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Isle Of Wight Camping - 20 Best Campsites And Touring Sites 2022

An Isle of Wight camping holiday is a cheap option for families looking for a break during the school summer holidays. Camping came top in our guide to the cheapest accommodation options on the Island by some distance. Prices for caravans at holiday parks, hotels and holiday cottages increase significantly during peak times but you'll find Isle of Wight campsites are still pretty affordable.

Here is our guide to 20 of the best Isle of Wight campsites, along with a rough price comparison. We looked at prices for a basic four berth tent plot for two adults and two children (aged 10 and 12) for a week in early August 2022 (prices checked in October 2021). We looked at the cheapest option and included electricity. Touring generally costs the same as camping, although there are slight differences at some sites.

Campsites in Sandown, Shanklin and Ryde

Isle of Wight camping around Sandown, Shanklin and Ryde is a good option if you want easy access to the Isle of Wight's busier seaside resorts.

You'll find some of the best equipped holiday parks are around these towns which tend to be popular with families looking for ways to entertain the children.

​​Holiday parks such as Landguard have facilities like swimming pools and sports pitches which are perfect for high energy children but perhaps less perfect for romantic couples trying to avoid children (although there are some quieter campsites in the East Wight if you head a little way inland).
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It's worth having a read of our guide to 
Which Isle of Wight Town Should I Stay In? if you aren't familiar with the different parts of the Island.

(A note for long-time readers - Whitecliff Bay Holiday Park closed its popular campsite in January 2022. However, they still offer glamping, caravans lodge etc)
Sunshine at Sandown beach and pier
Sandown is a peerless seaside resort, although it isn't pierless

1. Nodes Point holiday park - St Helen's, near Ryde

Nodes Point is one of the four Parkdean Resorts sites (formerly Park Resorts) on the Isle of Wight and it sits a little way outside of Ryde in the (arguably) prettier area around St Helen's and Priory Bay. Ryde itself is very good for toddlers and smaller children with seafront amusements, a small cinema and other attractions. It's about 20 minutes from the ferry at Fishbourne.

Nodes Point is a busy holiday park with an indoor swimming pool, sports courts, bar and launderette, an adventure play area for children, restaurant and shop. Lower Hyde in Shanklin has slightly more facilities because it also has an outdoor pool but the pool is smaller and it's not so near the beach.

Nodes Point is a dog friendly campsite, although you can't bring dogs if you are staying in the ready to use tents (dogs cost £3 per dog per night at the time of writing, 2022).

If you book with Parkdean Resorts then you get a Wightlink ferry discount code. Another option is to book Nodes Points via Breakfree Holidays which offer a decent discount with Red Funnel ferries. It was roughly half price for the dates we checked, but it does vary. 


Price comparison: £361 (camping/touring pitch with electricity for a family of 4 people for a week in August 2022).
Camping at Nodes Point Holiday Park
Nodes Point is a busy holiday park with camping and touring...
St Helen's Beach on the Isle of Wight
...and it's also near to St Helen's beach

2. Lower Hyde Holiday Park - Shanklin

Lower Hyde Holiday Park is a well equipped Parkdean Resorts holiday park on the Isle of Wight. Facilities include indoor and outdoor pools, sports courts, an adventure playground, restaurant, bar, launderette, darts and pool. The swimming pool is notably smaller than the pool at nearby-Landguard and it isn't right by the sea, unlike Nodes Points.

It'll take you about 20 minutes to walk to Shanklin beach, which is good for children with things like seafront minigolf and amusement arcades. 

For an extra £3 per dog, per night, you can bring pets along as well.

This is another campsite which can be booked via Breakfree Holidays which offers a good discount on Red Funnel ferries. Alternatively, book with Parkdean Resorts and they'll send you a Wightlink discount code.

Price comparison: £448 (camping pitch, electric for a week in August 2022)
Lower Hyde Holiday Park campsite and touring
Lower Hyde is about one mile from the beach at Shanklin

3. Landguard Holiday Park - Shanklin

Landguard Holiday Park is another Isle of Wight camping option with swimming pools and other facilities

It's a Parkdean Resorts site (formerly Park Resorts) which has lots of static caravans, but it also takes campers and is fairly near to Shanklin beach (Lower Hyde is their other site in the area). 

​It's one to consider if you want a busy park with lots of things for younger visitors to do. There are indoor and outdoor swimming pools, a restaurant, playground, launderette, shop and bar. It doesn't have a sports area, unlike similar sites at Thorness Bay, Nodes Point and Lower Hyde.

It's about a 20 minute walk from Shanklin's busy seafront. Shanklin also has a train station which connects with the passenger ferry at Ryde Pierhead.


