Nearly Wild Campsites – Wild Camping Campsites in the UK

Nearly Wild Campsites

Who needs a shower when you're only camping for one night? Who needs a gas stove when you can toast dinner over a campfire? Well, if you're a fan of going back to the basics and camping on the wild side, then this collection of almost-wild campsites should be right up your street. Most don't have showers, some don't even have toilets but all can guarantee a thoroughly wild experience...

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Knoll Farm Campsite Soldiers Road, Corfe Castle, Wareham, Dorset BH20 5DU i

Knoll Farm Campsite

Wareham, Dorset, South West England
Available: 35 Pitches
Hobby Farm Hobby Farm Campsite, Bluntshay Lane, Whitchurch Canonicorum, Bridport, Dorset DT6 6RJ i

Hobby Farm

Lyme Regis, Dorset, South West England
Available: 9 Pitches 2 Shepherd’s huts
Swipes Camping Swipes Camping, Washington, Pulborough, West Sussex RH20 4AT i

Swipes Camping

Worthing, West Sussex, South East England
Available: 3 Pitches 1 Shepherd’s hut
Digs in the Wig Parc yr Eithin, New Moat, Clarbeston Road, Pembrokeshire SA63 4RJ i

Digs in the Wig

Letterston, Pembrokeshire, South Wales
Available: 5 Pitches

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Treheli Farm Treheli, Rhiw, Pwllheli, Gwynedd LL53 8AA i

Treheli Farm

Aberdaron, Gwynedd, North Wales
Available: 65 Pitches 4 Bell tents
Ruberslaw Wild Woods Camping Spital Tower, near Denholm, Hawick, Scotland TD9 8TB i

Ruberslaw Wild Woods Camping

Scottish Borders, South Scotland
Available: 50 Pitches 4 Safari tents
Beech Estate Campsite Beech Estate, Netherfield, Battle, East Sussex TN33 9QU i

Beech Estate Campsite

Battle, East Sussex, South East England
Available: 83 Pitches 8 Bell tents
Vallis Veg Vallis Veg, Egford, Frome, Somerset BA11 3JQ i

Vallis Veg

Frome, Somerset, South West England
Available: 15 Pitches
Badrallach Badrallach Campsite, Bothy & Holiday Cottage, Croft 9, Badrallach, Dundonnell, Ross-shire IV23 2QP i

Badrallach

Ross-shire, Highlands
Available: 12 Pitches
Ace Hideaways Auchnagairn, Dunphail, Forres, Moray IV36 2QL i

Ace Hideaways

Inverness-shire, Highlands
Available: 5 Pitches 2 Shepherd’s huts 3 Bell tents
Star Field Camping Charity Farm, Swattenden Lane, Cranbrook, Kent TN17 3PS i

Star Field Camping

Kent, South East England
Available: 9 Pitches 4 Bell tents
Hobby Farm Hobby Farm Campsite, Bluntshay Lane, Whitchurch Canonicorum, Bridport, Dorset DT6 6RJ i

Hobby Farm

Lyme Regis, Dorset, South West England
Available: 9 Pitches 2 Shepherd’s huts
Smugglers Cove Boatyard Frongoch, Aberdyfi, Gwynedd, LL35 0RG i

Smugglers Cove Boatyard

Aberdovey, Gwynedd, North Wales
Available: 3 Pitches 1 Cabin
Salhouse Broad Lower Street, Salhouse, Norfolk NR13 6RX i

Salhouse Broad

Wroxham & Hoveton, Norfolk, East Anglia
Available: 10 Pitches
Digeddi Wildlife Camping Digeddi Wildlife Camping, Digeddi Stud and Stables, Hay-on-Wye, Powys HR3 5PR i

Digeddi Wildlife Camping

Powys, Mid Wales
Available: 20 Pitches 2 Gypsy caravans
Bôn Camping Porterswell Farm, Roch hill, Haverfordwest, Newgale, Pembrokeshire SA62 6JX i

Bôn Camping

Newgale, Pembrokeshire, South Wales
Available: 14 Pitches 1 Yurt or Ger
Severn Valley View Shepherds Hut Chapel Lane, Quatford, Bridgnorth, Shropshire i

Severn Valley View Shepherds Hut

Bridgenorth, Shropshire, West Midlands
Available: 1 Shepherd’s hut
Pete's Field Cole Farm, Teddars Leas Road, Paddlesworth, Kent CT18 8AD i

Pete's Field

Folkestone, Kent, South East England
Available: 20 Pitches 4 Bell tents
Lee Valley Almost Wild Campsite Nazeing New Road, Broxbourne, Hertfordshire EN10 6TD i

Lee Valley Almost Wild Campsite

Broxbourne, Hertfordshire, South East England
Available: 17 Pitches
Chapelfield Camping at Godshill Woodgreen Road, Godshill, Fordingbridge, Hampshire SP6 2LP i

Chapelfield Camping at Godshill

Fordingbridge, Hampshire, South East England
Available: 80 Pitches
Frome Meadow Campsite Frome Meadow Campsite, Moreton, Dorchester, Dorset DT2 8RA i

