Of the 9 campsites within 3.1 miles of Compton Bay, 7 are good for families.
For children, Compton is about rock pools, fossils and surf. Walk east from the Hanover Point car park on a falling tide to find the iguanodon footprints in the ledges. The toilets, including a Changing Places cubicle, are at Hanover Point, where the steps to the sand are a short flight rather than the long one near Compton Chine. In summer a food and drink van runs five days a week at the car park.
Every way down is by steps, so leave the pushchair in the car. On a wet day, Tapnell Farm Park is about 2.3km north, with big indoor play barns. Online day tickets in 2026 ranged from £10 to £25 for a child aged 2 to 16 and £8 to £20 for an adult, depending on the date, with under-2s free. Its Aqua Park is closed for 2026 and due to reopen in spring 2027.
Families in Tapnell's glamping get free Farm Park entry for the whole stay. Compton Farm has an 18-acre wildflower meadow in front of the pitches for running about. See camping with kids.
Farm campsite · Brook · 0.7 miles
Farm animals · The closest family site to the sand, with an 18-acre meadow in front of the pitches and free ice-pack freezing.
Tents, caravans, motorhomes, static caravans, bell tents
Prices on request
ViewGlamping site · Yarmouth · 1.4 miles
Play area · farm animals · Free Farm Park entry through the stay, and the play barns are a short walk from the units.
Safari tents, cabins, pods, chalets, lodges
from £125/night
ViewPop-up campsite · Brook · 1.8 miles
Tents
Prices on request
ViewGlamping site · Freshwater · 2.5 miles
Farm animals · Travel cot and highchair included; a quiet family site with no pets and quiet after 10.30pm.
Safari tents
from £342.50/night
ViewCampsite · Freshwater · 2.7 miles
Pre-pitched tents
from £112.50/night
ViewCampsite · Totland · 2.9 miles
Two accessible family washrooms and baby changing in the heated block, plus a cafe with takeaway pizza.
Tents, caravans, motorhomes, cottages
from £24.50/night
ViewTouring park · Freshwater · 3.1 miles
Tents, caravans, motorhomes
from £28/night
ViewNo campsites match all of those.
Yes. At low tide there are rock pools and dinosaur footprints near Hanover Point, and the sea is shallow a long way out. Surf and currents can be strong and rocks fall from the cliffs, so keep children away from the cliff foot.
Yes, at the Hanover Point car park, including a Changing Places cubicle. In summer a food and drink van runs five days a week at the car park.
Tapnell Farm Park, about 2.3km north, has big indoor play barns. In 2026 online tickets were £10 to £25 for children aged 2 to 16, depending on the date, and under-2s went free.
Compton Farm, about 0.7 miles away as the crow flies.
Stoats Farm Caravan and Camping, from £24.50 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.
5 of the 7: Compton Farm, Tapnell Farm Glamping (Tom's Eco Lodge & Camp Tapnell), Chapelfurlong Farm, Stoats Farm Caravan and Camping and Heathfield Farm Camping.
Yes: Tapnell Farm Glamping (Tom's Eco Lodge & Camp Tapnell).
Yes, at Tapnell Farm Glamping (Tom's Eco Lodge & Camp Tapnell), Chapelfurlong Farm, Glamping The Wight Way and Stoats Farm Caravan and Camping. Most want fires in a raised pit, not on the ground.