Landguard Holiday Park is one of the Isle of Wight's most popular dog friendly campsites.

You can book via Breakfree Holidays which has a special deal with Red Funnel for cheaper ferry fares or you can book direct with Parkdean Resorts which then give you a Wightlink discount.


Price comparison: £359 (camping pitch, electric for a week in August 2022)
Shanklin beach in the sunshine
Landguard is near Shanklin's sandy beach...
Landguard holiday park swimming pool
...and it has indoor and outdoor swimming pools

4. Southland Caravan club campsite - Newchurch (requires membership)

Southland campsite is about 10 minutes drive inland from the sandy beach at Sandown. There's a toilet and shower block alongside a large playground and ball game area. Southlands is mostly for caravans but they have some spaces for tents as well. Dogs are welcome and the site is in easy reach of many beaches.

Price comparison: £245 for an electric camping pitch for a family of four for a week in August 2022. Membership was about £54 a year when I checked.

5. Whitefield Forest - Ryde

Whitefield Forest is an Isle of Wight campsite in a forest setting near Ryde, so it will be popular with nature fans who are looking for the resident red squirrels. Facilities include a modern amenities block, laundry room, woodland walk and squirrel hide along with a play park and bushcraft area.  One to consider if you want a week closer to nature rather than a week sliding down flumes and hitting red golf balls into a windmill. Dogs are welcome.

Price comparison: £280 (includes electricity, showers for a week in August 2022)
Whitefield Forest Isle of Wight
Whitefield Forest camping is good if you want a woodland location with a short drive to the beaches

6. Carpenters Farm - St Helen's (closed in 2022)

Carpenters Farm is a rural 16 acre site near St. Helens with play area, charging points, laundry room, modern shower block and toilets. It's another one which came out as one of the Isle of Wight's cheapest campsites in our test, although we only looked at one particular week.

Price comparison: £203 for an electric pitch for a week in August 2022 for a family of four.

7. Adgestone Camping and Caravanning Club site - near Sandown

This one is a Camping and Caravanning Club site, although it is also available to non members. Facilities include a launderette, dog walk, shop, play area, swimming pool and fishing. It is in Adgestone, which is a little way inland from Sandown.

Price comparison: £361 for an electric pitch for a week in August 2022 for a family of four (non-members price)

8. Ninham Country Holidays - Shanklin

Ninham Country Holidays Park is slightly inland, towards Shanklin (personally I prefer Shanklin to Sandown but others will disagree and they are very near to each other). There are decent facilities across its 18 acre site with a swimming pool, sports area, showers, play area, games and TV room. They're keen on sustainability so recycling is compulsory and bikes are recommended for getting around the campsite. Dogs are allowed most of the year, but not during the summer school holidays.

Price comparison: £371 for a pitch with electric for a family of four in August 2022.

9. Kite Hill Farm - Wootton Bridge

 Kite Hill Farm is a simple campsite at Wootton Bridge, part way between Newport and Ryde. It is a 12 acre site and describes itself as 'traditional'. Facilities include a children's play area, dog walking area, toilets and showers, washing machine and tumble dryer. There is also a bike rack and telephone box library.  It's nice and near to the Portsmouth to Fishbourne ferry port if you don't fancy a long drive on the Island (although to be honest, there's no such thing as a long drive on the Isle of Wight unless you get stuck behind a tractor).

Price comparison: £193 for a week in August 2022 for a family of four, including an electric hookup.

10. Willow Brook Camping - Shanklin

Willow Brook is only open for the school summer holidays and provides a simple camping experience. It's got 65 pitches, most of which have electric hook ups. There are hot showers, a washing up area and a washing machine/dryer. It's a little way inland but you can drive to the beach in less than 10 minutes.
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Price comparison: £290 for a week in August 2022 for a family of four, including an electric hookup.

Campsites in the West Wight (Yarmouth, Freshwater, Alum Bay and Brighstone)


The West Wight is a quiet spot for some Isle of Wight camping with a small population (more animals than people I would guess), lovely crumbly cliffs full of fossils, beaches for water sports and not much else. If you want amusement arcades and McDonalds on your doorstep, don't stay in the West Wight. If you want to admire nature, see the stars at night and live the simple life then it's a great option. 

​The West Wight is probably my favourite part of the Isle of Wight, but don't tell the rest of the Island that I said that.
Land yachting at Compton Bay
Fun and games at Compton Bay

11. Heathfield Farm Camping - Freshwater

Rural campsite near Freshwater with views towards the Solent. There is a barbecue area, dog walking area, recently refurbished showers and toilets, wheelchair accessible shower and toilet. There are wildflower meadows, playing field for ball games and picnic tables. 

