73 campsites
Every site here is hand-picked for the guide.
Ty Parke Farm Camping
A forward-thinking eco-friendly retreat on a 52-acre South Wales farm, limited to a dozen pitches with solar-heated water, a wind turbine and five-star facilities you'll never queue for
On a farm
Wimbles
An almost-wild camping meadow in beautiful East Sussex, now Warbleton Farms, with just a few pitches across many acres, compost toilets, owls at night and a stream for kids to dam
East Sussex
Low Greenside Farm Campsite
A beautifully simple handful of pitches in a walled field just east of the Lake District, where camping is done as it used to be but thought through properly
Cumbria
Deepdale Camping & Rooms
An award-winning North Norfolk site under big skies, where Sioux-style teepees, yurts and shepherd's huts join tent paddocks, with Dalegate Market on the doorstep and dark skies made for stargazing
Norfolk
Top Farm
A generations-old family farm on one of Norfolk's few hills, run by the infectiously enthusiastic Clive, where every pitch gazes out over the rolling East Anglian countryside
Norfolk
Brick Kiln Farm
An off-beat East Anglia site with a star observatory, a pet pony called Snudge and mother-and-daughter hosts who create something beyond the basics yet stay simple and honest
Suffolk
Deers Glade
A family-run woodland clearing in North Norfolk with commercial-site polish and an independent soul, from pond-side pitches and hot-tub glamping to weekend food trucks around the picnic benches
In the forest
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
Lower Porthamel Camping
A real working organic farm near Hay-on-Wye on the edge of the Brecon Beacons, where you choose between a manicured family orchard or a wilder open group field
In an orchard
Rivendale
A strikingly set Peak District site under the cliffs of an old quarry near Alsop Dale, now reborn as a lodge retreat of well-spaced timber lodges with Scandinavian-style hot tubs
The Sunny Field
An aptly named hilltop wildflower meadow in the Kent Downs, car-free and light-pollution-free within an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, kept deliberately low in numbers for peace and quiet
On a hillside
Treen Farm Campsite
A gloriously exposed clifftop campsite in a former WW2 radar station above Treen, Cornwall, where the perfect turquoise beach of Pedn Vounder lies right below
Cornwall
Llanthony Priory
Gloriously basic camping in the shadow of an 11th century priory, pitched in a circular clearing under the Black Mountains in the Vale of Ewyas for a few pounds a night
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
Blackdown Yurts
Four yurts in an AONB valley on the Devon-Somerset fringe, where repeat guests keep coming back and the barn saves you when the rain arrives.
In a valley
Bryn Ifan Camping
Nine wildflower-meadow pitches on a working sheep farm at the edge of Snowdonia, with views stretching from Snowdon to the Menai Straits.
In a valley
Brynhaul Clover Field Camping and Shepherds Huts
The highest campsite in Pembrokeshire, perched on the Preseli Hills with fire pits at every pitch, private composting loos, and serious dark skies.
On a hillside
Camp Cynrig Glamping Retreat Brecon
Three-unit glamping retreat in Bannau Brycheiniog National Park, run by Rob and Sara with the kind of attentive care that turns first-timers into repeat visitors.
In a valley
Carrock Pods Lake District Glamping
Three well-considered pods on a working Lake District farm, with direct fell access from the door and genuinely dark skies overhead.
On a farm
Coxons Farm Luxury Glamping Pods
A working sheep and beef farm in the Yorkshire Dales National Park, with well-appointed pods, views of Cracoe Fell, and an owner who texts you about the local agricultural show.
On a farm
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
Eden's Nook
A small, owner-run forest retreat near Lake Vyrnwy where Nev and Jayne cook you breakfast and lend you a fire pit for the night.
In the forest
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
Fox Camping
A tent-only North Cornwall field run by an owner who drives to Halfords for you and makes pizzas on site, small, generous, and genuinely good.
In a field
Foxglove Field (adults only)
Three solar-powered bell tents in a rewilded West Cornwall meadow, with views of St Michael's Mount and Carrie on hand to make the whole thing feel personal.
