Debden House Campsite

View prices & book 8.9 20 reviews
Playground for children staying at the site
Playground for children staying at the site
Bell tent on our electric field.
Camping setup with fire pit.
Camper van.
Family camping.
Debden campsite fun day event.
Campsite seating area.
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Bell tent on our electric field.
Camping setup with fire pit.
Camper van.

  • Spacious 50-acre Essex campsite bordered by Epping Forest
  • Three golf courses within 10 minutes' drive; Lee Valley 15 minutes
  • Half an hour's walk from the London Underground (Central Line)
Epping Forest – 6,000 acres of green trees, woodland trails and hidden wildlife havens. By any measure it's a rather good place to camp, and Debden House Campsite, right in the middle of it all, is a top spot for an alfresco getaway close to central London. If you're wanting to get into town, or are planning on coming here without a car, you can get to the London Underground in about half an hour's walk. But don't just head into the big city every day you're here, even if you're planning an urban-based break – the area has been described as a hidden gem by many guests due to its natural scenery, with all the wildlife of Epping Forest easily accessible on foot. This is a spacious spot, with 50 acres of land stretching over seven fields (four of which are suitable for fires). Debden House Campsite welcomes one-night stays, longer stints, youth groups and organised events. The facilities include a shower block, toilets, a utility room, a coin-operated laundry and a vending machine selling cold drinks; wood is also available to buy. As part of Debden House Campsite's commitment to the environment, guests are asked to make use of the recycling points dotted around the pitching fields. This is a very safe and laidback site, with an on-site security team on call overnight for added peace of mind.

Site type

Touring caravan pitches 20
Motorhome pitches 20
Tent pitches 300
Opens 23 May

Tourist board rating

Please note
  • Under 18s must be accompanied by their parents or legal guardians.
  • The site does not accept breeds/crossbreeds listed in the Dangerous Dogs Act (i.e. Pit Bull Terrier, Japanese Tosa, Dogo Argentino, and Fila Brasileiro).
  • Bookings must not be for more than 14 consecutive nights.
  • Discount cards and gift vouchers cannot be applied to bookings made via Pitchup.com.

Languages spoken

British Sign Language (BSL)

English

Russian

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Pitch types & availability

Accommodation

Tent pitchesTouring caravan pitchesMotorhome pitchesLodges, cabins, pods or hutsCaravans for hireRent a tent
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2 adults
0 children

Reviews

8.9

Overall rating based on 20 reviews View breakdown

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Voted 92% of visitors View breakdown

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Only showing reviews for the last 30 months.

The campsite as a whole was large and as it wasn’t fully…

Overall 6/10
Location 8
Value for money 10
Accommodation 8
Facilities / Activities 6
Customer service 6
Child friendliness 6
Cleanliness 6
Wifi 2
Anonymous The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Non-electric grass tent or trailer tent pitch (XL)

Liked: The campsite as a whole was large and as it wasn’t fully booked out there were loads of pitches around , it is also not too far from the town centre

Disliked: There’s no ‘curfew’ unfortunately we was on a pitch where the other campers liked to have very loud music and doing drugs until the early hours of the morning, they stayed for 2 nights like ourselves and the music was going on past 2:30 in the morning, this was not ideal with having babies with us

There were also children screaming from another pitch until midnight

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Good location with reasonable access to public transport. Well spaced pitches, number…

Overall 8/10
Location 8
Value for money 8
Accommodation 6
Facilities / Activities 6
Customer service 10
Child friendliness No rating
Cleanliness 4
Wifi No rating
Rebecca S. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Non-electric grass tent or trailer tent pitch (large)

Liked: Good location with reasonable access to public transport. Well spaced pitches, number of pitches, open spaces within each field, friendliness of staff, relaxed atmosphere and fires/bbqs accepted, cafe on site.

Disliked: Additional toilet/wash facilities with more frequent cleaning during busier periods.

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Loved it here, will definitely go again if we are up that way

Overall 10/10
Location 10
Value for money 10
Accommodation 10
Facilities / Activities 8
Customer service 10
Child friendliness No rating
Cleanliness 10
Wifi 4
Mark C. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Non-electric grass tent pitch (medium)

Liked: Site was lovely, very big but sectioned off into different fields, very well kept grass pitches of a good size, everywhere was kept very clean, tidy and litter free by the groundsmen, it’s astonishing how many manky people leave their rubbish lying around.
Perfect location for us as we were visiting relatives close by. Also fantastic for Epping forest walks, totally surrounded by woodland and nature. Loved it!

