Best campervan sites Cotswolds: countryside escape

Exceptionally English and truly beautiful, the Cotswolds are a popular but peaceful tourist destination in south-west England, easy to get to and stuffed with attractions and activities to suit all tastes. And what better way to explore this lovely region than by campervan – stopping off in some of the area’s most remote and scenic spots for relaxed overnight stays or convenient bases? We’ve put together our top campervan sites in the Cotswolds to make your trip there even greater.

Choose your favourite campsite/s from our top 10 below before finding the perfectrental vanto take you there!

Best campervan sites in the Cotswolds

Cotswolds Camping

Map and location: Spelsbury Road, Charlbury, Chipping Norton, Oxfordshire OX7 3LL Price: £30 per night (campervan pitch for up to six people)

Cotswolds Camping is a family-run business in the heart of the Cotswolds, with beautiful views from the campsite and country walks all around. Local village Charlbury is under a mile away for shops, pubs, cafés, takeaways and trains to London, Oxford and Malvern, and

Bicester Village designer outlet shopping centre is within a short drive. The site has an electric hook-up.

Campsite features

• Family-friendly campsite with toy barn and family shower room

• Access to footpaths, bridleway walks and woodland on site

• Kitchen with free use of microwave, fridge, freezer, toaster, kettle and sandwich maker

• Toilet/shower block, washing-up areas and waste/chemical water disposal point

Cotswold Hills Country Park

Map and Location: Hook Norton Rd, Chipping Norton OX7 5TE Price: from £20 per night (caravan or motorhome pitch with electric hook-up, for two adults)

Open all year round, Cotswolds Hills Country Park is an excellently equipped campsite on the outskirts of the market town of Chipping Norton. Groups are welcome, accommodated in a spacious rally field. All touring pitches on the park come with an electric hook-up.

Campsite features

• Modern heated shower and toilet block

• Facilities for disabled guests

• Chemical waste disposal point and recycling facilities

• CCTV security

The Pig Place

Map and location: NB Acres, Aynho Rd, Adderbury, Banbury OX17 3NU Price: from £20 per night (non-electric touring pitch, for up to four guests)

This unusual little campsite is on a working smallholding next to the Oxford Canal, home to rare pedigree breeds of pigs and a farm shop selling home-reared pork chops, sausages and bacon. Banbury is four miles away for sightseeing days – or set off from the campsite for walks along the 77-mile canal.

Campsite features

• Catering van serving breakfast and lunch

• Trotters Bar by the canalside

• Wide choice of pitches available, with or without electric hook-up

• Adults only – ideal for couples

Tudor Caravan Park

Map and location: Shepherds Patch, Slimbridge, Glos GL2 7BP

Price: from £30.50 per night (pitch with electric hook-up)

Another canalside spot, Tudor Caravan Park is a quiet country caravan park right alongside the Gloucester–Sharpness Canal, five minutes’ walk from the Wildfowl and Wetlands Trust Centre at Slimbridge. The Tudor Arms pub and restaurant at the entrance of the caravan park is frequently awarded CAMRA’s “Gloucester Country Pub of the Year”.

Campsite features

• Open all year

• AA 4 Pennant and Visit England 4 Star Graded Park, plus multiple David Bellamy Gold Award winners

• Set alongside the Severn Way

• Separate adults-only area

The Thames Head Inn

Map and Location: Tetbury Road, Cirencester, Gloucestershire GL7 6NZ

Price: from £20 per night (campervan pitch for up to six people)

This pub campsite is an ideal setting for active holidaymakers, close to several walking and cycling routes and only 10 minutes’ walk from the start of the Thames Path. If you’re not feeling energetic, the campsite is in the grounds of the Thames Head Inn bar and restaurant for locally sourced food and drinks.

Campsite features

• Within 10 minutes drive of Cirencester and Tetbury

• Small or large campervan pitches available, both with electric hook-up

• Showers, toilets, chemical disposal and charging facilities

• Barbecues allowed

Tobacconist Farm

Map and location: Tobacconist Road, Minchinhampton, Stroud, Gloucestershire GL6 9JJ

Price: from £25 per night (campervan pitch with electric, for two adults)

Tobacconist Farm is a small and peaceful campsite on a working farm, within walking distance of Minchinhampton and the local pub. Pitches are set on open farmland with wide-ranging views and come with the choice of electric hook-up. The farm has toilets, hot showers and indoor and outdoor washing up areas.

