Evelyn's Garden

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Walk sections of the scenic Ridgeway from the site, following the chalk hills into the Wessex Downs National Landscape. To celebrate all that is ancient and mythical about this corner of Oxfordshire, … Read more

Q: When can I check in and check out of Evelyn's Garden?

Camping and touring Arrive: 12 p.m. – 9 p.m. Depart by: 11 a.m. On-site accommodation Arrive: 2 p.m. – 9 p.m. Depart by: 11 a.m. Read more

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The free roaming piglets...the kids livved them

Family-friendly site with access to The Ridgeway path in Oxfordshire
Uffington White Horse 15 minutes’ drive; Barbury Castle 35 minutes
On-site spa and views of the countryside; dogs are welcome

Sitting just off The Ridgeway path as it wends through Oxfordshire, Evelyn’s Garden is a pop-up site that'll soon have you hiking, cycling or stargazing. It's surrounded by ancient sites, as well as hiking trails or cycling routes following a former pilgrimage walk. On clear nights, look out for the bright stars, and ready for the morning, replace your alarm call with the song of the dawn chorus. It’s hard to believe that the shops and restaurants of Wantage are only 15 minutes’ drive away from this splendid spot with views over the countryside. Despite being an off-grid site with no lights or electrical ports, Evelyn’s Garden has a garden spa, in which a vintage rice box trailer has been converted into a six-person woodfired sauna and a whisky barrel is set up for cold plunges. There is also a nice communal area with composting loos, hot showers and a stone circle firepit. Cooking is done either in the large kitchen, which has a dining shelter, a pizza oven – yum – and a washing-up area, or alfresco on the barbecue (logs, kindling and firelighters can be provided for a charge). Take a break from social media, and bring torches for convenience after dark and thermals for cosiness – and please take all your rubbish home with you. When the sun has properly set, you're welcome to cosy up around the campfire, perhaps to the strains of a song or two from fellow guests. Bring your dogs to share in your adventures, but please note they are only allowed to run free on site if their recall is on point – and they must be kept on a lead around the farm due to the free-roaming animals.

Site type

Please note

Under 18s must be accompanied by their parents or legal guardians.
No hen/stag parties permitted via Pitchup.com.
At least one of the party members must be aged 18 or over.
Units heavier than 3500 kg are not allowed.
Guests are advised to bring a good quality torch with them as parts of the site are unlit.
No naked flames are allowed inside the hired accommodation units.
There are no bins onsite: all rubbish will need to be taken home with you.
Please note that the toilet facilities are unisex.
There is no reception on-site: on arrival please contact the number provided on your booking confirmation.
Fires, barbecues and/or firepits will not be permitted in dry, windy and/or hot weather conditions.

Languages spoken

English

Pitch types & availability

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Beautiful site, excellent facilities and piggies to top it off!

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Customer service	10
Child friendliness	10
Cleanliness	10
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Giles D. Jul 2023

Non-electric grass campervan, tent or trailer tent pitch (wild)

Liked: Loved the location and beautiful views. The site is really well maintained by Haley who is a lovely host. You get your own fire-pit with a grill for cooking (as well as logs / kindling etc for a small extra cost) which is a real plus! In spite of what the description says, the site now has a toilet which is one of the cleanest and nicest kept we’ve come across. The real star of the site though is of course… the piggies! At any given moment they’ll come marching into the campsite, looking to tip over anything in their sight, and it’s brilliant. We’d 100% love to stay again!

Disliked: The piggies, while the star of the show, do have a tendency to use the pitch nearest the entrance as their own personal toilet…. As far as we could tell anyway, we couldn’t spot any pig faeces anywhere else on the site. So perhaps any tent pitchers be warned that another pitch might be ideal!

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From the manager: Hello!
Super happy you enjoyed it here!

Im sorry the piglets decided to home in on you guys. They LOVE our guests, but tend to poop where their food is left!
(Where you pitched was on the other side of their food trailer! 🥴)

So, thanks for the feedback, we have now moved their food well away from the pitches! <<< So our future guest need not to worry, and can still enjoy their piglet visits! 🌸

Thanks Giles

Haley and Ursa 🌱

The perfect off-grid campsite

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Facilities / Activities	10
Customer service	10
Child friendliness	10
Cleanliness	10
Wifi	10

Anonymous Jul 2023

Non-electric grass campervan, tent or trailer tent pitch (wild)

Liked: Absolutely perfect. Remote, quiet, beautiful scenery, a few piglets running around, all the essentials. Will be back soon.

