Waterside campsites
If you're bringing a boat, keen for some canoeing or just looking for tranquil views and a lovely setting, these lakeside campsites are just the ticket. Campsites near water are often teeming with wildlife and birds to spot and you can head to the shores at sunset to watch the sky light up and skim stones into the pretty canal, river or lake. See if our tempting selection of waterside campsites can really float your boat!
726 waterside campsites
15 reviews
93%
would recommend
Just 15 minutes from London, get close to nature with wild camping and glamping. Cafe and playground on site.
1500 x Non Electric Grass Pitches
5 reviews
100%
would recommend
Award-winning, luxury ensuite safari tents with BBQs/fire pits and Exe Valley views. Family and dog friendly!
3 x Ensuite Safari Tents (Dog Friendly)
The Hive Pod Village at Ghyll Head
Bowness-on-Windermere, Cumbria
21 reviews
100%
would recommend
Family and dog friendly pods in the Lake District at the edge of Windermere. Five minutes to Bowness-on-Windermere.
Pitches: Three Person Camping (Pod 1, Dog Friendly), Five Person Camping (Pod 8, Dog Friendly)
Old Buckenham Country Park
Attleborough, Norfolk
Family camping and touring in a 32 acre country park with a cafe/bar, play area and fishing. 35 minutes to Norwich!
Pitches: 14 x Electric Grass Tent Pitches, 36 x Non Electric Grass Pitches
13 reviews
100%
would recommend
Small, orchard campsite by the River Severn with fire pits and BBQs to use. A ten minute drive to Gloucester.
10 x Non Electric Grass Pitches
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Thorpe Farm Centre
Barnard Castle, County Durham
44 reviews
75%
would recommend
On the A66, a convenient family friendly park with spacious pitches. Café, playground and heritage woodland.
Pitches: 18 x Hardstanding Pitches (Optional Electric), 8 x Grass Pitches (Optional Electric)
31 reviews
89%
would recommend
A family-friendly farm site with views of Yorkshire Dales and onsite activities. Close to the Dales Way.
30 x Non Electric Grass Pitches (Main Field)
6m x 8m
Hafod Hall Camping Club
Bylchau, Denbigh, Denbighshire
35 reviews
86%
would recommend
Picturesque back-to-basics campsite at the edge of Snowdonia. Family and dog friendly with campfires allowed.
Pitches: 5 x Wild Tent Pitches, 3 x Wild Campervan Pitch
42 reviews
98%
would recommend
Touring, camping and a cosy yurt in the centre of the Highlands, near the Munro mountains and Strathpuffer 24.
Pitches: 8 x Electric Grass Small Campervan Pitches, 8 x Non-Electric Grass Tent Pitches
166 reviews
88%
would recommend
Peaceful, adult only tourer site set at the foot of Helvellyn on a small sheep farm next to a pub. Dog friendly.
Pitches: 10 x Electric Hardstanding Pitches, 2 x Non Electric Hardstanding Pitches
Riverside Wooler Holiday Park
Wooler, Northumberland
Holiday park with an indoor swimming pool, seasonal entertainment and restaurant/bar. A ten minute walk to Wooler.
Pitches: 35 x Electric Hardstanding Touring Pitches, 3 x Unfurnished Camping Pods (Dog Friendly)
The Laurels
Addlethorpe, Skegness, Lincolnshire
3 reviews
100%
would recommend
A coastal family friendly touring site with lakeside pitches, fishing, and a food truck. Ten minutes to Skegness!
Pitches: 8 x Electric Grass and Gravel Hardstanding Pitches, 13 x Fully Serviced Hardstanding Pitches (Adults Only, Lake View)
Peaceful camping and touring site by the River Banwy with fishing. A five minute walk to a pub, café and shop.
Pitches: 5 x Premium Hardstanding and Grass Pitches, 2 x Electric Hardstanding Touring Pitches (Without Awning)
67 reviews
96%
would recommend
Nestled on the edge of the Lake District National Park, family friendly camping and pods with hot tubs.
2 x Camping Pods with Hot Tubs (Dog Friendly)
17 reviews
100%
would recommend
Adult only touring site with three large fishing lakes and a shop. Within 15 minutes of the beach and Mablethorpe.
15 x Electric Hardstanding Touring Pitches
8m x 3m
Teifi Meadows
Llanfair Clydogau, Lampeter, Ceredigion
6 reviews
83%
would recommend
Small, peaceful camping and glamping site by a stream and with a play park. 30 minutes to Aberaeron and the coast!
21 x Grass Pitches (Optional Electric)
8m x 8m
Banwy Glamping
Welshpool, Powys
3 reviews
100%
would recommend
Peaceful glamping site with ensuites, private hot tubs and fire pits! 20 minutes to Snowdonia (Eryi) National Park.
Pitches: Ensuite Embden Glamping Pod with Hot Tub (Dog Friendly), Ensuite Stag Lodge with Hot Tub (Dog Friendly)
8 reviews
100%
would recommend
Cosy yurts set on a farm, deep in the heart of the Lake District, just 20 minutes from Keswick.
5 x Yurts (Dog Friendly)
13 reviews
100%
would recommend
Adult only touring park with waterside pitches and onsite fishing lakes. Just 15 minutes to Skegness!
Pitches: 3 x Electric Grass Pitches (Nursery Lake), 2 x Electric Gravel Pitches (Nursery Lake)
25 reviews
96%
would recommend
Award winning, 5 star holiday park offering shepherd's huts with hot tubs. A 15 minute walk to Mawgan Porth beach.
2 x Shepherd's Huts with Hot Tub
