Worth knowing before you book: there are no showers here, and no electric hook-ups. You get toilets, drinking water and somewhere quiet to pitch.

Pitch where you like, an hour from the city

Stoke Poges Campsite is a back-to-basics site on the edge of Buckinghamshire farmland. Choose a spot in the woods or out in the open field, put the tent wherever suits you, and light a fire once it gets dark. The village shop and pub are a walk away, and Gerrards Cross station puts you in central London in under half an hour, so it works as easily for a first-night camping trip as for a weekend base.

Where
Gerrards Cross Road, Stoke Poges, SL2 4EU
From
£25 a night for two adults, up to four people per pitch
Arrive
Between 10:30am and 8:00pm
Dogs
Welcome on a lead, with daycare on site Monday to Friday

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Three ways to pitch