Suddene Park Farm

A rural idyll awaits self-sufficient campers at Suddene Park Farm. This country campsite on a 550-acre livery centre offers back-to-basics pitches complemented by a warm welcome and lovely views. In the foreground, you’ll see horses grazing in the surrounding paddocks and then it’s green fields and trees all the way to Wilton Windmill, the only working mill in Wessex. This is the Vale of Pewsey in Wiltshire on the edge of Salisbury Plain, where the days out include heritage sites, henges, and hills.

The first thing to note is that there’s no toilet (or shower) here so it’s only suitable for those who have their own. If you don’t have your own loo, you'll have to choose a different site. If you do – lucky you. This place offers just a handful of pitches for people like you. It's mostly campervans and motorhomes, naturally, but those with tents are welcome too. There’s electricity, water and a waste water disposal site but that’s all by way of facilities. Apart from that it’s just a field with a view of the vale. Sit in it for any length of time and you’re likely to encounter some of the rich wildlife that lives here: red kites soaring overhead in the daytime; owls twit-twooing at night.

Friendly owner, Sarah, will welcome you to the site, introduce you to her friendly cockerpoo, Rambo, and, if you’re interested, take you to meet some of the horses stabled here. She has a wealth of knowledge on the local area if you’re in search of tips. She can point you towards the Kennet and Avon Canal, which provides a great place to walk the dog (yours, not Rambo). It’s also a lovely route to some local pubs and a picturesque way to two of the most local sights. There’s that working windmill at Wilton and Crofton Beam Engines, a heritage steam-powered pumping station, now open as a museum. Further afield the historic sites get older and grander and an English Heritage card proves its worth. There’s Silbury Hill and Avebury Henge nearby, with Stonehenge a 40-minute drive away.