Family glamping near Chipping Norton

South of Chipping Norton, North Wessex Downs AONB offers walking, cycling, and horseback riding along quiet roads and bridle paths. Ridgeway National Trail, noted as Britain’s oldest road, is a 137-kilometre trackway in North Wessex. Stop by Snelsmore Common’s picnic area or Savernake Forest, a designated Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI), before settling down under a star-filled sky. Privately-run campsites, caravan parks, and glamping sites are sprinkled throughout the area, and include fully-equipped grass pitches, yurts, and places to park the motorhome.

Diverse landscapes and four mountain ranges stretch over 800 square kilometres from the English border in Bannau Brycheiniog National Park, also known as Brecon Beacons. Climb the park’s highest peak, Pen y Fan, or walk along Neath Port Talbot’s calming canals to spot butterflies, otters, and reed warblers. Campsites, caravan parks, glamping pods, and motorhome clubs include amenities such as electric hookups, showers, and laundry facilities. From deep caves to mountain peaks, rolling hills and waterfalls, Bannau Brycheiniog has it all.