Hobby Farm

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  • Dog-friendly, adults-only couples’ country retreat in rural Dorset
  • A 10-minute drive from Charmouth and 15 to Lyme Regis and West Bay
  • Walking paths to the beach from the site; pub a five-minute stroll
Whether your pastime is active or more laidback, Hobby Farm in Marshwood Vale has you covered. Like a bit of walking? Set in the Dorset National Landscape, this site’s got that in spades. Prefer relaxing? As a small adults-only site with a low-key atmosphere where guests are encouraged to be respectful of one another, the place is kept nice and peaceful too… The site’s also a 10-minute drive to the famous fossil beach in Charmouth (for hunting dino remains) and footpaths connecting to the coast from here mean you can roam on down through the green countryside in about an hour and a quarter. If Fido fancies a break, you can bring him as well: dogs are welcome at Hobby Farm. For beaches with a bit of bustle, West Bay and Lyme Regis’ restaurants, bars and boutiques are less than a 10-minute drive away, and if guests are hankering after eats closer by a pub serving grub is about a five-minute walk up the lane. A supermarket is less than a 15-minute drive away for supplies if you're aiming for alfresco cooking (and barbecues are allowed back on base). If legs still have a little life left in them, Stonebarrow Hill (a 10-minute drive) has 25 miles’ worth of trails around Golden Cap. Factor in a stop uphill for vistas of Lyme Bay over to Dartmoor, then keep going to Langdon Hill-Wood via Smugglers’ Trail. Or carry yourself off towards the cliffs for the old Thorncombe Beacon and views of Bridport and Chesil Beach, one of England’s longest shingle shorelines.

Site type

Tent pitches 14
Motorhome pitches 14
Lodges, cabins, pods or huts 3
Open all year
Opens
Please note

Admission

  • Guests under the age of 18 are not allowed on site.

Dogs

  • The site does not accept breeds/crossbreeds listed in the Dangerous Dogs Act (i.e. XL Bully, Pit Bull Terrier, Japanese Tosa, Dogo Argentino, and Fila Brasileiro).
  • Your dog must be tattooed or microchipped.

Occupancy

  • No hen/stag parties permitted via Pitchup.com.
  • The site caters for families (immediate members) and couples only - bookings from all other forms of groups are not accepted.

Languages spoken

English

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Reviews

9.3

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Child friendliness
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Cleanliness
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Peaceful

95% would recommend this site to a friend

94% would stay here again

What customers say

This peaceful, adults-only campsite offers spacious, well-maintained pitches in a beautiful rural setting. Facilities including toilets, showers, and a communal fridge/freezer are generally clean and adequate. Fire pits are available, and wood can be purchased on site. The location provides lovely views and is convenient for coastal walks and nearby villages. Some guests noted the narrow access roads and occasional farm machinery noise.

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Great location. Super quiet and has…

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Matilda N. 2 reviews

Non-electric grass campervan, tent or trailer tent pitch

Liked Great location. Super quiet and has great facilities.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Highly recommended to all

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 Steve R. 3 reviews

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Liked Wow what a beautiful place to stay plenty of space ,everything you need for very relaxing stay and a lovely pub 10 mins walk prefect

Disliked Nothing

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Very peaceful, perfectly clean and well…

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 Tom T. 6 reviews

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Liked Very peaceful, perfectly clean and well maintained

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Fantastic spot , very quiet and…

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 Paul S. 2 reviews

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Liked Fantastic spot , very quiet and peaceful very clean great facilities..will definitely be back ..

Recommend to friends Visit again

Excellent quiet relaxing campsite

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Anonymous

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Liked Facilities were great and the pitches were excellently secluded

Disliked Nothing

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A good site

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 Mark N. 5 reviews

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Liked Peace and quite,

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Anonymous

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Liked Space, flat pitches, quiet, lovely fridge freezer available, hot showers

Disliked I've not scored this site down as it was lovely but the road in we had to reverse 3 times and pass about 6 cars on the very narrow roads. I wouldn't walk to the pub down those roads but that's just me.

