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The Homestead Camping Site

View of top field and lodge (added by manager 10 Apr 2018)

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Peaceful and back to basics retreat in a scenic rural setting
A mile from Sturminster Newton and 30 minutes' drive from Dorchester
Walking paths from the site and soft play within five minutes' walk

If you like your Dorset camping home to be remote, rural and mighty peaceful – but within easy reach of beaches, towns and miles of countryside rambles, The Homestead Camping Site is the one for you. Just pitch up and camp here on a wide open grassy field, on a back to basics site in quiet green countryside where you and yours can make your own amusement in these roomy surroundings: a bug hunting or nature spotting expedition, perhaps... a wander into the Blackmore Vale (with dog, is poss) using one of the several paths leading direct from the site... or a long lazy evening by the barbecue coals idly plotting what you might fancy doing around Dorset the following day. Which is rather a lot. The Homestead's setting just outside Sturminster Newton is half an hour's drive from the splendid old city of Dorchester (yes, Thomas Hardy land), 20 minutes from Shaftesbury (that of the high hill) and 40 from the sandy beach and world-famed harbour at Poole. On days you don't want to stir even that far, a soft play centre is five minutes' walk away to get the tiddlers tuckered out at – all the better for the grownups' long lazy evening by the barbecue coals later. Shops, pubs and a Monday market are all at Strewminster Newton, a mile away.

Site type

Languages spoken

English

Nearest sites

Unfortunately, we have no nearby bookable sites.

Features

Dogs allowed

Leisure on site

Bar or club house

Cycle hire

Evening entertainment

Fishing

Fitness centre

Games room

Indoor swimming pool

Kids' club

On-site restaurant/cafe

Outdoor swimming pool

Play area

TV room

Take away

Tennis

Watersports

Amenities on site

Bath available

Car parking by pitch/unit

Composting toilet

Disabled facilities

Dog park

Drying room

Food shop

Free wifi

Ice pack freezing

Internet access

Launderette

Parent & baby washroom

Pick-up from public transport

Portable toilet

Pub toilets

Public telephone

Shower available

Toilet block

Washing-up area

Wifi

Groups welcome

D. of E. welcome

Family friendly

Motorcycle friendly

Single-sex groups welcome

Student groups welcome

Rules

Barbecue provided

Barbecues allowed

Campfires allowed

Commercial vehicles allowed

Dogs allowed

Dogs allowed all year

Themes

Peaceful

Remote location

Spectacular scenery

Walkers' paradise

Utilities

Charging facilities

Chemical disposal

Electric car charging point(s)

Gas cylinders available

Recycling available

Renewable energy

Nearby amenities

Bar nearby

Dog walk nearby

Public transport nearby

Shop nearby

Type

Small (11-25 pitches)

Nearby leisure

Cycling nearby

Fishing nearby

Horse riding nearby

Indoor pool nearby

Leisure/theme park nearby

Restaurant nearby

Location

The Homestead Camping Site

The Homestead

Hole House Lane

Sturminster Newton

Dorset

England

DT10 2AA

Directions

Timezone

Europe/London GMT (GMT+00:00)

GPS

50.91594°N
-2.31609°W

Nearest transport

Coach

5.7 mi Virginia Ash

7.2 mi Queens Head

Rail

7.4 mi Templecombe Rail Station

8.4 mi Gillingham (Dorset) Rail Station

8.8 mi Sherborne Rail Station

Ferry

20.1 mi Poole Ferry Terminal

20.2 mi Poole Quay Ferry Landing

22 mi Weymouth Ferry Terminal

Airport

23.2 mi Bournemouth International Airport

Please note: All distances on this page are calculated "as the crow flies" - please check actual distance depending on your mode of travel using the Get directions button above.

Local attractions

Those of a certain age might like a trot along to Shaftesbury and Gold Hill, the setting for Ridley Scott's Hovis ad where the knackered bakery boy pushes his bike all the way up the slope to then whizz delightedly down. Also in Shaftesbury are splendid views of the Blackmore Vale (yes, from the top of the hill) and the Gold Hill Museum – yes, also at the top of that hill... Literary types and Thomas Hardy fans must surely visit Dorchester to see his former home Max Gate; it's well worth a day in town after that to potter around its museums including the Roman Town House, Dorset County Museum, the Tutankhamun Exhibition and – if your offspring are now revolting – the dinosaur museum and the Dorset Teddy Bear Museum, For family days, Longleat and Monkey World are within 40 and 45 minutes, Lulworth Cove and Swanage within 40, and the New Forest within an hour. And travellers of an especially immature disposition (hurrah) should also enjoy a chuckle at the giant naked chalk man of Cerne Abbas, 25 minutes' drive from The Homestead.

Water quality at nearby bathing waters

Name	Distance	Type	2020	2019	2018	2017
Poole Harbour Rockley Sands	18.2 mi	Estuary	N/A	Excellent	Excellent	Excellent
Poole Harbour Lake	18.9 mi	Estuary	N/A	Excellent	Excellent	Excellent
Ringstead Bay	19.7 mi	Sea	N/A	Excellent	Excellent	Excellent
Bowleaze Cove	19.9 mi	Sea	N/A	Excellent	Excellent	Excellent
Durdle Door West	20.4 mi	Sea	N/A	Excellent	Excellent	Excellent

Data source: European Environment Agency

Must see

Stourhead House and Garden 13.2 mi

Hardy's Birthplace 13.2 mi

Haynes International Motor Museum 13.6 mi

Kingston Lacy House and Gardens 14.2 mi

The Tank Museum 15.6 mi

National Trust

Stourhead 13.1 mi

Hardy's Cottage 13.3 mi

White Mill 13.5 mi

Clouds Hill 14 mi

Kingston Lacy 14.4 mi

Cycle routes

Find local routes on the National Cycle Network - over 12,000 miles of cycling routes.

Other

Sturminster Newton - Cutt Mill - Stour Valley Way 1.3 mi

Fiddleford Mill - Sturminster Newton - Fiddleford 1.4 mi

Fiddleford Manor - Hammoon - Child Okeford - Fiddleford 1.4 mi

Child Okeford - Wessex Ridgeway - Shillingstone 3.5 mi

Ibberton Hill – Coombe Bottom – Ibberton Hill 3.8 mi

Local events

Tolpuddle Martyrs' Festival and Rally (Friday 19 July 2024 – Friday 19 July 2024)
Dorchester, Dorset 11.5 mi
Dorset County Show (Saturday 7 September 2024 – Saturday 7 September 2024)
Dorchester, Dorset 14.2 mi
Tankfest (Friday 28 June 2024 – Friday 28 June 2024)
Wareham, Dorset 15.7 mi
Camp Bestival Dorset (Thursday 25 July 2024 – Thursday 25 July 2024)
Wareham, Dorset 19.8 mi
Glastonbury Festival (Wednesday 26 June 2024 – Wednesday 26 June 2024)
Glastonbury, Somerset 20.5 mi

Please note: All distances on this page are calculated "as the crow flies" - please check actual distance depending on your mode of travel using the Get directions button above.

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Does The Homestead Camping Site have a swimming pool? No View all features
Is The Homestead Camping Site dog friendly? Yes View all features
What attractions are near The Homestead Camping Site? Those of a certain age might like a trot along to Shaftesbury and Gold Hill, the setting for Ridley Scott's Hovis ad where the knackered bakery boy pushes his bike all the … Read more
When can I check in and check out of The Homestead Camping Site?

Camping and touring

Arrive: 1 p.m. – 5 p.m.

Depart by: 10 a.m.

Read more