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16 back to basics campsites in Dorset

Hincknowle Cider Apple Farm Camping, Melplash, Bridport, DorsetPlaceholder image
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Hincknowle Cider Apple Farm Camping

Melplash, Bridport, Dorset

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4.94 /5

73 reviews

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Traditional dog camping on a cider farm with panoramic countryside views. Just 15 minutes from West Bay beach.

2025 Camping & Glamping Award Runner up
2025 Outstanding Sites list

9 x Non Electric Grass Pitches

x 6

6m long


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Riverside Lakes

Horton, Dorset

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4.81 /5

33 reviews

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Family friendly camping, touring and glamping. Onsite animals, fishing and crafts, 20 minutes from Bournemouth.


Pitches: 3 x Electric Grass Tent Pitches (Lake View), 6 x Non Electric Grass Tent Pitches (Centre Point)


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Thorncombe Farm

Higher Bockhampton, Dorchester, Dorset

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4.86 /5

25 reviews

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Quiet camping, touring and glamping bell tent site with campfires and dogs welcome. Set in idyllic Hardy Country.


Pitches: 25 x Non Electric Grass Pitches, 5 x Bell Tents


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Holyrood Farm Campsite

Shaftesbury, Dorset

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4.9 /5

52 reviews

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Back to basics camping set in very picturesque countryside beside Shaftesbury. Campfires and pets welcome.


50 x Non Electric Grass Pitches

x 4


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Primrose Fields Campsite

East Stoke, Wareham, Dorset

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4.79 /5

92 reviews

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Family camping with campfires on a wildflower meadow, near Bovington Tank Museum, Monkey World and Lulworth.


50 x Non Electric Grass Pitches

x 15

10m long


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Monarch's Way Campsite

Trent, Sherborne, Dorset

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4.54 /5

10 reviews

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Almost wild camping in a small orchard on the Monarch's Way. Set in a scenic village, ten minutes from Sherborne.


Pitches: Non Electric Grass Touring Pitch, 31 x Non Electric Grass Tent Pitches


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The Railway Campsite

Harmans Cross, Swanage, Dorset

Back-to-basics, family friendly tent and tourer camping located next to the Swanage steam trains Railway.

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Quarr Camping

Swanage, Dorset

Small, friendly and family run farm camping site situated in Purbeck with grass pitches close to Swanage beach.

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Tatton Farm Campsite

Chickerell, Weymouth, Dorset

Rural, simple campsite on a 450 acre family-run dairy farm. Within 15 minutes of Weymouth and sandy beaches!

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The Daggles

Leigh, Sherborne, Dorset

Simple, off-grid family camping with flushing loos and hot showers. Situated on a dairy farm in Dorset.

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Southover Woods

Dorchester, Dorset

Woodland site with private fire pits and group pitches, 20 minutes to Dorchester and 30 minutes to Durdle Door

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Eggardon Hideaways

Bridport, Dorset

Glamping in rustic shepherd's huts on a working farm, 15 minutes from the Jurassic coast and Bridport.

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Britt Valley Campground

Westbay, Bridport, Dorset

Traditional, spacious campground in the heart of West Bay, a five minute walk to the beach. Dog friendly.

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Galton Campsite

Dorchester, Dorset

Family run site set in a 20 acre field on an organic farm within easy reach to the Purbeck Heritage coast.

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Prime Farm Camping

Bridport, Dorset

Family friendly off-grid camping in wildflower meadows overlooking Marshwood Vale. 25 minutes from Jurassic Coast!

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High Cross Camping Coach and Living Van

Netherbury, Bridport, Dorset

A unique stay near to Bridport and West Bay sleeping in a Victorian railway carriage, ideal for families of four.

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