Disliked: In field no. 5 we were quite a walk from the nearest toilet block for a night time visit and a little further away from the shower block for morning ablutions.

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Great location and facilities nice and clean…

Overall 10/10
Location 10
Value for money 10
Accommodation 10
Facilities / Activities 10
Customer service 8
Child friendliness No rating
Cleanliness 8
Wifi No rating
Anthony N. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Non-electric grass tent or trailer tent pitch (large)

Liked: Great location and facilities nice and clean

Disliked: Nothing

Recommend to friends Visit again

•The site •The staff •The cleaness •Hidden costs…

Overall 6/10
Location 10
Value for money 4
Accommodation 8
Facilities / Activities 6
Customer service 10
Child friendliness 2
Cleanliness 10
Wifi 2
stephen s. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Non-electric grass tent pitch (small)

Liked: •The site
•The staff
•The cleaness
•Hidden costs

Disliked: •The cafe options and times and prices
•Charging children £5 to play in a rubbish play area.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Excellent site with great staff and a welcoming environment.

Overall 10/10
Location 10
Value for money 10
Accommodation 10
Facilities / Activities 8
Customer service 10
Child friendliness 10
Cleanliness 10
Wifi 2
Anonymous The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Non-electric grass tent or trailer tent pitch (large)

Liked: Really helpful staff, big open spaces with easy access to epping forest for walks. Shower block and toilets located on site.

Disliked: Was in field 7 which had a far walk to the closest toilet, which was a little inconvenient due to the rain but would have been fine in better weather.

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Location. Lots of space. Friendly staff. Rabbits and squirrels! Layout of pitches.…

Overall 8/10
Location 8
Value for money 10
Accommodation 8
Facilities / Activities 8
Customer service 8
Child friendliness 10
Cleanliness 10
Wifi 2
Anonymous The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Non-electric grass tent or trailer tent pitch (large)

Liked: Location. Lots of space. Friendly staff. Rabbits and squirrels! Layout of pitches. Woodland surrounds.

Disliked: Unfortunately, noisy large group of campers who talked loudly and played music until 3am. Not enough toilet facilities for the size of the site.

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We loved our pitch, we had our privacy and a beautiful surrounding…

Overall 10/10
Location 10
Value for money 10
Accommodation 10
Facilities / Activities 10
Customer service 10
Child friendliness 10
Cleanliness 10
Wifi 6
Aneta D. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Non-electric grass tent or trailer tent pitch

Liked: We loved our pitch, we had our privacy and a beautiful surrounding of trees. The passage to the Epping Forest was also through the bushes behind our tent, which allowed us to go for walks to the forest whenever we felt like it. Definitely recommend.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Excellent site with clean facilities

Overall 8/10
Location 10
Value for money 10
Accommodation 8
Facilities / Activities 10
Customer service 10
Child friendliness No rating
Cleanliness 8
Wifi 2
Carey B. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Non-electric grass tent or trailer tent pitch (large)

Liked: Despite the inconvenience of being too close to other campers within a relatively empty field, we were granted permission to move pitches. Our new spot was secluded and the surrounding forest was idyllic.
All staff were extremely helpful, and the toilet/shower facilities were very clean.

Disliked: The allocation of sites needs more consideration. We were allocated to a field with plenty of available pitches, (only two others were taken), yet we were placed right next to another camper as well as next to a large religious group in a neighbouring field who performed sing-song events over a loudspeaker during the day night.

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Excellent site with clean facilities

Overall 10/10
Location 10
Value for money 8
Accommodation 8
Facilities / Activities 10
Customer service 8
Child friendliness 10
Cleanliness 10
Wifi 4
Jenni K. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Non-electric grass tent pitch (small)

Liked: Cleanliness of the bathroom and shower facilities. Tranquil surroundings

Disliked: Nothing

Recommend to friends Visit again

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 On-site restaurant/cafe Outdoor swimming pool Play area TV room Take away Tennis Watersports

Amenities on site

Bath available Car parking by pitch/unit 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

D. of E. welcome Family friendly Motorcycle friendly Rallies welcome Single-sex groups welcome Student groups welcome

Rules

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

Themes

Budget/backpacker Forest Peaceful Spectacular scenery Walkers' paradise Wildlife haven

