Best campsites near towns or cities (1 Viewer)

[Gaza1961]

hi just like to ask as i have been to Bristol cc and York cc and in very easy walking distance to the cities
is there any other camp sites the same be it caravan club or caravan and camping or independent ie one you can site your motorhome and walk to any recommendations

 

[Bluemooner]

Keswick CCC is near the town

 

[Cal54]

Southport CC.

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[Muddibootz]

Cirencester (CC)
Warwick Racecourse (CC)
Moffat (C&CC)

 

[GJH]

Tewkesbury CC.
Durham CC close to P&R into city.

 

[Janine]

Ayr Holiday Park, St Ives, Cornwall. Expensive and gets messy when it rains

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[hilldweller]

https://www.google.co.uk/maps/@43.5309312,3.9231161,171m/data=!3m1!1e3

https://www.google.co.uk/maps/place...1dcf07c1c969bb8!8m2!3d45.6049385!4d10.6351414

https://www.google.co.uk/maps/@40.6252204,14.3661717,229m/data=!3m1!1e3

https://www.google.co.uk/maps/place...19fa90c0ff26eb5!8m2!3d38.5410566!4d-0.1224937

 

[scousebird]

Canterbury CCC, bus stops outside the site to get into the city or go the other way to visit Sandwich

 

[mikebeaches]

https://www.google.co.uk/maps/@43.5309312,3.9231161,171m/data=!3m1!1e3

https://www.google.co.uk/maps/place...1dcf07c1c969bb8!8m2!3d45.6049385!4d10.6351414

https://www.google.co.uk/maps/@40.6252204,14.3661717,229m/data=!3m1!1e3

https://www.google.co.uk/maps/place...19fa90c0ff26eb5!8m2!3d38.5410566!4d-0.1224937

Interesting, but how are these relevant to 'UK touring'?

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[scousebird]

Black Horse CC near Folkestone. Again you can get the bus near the site entrance for Folkestone & Hythe (and Canterbury)

 

[Viennese]

Bath Marina (independent) - also has regular bus service if you don't want to walk!

 

[Mack100]

Hawes CC site, pubs, shops and chippy .

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[hilldweller]

Interesting, but how are these relevant to 'UK touring'?

Time for better places, it's what MHs are for.

 

[Bailey58]

Interesting, but how are these relevant to 'UK touring'?

A comment perhaps on why many go to France with an Aire in or near the very best of places.

I wonder what sort of chaos goes on at Arènes de Palavas?

 

[GJH]

Many C&CC THSs and rallies (and all MCC rallies) are close to towns and/or public transport.

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[big bertha]

Melrose cc nice watering holes and butchers and walks along the Tweed.

 

[Dave and Ginny]

Time for better places, it's what MHs are for.

Sadly agree with Brian; drove down from Sterling to Notts on Saturday 300 miles of hardly a decent spot to pull over for a break...moaning to myself "now if this were France, Italy, Spain etc...there would be a decent place to stop about every 3 miles!"

Sorry to have a rant on your post .

Two CL's just outside Whitby and within walking.

Abbey View N54.4688 W0.6710 and Swan Farm N54.4500 W0.5666

 

[hilldweller]

A comment perhaps on why many go to France with an Aire in or near the very best of places.

I wonder what sort of chaos goes on at Arènes de Palavas?

I don't remember that, looks like an old bullring. But the place, very cheap municipal parking, showers in the Yacht Club. Very short walk to a million cafes/restaurants. A real Happy Place. We were just wandering home from Morocco, needed a stop and ended up there. Hot sun.

I can't think of places in the UK with this Big Grin factor. They must be there of course but not as easy to find, which is why OP is asking I guess.

One, similar simplistic place with dismal facilities, is Southport Pleasureland. Cheap, right location, if only they would at least provide a sanitary toilet dump. They have showers, they choose not to open them. Might be a planning problem.

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[Gaza1961]

thanks for all the replies and the sites i do have to say that i am going off the caravan and camping club as it seems that when they have a good site ie Keswick that was pointed out they have a 3 or 5 day stay policy now may be 3 days is ok but 5 in a motorhome i only want to stay say 3 day at the most as i feel having a motorhome is what thats all about moving on to see more and ayr in scotland visit that a lot my dad lives in girvan scotland by the roundabout in a truck stop stayed over night there a lot love there to be more places like that in England and wales Scotland is better for that and the image is the view i get at girvan

 

[lorger]

Edinburgh CC site not writings walking distance but busses run all day to city.

 

[WillH]

Edinburgh as above and Jedburgh C&CC , Ayr CC, Lochy Campsite Fort William, Grantown on Spey, Aviemore, Crystal Palace CC, there are loads out there.

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[Muddibootz]

Clitheroe C&CC site
Burrs Country Park CC (For Bury)

 

[Muddibootz]

Or Smaller places:
Broadway CC
Moreton-in-March CC - Also handy for getting the train to Oxford or London
Riverside at Betws-y-coed (Morris Leisure). Also handy for train to Conwy/Llandudno

Even Delamere Forest (C&CC) nothing there but handy for train to Chester/Manchester

 

[Dave and Ginny]

View attachment 121004 out they have a 3 or 5 day stay policy now may be 3 days is ok but 5 in a motorhome

Really do they? I must have missed that coming into force; normally go for CL's as opposed to rip off priced sites...sadly even some of those are now overpriced for basically somewhere to park and some electric!

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[Gaza1961]

Riverside at Betws-y-coed (Morris Leisure) I live in north wales very close to that site and been to the morris leisure one in Shrewsbury and a park and ride right next door morris leisure have some very nice sites I have to go to Llandudno A lot and find A lot motorhomes park on the prom in Colwyn bay and Llandudno

 

[Gaza1961]

Riverside at Betws-y-coed (Morris Leisure) I live in north wales very close to that site and been to the morris leisure one in Shrewsbury and a park and ride right next door morris leisure have some very nice sites I have to go to Llandudno A lot and find A lot motorhomes park on the prom in Colwyn bay and Llandudno

over night

 

[Cinderz]

Grantown on Spey (Ind) Stonehaven (CC) edit to add Lochgilphead

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[jdk62]

Cirencester CC - lovely stroll through Duke of Bathhurst Estate - takes 15 mins, or you can walk along road and still takes 15 mins..

 

[brianju]

Salisbury CCC walk into city centre.
Postern Hill CCC 'Camping in the forest' walk into Marlborough market town.
Hollands Wood CCC 'Camping in the forest' walk into Brockenhurst village.

 

[hilldweller]

View attachment 121004a good site ie Keswick

Great site, great location and full a lot of the time. Like the one in Bowness on Windermere.

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