Price comparison: £371 for pitch with an electric hookup in August 2022 for a family of four.
Heathfield Farm Camping
Heathfield Farm Camping has views towards Hurst Castle

12. Orchards Holiday Caravan and Camping Park - Newbridge

Orchards is a family owned rural holiday park in Newbridge, which is a little way inland in the West Wight. Facilities for campers at Orchards Holiday Park are more than most Isle of Wight camping sites offer with a shop, take away food, indoor and outdoor swimming pools, coffee shop, playing field, pool table, table tennis, play area and a dog walking area. Optional extras such as discounted ferry travel are available (you might also like to read our discount Isle of Wight ferry travel guide).
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​Price comparison: £385 for a pitch with an electric hookup for a family of four in August 2022.

13. Grange farm - near Brighstone

 Grange Farm is a coastal campsite on the quieter west side of the Island, so worth considering if your idea of the perfect Isle of Wight camping holiday is looking at the stars and walking along a quiet beach (rather than eating chips in a soft play area on the Pier). There is a launderette, shop, playground, grassed area for ball games, hair dryer, baby changing and shower block. Bundle deals including Wightlink and Red Funnel available (check out our ferry guide for other deals).

They also have some 'camping pods' which are wooden huts without beds in them.

Price comparison: £279 for a week camping or touring in August 2022 for a family of four, with electric hookup. 
Grange Farm Camping and Touring
Grange Farm Camping and Touring is on a cliff edge in the beautiful West Wight

14. Brighstone Holiday Centre - near Brighstone

Old school 'Heidi Hi' campsite with quirky huts. Cliff top location along the quiet but stunningly pretty West Wight coastline. 10 acre site with play area, launderette, ironing (just so you can look your best on the campsite), kitchen, toilets, hot showers and a small shop.

Price comparison: £175 for a pitch with an electric hook up, for a family of 4 in 2021. (Prices for 2022, unavailable at the time of writing).
Brighstone Holiday Centre
The colourful huts at Brighstone Holiday Centre

15. Compton Farm - near Freshwater Bay

Pretty location in the unspoilt West Wight near the rolling hills of Afton (home of the 1970 Isle of Wight Festival) and the cliffs and surfing of Compton Bay. There are old tractors to play on, ducks to feed and eggs to collect for those looking for ol' fashion fun. There are also showers, toilets and a small laundry. There aren't electric hook-ups at this one so you'll be charging your phone up at McDonalds.

Price comparison: ​Prices for 2022 not available when we checked, although it was somewhere around the middle in our previous price comparisons.
Plants on the cliffs at Compton Bay
The cliffs around Compton Farm

16. Chine Farm Camping Site - near Brighstone

Chine Farm Camping Site is on the Isle of Wight's pretty Military Road which runs along the south west coastline. There is space for up to 100 tents, with gorgeous sea views from the clifftop location. Facilities include toilets, showers, wash basins, laundry service, a play area and games field.

Price comparison: Prices for 2022 not available when we checked. Again, it was around the middle in our previous price comparison.

17. Camp Wight - Near Yarmouth

Now, this is what I call 'proper' camping.

Camp Wight describes itself as a 'back to basics' camping or touring experience, which is based a couple of miles outside of Yarmouth in the rural West Wight. You camp amongst woodland and there's no electricity or any other fancy modern technology.

However, you do get 'water, composting toilets, solar showers and device charging facilities' and there's a pub within walking distance in case it turns out that the great outdoors isn't quite as great as you'd imagined. You can also hire a pre-erected tent rather than bringing your own or stay in a 'waterproof hammock'. If I booked the hammock for Mrs Guru she'd never speak to me again.

Price comparison: according to my calculations it is only £105 for a week for a family of four in 2022. However, you don't get an electric hookup.

Campsites in Newport and Cowes


18. Thorness Bay Holiday Park - near Cowes

Thorness Bay is the cheapest Parkdean Resorts holiday park in our comparison, so it's worth considering if you fancy a bit of Isle of Wight camping alongside family friendly facilities. The beach at Thorness Bay is fairly scrubby but has stunning sunsets and is popular with anglers. It backs onto a nature-reserve-type area which is good for exploring.

​Facilities at 
Thorness Bay include an indoor swimming pool, sports court for youngsters to burn off energy, an adventure play area, restaurant, bar, shop and launderette for washing your smalls.

Thorness Bay allows dogs on their campsite for a small charge (£3 per dog, per night).

Booking via Parkdean Resorts gets you a discount with Wightlink. You can also book via Breakfree Holidays which currently has a special discount price with Red funnel for ferry travel.

