40 campsites
Every site here is hand-picked for the guide.
Alde Garden
Camping in a garden grotto in Suffolk, a small but wild and winding site full of surprises where bell tents, yurts and a gypsy caravan sit behind the Sweffling White Horse pub
In an orchard
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
Tir Bach
A properly remote, secret-feeling working farm in the Pembrokeshire hills below the Preseli mountains, perfect for animal-loving kids with roaming livestock, milking to watch and weekly pizza nights
Pembrokeshire
Trellyn Woodland Camping
A handful of pitches hidden in 16 acres of reclaimed Pembrokeshire woodland, blurring the line between camping and glamping with private firepits, a wood-fired sauna and pizza nights
In the forest
Dernwood Farm Campsite
A back-to-nature wild camping and glamping farm in the East Sussex woods, where you trolley your kit through the trees for firepit cooking and home-reared produce
In the forest
Newhouse Farm
Organic working farm with fire pits, real produce and hard-kept quiet.
On a farm
Nethergong Camping
A former tree nursery turned 26-acre nature reserve of a campsite by a Kent river, family-run by Jed and clan with generously spaced pitches across woodland, meadow and lakes
By a river
Royal Oak Campsite
A quiet farmland campsite in the shadow of a great Peak District pub near Bakewell, where a full car park, hearty venison stew and pints outside your tent set the tone
Derbyshire
Welsummer Camping
A simple, sunny smallholding in the Kent countryside where pitches split between garden meadows and shady woodland, and sustainability and the simple pleasures of camping come first
Kent
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
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
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
Big Sky Hideaway Camping Farm
Dave and Em's 15-acre Lincolnshire operation is part rewilded meadow, part social campsite, held together by alpacas, communal fires, and wood-fired pizza.
In the forest
Cherish Glamping
A working smallholding in Wensleydale where kingsize four-poster yurts, private hot tubs, and included breakfast make a compelling case for doing nothing for a few days.
In a valley
Fire and Feast Suffolk
A working Suffolk farm where every pitch has its own Roadii fire grill and supper in the tipi is locally sourced and cooked over flame.
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
Fron Farm Yurt Retreat
Six handcrafted yurts in a Carmarthenshire valley, each with its own hot tub, built by the owners with the kind of care you can see in every joint.
In a valley
Great Cotmarsh Farm
Four-pitch organic farm at the foot of the Marlborough Downs, with a wood-fired pizza oven, tipis, and footpaths leading straight onto the Downs.
On a farm
Lickham Bottom Camp
Four privately pitched bell tents in 13 acres of Blackdown Hills AONB woodland, with a host who'll fire up the pizza oven for you.
In the forest
New Wharf Campsite
A working West Sussex farm where the River Adur runs past your pitch, the Friday pizza van is genuinely worth staying for, and the field belongs to the guests once cars are left at the gate.
By a river
Nyth Robin Campsite
Owner-built woodland site on the Dyfi Estuary fringe, with named pitches among the trees, wood-fired pizza on Saturdays, and Aberdyfi beach five minutes away.
In the forest
Ocean Pitch Campsite
A campsite right beside Croyde Bay where the surf is the alarm clock and Biffen's Kitchen is reason enough to stay an extra night.
By the sea
Bycross Farm Campsite
A riverside farm campsite on the Wye where the orchard pitches, on-site canoes, and evening pizza make it genuinely hard to leave.
By a river
Chase Camping
A seasonal woodland campsite on the edge of Cannock Chase with a pizza van, big fields, and the Tolkien Trail starting literally across the road.
Staffordshire
Glottenham Farm Glamping
A historic conservation farm in the High Weald where year-round glamping cabins and a yurt share the land with August tent camping, deer at dusk, and rolling Sussex hills.
On a farm
Goldstone Camping
A working Kentish farm where the butcher's counter, coffee truck, and genuinely attentive management make a mid-Kent field feel like a proper hospitality operation.
On a farm
Goren Farm
A 70-acre wildflower farm on the Blackdown Hills fringe where eight foot-accessed pitches, an on-farm café, and low light pollution make for a quietly complete summer escape.
Devon
Lillyroo's
Thoughtfully kitted bell tents on one flat acre in East Kent, with a proper bar, fire pit per pitch, and an owner who takes the whole thing seriously.
In a field
Lower Keats Glamping
Six beautifully equipped safari lodges on a working Devon farm, each with its own hot tub and hosts who cook pizza in the yard.
On a farm
Big Bear Lodge
A well-run little glamping site in the Shropshire countryside with wood-fired pizzas, breakfast to your door, and owners who actually care.
In a field
Cefn Coed
Seventy-five acres of ancient woodland and meadow within Eryri National Park, at the foot of Cadair Idris, with a path down to the Mawddach Estuary.
In the forest
Jurassic Airstreams Spa Glamping
Vintage Airstreams and bell tents in Blackdown Hills AONB ancient woodland, with a sauna and hot tub to end the day right.
In the forest
Low Wray Campsite
National Trust lakeside camping in the Lake District, with woodland pitches, some right on Windermere's shore and Wray Castle on the doorstep.
