The Dorset Hideaway

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Visitor image of another lovely view from the field
Yurt exterior
Grassy pitches

  • Quiet, well-maintained and rural site 3.5 miles from Charmouth
  • Beauty and therapy courses and fishing activities on site
  • Firepits hire on site; wood and kindling for sale
Do you rather fancy a Swedish massage, please? Or a lounge in a spa, or some beauty and therapy treatments without having to go off site...? The Dorset Hideaway might be small and rural, but for what's on offer on site, it's perfectly formed. This is a holiday retreat for serious relaxation in the Dorset countryside: on-site beauty sessions include everything from facials, manicures and pedicures, to massages and holistic therapies. There's also a modern toilet block and a washing-up area. The Dorset Hideaway also has firepit hire (please request this at check-in and pay in cash), wood and kindling for sale and a book exchange. A fishing pond is on site, where any anglers will need a fishing rod licence; there is a small daily fishing fee to be paid in cash on site too. The setting is in farmland a few miles from the Jurassic Coast, with a glowingly good local landscape overlooking Dorset's highest coast and countryside hills. Although it's secluded and peaceful, it's only three miles from the main road for getting out and about – suitably relaxed and refreshed – around Dorset.

Site type

Lodges, cabins, pods or huts 3
Touring caravan pitches 17
Motorhome pitches 17
Rent a tent 2
Tent pitches 25
Open all year
Opens

Tourist board rating

Please note
  • Under 18s must be accompanied by their parents or legal guardians.
  • 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).
  • Group bookings of 2 or more units (e.g. tent, touring caravan, motorhome or accommodation hire) travelling together are not permitted via Pitchup.com.
  • Group bookings of 6 or more adults are not permitted (couples and immediate family members excepted).
  • No hen/stag parties permitted via Pitchup.com.
  • Facilities/activities including spa, logs for fire pit, washing machine and tumble dryer, fishing are subject to extra charges payable on arrival.
  • Dogs are not allowed if you are staying in the accommodation units.
  • Commercial vehicles (vehicles used for work-related purposes, carrying goods or fare-paying passengers) and sign-written vehicles are not permitted on site.
  • The site caters for families (immediate members) and couples only - bookings from all other forms of groups are not accepted.
  • A cable measuring at least 15 metres is needed for the electric hook-ups.
  • Minimum spacing of 5 metres between pitches.
  • This is a quiet site: no music is allowed.
  • Guests are advised to bring a good quality torch with them as parts of the site are unlit.
  • No naked flames are allowed inside the hired accommodation units.
  • Swimming in the lake is not allowed.
  • There is no reception on-site: on arrival please contact the number provided on your booking confirmation.

Languages spoken

English

Pitch types & availability

Other pitch types

Reviews

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Only showing reviews for the last 30 months.

Walks from the site on the public footpaths are nice, across fields…

Overall 10/10
Location 9
Value for money 9
Accommodation 9
Facilities / Activities 9
Customer service 9
Child friendliness 10
Cleanliness 10
Wifi 1
Adam B. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Fully-serviced grass pitch

Liked: Walks from the site on the public footpaths are nice, across fields with sheep and cows!
Facilities were clean, well maintained and the showers had seats, which is very helpful

Local farmer comes on a Saturday at 5pm with local meats

worth grabbing some supplies before you arrive as it’s a good 3 miles from the nearest shop, not at bad thing in the slightest just something to consider

On site spa is reasonably priced and my wife and I both had a massage during the day, great addition

Recommend to friends Visit again

Excellent site lovely clean pitches are a far size and well marked out

Overall 8/10
Location 9
Value for money 9
Accommodation 9
Facilities / Activities 9
Customer service 9
Child friendliness 9
Cleanliness 9
Wifi No rating
Alison D. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Electric grass pitch

Liked: We liked because it quite and the views are to die for. Very clean site a tractor ride for the kids at night .

