

• Private site on a working organic farm in the Tern valley
• Two miles from the town of Market Drayton
• Top spot for stargazing and bat spotting

Bainland Country Park

YHA Eden Project

• Scenic site in the grounds of Cornwall’s famed Eden Project
• A 10-minute drive from St Austell and 15 from Polkerris beach
• Café, fully licensed bar, self-catering kitchen and small shop

Seamer Campsite

• Small, family-run site on the edge of the North York Moors
• A 15-minute drive from beaches at Scarborough and Filey
• A few minutes' walk from village shops and pubs; dogs welcome

Easewell Farm Holiday Park & Golf Club

Port Lympne Reserve

Willow Stream Camping

• Peaceful pitches by a stream in the Exmoor National Park
• A 10-minute drive from Minehead and Dunkery Beacon
• Wild-style camping with a village pub five minutes' walk away

Trowbridge Farm

• Dog-friendly south Devon rural site three miles from the coast
• A 10-minute drive to two sandy beaches and 15 minutes to Salcombe
• Barbecues allowed; pub and food shop two minutes’ walk away

High Cottage

• Comfortable, self-contained bunkhouse in Shropshire countryside
• Offa’s Dyke five minutes’ walk; 10 to Llanymynech Rocks Nature Reserve
• Double bed, dining area and microwave; pub and shop 10 minutes’ walk

Truleigh Hill Youth Hostel

• Camping on the South Downs Way, with use of all Hostel Facilities.