Appealing as it is to have plenty of amenities though, this isn’t a place burgeoning into a bustling town. Far from it. Oxwich remains small and wonderfully untarnished, with a sleepy winter to itself before summers arrive and campers spill out onto the beach and the surrounding coastal path.
Enjoying the tourist-busy summers but steering itself away from commercialism and the sterile white plastic of the caravan contingent, Oxwich Camping Park is the place to head for those with a tent under their arm and a bucket and spade in the boot. The site has the utilities you need – showers, laundry and a plug to charge your phone – without the non-tenting extras you don't, like electrical hook-ups, satellite TV connection and swathes of gravel hardstandings. And, while they purposefully try and avoid that commercial humdrum (there’s no onsite shop so you’ll have to use the minimart down the road) there’s still the gift of a heated swimming pool – a wonderful addition to the site and unobstructed by holiday park aqua aerobics or underwater zumba.
The camping fields themselves are a pair of large grassy meadows, divided by the central tarmac track that leads into the site and up to the reception and ablutions building. Mature trees line the edges along with a long line that form another partial hedge. They give the sense of a third, more private meadow, though really the site is all one big, inclusive space. From one edge you can walk into the trees that back Oxwich Marsh and follow a short trail down to the beach. The vast expanse of sand enjoys a long tidal range, so when the sea recedes kids can run wild on the flat beach, flinging the frisbee or building a sand fort and preparing for the waters to return!
When the tide does begin to shrink the sands once more, head back up to the peninsula and explore Oxwich Wood or venture down the road to PJ’s Surf Shop. Board under arm, the waves can give you all they’ve got and you’re still guaranteed a hot shower at the end of it. What more could you want from a coastal campsite?
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Joined in May 2015
There are local shops within walking distance and it's about three-quarters of a mile to the two local restaurants, the Oxwich Bay Hotel (01792 390329) and The Coal House (01792 390965). It's difficult to pick a winner from the pair; both have excellent views of the bay, the former with huge windows and a terrace to make the most of it, while The Coal House has a slightly more rustic glamorous-beach-hut sort of vibe.