Disliked: Nothing

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I enjoyed my time at this lovely quiet camp site, having a…

Overall	10/10
Location	10
Value for money	10
Accommodation	10
Facilities / Activities	10
Customer service	10
Child friendliness	10
Cleanliness	8
Wifi	No rating

Esther Sanne P. Jun 2023

Non-electric grass campervan, tent or trailer tent pitch (wild)

Liked: I enjoyed my time at this lovely quiet camp site, having a little fire and staring out over the beautiful landscape - and making friends with the free roaming piglets.

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A truly remarkable stay!

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Location	10
Value for money	10
Accommodation	10
Facilities / Activities	10
Customer service	10
Child friendliness	10
Cleanliness	10
Wifi	10

Anthony C. Jun 2023

Marrakesh bell tent (eight person, no pets)

Liked: Everything!! A truly amazing and beautiful place...Haley welcomed us and made us feel right at home. Thank you for the family memories.

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Very basic site, clean campsite with a beautiful view

Overall	8/10
Location	10
Value for money	10
Accommodation	10
Facilities / Activities	8
Customer service	10
Child friendliness	10
Cleanliness	10
Wifi	No rating

Anonymous Jun 2023

Non-electric grass campervan, tent or trailer tent pitch (wild)

Liked: Very small site with a beautiful view only a walk away from Wayland smithy. Loved the free roaming piglets.

Disliked: Our neighbours were chatting really loudly and played music, it was restricted to phone speakers but I still found it hard to fall asleep.

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Features

Dogs allowed

Campfires allowed

Leisure on site

Bar or club house Cycle hire Evening entertainment Fishing Fitness centre Games room Indoor swimming pool Kids' club Massages On-site restaurant/cafe Outdoor swimming pool Play area Spa TV room Take away Tennis Watersports

Amenities on site

Bath available Composting toilet Dog park Drying room Food shop Free wifi Ice pack freezing Internet access Launderette Parent & baby washroom Pick-up from public transport Portable toilet Pub toilets Public telephone Shower available Toilet block Washing-up area Wifi

Groups welcome

Family friendly Motorcycle friendly Single-sex groups welcome Student groups welcome

Rules

Barbecue provided Barbecues allowed Campfires allowed Commercial vehicles allowed Dogs allowed Dogs allowed all year

Themes

Luxury Peaceful Remote location Spectacular scenery Walkers' paradise Wild camping Wildlife haven

Utilities

Charging facilities Chemical disposal Communal fridge Electric car charging point(s) Gas cylinders available Recycling available Renewable energy

Nearby amenities

Bar nearby Dog walk nearby

Type

Farm Tiny (1-10 pitches)

Accessibility

Accessible parking at pitch Bathrooms: Large spacious shower Bathrooms: Large spacious toilet Dedicated quiet space Uneven terrain; gravel or loose mud

Nearby leisure

Cycling nearby Fishing nearby Horse riding nearby Mountain biking nearby

Location

Evelyn's Garden

229 Hillmorton Road

Wantage

Oxfordshire

England

OX12 9XD

Directions

Timezone

Europe/London BST (GMT+01:00)

GPS

51.56435°N
-1.52509°W

Nearest transport

Coach

8.8 mi Common Head

8.9 mi Sainsburys

9.4 mi Sun Inn

Rail

10.3 mi Hungerford Rail Station

11.2 mi Swindon Rail Station

11.7 mi Kintbury Rail Station

Ferry

Airport

20.7 mi London Oxford Airport

Please note: All distances on this page are calculated "as the crow flies" - please check actual distance depending on your mode of travel using the Get directions button above.

Local attractions

Walk sections of the scenic Ridgeway from the site, following the chalk hills into the Wessex Downs National Landscape. To celebrate all that is ancient and mythical about this corner of Oxfordshire, visit Uffington Castle (15 minutes’ drive) to see the spindly figure of the Uffington White Horse, which was carved into the hillside in prehistoric times. Close by is the Neolithic long barrow and burial chamber of Wayland’s Smithy (15 minutes), while hilltop Barbury Castle is an Iron Age hill fort, and the Hackpen White Horse (both 35 minutes) is a latter-day folly created to commemorate the coronation of Queen Victoria in 1838. For a change of pace (the kids might be getting bored with all those old things), take a shine to the very cute alpacas at JADE Alpaca Ranch (10 minutes), or go pet the donkeys, sheep and goats at the Island Farm Donkey Sanctuary (45 minutes). You can also meet and greet more cuddly animals on the farm trail around Farmer Gow’s (15 minutes).

