Camping in Sherwood Forest

Play Robin Hood amid ancient woodlands in this legendary forest.

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Sherwood Forest

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Bayard

1 week ago

2 nights at Big Sky Hideaway Camping Farm

The cozy cocoon definitely lives up to its name. The area is so peaceful and it’s amazing seeing the rewilding work going on. Absolutely loved it and definitely hope to be back for a longer stay!

Weekend Trip to Alder Carr Farm

We loved camping at the farm, the site is so secluded and peaceful- lots of wildlife to see and hear!. So relaxing.

2 nights at Alder Carr Farm

The river is lovely and camping was very peaceful. We also saw a new born calf whilst we stayed! Great location and the food from the farm shop was excellent.

1 night at Great Haywood Canalside Campsite

The host, Patrick, was amazing. He fixed an issue which I had created when booking the trip. The location was perfect for our plans. Lovey canal side location. Great cafe 2 minutes walk of site, pub 5-10 minutes. No issues with noise from the train track close by. Thank you

1 night at White Peak Camping

Lovely private site! Very friendly and helpful - loved the cows nearby :)

4 nights at Intake Farm

Beautiful site, lovely people and the kids loved the animals. Nice walks from the area. Brilliant campsite

3 nights at White House Farm Campsite, Wardlow

Basic, quiet campsite with good, clean basic facilities. Easy to locate & beautiful views in every direction. I really enjoyed a couple of days here. My dog enjoyed it too!

Weekend Trip to White House Farm Campsite, Wardlow

The views here are absolutely beautiful, Clean toilets and hot showers, Would definitely recommend Kids and dog friendly Lots to do nearby Fab holiday Thank you

Weekend Trip to Damside Campsite

Excellent, peaceful location. Toilets spotlessly clean and pitch was great value for money. Would have liked to have purchased the fire pit but didn’t see the owners once during the whole stay. Otherwise would definitely recommend.

1 night at White Peak Camping

Lovely views and location! Basic facilities but very clean and just what needed! Will definitely be coming back for another short stay :-)

Weekend Trip to White Peak Camping

Lovely simple campsite Cheedale and monsale trail accessable by foot from site. Loved the fire pits and the no loud music rule. Would definitely stay again

Weekend Trip to White Peak Camping

We loved our couple of days on Janice and Paul's campsite! We received a warm welcome and it's a wonderful, rural site. We were there with our sprinter van and it was just what we needed. The facilities were always clean and just as described. We loved it! Hope to return soon. :)

1 night at White Peak Camping

It was as expected and more. What a great spot! Toilets, open fire, quiet. Looking forward to making it a yearly tradition. We stayed for 1 night as it was the first camping experience for my 7 and 12 yr old sons. They enjoyed the hike and the tinned food, burnt sausages, Basic rural living, no fuss. The site is what i come to love about the peak district. If all you want is a spot to pitch up, a great one.

Weekend Trip to Alder Carr Farm

Great back to basics camping on a working farm in the beautiful Dovedale area of Derbyshire. A large peaceful field to ourselves with a campfire and access to the river. Alex is a very friendly and helpful owner.

Weekend Trip to White Peak Camping

White peak camping is beautiful out of the way and a brilliant experience Even though our weekend had the best of the British unpredictable weather we still enjoyed ourselves and the facilities available was perfect for us to enjoy ourselves

Weekend Trip to Sweet Knoll Farm

I took my Grandson for his first ever camping experience to Sweet Knoll. He had a smashing time, and wants to go on holiday again next weekend. Location and views are beautiful. The facilities, whilst basic, are scrupulously clean, and everything you need for a classic camping experience. We didn't hire a firepit this time around, as the weather wasn't amenable, but that's just part of camping in the hills in the UK. Next time, and there will be a next time. We will definitely be back

Weekend Trip to White Peak Camping

Brilliant stay, owners always on hand with a quick response via messages. An email sent before arrival with local recommendations for food/hikes etc. The dogs loved it and we will definitely be returning.

Weekend Trip to Secret Wood Glamping

This was a lovely area for our tent camping. There was a beautiful outlook onto the surrounding farms. There were lots of amenities to make the stay comfortable including a clean bio toilet, warm shower and a small hut to cook in, especially useful when raining. Would definitely recommend and stay here again!

5 nights at White Peak Camping

The camping field was clean and tidy with a swing and benches in the middle for picnicing. The field wasnt too big.u just turn up pitch your tent and no one bothers you at all. So quiet and peaceful with lovely veiws. No noise at night which was great. You can take a dog as long as you keep it on a lead. Theres 2 toilets with washhand basins in .its cold water but u can always boil a kettle and there urinals for the men. Theres washing up sinks there and also a fresh water tap in the field.people were friendly but left you to do your own thing. Theres logs to buy and fire pit if you want one. I loved the peacefulness of this campsite.i would recomend it to anyone and i will come back if i get the opportunity. Janice and Paul the site owner are very helpful and obliging .very nice people. The site is near Buxton ,Matlock and Bakewell if your driving.

