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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.
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Kolarbyn Ecolodge
Skinnskatteberg · Sleeps 2–6
Turf-roofed charcoal-burners' huts by a forest lake, with no electricity, no shower and a floating sauna.
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- Off-grid
- No wifi, deliberately
- Lakeside
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Mallinson's Woodland Retreat
Thorncombe, Dorset · Sleeps 2
The only place in Britain to sleep in a RIBA award-winning treehouse.
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- Hot tub
- Sauna
- Pizza oven
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Quinta do Barranco da Estrada
Santa Clara-a-Velha · Sleeps 2–5
A lakeside lodge in the lower Alentejo running entirely on solar, with rare birds on the water.
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- Off-grid
- Solar-powered
- Lakeside
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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.
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- 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.
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- Fjord views
- Architect-designed
- Off-grid
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Wild Cabins Kinvara
Kinvara, County Galway · Sleeps up to 2
Two-person off-grid cabins hidden inside a fifty-acre organic nature sanctuary on the edge of the Burren.
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- Off-grid
- Solar-powered
- No wifi, deliberately
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Chewton Glen Treehouses
New Forest, Hampshire · Sleeps 2–12
Britain's most famous luxury treehouses, suspended in the canopy of a five-star country house hotel's New Forest estate.
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- Hot tub
- Five-star spa access
- Breakfast hatch
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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.
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- Lakeside
- Sea views
- Organic farm
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El Toral Ecofarm
Asturias · Sleeps up to 6
A fully off-grid smallholding in green Asturias — solar power, spring water, and a wood-fired boiler.
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- Off-grid
- Solar-powered
- Organic farm
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Gavião Nature Village
Gavião, Portalegre · Sleeps 2–8
Ten shelters built from local cork oak, beside the river beach at Alamal on the Tejo.
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- Architect-designed
- Organic farm
- Wild swimming
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Rifugio Alimonta
Trentino · Sleeps 2–7
A family-run refuge deep in the Brenta Dolomites, on the via ferrata routes.
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- Mountain views
- Family-run
- On a long-distance trail
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Treehotel
Harads · Sleeps 2–5
Seven architect-designed rooms in the pines fifty kilometres south of the Arctic Circle, including one clad entirely in mirrors.
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- Treetop cabins
- Architect-designed
- Northern lights
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Woodnest
Odda, Vestland · Sleeps 2–4
Four treehouses anchored to living pines six metres above Odda, looking down the Sørfjorden.
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- Treetop cabins
- Architect-designed
- Fjord views
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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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Granö Beckasin
Granö · Sleeps 2–4
Bird's-nest cabins built from reclaimed timber high in the pines above the Ume river.
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- Treetop cabins
- Architect-designed
- Northern lights
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Juvet Landscape Hotel
Valldal, Møre og Romsdal · Sleeps 2–4
The original Norwegian landscape hotel: glass-walled rooms scattered through a river gorge, each angled so you cannot see another.
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- Architect-designed
- Sauna
- Total seclusion
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Looking Glass Lodge
Fairlight, East Sussex · Sleeps 2
An architect-designed lodge with full-height smart-glass walls that turn opaque at the flick of a switch, hidden in private ancient woodland in the High Weald.
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- Panoramic smart-glass walls
- Wood burner
- Private woodland
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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.
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- Wildlife
- Dark skies
- Family-run
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Pure Space Eco Glamping
Loop Head, County Clare · Sleeps 2–6
Owner-run cabins and bell tents in ten acres of native woodland on the Loop Head Peninsula, a quarter of an hour's walk from the sea.
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- Off-grid
- Solar-powered
- On the Wild Atlantic Way
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The Lemon Lodge
Aljezur · Sleeps 2–4
An off-grid farmstead between the Monchique hills and the wild beaches of the Costa Vicentina.
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- Off-grid
- Organic farm
- Surfing
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Kudhva
Trebarwith Strand, Cornwall · Sleeps 2–6
Radical architect-designed hideouts on stilts in a disused slate quarry above the Atlantic.
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- Sea views
- Wild swimming
- Sauna
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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.
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- Wild swimming
- Mountain views
- Family-run
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Manshausen
Steigen, Nordland
Sea cabins cantilevered off a private island's stone quay in Steigen, north of the Arctic Circle.
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- Over the water
- Architect-designed
- Above the Arctic Circle
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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.
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- 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.
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- Lakeside
- Private woodland
- Huge pitches
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Northern Portugal · Sleeps up to 5
A small family-run nature campsite in the Serra da Cabreira mountains of northern Portugal.
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- Mountain views
- Family-run
- Glamping tents
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Teapot Lane
Tawley, County Leitrim · Sleeps 2 or more
Three domes and a treehouse in five acres of woodland where Sligo, Leitrim and Donegal meet.
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- Adults only
- Treehouse
- Geodesic domes
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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.
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- 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.
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- Atlantic views
- Off-grid
- Geodesic domes
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Log House Holidays
Cotswold Water Park, Gloucestershire · Sleeps 4–11
Family-run for over 40 years: eight Finnish log cabins around a private 130-acre lake on a personal nature reserve.
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- Private lake
- Hot tub
- Sauna
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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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PAN Treetop Cabins
Finnskogen, Innlandet · Sleeps 4–6
Steel-clad cabins on stilts in the Finnskogen forest, winner of the European Steel Design Award.
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- Treetop cabins
- Architect-designed
- Private woodland
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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.
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- Mountain views
- National park edge
- On a long-distance trail
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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.
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- 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.
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- Mountain views
- Family-run
- National park edge
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Dragsö Camping
Karlskrona · Sleeps 2–6
A campsite on its own island in the Blekinge archipelago, a bridge away from Karlskrona.
