Oxfordshire
The Real Campsite at Park Farm
Littleworth, Faringdon, Oxfordshire
Nine spacious pitches on a 380-acre working farm, each with its own water tap and private toilet.
The six-week summer holiday is what this whole guide is for: river swims, pick-your-own punnets, marshmallows on repeat and children who fall asleep before the zip closes. Every one of our sites is open, from the full-facility parks to the walk-in lock meadows.
Two rules of engagement: book the famous small sites months ahead, and go Sunday-to-Friday if you can, when pitches are cheaper and quieter. The RIAT air show week in July books out everything within ten miles of Fairford, plan around it.
52 of our 52 sites are open, showing the 12 closest to SN7
Oxfordshire
Littleworth, Faringdon, Oxfordshire
Nine spacious pitches on a 380-acre working farm, each with its own water tap and private toilet.
Oxfordshire
Longcot, near Faringdon, Oxfordshire
A friendly fire-pit campsite behind Farmer Gow's activity farm, with the White Horse on the skyline.
Oxfordshire
Radcot Bridge, near Faringdon, Oxfordshire
Camp on a Thames island beside the oldest bridge on the river, with a proper pub a short stumble from your tent.
Oxfordshire
Buckland Marsh, near Faringdon, Oxfordshire
Camp behind a celebrated 17th-century Thames-side pub, with boat moorings, big dinners and riverbank sunsets.
Oxfordshire
Buckland Marsh, near Faringdon, Oxfordshire
A tiny walk-in, boat-in meadow at a working Thames lock, for families who want the river to themselves.
Oxfordshire
Bourton, near Shrivenham, Wiltshire border
A small, peaceful smallholding campsite on ancient ridge-and-furrow pasture, with campfires and big Vale views.
Oxfordshire
Bampton, Oxfordshire
Grass pitches, yurts and campfires on a woodland-edged farm between Bampton and the Thames at Tadpole Bridge.
Oxfordshire
Near Uffington, Oxfordshire
A wild garden on the Ridgeway with bell tents, firepits, a wood-fired sauna and cold plunges under the stars.
Oxfordshire
Standlake, Oxfordshire
The full five-star works: indoor pools, sauna, steam room and a gym, on a multi-award-winning family park.
Oxfordshire
Standlake, Oxfordshire
Lakeside pitches, waterskiing, paddleboarding and a friendly bar. Splashy, sociable summer camping.
The Cotswolds
St John's Lock, Lechlade, Gloucestershire
A simple camping meadow beside the Thames' first lock and one of England's oldest riverside pubs.
The Cotswolds
Lechlade, Gloucestershire
A well-kept touring site a quarter of a mile from Lechlade's riverside, with hook-ups and proper facilities.
For the small favourite sites (Holycombe, Evelyn's Garden, the Real Campsite at Park Farm, Rushey Lock), book by early spring. The bigger parks (Lincoln Farm Park, Hoburne Cotswold, Diamond Farm) hold availability longer midweek, but school-holiday weekends everywhere go early.