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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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Popular in Nearly Wild Campsites

Chapelfield Camping at Godshill Woodgreen Road, Godshill, Fordingbridge, Hampshire SP6 2LP

Chapelfield Camping at Godshill

Fordingbridge, Hampshire, South East England
Available: 80 Pitches
Star Field Camping Charity Farm, Swattenden Lane, Cranbrook, Kent TN17 3PS

Star Field Camping

Kent, South East England
Available: 9 Pitches 4 Bell tents
Digs in the Wig Parc yr Eithin, New Moat, Clarbeston Road, Pembrokeshire SA63 4RJ

Digs in the Wig

Letterston, Pembrokeshire, South Wales
Available: 5 Pitches
Treheli Farm Treheli, Rhiw, Pwllheli, Gwynedd LL53 8AA

Treheli Farm

Aberdaron, Gwynedd, North Wales
Available: 65 Pitches 7 Bell tents
Ruberslaw Wild Woods Camping Spital Tower, near Denholm, Hawick, Scotland TD9 8TB

Ruberslaw Wild Woods Camping

Scottish Borders, South Scotland
Available: 48 Pitches 4 Safari tents
Beech Estate Campsite Beech Estate, Netherfield, Battle, East Sussex TN33 9QU

Beech Estate Campsite

Battle, East Sussex, South East England
Available: 84 Pitches 8 Bell tents
Camping in Nature in Vallis Veg Vallis Veg, Egford, Frome, Somerset BA11 3JQ

Camping in Nature in Vallis Veg

Frome, Somerset, South West England
Available: 15 Pitches
Pete's Field Cole Farm, Teddars Leas Road, Paddlesworth, Kent CT18 8AD

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

Lee Valley Almost Wild Campsite

Broxbourne, Hertfordshire, South East England
Available: 17 Pitches
Smugglers Cove Boatyard Frongoch, Aberdyfi, Gwynedd, LL35 0RG

Smugglers Cove Boatyard

Aberdovey, Gwynedd, North Wales
Available: 3 Pitches 1 Cabin
Frome Meadow Campsite Frome Meadow Campsite, Moreton, Dorchester, Dorset DT2 8RA

Frome Meadow Campsite

Dorchester, Dorset, South West England
Available: 40 Pitches 2 Bell tents
Into The Sticks Letterston, Pembrokeshire

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

The Old Vicarage Campsite

Norwich, Norfolk, East Anglia
Available: 12 Pitches 2 Bell tents 2 Pods
Cynefin Eco Camping Cynefin, Pembrey, Carmarthenshire SA16 0JR

Cynefin Eco Camping

Pembrey, Carmarthenshire, South Wales
Available: 8 Pitches 2 Bell tents 1 Tipi
Ace Hideaways Auchnagairn, Dunphail, Forres, Moray IV36 2QL

Ace Hideaways

Inverness-shire, Highlands
Available: 5 Pitches 2 Shepherd’s huts 3 Bell tents
Salhouse Broad Lower Street, Salhouse, Norfolk NR13 6RX

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

Digeddi Wildlife Camping

Hay-on-Wye, Powys, Mid Wales
Available: 20 Pitches 2 Gypsy caravans
Birds & Bees Campsite Rendham Hall, Rendham, Saxmundham, Suffolk IP17 2AW

Birds & Bees Campsite

Saxmundham, Suffolk, East Anglia
Available: 3 Pitches
The Little Wild Campsite Germoe, Helston, Cornwall TR13 9TE

The Little Wild Campsite

Porthleven, Cornwall, South West England
Available: 8 Pitches
Badrallach Badrallach Campsite, Bothy & Holiday Cottage, Croft 9, Badrallach, Dundonnell, Ross-shire IV23 2QP

Badrallach

Ross-shire, Highlands
Available: 12 Pitches
Glottenham Castle Glottenham Farm, Bishops Lane, Robertsbridge, East Sussex TN33 0HP

Glottenham Castle

Bodiam, East Sussex, South East England
Available: 17 Pitches
Cheglinch Camping Cheglinch Camping, Fairfield House, Cheglinch, West Down, Ilfracombe, Devon EX34 8NW

Cheglinch Camping

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

Swipes Camping

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

Troytown Farm Campsite

St Agnes, Isles of Scilly, South West England
Available: 8 Pitches 1 Bell tent
Hobby Farm Hobby Farm Campsite, Bluntshay Lane, Whitchurch Canonicorum, Bridport, Dorset DT6 6RJ

Hobby Farm

Lyme Regis, Dorset, South West England
Available: 9 Pitches 2 Shepherd’s huts
Cilrath Wood Camping Cilrath Fach Farm, Narberth, Pembrokeshire, SA67 7EY