Must see

Uffington Castle, White Horse and Dragon Hill 1.9 mi

The Buscot and Coleshill Estates 7.9 mi

STEAM - Museum of the Great Western Railway 11.6 mi

Didcot Railway Centre 12.5 mi

Avebury Stone Circle 17 mi

National Trust

Ashdown House 3.7 mi

Great Coxwell Barn 6.5 mi

The Buscot and Coleshill Estates 7.8 mi

Uffington White Horse and Wayland Smithy 7.8 mi

Buscot Park 9.1 mi

Cycle routes

Find local routes on the National Cycle Network - over 12,000 miles of cycling routes.

Other

COMPTON BEAUCHAMP 3.2 mi

ASHDOWN HOUSE 3.6 mi

The Lambourn Downs 3.8 mi

Aldbourne - Liddington Castle - Upper Upham - Aldbourne 7.2 mi

PUSEY HOUSE 7.4 mi

Local events

Blenheim Palace Flower Show (Friday 27 June 2025 – Friday 27 June 2025)
Woodstock, Oxfordshire 20.8 mi
Reading Festival (Thursday 21 August 2025 – Thursday 21 August 2025)
Reading, Berkshire 24.2 mi
CarFest (Friday 22 August 2025 – Friday 22 August 2025)
Basingstoke, Hampshire 26.5 mi
Rewind South (Friday 15 August 2025 – Friday 15 August 2025)
Henley On Thames, Oxfordshire 27.3 mi

Please note: All distances on this page are calculated "as the crow flies" - please check actual distance depending on your mode of travel using the Get directions button above.

Policies

Booking terms and conditions

Admission

At least one of the party members must be aged 18 or over.
Under 18s must be accompanied by their parents or legal guardians.

Changes to your holiday

Bookings cannot be amended within 2 day(s) of arrival.

Dogs

Dogs must be kept on leads and supervised at all times.

General

In the event of a complaint, please speak to reception immediately. Complaints which are not brought to the management's attention during your stay cannot be dealt with once you have left the site.
Please note that the toilet facilities are unisex.
Quiet hours must be respected between 10 p.m. and 8 a.m..
Radio, music and TV players must be kept at a low volume. Car doors and boots must be closed quietly.
Refunds within the indicated cancellation period are only possible if the site is able to relet your unit/pitch.
The management reserves the right to deny access or terminate the stay of those guests whose behaviour is deemed unsuitable. No refunds will be offered.
There are no bins onsite: all rubbish will need to be taken home with you.
The site is not liable for any refund in the event of force majeure.

Hired accommodation

No naked flames are allowed inside the hired accommodation units.
Your unit must be left clean and tidy; a fine of £50.00 will be charged for unclean units upon departure.

Occupancy

No hen/stag parties permitted via Pitchup.com.

Pitches

You must follow the management directives when pitching your tent/unit and related equipment.

Reception

There is no reception on-site: on arrival please contact the number provided on your booking confirmation.

Safety

Barbecues are permitted but must be raised off the ground and attended by an adult at all times.
Firearms are not permitted.
Fires, barbecues and/or firepits will not be permitted in dry, windy and/or hot weather conditions.
Guests are advised to bring a good quality torch with them as parts of the site are unlit.
Please do not touch or feed the animals.

Taxes

This area is not subject to city tax.

Vehicles

Only one car is to be parked by the pitch. Extra vehicles must be parked in the designated area.
Units heavier than 3500 kg are not allowed.

Visitors

Visitors’ cars are not permitted on site.
Visitors must leave the premises by 10 p.m..

Payment terms

Offers

Conditions apply - see pitch type section for details

Nearest sites

Unfortunately, we have no nearby bookable sites.

Frequently asked questions

Does Evelyn's Garden have a swimming pool? No View all features
Is Evelyn's Garden dog friendly? Yes View all features
What attractions are near Evelyn's Garden? Walk sections of the scenic Ridgeway from the site, following the chalk hills into the Wessex Downs National Landscape. To celebrate all that is ancient and mythical about this corner of Oxfordshire, … Read more