The Island at Durweston Mill

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.

Why you'll love it at The Island at Durweston Mill

About the site

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

There are 6 accommodation options on-site

2 x Bell Tent Only

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

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.