Nice camp sites.....

[Garlick]

Strolling past Millets the other day with the Mrs, and we noticed that they had a tent sale on. We popped in and ended up bagging a rather spacious 5 man tent that was reduced from £299 to £64.99

Anyway, we thought it would be nice to take the TVR away for a few days with the tent in the boot, but we need somewhere to stay.

Any suggestions for a nice camp site? I don't want bars, discos, club houses or swimming pools, just a nice picturesque setting, with some decent toilet/ washing facilities - nothing more. Is there a good website that anyone would recommend I use to search for sites that are on the quieter side, rather than offering Butlins style facilities?

I'll probably be looking towards the Cotswold's or perhaps into Somerset?

TYIA.

[pincher]

http://www.ukcampsite.co.uk/

[Garlick]

Looks good, thanks.

Any personal recommendations? I always like to have a PHers view on a place!

[justtourin1]

I can recommend this place, stayed a few times:-

http://www.homefarmholidaycentre.co.uk/

[Slyjoe]

We stayed here recently.
Nice walks, nice lake for watersports and swimming, and 50 yards up the road is Standlake Banger track for sunday entertainment.

[Cookie172]

I've always liked the name of this place

http://www.sandyballs.co.uk/

[Plotloss]

Garlick said:

Any personal recommendations? I always like to have a PHers view on a place!

www.glastonburyfestivals.co.uk

That and Le Mans are the only times during the year that sleeping in a field in a tent is remotely acceptable, irrespective of the savings made during the initial purchase.

What a curious juxtaposition your life is.

[spdpug98]

Another one in the New Forest, really good pub next door: http://www.redshoot-campingpark.com/

[hornetrider]

http://www.caerfaibay.co.uk/ or http://www.porthclais-farm-campsite.co.uk/

Think of the hoonage across Wales finest all the way to St Davids. A40 all the way from Gloucester. Fan-diddly-abulous.

[hornetrider]

What tent did you get btw - just looking at Milletts online...

[Matt Black]

I'm not sure which part of the country you are in but the campsite in Glenmore Forrest park is excellent, good amenities and on the bank of Loch Morlich http://www.scottishcampingguide.com/link.php?n=226... You can even go feed the reindeer

[mr brightside]

Cookie172 said:

I've always liked the name of this place

http://www.sandyballs.co.uk/

hey, that place is good, probably not what Garlick is after, but for families it's great.

They really should change that name now though.

[Garlick]

Thanks for the recommendations, very useful indeed.

hornetrider said:

What tent did you get btw - just looking at Milletts online...

I can't remember the name at the moment, but I'll have a look when I get home later on.

[Meeja]

If you fancied venturing a bit further than Somerset, and were prepared to travel to South Wales, I can highly recommend Mill House Caravan Park near to Tenby.

http://www.millhousecaravan.co.uk/

We've just come back from a week there (have been going there for a couple of years now) - pretty much ticks all of your boxes, and for camping, it has the added benefit of being relatively cheap (£125 for seven nights peak season)

Downside is that there are only four tent pitches on site, so advance booking is essential - certainly during peak or mid season.

Reviews here:

http://www.ukcampsite.co.uk/sites/reviews.asp?revi...

[joncon]

me and swmbo have just purchased our first tent, vango vista 800 from go outdoors, what a bargain !!
already looking for sites in france next summer.
my only experience of camping so far is le mans and castle combe race weekends !
cant wait.

Edited by joncon on Monday 2nd August 22:48

[R60EST]

Another source of info for you to ponder


http://www.pitchup.com/

[kiwifraser]

http://www.ukcampsite.co.uk/sites/reviews.asp?revi...

This one is great Paul. I think it was only £6 a night. They allow campfires (£5 for a bag of wood), serve cream teas at 3pm, and have a great view. We went a few weeks ago and had a brilliant time.

ETA this photo my brother (Pernod) took at the above site





I'd also highly recommend WoWo in Sussex as possibly the best campsite in Britain, although getting a booking might be hard at short notice.

Edited by kiwifraser on Tuesday 10th August 18:20

[therealpigdog]

Long way to go, but just got back from Fidden campsite on the Isle of Mull and had the most amazing time.

Long trip, but worth it!