Campsite features

• Adults only

• Fire pits and barbecues welcome

• Under five miles from Stroud

• Pets welcome – dog walking field on site

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Map and location: Chipping Norton Road, Chadlington, Oxfordshire OX7 3PE

Price: from £18.70 (members) or £25.75 (non-members) for a campervan pitch with electricity, for two adults

The Camping and Caravanning Club site at Chipping Norton is in a quiet setting surrounded by trees and Cotswolds dry stone walls. A bus stop is right outside the site. This is an ideal campsite for families and pets: a dog walk is on-site and kids can let off steam at the play area. There’s also a dedicated parent and baby washroom.

Campsite features

• Wide choice of pitches including with electric hook-up

• Excellent amenities including showers, toilets and washing machines

• Dedicated accessible facilities

• Full recycling facilities

Greenway Farm

Map and location: Greenway Farm, Puddlebrook Road, Drybrook GL17 9HW Price: from £26 per night (for two people and one unit plus one car; up to six people)

In a woodland setting, Greenway Farm is a five-star, independently owned camping and caravan site set over five acres of land. Amenities include centrally heated ladies and gents’ toilets with free hot power showers and hairdryers; a separate wet room and toilet for disabled guests; a toddler-friendly toilet and shower, and a washing-up cabin with freezers, a laundry room, and a well-stocked visitor information area.

Campsite features

• Open all year

• Under 10 minutes walk from the pub, post office, butcher, supermarket and takeaway of the village of Drybrook

• A 10-minute cycle ride from the Family Cycle Trail, a 12-mile, flat route around the heart of the forest

• Licensed bar and eatery with home-cooked food and award-winning local steak

The Greedy Goose

Map and Location: Salford Hill, Chastleton, Moreton-in-Marsh, Gloucestershire GL56 0SP

Price: from £20 per night; electric hook-up £5

The Greedy Goose is a Cotswolds pub campsite with a modern restaurant, open for lunch and dinner. The campsite has 25 pitches suitable for campervans, all with electric hook-up.

Campsite features

• Toilets, hot showers and running water all available on site

• Private dining available, including weddings

• Well-behaved dogs on leads welcome; allowed in the pub bar or snug

• Roast dinners every Sunday

Far Peak Camping

Map and location: Northleach GL54 3JL

Price: from £25 per night (non-electric pitch, two adults)

Our final Cotswolds campsite is suitable for all types of camper – individuals, couples, groups and families are all encouraged. Far Peak is on 25 acres of woodland and parkland, within walking distance of a pub and a mile from the Cotswold town of Northleach. Bourton-On-The-Water and Cirencester are each 10 minutes’ drive away.

Campsite features

• On-site climbing and outdoors centre, plus plenty of space to play

• Café, deli and bar, with outdoor play area and seating

• Dedicated bike hire centre

• Separate camping areas each with their own toilets and showers

Explore the Cotswolds

Now that you know where to set up camp by night, discover what you can do during the day! The Cotswolds refers to the limestone hills and quiet villages that make up the Cotswolds Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, a region taking in parts of Gloucestershire, Oxfordshire, Warwickshire, Wiltshire and Worcestershire, home to famous destinations like Blenheim Palace and market towns including Bourton-on-the-Water, Stow-on-the-Wold and Chipping Campden.

Camping in the Cotswolds gives easy access to activities like hiking the 102-mile Cotswolds Way, mountain biking at the 417 Bike Park, swimming and fishing at the Cotswolds Water Park, or simply strolling around the area’s sandstone-coloured villages. Urban centres including Bath, Stratford-upon-Avon and Cheltenham are all within easy reach – if you’re camping in the Cotswolds, why not look for campervan hire in Bristol and set off on your trip from there?

Hire a campervan for your Cotswolds camping trip

Whether you want to spend your entire holiday around quiet villages, or alternate countryside walks with city sightseeing, there are many campervan sites in the Cotswolds to suit your getaway. Browse our rental vans in the Cotswolds and start your trip anywhere in the surrounding regions – we have campervans to suit all budgets!

Travelling with kids? Check out our roundup of the best Cotswolds family camping grounds!

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