Tiny Campsites - Dixe Wills - 2nd edition - Discover Britain's little pockets of camping bliss

Aug 7, 2026

Tiny Campsites (2nd edition) celebrates Britain’s smallest camping grounds, positioning boutique-style sites as a soulful alternative to large, impersonal camps. The introduction explains what’s new from the first edition, including closures and replacements, and highlights fresh entries such as hostel-linked pitches, an island-based campsite, a new stop near Hadrian’s Wall, and venues offering meditation, bushcraft practice, or active training. All campsite information sections have been fully updated.

LanguageEnglish

CategoryLifestyle

FormatPDF

Pages196

Reading Time5 h 2 min

AccessFree to download

Introduction

How to Use this Book

Top Tips

Campsites Sorted

South-East England

South-West England

East Anglia

Central England

Northern England

Scotland

Wales

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914 | ixe Wills Tiny Campsites (2nd edition) This edition published in the UK in 2012 byPunk Publishing Ltd3 The YardPegasus PlaceLondonSE115SD www.punkpublishing.co.uk Copyright ◎Dixe Wills 2010,2012 All rights reserved.No part of this publication may be reproduced,stored in a retrieval system,used in any form of advertising,salespromotion or publicity,or transmitted in any form or by any means,electronic,mechanical,photocopying,recording or otherwise,without prior permission in writing from the publishers. Any copy of this book,issued by the publishers as a paperback,issold subject to the condition that it shall not,by way of trade orotherwise,be lent,resold,hired out or otherwise circulated,withoutthe publishers'prior consent,in any form of binding or cover otherthan that in which it is published and without a similar conditionincluding these words being imposed on the subsequent purchaser. A catalogue record of this book is available from the British Library ISBN 978-1-906889-54-8 10987654321 For Carl,who taught me everythingI know about camping. And for Mike,who didn't. Contents Introduction6How to Use this Book1019 Cookham Lock62Top Tips1220 Gumber Farm64Top Five1421 Evergreen Farm Woodland66Campsites Sorted1622 Cedar Gables6823 Welsummer7024 Woodland Farm7225 Spencer's Farm Shop741 Land's End222 Coverack243 Broad Meadow House2626 The Jolly Sailor784 Dennis Farm2827 High House Fruit Farm805 Scadghill Farm3028 Potton Hall826 Little Wenfork3229 Scaldbeck Cottage847 Sweet Meadows3430 Braham Farm868 Millslade369 Bridge Farm38 SOUTH-EAST ENGLAND SOUTH-WEST ENGLAND EAST ANGLIA CENTRALENGLAND 31 The Bubble Car Museum9032 The Green Man9210 California Cottage4233 Nicholson Farm9411 Parish Lantern4434 The Buzzards9612 Church Farm4635 Forestside Farm9813 Rectory Farm4836 Four Oaks10014 Daneway Inn5037 The Wild Boar Inn10215 Abbey Home Farm Glade5216 Lyneham Lake5417 Rushey Lock5618 Pinkhill Lock58 SOUTH-CENTRALENGLAND NORTHERN ENGLAND # SCOTLAND 38 Rowan Bank10666 The Ken Bridge Hotel16639 Crawshaw Farm10867 Glenmidge Smithy16840 Piel Island11068 Blinkbonny Wood17041 Birchbank Farm11269 Inchcailloch17242 Dalegarth11470 The Lazy Duck17443 Jelley Legs11671 The Wee Camp Site17644 Elmtree Farm11872 Badrallach17845 Wold Farm12073 Inver18046 Park Farm12274 Halladale Inn18247 Highside Farm12475 Eilean Fraoich18448 The Old Vicarage12649 Rye Hill Farm12850 Quarryside130A Word for Walkers186A Word for Cyclists188Taking the Train19051 Porthllisky Farm134Author Acknowledgements192 WALES 52 Eastern Slade Farm13653 Lone Wolf13854 Llanddeusant14055 Middle Ninfa Farm14256 The Castle Inn14457 Radnors End14658 Trericket Mill14859 Five Saints Riding Centre15060 Ty'n Cornel15261 Ty Maen15462 Buzzard Rock Camping Club 15663 Gwersyl Maes-y-Bryn15864 Silver Birches16065 Treheli Farm162 # Introduction Man is small and,therefore,small is beautiful.' That's how I began the introduction to the first edition of Tiny Campsitesand,two years later,the late philosopher-economist EF Schumacher'swords continue to hold considerable amounts of water.Certainly,when itcomes to campsites,the evidence backing his assertion remains irresistible:whether on a farm,by the sea,behind a pub,beside a river,on a tiny islandor even next to a museum,a small campsite will always triumph over alarge one,as a boutique will prevail over a chain store.It's a matter of soul. So,what's new in the second edition of the nation's favourite guide tobijou camping grounds?More than I expected,to tell you the truth.Nofewer than nine of the 75 sites in the first edition have bitten the dustfor a variety of reasons,none of which has anything to do with a lack ofpopularity.A further campsite closed its m

FAQs

What is Tiny Campsites (2nd edition) about?

It’s a guide to Britain’s “bijou” camping grounds, emphasizing that small sites can feel more special and personal than large ones.

What changes were made in the second edition?

Nine of the 75 sites from the first edition were removed for various reasons, and several inspiring new campsites were added, including hostel-linked sites and new locations such as near Hadrian’s Wall.

Are the campsite details in the book updated?

Yes. The introduction states that the information sections for every campsite have been fully updated for the second edition.

Aug 7, 2026

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