Camping in Wells, Somerset

Wells sits at the edge of the Mendip Hills, and the campsites around the city make the most of that setting, trading city-centre convenience for open countryside, dark skies and easy access to walking routes across the Mendips. None of the sites are more than a few miles from the cathedral, so a short drive or cycle still brings you into the city for the market, the restaurants or an evening at evensong, while the pitches themselves sit in genuinely rural surroundings rather than roadside fields.

The options range from a well-equipped touring park geared towards caravans and motorhomes, through a small farm-based certificated site that suits those wanting a simpler, quieter pitch, to a family-run camping and caravanning site further into the Mendips with cabins as well as tent and touring pitches. Electric hook-ups, showers and dog-friendly fields are available across most of the sites, though facilities are generally simpler than at larger commercial holiday parks, in keeping with their rural, small-scale character.

Wookey Hole Caves, Cheddar Gorge and the Mendip Hills' network of walking and cycling routes are all within easy reach of any of the sites below, making them a practical base for a longer, more active break in Somerset rather than just a stop en route to the coast.