Of the 14 campsites within 3.7 miles of the Red Jet terminal in Cowes, 5 have glamping.
Glamping makes a Red Jet trip easier, as most of these stays come with bedding and a kitchen, so you can arrive with a weekend bag. The catch is distance: none is a short walk from Fountain Quay. Tiny Homes Holidays is about 5.7km away on foot and the rest are further, so plan on a taxi.
Into the Woods and Woodside Bay are on the east side of the Medina near Wootton Bridge, closer to the East Cowes car ferry than the Red Jet. Woodside Bay's studio treehouses for two have their own hot tubs. On the Cowes side, Tiny Homes Holidays has six off-grid cabins at Northwood with linen and towels provided, and a wood-fired hot tub and sauna to hire.
If you bring a bike on the Red Jet, The Hydeaway near Gurnard has covered bike storage beside its bell tents, and it is on the coastal walks and cycle routes.
Campsite · Cowes · 2.1 miles
Bell tents · Bell tents with covered bike storage, handy if you bring a bike on the Red Jet. No reception, and Pitchup showed no availability when we checked.
Tents, motorhomes, bell tents
Prices on request
ViewGlamping site · Cowes · 2.7 miles
Cabins · own loo · from £130 · Linen, towels and full kitchens provided, so you can pack light. The lead booker must be over 18, and there is no smoking anywhere.
Cabins
from £130/night
ViewHoliday park · Wootton Bridge · 3.3 miles
Treehouses · hot tub · own loo · Studio treehouses for two with hot tubs, about five minutes' walk from Woodside beach. Check-in from 4pm.
Lodges, treehouses
Prices on request
ViewGlamping site · Wootton Bridge · 3.3 miles
Treehouses and shepherd's huts · hot tub · own loo · from £78.57 · Everything is private: your own kitchen, bathroom and outdoor space. The Nest is a treehouse for two with a ladder up to the bed.
Treehouses, shepherd's huts
from £78.57/night
ViewHoliday park · Cowes · 3.4 miles
Safari tents · from £39.67 · Safari tents on a big holiday park. No bus to the gate: the nearest stop is 1.7 miles away.
Tents, caravans, motorhomes, safari tents, static caravans
from £10/night
ViewNo campsites match all of those.
Yes, but most sites are a taxi ride from the Red Jet. Tiny Homes Holidays and The Hydeaway are a few miles south-west of Cowes, and Into the Woods is near Wootton Bridge on the other side of the Medina.
Woodside Bay's treehouses have their own hot tubs, the Shepherd's Hideaway at Into the Woods has one as an extra, and Tiny Homes Holidays has a wood-fired hot tub and sauna to hire.
The Hydeaway, about 2.1 miles away as the crow flies.
Thorness Bay Holiday Park, from £10 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.
4 of the 5: The Hydeaway, Woodside Bay Lodge Retreat, Into the Woods and Thorness Bay Holiday Park.
Yes: Tiny Homes Holidays, Woodside Bay Lodge Retreat and Into the Woods.
Yes, at The Hydeaway and Into the Woods. Most want fires in a raised pit, not on the ground.