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A very enjoyable few days on this lovely site, we will return

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 Stephen B. 3 reviews

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Liked A wonderful location with well layed out pitches.
We appreciated it being an adullt only site which made our stay very peaceful,
The large fridge freezer was really good.
The showers were good.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Lovely relaxed and quiet place

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 Rachel K. 3 reviews

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Liked Very relaxed, beautiful setting, clean facilities. Spacious pitches and good WiFi! Couldn’t fault this place. Also had fridge freezer which is perfect in the heat and plug sockets

Disliked Nothing

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Anonymous

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Liked Great place to stay, pub within 6 mins, great views

Disliked nothing

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Features

Dogs allowed

Adults only

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 Composting toilet Dog park Drying room Food shop Free wifi Ice pack freezing Internet access Launderette Parent & baby washroom Pick-up from public transport Picnic table 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 Dogs allowed all year

Themes

Budget/backpacker Forest Lake and/or mountain Luxury Peaceful Remote location Spectacular scenery Walkers' paradise 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 Small (11-25 pitches)

Nearby leisure

Canoeing/kayaking nearby Cycle hire nearby Cycling nearby Fishing nearby Golf nearby Indoor pool nearby Leisure/theme park nearby Mountain biking nearby Restaurant nearby Sailing nearby Tennis nearby Watersports nearby

Location

Hobby Farm

Whitchurch Canonicorum

Bridport

Dorset

England

DT6 6RJ

Directions

Timezone

Europe/London BST (GMT+01:00)

GPS

50.75551°N
2.84665°W

Route directions

Coming along Blunts Road from Ryall, pass Hobby Farm (the equestrian stables) and look for the next turning on the right to find the site. It's better to use the Google Maps location for Hobby Farm Holidays to find the exact spot rather than using the postcode. If coming from the A303 and Crewkerne, after Bettiscombe, your satnav may suggest going down a bridleway to Mandeville Stoke Farm. Don't take this turning but carry straight on instead.

Nearest transport

Coach
4 mi Coach Station
16.1 mi Yeovil Bus Station
18.2 mi South Station
Rail
7.1 mi Axminster Rail Station
8.7 mi Crewkerne Rail Station
12.3 mi Maiden Newton Rail Station
Ferry
20.2 mi Weymouth Ferry Terminal
27.1 mi Exmouth Ferry Landing
27.5 mi Bridgwater Ferry Terminal
Airport
25 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

Book as much time as you can off work, as this area’s brimming with things to do. Quirky times can be had at Lyme Regis’ crazy golf course on the promenade, while boat trips are available from West Bay to see beaches from a watery vantage point. Meanwhile, museums like Dinosaurland Fossil (15 minutes' drive) will school you on what puts the Jurassic into the Jurassic Coast. For country houses with a twist, former Cistercian monastery Forde Abbey is a 20-minute drive or you can journey an hour into the countryside past Yeovil for Sherborne Castle. Car enthusiasts can have a gander at the Haynes Motor Museum near this 16th-century Tudor mansion, some 50 minutes from Hobby Farm. Back towards the coast, town times are top in Sidmouth, 40 minutes east by car, with its Regency houses, botanical gardens and donkey sanctuary. Heading in the other direction will take you to the Hardy Monument on Black Down within 35 minutes for views of the West Dorset Heritage Coast from way up high.
(within 6.2 mi)
Castle, Aquarium, Theme park, Zoo and Cashpoint (within 10 mi)

Food and drink

  • The Five Bells Inn Pub 0.3 mi
  • Shave Cross Inn Pub 1.7 mi
  • The Clock House Inn Pub 2 mi
  • The George Inn Pub 2.1 mi
  • Golden Cap Pizzeria Restaurant 2.5 mi
  • Anchor Inn Pub 2.5 mi
  • The George Pub 2.6 mi
  • The Royal Oak Pub 2.8 mi
  • The Ilchester Arms Pub 2.8 mi
  • The Bottle Inn Pub 3.1 mi

Groceries

  • Felicity's Farm Shop Supermarket 1.1 mi
  • Charmouth Stores Supermarket 2.7 mi
  • Waitrose Supermarket 4.1 mi
  • The Seriously Good Wine Company Off-licence 4.4 mi
  • Morrisons Supermarket 4.5 mi
  • Co-op Food Supermarket 4.6 mi
  • Lidl Supermarket 4.6 mi
  • Isaac Cider Off-licence 5.5 mi
  • Co-op Food Supermarket 6 mi

