Of the 11 campsites within 2.8 miles of the Isle of Wight Challenge, 4 take tents.
Most walkers bring a tent to basecamp. In 2027 a small self-pitch for a low tent with two or three people is £25 a night, and a large pitch for a taller tent and four or more is £35, with hot showers, changing rooms and hot drinks for all campers. It is early May on the south-west coast, so pack for a cold, windy night.
If you would rather camp somewhere quieter, Paradise Cottage is about 10 minutes' walk from the start. Camp Corve's woodland glade is more sheltered, but tents only, with no awnings, gazebos or pup tents, and cars stay in the farmyard. Chine Farm opens on 1 May, so it only covers the Saturday night. Kingston Smallholding is closed until the summer holidays. Our guide to taking a tent on the ferry covers coming as a foot passenger with the Red Jet and the £20 shuttle.
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. 2 have a price; the cheapest is Paradise Cottage CS, at £20 for two adults. 1 are closed then.
Small certificated site · Chale · 0.4 miles
about £20 for 2 nights, two adults · Tent pitch from £10 · About 10 minutes' walk to the start line, with showers and flushing toilets. Members' CS, ten tents at most.
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 · Campfires · 17 tent pitches in a sheltered woodland glade, with a bath in the shower block. No awnings, gazebos or pup tents.
Tents, caravans, motorhomes, bell tents, lodges
from £60/night
ViewPop-up campsite · Shorwell · 2.4 miles
Closed for these dates · Tent pitch from £14 · campfires · Off-grid tent field with fire pits, but only open for about four weeks in the summer holidays.
Tents
from £14/night
ViewFarm campsite · Chale · 2.5 miles
Very large pitches in an open clifftop field with dark skies. Open from 1 May, so Saturday night only.
Tents, caravans, motorhomes
Prices on request
ViewNo campsites match all of those.
Yes. In 2027 a small self-pitch at Chale basecamp is £25 a night and a large one £35, with parking, hot showers and changing rooms included.
Paradise Cottage CS is about 700m north of Chale Recreation Ground, roughly 10 minutes on foot. It is a members' site with showers and flushing toilets.
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.
2 of the 4: Paradise Cottage CS and Camp Corve.
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 and Kingston Smallholding Goat Farm Campsite. Most want fires in a raised pit, not on the ground.
