37 campsites
Every site here is hand-picked for the guide.
Turner Hall Farm Campsite
A no-frills, first-come-first-served farm site for walkers and the peace loving, tucked away in the little-known Duddon Valley with the fells rising straight from the gate
On a farm
Hollows Farm Campsite
A Tolkienesque pitch-and-pay site in a secluded Borrowdale valley near Keswick, with two tree-ringed fields, peaks shooting from their edges and the Cumbria Way running right past
On a farm
Great Langdale Campsite
A quintessential National Trust campsite in the heart of the Lake District, ringed by Bowfell, Crinkle Crag and the Langdale Pikes and thoughtfully managed as an ideal walking base
In a valley
Baysbrown Farm
A vast, gently sloping, first-come-first-served site in the Langdale valley at the foot of Bowfell and the Langdale Pikes, where any point of the compass reveals a vista
In a valley
Chapel House Farm Campsite
A simple stone-walled tent field at the foot of Bessyboot just off the Borrowdale Road, easy to reach by car yet refreshingly honest Lakeland camping with stunning fell views
In a valley
North Lees
A peaceful, car-free Peak District site tucked into sloping fields under the amazing gritstone edge of Stanage, yet only a short walk from Hathersage and a few miles from Sheffield
In a valley
Lanefoot Farm
A deceptively large working farm just off the A66 near Braithwaite, where Skiddaw looms over meadow and open fields of wild flowers, fell views and campfires with firewood delivered to your tent
On a farm
Grawen Farm
A friendly, family-run farm site near Merthyr Tydfil making a perfect base for the Brecon Beacons, with the waterfalls of the Hepste Valley and Pen y Fan a short drive away
On a farm
Pindale Farm
An outdoors-focused Peak District farm at the end of a winding lane looking out towards Mam Tor, where you can shower in a barn and bunk in a former lead-mine powder house
On a farm
Side Farm Campsite
A gloriously simple tents-and-vans site sloping down to the shore of Ullswater, where the basic facilities are forgiven the moment you unzip the door to that lake view
In a valley
Belan Bluebell Woods
A working sheep farm at 1, 300ft in the Cambrian Mountains where the dark-sky views and wood-fired pizza Friday are both genuinely special.
In a valley
Cwmffrwd Farm Campsite
A working farm deep in the Bannau Brycheiniog with wildflower meadows, a private sauna, and valley views that earn the drive.
Powys
Dentdale Glamping Pods
Three immaculate pods on a working Dales farm with Howgill Fells views and the Dalesway on the doorstep.
On a farm
Eagle Brae
An architect-minded Highland estate where log cabins, sauna, and deer at the patio door conspire to make you stay longer than planned.
Highland
Ewe Love Camping Pods
Three handmade pods on a working Lake District hill farm, with Blencathra filling the view and dark skies overhead.
On a farm
Gwyliau Clwydian Holidays
Four pods and a handful of tent pitches in the Clwydian Range AONB, run by Ray and Rose with the kind of care that makes guests come back year after year.
In a valley
Cae Adda
A small, family-run lakeside site on Llyn Trawsfynydd, deep in the Rhinogydd, where the owner is always around and the facilities are kept spotless.
By a river
Llwyn Onn Campsite
A small Snowdonia pod site where Claire's breakfast hamper, fire-lit evenings, and alpaca neighbours make every detail feel considered.
Conwy
Glengoulandie Camping & Caravanning
Glen-set Perthshire campsite with Schiehallion on the skyline, 50 red deer next door, and walking trails leaving straight from the pitch.
In a valley
Carrick Little Glamping
Three pods at the foot of the Mournes, with mountain and sea views on your doorstep and trails starting from the gate.
On a hillside
Lochranza Caravan and Campsite
On the north-west tip of Arran, this family-run site sits between two glens with views of the Kilbrannan Sound and deer that wander in after dark.
In a valley
Moyle Park Campsite
A small working croft in a remote Wester Ross glen, where the Five Sisters of Kintail frame the drive in and the owner knows the best spots to visit.
In a valley
68 Degrees West
A small pod-and-lodge site on the edge of Cradoc village, two miles from Brecon, with views of Pen y Fan and the Black Mountains from your hot tub.
In a valley
Brecon Beacons Wild Camping
Turn-up-and-pitch wild camping at the foot of the Brecon Beacons, with Pen Y Fan views, fire pits included, and walking routes leaving directly from your pitch.
In a valley
Glenshiel Campsite
Riverside campsite pitched directly beneath the Five Sisters of Kintail, run by hands-on owners who'll give you and your dog a lift up the road if you ask nicely.
By a river
Middle Ninfa Farm Bunkhouse
A terraced mountainside farm in the Brecon Beacons where each pitch has its own fire, the Punchbowl lake is a short hike up the hill, and Abergavenny is just two miles below.
On a farm
Gwern Gôf Isaf Campsite & Bunkhouses
A working Snowdonia farm in the Ogwen Valley that's been taking campers since 1906, with direct access to Tryfan, Pen yr Ole Wen, and the surrounding ridges.
In a valley
Cwellyn Arms Campsite
A no-vehicle mountain campsite in Eryri's backyard, with Snowdon looming over one shoulder and Llyn Cwellyn shimmering below the other.
In a valley
Gwern Gof Uchaf Campsite
A no-frills working hill farm at Tryfan's foot, where the mountain is ten minutes from your tent and the price is £10 a night.
