Corcreggan Mill
Dunfanaghy, County Donegal · Sleeps 2–31
An old mill and its stream five minutes from Dunfanaghy, with pitches, bell tents, railway carriages and a converted trawler.
From €17.50 / night
- Lakeside
- Sea views
- Organic farm
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Run by the people who own it
Not a portfolio and not a management company: the person who answers the phone owns the field. It is most of the reason booking direct works at all.
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Rifugio Alimonta
Trentino · Sleeps 2–7
A family-run refuge deep in the Brenta Dolomites, on the via ferrata routes.
££ · Mid-range
- Mountain views
- Family-run
- On a long-distance trail
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Agriturismo Querceto di Castellina
Castellina in Chianti, Siena · Sleeps 2–9
Fifteenth-century stone cottages on a family wine and olive estate in Chianti, between Siena and Florence.
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- Organic farm
- Family-run
- Total seclusion
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Naturgredos
Extremadura · Sleeps up to 10
A sixteenth-century rural house below the Sierra de Gredos, and one of the province's first birdwatching centres.
££ · Mid-range
- Wildlife
- Dark skies
- Family-run
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Las Cabañas Rural
Candeleda, Ávila · Sleeps 2–13
Cabins on two hectares beside a mountain stream at the foot of the Sierra de Gredos.
£ · Budget
- Wild swimming
- Mountain views
- Family-run
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Maurerhof
Vipiteno, South Tyrol · Sleeps 2 or more
Alpine apartments on a working farm above Vipiteno, in the German-speaking end of Italy.
£ · Budget
- Mountain views
- Family-run
- Organic farm
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Naturcamping Lagom
Värmland · Sleeps 1–13
Ninety-five oversized natural pitches among the forests and lakes of Värmland.
£ · Budget
- Lakeside
- Private woodland
- Huge pitches
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Photograph to comeQuinta Rural
Northern Portugal · Sleeps up to 5
A small family-run nature campsite in the Serra da Cabreira mountains of northern Portugal.
£ · Budget
- Mountain views
- Family-run
- Glamping tents
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Camping El Cares
Santa Marina de Valdeón, León · Sleeps 4–6
A family site high in the Valdeón valley, a few kilometres above the Cares gorge walk.
£ · Budget
- Mountain views
- Family-run
- On a long-distance trail
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Goleen Harbour
Goleen, County Cork · Sleeps up to 5
EcoCabins and geodesic domes on a thirty-eight-acre coastal farm at the far end of the Mizen Peninsula.
£ · Budget
- Atlantic views
- Off-grid
- Geodesic domes
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Masseria Aprile
Locorotondo, Bari · Sleeps 2–4
Trulli and a working masseria in the Valle d'Itria, in the same family since about 1700.
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- Family-run
- Organic farm
- Total seclusion
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Storängens Naturcamping
Ransäter · Sleeps 2–6
Fifteen hectares of which only six are used, with ninety-nine pitches, eleven cabins and three safari tents.
£ · Budget
- Family-run
- Private woodland
- Glamping tents
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Agriturismo Montelovesco
Perugia · Sleeps 2–11
A family agriturismo in the Umbrian hills, running on its own photovoltaic array.
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- Family-run
- Organic farm
- Solar-powered
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Camping Oto
Oto, Huesca
Family-run in a stone village in the Aragonese Pyrenees, ten kilometres from Ordesa.
£ · Budget
- Mountain views
- Family-run
- National park edge
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Quinta das Cegonhas
Serra da Estrela · Sleeps 2–6
A campsite in the grounds of an old quinta below the Serra da Estrela, cooking with what it grows.
£ · Budget
- Mountain views
- Solar-powered
- Organic farm
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Anfasteröd Gårdsvik
Bohuslän · Sleeps 2–6
Cottages, safari tents and pitches on a wooded slope running down to the water in Bohuslän.
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- Sea views
- Beach on the doorstep
- Glamping tents
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Camping Bergamini
Peschiera del Garda, Verona · Sleeps 2–5
A family-run, GSTC-certified site on the southern shore of Lake Garda at Peschiera.
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- Lakeside
- Family-run
- Beach on the doorstep
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Camping La Viorna
Potes, Cantabria · Sleeps 2 or more
Terraced pitches just outside Potes, looking straight at the Picos.