Cilrath Wood Camping

Narberth & Templeton, Pembrokeshire, South Wales
Available: 5 Pitches
Knoll Farm Campsite Soldiers Road, Corfe Castle, Wareham, Dorset BH20 5DU

Knoll Farm Campsite

Wareham, Dorset, South West England
Available: 37 Pitches
Bôn Camping Porterswell Farm, Roch hill, Haverfordwest, Newgale, Pembrokeshire SA62 6JX

Bôn Camping

Newgale, Pembrokeshire, South Wales
Available: 15 Pitches 1 Yurt or Ger
Hideaway Hut Hideaway Hut, Eardington, Shropshire

Hideaway Hut

Shropshire, West Midlands
Available: 1 Shepherd’s hut
Badgells Wood Camping Badgell's Wood, Whitehorse Road, Meopham, Kent DA13 0UF

Badgells Wood Camping

Maidstone, Kent, South East England
Scaldbeck Cottage Scaldbeck Cottage, Stiffkey Road, Morston, Holt, Norfolk NR25 7BJ

Scaldbeck Cottage

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

Syke Farm Camping Ground

Buttermere, Cumbria, North West England
Cnip Grazing Cnip, Uig, Isle of Lewis HS2 9HS (Telephone 9am - 9pm)

Cnip Grazing

Isle Of Lewis, Scottish Isles
Tan Aeldroch Farm (Camp Snowdonia) Pont-y-Pant, Dolwyddelan, Conwy LL25 0LZ

Tan Aeldroch Farm (Camp Snowdonia)

Betws y Coed, Conwy, North Wales
Big Hat Bushcamp Hardwick Lane, Lyne, Chertsey, Surrey KT16 0AF

Big Hat Bushcamp

Chertsey, Surrey, South East England
Highside Farm Bowbank, Middleton-in-Teesdale, County Durham DL12 0NT

Highside Farm

Middleton in Teesdale, County Durham, North East England
Rectory Farm Lawn Road, Ashleworth, Gloucestshire GL19 4JL

Rectory Farm

Gloucester, Gloucestershire, South West England
Cookham Lock Odney Lane, Cookham, Maidenhead, Berkshire SL6 9SR

Cookham Lock

Maidenhead, Berkshire, South East England
Pinkhill Lock Pinkhill Lock, Eynsham, Witney, Oxfordshire OX29 4JH

Pinkhill Lock

Oxford, Oxfordshire, South East England
Braham Farm Little Thetford, Ely, Cambridgeshire CB6 3HL

Braham Farm

Ely, Cambridgeshire, East Anglia
Cleadale Campsite Cleadale Campsite, 13 Cleadale, Isle of Eigg, Scotland PH42 4RL

Cleadale Campsite

Isle Of Eigg, Scottish Isles
Available: 6 Pitches
Shieldaig Grazing Shieldaig, Wester Ross IV54 8XN

Shieldaig Grazing

Ross-shire, Highlands
Torridon Torridon, Achnasheen, Ross-shire IV22 2EZ

Torridon

Ross-shire, Highlands
Aldridge Hill Campsite Aldridge Hill, Brockenhurst, Hampshire SO42 7QD

Aldridge Hill Campsite

Brockenhurst, Hampshire, South East England
Longbeech Camping Longbeech Campsite, Fritham, Hampshire SO43 7HH

Longbeech Camping

Lyndhurst, Hampshire, South East England
Matley Wood Campsite Matley Wood, Beaulieu Road, Lyndhurst, Hampshire SO43 7FZ

Matley Wood Campsite

Lyndhurst, Hampshire, South East England
Postern Hill Campsite Postern Hill, Savernake Forest, Marlborough, Wiltshire SN8 4ND

Postern Hill Campsite

Marlborough, Wiltshire, South West England
Rushey Lock Tadpole Bridge, Buckland Marsh nr Faringdon, Oxfordshire SN7 8RF

Rushey Lock

Faringdon, Oxfordshire, South East England

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Cilrath Wood Camping Cilrath Fach Farm, Narberth, Pembrokeshire, SA67 7EY

Cilrath Wood Camping

Narberth & Templeton, Pembrokeshire, South Wales
Available: 5 Pitches
Knoll Farm Campsite Soldiers Road, Corfe Castle, Wareham, Dorset BH20 5DU

Knoll Farm Campsite

Wareham, Dorset, South West England
Available: 37 Pitches
Hobby Farm Hobby Farm Campsite, Bluntshay Lane, Whitchurch Canonicorum, Bridport, Dorset DT6 6RJ

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

Swipes Camping

Worthing, West Sussex, South East England
Available: 1 Shepherd’s hut

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