Back to basics campsites
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!
440 back to basics campsites
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Landsker Camping
Pembrokeshire, Narbeth, Pembrokeshire
Spacious woodland pitches nestled amongst the trees. Within 20 minutes of many attractions and sandy beaches.
Higher Pendeen Camping
Mawgan Porth, Newquay, Cornwall
Small, peaceful and eco-friendly back to basics camping on a small range of grass pitches and canvas bell tents.
Pentre Bach
Caernarfon, Gwynedd
Tent camping and bunkhouse in Snowdonia, suited to people who want to escape and get back-to-basics. Quiet site.
Farm on the Hill
Prestwood, Uttoxeter, Staffordshire
A secluded, back to basics camping site. Just ten minutes from Alton Towers and 20 minutes from the Peak District!
Harry's Field
Frogham, Fordingbridge, Hampshire
Tranquil pop-up campsite in the New Forest with bell tent glamping, run by campers for campers. Campfires allowed.
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Little Ropers Camping
Bures, Suffolk
A back to basics campsite woodland and meadow pitches, plus hassle free bell tents. Campfires welcome.
Lathkill Wild Campsite
Bakewell, Derbyshire
Back to basics wild camping with incredible countryside views, set in the idyllic Peak District.
Walnut Tree Farm
Winford, Bristol, Somerset
A rural and peaceful back-to-basics campsite with cosy glamping. Perfect for campfires, stargazing and wildlife.
Thurlmoor Farm Campsite
Carlecotes, Holmfirth, South Yorkshire
Peaceful, back to basics site on the edge of the Peak District National Park. Dog friendly and great views!
Fox Wood Camping
Patching, West Sussex
Woodland camping in a stunning oak forest, perfect for family groups.
Little Harford
Tedburn St Mary, Exeter, Devon
Back-to-basics off-grid almost wild woodland camping with a river running through the site, 15 minutes to Dartmoor.
Nantgwynfaen Organic Farm
Llandysul, Ceredigion
A peaceful organic farm in West Wales offering private camping pitches, retro glamping and an onsite farm shop.
Canal Camping
Dilham, North Walsham, Norfolk
Beautiful and secluded campsite nestled alongside the North Walsham and Dilham Canal, with easy canoe access.
The Lorax Patch
Wells, Somerset
Small, off-grid site with peaceful camping and glamping with an onsite farm shop. Ten minutes to Glastonbury!
Willow Springs Campsite
Glyncorrwg, Port Talbot, Neath Port Talbot
A scenic, tranquil campsite, perfectly located to explore South and Mid Wales beside the Afan Forest Park.
Haddon Copse Farm
Fifehead Neville, Sturminster Newton, Dorset
Back to basics camping with campfires, a glamping hut and bell tents, just ten minutes from the Dorset AONB.
Ring Farm Camping
Chance Inn, Cupar, Fife
Almost wild camping on a peaceful, small field for tents and campervans. Campfires and play area for children.
Chesterblade Hills
Batcombe, Shepton Mallet, Somerset
Beautiful and peaceful off-grid, exclusive use, campground with wooden cabin, fire pits and camp kitchen.
Badgells Wood Camping
Harvel, Meopham, Kent
Secluded off-grid woodland camping and bell tents in the Kent Downs AONB with bushcraft activities onsite.
Emily's Cut
Halstead, Leicestershire
Private, back-to-basics camping for tents and tourers on an exclusive use site with up to 20 grass pitches.