£ · Budget
- Mountain views
- Family-run
- National park edge
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La Pineta
Bari Sardo, Ogliastra · Sleeps 2–5
Thirty years in the same family, in the pines between Bari Sardo and the sea in Ogliastra.
£ · Budget
- Beach on the doorstep
- Sea views
- Family-run
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Nagle's Doolin Camping & Caravan Park
Doolin, County Clare
Family-run and a hundred metres from Doolin Pier, between the Cliffs of Moher and the Burren.
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- Family-run
- Cliffs of Moher nearby
- Aran Islands ferry
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Senja Camping
Silsand, Troms · Sleeps up to 8
A family site of thirty years' standing on Senja, with nine cabins and its own ski slope.
£ · Budget
- Family-run
- Above the Arctic Circle
- Northern lights
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Fagervik Camping
Vikebukt, Møre og Romsdal · Sleeps 2–6
A terraced site running seven hundred metres along the edge of the Tresfjord, with a sauna on the water.
£ · Budget
- Fjord views
- Sauna
- Campers' kitchen
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Sardinia Camping Cala Gonone
Cala Gonone, Nuoro · Sleeps 2–5
Four hectares of pine shade two hundred metres from the sea at Cala Gonone, under the Gulf of Orosei cliffs.
£ · Budget
- Beach on the doorstep
- Sea views
- Family-run
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Basecamp Trollstigen
Møre og Romsdal · Sleeps 4–10
Pitches and small cabins at the foot of the Trollstigen hairpins.
£ · Budget
- Mountain views
- On a National Tourist Route
- Campers' kitchen
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Camping Las Palmeras
Costa Brava · Sleeps 4–6
A small, quiet site on the Costa Brava, built around families rather than nightlife.
£ · Budget
- Beach on the doorstep
- Family-friendly
- Family-run
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Camping Lido
Capoliveri, Livorno · Sleeps 2–8
Family-run since 1997, directly on the sand at Lido di Capoliveri on Elba.
£ · Budget
- Beach on the doorstep
- Sea views
- Family-run
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Camping Lacona Pineta
Lacona, Livorno · Sleeps 2–6
Pitches in the pines above Lacona bay on Elba's south coast.
£ · Budget
- Beach on the doorstep
- Sea views
- Family-run
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Mayo Glamping
Ballyvary, County Mayo
Hobbit huts, Nordic cabins, a railway carriage and a wheelhouse, near Castlebar.
From €147 / night
- Wood-fired hot tub
- Sauna
- Fire pits
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Mjelva Camping og Hytter
Åndalsnes, Møre og Romsdal · Sleeps 2–6
Family-run since 1964, three kilometres from Åndalsnes, under the Romsdalen peaks.
£ · Budget
- Mountain views
- Family-run
- Pods available
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Rognstranda Camping
Stathelle, Telemark · Sleeps 4–6
Camping above one of southern Norway's best beaches, on the Rognsfjord.
£ · Budget
- Beach on the doorstep
- Sea views
- Family-friendly
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Photograph to comeWave Crest Caravan & Camping
Caherdaniel, County Kerry
Informal, family-run pitches on the rocks above the sea on the Ring of Kerry.
£ · Budget
- Sea views
- Beachside pitches
- Family-run
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Morgedal Camping
Morgedal, Telemark · Sleeps up to 5
A small quiet site by the water at Morgedal, the village where modern skiing was invented.
£ · Budget
- Lakeside
- Ski access
- Family-run
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Hungry Hill Lodge & Campsite
Adrigole, County Cork
Family-run pitches, pods and cabins under Hungry Hill on the Beara Peninsula.
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- Family-run
- Mountain views
- Glamping pods
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Telemark Camping & Motel
Telemark · Sleeps 2–4
A deliberately small nature site with a limited number of pitches, bookable direct.
£ · Budget
- Total seclusion
- Mountain views
- Family-run
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Inch Hideaway Eco Camping
County Cork · Sleeps up to 6
Five hand-built yurts and a wagon, off-grid, a walk from Inch beach in east Cork.
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- Off-grid
- Wood burner
- Beach on the doorstep
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Beara Camping
near Kenmare, County Kerry
A small family-run site in the heart of the Ring of Beara, twelve kilometres from Kenmare.
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- Family-run
- Campers' kitchen
- Mountain views
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