The Island at Durweston Mill
Blandford, Dorset
Set on a five acre island surrounded by the River Stour, the camping experience on The Island at Durweston Mill is what you might expect of a rural site that only opens for one month each year - simple, off-grid and off-the-beaten-track. Choose from six stylish bell tents, each enjoying this beautiful riverside setting and with plenty of space to pitch up a tent if required.
Glamping set on a breathtaking five acre island surrounded by the River Stour
BBQs and campfires are welcome onsite, perfect for roasting marshmallows
An excellent foraging spot, with apples, cherries and blackberries available
About The Island at Durweston Mill
Waterside campsites are amongst the most magical of settings for a night under canvas, and there are six bell tents for hire on The Island - each coming with a 400m2 pitch to use as you choose! You're very welcome to set up other tents and enjoy a stay with your family and friends. Sorry, campervans and caravans are not accepted. Your stay gets you a riverside pitch measuring 400 square metres with a 4m furnished bell tent included. Inside each is a double futon, carpets, rugs, cushions and throws. You're also equipped with a fire pit along with solar fairy lights inside and out. Bedding is not provided. Dogs are not permitted in the bell tents but are welcome everywhere else on your pitch. Please ensure that all cars and tents are within your own pitch. The aim here is to leave as little impact on nature as possible. BBQs and campfires are welcome so you can spend evenings toasting marshmallows over the flames while regaling your friends with tales from the riverbank. However, the site ask that campfires are only in the fire pits provided please. Given the wild nature of this place, a big part of the attraction here is getting out and exploring. It's a superb location for launching boats, kayaks and canoes into the Stour and venturing up or downstream. In late summer, it's a great spot for foraging, be those apples and cherries from the trees lining the trailway or bulging blackberries in the bushes that lead to the pub. It's a great spot for fishing and photography too!
Open from 23 July to 2 September
The site has regularly cleaned portable toilets and portable bowsers providing a fresh drinking water supply. BBQs and campfires are welcome in the fire pits provided. Facilities are back to basics and there is no mains electricity.
The White Horse pub is ten minutes from the site, along with a shop including post office (open every Tues-Thurs 9:30am-12:30pm), a deli counter and stocking a variety of essentials.
Adult only
Allow commercial vans
Allow pets
Bike hire
Café / restaurant
Communal BBQ
Disabled facilities
Drinking water
Electric hookups
Entertainment
Family friendly
Fires allowed
Fishing
Games room
Glamping
Golf
Horse riding
Hot tub
Internet access
Kids club
Kids playground
Laundry
Near beach
Near pub
Open year round
Peaceful
RV pitches
Shop
Showers
Swimming pool
Toilets
TV room
Vineyard
Water hookups
Watersports
W.C. disposal
There are 6 accommodation options on-site
2 x Bell Tent Only
Max 4 people
Furnished 4m bell tents on grass pitches. There is a futon in each bell tent that can sleep 2, with extra room to sleep 2 more (please bring own camp beds/mattresses).
4 x Bell Tent and Grassed Area Pitches
Max 10 people
Four group pitches each booked separately. Each offers one furnished 4m bell tent and set of 400m2 grass pitches to sleep 10. Double futon in each bell tent, with room for two more (bring own camp beds/mattresses). Bring own tents for six more to camp.
Site tariff
Interested in staying at The Island at Durweston Mill?
Call 07810 795656 to book.
Unfortunately The Island at Durweston Mill doesn't share their availability calendar with us yet. Availability changes quickly, especially in summer, so we recommend enquiring by phone to avoid missing out.
Things to do on site and in the Blandford area
The old market town of Blandford is just a 10 minute drive or 40 minute stroll along the trailway with an abundance of cute cafés and independent artsy shops, as well as several major supermarkets with market days on Thursday and Saturday.
If you haven't satisfied your watery desires back at camp, the Jurassic Coast - including Sandbanks, Studland, Lulworth Cove and the iconic Durdle Door - is just 30 minutes' away by car. For those adrenalin junkies, Gorcombe Extreme Sports is just 15 minutes away and offers rage carts, quad biking, paintball, archery, crazy foot golf and many more activities!
It takes all of two minutes to walk from your tent to the beautiful, private, three tiered weir where you can relax and have a splash in the River Stour or stroll the North Dorset Trail to the nearby White Horse pub and shop, just 10 minutes away.
Or alternatively why not relax with a take away? There are several in Blandford including Indian, Chinese and even a dirty burger shop that all deliver to the site. For those who wish to cook, Enford Farm Shop is a 5 minute drive away selling their own and locally sourced free range grass fed meats, fruit, veg, game and more.
Mato's butchers in Blandford offers fantastic value BBQ packs. Blandford also boasts several supermarkets including Marks and Spencer, Tesco, Morrisons and Lidl.
Interested in staying at The Island at Durweston Mill?
Call 07810 795656 to book.
Unfortunately The Island at Durweston Mill doesn't share their availability calendar with us yet. Availability changes quickly, especially in summer, so we recommend enquiring by phone to avoid missing out.
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