Dorset Nectar Cider Farm Orchard Campsite Reviews

A gem of a campsite with lovely staff!

A beautiful little campsite. You are offered a whole row between the trees to yourself. Unfortunately, the weather wasn't on our side and our tent didn't hold out, resulting in our bedding getting wet. More than helpful family who run the farm happily dried our bedding for us. Great base for exploring the area.

Nice campsite

Nice campsite, very pretty to be between the apple trees with spacious pitches. The cider shop is reasonably priced. They have a fire pit on each pitch and sell wood in the shop if you haven't brought any. The campsite also owns a dog and a cat who were friendly but tried to eat our dinner! Only downside to the campsite is that the Wi-Fi didn't work and there's no signal, and there wasn't hot water to wash up with. Slightly on the pricey side for a campsite but a good stay.

Site's response

Hi Grace, I'm pleased to say that we've just hooked up to Starlink, which should help tremendously with better Wi-Fi provision here in the countryside. I'm sorry there was no hot water in the washup area. The hot water heater must have blown out in the windy weather. I'd appreciate if you'd let us know next time as it's just a matter of switching back on again. Our well loved Cider Farm dog has been spoiled rotten by some very generous campers and she has learned some bad manners. My apologies if she was visiting your pitch. The cat is not ours, but is a visiting wild cat that has taken a great liking to to being pampered by campers and so visits all the campsites in the area. Please do come visit again. Best regards, Penny.

Idyllic and fun

Beautiful location in Dorset, camping in the orchard of the cider farm. Supplied bbqs and the toilets and showers were kept clean and tidy throughout the stay. Staff are very friendly and accommodating, there is even a bell to ring for more cider!!

Wonderful orchard camping

Our second visit to this little paradise of a place. Wonderful home made cider, live music and the beach a small drive away.

Excellent stay!

The most beautiful camping locations, extremely peaceful with fantastic facilities! Having freshly made ciders a short walk from your tent makes this place even better! I would 100% recommend and will be back, staying for even longer next time

Extremely cute

A great find! Very cute location with the innovative idea of camping between the lines of trees in the apple orchard! There was a love country band on in the evening which brought a great dynamic to the campsite.

Beautiful site

Such a beautiful site! Great atmosphere; the evening we arrived we enjoyed pizza and cider listening to the live band which were great. The site itself is beautiful, the camping spots are well spaced out between the apple tree rows so you don’t feel on top of your neighbours. Beautiful and quiet, and the owners were friendly and helpful. We will be back for sure!

Brilliant campsite

Excellent campsite. Staff were very nice and the cider was banging. 10/10 would stay again.

Charming little spot

A great stay at Dorset Nectar was had! To stay amongst the trees was a great experience and provided a decent level of privacy and safety from the chilly May winds in Dorset! We will be back for sure!

Peaceful camping experience

Loved our stay here, the cider tour was great! Will definitely come back :)

Perfect

Just the most idyllic campsite I’ve ever had the pleasure of staying at.

Quiet, relaxing campsite

Great place away from the crowds. Camping amongst the orchard trees is great. You don't feel cramped, as each pitch is a 'row' of the orchard.

Really lovely place to stay

Lovely campsite! We really enjoyed camping in between the rows of apple trees - not only was it pretty but it gave you a bit of privacy from the other campers. The tasting room is a really nice place to hang out in the evenings and try one of their amazing ciders. There was delicious paella being served on the bank holiday Sunday evening. They only do food when there are lots of people in the campsite which is fair enough but something to make sure you check so you can plan around it. The toilets and showers were good and clean.

Idyllic

We stayed for 3 nights and loved it. Highlights were the peace and quiet, the firepits, and of course the cider. The area is gorgeous too. They were busy with tours, as well as the fact that it is a working farm, but couldn't have been more welcoming.

Pleasure as always

Almost perfect. Fantastic hosts, fantastic setting and great tap room. A little more attention to the cleaning of the facilities would boost that score. Despite this minor criticism, highly recommend to all.

Great site

Great service, great location, friendly staff and good quality facilities. Cider and prices great too.

Camping

Second time we have stayed here and we loved it even more than the first time. Amazing staff, really friendly. Cider is amazing as well. Perfect place for a chilled weekend. We will be back. Only thing we would say is maybe some more toilets in the orchard where the shower and washing up area is.

Lovely orchard

Great place, really peaceful stay. Would definitely recommend.

Cider Camping

Lovely place to stay at. Enjoyed the cider.

Camping amidst cider apple trees

Really enjoyed camping between our rows of cider apple trees and watching the local wildlife. Great to have the Cider bar on site, which was comfortable with a relaxed atmosphere. Friendly staff who were happy to answer questions about cider making. Excellent cider available on tap and in bottles to purchase. Great showers but felt the toilets could have been cleaner. For future it would be good to have under cover washing up facilities.

Peace and tranquility

A great little site with the added bonus of homemade cider available from the apples that are growing in the orchard you camp in. Very friendly staff and a lovely quiet location. It is 10 minutes walk to the Hare and Hounds pub or a longer 40 minutes walk to the Half Moon, both very good.

Lovely stay (despite the weather)!

Me and my partner had a lovely 2 night stay camping amongst the trees, even though it was quite wet and windy, we still had a great weekend! The facilities are very clean, looked after and homely, and the tasting room was great to spend trying out the cider and getting away from the wet weather. We would definitely come back :)

2 night stay cycle camping

Very friendly, accommodating family-run, cider farm/site.

Lovely Stay!

Absolutely lovely stay at the Orchard - camping in the trees was definitely something different! Great ciders in the tasting room & having local food trucks coming to visit made it extra cool!

Lovely campsite

It's a really lovely site. We felt that the facilities could be cleaned more regularly, e.g, empty bins, mop floor etc. The washing up facilities are good but are not covered so you have to fish leaves and sap and branches out of the sinks before putting you dishes in (take vileda cloths). On Friday night, we had a group of 12 camped right next to us, who were up until 2.30am. Once the owners knew about it, they stopped it happening again. They dealt with it really well.