16 campsites
Every site here is hand-picked for the guide, 594 across the UK.
Swattesfield Campsite
Camping and glamping across seven acres of fields and woodland deep in the North Suffolk countryside near Eye and Diss, so Tolkienesque and car-free you'll swear you've reached the Shire
In a field
Coed Temple Druid
Four named pitches in a Pembrokeshire meadow, each with its own fire pit and wood, and a stone circle up the hill, as close to wild as you can get with a hot shower.
In a field
Digs in the Wig
Five secluded woodland pitches beneath the Preseli Hills, run by a host who genuinely cares, with a bookable heated pool nobody expects.
In the forest
Oak & Ash & Thorn in the Cotswolds
120 acres of ancient Cotswolds woodland with named veteran trees, communal fires, and enough space to feel genuinely alone.
In the forest
Dyfi Adventure Campsite
A riverside basecamp in the Dyfi Valley built for riders, walkers, and anyone who'd rather fall asleep to the sound of water than electricity.
By a river
Brandy House Farm
A working farm sitting right on Glyndwr's Way where walkers arrive hungry and leave very well fed.
On a farm
Holistic Woods Wild Campsite
Legal heathland wild camping in Suffolk with open fires, a host who actually shows up, and Sutton Hoo on the doorstep.
In the forest
Ashbourne Woods Campsite
Sixty-eight acres of Devon woodland where every pitch gets its own fire pit and the trees do the heavy lifting.
In the forest
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
Gurt Yurts
A Mendip Hills yurt field run by Tim with the kind of personal hospitality that makes first-timers book again before they've driven home.
In a valley
Gwersyllt Rhos y Gallt Campsite
A quiet valley campsite in Montgomeryshire with a riverside wild field, hilly sunsets, and Glyndŵr's Way a mile from the gate.
In a valley
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
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
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
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