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Small campsites in Dorset

With fewer neighbours to interrupt your evenings back at camp and a more personal feel on a smaller site, escape to the countryside in one of these small campsites in Dorset. Watch the sunset over the Jurassic Coast before heading back to your more private campsite, free from the crowds.

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40 small 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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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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Hobby Farm

Whitchurch Canonicorum, Bridport, Dorset

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4.79 /5

55 reviews

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Adult-only camping and charming shepherd's huts in the Dorset AONB, within 15 minutes of Lyme Regis and Charmouth.


Pitches: 14 x Non Electric Grass and Hardstanding Pitches, Badger's Retreat Shepherd's Hut


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4.76 /5

35 reviews

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A quiet and peaceful rural site with countryside views and an onsite farm shop. Next door to a charming pub.


Pitches: 11 x Electric Hardstanding Pitches , 9 x Non Electric Grass Pitches


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Flowerdew Farm

Punckowle, Dorset

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4.66 /5

31 reviews

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Eco-friendly, off-grid camping and glamping on a farm close to the Jurassic Coast. Meet the alpacas and goats!


Pitches: Non Electric Woodchip Campervan Pitch, 6 x Non Electric Grass Tent Pitches


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Rivendell Park

Horton Heath, Wimborne, Dorset

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4.86 /5

7 reviews

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Family camping, touring and glamping site with a swimming pool, hot tub and bar. Just 15 minutes to the New Forest!


Pitches: 4 x Electric Grass Pitches, 5 x Non Electric Woodland Pitches


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Pear Tree Farm

Beaminster, Dorset

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4.75 /5

42 reviews

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A small touring site nestled in the Dorset Area of Natural Beauty, 20 minutes from the Jurassic Coast.


5 x Grass and Gravel Touring Pitches (Optional Electric)

x 6


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Chalk Meadow

Dorchester, Dorset

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4.84 /5

28 reviews

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Small and peaceful rural campsite in the Dorset AONB, ten minutes from Dorchester. Dog friendly.


Pitches: 30 x Non Electric Grass Tent Pitches , 15 x Non Electric Grass Campervan Pitches


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4.69 /5

67 reviews

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Small family run site on an apple farm orchard, with a tap room serving fresh cider. Adult only!


14 x Non Electric Grass Pitches

x 6

4.5m x 5m


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Coppet Hill

Bridport, Dorset

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4.89 /5

16 reviews

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Family nature orientated camping with private bathrooms, plus quirky glamping land pods and Lotus Belle tents.


Pitches: Blackcap Non Electric Grass Pitch with Private Toilet, Bluebell Non Electric Grass Pitch with Private Toilet


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Dorset Forest Garden

Beaminster, Dorset

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4.88 /5

5 reviews

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Small campervan and ensuite shepherd's hut site with hot tubs and stargazing roofs. Five minutes to Beaminster.


Pitches: Ensuite Electric Grass Campervan Pitch with Hot Tub, Astronomer Shepherds Hut with Hot Tub


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Ernie's Plot

Bridport, Dorset

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4.68 /5

20 reviews

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Small, year round adult only touring site with a shop. Ten minute walk to a pub and ten minute drive to the beach!


8 x Electric Hardstanding Pitches

x 3

8m x 8m


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Stubbs Bridge Woodland

Wootton Fitzpaine, Bridport, Dorset

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4.9 /5

16 reviews

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Private and luxurious shepherd's hut in 30 acres of stunning woodland. Ten minutes from Lyme Regis and Bridport.

2025 Runner up of Best Glamping Site South West England

Oak Ensuite Shepherd's Hut

x 2


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Dapplewood

Holt, Dorset

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4.74 /5

31 reviews

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Dog friendly and adult only electric touring pitches, 20 minutes from the New Forest National Park. Open all year.


5 x Electric Hardstanding Pitches

x 4


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Redlands Breaks

Sturminster Newton, Dorset

Adult only and dog friendly camping, touring and glamping, set on a peaceful private nature reserve with a lake.

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Home Farm Camping

Blandford, Dorset

Glamping and camping with an onsite farm shop and tearooms. Ideal for hen weekends, couples and families.

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Cherry Cottage Certificated Location

Middlemarsh, Sherborne, Dorset

A small rural site perfect for tourers looking for some peace and quiet, with beautiful countryside walks and views

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Old Bidlake Farm

Bridport, Dorset

A small and peaceful site within the Marshwood Vale. Large grass pitches each with a rocket stove and picnic bench!

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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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Zambuka Campsite

Osmington, Weymouth, Dorset

Small, adult only farm site with panoramic views, just 15 minutes from Durdle Door. Open year round.

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A good number of small campsites are on the Dorset Coast, and you'll find these here.

Around half of small campsites in Dorset are near the beach. Choose from our selection here.

Small campsites in Studland, West Bay, Weymouth, Eype and Bournemouth are some of Dorset's most popular places to camp.

Around two thirds of small campsites in Dorset allow pets. Book a dog friendly break here.

There are a number of small campsites with swimming pools in Dorset, and you'll find these here.

Most campsites in Dorset welcome families, but around 1 in 10 campsites in Dorset are adult only. Browse a list of sites here.