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!
374 back to basics campsites
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Silver View Campsite
Combe Martin, Devon
Pop-up campsite with stunning coastal and countryside views in Exmoor National Park, five minutes from the beach.
Great Cotmarsh Farm
Broad Town, Wiltshire
Small, peaceful campsite with luxury tipis and tent pitches. On an organic farm by the scenic Marlborough Downs.
Camp Cynrig Glamping Village
Brecon, Powys
Family friendly glamping with private facilities and BBQs. Ten minutes to Brecon with a river for wild swimming!
Chesterblade Hills
Batcombe, Shepton Mallet, Somerset
Beautiful and peaceful off-grid, exclusive use, campground with wooden cabin, fire pits and camp kitchen.
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!
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Higher Aunemouth Campsite
Kingsbridge, Devon
Small, family owned and rustic site with basic facilities, close to the superb beach at Bantham.
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.
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 Orchard at Fen End Farm
Cottenham, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire
Small, family friendly eco site with tent camping and glamping in a yurt, tipi or bell tents with campfires.
Quarry Lake Camping
Dartmouth, Devon
Family friendly, off-grid campsite on a working farm. Ten minutes from Blackpool Sands and Dartmouth.
The Railway Campsite
Harmans Cross, Swanage, Dorset
Back-to-basics, family friendly tent and tourer camping located next to the Swanage steam trains Railway.
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!
Pentre Du Camping Club
Colwyn Bay, Conwy
Family-run, traditional campsite on a rural farm with private fire pits. Ten minutes from Colwyn Bay Beach.
Penrose Campsite
Porthleven, Helston, Cornwall
Unrestricted pitches and sea views. Family friendly and a ten minute walk from a sandy beach.
Grove Farm Camping
Norton Disney, Lincoln, Lincolnshire
Peaceful family and dog friendly camping in rural Lincolnshire, with local woodland walks and cycle routes.
Quarr Camping
Swanage, Dorset
Small, friendly and family run farm camping site situated in Purbeck with grass pitches close to Swanage beach.
Camping at Banks
Brampton, Cumbria
Back to basics camping and shepherd's hut a stones throw from the Hadrian's Wall national trail path.
Stag Park Caravan Site
Bishop Auckland, County Durham
Camping and touring site with onsite animals. 15 minutes from Shildon and 20 minutes from the North Pennines AONB!
Hennock Hideaways
Bovey Tracey, Newton Abbot, Devon
Basic camping with stunning views, nestled above the Teign Valley on the edge of Dartmoor National Park.
