While a glamorous beach holiday abroad can be all well and good, for us, nothing beats getting away on an outdoor camping holiday with the family.
Whether you’re planning your first camping holiday or bundle the family in a tent every year, we believe that nothing beats heading off to the countryside, pitching up, and relaxing in the great outdoors – because no matter what, you’re going to have a great time!
However, before you go, you need to make sure you’ve got the most important piece of kit – your tent. It can be tricky to know which tent to buy for families, which is why we’ve pulled together some of the best family camping tents on the market right now.
Family poled tents
Poled tents are an absolute classic when it comes to camping – learning to put one of these up with your family is practically a rite of passage. Here at Winfields, we have an excellent selection of poled family tents for you to choose from, including some of our favourites that we’ve pulled out below.
A perennial favourite with a superb balance of practicality, useable space and premium features ensures the Keswick 600 Family Tent offers incredible value. Evolving year on year the tent now sports a sharp new colourway for 2025, making this stand out family tent one of our very favourite picks. Appealing to first time campers, or experienced campers alike looking for a well-rounded and reliable family tent, the excellent Keswick 600 Family Tent will help maximise your camping holidays.
Key features:
Pre-Attached Front Awning – Provides extra enclosed space, perfect for socialising, dining or storage at the front of the tent.
Double Section Living Area – Provides plenty of space to relax and unwind for all of the family.
Vango TBS II System – gives extra rigidity to the tent during rough weather for added peace of mind. Patented and specific to Vango tents.
Queen Size Bedrooms – Provides a 60cm sleeping area per person meaning you have plenty of room to sleep and store essentials.
With a great blend of features and superb value for money, its easy to see why the excellent Savannah 600XL scooped the Best Family Tent at the recent Out & About Camping Awards 2025. Highly practical, the Savannah 600XL provides comfortable midnight sleeping, a large double section living area and built-in front awning – offering plenty of space and configuration for all to enjoy. A brilliant family tent with sharp looks and well equipped for a fantastic camping holiday. The tent package includes a footprint to provide additional protection to your tent.
Key features:
Pre-Attached Front Awning – Provides extra enclosed space, perfect for socialising, dining or storage at the front of the tent.
Villa Construction – Upright side walls increase the height within the tent allowing you to fully maximise the internal space.
Double Living Area – An extra-large living area giving more space to relax and unwind or store your camping essentials for all of the family.
Queen Size Midnight Bedrooms – Provides a 60cm sleeping area per person meaning you have plenty of room to sleep and store essentials. Reduces early morning light and allows for a comfortable nights sleep.
The excellent Sentinel Excel 150D embossed fabric in new ivy colourway looks amazing on this spacious six-person family tent from Vango, with an extended living area and integrated front awning providing lots of interior space for all to enjoy. Plenty of configuration options along with clever features will provide you with everything you need for a comfortable, practical and enjoyable family camping holiday – in style.
Key features include:
Sentinel Excel 150D embossed Fabric is highly waterproof and durable, one of the strongest and most durable fabrics in the Vango collection.
Pre-attached front awing and extended living area combine to provide maximum interior space for all the family.
Sleeping accommodation can be increased to eight persons with use of an optional universal inner tent in the living area.
Midnight Kingsize bedrooms provide a generous 70cm per person for comfortable sleep and plenty of room.
Families come in all shapes and sizes, which means family tents need to as well. For the ultimate roomy camping experience, we recommend the Sorrento 600XL Family Tent, which sleeps up to six persons. This vis-a-vis tent has a tunnel-style design, which affords you maximum floor space by separating the bedrooms with a pleasantly airy living space. Plus, having a bedroom on either side of the main area offers greater privacy – ideal for family camping trips with older teens or friends.
Key features include:
Villa Construction upright side walls increase the height within the tent allowing you to fully maximise the internal space.
Vango TBS II System provides extra rigidity to the tent during rough weather. Patented and specific to Vango tents.
King pole compatible door can be made into a canopy using optional canopy poles for additional shelter (sold separately).
Lights-Out® Bedrooms to either end increase privacy whilst helping to reduce early morning light so your sleeping pattern doesn’t need to be dictated by the sunrise.
With a layout perfectly suited to family camping holidays and a feature set to match the Rockwell 6 is truly outstanding. Fuss-free pitching from the Duratec pole system will soon have you set up and kicking back to relax – enjoying all of the features this superb poled family tent from Outwell has to offer – an excellent choice of home from home.
Key features include:
Three zones provide a large family with wet room, dry living room and bedroom for maximum versatility throughout your stay.
Additional side door with mesh panel behind for good ventilation and family friendly flexible access.
Windows with a tinted coating serve two key functions: protection against the sun’s glares and increased privacy in the tent.
Outwell Premier Bedroom offers generous floor space for easy access and mobility, plus storage pockets and mains cable entry point to bring in power for electrics.
Its easy to see why the superb Skarvan 6 Family tent from Easy Camp won the Best Value Tent in the Out & About Camping Awards 2025. An integrated front canopy provides rain safe entry, with an additional side entrance adding flexibility to the tent’s design. An enjoyable stay can be had by all, enjoying the clever features on offer throughout this family tent – kick back and relax in style.