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- Sea views
- Beach on the doorstep
- Family-friendly
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Hinterlandes
Lorton Valley, Cumbria
A fully off-grid hidden cabin (and a converted double-decker bus) that periodically moves location in the quiet north-western fells.
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- Off-grid
- Stargazing skylight
- Wood-fired heating
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Lofoten Beach Camp
Ramberg, Nordland · Sleeps 2–3
Pitches behind the white sand at Ramberg, with a surf school, a beach bar and a sauna.
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- Beach on the doorstep
- Surfing
- Sauna
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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.
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- 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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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.
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- Mountain views
- Family-run
- National park edge
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Lough Mardal Eco Lodge
Ballintra, County Donegal · Sleeps 2–4
Skydome yurts and shepherd's huts on the shore of a Donegal lake, lit by lantern and candle.
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- Lakeside
- Off-grid
- Yurts
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Moskenes Camping
Moskenes, Nordland
Tent pitches at the far end of Lofoten, between the ferry quay and the mountains.
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- Sea views
- Mountain views
- Above the Arctic Circle
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The Living Room Treehouses
near Machynlleth, Powys · Sleeps 2–5
The original Welsh eco treehouses: six wooden hideaways in a hidden valley on the edge of Eryri (Snowdonia).
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- Off-grid
- Dark skies
- Dog-friendly
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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.
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- Glamping tents
- Total seclusion
- Mountain views
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Eagle Brae
Struy, Scottish Highlands · Sleeps 2–6
A hand-carved cedar log cabin village on a Highland hillside where red deer and eagles are the neighbours.
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- Hand-carved cedar cabins
- Turf roofs
- Wildlife
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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.
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- 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.
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- Family-run
- Above the Arctic Circle
- Northern lights
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57 Nord
Wester Ross, Scottish Highlands · Sleeps 2–4
Scandinavian-Highland design hideaways with floor-to-ceiling loch and mountain views near Eilean Donan and Skye.
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- Loch views
- Stone bathtubs
- Food hampers
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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.
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- Fjord views
- Sauna
- Campers' kitchen
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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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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.
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- Beach on the doorstep
- Sea views
- Family-run
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wecamp Cabo de Gata
Almería · Sleeps 2–4
A small site on a steep volcanic coast above its own pebble cove, in the Cabo de Gata natural park.
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- Sea views
- Beach on the doorstep
- Glamping tents
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Basecamp Trollstigen
Møre og Romsdal · Sleeps 4–10
Pitches and small cabins at the foot of the Trollstigen hairpins.
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- Mountain views
- On a National Tourist Route
- Campers' kitchen
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Campáil Teach an Aragail
Dingle, County Kerry
Pitches at the western end of the Dingle Peninsula, ten minutes from the town and a short walk from the beach.
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- Atlantic views
- Beach on the doorstep
- 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.
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- 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.
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- Beach on the doorstep
- Sea views
- Family-run
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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.
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- Transparent domes
- Forest spa trail
- Private shoreline
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Camping Lacona Pineta
Lacona, Livorno · Sleeps 2–6
Pitches in the pines above Lacona bay on Elba's south coast.
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- 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.
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- 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.
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- Mountain views
- Family-run
- Pods available
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Bella Sardinia
Oristano · Sleeps 4–7
Pitches under a pine forest on Sardinia's west coast, where the wind makes the beaches.
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- Beach on the doorstep
- Sea views
- Family-friendly
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Rognstranda Camping
Stathelle, Telemark · Sleeps 4–6
Camping above one of southern Norway's best beaches, on the Rognsfjord.
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- Beach on the doorstep
- Sea views
- Family-friendly
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Troytown Farm Campsite
St Agnes, Isles of Scilly
Britain's most spectacular pitch: a tiny working dairy farm on England's most south-westerly inhabited island, tents metres from the Atlantic.
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- Beachside pitches
- Dark skies
- Farm ice cream
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Caherdaniel, County Kerry
Informal, family-run pitches on the rocks above the sea on the Ring of Kerry.
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- Sea views
- Beachside pitches
- Family-run
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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.
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- 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.
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- 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.
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- Total seclusion
- Mountain views
- Family-run
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Barn Farm Campsite
Birchover, Derbyshire
Meadow pitches bordering Stanton Moor and the Nine Ladies stone circle, five-star facilities, four major footpaths from the gate, and Chatsworth nearby.
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- Stone-circle walks
- 5-star facilities
- Camping barns
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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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Inch Beach Camping
Inch, County Kerry
Directly across the road from the entrance to Inch Beach, the three-mile sand spit on the Dingle Peninsula.
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- Beach on the doorstep
- Sea views
- On the Wild Atlantic Way
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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.
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- Iconic bay views
- Fire pits
- Bistro
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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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Graig Wen
Arthog, Eryri (Snowdonia)
A wild-feel eco campsite tumbling down to the Mawddach Estuary, with secluded woodland pitches, campfires, private paths to the Mawddach Trail and Cadair Idris looming above.
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- Estuary views
- Woodland wild pitches
- Campfires allowed
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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.
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- Woodland wild pitches
- Campfires allowed
- Mountain-bike trails
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Connemara Camping
County Galway
Pitches close to the ocean below the Twelve Bens, near Connemara National Park.
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- Sea views
- Mountain views
- National park edge
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Clifden EcoBeach Park
Clifden, County Galway · Sleeps up to 3
Camping on the shore outside Clifden, on the Claddaghduff road.
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- Beach on the doorstep
- Sea views
- On the Wild Atlantic Way
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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.
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- Ben Nevis at the door
- Restaurant & bar
- Highland cattle
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