Cowes Week 2027 runs from Saturday 31 July to Friday 6 August, with racing in the Solent every day and the start line off the Royal Yacht Squadron at the end of the Parade. The regatta has no camping of its own, and there is no campsite in the town itself, so you stay out at Northwood, Gurnard or East Cowes and come in on foot or by bus.
The week ends with fireworks over the water on the final Friday, which in 2026 was 7 August. That night is the busiest of the year in Cowes, so choose a site you can walk back from or one near the route 1 bus. In 2026 Wight Proms also ran at Northwood House from 31 July to 9 August, the first time the open-air concerts had overlapped with Cowes Week.
31 July to 6 August 2027
The Parade and Royal Yacht Squadron, Cowes
The event's own camping: None. Cowes Week has no camping of its own.
We priced every campsite below for those 7 nights. 6 have a price; the cheapest is Thorness Bay Holiday Park, at £70 for two adults.
Holiday park · East Cowes · 0.8 miles
about £91 for 7 nights, two adults · Above East Cowes, a short walk from the Red Funnel terminal, with Solent views. The chain ferry across the Medina puts you in West Cowes for the racing and the fireworks.
Tents, caravans, motorhomes, static caravans
from £13/night
ViewHoliday park · Gurnard · 1.5 miles
Privately let chalets between Gurnard and Northwood. Gurnard's seafront leads to Egypt Point, where boats pass close inshore, and on to the Parade in about 40 minutes on foot.
Chalets
Prices on request
ViewCampsite · Northwood · 1.9 miles
£140 for 7 nights, two adults · At Northwood, about a mile from the edge of Cowes. Allow about 45 minutes to walk to the Parade, or pick up the route 1 bus on the main road. The Travellers Joy pub is on the doorstep.
Tents, caravans, motorhomes
from £20/night
ViewCampsite · Cowes · 2.1 miles
Small off-grid site south-west of Cowes, about 10 minutes' drive from Gurnard's seafront. Campervan pitches if you want to come over with a van.
Tents, motorhomes, bell tents
Prices on request
ViewGlamping site · Cowes · 2.2 miles
about £1225 for 7 nights, two adults · Glamping arks on Pallance Lane, Northwood, on the southern edge of Cowes. Open April to October, so it covers Cowes Week.
from £175/night
ViewHoliday park · Gurnard · 2.2 miles
Static caravans
Prices on request
ViewHoliday park · Cowes · 3.4 miles
about £70 for 7 nights, two adults · Big holiday park above the Solent west of Cowes, with touring pitches. About 5.5 km from the Parade, so you'll want the car or a bike to get into Cowes.
Tents, caravans, motorhomes, safari tents, static caravans
from £10/night
ViewSmall certificated site · Newport · 3.4 miles
about £168 for 7 nights, two adults
Members only · join the Camping and Caravanning Club to stay
Tents, caravans, motorhomes
from £24/night
ViewNo campsites match all of those.
Leave the car at the campsite if you can. In 2026 the Parade was closed to vehicles from 10am to 6am every day, and the High Street was shut between Terminus Road and Carvel Lane from 6pm until at least 1am. On firework night Queens Road closed from about 5pm, and Prince's Green fills with people watching the display.
The route 1 bus between Newport and Cowes runs about every 10 minutes in the daytime and passes through Northwood. Southern Vectis put extra buses on the 1 and the night N1 after the 2026 fireworks. Drivers can use the Somerton park and ride, and Northwood House sold extra parking all week, including the Friday night.
The Red Jet from Southampton lands in West Cowes in about 28 minutes, a few steps from the High Street and the regatta, which makes a foot-passenger trip easy if your campsite is on the bus route. Red Funnel's car ferry takes about an hour to East Cowes. From there Waverley Park is a short walk uphill, and the chain ferry crosses the Medina to West Cowes. August is peak season on every crossing, so book both ways when you book the pitch. See the near the ferry list for sites close to both terminals.
The Island Sailing Club's Round the Island Race also starts off Cowes. The 2027 race is on Saturday 10 July, the same weekend as the County Show at Northwood, so the campsites on this page will be busy that weekend too. Hundreds of yachts start in waves early in the morning from the line off the Parade, then sail west down the Solent to the Needles. For the rest of the course, see campsites near the Needles.
Cowes Week 2027 runs from Saturday 31 July to Friday 6 August. It traditionally ends with fireworks on the final Friday night.
There is no campsite in Cowes itself. The nearest are Waverley Park in East Cowes, Comforts Farm at Northwood and the sites around Gurnard and Thorness, all within about 5.5 km of the Parade. Book early, as August is peak season.
Parking in Cowes is very limited. In 2026 drivers were pointed to the Somerton park and ride and extra parking at Northwood House, and the Parade and part of the High Street were closed to traffic for much of each day.
On the final Friday of the regatta, which was 7 August in 2026. Queens Road closes from about 5pm that evening, and Southern Vectis runs extra buses on routes 1 and N1.
An open-air music festival at Northwood House in Cowes. In 2026 it ran from 31 July to 9 August, overlapping Cowes Week for the first time.
Saturday 10 July 2027, starting off Cowes. It is the same weekend as the Royal Isle of Wight County Show at Northwood, so book campsites near Cowes early.
Waverley Park Holiday Centre, about 0.8 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.
6 of the 9: Waverley Park Holiday Centre, Comforts Farm, The Hydeaway, The Ark Park, Thorness Bay Holiday Park and Last Post CS.
Yes: Waverley Park Holiday Centre and Tiny Homes Holidays.
Yes, at Comforts Farm, The Hydeaway and The Ark Park. Most want fires in a raised pit, not on the ground.
