Dorset Nectar Orchard Campsite

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The cider garden/sculpture garden with the tasting room, tap room and farm shop behind (added by manager 16 Sep 2022)

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The cider garden/sculpture garden with the tasting room, tap room and farm shop behind (added by manager 16 sep 2022)
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Huge pitches in mature orchard (added by manager 16 sep 2022)
The organic orchards (added by manager 14 aug 2020)
Your private pitch – leave your car or vehicle at the edge of the pitch (added by manager 14 jun 2021)

  • Adults-only site in an orchard on a cider farm with 3,000 apple trees
  • A 15-minute drive from West Bay beach on the Jurassic Coast
  • Taproom serving champion craft ales and ciders; cider tours and trails
Three cheers for something deliciously different. Dorset Nectar Orchard Campsite is an adults-only campsite where you can pitch up among 3,000 organic apple trees. And you get easy access to the Jurassic Coast’s West Bay beach (15 minutes’ drive) into the bargain. The grass pitches are widely spaced – guests have 12 metres between each one – meaning there’s ample room for dozing off in the shade… You could also settle down on the numerous benches in the cider garden or bound over to the barbecue area in the run-up to outdoor dinners. Alternatively, raised firepits are available, and there’s wood to purchase for small, safe cooking by your tent. And the best bit? A tasting room selling 13 kinds of award-winning cider, as well as apple juice, craft beers and apple cider vinegar. The site also runs tours of the farm on Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays. On other days of the week there are footpaths through neighbouring fields or by the river Brit to take advantage of, or you could stroll to the pub half a mile down the road to fill up on excellent food within easy walking distance. For other eats, there’s a farm shop just outside Bridport (10 minutes), where you can also pick up goodies at twice-weekly markets. In terms of other facilities, the site has four toilets and two showers that are cleaned regularly. There's also the on-site cider shop, which sells biscuits, chutneys, jams, sausages, craft ales and local wines in addition to apple-related products.

Site type

Tent pitches 16
Open now
Opens 29 March
Please note
  • Group bookings of 10 or more adults are not permitted (couples and immediate family members excepted).
  • Twin axle vehicles are not permitted on site.
  • Guests under the age of 20 are not allowed on site.
  • The bar is open between 01/04 and 15/09.
  • Minimum spacing of 12 metres between pitches.
  • If making a fire, the fuel, logs and coal have to be purchased on site.
  • Guests are advised to bring a good quality torch with them as parts of the site are unlit.
  • On 22 June 2024, the site will be running the World Nettle Eating competition; guests staying over that weekend will enjoy this uniquely Dorset event.

Languages spoken

English

Open from Fri, 29 Mar to

Reviews

9.4

Overall rating based on 160 reviews View breakdown

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Voted 89% of visitors View breakdown

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would recommend this site to a friend

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Only showing reviews for the last 30 months.

Beautiful setting…

Overall 8/10
Location 10
Value for money 6
Accommodation 10
Facilities / Activities 6
Customer service 10
Child friendliness 2
Cleanliness 4
Wifi 6
Elizabeth Anne W. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Non-electric grass tent or trailer tent pitch

Liked: Beautiful setting

Recommend to friends Visit again

Location was visually great! Great facilities, staff were super friendly!…

Overall 10/10
Location 10
Value for money 8
Accommodation 10
Facilities / Activities 10
Customer service 10
Child friendliness 2
Cleanliness 10
Wifi 4
Anonymous The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Non-electric grass tent or trailer tent pitch

Liked: Location was visually great! Great facilities, staff were super friendly!

Recommend to friends Visit again

What wasn’t there to like, such a beautiful place to stay, great…

Overall 10/10
Location 10
Value for money 10
Accommodation 10
Facilities / Activities 10
Customer service 10
Child friendliness 10
Cleanliness 10
Wifi 2
Alisha L. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Non-electric grass tent or trailer tent pitch

Liked: What wasn’t there to like, such a beautiful place to stay, great facilities. Very peaceful, everyone respected the “quiet hours”. Friendly staff that show you where you can pitch up. Will definitely return!! (Couldn’t get the wifi to work but that didn’t bother me)

Disliked: Wish I could’ve stayed longer!

Recommend to friends Visit again

we would definitely consider camping here again .

Overall 6/10
Location 8
Value for money 8
Accommodation 8
Facilities / Activities 6
Customer service 8
Child friendliness No rating
Cleanliness 6
Wifi 6
des s. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Non-electric grass tent or trailer tent pitch

Liked: the site on the whole was nice with plenty of space to pitch and quite. the hosts were lovely and informative and after giving direction on where we could pitch and information on showers and toilet just let us get on with it.

