Heading to one of the best motorhome sites in the UK is always a guaranteed way to ensure you have a brilliant holiday. Yet the vast selection of campsites to choose from doesn’t make it easy to pick the one for you. That’s where this guide comes in.
We’re able to pick out the leading motorhome sites by having our readers scour the UK and vote for the sites that offer a first-class experience. Our expert team then judge the results and we compile the final 100. Reader comments have highlighted the importance of campsites getting the basics right, including having helpful staff, clean facilities and spacious pitches.
We then publish our Top 100 Sites Guide, where we run through the best motorhome sites from across the UK, breaking it down by region for additional ease. Our 2025 Guide, which is available as a free PDF, also features a directory with a further 600 sites included to help you find the right campsite.
Once you’ve chosen the perfect site for you, you can start thinking about the items that will enhance your tour, such as one of the best motorhome awning.
In this guide, we’re taking a look at the UK’s 10 best motorhome sites to stay at to help you find the perfect destination, including adults-only motorhome sites, dog-friendly campsites and sites for the whole family.
What is the best motorhome site in the UK?
South Lytchett Manor has been named the best motorhome site in our Top 100 Sites Guide 2025. The Dorset-based campsite provides ‘van owners with a variety of pitch types to choose from, all of which are spacious, as well as a well-situated location for exploring the many highlights of the region, including the spectacular Jurassic Coast.
Open from March to January, the campsite offers excellent facilities and also makes sure dogs are catered to.
The best motorhome sites in the UK
The best motorhome site overall
The best motorhome site for adults
2. Back of Beyond Touring Park
The overall winner of our Top 100 Sites Guide 2025
3. Old Oaks
The 10 best motorhome sites are:
1. South Lytchett Manor
Address: Dorchester Road, Lytchett Minster, Poole BH16 6JB

- Web: southlytchettmanor.co.uk
- Tel: 01202 622 577
- Open: 1 March 2025 – 2 January 2026
- Touring pitches: 150
- Pitch+2+hook-up: From £31.25
The best motorhome site overall
Well done to South Lytchett Manor for being voted the best site for motorhomes in our Top 100 Sites Guide 2025.
The 20-acre campsite, which also took the Regional Winner’s title for Dorset in this year’s guide, offers spacious pitches and is ideally placed for trips to many of the region’s well-known destinations, including Dorchester and Bournemouth, as well as for taking in the stunning beauty of the Jurassic Coast.
A bus heading to Poole, Swanage and Weymouth stops at the entrance to the park, handy for those who fancy a break from driving. Alternatively, hire bikes from reception and enjoy exploring the surrounding area on two wheels.
There are a variety of pitch types to choose from, including deluxe fully-serviced hardstanding pitches, where guests can enjoy individual picnic benches, electric and TV hook-up. For those with larger motorhomes, there are also superior electric pitches, which are capable of taking vehicles of up to 9 metres.
The site also took the title of the best site for pets in our Top 100 Sites Guide 2025, catering to the needs of our four-legged friends by offering a 2.5-acre off-lead exercise area, a dog shower and a dog agility area.
Other facilities include three heated amenity blocks, a shop and a café, while families will be pleased to hear the site also provides a playground.
2. Back of Beyond Touring Park
Address: 234a Ringwood Road, St Leonards BH24 2SB

- Web: backofbeyondtouringpark.co.uk
- Tel: 01202 876 968
- Open: 28 February 2025 – 2 January 2026
- Touring pitches: 97
- Pitch+2+hook-up: From £49
The best motorhome site for adults
Back of Beyond is another regular in our Top 100 Sites Guides, allowing motorhomers to enjoy a picturesque break in a peaceful setting.
The campsite, which won the title of best adults only site in our 2025 Guide, offers a great base for visiting some of Dorset’s most famous destinations, including Bournemouth, Christchurch, Poole and Southampton. There is also the opportunity to get closer to the natural world by exploring the delightful New Forest National Park.
For those who feel like relaxing in the tranquility of Back of Beyond instead, there will be plenty to do. Enjoy walking around the site’s picturesque 18 acres of woodland and explore the Site of Special Scientific Interest found around the wildlife lakes. Alternatively, fish in the Moors River on the park’s boundary, or try the pitch-and-putt. The motorhome site also offers a well-stocked shop and four heated amenities blocks.
After a day’s adventuring, guests can then head to Monty’s Bar, the campsite’s fully licensed bar, for a tipple.
3. Old Oaks
Address: Wick Farm, Wick, Glastonbury, Somerset BA6 8JS