Price comparison: £294 for an electric pitch with a family of four for a week in August 2022.
Sunset at Thorness Bay
Sunsets at Thorness Bay are hard to beat
Picture
A holiday at the campsite gets you access to plenty of facilities

19. Waverley Park - East Cowes

Waverley Park is a busy campsite and holiday park in East Cowes (as opposed to Cowes which is where Cowes Week is held). It is only a couple of minutes from the Red Funnel car ferry, so certainly convenient from Southampton. 

The park has more facilities than many, which generally means it will attract families looking for somewhere for the children to burn off energy. There is a bar with nightly entertainment and views of the Solent, an outdoor pool in the summer months (can't imagine you'd want to use it in winter anyway, unless you fancy ice skating), a children's play area, showers and washrooms. It's also close to a large public playground on East Cowes Esplanade.

​Price comparison: £210 for an 'open camping field' pitch for a week in August 2022 for a family of four (not suitable for touring).

20. Windmill Campersite - Carisbrooke

Windmill Campersite is a couple of miles out of Newport in the Bowcombe Valley area. ​It's on the very edge of the West Wight where it suddenly gets rural as you drive out of Carisbrooke. The site is one of the quirkiest on the Isle of Wight with a solar powered musical shower and a barbecue called Bertha. 

​As well as their strange 
glamping options (there's a helicopter called Galahad you can stay in) they also have space for camping and motorhomes/campervans (up to 7 metres). Facilities are fairly basic, but they do have some posh toilets.

Price comparison: £441 for a pitch with electric hookup for a family of four for a week in August 2022
Galahad the helicopter
Windmill Campersite is also home to Galahad the helicopter

Campsites in South Wight and Ventnor

There aren't many campsites in the South Wight (the area around Ventnor, Niton, St Lawrence and Whitwell. It's a really lovely part of the Island, which feels more remote and perhaps even foreign compared to towns like Ryde and Newport.

21. Appuldurcombe Gardens Holiday Park - Wroxall

Appuldurcombe Gardens is a slightly inland site towards the south of the Isle of Wight (heading towards Ventnor) with shop, cafe, bar, play area, outdoor heated pool, launderette and showers. It is also near to the rather grand Appuldurcombe House, which is a partially restored stately home which hosts weddings.

Price comparison: unavailable as they were only offering breaks via Red Funnel which included ferry travel and which lasted for 3, 5 or 10 nights

22. Ventnor Botanic Gardens - Ventnor

The phrase 'hidden gem' is applied to anything that doesn't have a neon sign nowadays, but camping at Ventnor Botanic Gardens isn't widely known about. The park itself is obviously very well known, as it is a special collection of various plants and flowers which wouldn't normally grow in England. 

Price comparison: unavailable when we checked.

Isle of Wight Camping - price comparison

  1. Camp Wight, Yarmouth (no electric) - £105
  2. Brighstone Holiday Centre, Brighstone - £175
  3. Kite Hill Farm, Wootton Bridge - £193
  4. Carpenters Farm, St Helen's - £203
  5. Waverley Park, East Cowes - £210
  6. Southland Campsite, Newchurch - £245
  7. Grange Farm, West Wight - £279
  8. Whitefield Forest, Ryde - £280
  9. ​Willow Brook Camping, Shanklin - £290​
  10. Thorness Bay, nearish Cowes - £294
  11. Landguard Holiday Park, Shanklin - £359
  12. Nodes Point, St Helen's, near Ryde - £361
  13. Adgestone Camping and Caravanning Site - £361
  14. Ninham Country Holiday Park - £371
  15. Heathfield Farm Camping, Freshwater - £371
  16. Orchards Holiday Park, West Wight - £385
  17. Windmill Campersite, near Carisbrooke - £441
  18. Lower Hyde, Shanklin - £448
We looked at prices for an electric pitch for two adults and two children (aged 10 and 12) from August 7th - 14th 2022 (prices checked in October 2021). Obviously this is just one week, and so the results may well be different at different times of year. We looked at the cheapest option with electricity. We rounded to the nearest pound.

​We didn't search around for discount codes and special offers. Some campsites include a discount for members of clubs. We looked at the price for non-members where available.

We also excluded adult only campsites (such as Riverside Paddock or Rosemary Vineyard which is 14+), because our criteria included children. We also excluded Glamping as that is more akin to self catering holiday cottages in my mind and isn't a fair comparison because you are paying to hire accommodation provided by the owner rather than a patch of grass with facilities.

We excluded the ferry fare - it is always worth asking the campsite if they can book the ferry for you as they often get a trade rate which can be much cheaper than booking direct.

One final note...Whitecliff Bay Holiday Park used to offer camping and touring, but stopped for the 2022 season. I mention it as it was a popular site.

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