Disliked: the site would benifit from an increase in showers facilities as we found ourself waiting a while for a shower to become available

Recommend to friends Visit again

Amazing

Overall 8/10
Location 10
Value for money 8
Accommodation 10
Facilities / Activities 8
Customer service 10
Child friendliness 8
Cleanliness 8
Wifi 8
Anonymous The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Non-electric grass tent or trailer tent pitch

Liked: Loved staying in the orchard made the camping more private

Recommend to friends Visit again

Excellent facilities with summer events happening in the evenings with nice food.…

Overall 10/10
Location 10
Value for money 8
Accommodation 10
Facilities / Activities 10
Customer service 10
Child friendliness 10
Cleanliness 10
Wifi 10
Louis R. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Non-electric grass tent or trailer tent pitch

Liked: Excellent facilities with summer events happening in the evenings with nice food. Had a lovely stay at the Orchard farm and felt very welcomed by the staff. Would 100% come again!

Recommend to friends Visit again

Nice campsite, well organised. Great cider

Overall 10/10
Location 8
Value for money 10
Accommodation 10
Facilities / Activities 10
Customer service 10
Child friendliness 2
Cleanliness 10
Wifi 8
Richard W. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Non-electric grass tent or trailer tent pitch

Liked: Facilities in the tap room and throughout the campsite. Tents were positioned between the rows of orchard trees which gave a nice bit of separation and privacy.

Disliked: Nothing

Recommend to friends Visit again

A very quiet site plenty of shade too many dislikes to make us return.

Overall 6/10
Location 8
Value for money 4
Accommodation 6
Facilities / Activities 2
Customer service 2
Child friendliness No rating
Cleanliness 6
Wifi 2
Gareth M. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Non-electric grass tent or trailer tent pitch

Liked: A very quiet site and if we'd had a heatwave there was plenty of shelter, under the apple trees.

Disliked: Did not like the approx 2.5 mile drive down a single track road with only a small number of adequate passing places. We're very surprised we escaped unscathed. Not very impressed with there only being 2 toilets for everyone on site and only 2 showers too. There is a tour around the cider farm but at £15 each seemed too expensive for what was there, they had live music on Saturday evening and were selling hot pork & stuffing rolls for £10, to say nothing of the cost of a bottle of their cider. Be carefull because they have a dog roaming around and thinks nothing of entering your tent and rifling through the rubbish bag leaving the contents spread across your tent.

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Everything! Such a nice atmosphere the minute you arrive. Cider is amazing…

Overall 10/10
Location 10
Value for money 10
Accommodation 10
Facilities / Activities 10
Customer service 10
Child friendliness 2
Cleanliness 10
Wifi 10
Esthet J. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Non-electric grass tent or trailer tent pitch

Liked: Everything! Such a nice atmosphere the minute you arrive. Cider is amazing and just what is needed for a relaxing weekend away. We love it there.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Orchard camping, whole row to self On-site bar, food,live band No kids…

Overall 10/10
Location 10
Value for money 10
Accommodation 10
Facilities / Activities 10
Customer service 10
Child friendliness 10
Cleanliness 10
Wifi 10
Anonymous The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Non-electric grass tent or trailer tent pitch

Liked: Orchard camping, whole row to self On-site bar, food,live band No kids

Disliked: No dogs allowed

Recommend to friends Visit again

Features

No dogs allowed

Adults only

Campfires 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 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

Family friendly Motorcycle friendly Single-sex groups welcome Student groups welcome

Rules

Adults only Barbecue provided Barbecues allowed Campfires allowed Commercial vehicles allowed Dogs allowed No dogs allowed

Themes

Forest Peaceful Remote location Spectacular scenery Walkers' paradise Wild camping Wildlife haven

Utilities

Charging facilities Chemical disposal Electric car charging point(s) Gas cylinders available Recycling available Renewable energy

Nearby amenities

Bar nearby Dog walk nearby Nearby farmers' market Shop nearby

Type

Farm Pub campsite Small (11-25 pitches)

Accessibility

Disabled facilities

Nearby leisure

Canoeing/kayaking nearby Climbing nearby Cycle hire nearby Cycling nearby Fishing nearby Golf nearby Indoor pool nearby Restaurant nearby

Touring and motorhomes

Seasonal pitches

Location

Dorset Nectar Orchard Campsite

Strong Orchard

Pineapple Lane

Bridport

Dorset

England

DT6 5FT

Directions

Timezone

Europe/London BST (GMT+01:00)

GPS

50.77204°N
-2.7548°W

Route directions

The site recommends arriving from the Bridport direction rather than from Salways Ash as the former route is quieter.

