A centrifugation and filtration method of isolatingCampylobacterphages has been developed. Forty‐nineCampylobacterphages were isolated from 272 effluent samples of which 42 produced lysis withCampylobacter jejunistrains and seven with C.colistrains. Phages were recovered from pig manure, abattoir effluents, human faeces, sewage and poultry manure. Phages were not isolated from water samples, cattle and sheep faeces or farm pasture soi