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Best Cotswolds family camping sites
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If you’ve visited before, you’ll know that the Cotswolds is a top UK destination for family camping holidays. And if you haven’t… this is a brilliant place to take the kids! Packed with family attractions and wide open spaces, the Cotswolds (aka the Cotswolds Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty/AONB) is the perfect place to let little ones go wild.
Explore the Cotswolds in the best way possible by taking to the road in a motorhome or campervan, with loads of room for all and no need to wrangle everyone out of a hotel for check-out time. Not sure where to camp? Discover our five best Cotswolds family camping sites. Our guide includes location, price per night, kid friendly campsite features and more!
5 best Cotswolds family camping sites
1. Cotswolds Farm Park Campsite
Cotswold Farm Park, Guiting Power, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire GL54 5UG
Price per night: from £17 for two adults; children £3pn
Right by Cotswolds Farm Park, the first of our best Cotswolds family camping sites is sure to be a hit with the kids. Cotswolds Farm Park Campsite is fully budget friendly too, as the pitch price includes farm park entry each day – and there’s loads to do at this huge family-friendly attraction.
Spend the day at the Adventure Barn, take the Rare Breeds Trail or wildlife walk, make a mud pie or play in the giant sandpits or on the bouncing pillows… for fuel, the food outlets on the farm will cater to even the fussiest eater.
Family-friendly features:
Cotswolds family camping as part of a huge farm park with stacks to do for all ages
Massive indoor adventure play barn with sandpit, traversing wall, soft play area and ride-on toys
Meet and greet new farm arrivals in the Animal Barn
Big outdoor play section including Aerial Play and Quarry Play areas
Woodland walks on site: spot wildlife, build a den or visit the bee observation hide
2. Far Peak Campsite
Northleach, Gloucestershire GL54 3JL
Price per night: from £25 (two adults; children 3-17yrs £5pn; infants 0-2yrs free)
For another action-packed holiday in the area, book a stay at Far Peak Campsite where there’s plenty to keep all ages busy in all weather. The campsite has its own climbing centre with indoor and outdoor climbing walls, taster courses and bouldering all available.
There’s also a free low ropes course with swings, nets and tunnels to try. When you’re ready to explore the Cotswolds, Far Peak has a bike hire centre and lots of walks lead from the campsite.
Family-friendly features:
Action-packed Cotswolds holidays with indoor and outdoor climbing, bushcraft and archery
Set off from the campsite on walks and nature trails, or hire a bike at the campsite centre
Café with play area alongside for safe play
Only 10 minutes’ drive from Bourton-on-the-Water and the Birdland Park and Gardens
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3. Thistledown Farm
Tinkley Lane, Nympsfield, Stroud, Gloucestershire, GL10 3UH
Price per night: from £25 (up to six people)
Camp under the stars in an ancient valley at the third of our Cotswold family sites, perfectly set up for all-age stays. Thistledown Farm near Stroud is an award-winning campsite in a beautiful countryside location, with lots of room for kids to safely roam and run about.
Away from the camping area, the farm is all part of an old park estate, surrounded by wildlife and with lots of paths – and plenty of “land art” – around its 70-acre meadow and woodland setting. Campfires are allowed and you can buy wood on site. This is hands-down one of the best Cotswolds family camping sites for anyone looking for a beautiful setting!
Family-friendly features:
Spacious farm campsite with a safe camping area and 70 acres to roam around
Plenty of walks direct from the farm including to Woodchester Mansion: free walks’ map available
Help feed the pigs, goats and sheep
A 10-minute drive from family days out at Slimbridge Wetlands Centre
4. Moreton-in-Marsh Caravan Club Site
Bourton Rd, Moreton-in-Marsh GL56 0BT
Price per night: from £16.60 (two adults; children from £2.10pn)
One for grownups as well as kids, Moreton-in-Marsh Caravan Club Site has plenty of practical facilities alongside leisure options. Younger and older children will enjoy the football and boules pitches, mini golf, playground and exploring the surrounding woodland.
Parents, meanwhile, can relax knowing the essentials are sorted: the site has family-friendly amenities, electric hook-up and a shop. It’s also fully dog friendly so is one of the best campsites in the Cotswolds for families with pets.
Family-friendly features:
Family club campsite with plenty to do for all ages
Moreton-on-Marsh and the Cotswolds Way National Trail both within easy walking distance
Family washroom, baby changing facilities, launderette and dog walk
Open all year for holidays out of season
5. Cotswolds Camping
Spelsbury Road, Charlbury, Chipping Norton, Oxfordshire OX7 3LL
Price per night: from £20 (two adults; children [over 5 & under 16] from £4-5pn
Cotswolds Camping is near one of the Cotswolds AONB’s most famous villages, Chipping Norton. But more importantly for junior campers, it’s also close to lots of Cotswolds family-friendly attractions: Fairytale Farm and Heythrop Zoological Gardens are both within six miles, and plenty more are within easy day trip distance.
On site, there are footpaths, bridleway walks and woodland to explore, plus a toy barn with plenty to pick from. Amenities include a family-friendly bathroom with hairdryer.
Family-friendly features:
Camping under a mile from the shops, pharmacy and takeaways of Charlbury
Within half an hour’s drive of Cotswolds Falconry Centre; 15 mins from the Chipping Norton Mystery Treasure Trail and North Leigh Roman Villa
Two separate sole use family/group fields with their own kitchen facility and toilet and shower block
Barbecues and fire pits allowed: fire pits for hire and firewood for sale
Hire a van for your Cotswolds family camping trip
Now that you know the best Cotswolds family camping sites, you can start planning the next element of your trip! Walking, farm parking, village hopping… you’ll find it easy to fill the days on a Cotswolds camping holiday with your children. Sorting out sleeping space is simple too - browse ourcampervan and motorhome hire in the Cotswolds listings to find a range of vans to suit any budget!
And of course you can pick up your vehicle and start your holiday anywhere you like: see for example our listings for campervan and motorhome hire in London and campervan and motorhome hire in the East Midlands. Finding family camping across the country is a cinch too with ourfamily campsites in the UK guide.
Back at the Cotswolds, the region is amazing for solo, couples’ and mates’ trips as well! Here’s our roundup of thebest campervan sites in the Cotswolds.
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