Wylde Valley Camping

This is camping, as it should be. Starry skies, peace and quiet, 14 acres to explore and a choice of large, quality camping spots or glamping options.

Five miles from Cornwall's northern coast, the site boasts 14 acres of camping pitches surrounded by rolling, sheep-grazed hills and bushy hedgerows. It's a relatively hidden spot, set just back from a country lane that's only real traffic seems to be tractors or guests arriving at the campsite. The meadows themselves have drinking water taps, proper flushing loos, hot showers and well-maintained stone tracks. And, for those who are averse to setting up their own tent, Wylde Valley’s luxury boutique bell tents await, letting you wake up on memory foam mattresses, before ambling out onto your wooden patio for a morning coffee.

But while Wylde Valley may have its more luxurious offerings for those looking to be pampered campers, it also prides itself on being an unfussy campsite for those simply looking to explore the great outdoors. Campfires are allowed, families make up the majority of campers and there's oodles and oodles of space. The adjacent lane is part of the national cycle network (route 304), which you can follow all the way north to Bude if you've brought your bikes, and beaches such as Crackington Haven and Widemouth Bay are less than 15 minutes' drive. Indeed, most of North Cornwall and Devon’s biggest attractions reside within a 20-mile radius. 

When it’s not running as a campsite, the site plays host to its flagship festival Leopallooza, and several live music events a year. But there’s no chance of festival goers or merry makers disturbing you. For the rest of the summer, you’re more likely to be woken by the sounds of birdsong, or the stream that makes its way down the boundary of the meadow. It’s  easy to understand why opening the campsite for Leopallooza every year was never going to be long enough. Opening for the whole of the summer? Now that's a much better idea.