Make your way across the Blackwater Estuary onto Mersea Island in Essex, and you’re in a different world, miles away from the stress and schedules of modern life. Kick back and enjoy the freedom to explore or unwind at a pace of choice as you savour the carefree atmosphere of happy holidaymakers.

West Mersea Holiday Park enjoys a beautiful location on West Mersea Beach, and afford direct access to the golden sands and shimmering water a stone’s throw away. Despite its idyllic position on the beachfront.

If you tire of the city or feel disenchanted with the humdrum pace of the modern world, pack your camping gear and rumble over to Croft Farm. Swap waking up to the jarring rings of an alarm clock and rise at your pace to the gentle murmur of farm life on this peaceful site.

Lee Wick Farm Cottages and Camping is a peaceful space for guests who want to get away from it all, offering a tranquil setting for family and friends who want a quiet escape and a new adventure.

Eco-conscious camping is the order of the day at Green Haven Camping. This peaceful, quiet family-friendly campsite describes itself as a wildlife garden rather than a formal campground.

If you’re on the lookout for a magical rural retreat complete with fully catered abodes, and an abundance of wildlife, pack your holiday essentials and rumble over to West Lexham.

For big skies and heaps of space to wander as far as you please, rumble over to Dawn Chorus Holidays. This friendly glamping site rests on a working farm that operates a free-range egg business.

Utopia Paradise Caravan Park is the perfect base for guests who want to return to nature and wake up to the varying choruses of birds and other wildlife. The adults-only site rests in a beautiful and tranquil nature reserve.

Houghton Mill Campsite is an idyllic location for camping stays, nestled on the banks of the River Great Ouse, with spectacular vistas over the lush Ouse Valley and the National Trust's Houghton Mill the sole working watermill on this sparkling body of water.

Peace and space are the orders of the day at Lavender Lodge Caravan Club, a quiet, secluded, lawned campsite nestled on the fringes of a small, picturesque village in rural Norfolk.

We have a 0.5 acre sheltered meadow, complete with electric hook ups, waste disposal and mains water. Dogs are welcome by prior arrangement only. Open from 1st March to 31st October.