5 Best Camping Spots in London (2026)

Abbey Wood Caravan and Motorhome Club Campsite is the nearest proper tent-and-pitch site to central London, a short walk from Abbey Wood station on the Elizabeth Line. Run by the Caravan and Motorhome Club, it offers tent pitches, camping pods, and hookups on a tree-screened, sloping site the club itself describes as a green oasis just outside the city.

Chertsey Camping and Caravanning Club Site sits on the Thames near Chertsey, just off the M3, with a roughly 50-minute train ride into central London. It offers riverside tent and caravan pitches with access to the Thames Path, and puts you within reach of Legoland, Chessington, and Windsor Castle as well as the city itself.

Lee Valley Campsite, Sewardstone sits within Lee Valley Regional Park on the edge of Chingford, offering grass tent pitches and camping pods among woodland, with a trail leading to nearby Gunpowder Park. It's one of several Lee Valley sites but the one positioned closest to the city, reachable by bus to Walthamstow Central for the tube.

Home Farm Glamping is a 150-acre farm and woodland site in Elstree, just north of London, offering yurts and bell tents that come already set up with beds and homely touches rather than a bare pitch. The site also hosts festivals, group stays, weddings and corporate events, alongside standard overnight glamping.

Theobalds Park is a members-only campsite set in ancient woodland in Hertfordshire, around fifteen miles from central London with a direct rail link from Waltham Cross to Liverpool Street. It offers grass and hard-standing touring pitches with electric hookups, positioned deliberately as a quieter, more secluded alternative to the busier sites closer to the city.