Tent Campsites in Central England

People Love Camping

• Spacious site in the Bedfordshire countryside, just off the A1
• A mile and a half from Sandy; Bedford 20 minutes' drive
• Three miles from Shuttleworth's aerial displays

Home Ground Camping and Glamping

• Camping in the Cotswolds
• Family Focused
• Wild Camping

Petwood Caravan Park

Smithy Campsite

• Secluded Shropshire campsite five minutes' walk from a lake
• In the hamlet of Colemere; Ellesmere 10 minutes' drive
• Pet-friendly campsite with a dog-walking area; barbecues welcome

Beehive Farm Woodland Lakes

Hurley Riverside Park

• Award-winning park on the Thames
• On-site fishing in season and bits and bobs to entertain the kids
• Block out some time to visit Legoland Windsor (11 miles)

Island Meadow Caravan Park

Fiskerton Wharf

• Site with 200 feet of Trent riverfront space, next to a popular pub
• In Fiskerton, a 10-minute drive from Southwell and 40 from Nottingham
• Boat hire and wifi; ferries cross the river to a famed battlefield

Five Wells Campsite

• Back to basics wild camping on a Derbyshire working farm
• Chatsworth House and Ashbourne within a half-hour drive
• In the Peak District National Park, between Bakewell and Buxton

Poplars Farm

• Adults-only site in scenic and peaceful Derbyshire countryside
• A 10-minute drive from Carsington Water and 15 from the Peak District
• Well-maintained amenities including shower block and communal kitchen

Jordans Youth Hostel

Folly Farm

• Five-acre, wild-ish campsite on a family farm in the Teme Valley
• A 20-minute drive from Great Malvern, Worcester and the M5
• Hiking routes nearby; a five-minute walk to a shop, pub and café

Home Farm Camping and Caravan Park

Powkesmore Holding

• Small, peaceful wildlife haven at the base of the Shropshire Hills
• A 35-minute drive from the Carding Mill Valley and the Long Mynd
• Free tea and coffee; firepits in the wood or meadow; pub nearby

Spring Bank Campsite

• Peaceful and family-friendly campsite in Staffordshire countryside
• Direct access to the Newcastle Way; a 45-minute drive to Alton Towers
• Barbecues allowed; 20 minutes’ walk to pubs and a park

RFC Landing Ground

• Lincolnshire campsite in the grounds of a World War I airfield
• Sleaford 10 minutes' drive; Lincoln half an hour
• Barbecues/firepits/firewood provided, platform for pond dipping

Roman Stone Campsite

• Rural site on 38 acres of grassland at a Lincolnshire family farm
• Five minutes' drive to Newark; 20 minutes to Lincoln city centre
• Games tent on site (during summer holidays); families and dogs welcome