Basecamp is an award winning off-grid family adventure campsite in North Somerset.
Surrounded by ancient woodland, our spacious campsite is perfect for families, small groups and adventurers. At Basecamp, pitch where you like and check out when it suits you. We allow well-behaved dogs, encourage fire pits and prioritise connecting with nature.
Basecamp has all the essentials plus a few luxuries: flushing toilets, hot showers, a pop up shop, a licensed cafe-bar, usb charging, washing up areas, ice-pack freezers, recycling and drinking water. Plus, our on-site activity centre has over 20 activities to take part. The ultimate family adventure holiday.
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Facilities
- Wifi
- Camp where you like
- Hot showers and flushing loos
- Fire pits and BBQ’s
- Friendly dogs allowed
- Park by your tent
- Campsite shop
- Licensed campsite cafe-bar
- Activity centre on site
- Families only
- Freezer
- USB charging
- Ski slope
- Accessible toilets and showers
- Giant sandpit
- Surrounded by ancient woodland
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2025 Reviews
4.7 (391+ reviews)
5.0
Just returned from a 4 night stay, and will be going back for sure. During our stay we tried out lots of the very well run activities. Campsite well maintained, fully stocked shop and fab pizza for tea. All the staff we spoke to were polite & helpful.
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The most lovely weekend away!! Out the way from the public but also not an awful journey to get to it. The pub through the woods is perfect, the actual campsite is very family friendly. You could come completely unprepared and it wouldn’t matter they have it all in the shop. Pizza is delicious!! Gary behind the till is a star!! All the staff are lovely and extremely welcoming. We can’t wait to come back as a family!
Read on Google >5.0
Spent a week in our campervan there with my two young daughters. We had a really great time, lots of quality activities provided by Mendip Activity Centre. Super friendly and experienced staff. The on-site services were hugely improved since the same time last year. We mostly self-catered in the van, but when we did eat at Basecamp and the lodge is was good value, well made and good portions. The live music was really enjoyable - and so was everything else :-) We will be going back again, which will be the fourth time.
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We’ve just got back from a weekend away at Mendip Basecamp. It’s a beautiful campsite set in gorgeous countryside . We were super impressed with the entire place. The camping set up is fantastic with the freedom to pitch where you like, with friends and family and feels very free and easy. The facilities are excellent, very clean and Accessible. Every single member of staff we encounter was polite, friendly and REALLY helpful. We were pretty self-sufficient while we were there but if we needed anything, they were more than happy to help! As we were leaving, we became aware that it was the first weekend of the year for them and a lot of the staff were brand-new, making the service we received even more impressive! We absolutely loved the Mendip Lodge with live music on the Saturday night and pie Minister pies, even better! Definitely try the tobogganing which was really well run and the kids absolutely loved! We can’t wait to go back with our friends again and try out some of the other activities. I would highly recommend this site to anyone! Nearby activities: Tons of activities on site lots of which are free the rest of which are brilliant! Live music at Mendip Lodge every weekend in the evening! We also walked to Churchill to the beautiful and very picturesque Crown Inn where we were made very welcome!
Read on Google >5.0
This was our second trip to base camp and won’t be our last. We’ve still not got round to any of the activities on offer. The staff are super friendly and will do anything to help make your stay as easy as possible.
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We had a lovely weekend camping with friends at Mendip Basecamp. The site was superb, spacious, quiet, kids friendly and with everything you need. We had a pleasure of staying in one of the bell tents and it was spacious, clean and great space to stay with kids.
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This is a fantastic place to go with family and friends. The facilities are just what you need with the shop being incredibly useful. Toilets were cleaned regularly and the lodge is only a short walk down the hill. We will absolutely be staying again!
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We camped in one of the bell tents for a couple of days. We took part in archery and kayaking with our children (10&12) and had a fantastic time. Credit to Dan (Archery) and Ali (Kayaking)- they were both brilliant, enthusiastic and engaging.
Read on Google >5.0
It was an unforgettable few days. We really liked the place. The service at the highest level, excellent coffee, delicious freshly made pizza (kids love it), live music. Friendly staff and always ready to help. I'm sure we'll come here again.
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