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Christmas camping has a completely different festive feeling to camping at other times in the year and when you have a portable generator for camping, there’s nowhere you can’t go. Here are 6 of our favourite Christmas escapes in your campervan.
Fancy a Christmas campervan getaway without worrying about things like whether there’ll be an electric hook-up? We think we can help you out.
Here are 6 places you could escape to in your campervan this Christmas, and as long as you have one of our handy portable generators for camping, you’ll never be without all the home-from-home comforts that make Christmas camping so special—your favourite camping stove for toasting marshmallows, heating up mulled wine, and keeping your phone charged to take photos of a Christmas escape you’ll remember for years to come.
1. Great Langdale Campsite (Lake District)
| Price: | £22 per night (without electric hook-up) |
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| Location: | Great Langdale, Ambleside, Cumbria, LA22 9JU. |
| Seasons: | 17 May 2021 - 31 December 2021 1 January 2022 - 31 December 2022. |
| Minimum stay: | 2 nights |
| Campervans allowed? | 8 spots, some with electric hook-up—don’t forget your portable generator! |
If your idea of the perfect Christmas is relaxing or exploring in the Lake District, there’s no campsite quite like Great Langdale Campsite. There are walking trails and cycling trails for that burst of festive adrenaline.
There’s also the Sticklebarn Pub, open from approximately 11am to 9pm, every day, except for Christmas Eve and Christmas day. Of course, people might be coming to you instead once they hear about your toasted marshmallows.
Find out more about Great Langdale Campsite
2. Kingsmead Centre (South-West)
| Price: | £25 per night (Electric Hard Standing Pitch, no tents) |
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| Location: | Kingsmead Centre, Clayhidon, Cullompton, Devon EX15 3TR. |
| Seasons: | Open all year, weather permitting. Note: Please call for bookings between October and March. |
| Minimum stay: | N/A |
| Campervans allowed? | Yes! |
Surrounded by woodlands with multiple fields and even glamping areas, Kingsmead Centre makes for the perfect festive getaway. It features modern toilets and shower blocks in both fields, allows for fire-pits so you can get cosy, or even off-grid areas where you can put your portable generator to work in Devon’s beautiful countryside.
Find out more about Kingsmead Centre campsite
3. Wardley Hill Campsite (North-East)
| Price: | £17 per night |
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| Location: | Wardley Hill Campsite, Wardley Hill Road, Kirby Cane, Bungay, Norfolk. NR35 2PQ |
| Seasons: | Open until 5th December, so get yourself booked in soon. |
| Minimum stay: | N/A |
| Campervans allowed? | Yes! (small ones) |
Wardley Hill Campsite has a unique way of managing their six-acre space, balancing tidy pitching areas and long, ecologically-friendly wild grass, helping you be at one with nature this season.
Keeping on this theme of back-to-basics camping are simple campsite amenities, including three composting toilets, shower facilities, or solar-powered shower bags. So, for anything you need to make your Christmas camping more special, like electric power for decorations, tablet or laptop charging for your favourite Christmas films, a portable generator is essential.
Find out more about the Wardley Hill Campsite.
4. Nantgwynfaen Organic Farm Campsite (Wales)
| Price: | £50 per night |
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| Location: | Nantgwynfaen Organic Farm, Nantgwynfaen, Penrhiwllan Road, Croeslan, Llandysul, Ceredigion SA44 4SR. |
| Seasons: | Open all year. |
| Minimum stay: | N/A |
| Campervans allowed? | Yes! (small campervans) |
Nestled into the 60-acre Nantgwynfaen Organic Farm in Wales is Love At First Site, a large grass pitch for campervans. This particular spot is surrounded by woodland and tucked away at the end of a private track, so you’re all set for a holiday hideaway.
Plus, you’re only 30 minutes’ drive away from Cardigan Bay, the largest bay in Wales—chilly Christmas beach trip?
Amenities include a private outdoor warm shower, washing up facilities, picnic table & fire bowl, private compost toilet, but no electric hook-up, so you’re going to want to bring your portable generator along!
Find out more about Nantgwynfaen Organic Farm campsite.
5. Woodside Country Park (West Midlands)
| Price: | £23 per night |
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| Location: | Woodside Country Park, Woodside Country Park, Falcon Lane, Ledbury, Herefordshire HR8 2JN. |
| Seasons: | Open all year. |
| Note: | Shared facilities not open between 12 April–17 May. Campers should be in self-contained units with their own toilet facilities only. |
| Minimum stay: | N/A |
| Campervans allowed? | Yes! (8 spots, no electric hook-up) |
For an active Christmas camping escape, Woodside Country Park boasts cycling and walking trails that’ll take your breath away, such as those going through the Malvern Hills and the Forest of Dean. Or stay closer to home (your campervan!) and enjoy this area’s natural 25-acre space of lush woodlands and nine different ponds.
Want to do something a little different to celebrate the season? You can even book in a relaxed kayaking experience along the River Wye. Merry Christmas!
Find out more about Woodside Country Park campsite.
6. Anywhere!
With a portable generator for camping and your trusty campervan, there’s nowhere you couldn’t go for a spot of Christmas camping this year.
Need something new to power your getaway? Our camping generators are waiting for you.