- Web: theoldoaks.co.uk
- Tel: 01458 831 437
- Open: 1 March – 16 November
- Touring pitches: 88
- Pitch+2+hook-up: From £35
The overall winner of our Top 100 Sites Guide 2025
Old Oaks had a successful showing in our Top 100 Sites Guide 2025, not only being named the Overall Winner, but also claiming the Regional Winner’s title for Somerset, Avon & Wiltshire.
The adults-only site offers a peaceful and relaxing setting. Guests can take the opportunity to borrow a bat detector and enjoy getting closer to the natural world or relax with a spot of fishing in the half-acre lake. The site has also won numerous David Bellamy Gold Conservation Awards, as well as a Special Distinction Award for its eco-friendly efforts.
The 15-acre campsite provides excellent facilities too, including immaculate modern washrooms, dishwashing areas, two laundries and a shop that is stocked with local produce. Four-legged friends are given a warm welcome, with a secure 300m exercise area, a dog swimming pond, and a hot water dog shower all to be found.
Free WiFi is available for those who want access to the internet in a motorhome.
The site’s café will be ideal for guests fancying a break from cooking, with roast dinners, wood-fired pizzas, hearty breakfasts and gourmet burgers among the options on offer.
4. Ballyness Caravan Park
Address: 40 Castlecat Road, Bushmills BT57 8TN

- Web: ballynesscaravanpark.com
- Tel: 028 2073 2393
- Open: 15 March – 3 November
- Touring pitches: 50
- Pitch+2+hook-up: £34
Ballyness Caravan Park is a regular contender for the Regional Winner’s crown in Northern Ireland, claiming the title again in the 2025 Top 100 Sites Guide.
The campsite, which was also voted the Overall Winner in our 2024 Top 100 Sites Guide, sits in the beautiful scenery of the North Antrim countryside. The Causeway Coast is less than 10 minutes away in the car, giving motorhomers the opportunity to explore beautiful beaches.
Pitch up between June and September and enjoy a break from driving by catching the Causeway Rambler Bus, which takes visitors to the Giant’s Causeway and Carrick-a-Rede bridge.
Or perhaps you like the idea of relaxing on site? If this sounds like you, Ballyness also caters, with an indoor games and TV room, as well as green spaces and a pond. Children can enjoy the play park and football field, while canine companions can be exercised in the dog-walk.
Facilities are housed in cottage-style buildings, while the 50 hardstanding pitches come with electric, water and drainage hook-ups.
5. Ludlow Touring Park
Address: Overton Road, Ludlow, Shropshire SY8 4AD

- Web: morris-leisure.co.uk
- Tel: 01584 878 788
- Open: All year
- Touring pitches: 95
- Pitch+2+hook-up: From £38.40
Ludlow Touring Park took the title of Regional Winner for the Heart of England in our Top 100 Sites Guide 2025.
Part of the Morris Leisure stable, Ludlow Touring Park sits in a beautiful countryside setting yet is only 1.5 miles from the market town of Ludlow, where a castle and museum are among the highlights to explore. There are a range of pitch types to choose from at the site, all of which come with 16A electric hook-up. This includes the RV Super Pitches, which can take vehicles of up to 12m.
Good facilities will be an important trait of the best motorhome sites in the UK. Ludlow Touring Park provides free Wi-Fi, centrally heated toilets and showers, a reception and shop, and a children’s play area, while guests who prefer peace and quiet can opt to stay in the adults-only section. The site is also canine friendly, having a secure dog-walking field and an indoor dog wash should any pups get mucky.
Exploring Ludlow is made easier by the bus which stops outside the park. Alternatively, head further afield to visit Leominster or Church Stretton.
There are some beautiful walking spots to enjoy in the vicinity too, including Carding Mill Valley and the Long Mynd, Mortimer Forest, and the Shropshire Hills themselves; an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty.
6. Bath Chew Valley Caravan Park
Address: Ham Lane, Bishop Sutton, Bristol BS39 5TY

