# Official Asylum Large Sites

> The government's alternative to hotels is a set of large sites (military bases, RAF stations, barracks and vessels). **12** have been officially named, of which **2** are currently open. Only sites named in official factsheets are listed; individual hotels are not.

See them on the map: [https://www.deported.co.uk/map/](https://www.deported.co.uk/map/)

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| Site | Type | Location | Status | Capacity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| [RAF Wethersfield](https://www.deported.co.uk/sites/raf-wethersfield/) | Raf | Wethersfield, Essex | Open | 1,245 |
| [Crowborough Training Camp](https://www.deported.co.uk/sites/crowborough-training-camp/) | Military | Crowborough, East Sussex | Open | 540 |
| [MoD Linton-on-Ouse](https://www.deported.co.uk/sites/mod-linton-on-ouse/) | Raf | Linton-on-Ouse, North Yorkshire | Planned | — |
| [MoD Barnham](https://www.deported.co.uk/sites/mod-barnham/) | Military | Barnham, Suffolk | Planned | — |
| [MoD Bicester (Site A)](https://www.deported.co.uk/sites/mod-bicester-site-a/) | Military | Bicester, Oxfordshire | Planned | — |
| [Bibby Stockholm](https://www.deported.co.uk/sites/bibby-stockholm/) | Vessel | Portland, Dorset | Closed | 500 (reported) |
| [Napier Barracks](https://www.deported.co.uk/sites/napier-barracks/) | Barracks | Folkestone, Kent | Closed | 328 (reported) |
| [Penally Training Camp](https://www.deported.co.uk/sites/penally-training-camp/) | Military | Penally, Pembrokeshire | Closed | 250 (reported) |
| [Cameron Barracks](https://www.deported.co.uk/sites/cameron-barracks/) | Barracks | Inverness, Highland | Cancelled/never opened | 300 |
| [RAF Scampton](https://www.deported.co.uk/sites/raf-scampton/) | Raf | Scampton, Lincolnshire | Cancelled/never opened | — |
| [Catterick Garrison](https://www.deported.co.uk/sites/catterick-garrison/) | Military | Catterick Garrison, North Yorkshire | Cancelled/never opened | — |
| [Northeye](https://www.deported.co.uk/sites/northeye/) | Large site | Bexhill-on-Sea, East Sussex | Cancelled/never opened | — |

Capacity is official only where the factsheet states it. School distances on each site page are objective straight-line distances to DfE-registered schools; the government's 'not near schools' guidance states no official distance.

## Related Pages

- [Map](https://www.deported.co.uk/map/) | [map.md](https://www.deported.co.uk/map.md)
- [Hotels & Accommodation Costs](https://www.deported.co.uk/accommodation/) | [accommodation.md](https://www.deported.co.uk/accommodation.md)

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## All Pages

- [Quick Facts](https://www.deported.co.uk/quick-facts/) | [quick-facts.md](https://www.deported.co.uk/quick-facts.md)
- [Latest Figures (rolling 12 months)](https://www.deported.co.uk/latest/) | [latest.md](https://www.deported.co.uk/latest.md)
- [Returns & Deportation](https://www.deported.co.uk/returns/) | [returns.md](https://www.deported.co.uk/returns.md)
- [Revisions Ledger](https://www.deported.co.uk/revisions/) | [revisions.md](https://www.deported.co.uk/revisions.md)
- [UK vs Europe](https://www.deported.co.uk/europe/) | [europe.md](https://www.deported.co.uk/europe.md)
- [Foreign National Offenders](https://www.deported.co.uk/foreign-national-offenders/) | [foreign-national-offenders.md](https://www.deported.co.uk/foreign-national-offenders.md)
- [Why People Are Not Deported](https://www.deported.co.uk/not-deported/) | [not-deported.md](https://www.deported.co.uk/not-deported.md)
- [Appeals Backlog](https://www.deported.co.uk/appeals/) | [appeals.md](https://www.deported.co.uk/appeals.md)
- [Cost of Deportation](https://www.deported.co.uk/costs/) | [costs.md](https://www.deported.co.uk/costs.md)
- [Asylum Statistics](https://www.deported.co.uk/asylum/) | [asylum.md](https://www.deported.co.uk/asylum.md)
- [Small Boat Crossings Tracker](https://www.deported.co.uk/small-boats/) | [small-boats.md](https://www.deported.co.uk/small-boats.md)
- [Foreign Nationals and Benefits](https://www.deported.co.uk/benefits/) | [benefits.md](https://www.deported.co.uk/benefits.md)
- [Asylum Accommodation Costs](https://www.deported.co.uk/accommodation/) | [accommodation.md](https://www.deported.co.uk/accommodation.md)
- [Asylum Accommodation by Council](https://www.deported.co.uk/councils/) | [councils.md](https://www.deported.co.uk/councils.md)
- [Immigration Enforcement](https://www.deported.co.uk/enforcement/) | [enforcement.md](https://www.deported.co.uk/enforcement.md)
- [Labour Market](https://www.deported.co.uk/labour-market/) | [labour-market.md](https://www.deported.co.uk/labour-market.md)
- [Returns by Nationality](https://www.deported.co.uk/nationality/) | [nationality.md](https://www.deported.co.uk/nationality.md)
- [Sponsor Register](https://www.deported.co.uk/sponsored-workers/) | [sponsored-workers.md](https://www.deported.co.uk/sponsored-workers.md)
- [Pledge Tracker](https://www.deported.co.uk/pledges/) | [pledges.md](https://www.deported.co.uk/pledges.md)
- [Policy Timeline](https://www.deported.co.uk/policy-timeline/) | [policy-timeline.md](https://www.deported.co.uk/policy-timeline.md)
- [Party Policies](https://www.deported.co.uk/party-policies/) | [party-policies.md](https://www.deported.co.uk/party-policies.md)
- [Release Calendar](https://www.deported.co.uk/releases/) | [releases.md](https://www.deported.co.uk/releases.md)
- [Weekly News Digest](https://www.deported.co.uk/news/) | [news.md](https://www.deported.co.uk/news.md)
- [2025 Annual Review](https://www.deported.co.uk/2025/) | [2025.md](https://www.deported.co.uk/2025.md)
- [2024 Annual Review](https://www.deported.co.uk/2024/) | [2024.md](https://www.deported.co.uk/2024.md)

- [llms.txt](https://www.deported.co.uk/llms.txt) | [sitemap.xml](https://www.deported.co.uk/sitemap.xml)

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