Of the 11 campsites within 3.2 miles of Blackgang Chine, 7 allow campfires in some form.
Around Blackgang, a campfire is mostly a glamping thing, and it always goes in a pit. Camp Corve near Chale is the one tent site among them, with shared fire pits and logs at its Ash Circle and private pits with the bell tents. Fire pits hired there can only be used after a staff safety briefing.
Keep fires off the cliffs and downs. St Catherine's Down above the park is National Trust land, where fires and barbecues are not allowed, and the grass and gorse on these exposed slopes dry quickly in summer. Inside Blackgang Chine you can bring a picnic, and in busy periods the Pirate BBQ cooks burgers and hot dogs over a flame for you.
Kingston Smallholding at Shorwell gives every pitch a fire pit and free, unlimited firewood, but it opens for only about four weeks in the summer holidays. Logs are sold at Sibbecks Farm, Camp Corve and Warren Hill, though Warren Hill suggests bringing your own as its honesty shop may run out. See the campfires guide.
Glamping site · Niton · 1.4 miles
Fire pits only · Fire pits with the yurts above Reeth Bay, and a wood-fired sauna in the garden spa for an extra charge.
Yurts, cabins
from £180/night
ViewGlamping site · Whitwell · 2.1 miles
Fire pits only · logs sold · Own fire pit and barbecue for each safari tent, first basket of wood included, more from the honesty shop.
Safari tents
from £110/night
ViewGlamping site · St Lawrence · 2.2 miles
Fire pits only · Fire pits at the shepherd's huts and at the Citrine caravan on its cliff-edge plot.
Shepherd's huts, vintage caravans
Prices on request
ViewCampsite · Chale · 2.3 miles
Fire pits only · fire pit hire · logs sold · Ash Circle communal fire pits with logs, private pits with the bell tents; hired pits only after a safety briefing.
Tents, caravans, motorhomes, bell tents, lodges
from £60/night
ViewGlamping site · Chale · 2.6 miles
Fire pits only · logs sold · Two shared fire pits, one by the pond and one in the woods; each tent has its own barbecue.
Bell tents, shepherd's huts
from £79/night
ViewPop-up campsite · Shorwell · 3.2 miles
Fire pits only · Fire pit and picnic table on every pitch with free firewood. No hot running water, so heat it over the fire.
Tents
from £14/night
ViewNo campsites match all of those.
Yes, at several campsites, but only in their fire pits. Camp Corve near Chale has communal fire pits with logs for campers, and the glamping sites around Niton and Whitwell give each unit its own pit.
Kingston Smallholding Goat Farm at Shorwell, about 3.2 miles away, gives each pitch a fire pit with free, unlimited firewood. It is a summer pop-up open for about four weeks.
Puckaster Cove Hideaway (Stargazers' Retreat), about 1.4 miles away as the crow flies.
Kingston Smallholding Goat Farm Campsite, from £14 a night for two adults, is the lowest price we can find over the next year. Prices change with the season and the day of the week, so put your dates into the calculator on this page.
3 of the 7: Kingates Farm Shepherd's Hut, Sibbecks Farm Glamping and Camp Corve.
Yes: Puckaster Cove Hideaway (Stargazers' Retreat).
