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Pack only the essentials and discover the outdoors with an authentic camping trip, where it'll become obvious just how little you need to relax. Back to basics camping pitches swap any glitz and glam for added adventure!

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363 back to basics campsites

Hincknowle Cider Apple Farm Camping, Melplash, Bridport, DorsetPlaceholder image
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Hincknowle Cider Apple Farm Camping

Melplash, Bridport, Dorset

Opens 30 April

Star

4.94 /5

73 reviews

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Traditional dog camping on a cider farm with panoramic countryside views. Just 15 minutes from West Bay beach.

2025 Camping & Glamping Award Runner up
2025 Outstanding Sites list

9 x Non Electric Grass Pitches

x 6

6m long


Garris Farm Caravan and Camping, Gulval, Penzance, CornwallPlaceholder image
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Garris Farm Caravan and Camping

Gulval, Penzance, Cornwall

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4.9 /5

21 reviews

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Farm campsite with sea views of Mounts Bay. Within ten minutes of Penzance, St Michael's Mount and Long Rock Beach.


Pitches: 45 x Non Electric Grass Pitches, Sunset Bell Tent (Dog Friendly)


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Riverside Lakes

Horton, Dorset

Opens 30 March

Star

4.81 /5

33 reviews

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Family friendly camping, touring and glamping. Onsite animals, fishing and crafts, 20 minutes from Bournemouth.


Pitches: 3 x Electric Grass Tent Pitches (Lake View), 3 x Electric Grass Tent Pitches (Overview)


Thorncombe Farm, Higher Bockhampton, Dorchester, DorsetPlaceholder image
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Thorncombe Farm

Higher Bockhampton, Dorchester, Dorset

Opens 1 May

Star

4.86 /5

25 reviews

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Quiet camping, touring and glamping bell tent site with campfires and dogs welcome. Set in idyllic Hardy Country.


Pitches: 25 x Non Electric Grass Pitches, 5 x Bell Tents


Sunnyside Pop Up Camping, East Grinstead, West SussexPlaceholder image
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Sunnyside Pop Up Camping

East Grinstead, West Sussex

Opens 22 May

Star

4.92 /5

17 reviews

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Summer pop up campsite with a communal fire pit and sauna sessions. A 15 minute walk to a pub and Standen House.


Pitches: 20 x Non Electric Grass Tent Pitches, 5 x Non Electric Grass Pitches


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Red Squirrel Campsite

Glencoe, Highlands

Star

4.83 /5

120 reviews

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Beautifully rugged campsite surrounded by mountain views, with the River Coe flowing past.


100 x Non Electric Wild Pitches

x 12


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Beech Estate Campsite

Battle, East Sussex

Opens 27 March

Star

4.8 /5

31 reviews

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A magical woodland site, offering forest camping and wild glamping bell tents. Complete with bucket showers!

2025 Runner up of Best Family Campsite South East England

Pitches: 15 x Wild Tent Pitches, 9 x Faraway Tent Pitches


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Moss Side Farm Campsite

Broughton-in-Furness, Cumbria

Star

4.64 /5

78 reviews

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Working family-run farm and campsite in the scenic Woodland Valley, near Coniston Water in the Lake District.


Pitches: 35 x Non Electric Grass Pitches , 5 x Rail Cabins (Dog Friendly)


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Brosterfield Caravan Park

Foolow, Derbyshire

Star

4.73 /5

35 reviews

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Brosterfield Caravan Park offers a back-to-basic touring park in the heart of the Peak District.


48 x Non Electric Grass Pitches

x 4

7m long


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Holyrood Farm Campsite

Shaftesbury, Dorset

Opens 1 May

Star

4.9 /5

52 reviews

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Back to basics camping set in very picturesque countryside beside Shaftesbury. Campfires and pets welcome.


50 x Non Electric Grass Pitches

x 4


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Tregonetha Lake

St Columb Major, Cornwall

Opens 3 April

Star

4.94 /5

21 reviews

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Small, peaceful camping and bell tent site with a fishing lake. Just 20 minutes from Newquay and the Eden Project!


Pitches: 5 x Non Electric Grass Touring Pitches, 15 x Non Electric Grass Pitches


Dropped Anchor Sea View Camping, Breage, Helston, CornwallPlaceholder image
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Dropped Anchor Sea View Camping

Breage, Helston, Cornwall

Opens 2 April

Star

4.89 /5

27 reviews

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Small family friendly campsite with private fire pits and great sea views. Five minutes to Praa Sands Beach!


Pitches: 5 x Non Electric Grass Backpacker Pitches, 14 x Non Electric Grass Pitches


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Graig Wen

Dolgellau, Gwynedd

Star

4.82 /5

23 reviews

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Small and tranquil Snowdonia glamping and camping site with direct access to the Mawddach Estuary and cycle trail.


Pitches: 3 x Hardstanding Touring Pitches (Optional Electric), Small Duchess Wagon


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Lamarth Farm

Helston, Cornwall

Opens 1 April

Star

4.85 /5

26 reviews

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Relaxed, spacious family and dog friendly farm site. Just ten minutes from Gunwalloe Church Cove and Poldhu.


Pitches: 22 x Non Electric Grass Pitches, Bella Unfurnished 5m Bell Tent (Dog Friendly)


Rowbury Farm Camping, Goodworth Clatford, Andover, HampshirePlaceholder image
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Rowbury Farm Camping

Goodworth Clatford, Andover, Hampshire

Opens 1 April

Star

4.9 /5

27 reviews

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Peaceful family-friendly campsite in a wildflower meadow with glorious views. Set in the beautiful Test Valley.

2025 Outstanding Sites list

50 x Non Electric Grass Pitches

x 5

5m long


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Padstow Campsite

Padstow, Cornwall

Opens 29 June

Star

4.93 /5

23 reviews

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Back to basics campsite with stunning estuary views, within a ten minute walk of Padstow Harbour. Dog friendly.


20 x Non Electric Grass Pitches

x 5

8m x 5m


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Fontmills Farm Campsite

Hellingly, East Sussex

Opens 1 May

Star

4.87 /5

25 reviews

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Friendly, family run farm campsite with tent and hardstanding pitches, plus glamping - nearby the Cuckoo Trail.


Pitches: 4 x Electric Hardstanding Pitches, 35 x Non Electric Grass Pitches


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The Camping Field

Bodmin, Cornwall

Opens 13 March

Star

4.72 /5

70 reviews

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Spacious grass pitches in the Cornish countryside. Close to Bodmin, just ten minutes from the Eden Project.


Pitches: 18 x Electric Grass Pitches, 35 x Non Electric Grass Pitches


Twitey's Camping and Glamping Meadows, Hunscote, Wellesbourne, WarwickshirePlaceholder image
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Twitey's Camping and Glamping Meadows

Hunscote, Wellesbourne, Warwickshire

Star

4.93 /5

25 reviews

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100%

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Peaceful camping and glamping in the heart of Warwickshire. Just 15 minutes from Stratford-upon-Avon!


Pitches: 20 x Non Electric Grass Tent Pitches, 16 x Large Non Electric Grass Pitches


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Earth Camp

North Chailey, East Sussex

Opens 1 May

Star

4.62 /5

25 reviews

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84%

would recommend

Back-to-nature camping and bell tents by the South Downs, surrounded by woodland. Onsite yoga, gong baths and more!


Pitches: 25 x Non Electric Grass Pitches , 7 x Bell Tents


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