Of the 11 campsites within 2.8 miles of the Isle of Wight Challenge, 6 take dogs.
Leave the dog out of the challenge itself. Ultra Challenge says no dogs or pets are allowed at any event venue, including the campsites, so a dog cannot stay at Chale basecamp or the Cowes Showground. If your dog is coming on the trip, it needs a dog-friendly site and someone to stay with it while you walk.
There are a few near Chale. Kingates Farm's shepherd's hut takes up to two adult dogs free, with a warm outdoor dog shower and paddocks. Sibbecks Farm takes dogs at £25 each, but they stay on a lead in shared areas because the hedges are not dog-proof and there is livestock about. Downsview CL asks for dogs to be tethered on site. Camp Corve takes one dog per pitch. Warren Hill Camp, Puckaster Cove and Kingston Smallholding take no dogs. More in our camping with dogs guide.
1 to 2 May 2027
Chale Basecamp, Chale Recreation Ground, Chale Green, Isle of Wight
The event's own camping: Yes. In 2027 the event sells pitches at Chale basecamp and Cowes Showground for Friday and Saturday nights: self-pitch from £25 a night, inclusive tent packages from £60, campervans £25, parking included.
We priced every campsite below for those 2 nights. 5 have a price; the cheapest is Paradise Cottage CS, at £20 for two adults. 1 want a longer minimum stay that week.
Small certificated site · Chale · 0.4 miles
about £20 for 2 nights, two adults · Dogs welcome, about 700m from basecamp, so a supporter with a dog can walk to see you start.
Members only · join the Camping and Caravanning Club to stay
Tents, caravans, motorhomes
from £10/night
ViewCampsite · Chale · 1.6 miles
about £120 for 2 nights, two adults · 1 dog max · One dog per pitch, on a lead. Discuss your dog when you book.
Tents, caravans, motorhomes, bell tents, lodges
from £60/night
ViewHoliday park · Niton · 1.8 miles
Minimum stay 7 nights then · 2 dogs max · Dogs welcome in all seven static caravans, up to two each, but not in the play park.
Static caravans
from £42.14/night
ViewGlamping site · Whitwell · 2 miles
about £150 for 2 nights, two adults · Dogs free · 2 dogs max · dogs in glamping · dog walk · Up to two adult dogs free, with paddocks, a warm dog shower and footpaths straight onto the downs. Not suitable for reactive dogs.
Shepherd's huts
from £75/night
ViewSmall certificated site · Niton · 2 miles
£56 for 2 nights, two adults · Dog walk · Dog walk on site, but dogs must be tethered while on the pitches. Adults only.
Members only · join the Caravan and Motorhome Club to stay
Caravans, motorhomes
from £28/night
ViewGlamping site · Whitwell · 2.1 miles
£220 for 2 nights, two adults · Dogs £25 a stay · dogs in glamping · Dogs at £25 each, agreed in advance. On a lead in shared areas, as there is livestock nearby and the hedges are not secure.
Safari tents
from £110/night
ViewNo campsites match all of those.
No. Ultra Challenge allows no dogs or pets at any event venue, including the Chale basecamp and Cowes Showground campsites.
Paradise Cottage CS, Camp Corve, Downsview CL, Meadowview at Niton, and the glamping at Kingates Farm and Sibbecks Farm all take dogs. Warren Hill Camp and Puckaster Cove are dog-free.
Paradise Cottage CS, about 0.4 miles away as the crow flies.
Paradise Cottage CS, 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.
Not as far as we know. All of them close for part of the winter, so check the opening dates on each campsite's page.
Yes, at Camp Corve, Kingates Farm Shepherd's Hut and Sibbecks Farm Glamping. Most want fires in a raised pit, not on the ground.