Frome Meadow Campsite

Bere Regis, Dorset, South West England
Available: 27 Pitches 2 Bell tents
Into The Sticks Letterston, Pembrokeshire i

Into The Sticks

Letterston, Pembrokeshire, South Wales
Available: 6 Pitches 1 Cabin
The Old Vicarage Campsite The Old Vicarage Campsite, Moulton St Mary, Norwich, Norfolk NR13 3NH i

The Old Vicarage Campsite

Norwich, Norfolk, East Anglia
Available: 14 Pitches 2 Pods 2 Bell tents
The Little Wild Campsite Germoe, Helston, Cornwall TR13 9TE i

The Little Wild Campsite

Porthleven, Cornwall, South West England
Available: 8 Pitches
Cynefin Eco Camping Cynefin, Pembrey, Carmarthenshire SA16 0JR i

Cynefin Eco Camping

Carmarthenshire, South Wales
Available: 7 Pitches 2 Bell tents 1 Tipi
Wild Camping Cornwall Penwith Heritage Coast, St Just, Penzance, TR19 7TS i

Wild Camping Cornwall

Penzance, Cornwall, South West England
Available: 3 Pitches 1 Bell tent
Glottenham Castle Glottenham Farm, Bishops Lane, Robertsbridge, East Sussex TN33 0HP i

Glottenham Castle

Bodiam, East Sussex, South East England
Available: 17 Pitches
Digs in the Wig Parc yr Eithin, New Moat, Clarbeston Road, Pembrokeshire SA63 4RJ i

Digs in the Wig

Letterston, Pembrokeshire, South Wales
Available: 5 Pitches
Cheglinch Camping Cheglinch Camping, Fairfield House, Cheglinch, West Down, Ilfracombe, Devon EX34 8NW i

Cheglinch Camping

Ilfracombe, Devon, South West England
Available: 21 Pitches 1 Bell tent
Swipes Camping Swipes Camping, Washington, Pulborough, West Sussex RH20 4AT i

Swipes Camping

Worthing, West Sussex, South East England
Available: 3 Pitches 1 Shepherd’s hut
Troytown Farm Campsite Troytown Farm, St Agnes, Isles of Scilly TR22 0PL i

Troytown Farm Campsite

St Agnes, Isles of Scilly, South West England
Available: 8 Pitches 1 Bell tent
Knoll Farm Campsite Soldiers Road, Corfe Castle, Wareham, Dorset BH20 5DU i

Knoll Farm Campsite

Wareham, Dorset, South West England
Available: 35 Pitches
Cleadale Campsite Cleadale Campsite, 13 Cleadale, Isle of Eigg, Scotland PH42 4RL i

Cleadale Campsite

Isle Of Eigg, Scottish Isles
Available: 6 Pitches
Scaldbeck Cottage Scaldbeck Cottage, Stiffkey Road, Morston, Holt, Norfolk NR25 7BJ i

Scaldbeck Cottage

Blakeney, Norfolk, East Anglia
Available: 1 Pitch
Syke Farm Camping Ground Buttermere Village, Buttermere, Cumbria CA13 9XA i

Syke Farm Camping Ground
Cnip Grazing Cnip, Uig, Isle of Lewis HS2 9HS (Telephone 9am - 9pm) i

Cnip Grazing
Tan Aeldroch Farm (Camp Snowdonia) Pont-y-Pant, Dolwyddelan, Conwy LL25 0LZ i

Tan Aeldroch Farm (Camp Snowdonia)
Big Hat Bushcamp Hardwick Lane, Lyne, Chertsey, Surrey KT16 0AF i

Big Hat Bushcamp
Highside Farm Bowbank, Middleton-in-Teesdale, County Durham DL12 0NT i

Highside Farm
Rectory Farm Lawn Road, Ashleworth, Gloucestshire GL19 4JL i

Rectory Farm
Cookham Lock Odney Lane, Cookham, Maidenhead, Berkshire SL6 9SR i

Cookham Lock
Pinkhill Lock Pinkhill Lock, Eynsham, Witney, Oxfordshire OX29 4JH i

Pinkhill Lock
Braham Farm Little Thetford, Ely, Cambridgeshire CB6 3HL i

Braham Farm
Shieldaig Grazing Shieldaig, Wester Ross IV54 8XN i

Shieldaig Grazing
Torridon Torridon, Achnasheen, Ross-shire IV22 2EZ i

Torridon
Aldridge Hill Campsite Aldridge Hill, Brockenhurst, Hampshire SO42 7QD i

Aldridge Hill Campsite
Longbeech Camping Longbeech Campsite, Fritham, Hampshire SO43 7HH i

Longbeech Camping
Matley Wood Campsite Matley Wood, Beaulieu Road, Lyndhurst, Hampshire SO43 7FZ i

Matley Wood Campsite
Postern Hill Campsite Postern Hill, Savernake Forest, Marlborough, Wiltshire SN8 4ND i

Postern Hill Campsite
Rushey Lock Tadpole Bridge, Buckland Marsh nr Faringdon, Oxfordshire SN7 8RF i

Rushey Lock
Setthorns Campsite Setthorns, New Milton, Hampshire BH25 5WA i

Setthorns Campsite

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