Selworthy Beacon / North Hill

Holnicote Estate / North Exmoor, Somerset

• Open ridge and coastal moor above Selworthy with direct community evidence of cliff-top wild camping in the Porlock/Selworthy area.

Hurlstone Point / Bossington Cliffs

Bossington / Porlock Vale, Somerset

• A dramatic Exmoor coast anchor backed by direct community wild-camping accounts around the Porlock–Selworthy cliffs.

Langford Budville / West Somerset Hills

Langford Budville / Wellington, Somerset

• A modern bikepacking report records an actual tent-and-bivvy night in a freshly mown field at Langford Budville.

Bourton Combe

Flax Bourton / North Somerset

• A North Somerset combe with repeated community observations of wild campers, published only as permission-required.

Bleadon Hill / Western Mendip Ridge

Bleadon / West Mendip Way, North Somerset

• BBC Countryfile documented a first-night wild camp in a hidden bracken glade after climbing Bleadon Hill on a multi-day Somerset–Dorset walk.

Tarr Ball Hill / Nutscale Reservoir

Dunkery / Luccombe, Central Exmoor, Somerset

• Historic but specific backpacking evidence records an actual wild camp on Tarr Ball Hill around Nutscale Reservoir.

Culbone Woods / Above Culbone Church

Porlock Weir–Culbone, Exmoor Coast, Somerset

• A genuine SWCP wild-camping landscape with direct 2024 backpacker reports of overnighting in the woods near Culbone.

Porlock Weir — Westward Exmoor Coast Path

Porlock Weir to the Somerset/Devon boundary

• A broad route anchor for the quieter Exmoor coast west of Porlock Weir, supported by recent multi-day coast-path wild-camping reports.

Dunkery Beacon / Dunkery Hill

Central Exmoor, Somerset

• High open Exmoor around the county's best-known summit, with modern community evidence of multi-day wild camping across this part of the moor.

Pinkery Centre Grounds — ENPA Wild Site

West of Simonsbath / Pinkery, Exmoor, Somerset

• Exmoor National Park Authority’s second current wild site for youth groups, in the grounds of its remote education centre west of Simonsbath.

Hawkcombe Woods — ENPA Wild Site

Hawkcombe Woods / Porlock, Exmoor, Somerset

• One of Exmoor National Park Authority’s two current bookable wild sites for youth groups, in Hawkcombe Woods near Porlock.

Sprey Point

Teignmouth Coast

Camping permission unconfirmed

• Historical/community camping report; current permission is unconfirmed. A grassy coastal point near Teignmouth specifically recorded as a wild pitch by backpackers. It gives coast-path walkers a named overnight anchor without needing to head inland to Dartmoor.

St Marychurch Coastal Valley

Torquay / Torbay

Camping permission unconfirmed

• Historical/community camping report; current permission is unconfirmed. A grassy Torbay valley recorded by long-distance backpackers north of the cliff railway. This is a niche historic route anchor rather than a famous viewpoint, useful to people walking through Torbay.

Man Sands / Woodhuish

Brixham Coast

Camping permission unconfirmed

• Historical/community camping report; current permission is unconfirmed. A direct 2022 wild-camp report with nearly flat grass and excellent views above Man Sands. The thru-hikers rejected the beach, walked about half a mile uphill and found a bench with plenty of nearly flat grass.

Maceley Cove / Gammon Head

East Portlemouth Coast

Camping permission unconfirmed

• Historical/community camping report; current permission is unconfirmed. Rough grass above a tiny cove near Gammon Head, recorded as a wild-pitch opportunity. This is exactly the kind of niche stop that disappears from normal tourism searches but appears in long-distance backpacker records.

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.

Valley of Rocks

Lynton / Exmoor Coast

Camping permission unconfirmed

• Historical/community camping report; current permission is unconfirmed. A spectacular Exmoor coastal valley of rock towers, short grass and sea views. Wild-camping discussions repeatedly point toward the Lynton/Valley of Rocks coast as a strong Exmoor landscape.

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.