The best riverside campsites in the UK

95% (1790 reviews)

Popular camping styles for United Kingdom

Available this weekend

Under £50

75%

(6)

West Highland Way Campsite

40 units · Glamping, Motorhomes, Tents10 acres · South Scotland, Lanarkshire, Glasgow

A welcoming campsite on the West Highland Way

Brook Meadow

103 units · Glamping, Motorhomes, Tents15 acres · East Midlands, Northamptonshire

A secluded lakeside campsite to fall in love with

Daisy May’s Farm

10 units · Motorhomes, Tents20 acres · England

Our pop up campsite is set in 20 acres on a not for profit community farm. Come and join us in the great outdoors! Help collect the eggs, feed the chickens and milk the goat! There is always lots going on at Daisy May’s Farm! Children’s play areas, paddle stream, woodland walks and lots more! PITCH FEE INCLUDES ENTRY TO THE FARM & ALL ANIMAL ENCOUNTERS! Open 7 days a week. Coffee Cabin and Ollie’s Food Hut also serving hot food (Weekends & school holiday 10-3pm) Local pub - 5 mins walk Golf Course (crazy golf, top golf, 9 hole course, bar and food) - 5 mins walk Shop/post office/chip shop - 10 mins walk Toilets & shower ; hot gas shower available but we are a basic wild, mostly off grid site. No concrete heated toilet blocks I’m afraid! (Showers unavailable in Winter months) There will be mud. Bring your wellies! Drinking water and bins available. Bring a torch for walking around the site at night. The site is off grid and the toilet lights are solar operated! CARAVANS - ONLY BOOKABLE MAY - SEPTEMBERTENTS - CAMPER VANS - MOTORHOMES WELCOME ALL YEAR (all pitches are the same. No need to specify which type of unit you are booking) We look forwards to welcoming you soon!

from

£25

/ night

99%

(39)

Thamesview Camping

25 units · Glamping, Motorhomes, Tents12 acres · East Anglia, Essex

Meadow camping in a riverside village – 45 minutes from central London

from

£20

/ night

99%

(230)

Graig Wen - Wild Snowdonia Escapes

32 units · Glamping, Motorhomes, Tents45 acres · North Wales, Gwynedd

Succumb to the tranquil hills of Graig Wen. Smart, sustainable and quite simply, lush.

from

£20

/ night

12 top river, stream, or creek campsites in United Kingdom

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(230)

Graig Wen - Wild Snowdonia Escapes

32 units · Glamping, Motorhomes, Tents45 acres · North Wales, Gwynedd

Succumb to the tranquil hills of Graig Wen. Smart, sustainable and quite simply, lush.

The Nut Plat Retreat

3 units · Glamping1 acre · South East England, Kent

Antique living wagons on the banks of the River Bourne, with a charming orchard setting, a pub down the lane and a history unlike anywhere else

Brook Meadow

103 units · Glamping, Motorhomes, Tents15 acres · East Midlands, Northamptonshire

A secluded lakeside campsite to fall in love with

Daisy May’s Farm

10 units · Motorhomes, Tents20 acres · England

Our pop up campsite is set in 20 acres on a not for profit community farm. Come and join us in the great outdoors! Help collect the eggs, feed the chickens and milk the goat! There is always lots going on at Daisy May’s Farm! Children’s play areas, paddle stream, woodland walks and lots more! PITCH FEE INCLUDES ENTRY TO THE FARM & ALL ANIMAL ENCOUNTERS! Open 7 days a week. Coffee Cabin and Ollie’s Food Hut also serving hot food (Weekends & school holiday 10-3pm) Local pub - 5 mins walk Golf Course (crazy golf, top golf, 9 hole course, bar and food) - 5 mins walk Shop/post office/chip shop - 10 mins walk Toilets & shower ; hot gas shower available but we are a basic wild, mostly off grid site. No concrete heated toilet blocks I’m afraid! (Showers unavailable in Winter months) There will be mud. Bring your wellies! Drinking water and bins available. Bring a torch for walking around the site at night. The site is off grid and the toilet lights are solar operated! CARAVANS - ONLY BOOKABLE MAY - SEPTEMBERTENTS - CAMPER VANS - MOTORHOMES WELCOME ALL YEAR (all pitches are the same. No need to specify which type of unit you are booking) We look forwards to welcoming you soon!