Key features include:
Family tunnel tent with spacious living area and front rain safe entrance.
Standing height in living area improves comfort throughout your stay.
Adjust airflow with fully open or covered rear ventilation for optimal airflow.
SleepTight Inner tent, designed with darker materials for a more comfortable sleep in the morning and early evening.
Family air tents
There is an alternative to the traditional poled family tents – and that’s inflatable air tents. Designed with channels instead of poles, family air tents can be inflated in a matter of minutes, allowing you to jump straight into your holiday plans. Below, we’ve picked out some of the best family air tents that are perfect for your next adventure.
A spacious family camping air tent benefitting from an amazing feature set and accommodating up to eight persons with its family friendly layout. BlackOut bedrooms block 99% of daylight from entering the sleeping area for an amazing nights sleep. This flagship model provides luxury camping for your holiday, with maximum comfort, convenience and versatility.
Key features include:
FastPitch™ air technology allows for quick and easy convenient inflation and deflation.
Colman’s WeatherTec™ is highly waterproofed, and the taped seams help to keep you safe and dry during wet weather.
The BlackOut Bedroom™ technology blocks up to 99% of light, keeping the main bedroom area cool during the day and warmer at night to offer you a comfortable, and restful, sleeping experience.
A wheeled carry bag makes for easy transfers around the campsite, from the car to your pitch.
With its generous proportions the stunning Tennessee 7 Air delivers spacious camping for larger families with home from home comfort. A super functional layout includes an enclosed porch to the front and darkened premier bedrooms sleeping up to seven at the rear. With all the features you will need, and more, you can be rest assured you will enjoy your family camping adventures with an added touch of class from Outwell.
Key features include:
Outwell Easy Access System – Main door folds to one side and the groundsheet lies flush with the ground for safe, easy access in and out of the tent.
Outwell HookTrack System consists of strategically placed tracks to allow the placement of special hooks from which to run cables and attach lightweight accessories.
Quick & Quiet Inner Door – Magnetic strips sewn into the vertical seam of the inner doors allow quick and quiet bedroom entry and exit with the option of zips for a more secure closure when required (Patented).
Dark Inner – Dark roof and side panels reduce light entry into bedrooms to improve sleep quality. Perfect for early nights, lie-ins and to prevent waking at sun rise. Dark curtains over mesh vents further control light entry.
New from Outdoor Revolution, the Atom 600 Air boasts contemporary design and some great features to be enjoyed by the whole family. Both the enclosed front and inner divider doors provide versatile opening, allowing you to configure this outstanding family tent in several different ways. Darkened twilight bedrooms sleep up to six persons in comfort, whilst expansive PVC windows provide a great view and illuminate the tent space during the daytime. The tent package includes a footprint to provide additional protection to your tent, underlining the value on offer. Convenient enough for an impromptu weekend and well equipped for longer breaks with the family the Atom 600 Air can do it all – in style.
Key features include:
Zip back front door and window split 50/50 for versatile opening options.
2/3rds inner diver door with right hand side mesh window and toggle blind for versatile configuration.
Expansive PVC windows for a great view and to illuminate the tent space during the daytime.
Darkened twilight micro polyester 6 person bedrooms with 3/3 divider for comfortable sleeping with configuration options.
Home from home luxury camping doesn’t get much better than with the Anantara IV TC 650XL Air Tent from Vango. Sitting at the pinnace of the Vango air family tent range, the sizeable Anantara IV TC 650XL delivers premium breathable fabric, a spacious layout and a revolutionary AirBeam S.I Pro® Single Point Inflation System – allowing the tent to be pitched in minutes despite its impressive size. Take advantage of the superb Winfields bundle deal to make sure you have everything you need to elevate your luxury camping experience to the next level – one for the camping connoisseur.
Key features include:
NEW AirBeam® S.I Pro – Single Point Inflation – minimises pitching time with a new and revolutionary feature for quick and easy inflation through the AirSpeed S.I Pro valve.
Pre-Attached Front Awning – Provides extra enclosed space, perfect for socialising, dining or storage.
Double Living Area – An extra-large living area gives more space to relax and unwind or store your camping essentials.
Super King Deluxe Midnight Bedrooms – different sized bedrooms arrangements with extended length offer flexible space for larger airbeds and camp beds, designed for a great night’s sleep for all the family.
This epic family tent provides an amazing range of features along with outstanding versatility to be enjoyed by all. With its highly practical layout featuring three individual bedrooms, integrated storage and a central living area extending into a large open front awning with an additional entry point, the Zempire Pro III is perfect for families looking to camp in style with superb comfort. With plentiful ventilation throughout its superb design, the Pro III V2 Air truly excels in warmer climates.
Key features include:
Full front & rear opening – Creates a seamless connection between the internal and awning areas of the tent for unrestricted access and views.
Extended Awning Area – Creates private and protected space at the front of the tent, ideal for relaxing out of the sun or sharing a meal with family.
Plenty of clever storage throughout the tent including Bedroom storage ladders, integrated storage cupboards, living area storage ladders and removable storage hammock.
Separated Bedrooms – The three bedrooms are separated by a generous living area to provide ultimate privacy.
More outdoor adventures and advice with Winfields
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