Wild camping: Campgrounds in Essex

Bridge Field

• Spacious basic pitches just outside the Essex village of Sandon
• A 10-minute drive from Chelmsford and 15 minutes from Maldon
• Close to the A12; 10 minutes' walk to the nearest pub

Woodhouse Farm

• Rural camping on a working cattle and arable farm in Essex
• Five minutes' drive to the edge of Dedham Vale; Colchester 10 minutes
• On the Essex Way walking route; animal visits with the farmer

Space of Mind Camping

• Unique rustic riverside woodlland site.
• Peaceful and relaxing

Feather Down Country Retreats (Layer Marney Tower)

Little Leigh’s Campsite

• Simple but well-maintained Essex pitches in Little Leighs
• A 20-minute drive to Chelmsford or Stansted Airport
• Barbecue area on site; village shop and pub five minutes' drive

Riverside Village Holiday Park

Dairymeade Farm Glamping

• Peaceful glamping on a farm with three lakes in rural Essex
• A 20-minute drive from London Stansted Airport; 45 minutes from London
• Off grid site with well-equipped bell tents

Harbour Lodge

• Adults-only waterside site on the edge of a peaceful Essex village
• A mile and a half from the coast; 25 minutes' drive from Colchester
• Direct access to a lake; 10 minutes' walk from pubs and takeaways

Willows Rustic Camping and Caravanning

Teybrook Orchard

• Glamping site on a farm in Essex, an hour on the train from London
• Luxury accommodation between an orchard and 20 acres of woodland
• Five miles to Colchester and Colchester Zoo

Stuarts Wood

• Nearly wild site in an oak woodland on a working country farm
• Five-minute drive to Stock and 10 minutes to Hanningfield’s bird hide
• Campfires allowed; 35 minutes from Southend-on-Sea beaches

Conical Hill Campground

• Pop-up site on a livestock farm near Elsenham in Essex
• Five minutes’ drive to Stansted Airport’ Daisy May’s Farm and golf
• Dog-friendly and off-grid grass pitches with showers available