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!
426 back to basics campsites
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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.
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Quarry Lake Camping
Dartmouth, Devon
Family friendly, off-grid campsite on a working farm. Ten minutes from Blackpool Sands and Dartmouth.
Rue du Chateau
Bonchester Bridge, Hawick, Scottish Borders
Get back to nature with an exclusive, dog friendly camping location on a river bank in the Scottish Borders.
The Railway Campsite
Harmans Cross, Swanage, Dorset
Back-to-basics, family friendly tent and tourer camping located next to the Swanage steam trains Railway.
Digs in the Wig Certificated Site
Clarbeston Road, Pembrokeshire
Scenic, off-grid camping and touring with private eco loos and fire pits. Onsite swimming pool for private hire!
Penrose Campsite
Porthleven, Helston, Cornwall
Unrestricted pitches and sea views. Family friendly and a ten minute walk from a sandy beach.
Quarr Camping
Swanage, Dorset
Small, friendly and family run farm camping site situated in Purbeck with grass pitches close to Swanage beach.
Park Hill Farm
Hales, Market Drayton, Shropshire
Back to basics rural camping, with an onsite farm shop and children's activities. Available for exclusive use!
Hennock Hideaways
Bovey Tracey, Newton Abbot, Devon
Basic camping with stunning views, nestled above the Teign Valley on the edge of Dartmoor National Park.
Southover Woods
Dorchester, Dorset
Woodland site with private fire pits and group pitches, 20 minutes to Dorchester and 30 minutes to Durdle Door
The Paddock
Shuttleworth, Bury, Lancashire
Dog friendly camping under wide skies, a safari tent, quirky Landpods and yurts on a country glamping farm.
Wild Camping Wiltshire
Marlborough, Wiltshire
Off-grid almost wild camping with car free pitches. Dark skies site within the North Wessex Downs AONB.
Turnpike Showground Campsite
Shaftesbury, Dorset
Calm, simple, no-frills camping and touring suitable for families and pets - set close to Cranborne Chase AONB.
Moss Lane Cottage Camping
Hanmer, Whitchurch, Shropshire
Peaceful back to basics site with only eight pitches on 2.5 acres. Wild swimming is just a 10-minute walk away!
Sunniside House Camping
Hexham, Northumberland
Family friendly camping and touring site in rural Northumberland just 20 minutes from Northumberland National Park.
The Old Vicarage Campsite
Moulton St Mary, Norwich, Norfolk
A tent and small campervan site with campfires in beautiful countryside by the Broads, a short way from Norwich.
