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Oxwick Farm

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· Bristol, Gloucestershire, England
3 acres hosted by Nigel & Catherine P.
5 glamping pitches · 5 tent pitches
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Family-friendly
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Camping and glamping on an eco-friendly re-wilded farm on the southern side of the Cotswolds.

With green hills, clear streams, cute villages and country pubs, the Cotswolds has a reputation for being rather lovely. So whether you’re looking for camping or glamping in the area, you’ll no doubt be after somewhere that lives up to that reputation. How about the camping and glamping at Oxwick?

Situated on a part re-wilded farm three miles from the market town of Chipping Sodbury, it’s certainly rather lovely. It has just five spacious camping pitches and five lotus belle tents a short walk away from Oxwick’s striking heritage farmhouse. It’s a relatively simple set-up with off-grid pitches, campfires allowed and a composting loo; all eco-friendly but not completely back to basics. There’s a biomass boiler for hot water and a wind turbine on site for power. Both supply The Quad — a communal, open-sided but undercover space for cooking, eating and generally hanging out. It’s mostly used by glampers, but the halogen hobs, fridges and wooden dining tables are open to all and make serving supper easy, whatever the weather.

With cooking facilities taken care of elsewhere, the pre-erected lotus belle tents are uncluttered and comfortable sleeping spaces, pitched in the wilder end of the camping field. Each is kitted out with beds, bedding and solar or battery-powered lighting inside, with seating and a fire pit outside for nights under the stars. Grass, which has been left to grow long, separates the bell tents and affords each glamping family, couple or group a little privacy. Camping pitches, meanwhile, are free-form and a short walk away in a mowed area of the field.

It’s a short walk back up the drive, which is lined with re-wilded meadows, and over the road to the 700-acre Lower Wood. It’s ancient woodland and grazing land owned by the Avon and Gloucestershire Wildlife Trust; the perfect place for a walk. There are more of those all over the Cotswolds with its honey-stone villages. Lacock and Castle Combe are two of the best and a short drive away. This area has long been regarded as a place for quintessentially English countryside getaways but with a location on the southern side of the Cotswolds, it’s also close enough for day trips to Bath and Bristol. Both are just 30 minutes away, making Cotswold Meadow Camping not just rather lovely, but rather convenient too.

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68 Ratings · 47 reviews
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Lena P.recommends
September 10, 2024
Grass Pitch for 1 Tent
Great facilities and hosts, lovely meadow, plus opportunity to feed the badger-face sheep!
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Peter M.recommends
September 2, 2024
Grass Pitch for 1 Tent
Low key camping, just what we like
Lovely rural field site, but with the benefit of the use of the facilities provided for the nearby glampers. Nice not to have to unpack the stove etc. Nigel, the host, is very entertaining and his reno project is interesting.
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Andrew C.recommends
September 1, 2024
Grass Pitch for 1 Tent
This was a lovely small camp away from the madding crowds with plenty of green grass and space to pitch our tent. We received a very warm welcome from Nigel and his daughter Hannah. The camp kitchen is one of the best we've encountered and very much appreciated!
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Ann T.recommends
August 28, 2024
Grass Pitch for 1 Tent
Laid back camp site
Plenty of space and able to choose our pitch. Shower was great, lovely and hot and the compost toilet was fine. Quad is a good place to cook and get away from the rain.
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Susan F.recommends
August 21, 2024
Grass Pitch for 1 Tent
Lovely campsite with a wild, quiet and rustic feel
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Amanda B.recommends
August 14, 2024
Grass Pitch for 1 Tent
Lovely Campsite
Lovely campsite, well maintain and great kitchen facilities. We met Nigel, who is also a great host. Planning on staying again in the near future.
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Bristol, Gloucestershire, England, United KingdomTo respect the Host's privacy, the precise address of this land will be provided after booking
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Hosted by Nigel & Catherine P.

Joined in November 2021
From the host
Nestled in the natural landscape of a striking heritage farmhouse, just outside Chipping Sodbury on a remote site is our little glamping field and rustic events venue.   We put sustainability and the environment at the forefront of everything we do.  Our wind turbine overlooks our 40 acre site, and along with the biomass boiler, it helps us to be a net-zero carbon site, powered solely by renewable energy.  We have a small herd of rare breed Badger Faced sheep to do as much mowing as possible, who also produce a limited supply of our ethical lamb products.  We have set up a small ‘rewilding’ site, a 2 minute walk from the campsite where we are investigating ways to improve biodiversity.This little bit of wilderness is within easy reach of national trails, heritage properties, and lively cities. 
Nearby attractions

The site is just outside the Cotswolds Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, and is a great place to discover on foot, by bike or on horseback. Just a couple of hundred yards from the site entrance is Lower Wood, a 700-acre ancient woodland. If you fancy a proper hike, you can make our way through it to get to The Cotswolds Way National Trail. The market town of Chipping Sodbury is just over three miles from site and has a wealth of cafes and independent businesses while, Yate, just next door, has a few more familiar chains and a cinema. Westonbirt Arboretum is about 10 miles from site and Lacock Abbey and the Fox Talbot Photography Museum (01249 730459) are 20 miles away. Bristol and Bath, and their many attractions, are both under 20 miles away and about a 30-minute drive from site. It’s about the same distance to The Wave, a man-made inland surfing lagoon (0333 0164133). If you’re at the campsite in May, you might like to know that the Badminton Horse Trials take place just under four miles away.

Food and drink
The Buthay Inn (01454 299083) is just a mile away from site in Wickwar and serves food and drink most days. There are also lots of pubs, restaurants, and coffee shops in Chipping Sodbury. There is even a cocktail bar, Brook’s, which serves light bites and non-alcoholic drinks along with cocktails. Chipping Sodbury is also well-populated with independent butchers, bakers (the renowned Hobbs House Bakery) and greengrocers — and has a Waitrose too. There are more supermarkets in Yate.
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