2 nights at White Peak Camping

A lovely simple campsite in a beautiful setting with friendly and helpful hosts

Star Hosts in Sherwood Forest

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Greenoak Hideout

2 units · Glamping1 acre · East Riding of Yorkshire, North East England

A small, yurt glamping site with treasure hunts and alpacas in the Yorkshire countryside

Mandale Campsite

20 units · Motorhomes, Tents3 acres · Bakewell, England

Old school camping in the Peak District on the edge of Lathkill Dale

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Butt Farm, Beverley

30 units · Glamping, Motorhomes, Tents3 acres · East Yorkshire, England

A family-friendly campsite on a working East Yorkshire Farm just outside the market town of Beverley

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Country bumpkins

6 units · Glamping1 acre · Lincoln, Lincolnshire, East Midlands

Glamping with a hot tub and an outdoor cinema in the Lincolnshire countryside

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Fire and Stars Woodland Camping

5 units · Tents47 acres · Leicestershire, East Midlands

29 units · Motorhomes, Tents5 acres · Spilsby, England

Simple site in the grounds of a 19th-century coaching inn Lincolnshire Wolds walks and Skegness within half an hour's drive Pub with food; a 10-minute walk from the Aviation Heritage Centre Hikes, wildlife and generous helpings of history are all dished up at The Red Lion, a simple site in the grounds of an old Lincolnshire inn. At a crossroads in the village of East Kirkby, The Red Lion has been refreshing travellers since 1841; more recently, it was a favoured watering hole for the men and women of Bomber Command in World War II, and the pub’s décor pays tribute to them. The staff are steeped in the history of the old coaching inn and the nearby airfield, and can point you towards the Lincolnshire Aviation Heritage Centre, 10 minutes’ walk down the road and on the site of the former Royal Air Force base. The Red Lion makes a splendid base for aviation and wartime history buffs, with the heritage centre nearby and the displays and memorials of the International Bomber Command Centre a 45-minute drive away. As it’s on the edge of the Lincolnshire Wolds and around half an hour's drive from the coast, it’s also well placed for walks, stately home visits and wildlife watching. Most importantly, it’s at the back of a friendly pub (which has varied winter and summer opening days and hours, but is always closed on Mondays). It serves hot food alongside local beers and other refreshing tipples. Canine companions are welcome in the bar (it’d be nice if they bought a drink…) and on the site.

12 top campsites in Sherwood Forest

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White Peak Camping

18 units · Motorhomes, Tents2 acres · Buxton, Derbyshire, East Midlands

Camping on a Peak District farm near the Monsal Trail

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Camping at The Hollies

50 units · Motorhomes, Tents6 acres · Buxton, Derbyshire, East Midlands

Back-to-basics camping at the foot of the Roaches in the Peak District National Park

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Alder Carr Farm

5 units · Tents10 acres · Ashbourne, Derbyshire, East Midlands

A perfectly simple, riverside Hipcamp on the edge of the Peak District

Blossom in the Beans

2 units · Glamping5 acres · England

Rustic A-frame cabins on the border of Leicestershire & Warwickshire. Set amongst the rolling countryside in 5 acres of private land, you can relax & rewind in our cabins which feature a mezzanine master bedroom, kitchenette, private fire pit with BBQ grill and hot tub. We have an array of animals on site from our friendly Shetland pony, cheeky pygmy goats and chickens. Enjoy fresh eggs in the morning and complimentary welcome gift on arrival. There is lot to explore and do in the area from country walks, traditional village pubs, Twycross Zoo, Drayton Manor Theme Park and vintage railway which can take you to the Battle of Bosworth Heritage Site. Your Summer adventure starts with us!

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White House Farm Campsite, Wardlow

61 units · Motorhomes, Tents4 acres · Wardlow, England

What a little Derbyshire gem: back to basics Whitehouse Farm Campsite is a simple site in a most scenic setting five minutes’ drive from the pretty village of Tideswell. The site’s central location in the Peak District National Park means it’s a top spot for those who want to ramble or ride bikes – several circular trails leave from Tideswell and the traffic-free Monsal Trail is a five-minute drive away. And there’s plenty more activity if you require it too, as activity centres nearby can sort you out days of horse riding, abseiling, climbing and caving. All this activity isn’t mandatory, of course – this is an equally fine location for days pottering off to local pubs, pigging out on pudding in Bakewell or taking a leisurely stroll around the Chatsworth Estate, 20 minutes away. And if even that’s too much, you’d be welcome to spend some time loafing about on site: there’s heaps of space here, and as facilities have been kept quite minimal (just showers and toilets) there should be a good serving of peace and quiet to go with it all. Guests are welcome to light up a barbecue or campfire for cookouts and keeping warm; Tideswell’s the place for supermarket supplies, and it’s also handily got a fish and chip shop and a couple of pubs for days when your firelighting skills aren't up to much.

