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Campsites near Colchester, Essex
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Best camping, glamping, and outdoor stays in Colchester
The Roman city of Colchester is steeped in history but it's the surrounding Essex countryside, with rolling fields, a beautiful estuary and classic Constable Country, that makes the place such a fantastic spot for camping holidays. Here rural campsites offer both the buzz of Colchester itself and the many amenities it offers, alongside the space and freedom of the wide open countryside. What more could you want?
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Chigborough Farm
48 units · Glamping, Motorhomes, Tents130 acres · Heybridge, EssexBoating, biking and bell tent glamping on a farm near the Blackwater Estuary, where good food and walkable pubs are also on the menu.
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Constable Park
18 units · Glamping, Tents4 acres · Brantham, SuffolkA holiday and leisure park ideal for kayaking and paddleboarding, with premium glamping options
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Glamping at Redricks
41 units · Glamping2 acres · Sawbridgeworth, HertfordshireBeautiful natural lakes glamping site in East Hertfordshire surrounded by farm and fields. The site has one area for glamping and another for camping guests who bring their own tent. There are showers, toilets and mobile washing up sinks in the fields and cold drinking water, as well as kitchen facilities and a BBQ at each glamping unit. Each bell tent has firepits in the open field but not in the wooded areas.
It's a 10-minute drive into Sawbridgeworth (or a lovely gentle half-hour walk beside the River Stort following the Stort Valley Way). In town, take a look around the Tudor House Gallery (01279 600112), gathering treats for yourself from the gift shop, or visit some of the many antique shops in the town. If activities are more your style, then you can make use of the various riding stables that are dotted around Sawbridgeworth and Harlow. Hoskins Farm Riding Stables (01279722165) is less than 10 minutes' drive away and caters for all experience levels. The art gallery, Parndon Mill (01279426042) is also nearby taking just over 10 minutes to reach, they have lots of arts and crafts exhibitions and also host various art classes throughout the week.
There are several good pubs within walking distance of Glamping at Redricks. The Moorhen (01279 423066) is over a half-hour walk away – casual and relaxed and good for families with kids, you can enjoy their wide range of beers, wines and dinner options in their sunny beer garden. Half an hour's walk will also get you to The Plume of Feathers (01279 424154), where they have a new stone-baked pizza oven and a patio with an outdoor bar, and The Dusty Miller (01279424180) – both are in nearby Gilston.
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Birds & Bees Campsite
20 units · Tents9 acres · Saxmundham, SuffolkEco-friendly, family-centric, tents-only camping nestled among the long grasses of Suffolk's Alde Valley
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£22
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Wardley Hill Campsite
23 units · Glamping, Motorhomes, Tents6 acres · Bungay, NorfolkA relaxed, back-to-basics campsite on the Norfolk Suffolk border
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£12
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Whitlingham Broad Campsite
72 units · Glamping, Motorhomes, Tents5 acres · Norfolk Nr14 8 Tr, NorfolkLaid-back camping and glamping a stone's throw from Norwich and at the gateway to the Norfolk Broads
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£12.50
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Star Field Camping
21 units · Glamping, Motorhomes, Tents1 acre · Cranbrook, KentOff-grid camping and glamping in the High Weald of Kent with campfires, acres of space and a farm shop on site
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£25
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Wild Meadow at Raynham Estate
9 units · Glamping4000 acres · East Raynham, NorfolkLuxury yurt glamping in a quiet meadow on a Norfolk estate
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£180
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Hickling Campsite
31 units · Glamping, Tents1 acre · Hickling, NorfolkTent camping and glamping within walking distance of Norfolk's largest broad and less than 10 minutes' drive from the beach
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£16
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Dreamy Hollow Woodland Campsite
20 units · Glamping, Motorhomes, Tents7 acres · Kings Lynn, NorfolkBrimming in wartime history, Dreamy Hollow is home to three-and-a-half acres of Word War I training trenches and beautiful woodland pitches
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£9
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Beech Estate Campsite
67 units · Glamping, Tents20 acres · Battle, East SussexTent pitch camping and wild glamping in a Sussex woodland hideaway
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£24
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Wimbles Farm
9 units · Glamping, Tents20 acres · Heathfield, East SussexShepherd’s huts and wildlish camping on an East Sussex farm
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£28
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The Roman city of Colchester is steeped in history but it's the surrounding Essex countryside and the beautiful estuary that makes the place such a fantastic spot for camping holidays.
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