In a field
Greener Glamping
Two off-grid yurts in Cynwyd Forest, high in the Berwyn Mountains, with Dee Valley views and the North Berwyn Way a couple of hundred metres from your door.
In the forest
Gwalia Farm
Two lakeside cabins in the Gwynedd hills where Dee and Amy have thought of everything, then got out of the way.
In a valley
Into The Sticks
Five-pitch eco-campsite on a 22-acre nature reserve in Pembrokeshire, where Jo and Kev run the kind of place people return to year after year.
In the forest
Atlantic Horizons
A family-run North Cornwall site set high above the valley with Atlantic views that earn the name, plus a proper on-site outdoor spa.
By the sea
Broad Park
A small, immaculately kept North Devon smallholding where pygmy goats, alpacas, and dark skies do most of the selling.
On a farm
Cheesewring Farm Campsite
A working Bodmin Moor farm where the Cheesewring stones are on your doorstep and the moor stretches out in every direction.
On a farm
Chinley Camping
A Peak District smallholding with a wood-fired sauna, proper views, and Henry on hand if your air mattress gives up.
In a valley
Cowpots Camping
Off-grid West Wales farm with private en-suite pitches, wood-fired pizza, and evening views of the Preseli Hills.
On a farm
Cuddfan - The Hiding Place
A single bell tent on the River Grwyne bank in the Brecon Beacons: private fishing rights, dark skies, and the sound of moving water all night.
By a river
Down on the Farm
A working cattle farm on the Aberdeenshire coast where Carole and Mathew take you down to the Moray Firth with their herd, then feed you homemade cake.
On a farm
Happy Valley Norfolk
A nine-acre woodland valley in North West Norfolk with dark skies certification, individual hot tubs, and the kind of owner care that makes guests book again before they leave.
In the forest
Hidden Valley Camping
A nine-acre ancient orchard in the Teme Valley where the nearly-wild pitches feel genuinely earned and the stargazing is the whole point.
In an orchard
Little Menherion
Three handmade woodland cabins on a Cornish hill, each one distinctly itself, run by owners who clearly love what they've built.
In the forest
Middle Woodbatch Farm
A working Shropshire Hills farm where every pitch comes with a fire bowl and the Milky Way is the evening's entertainment.
On a farm
One Cat Farm
Four hand-built cabins in a re-wilded Ceredigion valley, where wood-fired baths, pond swimming, and Milky Way skies do the talking.
In a valley
Ayres Rock Hostel & Campsite
A tiny, host-led site on the beach at Sanday where Phil cooks breakfast and the bay fills your tent door.
By the sea
Balloch O' Dee
A valley campsite on the edge of Galloway Forest Park where communal fires burn late and the mountains fill every sightline.
In a valley
Bechan Retreats
A working beef and sheep farm in mid-Wales where the lodges are immaculate, the hot tub is under a genuinely dark sky, and red kites nest in the ancient woodland behind.
Powys
Bwch-Yn-Uchaf Campsite
A river-edged valley site in Snowdonia, with a steam railway next door and no light pollution to speak of.
In a valley
Dolau Afon Campsite
A riverside husband-and-wife campsite in the Cambrian Mountains with a fire pit on every pitch, dark skies overhead, and the Ystwyth a few steps from your tent.
By a river
Gumber Campsite
A converted flint barn and tent field on the South Downs Way, inside a National Trust sheep farm, with dark skies that earn the journey.
In a field
Hickling Campsite
A family-run field at the heart of Hickling Broad, the largest of the Norfolk Broads, with pubs and a boat yard all within walking distance.
In a field
Maes Tywyn Campsite
A family-run Anglesey tent field where Snowdonia fills the skyline, the owners text you directions before you arrive, and fire pits come free.
Anglesey
Bedruthan House Camping
A clifftop field above the North Cornish Atlantic, run by owners who understand that the view is the facility.
On the cliffs
Denmark Farm
A 40-acre conservation reserve near Lampeter where the campsite meadow faces genuine dark skies and red kites drift overhead at dusk.