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Nightingales Rustic Camping

15 units · Motorhomes, Tents40 acres · England

Back down the farm enjoying Warwickshire's beautiful countryside camping alongside a working farm. Farm shop with our home reared meats and BBQ packs. Relax or have a few glasses of wine around the camp fire. Don't forget the Marshmallows. They are a perfect treat around the camp fire. No Fixed pitches we camp alongside nature.

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Secret Wood Glamping

18 units · Glamping, Tents4 acres · Derbyshire S18 7 Wf, England

A private woodland and stream all to yourself, with one spacious bell tent and a hot tub beneath the stars

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Burrs Manor Wild Camping

30 units · Motorhomes, Tents3 acres · Buxton, England

Nearly wild camping in the Peak District National Park, near Buxton

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Damside Campsite

10 units · Motorhomes, Tents105 acres · England

Well-maintained and peaceful wild camping site in the Peak District Buxton 15 minutes’ drive; Chatsworth House half an hour Dogs welcome; 10 minutes’ walk from a pub; nearby playground Just how remote would you like your holiday accommodation to be? If the answer is fair to middling, Damside Campsite might just be the place for you: this pop-up spot is surrounded by the glorious wilderness of Peak District National Park. Doesn’t get much more blissfully peaceful than that – except for the occasional lowing cow, all is stillness here. Having said that, don’t worry: you won’t have to scramble across hills and dales for a pint: a traditional pub serving real ales and home-cooked food is right in the village of Peak Forest, a 20-minute walk away. Both the site and the pub welcome dogs, though it might be wise to keep them on a lead when walking past the farm animals. This is wild camping; facilities might not be abundant (there are no showers), but they are well maintained and include a portable toilet and a washing-up area. There is also fresh running water, and you’re welcome to start a campfire or a barbecue. You can grab essentials in the village shop, or head to Chapel-en-le-Frith (10 minutes) or Buxton (15 minutes). If you’re here with the kids, the flat, grassy field where you’ll set up your tent makes for an excellent play area on which to run around, kick a ball or fly a kite. A nearby playground has swings, slides, a small adventure course and a multisport pitch. Walking paths start from right outside the farm, or you can drive to hiking areas like Chee Dale Stepping Stones (10 minutes), a dramatic gorge on the River Wye.

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Intake Farm

7 units · Glamping, Tents5 acres · Alton, Staffordshire, West Midlands

Quirky glamping and nearly wild camping on a farm in Staffordshire

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Cuckoo Farm Campsite

13 units · Glamping, Motorhomes, Tents130 acres · Rutland, East Midlands

Family camping with campfires on an organic farm, set alongside the beautiful River Chater

Sweet Knoll Farm

50 units · Motorhomes, Tents6 acres · Chapel En Le Frith, England

Sweet Knoll Farm, with six acres of flat land, is ideal for camping with breathtaking views in the Peak District . It is great for walking, cycling, horse riding and caving. Next to a working farm, it is surrounded by sheep grazing and is next to the Pennine Bridle Way. Castleton a short drive away is famous for it’s caverns blue john and speedwell.

Happy farmer sitting in a truck in a grassy field

Camping in Sherwood Forest guide

Overview

Steeped in more than a thousand years of history, myth, and legend, Sherwood Forest is so much more than a natural reserve. A former royal hunting ground and the stomping ground of the mythical Robin Hood, the forest lands sprawl over more than 30 miles from Nottingham to Workshop, encompassing three regions, a national nature reserve, and numerous parks, abbeys, and mediaeval ruins. Campers can enjoy four seasons of outdoor activities against a backdrop of spring wildflowers or fall foliage, depending on the season, while the annual Robin Hood Festival (July and August) features family-friendly activities all summer long.

Where to go

The Dukeries

Rolling green fields and sumptuous Ducal estates make up the northernmost region of Sherwood Forest. Clumber Park, with its National Trust estate and serpentine lake, and Thoresby Park, with its miles of woodland walks and artisan shops, are the regional highlights. Bring your caravan or campervan for a weekend break in the English countryside—you’ll never be far from a family campground or caravan park.

Heart of Sherwood

Sherwood’s central heartland is Robin Hood country at its best. Explore the Sherwood Forest Country Park, where you can visit the Major Oak (iconic home of Robin Hood and his merry men), hike and cycle along miles of trails, or ride the Sherwood Forest Railway. Woodland walks and bike rides are also on offer at nearby Sherwood Pines Forest Park, while Rufford Country Park is home to the 12th-century Rufford Abbey.

Byron Country

The southernmost slice of Sherwood Forest sits just north of the city of Nottingham, making it the ideal escape for urban campers. Hike along the Robin Hood Way or bike part of the National Cycle Route 6 through Bestwood Country Park, follow in the footsteps of the Prince of Thieves in Thieves Wood, or make like a modern-day Robin Hood and go glamping in a treehouse in the woods.