Westland Farm

21 units · Glamping, Motorhomes, Tents27 acres · South West England, Devon, Barnstaple

Camping and glamping on a working farm, with yurts, huts with hot tubs, and simple, spacious, sociable camping pitches

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£12.50

/ night

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(22)

Culdees Castle Estate Glamping

5 units · Glamping, Motorhomes17 acres · Perthshire , Perth And Kinross

Luxury woodland cabins, each with a private hot tub, in the grounds of a Scottish castle

Thamesview Camping

25 units · Glamping, Motorhomes, Tents12 acres · East Anglia, Essex

Meadow camping in a riverside village – 45 minutes from central London

West Highland Way Campsite

40 units · Glamping, Motorhomes, Tents10 acres · South Scotland, Lanarkshire, Glasgow

A welcoming campsite on the West Highland Way

from

£40

/ night

89%

(240)

Radcot Leisure on Thames

46 units · Glamping, Tents1 acre · South East England, Oxfordshire

A Thames’ island campsite in the Oxfordshire countryside – with a lovely pub just over the bridge

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£30

/ night

97%

(140)

Whitlingham Broad Campsite

72 units · Glamping, Motorhomes, Tents5 acres · East Anglia, Norfolk

Laid-back camping and glamping a stone's throw from Norwich and at the gateway to the Norfolk Broads

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£12.50

/ night

99%

(130)

Bwch Yn Uchaf

20 units · Motorhomes, Tents1 acre · Bala, Gwynedd

Narrow-gauge steam railway station, countryside views, gorgeous riverside setting. What's not to love?!

from

£9

/ night

94%

(203)

Henbant Permaculture Farm + Camp

12 units · Motorhomes, Tents80 acres · North Wales, Gwynedd, Caernarfon

A small, sustainable farm site with epic sea views, set in the foothills of Snowdonia.

from

£15

/ night

Star Hosts in United Kingdom

99%

(230)

Graig Wen - Wild Snowdonia Escapes

32 units · Glamping, Motorhomes, Tents45 acres · North Wales, Gwynedd

Succumb to the tranquil hills of Graig Wen. Smart, sustainable and quite simply, lush.

Bwch Yn Uchaf

20 units · Motorhomes, Tents1 acre · Bala, Gwynedd

Narrow-gauge steam railway station, countryside views, gorgeous riverside setting. What's not to love?!

Whitlingham Broad Campsite

72 units · Glamping, Motorhomes, Tents5 acres · East Anglia, Norfolk

Laid-back camping and glamping a stone's throw from Norwich and at the gateway to the Norfolk Broads

Westland Farm

21 units · Glamping, Motorhomes, Tents27 acres · South West England, Devon, Barnstaple

Camping and glamping on a working farm, with yurts, huts with hot tubs, and simple, spacious, sociable camping pitches

from

£12.50

/ night

98%

(89)

Walkmill Campsite

10 units · Motorhomes, Tents10 acres · North East England, Northumberland

Refreshingly understated private camping in the unspoiled Northumberland countryside

from

£25

/ night

Dog-friendly getaways

100%

(116)

Westland Farm

21 units · Glamping, Motorhomes, Tents27 acres · South West England, Devon, Barnstaple

Camping and glamping on a working farm, with yurts, huts with hot tubs, and simple, spacious, sociable camping pitches

Brook Meadow

103 units · Glamping, Motorhomes, Tents15 acres · East Midlands, Northamptonshire

A secluded lakeside campsite to fall in love with

Daisy May’s Farm

10 units · Motorhomes, Tents20 acres · England

Our pop up campsite is set in 20 acres on a not for profit community farm. Come and join us in the great outdoors! Help collect the eggs, feed the chickens and milk the goat! There is always lots going on at Daisy May’s Farm! Children’s play areas, paddle stream, woodland walks and lots more! PITCH FEE INCLUDES ENTRY TO THE FARM & ALL ANIMAL ENCOUNTERS! Open 7 days a week. Coffee Cabin and Ollie’s Food Hut also serving hot food (Weekends & school holiday 10-3pm) Local pub - 5 mins walk Golf Course (crazy golf, top golf, 9 hole course, bar and food) - 5 mins walk Shop/post office/chip shop - 10 mins walk Toilets & shower ; hot gas shower available but we are a basic wild, mostly off grid site. No concrete heated toilet blocks I’m afraid! (Showers unavailable in Winter months) There will be mud. Bring your wellies! Drinking water and bins available. Bring a torch for walking around the site at night. The site is off grid and the toilet lights are solar operated! CARAVANS - ONLY BOOKABLE MAY - SEPTEMBERTENTS - CAMPER VANS - MOTORHOMES WELCOME ALL YEAR (all pitches are the same. No need to specify which type of unit you are booking) We look forwards to welcoming you soon!

The Nut Plat Retreat

3 units · Glamping1 acre · South East England, Kent

Antique living wagons on the banks of the River Bourne, with a charming orchard setting, a pub down the lane and a history unlike anywhere else

Graig Wen - Wild Snowdonia Escapes

32 units · Glamping, Motorhomes, Tents45 acres · North Wales, Gwynedd

Succumb to the tranquil hills of Graig Wen. Smart, sustainable and quite simply, lush.

from

£20

/ night

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From the banks of a burn in Scotland to a canoe-launching riverside in the Norfolk Broads, discover the very best riverside campsites for wild swimming, dam building, canoeing, kayaking and generally messing about in the water.