On a farm
Hadrian's Wall Campsite
The campsite for Hadrian's Wall walkers who want proper EHU pitches, an immaculate shower block, and a knowledgeable host on hand.
Northumberland
Halse Farm
A working Exmoor farm where you walk straight off the pitch onto open moorland, with red deer and Exmoor ponies as your nearest neighbours.
On a farm
Hamperley Camping
A no-frills farm field at the foot of Long Mynd where the night sky does the talking and Ken the farmer collects your tenner in person.
In a field
Eco Camping Wales
A family-run eco campsite in the heart of the upper Swansea valleys, with valley views, compost loos, and a pub at the gate.
In a valley
Camp Wight
Ancient semi-natural woodland in West Wight with intentional dark skies, individual tree-framed clearings, and a host who meets you properly on arrival.
In the forest
Cotswolds Camping at Holycombe
A quiet glamping-and-tent site on the moat of a Norman castle in the North Cotswolds, with dark skies, adjacent woodland, and a pub five minutes away on foot.
In a field
Dolgam Campsite
A Snowdonia riverside classic with nearly a century of operation, flat pitches on the Llugwy, Moel Siabod filling the skyline, and the Sherpa bus to Pen y Pass stopping at the gate.
By a river
Ffynnonwen Farm Wild Camping
Five-pitch wild meadow camping on a Ceredigion farm where campfires are the rule, light pollution is minimal, and the hosts are genuinely invested in the place.
In a field
Hollington Park Glamping
Woodland glamping on the Hampshire-Berkshire border where free-roaming peacocks, ancient oaks, and communal firepits add up to something genuinely characterful.
In the forest
Orchard Wild Camping
An orchard field in the Suffolk countryside where every tent pitch comes with its own fire pit and a sky worth staying up for.
In an orchard
Catgill Campsite
Premium pod and pitch campsite on a Yorkshire Dales hillside, with valley views that earn every penny of the price.
In a valley
Cloud Farm Campsite
A National Trust riverside campsite deep in Exmoor's Lorna Doone Valley, where Badgworthy Water runs past your pitch and the stars at night are genuinely dark.
By a river
Dan Y Ser Glamping Under The Stars
A working sheep farm at 1, 200ft in mid Wales, built around one obsession: getting you under the darkest skies in the area.
In a field
Hook Farm Caravan & Camping Park
The nearest touring site to Lyme Regis sits in an AONB valley with dark skies over the Milky Way and a riverside walk straight into town.
In a field
Lickisto Blackhouse Camping
A restored Hebridean blackhouse anchors one of the most atmospheric campsites in Scotland, deep in the Isle of Harris with views over Loch Stockinish and real dark skies above.
By the sea
Cae Ddel Country Camping
Six-pitch, off-grid field on the Llŷn Peninsula with an enclosed dog run, proper hot showers, and darkness dark enough to catch a meteor shower.
In a field
Hafod Hall
Six hundred and fifty acres of Dark Sky Denbighshire with spread-out pitches, mountain views, and no mobile signal to distract you.
In a valley
Bayview Campsite
A family-run site right on Talmine Bay in remote Sutherland, where the beach is the back garden and the Milky Way is the ceiling.
By the sea
Abbots House Farm Campsite
Back-to-basics farm camping in the North York Moors, with a heritage steam railway running past and some of Yorkshire's best walking trails starting at the gate.
On a farm
Budle Bay Campsite
Bohemian, family-run Northumberland base 200 metres from Budle Bay's mudflats, two miles from Bamburgh Castle, with the English Coastal Path running straight through the site.
By a river
Netherfield Place Farm
A genuinely off-grid farm in High Weald AONB, three miles from Battle, for people who mean it when they say they want to disconnect.
In a field
Jacks Field
A family-run Mendip farm with fire pits and genuinely dark skies, sitting between Cheddar Gorge and Chew Valley.
On a farm
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
- Abbots House Farm Campsite
No light interference and open moorland views overhead make this one of the better dark-sky options in North Yorkshire.
- Atlantic Horizons
High, open, and remote enough that the Milky Way is routine here on clear nights.
