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.
Riverside meadows, the White Horse and camping within reach of the dreaming spires.
Oxfordshire is quietly one of the best family camping counties in the UK. The Thames threads across it, giving you riverside sites where children paddle while boats drift past. The Vale of White Horse rises in the south with chalk hills, ancient monuments and meadow campsites where campfires are still welcome. And Oxford itself, with its museums, punting and ice cream, is an easy day out from almost every site on this list.
Our Oxfordshire picks run from the simple and soulful (Ye Olde Swan's island in the Thames, Evelyn's Garden on the Ridgeway) to the fully loaded (Lincoln Farm Park, with indoor pools, sauna and gym). All are within about 30 miles of Faringdon.
21 campsites, nearest to SN7 first
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.
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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.
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Buckland Marsh, near Faringdon, Oxfordshire
Camp behind a celebrated 17th-century Thames-side pub, with boat moorings, big dinners and riverbank sunsets.
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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.
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Bourton, near Shrivenham, Wiltshire border
A small, peaceful smallholding campsite on ancient ridge-and-furrow pasture, with campfires and big Vale views.
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Bampton, Oxfordshire
Grass pitches, yurts and campfires on a woodland-edged farm between Bampton and the Thames at Tadpole Bridge.
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Near Uffington, Oxfordshire
A wild garden on the Ridgeway with bell tents, firepits, a wood-fired sauna and cold plunges under the stars.
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Standlake, Oxfordshire
The full five-star works: indoor pools, sauna, steam room and a gym, on a multi-award-winning family park.
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Standlake, Oxfordshire
Lakeside pitches, waterskiing, paddleboarding and a friendly bar. Splashy, sociable summer camping.
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Northmoor, Oxfordshire
Eco camping in car-free wildflower paddocks beside Northmoor Lock, with campfires and the Thames Path at the gate.
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Wantage, Oxfordshire
Camp beside the Ridgeway at a charity-run centre with a tea room, a beechwood and huge Vale views.
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Bablock Hythe, Northmoor, Oxfordshire
A handful of pitches at a historic Thames ferry crossing, with a family-run free house and riverside terrace.
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Bradwell Grove, Burford, Oxfordshire
Directly opposite Cotswold Wildlife Park. Wake up, cross the road, meet the rhinos.
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Culham, near Abingdon, Oxfordshire
A July-and-August pop-up on a 400-acre family farm beside the Thames, with wild swimming a walk away.
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Abingdon Road, Oxford
The dreaming spires by bus or riverside stroll. The easiest way to camp and do Oxford with children.
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Charlbury, Oxfordshire
Terraced pitches with huge Evenlode Valley views, fire pits to hire and a train station in walking distance.
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Wallingford, Oxfordshire
Pitch beside the Thames, walk over the bridge for ice cream. Riverside camping with a proper market town attached.
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Bletchingdon, Oxfordshire
Fishing lakes, farm animals and an indoor games room. Old-school family holiday park charm north of Oxford.
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Bletchingdon, near Oxford, Oxfordshire
A friendly family park north of Oxford with a solar-heated outdoor pool, licensed bar and games room.
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Henley-on-Thames, Oxfordshire
Outdoor pool, fishing lake and Henley's riverside five minutes' walk away. Polished camping in the Chilterns.