The Ultimate Wellness RoadTrip: 5 Peaceful UK Campervan Trips to Reconnect With Nature

Wellness travel is on the up, and it's no surprise.

If you've read our other blogs, you'll know we've often found ourselves longing for a digital detox, to switch off and dial out of real life, and so escape into nature for a bit of a reset. What we never expected was just how much often we'd start sneaking off on these countryside escapes when we bought our VW campervan.. There’s something deeply healing about hitting the open road for a roadtrip - hearing the hum of your campervan, and the wide-open countryside ahead. If you’re looking to trade screens for stargazing and emails for exhaling, we thought we'd share our pick of campervan routes/trips that helped us slow right down... Here are five wellness-centric campervan routes across the UK designed to help you slow down, reset, and reconnect with nature.

Disconnect, sneak away and find a slice of freedom in our VW campervan

We've done MANY a roadtrip across the UK in our little campervan - these are our favourite trips to reconnect with nature and really find some freedom from the stressors of modern life.

We've tried to summarise our favourite wellness 'win' for each location, as well as some recommendations for where to stay and some highlights of the area so that you can make the most of your time..

1. Lake District: Wild Swims & Mountain Air

• Wellness Focus: Wild swimming, heart-rate rising hikes, scenic drives

• Highlight Stops: Buttermere Lake, Derwentwater, Honister Pass

• Best Overnight Spots: National Trust campgrounds or low-key lakeside campsites are aplenty

  

  Hiking fells in the Lake District

2. The Cotswolds: Rolling Hills & Cozy Pubs

• Wellness Focus: Forest walks, quaint villages, rolling countryside

• Highlight Stops: Bourton-on-the-Water, Broadway Tower, Lower Slaughter

• Best Overnight Spots: Oxford Oak Camping

  
  

3. Forest of Dean: Digital Detox in the Trees

• Wellness Focus: Forest bathing, birdwatching, mindfulness walks

• Highlight Stops: Puzzlewood, Cannop Ponds, Symonds Yat

• Best Overnight Spots: Get back to basics at Nibley Park Pop Up camping for a nearly wild feeling

  
  

4. Northumberland Coast: Peaceful Shores & Starry Skies

• Wellness Focus: Hiking in coastal air, castles, stargazing

• Highlight Stops: Bamburgh, Holy Island, Alnmouth

• Best Overnight Spots: Northumberland National Park is a certified Dark Sky Park so any spot is guaranteed to deliver amazing night time escapism

  

  Discover expansive beaches and even bigger skies in Northumberland

5. Scottish Highlands: Total Escape

• Wellness Focus: Remote serenity, dramatic views, solitude

• Highlight Stops: Glencoe, Loch Ness, Cairngorms (the list is quite literally endless!)

• Best Overnight Spots: Camspots are easy to come by in this breathtaking environment - be sure to check local rules but free camping here is like nothing else

  

  Discover the majestic landscape around Glencoe

  
  

Our recommendation? Rent a campervan (ours naturally), snacks, and a good playlist — your wellness journey starts when you put your key in the ignition. So, plan your campervan roadtrip, reconnect with nature and get back to REAL real life.