- Ayres Rock Hostel & Campsite
Year-round site on Sanday with serious dark skies over the North Isles, run by owners who specifically promote Aurora viewing.
- Balloch O' Dee
Galloway Forest Park's Dark Sky Status means the Milky Way is visible from the tent field without trying.
- Bayview Campsite
Near-zero light pollution on the far north coast delivers Milky Way visibility on clear nights.
- Bechan Retreats
Guests confirm zero light pollution and a Milky Way that shows itself on a clear night, with no nearby town glow to dilute it.
- Bedruthan House Camping
Dark Sky Discovery status and cliff-edge exposure make for proper night skies once the food trucks close.
- Belan Bluebell Woods
A Dark Skies Wales site at 1, 300ft in the Cambrians where the Milky Way is visible from your fire pit without any effort.
- Eco Camping Wales
The upper Swansea valleys are quiet enough that the stars become the evening entertainment, reviews confirm fire-lit, clear-sky nights as the highlight.
- Blackdown Yurts
Very low light pollution in the Blackdown Hills AONB, with the night sky one of the site's quietly promoted draws.
- Broad Park
Low light pollution and open Devon skies make after-dark worth staying up for.
- Bryn Ifan Camping
Elevated and rural with genuinely dark skies: the Milky Way is visible without trying on a clear night.
- Brynhaul Clover Field Camping and Shepherds Huts
Pembrokeshire's highest campsite, sitting on the Preseli Hills with low light pollution and the kind of dark sky that makes you stay up too late.
- Budle Bay Campsite
A designated dark-sky site in the Northumberland Coast AONB, with clear Milky Way views and documented Northern Lights sightings.
- Bwch-Yn-Uchaf Campsite
No meaningful light pollution in the Aran foothills; guests consistently report the Milky Way clearly visible after dark.
- Cae Ddel Country Camping
Zero light pollution on the Llŷn Peninsula: guests have caught meteor showers here, and the Milky Way comes as standard.
- Camp Cynrig Glamping Retreat Brecon
Sits inside an International Dark Sky Reserve in the Brecon Beacons; Pen Y Fan on the horizon by day, the Milky Way by night.
- Camp Wight
Intentionally dark, with the Milky Way visible on clear nights from your clearing in the West Wight woodland.
- Carrock Pods Lake District Glamping
The Northern Fells keep the light pollution low: guests consistently report a sky full of stars on a clear night.
- Catgill Campsite
Inside the largest Dark Sky Reserve in England, on an elevated hillside with unobstructed views in every direction.
- Cheesewring Farm Campsite
Bodmin Moor's minimal light pollution means proper dark skies, and guests consistently note the stars as a highlight.
- Chinley Camping
The High Peak location and lack of on-site lighting give genuinely dark skies: reviewers flag it unprompted for stargazing on clear nights.
- Cloud Farm Campsite
Deep in a Devon valley with no mobile signal, the starlight here is something else, reviewers come back for it.
- Cotswolds Camping at Holycombe
North Cotswolds dark skies above a historic moat site, with no competing light sources from the village.
- Cowpots Camping
Reviewers describe the night sky as unreal, the farm's west Wales position keeps light pollution low and the Milky Way visible.
- Coxons Farm Luxury Glamping Pods
Located in a designated dark skies area on open moorland fringe, with Cracoe Fell blocking little and cloud cover the only variable.
- Cuddfan - The Hiding Place
The Brecon Beacons dark-sky designation and deep valley isolation deliver the Milky Way reliably on clear nights.
- Cwmffrwd Farm Campsite
Inside a designated Dark Sky Reserve in the Brecon Beacons with minimal light pollution and wide open skies above the wildflower meadows.
- Dan Y Ser Glamping Under The Stars
Transparent roof panels on a sheep farm at 1, 200ft in mid Wales, three miles from the nearest town, the Milky Way is the entertainment.
- Denmark Farm
The campsite meadow at Denmark Farm sits on 40 acres of conservation land with almost no light pollution and a dark-sky view that rewards a late night outside.
- Dolau Afon Campsite
International Dark Sky Area certification in the Cambrian Mountains, and reviewers confirm the Milky Way is visible without any effort.
