{"id":205051,"date":"2025-06-22T12:04:12","date_gmt":"2025-06-22T12:04:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/205051\/"},"modified":"2025-06-22T12:04:12","modified_gmt":"2025-06-22T12:04:12","slug":"absolute-gem-of-a-campsite-near-bristol-is-among-countrys-best","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/205051\/","title":{"rendered":"‘Absolute gem’ of a campsite near Bristol is among country’s best"},"content":{"rendered":"

It has an overall rating of 10Station Farm in Westhay (Picture: Handout\/Pitch Up)<\/p>\n

A campsite an hour’s drive from Bristol which has been rated among the country’s best is an “absolute gem”.<\/p>\n

Station Farm, in Westhay, Somerset, has been given the recognition by Pitch Up after having an overall rating of 10, based on 35 reviews.<\/p>\n

The campsite<\/a> is located in a small working farm just five miles from Glastonbury. The site describes itself as a riverside wildlife haven, with a key highlight being the fact each pitch has a firepit.<\/p>\n

Station Farm is known for its rich bird life, walks and bike routes. It says on its listing: “Just next to the farm is a river that\u2019s fab for kayaking, paddleboarding, wild swims and fishing (permit required).<\/p>\n

“Sticking to dry land, there\u2019s plenty of space for kids to run about and greet the farm animals (ponies, sheep, pigs, donkeys and free-range poultry).<\/p>\n

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“Each pitch is provided with a barbecue\/firepit (with logs and kindling available to buy) so you\u2019ll also have space to keep warm once evening falls.<\/p>\n

“This is an off-grid site so it\u2019s a good idea to bring a torch along; toilets, showers, drinking water and a covered washing-up area are a short walk from each pitch.”<\/p>\n

A recent reviewer said: ” This is a lovely campsite, great facilities, lots to do and the owners are very friendly and welcoming. Will definitely be staying again.”<\/p>\n

And another one said: “This is an absolute gem of a campsite. A beautiful, peaceful location, excellent facilities and great hosts. We loved it so much we’re going back in a couple of weeks time.”<\/p>\n

Earlier this month, we featured another campsite within an hour’s drive of the city that is “fantastic” for wild swimming<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Stowford Manor Farm is located in Wingfield, Wiltshire, which is a 45-minute drive from Bristol.<\/p>\n

And, according to Pitch Up, the site is among the top campsites in the country to enjoy some wild swimming.<\/p>\n

Pitchup.com founder Dan Yates said that in the past twelve months, the platform has seen a notable increase in sites featuring wild swimming.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"It has an overall rating of 10Station Farm in Westhay (Picture: Handout\/Pitch Up) A campsite an hour’s drive…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":205052,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8818],"tags":[381,748,393,4884,15125,16,15],"class_list":{"0":"post-205051","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-bristol","8":"tag-bristol","9":"tag-britain","10":"tag-england","11":"tag-great-britain","12":"tag-things-to-do-in-bristol","13":"tag-uk","14":"tag-united-kingdom"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@uk\/114726927848736087","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/205051","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=205051"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/205051\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/205052"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=205051"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=205051"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=205051"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}