- Web: bathchewvalley.co.uk
- Tel: 01275 332 127
- Open: All year
- Touring pitches: 44
- Pitch+2+hook-up: From £30
Nestled near beautiful Chew Valley Lake, this five-star, adults-only touring park offers a tranquil rural retreat within walking distance of the pretty village of Bishop Sutton.
As the site is open all year-round, it makes a great choice for caravanning in winter in this picturesque part of the country. The park has landscaped gravel pitches, many with electric hook-ups, while guests can make use of luxurious heated washrooms, individual bathrooms, laundry facilities, and a dog-walk onsite.
Bishop Sutton offers a pub and shops, while Chew Valley Lake has superb fishing. The Chew Valley Trail and scenic Mendip Hills provide excellent hiking, and Bath, Bristol and Wells are just a short drive away.
7. Llandyn Holiday Park
Address: Llangollen, Denbighshire LL20 7UH

- Web: llandyn.wales
- Tel: 07961 663 419
- Open: 21 March – 2 November
- Touring pitches: 30
- Pitch+2+hook-up: From £40
Set against the backdrop of the beautiful River Dee, this charming site is enveloped by trees and lush greenery.
The site provides essential amenities, including toilets, showers, chemical disposal and laundry facilities.
In a unique touch, the site also has an organic milk vending machine, offering fresh milk supplied by their own cows. Dogs can roam in the dedicated
dog-exercise area before they clean off in the doggy shower.
Tucked just off the A539, the site offers access to Llangollen and the Dee Valley Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty.
8. Red Kite Touring Park
Address: Van Road, Llanidloes, Powys, Mid Wales SY18 6NG

- Web: redkitetouringpark.co.uk
- Tel: 01686 412 122
- Open: 1 March 2025 – 2 January 2026
- Touring pitches: 62
- Pitch+2+hook-up: £29.50 – £39.50
Tucked into the tranquil heart of Wales, this adults-only park offers a serene escape.
Spacious pitches provide stunning views of the area. The well-appointed amenity block has toilets and showers, a launderette, washing-up area, and an indoor Elsan point.
The onsite shop stocks the essentials and locally sourced treats. The park also features a 10-acre dog-walk, complete
with doggy pond. Llanidloes is a short walk away, and Clywedog Reservoir is also nearby.
9. Green Acres
Address: Houghton, Carlisle CA6 4JW

- Web: greenacrescumbria.co.uk
- Tel: 01228 675 418
- Open: 15 March – 31 October
- Pitches: 52
- Pitch+2+hook-up: £30 – £35
Green Acres continues to impress our readers, having been named the Regional Winner for the North West for a third consecutive year in our Top 100 Sites Guide 2025.
The adults-only site provides a peaceful base, allowing visitors to relax in a beautiful setting, with woodland and rolling fields surrounding the campsite.
Excellent facilities will be an important trait of the best motorhome sites and Green Acres stands out on that front too, taking the title of the best site for washrooms in this year’s guide. The site’s facilities were Platinum-rated in the Loo of the Year Awards, and provide luxurious wetrooms, complete with underfloor heating, and modern toilets.
There will also be plenty to keep everyone occupied in the vicinity. Carlisle is only five miles away, where the cathedral and castle can be explored, while lovers of the natural world can head to the North Pennines or the Lake District and take in breathtaking views.
The British weather can be changeable, and if you find you’re confronted by a rainy day, Green Acres has a games room and sports hall to keep you occupied, with badminton courts, board games, table tennis and pool on offer.
Canine companions aren’t forgotten either, with an exercise area and a scenic woodland dog-walk to enjoy.
10. The Old Brick Kilns
Address: Little Barney Lane, Barney, Fakenham NR21 0NL

- Web: old-brick-kilns.co.uk
- Tel: 01328 878 305
- Open: 21 March – 2 January
- Touring pitches: 65
- Pitch+2+hook-up: From £31
The Old Brick Kilns offers motorhomers a peaceful and relaxing setting for exploring some of Norfolk’s most well-known and picturesque spots, including the North Norfolk coast, the Norfolk Broads National Park and Sandringham.
The 13 acre site provides spacious pitches and is family-friendly, with a children’s play area to be found. However, it also caters to those who are after a more tranquil stay by offering an adults-only section. Other site facilities include Barney’s Bar & Takeaway (open throughout the season on certain days of the week), a shop, and four washroom blocks, three of which come with underfloor heating. Guests can also enjoy a spot of fishing.
Use the campsite as a base to explore the cathedral city of Norwich or, alternatively, enjoy relaxing at the site itself, which has won numerous awards for its environmental work, including David Bellamy Gold Conservation Awards.
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