Utilities

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

Nearby amenities

Bar nearby Dog walk nearby Nearby farmers' market Public transport nearby Shop nearby

Type

Very large (over 200 pitches)

Nearby leisure

Cycle hire nearby Cycling nearby Golf nearby Horse riding nearby Indoor pool nearby Mountain biking nearby Restaurant nearby Tennis nearby Watersports nearby

Touring and motorhomes

Drainage hook-up points for tourers

Location

Debden House Campsite

Debden Green

Loughton

Essex

England

IG10 2NZ

Directions

Timezone

Europe/London BST (GMT+01:00)

GPS

51.66405°N
0.0779°W

Nearest transport

Coach
7.3 mi Romford Market
7.3 mi Romford Market
7.4 mi Bus Station
Rail
3.6 mi Chingford Rail Station
4.6 mi Enfield Lock Rail Station
4.7 mi Brimsdown Rail Station
Ferry
11.4 mi East India Pier
11.5 mi Woolwich Ferry North Pier
11.6 mi North Greenwich Pier
Airport
11.1 mi London City Airport
17.5 mi London Stansted Airport
23 mi Biggin Hill 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

Set off into the forest beloved by William Morris in search of wildlife, or scout out more manicured landscapes at one of the three top-rated golf clubs that can be reached within a 10-minute drive. For more outdoor activities, head north to the Lee Valley White Water Centre (15 minutes), or for an activity that doesn't require a set of dry clothes look at what's on just down the road at River Lee Country Park (20 minutes). For history, you're close to the Royal Gunpowder Mills (10 minutes), a great place for family outings where you can spend hours learning about gunpowder, explosives and rocket propellants. Other popular kid-pleasing options in the local area include Paradise Wildlife Park (30 minutes), which is full of colourful creatures, and Canvey Island (50 minutes), where you can let the little ones run around on the sand. With the Central Line roughly a mile and a half away, it's also easy to get into the middle of London: St Paul's Cathedral can be driven to in about an hour, but it's quicker on the Tube, with journeys typically taking about 30 minutes once you've boarded a train.

Water quality at nearby bathing waters

Name Distance Type 2020201920182017
Leigh Bell Wharf 26.1 mi Estuary GoodN/APoorN/A
Southend Chalkwell 27 mi Estuary N/AGoodN/AGood
Southend Westcliff Bay 27.6 mi Estuary N/AExcellentExcellentExcellent
Southend Three Shells 28.7 mi Estuary N/AExcellentExcellentGood
Southend Jubilee 29.3 mi Estuary N/AGoodGoodGood

Data source: European Environment Agency

Must see

Lee Valley Regional Park 3.5 mi

Discover 9.2 mi

Museum of Childhood at Bethnal Green 11 mi

Geffrye Museum 11.3 mi

Museum in Docklands 11.7 mi

National Trust

Eastbury Manor House 9 mi

Sutton House 9.8 mi

Rainham Hall 11.2 mi

2 Willow Road 12.9 mi

George Inn 13.2 mi

Cycle routes

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

Other

COPPED HALL 1.9 mi

Connaught Water - Strawberry Hill Pond – Queen Elizabeth's Hunting Lodge 2.8 mi

COOPERSALE HOUSE 3.3 mi

HILL HALL 3.3 mi

An Introduction to Epping Forest 3.5 mi

Local events

  • All Points East (Friday 22 August 2025 – Friday 22 August 2025)

    London, Greater London 10.4 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.

Offers

Conditions apply - see pitch type section for details

Nearest sites

Unfortunately, we have no nearby bookable sites.

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Frequently asked questions

  • Does Debden House Campsite have a swimming pool? No View all features
  • Is Debden House Campsite dog friendly? Yes View all features
  • What attractions are near Debden House Campsite? Set off into the forest beloved by William Morris in search of wildlife, or scout out more manicured landscapes at one of the three top-rated golf clubs that can be reached within … Read more
  • When can I check in and check out of Debden House Campsite?
    Camping and touring
    Arrive:  11 a.m. –  8 p.m.
    Depart by:  10 a.m.
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  • How much does it cost to stay at Debden House Campsite? From £31 (for 1 night, 2 adults) - prices may change depending on your dates and party.