By a river
Pencarnan Farm Caravan & Camping Site
A 96-acre working farm on Pembrokeshire's westernmost point, where the fields run down to Porthsele Beach and the view opens west toward Ramsey Island.
By the sea
Bluebell Coppice Park
Ten acres of ancient East Sussex woodland where bluebells carpet the floor in spring, the owners know your name, and supper is cooked on site.
In the forest
Bramley Park Camping
Back-to-basics South Downs field with communal fires, an excellent pizza van, and an owner who clearly cares.
In a field
Harry's Meadow
A genuinely spacious New Forest meadow with dark skies, a rope swing on the river, and wood-fired pizza when you get back from the walk.
In a field
Mousley House Farm Campsite
A 29-pitch Warwickshire farm with its own bar and pizza kitchen, sitting four acres from the Grand Union Canal and within easy reach of Warwick Castle.
Warwickshire
Embers Polesden Lacey
Bell tents and grass pitches inside a 1, 400-acre National Trust estate in the Surrey Hills, with a fire pit at every pitch and evening pizza on site.
In the forest
Haddon Grove Farm caravan and campsite
A working dairy farm in the Peak District with a private gate onto Lathkill Dale, five fields, and a pizza van that makes evenings easy.
On a farm
Why these made the list
- Big Bear Lodge
Pizzas made on site and delivered to your tent or pod, with a cooked breakfast option for the morning.
- Big Sky Hideaway Camping Farm
Saturday wood-fired pizzas in the barn, served alongside a proper bar, make this one of the few campsites where the on-site food is worth planning your weekend around.
- Bluebell Coppice Park
Pizza and full breakfast cooked on site by the team who also run the whole place.
- Bramley Park Camping
The on-site pizza van and breakfast rolls make eating at camp genuinely worth staying in for.
- Bycross Farm Campsite
On-site pizza (order before lunchtime on busy weekends) alongside a well-chosen local cider range, all without leaving the riverbank.
- Cefn Coed
Pizza from the wood-fired oven on site, so the evening doesn't require driving anywhere after a long walk on Cadair Idris.
- Chase Camping
Woodford Pizzas fires up on Friday and Saturday evenings, delivering properly good wood-fired pizza to a field full of happy campers.
- Cherish Glamping
Home-cooked food (locally sourced or from the farm itself) and wood-fired pizza available by request.
- Embers Polesden Lacey
Evening pizza from the on-site oven, fire pit at every pitch, this is a site where you eat well without leaving camp.
- Fire and Feast Suffolk
Fire cooking is the whole point here: Roadii grills at every pitch, tipi suppers using local ingredients, and a Sunday brunch cooked fresh over flame.
- Fox Camping
Victoria bakes pizzas to order on site, with vegan options, so you can eat well without leaving the field.
- Fron Farm Yurt Retreat
The communal pizza oven is a centrepiece, not an afterthought, families and couples alike have made it the evening's event.
- Glottenham Farm Glamping
An outside grill and pizza oven that make evenings feel properly communal, not just a place to cook.
- Goldstone Camping
Alice runs a burger and breakfast station using locally sourced produce, backed by the farm's own hand-reared meat from the on-site butchers.
- Goren Farm
The on-farm café does home-baked scones, cream teas, and cider pressed from the farm's own orchards, a genuinely good reason to not leave site.
- Great Cotmarsh Farm
Order lamb and burgers a day ahead and use the farm's pizza oven for a proper supper under open skies.
- Haddon Grove Farm caravan and campsite
A pizza and gyros van runs on weekend evenings, saving you the drive out of the national park for dinner.
- Harry's Meadow
On-site stretch-tent bar and wood-fired pizza service most evenings in season, walk back from the river and supper is waiting.
- Jurassic Airstreams Spa Glamping
Wood-fired pizzas and breakfast hampers are available on request from the host -- proper food, not a vending machine.
- Lickham Bottom Camp
Owner Penny fires up the woodland pizza oven on request, supplies the wood, and shows you how. The rest is yours.
- Lillyroo's
On-site pizza and a bespoke kitchen mean food is sorted without the faff, with real ingredients rather than a vending trestle.
- Low Wray Campsite
An on-site pizza company cooks to order in season, and the reviews suggest it's the kind of thing you end up at twice.
- Lower Keats Glamping
Gary fires up the pizza oven beside the communal Hive on dedicated evenings, and the honesty shop carries Linda's home-made ready meals for nights when you'd rather not cook at all.
- Mousley House Farm Campsite
Pizza from the on-site kitchen at The Farmyard at Warwick means you can eat well without leaving the field.
- New Wharf Campsite
A Friday night pizza van run by the owners, consistently singled out by guests as one of the highlights.
- Nyth Robin Campsite
Saturday evenings bring wood-fired pizza freshly cooked on site in the owners' own oven.
- Ocean Pitch Campsite
Biffen's Kitchen on site has its own following well beyond guests staying at the campsite.
- Pencarnan Farm Caravan & Camping Site
The courtyard pizzeria is the anchor of evening here, backed by a bar with rooftop sunset seating.