Campsites for hikers in River Thames

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Pitch your tent along the River Thames and step straight onto hiking trails that wind through willows, meadows, and old towpaths. With over 400 tent camping spots that cater to ramblers, you’ll find sites with toilets, showers, and campfires-allowed—essentials after a long trek. The area isn’t just for walkers: swimming, wildlife-watching, and fishing all happen within earshot of the river. Top picks like The Barn KT9 (111 reviews), Hook Farm Campsite (105 reviews), and Radcot Leisure on Thames (97 reviews) come recommended by fellow campers. You’ll pay an average of £112 per night, but there are pitches as low as £10 if you’re watching your budget. Leave the city behind, throw your kit in the boot, and get ready for riverside trails that always lead somewhere new.

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Top-rated campgrounds in River Thames

The Barn KT9

1. The Barn KT9

97%
(279)
Chessington, England · 16 units · Tents, Glamping
A unique rural campsite in Surrey, a stone's throw from London's Zone 6
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Swan Island Glamping and Camping

2. Swan Island Glamping and Camping

89%
(309)
Oxfordshire, England · 38 units · Tents, Glamping
A Thames’ island campsite in the Oxfordshire countryside – with a lovely pub just over the bridge
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Hook Farm Campsite

3. Hook Farm Campsite

98%
(210)
East Grinstead, England · 13 units
Blissfully back-to-basics camping in the heart of the West Sussex High Weald
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Cherry Orchard Farm

4. Cherry Orchard Farm

100%
(1)
Leighton Buzzard, England · 5 units
Cherry Orchard is a 60 acre Conservation Farm surrounded by heathland and woodland with miles of beautiful walking. This is a tranquil get-away and chance to soak in nature and completely unwind. Contact and booking via our website is of preference to here if you can we would appreciate it. The farm is for people who want to embrace the great outdoors and we recommend that you try and turn your phone off and become one with nature during your stay. There are a few facilities in the farmhouse outbuilding, such as a flushable toilet (free), shower and washing machine, which have extra a charge, but the camping is wild camping in a field not on a mown pitch. There is a good selection of pubs and restaurants nearby in Woburn (4 miles away, next to Woburn Safari) if you want to see some sights. There’s also a good pub in Great Brickhill and 3 pubs in Heath and Reach, walking distance from the farm plus two cafes in the Country Park.
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Picnic table
Cotswolds Camping at Holycombe

5. Cotswolds Camping at Holycombe

95%
(154)
Warwickshire, England · 9 units · Tents, Motorhomes, Glamping
Think Countryfile meets Time Team. Camping in six-acres of unspoiled Cotswold countryside, built in the grounds of a Norman castle.
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Woodlands Camping

6. Woodlands Camping

97%
(110)
Ropley, England · 10 units · Tents, Motorhomes
A back-to-basics campsite in the South Downs National Park
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Cattlestone Farm Adult Only

7. Cattlestone Farm Adult Only

97%
(122)
Pulborough, England · 55 units · Tents, Motorhomes, Glamping
Friendly camping and glamping on a Sussex farm, with animals to meet, a pond to swim in, and the South Downs nearby.
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Sindles Farm Glamping and Camping

8. Sindles Farm Glamping and Camping

100%
(14)
Emsworth · 9 units · Tents, Motorhomes, Glamping
We are a small, friendly site on a working farm in the beautiful South Downs National Park. We have shepherds huts, bell tents and a land pod in an old sheep paddock, all with private fire pits. We’re surrounded by footpaths and bridleways that can be explored all day, and 10 minutes drive from the sea. We also have a small grass-pitch campsite that opens in the summer for tents and camper vans.
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Cotswolds Camping

9. Cotswolds Camping

87%
(176)
Charlbury, England · 56 units · Tents, Motorhomes, Glamping
Simple camping surrounded by all the delicious Oxfordshire and Cotswolds village food offerings
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Electrical hookup
Campfires
Wild Canvas Camping

10. Wild Canvas Camping

92%
(38)
Bedfordshire, England · 26 units · Tents, Motorhomes, Glamping
A pop-up campsite on the banks of the River Great Ouse, with workshops, music, good food and a festival vibe
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The Nut Plat Retreat

11. The Nut Plat Retreat

94%
(81)
Tonbridge, England · 3 units
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
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Field of dreams

12. Field of dreams

100%
(4)
Duxford, England · 10 units · Tents, Motorhomes
The site is nearly an acre set in the corner of a five acre meadow we have a maximum of 10 pitches in our arable farm sitting on one of the highest spots in Essex on the Cambridgeshire border overlooking Duxford IWM . If it is a show weekend we are able to take more pitches . we have a pond in the middle of the meadow and nesting owls in a tree on the hedgerow Surrounded by fields but a short walk to a very good pub and short drive to nearest well stocked village shop If you want to relax and restore this is the place to come
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The Pig Place Campsite

13. The Pig Place Campsite

92%
(93)
Adderbury, England · 45 units · Tents, Motorhomes
Canal-side camping for adults on a rustic Oxfordshire pig farm
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Electrical hookup
Campfires
Pitchcott Farm

14. Pitchcott Farm

92%
(31)
Aylesbury, England · 11 units · Tents, Motorhomes, Glamping
Nearly wild, back-to-nature camping on a regenerative farm in Buckinghamshire
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Woodfire at Westerlands

15. Woodfire at Westerlands

99%
(51)
Graffham, England · 16 units
A foodie campsite with outdoor feasts, set in the heart of the South Downs
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Gemini Camp

16. Gemini Camp

100%
(11)
Elsenham, England · 1 unit
Glamping stays in a cabin on a private six-acre nature reserve in Essex
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Huckleberry Farm

17. Huckleberry Farm

82%
(17)
Bletchingdon, England · 3 units · Tents, Glamping
A back-to-basics campsite that’s well placed for visiting Oxford and the Cotswolds
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The Slips

18. The Slips

91%
(85)
Henfield, England · 38 units · Tents, Motorhomes
A relaxed, back-to-basics campsite in the West Sussex countryside
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Electrical hookup
Campfires
Rolling Fields Glamping

19. Rolling Fields Glamping

100%
(36)
Moulsford, Near Wallingford, Oxfordshire, England · 6 units
Luxury farm glamping with epic views, a 10-minute walk from the Thames
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Wild Boar Wood Campsite

20. Wild Boar Wood Campsite

97%
(68)
Haywards Heath, England · 9 units
Wild woodland glamping in the heart of Sussex with fires
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