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The Mushroom Farm Campsite

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· Oakham, Rutland, England

11 acres hosted by Abbie B.

1 lodging site · 35 tent sites

Authentic old school camping! Bring your own tent and stay in one our lovely private pitches. Our pitches are big enough to park your car and pitch a large family tent with plenty of space for sitting and BBQs. Our site is off grid so you will be provided with plenty of fresh water in containers. There are compost toilets dotted around the site which are cleaned daily and there is firewood and charcoal available to buy. We also have a little honesty shop selling a few bits and pieces that campers often forget to pack. The mushroom farm feels more like wild camping or a pioneers camp. It is not a manicured site so we recommend bringing an airbed for a comfortable sleep. But a positive you’ll be sharing it with wildlife – frequent visitors include songbirds, red kites, kestrels, owls, bats, lizards, frogs and toads, snakes, rabbits and hares, muntjac deer, mice, foxes, dragonflies, butterflies, moths and beetles… The camp is set on a mushroom farm with young trees and large areas left to rewild. This means flowering thistles and uneven ground so it may not be suitable for babies, very young children or people with health conditions. The 2025 camping season at the Mushroom farm is from Friday the 23rd of May until Sunday the 22rd of June. We are then closed for a few weeks but open again from Friday the 18th of July until Sunday the 17th of August.

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Liberty

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Bell tent · Sleeps 4 · 3 beds

Book a long weekend in the Bell Tent (Liberty) on our off-grid mushroom farm in rewilded Rutland countryside. Arrive anytime after 3 pm and depart by 10 am. Totally off-grid, the Mushroom Farm campsite feels like a proper pioneering camp. Set on the edge of an 11-acre reserve, at the end of a little track from the farming village of Thistleton in rural Rutland. It's old-school camping but with a little bit of luxury. The Bell Tent is a spacious canvas tent with one double and two single airbeds. Soft warm bedding included. Outside, there’s a campfire area, a cooking shelter, a gas stove, kitchen utensils, and a crockery. An invigorating bucket shower, composting toilet, and solar lights. As we are properly off-grid, you will be provided with plenty of large water containers. You will be given a number code for the gate and an info pack in your tent. We are available by phone and are only a 10-minute drive away if you have any problems. This is not a manicured site so you’ll be sharing it with wildlife – frequent visitors include songbirds, red kites, kestrels, owls, bats, lizards, frogs and toads, snakes, rabbits hares, muntjac deer, mice, foxes, dragonflies, butterflies, moths and beetles… Perfect for nature lovers. The camp is set on a mushroom farm with young trees and large areas left to rewild. This means flowering thistles and uneven ground so it may not be suitable for babies, very young children, or people with health conditions. The site is just a 15-minute drive to beautiful Rutland Water, home to breeding ospreys, cycle tracks, and a watersports center. Isaac Newton's birthplace, National Trust-run Woolsthorpe Manor is also nearby. At the end of an exciting day, there's a pub just 30 minutes walk away or relax by the fire at the campsite.

Campfires allowed

Toilet

No potable water

No pets

Showers

Picnic table

from

£100

/ night

for 4 guests

Tent sites

1 site

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Wild Camping Tent Pitch

Booked 2 times

Tent site · Sleeps 5

All our camp pitches are private and big enough for a large family tent or a few pup tents and one car. You can choose your pitch on arrival. BBQs available to hire, charcoal and firwood available to purchase, we'd appreciate you buying our firewood as it is priced competitively and helps keep our campsite financially viable, it is also mainly sourced onsite or locally. There are solar showers available and compost toilets are dotted about the site. Our campsite pitches are £35 per pitch with no added extras, £15 discount available for solo campers, please contact us to book a solo camp pitch. Arrive any time after 1pm and depart by 11am When booking your pitch, add each night separately, leave quantity as 1 unless you would like to book multiple pitches for the same night.

Campfires allowed

Toilet

Potable water

Pets allowed

Showers

No picnic table

from

£35

/ night

for 5 guests

35 dispersed sites