Photograph to comeCortijada Los Gázquez
Almería · Sleeps 1 or more
A wholly off-grid farmhouse retreat in the Sierra María-Los Vélez natural park, run on sun, wind and wood.
£ · Budget
- Off-grid
- Solar-powered
- Dark skies
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Rifugio Lagazuoi
Cortina d'Ampezzo, Belluno · Sleeps 2–4
A mountain refuge at 2,752 metres above the Falzarego Pass, with what may be the best terrace in the Alps.
££ · Mid-range
- Mountain views
- Sauna
- Total seclusion
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The Bolder
Lysefjord, Rogaland · Sleeps 2–6
Six off-grid cabins cantilevered above the Lysefjord, four of them by Snøhetta.
££££ · Splurge
- Fjord views
- Architect-designed
- Off-grid
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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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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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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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Parque Cerdeira
Campo do Gerês · Sleeps 2 or more
Camping under oak and chestnut inside the Peneda-Gerês, Portugal's only national park.
£ · Budget
- Mountain views
- National park edge
- On a long-distance trail
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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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Wicklow Way Camping
Oldbridge, County Wicklow
Ten semi-private pitches and a sauna, directly on the Wicklow Way near Roundwood.
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- On a long-distance trail
- Sauna
- Mountain views
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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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Moskenes Camping
Moskenes, Nordland
Tent pitches at the far end of Lofoten, between the ferry quay and the mountains.
£ · Budget
- Sea views
- Mountain views
- Above the Arctic Circle
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Camping El Merino
Extremadura · Sleeps 2 or more
A mini campsite in the Sierra de Gata with very large pitches and almost nobody on them.
£ · Budget
- Glamping tents
- Total seclusion
- Mountain views
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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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Nire Valley Eco Camp
County Waterford · Sleeps up to 4
Off-grid cabins in a west Waterford meadow under the Comeragh Mountains, with breakfast left at the door.
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- Off-grid
- Mountain views
- Dog-friendly
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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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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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Glendalough Glamping
Laragh, County Wicklow
Adults-only pods on a twenty-one-acre hillside farm above the Glendalough valley.
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- Adults only
- Glamping pods
- Mountain views
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Great Langdale Campsite (National Trust)
Cumbria
120 informal tent pitches directly beneath the Langdale Pikes, campfires allowed, a proper pub two minutes' walk away, and a near-year-round season.
From £12 / night
- Mountain views
- Campfires allowed
- Pub next door
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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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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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Connemara Camping
County Galway
Pitches close to the ocean below the Twelve Bens, near Connemara National Park.
£ · Budget
- Sea views
- Mountain views
- National park edge
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