Small and Quiet Campsites in England
If you like camping but don’t want the noise and crowds, Small Campsites lists sites eto pitch tents and park caravans and motorhomes, listed by region and type (all-year, family, dog-friendly etc).
Keep dogs on leads where rules apply, walk only on marked trails, keep away from swimming in streams and ponds, and clean up after your pooch, using biodegradable poop bags. Also ensure dogs have good recall (to protect them and wildlife).
Read about pet safety (to avoid toxic plants and hazards).
- Read The Little Book of Building Fires, a nice little guide on how to safely build fires, and just as importantly, how to safely put them out.
- Read The Green Camping Book and follow camping etiquettes (don’t drop litter, camp on durable surfaces and respect others and wildlife).
- The Greener Camping Club lists over 70 sites, and plants a tree for anyone who pays the £12 membership fee.
There are sites where you can camp in people’s gardens, but care must be taken to ensure dogs and wildlife are safe, with secure organic lawns.
Helpful Tips for Greener Camping
- If you smoke, use a personal ashtray (to safely stub out butts).
- Choose unscented biodegradable beauty and laundry products.
- Choose battery-free solar or kinetic energy torches and lanterns.
- Pee at least 30 metres from rivers and streams (if there no loos nearby, poo at least 60 metres away (away from farm animals), and cover your ‘business’ with soil and leaves!)
- Wild camping is illegal in most parts of England (to protect private land, plants and wildlife from trespassing, fires and barbecues.
