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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Dinner without driving
A restaurant, a bistro or a café on site or next door. It sounds like a detail until it is nine at night, raining, and the nearest village shut at five.
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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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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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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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Finn Lough
Lough Erne, County Fermanagh
Northern Ireland's most famous stay: transparent bubble domes where you stargaze from a four-poster bed on a private Lough Erne shoreline.
From £250 / night
- Transparent domes
- Forest spa trail
- Private shoreline
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Three Cliffs Bay Holiday Park
Gower Peninsula · Sleeps up to 5
Often called the best campsite view in Britain: clifftop pitches above the triple limestone peaks of Three Cliffs Bay in the UK's first designated AONB.
From £25 / night
- Iconic bay views
- Fire pits
- Bistro
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Comrie Croft
near Crieff, Perthshire · Sleeps 2–6
Scotland's benchmark eco campsite: car-free woodland pitches you reach by wheelbarrow, campfires, Nordic katas for glamping, an on-site mountain-bike trail network with bike shop, and a farm café.
From £12 / adult a night
- Woodland wild pitches
- Campfires allowed
- Mountain-bike trails
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Glen Nevis Caravan & Camping Park
Fort William · Sleeps 2–8
Camp directly below Ben Nevis on a 1,000-acre Highland estate, with an on-site restaurant and bar and the summit path nearby.
£ · Budget
- Ben Nevis at the door
- Restaurant & bar
- Highland cattle
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