Heybrook Bay Clifftop

Wembury / Plymouth Sound

Camping permission unconfirmed

• Historical/community camping report; current permission is unconfirmed. A small grassy clifftop clearing above Plymouth Sound with unusually precise historic pitch evidence. The backpacker directory describes a small grassy clearing around 120 yards west of the village, close to a clifftop bench.

Windbury Point

Hartland / Clovelly Coast

Camping permission unconfirmed

• Historical/community camping report; current permission is unconfirmed. An old-settlement headland with a historic report of level clifftop camping ground. The niche backpacker directory specifically records an old settlement and level clifftop pitch here.

Hartland Point

Hartland Coast

Camping permission unconfirmed

• Historical/community camping report; current permission is unconfirmed. A dramatic lighthouse headland with long-standing backpacker reports of wild-pitch opportunities. The old long-distance directory records opportunities east of Hartland Point, making this a stronger evidence anchor than a generic scenic recommendation.

Speke's Mill Mouth

Hartland Coast

Camping permission unconfirmed

• Historical/community camping report; current permission is unconfirmed. Grassy clifftop above a dramatic waterfall and cove, repeatedly recorded as a practical wild camp. Historic backpacker notes record level grassy ground, shelter from embankments and a running stream; the location also has modern camping reports.

Smoothlands / Gull Rock

Hartland Coast

Camping permission unconfirmed

• Historical/community camping report; current permission is unconfirmed. A direct thru-hiker find: flat ground near Smoothlands with a huge Atlantic view. Tinytramper specifically records finding a perfect flat wild-camp spot near Smoothlands and Gull Rock after Hartland Point.

Lints Tor

North Dartmoor

• A small isolated tor in the heart of north Dartmoor. This is a solitude-first choice for experienced backpackers. The actual tent position must be inside the current Dartmoor permitted camping area.

Brat Tor

North-West Dartmoor

• A rugged granite tor beneath Great Links. Ideal for a short tor circuit rather than a very long remote approach. The actual tent position must be inside the current Dartmoor permitted camping area.

Arms Tor

North-West Dartmoor

• A compact tor in a superb Great Links/Brat Tor cluster. A lower-profile alternative with the same west-Dartmoor outlook. The actual tent position must be inside the current Dartmoor permitted camping area.

Great Links Tor

North-West Dartmoor

• A dramatic granite crown with dedicated wild-camp reports. One of the strongest silhouettes on Dartmoor and a memorable overnight destination. The actual tent position must be inside the current Dartmoor permitted camping area.

Shelstone Tor

North Dartmoor

• A quieter tor between north Dartmoor's better-known high points. Useful if you want solitude without sleeping on a summit. The actual tent position must be inside the current Dartmoor permitted camping area.

Sourton Tor

West-North Dartmoor

• Western north-moor granite with good sunset views. A handy link between Great Links country and Okehampton high ground. The actual tent position must be inside the current Dartmoor permitted camping area.

Rowtor

North Dartmoor

• A gateway tor into the deeper north moor. Good for a first night before continuing toward Oke, Dinger or High Willhays. The actual tent position must be inside the current Dartmoor permitted camping area.

West Mill Tor

North Dartmoor

• A useful north-moor tor on the High Willhays/Yes Tor circuit. It can be a calmer lower alternative to sleeping on the highest summits. The actual tent position must be inside the current Dartmoor permitted camping area.

Yes Tor

North Dartmoor

• A broad summit beside High Willhays with plenty of route options. Often paired with High Willhays for a two-summit overnight. The actual tent position must be inside the current Dartmoor permitted camping area.

High Willhays

North Dartmoor

• Devon's highest point with broad summit ground and direct modern camping reports. A headline high-Dartmoor overnight in settled weather. The actual tent position must be inside the current Dartmoor permitted camping area.

Dinger Tor

North Dartmoor

• A quiet tor deep in north Dartmoor, well away from the obvious visitor spots. Great for campers who want simple moorland isolation. The actual tent position must be inside the current Dartmoor permitted camping area.

