100 Top Campsites: Campfires

A campfire is many people’s idea of a camping essential

Here are some great sites where you can enjoy sitting round an open fire.

CLOUD FARM CAMPING
DEVON
Oare, Lynton, Devon EX35 6NU
01598 741278
cloudfarmcamping.co.uk
Set on Exmoor in the heart of the Doone Valley, Cloud Farm Camping not only allows campfires but they sell something rather special called Mystical Fire. This magical powder, when thrown into the fire, turns the flames into brilliant colours of red, green, blue and violet and each sachet lasts up to 40 minutes – now that’s a campfire to remember! The campsite which is located on the Somerset and Devon border has riverside pitches with numerous footpaths either in the valley or up on the high moor. There’s also an on-site shop and a tearoom which is open all day serving breakfasts, lunches and hot meals, with a walled riverside garden area for enjoying the sun. Cloud Farm is the perfect base for families and walkers. Local towns like Porlock and Lynton and Lynmouth are close to visit. There’s superb scenery, unspoilt coastlines and undiscovered beaches to explore.

TOWN FARM CAMPING
BUCKINGHAMSHIRE
Ivinghoe, Leighton Buzzard, Buckinghamshire LU7 9EL
townfarmcamping.co.uk
A family campsite on a working farm, with views over the Vale of Aylesbury and Ivinghoe Beacon. Barbecues and small open fires are allowed on site as long as they are raised off the ground, or fire pits are available to hire. ‘Pick Your Own’ fruit and veg from June each year. Site is close to the Grand Union Canal and Whipsnade Safari Park.

LANEFOOT FARM CARAVAN AND CAMPING SITE
CUMBRIA
Thornthwaite, Keswick, Cumbria CA12 5RZ
01768 778097
stayinthornthwaite.co.uk
Very quiet site set near Keswick and under the mighty Skiddaw Massif in the North Lake District.

BRECK FARM
NORFOLK
Sandy Hill Lane, Weybourne, Holt NR25 6QL
01263 588236
breckfarm.co.uk
A campsite on a working farm that produces free-range eggs, barley, potatoes and sugar beet.