In a valley
Mourne Camping
Owner-run mountain-and-sea site at the foot of the Mournes, where grazing sheep share the hedgerows and Frank comes by to take your money.
By the sea
Llwyn Celyn Bach
A back-to-basics Snowdonia base where both the Llanberis Path and the Snowdon Ranger route begin at the gate.
In a valley
Blackwater Campsite
The West Highland Way's most-earned stop: Kinlochleven's valley-floor campsite where walkers arrive off Devil's Staircase and immediately feel human again.
In a valley
Dôl Einion
A pick-your-own-pitch field at the foot of Cader Idris, with a stile in the corner that leads straight onto the Minffordd Path.
In a valley
Cross Dormont Camp Site
A working hill farm above Ullswater with some of the most expansive lake-and-fell views in the Lake District, where the place entirely compensates for the basics.
By a lake
Barrisdale Estate Campsite
The walk-in proves the point: Barrisdale is a wilderness campsite on Knoydart's south shore where the mountains do all the talking.
By the sea
Little Hollows
Two eco-built cabins in a 16th-century orchard at the foot of Midsummer Hill, with direct walking access to ten miles of Malvern Hills ridge.
In an orchard
Mynydd Derwydd Wildcamping
Eighty acres of North Wales mountain farm with a fire pit per pitch and views across to the Berwyn Range and Arenig Fawr -- this is wild camping with permission done properly.
On a hillside
Why these made the list
- 68 Degrees West
Pen y Fan and the Black Mountains in one view from the hot tub, with the Brecon Beacons National Park on your doorstep.
- Barrisdale Estate Campsite
The walk-in alone filters out anyone not serious about the hills; Barrisdale earns its Munro credentials with ridgelines on every horizon.
- Belan Bluebell Woods
Sits at 1, 300ft on a Cambrian Mountain shelf above Llanidloes: you arrive at the views and they stay with you until you leave.
- Blackwater Campsite
The descent into Kinlochleven is one of the West Highland Way's great arrivals, and Blackwater is where you land.
- Brecon Beacons Wild Camping
Valley-floor camping in the Brecon Beacons with Pen Y Fan rising straight overhead and trail access from the pitch.
- Cae Adda
The Rhinogydd mountain range is outside the tent door and the Cambrian Way begins nearby.
- Carrick Little Glamping
Three pods right on the Carrick Little Track, with the Mournes at your back and a sea view in front.
- Cross Dormont Camp Site
An elevated working farm pitch above Ullswater where you look across the lake to Helvellyn and wake up already in it.
- Cwellyn Arms Campsite
Rhyd Ddu sits at the foot of Snowdon with both the Ranger path and the Rhyd Ddu path to the summit starting from the village.
- Cwmffrwd Farm Campsite
Tent pitches along the top of the camping fields look straight down the valley into the Black Mountains, high, quiet, and genuinely earned.
- Dentdale Glamping Pods
Dentdale views toward the Howgill Fells and Lake District, arrived at by a short drive through the national park.
- Dôl Einion
The Minffordd Path to Cader Idris starts from a stile in the corner of the camping field.
- Eagle Brae
A remote Inverness-shire estate above Struy, with the kind of distance from everything that requires a proper drive to earn it.
- Ewe Love Camping Pods
Three pods on a Lake District hill farm with Blencathra directly in the eyeline, you arrive at this elevation and exhale.
- Glengoulandie Camping & Caravanning
Schiehallion on the horizon, Dùn Coillich trails leaving from the site: Glengoulandie puts you at the foot of Perthshire's hill country with no driving required.
- Glenshiel Campsite
The Five Sisters of Kintail rise directly from the campsite perimeter: this is the high, earned Highland setting the playlist exists for.
- Gwern Gôf Isaf Campsite & Bunkhouses
A Snowdonia base camp in the Ogwen Valley with Tryfan and Pen yr Ole Wen visible from your pitch.
- Gwern Gof Uchaf Campsite
The farm boundary goes all the way to Tryfan's summit, this is genuinely mountain camping, not just near it.
- Gwyliau Clwydian Holidays
Sitting inside the Clwydian Range AONB with views across the hills and walking from the gate, this is a site where the landscape does the heavy lifting.
- Little Hollows
The Malvern Hills ridge begins at the garden's edge here, with Herefordshire Beacon forty-five minutes walk and ten miles of open ridge on the doorstep.
- Llwyn Celyn Bach
Both the Llanberis Path and the Snowdon Ranger route start at the gate, with Moel Eilio walkable directly from the pitches.
- Llwyn Onn Campsite
Views to Snowdon from every pod, on the edge of Snowdonia National Park where the moorland starts and the horizon opens.
- Lochranza Caravan and Campsite
The peaks of north Arran rear up immediately behind the valley floor, with views that open over great swoops of glen from the surrounding tracks.
- Middle Ninfa Farm Bunkhouse
Pitched on the flanks of the Blorenge, with Usk Valley views and a mountain lake a hike above you.
- Mourne Camping
Bloody Bridge puts you on the Mourne Mountains' doorstep, the walking trail starts at the site boundary.
- Moyle Park Campsite
The Five Sisters of Kintail frame the drive in, and the glen beyond is the kind of Highland quiet you plan a trip around.
- Mynydd Derwydd Wildcamping
High on a North Wales family farm, this is a proper earned arrival -- the Berwyn Range and Arenig Fawr filling the horizon from your own fire pit.