Best campsites in the UK for 2023: Luxury or budget camping trips

Staycations are here to, well, stay, and with temperatures in the UK set to hit above 30C this summer, a good old-fashioned camping trip is the ideal getaway for many, especially those travelling with family and friends.

After all, few other holiday experiences bring people together like camping. Maybe it’s the teamwork needed for pitching up and getting organised, heightened by the freshness of being in the big ol’ outdoors. Whatever the reason, there’s no doubt that bonding with your nearest and dearest is best done beside a crackling campfire, beneath a star-dotted night sky, with a cold beer in hand.

The great news is we’re spoilt for choice when it comes to camping in England, with rugged coastlines, woodlands and numerous Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty all providing an idyllic backdrop to a camping trip.

Whether you’re after cheap and cheerful or prefer to holiday in the lap of luxury, there’s a wealth of open-air experiences on offer. From the far-southern coast of Cornwall and rolling hills of the Midlands, up to the lakes of Northumberland, here’s our pick of the best campsites to pitch up at this summer and beyond.

The 10 best campsites in England are:

Best campsites in North England:

Location: Kielder, Northumberland

Few man-made attractions match up to nature’s ability to create the finest features. Kielder Water and Forest Park are different. Nature has grabbed the opportunity and made this entirely manufactured landscape one of its own.

This forest campsite sits close to the northwest tip of a lake, and is three miles shy of the Scottish border. It’s enclosed by trees, yes, but there are still glimpses of moorland. Within the Northumberland International Dark Sky Park, night views are of another world.