Nearest transport

Coach
2.7 mi Coach Station
13 mi Yeovil Bus Station
14.6 mi South Station
Rail
7.1 mi Crewkerne Rail Station
8.1 mi Maiden Newton Rail Station
10.3 mi Chetnole Rail Station
Ferry
17.6 mi Weymouth Ferry Terminal
27.6 mi Bridgwater Ferry Terminal
Airport
29.1 mi Exeter 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

Sipping cider is a treat all of its own, but you might also like to sample others summery drinks at the nearby Furleigh Estate (five minutes’ drive), a local vineyard that does a nice line in still and sparkling wines. Once equipped with a suitable supply of your favourite beverage, pack it in a hamper and head to a local beauty spot for picnics: Colmer's Hill viewpoint (15 minutes), Gerrard's Hill (15 minutes), Colmers Hill (15 minutes), Mangerton Mill (15 minutes) and West Bay beach (15 minutes) would all make excellent backdrops. If it's cider that has your heart, though, learn a little more about its heritage at the cider museum in Owermoigne (40 minutes). There's also an antique clock museum in town if you need a little break from the drinks. As well as rural and coastal vistas, this part of Dorset has a lot of attractive gardens, including the well-groomed grounds at Mapperton House (15 minutes) and Bennetts Water Gardens (40 minutes), which is geared towards water lilies. A trip to Abbotsbury (30 minutes), meanwhile, can combine a wander around the subtropical gardens, the swannery and the maze. For fossil-hunting, Lyme Regis (30 minutes) is your best bet. Afterwards, you can compare your finds with the giant Jurassic specimens on display at the town's two museums.

Water quality at nearby bathing waters

Name Distance Type 2020 2019 2018 2017
Eypemouth 4.1 mi Sea N/A Excellent Excellent Excellent
West Bay (West) 4.2 mi Sea N/A Excellent Excellent Excellent
Seatown 4.6 mi Sea N/A Excellent Excellent Excellent
Hive 5.4 mi Sea N/A Excellent Excellent Excellent
Charmouth West 7.1 mi Sea N/A Excellent Excellent Good

Data source: European Environment Agency

Must see

Mapperton House & Gardens 2.6 mi

Abbotsbury Swannery 10.3 mi

Montacute House 12.5 mi

Hardy's Birthplace 16.2 mi

Radipole Lake Nature Reserve 16.8 mi

National Trust

Montacute House 12.5 mi

Loughwood Meeting House 13.4 mi

Shute Barton 13.4 mi

Barrington Court 13.9 mi

Tintinhull Garden 14.1 mi

Cycle routes

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

Other

PARNHAM 2 mi

DOWNE HALL 2.5 mi

MAPPERTON HOUSE 2.6 mi

BEAMINSTER MANOR 3 mi

North Chideock - Symondsbury and More. 3.8 mi

Local events

  • Dorset County Show (Saturday 7 September 2024 – Saturday 7 September 2024)

    Dorchester, Dorset 14.8 mi

  • Sidmouth Folk Festival (Friday 2 August 2024 – Friday 2 August 2024)

    Sidmouth, Devon 22 mi

  • Beautiful Days (Friday 16 August 2024 – Friday 16 August 2024)

    Ottery St Mary, Devon 24 mi

  • Camp Bestival Dorset (Thursday 25 July 2024 – Thursday 25 July 2024)

    Wareham, Dorset 25.7 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.

Nearest sites

Unfortunately, we have no nearby bookable sites.

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  • Does Dorset Nectar Orchard Campsite have a swimming pool? No View all features
  • Is Dorset Nectar Orchard Campsite dog friendly? No View all features
  • What attractions are near Dorset Nectar Orchard Campsite? Sipping cider is a treat all of its own, but you might also like to sample others summery drinks at the nearby Furleigh Estate (five minutes’ drive), a local vineyard that does … Read more
  • When can I check in and check out of Dorset Nectar Orchard Campsite?
    Camping and touring
    Arrive:  9 a.m. –  9 p.m.
    Depart by:  11:30 a.m.
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  • How much does it cost to stay at Dorset Nectar Orchard Campsite? From £32 (for 1 night, 2 adults) - prices may change depending on your dates and party.