- Dolgam Campsite
Sandwiched between Snowdonia ridges with no town light spill, Dolgam's valley position delivers clear Milky Way views on good nights.
- Down on the Farm
Rural Aberdeenshire with no light pollution and a clear north-east horizon: guests regularly see the Milky Way without trying.
- Eden's Nook
On clear nights above the Powys hills, the dark sky is good enough for unaided Milky Way views.
- Ewe Love Camping Pods
Low light pollution, dark fell surrounds, and a decked fire-pit area that doubles as an impromptu observatory.
- Ffynnonwen Farm Wild Camping
Minimal light pollution in rural Ceredigion with campfire per pitch and proper dark skies above.
- Fox Camping
The top field pitches open onto wide Cornish sky; the site is known locally for dark-sky quality on clear nights.
- Foxglove Field (adults only)
Off-grid and south-facing on a West Cornwall hillside, the Milky Way is visible from the fire pit without trying.
- Greener Glamping
No light pollution in Cynwyd Forest means the Milky Way is visible without trying.
- Gumber Campsite
Inside the South Downs Dark Sky Reserve, with two houses for neighbours and no light source for miles.
- Gwalia Farm
Genuinely remote Gwynedd valley with no light pollution and a hot tub perfectly positioned for looking up.
- Hadrian's Wall Campsite
Northumberland National Park dark sky country, confirmed by visitors who specifically come here for stargazing evenings.
- Hafod Hall
A designated Dark Sky Area in the Denbighshire hills, with 650 acres between you and the nearest light source.
- Halse Farm
Halse Farm sits inside the Exmoor International Dark Sky Reserve, where the Milky Way shows up without much effort on a clear night.
- Hamperley Camping
Shropshire Hills darkness is the real thing: on clear nights the Milky Way is visible in its entirety and the ISS passes overhead.
- Happy Valley Norfolk
Dark skies certified and adjacent to a Norfolk Wildlife Trust reserve, the site sits in some of North West Norfolk's least-lit countryside.
- Hickling Campsite
Hickling Broad sits in one of East Anglia's quieter dark-sky pockets; the Milky Way is reliably visible on clear summer nights.
- Hidden Valley Camping
No mains electricity and an east-facing orchard valley mean genuinely dark skies, with the Milky Way visible on clear nights.
- Hollington Park Glamping
The North Wessex Downs AONB is designated as one of Britain's last true dark-sky areas, and Hollington Park sits right on its edge.
- Hook Farm Caravan & Camping Park
The Lym Valley location in an AONB with minimal light pollution means clear nights here routinely deliver Milky Way views from the pitches.
- Into The Sticks
A 22-acre nature reserve in Pembrokeshire with no EHU and no light pollution, the Milky Way is visible on a clear night from the pitches.
- Jacks Field
Mendip Hills AONB location with low light pollution and fire pits to sit beside while the sky does its thing.
- Lickisto Blackhouse Camping
Isle of Harris has some of the least light-polluted skies in the UK, and Lickisto's wooded valley puts you right under them.
- Little Menherion
No light pollution on the Carnmenellis flank, and Round n Round is designed with stargazing in mind. Reviewers reliably report the Milky Way.
- Maes Tywyn Campsite
The back field, away from the toilet block, opens onto dark Anglesey skies with Snowdonia on the horizon.
- Middle Woodbatch Farm
Sits deep in the Shropshire Hills AONB with near-zero light pollution, this is one of the best dark-sky pitches in the English Midlands.
- Mynydd Derwydd Wildcamping
Minimal facilities, 80-plus acres, no light pollution: the Milky Way is the main event on a clear night above Llanfihangel Glyn Myfyr.
- Netherfield Place Farm
Minimal light pollution in a proper AONB hollow means the sky does things on clear nights that you have to see to believe.
- One Cat Farm
The valley floor in rural Ceredigion gives you the Milky Way on a clear night without any effort.
- Orchard Wild Camping
Low light pollution and an open orchard sky make clear nights here genuinely rewarding.