Wild Tor

North Dartmoor

• Small tor, huge landscape: Wild Tor sits in genuinely open north-moor country. Its isolation is the appeal rather than dramatic rocks. The actual tent position must be inside the current Dartmoor permitted camping area.

Steeperton Tor

North Dartmoor

• A more remote northern tor that rewards the extra walk with a much bigger sense of space. It is a strong step up after the easier roadside-accessible Dartmoor areas. The actual tent position must be inside the current Dartmoor permitted camping area.

Oke Tor

North Dartmoor

• A classic north-moor tor with a good balance of access and real high-Dartmoor atmosphere. Repeatedly used and recommended by Dartmoor campers. The actual tent position must be inside the current Dartmoor permitted camping area.

Red Lake

South Dartmoor

• A remote basin reached by a memorable walk along old industrial routes. Red Lake is a classic South Dartmoor overnight with a genuine expedition feel. The actual tent position must be inside the current Dartmoor permitted camping area.

Stall Moor

South Dartmoor

• A large remote tract of South Dartmoor for people who want proper empty space. Longer approaches are rewarded with a much stronger sense of isolation. The actual tent position must be inside the current Dartmoor permitted camping area.

Sheeps Tor

South-West Dartmoor

• A chunky south-western tor overlooking the Burrator landscape. Granite faces and reservoir-country views give this area a different mood to the northern moor. The actual tent position must be inside the current Dartmoor permitted camping area.

Cox Tor

Western Dartmoor

• Broad grassy western slopes give a wild feel without an enormous walk-in. A useful first-camp option on the Tavistock side. The actual tent position must be inside the current Dartmoor permitted camping area.

Roos Tor

Western Dartmoor

• Open western high ground with excellent evening light and broad horizons. It links neatly with the Staple Tors for a simple backpacking loop. The actual tent position must be inside the current Dartmoor permitted camping area.

Great Staple Tor

Western Dartmoor

• Distinctive stacked granite with long western Dartmoor views. One of the most photogenic tor anchors in the county. The actual tent position must be inside the current Dartmoor permitted camping area.

Great Mis Tor

North-West Dartmoor

• One of Dartmoor's larger granite tors with a proper high-moor feel. Substantial rock stacks and open country make it a memorable overnight destination. The actual tent position must be inside the current Dartmoor permitted camping area.

Polkerris Bracken Pitch

Fowey Coast

Camping permission unconfirmed

• Historical/community camping report; current permission is unconfirmed. A small harbour cove west of Fowey with steep green slopes and a more enclosed feel than the open Roseland headlands. The long-distance directory records a rough wild pitch in bracken at Polkerris around SX093517. The ground is best thought of as rough bracken-covered coastal slope. Village/beach businesses are separate; th...

Black Head / Porthpean

St Austell Bay

Camping permission unconfirmed

• Historical/community camping report; current permission is unconfirmed. A broad coastal headland east of Pentewan with fields, small coves and open views toward Gribbin Head. Cornwall Reddit specifically says there are excellent wild-camping spots around Black Head and Porthpean;older wild-camping forums also point to open areas with big St Austell Bay views. The ground is best thought of as op...

Carrickhowel Point

St Austell Bay Coast

Camping permission unconfirmed

• Historical/community camping report; current permission is unconfirmed. A lesser-known headland on the south Cornwall Coast Path, useful precisely because it is not one of the obvious tourist camping names. The old directory gives the unusually direct entry 'Carrickhowel Point — Wild pitch' at SX035508. The ground is best thought of as open coastal headland. No facilities should be expected at ...

Boswinger / Lambsowden Cove

Roseland Coast

Camping permission unconfirmed

• Historical/community camping report; current permission is unconfirmed. A secluded little valley on the Roseland side, where a stream reaches the coast below fields and cliff paths. The old directory records a wild pitch beside the stream near Lambsowden Cove/Greeb Point where the path crosses a footbridge. The groundis best thought of as stream valley and coastal field edge. Historic source re...