10 UK campsites within walking distance to a pub

From Cumbria to the Isle of Wight, here’s where to park your tent and then soak up the views and local brews

Within the Shropshire Hills Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, the Grade II-listed Powis Arms coaching inn and its attached campsite are a short walk from the Georgian country estate of Walcot Hall, home to one of the UK’s finest arboretums. Walkers pitching at this small site can do without a car: it’s an hour’s hike to the characterful town of Bishop’s Castle, and longer trails into the Shropshire Hills lead to the iron age fort of Bury Ditches and the ruins of Clun Castle. The beamed pub is a short stroll from the tents – welcome after a day of trotting about – and serves pub grub made with Shropshire ingredients. Campers can order cooked breakfasts for the following morning.
Pitches from £7.50pp a night, coolcamping.com