Of the 7 campsites within 4.3 miles of the Needles, 6 are good for families.
For most children the chairlift is the highlight. Entry to the Needles Landmark Attraction is free and you pay per ride; in 2026 a chairlift return cost £11 for an adult and £8 for a child, two people to a chair. If anyone is nervous, the 185 steps reach the same coloured sands.
The National Trust's Old Battery, the Victorian fort at the tip of the headland, sold a 2026 family ticket for two adults and up to three children at £26.20 with Gift Aid, with under-5s free. It has toilets with baby changing in the accessible toilet, a tea room and a few steep, uneven slopes inside that can be avoided. The 15 to 20 minute approach from Alum Bay is a tarmac road, so a pushchair copes; the Breezer bus is the alternative.
On a wet day, Dimbola at Freshwater Bay charged £1.70 for children aged 5 to 10 in 2026, and Tapnell Farm Park, about 3 miles from Stoats Farm, has indoor play. See camping with kids.
Campsite · Totland · 2 miles
Two accessible family washrooms with baby changing, and a cafe doing takeaway pizza. Older children can walk to the Needles along Tennyson Down, about an hour each way.
Tents, caravans, motorhomes, cottages
from £24.50/night
ViewCampsite · Freshwater · 2.6 miles
For youth and community groups only: marquee, ridge tents and a cookhouse let to one group a week in summer.
Pre-pitched tents
from £112.50/night
ViewHoliday park · Colwell Bay · 2.6 miles
Play area · indoor pool · entertainment · Soft play and a licensed coffee house, with pop-up activities in the school summer holidays.
Cottages, lodges
from £45/night
ViewTouring park · Freshwater · 3 miles
Buses stop at the park entrance; route 7 runs on through Totland to the Needles Landmark Attraction.
Tents, caravans, motorhomes
from £28/night
ViewHoliday park · Colwell Bay · 3.2 miles
Play area · Free pitch and putt, crazy golf, a grass tennis court and a play park. No pets.
Chalets
from £90/night
ViewGlamping site · Freshwater · 3.7 miles
Farm animals · Cot and highchair included, and the meadows are car-free, with cars left about 300m away.
Safari tents
from £342.50/night
ViewNo campsites match all of those.
In 2026 a chairlift return cost £8 for a child and £11 for an adult. Entry to the Needles Landmark Attraction is free, and a £12 Supersaver book gave 20% off rides.
Under-5s get in free, and in 2026 a family ticket was £26.20 with Gift Aid. There are toilets with baby changing and a tea room. Some slopes inside are steep and uneven, but you can avoid them.
Only as part of an organised group. The trust lets its whole equipped camp to one group at a time, Saturday to Saturday, in late July and August. It is not a public campsite for single families.
Stoats Farm Caravan and Camping, about 2 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.
3 of the 6: Stoats Farm Caravan and Camping, The Bay Colwell and Heathfield Farm Camping.
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 Stoats Farm Caravan and Camping and Glamping The Wight Way. Most want fires in a raised pit, not on the ground.