Parks and play

  • Sidling 2.2 mi
  • Purcombe Hill 2.2 mi
  • Burge 2.3 mi
  • Plot 2.3 mi
  • Purcombe Orchard and Gardens 2.3 mi
  • Mead 2.3 mi
  • Girt Field 2.3 mi
  • Little Mead 2.3 mi
  • Pilsdon Plot 2.4 mi
  • St. Swithun's Church Gardens 3.9 mi

Family days out

  • Marshwood Castle 1.4 mi
  • Langdon Hill Visitor attraction 1.6 mi
  • Foxdown Childrens Farm Zoo 2.9 mi
  • Furleigh Estate Wine Tours Visitor attraction 3.6 mi
  • The Cobb Visitor attraction 4.7 mi
  • Lyme Regis Marine Aquarium 4.7 mi
  • Harbour Amusements Amusement arcade 4.8 mi
  • Stokewater Meadow Donkey Walking Days Visitor attraction 5 mi
  • Mangerton Mill Visitor attraction 5.3 mi
  • Forde Abbey Castle 6.7 mi
  • Powerstock Castle 7.3 mi
  • Axe Valley Wildlife Park Zoo 8 mi
  • Colcombe Castle 9.6 mi

Public transport

  • Ship Knapp 0.9 mi
  • The Post Office 1 mi
  • The Bakery 1 mi
  • Star Lane 1.1 mi
  • Village Hall 1.9 mi
  • Chideock Bridge 2 mi
  • The George Inn 2.1 mi
  • Newlands Holiday Park 2.2 mi
  • Broadmead 2.3 mi
  • Georges Close 2.5 mi

Beaches

  • Seatown Beach 2.5 mi
  • Church Cliff Beach 4.2 mi
  • Monmouth Beach 4.9 mi
  • East Beach 4.9 mi

Other nearby

  • Lyme Regis Golf Club Golf course 3.7 mi
  • Eype Marina 3.9 mi
  • West Bay Harbour Marina 4.8 mi
  • Bridport and West Dorset Golf Club Golf course 5.4 mi

Local services

  • Nationwide Cashpoint 4.1 mi
  • TSB Cashpoint 4.1 mi
  • Charmouth Pharmacy 2.6 mi
  • Charmouth Medical Practice Doctors 2.8 mi
  • Bridport Community Hospital 3.5 mi
  • Bridport Medical Centre Doctors 3.7 mi
  • Superdrug Pharmacy 4.1 mi
  • Boots Pharmacy 4.2 mi
  • Well Pharmacy 4.2 mi
  • Chargernet Charging station 4.3 mi
  • Morrisons Fuel station 4.4 mi
  • Boots Pharmacy 4.4 mi

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Must see

Mapperton House & Gardens 6.7 mi

Abbotsbury Swannery 12.7 mi

Montacute House 14.7 mi

Jurassic Coast World Heritage Site 18.1 mi

Radipole Lake Nature Reserve 19.5 mi

National Trust

Shute Barton 9.5 mi

Loughwood Meeting House 9.6 mi

Branscombe: the Old Bakery, Manor Mill and Forge 13.5 mi

Barrington Court 14.2 mi

Montacute House 14.7 mi

Cycle routes

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

Other

Langdon Hill - Golden Cap - Langdon Hill 1.6 mi

North Chideock - Symondsbury and More. 1.7 mi

Fishpond Bottom - Wootton Fitzpaine and River Char 2.5 mi

Seatown - Golden Cap - Ridge Barn - Stanton St Gab 2.5 mi

Champernhayes - Monkton Wyld - Wootton Fitzpaine 3.2 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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Frequently asked questions

  • Does Hobby Farm have a swimming pool? No View all features
  • Is Hobby Farm dog friendly? Yes View all features
  • What attractions are near Hobby Farm? Book as much time as you can off work, as this area’s brimming with things to do. Quirky times can be had at Lyme Regis’ crazy golf course on the promenade, while … Read more
  • When can I check in and check out of Hobby Farm?
    Camping and touring
    Arrive:  12 p.m. –  10 p.m.
    Depart by:  12 p.m.
    On-site accommodation
    Arrive:  3 p.m. –  Anytime
    Depart by:  11 a.m.
    Read more
  • How much does it cost to stay at Hobby Farm? From £22 (for 1 night, 2 adults) - prices may change depending on your dates and party.