Disliked: The walk to toliet blocks and the camper next to us with tv and being loud after quite time and finally settled down around midnight and then awaking us up 6 hours later

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Overall a lovely small campsite to watch the stars at night

Overall 9/10
Location 9
Value for money 9
Accommodation 8
Facilities / Activities 8
Customer service 9
Child friendliness 9
Cleanliness 8
Wifi No rating
Rob B. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Electric grass pitch

Liked: Small quiet campsite, very excluded and no artificial lights
Flexibility and friendliness of the campsite management team
New facilities (toilet block and showers)

Disliked: Would be fantastic if there was a small farm shop to buy local produce.
If the campsite gets any bigger, then more facilities would be needed

Recommend to friends Visit again

The lovely spacious field, the pond with tadpoles, the pizza truck and…

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

Non-electric grass tent or trailer tent pitch

Liked: The lovely spacious field, the pond with tadpoles, the pizza truck and the fire pit. Good showers and toilet block too.

Recommend to friends Visit again

A gem of a campsite!!

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

Electric grass pitch

Liked: A lovely peaceful site with great views over a morning coffee. Mike and Ryan are fantastic hosts!
The site has secure entry and on arrival your escorted to your pitch and provided with all of the information you need for your stay.
Individually marked pitches with electric, water and plenty of space to set up table and chairs.
Super clean amenities
A pop up bar (weekends only)
The local butcher selling his locally sourced meats ready for bbq
Mike's tractor rides through his fields are fab and a really nice touch
Fire pits and wood can be purchased and dropped by your pitch

Disliked: Nothing

Recommend to friends Visit again

Great family run site situated in a lovely location with top notch…

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

Non-electric grass tent or trailer tent pitch

Liked: Great family run site situated in a lovely location with top notch amenities. Very friendly staff and nice atmosphere. Would visit again.

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- hot tub - comfy bed - fire pit and logs etc included -…

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

Yurt (adults only, hot tub)

Liked: - hot tub
- comfy bed
- fire pit and logs etc included
- fridge in tent
- excellent communal kitchen
- clean private bathroom
- peaceful and secluded

Disliked: - no bin in tent
- no tea towels in kitchen

Recommend to friends Visit again

We had a fab time and will definitely be returning soon.

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

Electric grass pitch

Liked: As previously stated by other guests, this site is a hidden gem. We called on arrival and wasn't kept waiting, the young man was very friendly and helpful. The pitches were large and your allowed campfires which is an added bonus. The toilet and shower facilities are immaculate. There is also a barn with table football and a pool table. There was nothing not to like.

Disliked: Nothing

Recommend to friends Visit again

Loved the site, beautiful scenery and size of the pitches, great facilities…

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

Non-electric grass tent or trailer tent pitch

Liked: Loved the site, beautiful scenery and size of the pitches, great facilities and really clean.
Lovely lakes next to tent and really peaceful place to stay, extremely reasonable price and stunning at night as the site is not lit so can see all the stars.

Disliked: Nothing at all we disliked

Recommend to friends Visit again

The pitches were very ample in size

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

Non-electric grass tent or trailer tent pitch

Liked: Loved the peace and quiet of the site . The shower block was absolutely spotless
Would recommend it to anyone

Disliked: Nothing to dislike

Recommend to friends Visit again


Features

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 Spa 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 Tents for hire Toilet block Washing-up area Wifi

Groups 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

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

Utilities

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

Nearby amenities

Bar nearby Dog walk nearby Nearby farmers' market

Type

Farm Medium (26-50 pitches)

Accessibility

Bathrooms: Large spacious shower Bathrooms: Wheelchair accessible shower Bathrooms: Wheelchair accessible toilet Bathrooms: Wide doorways (over 30 inches/75cm) Uneven terrain; gravel or loose mud

Nearby leisure

Canoeing/kayaking nearby Cycling nearby Horse riding nearby Mountain biking nearby Restaurant nearby Sailing nearby Watersports nearby

Touring and motorhomes

Drainage hook-up points for tourers Seasonal pitches Tourer storage facilities Water hook-up points for tourers

Location

The Dorset Hideaway

Bridge Farm

Gassons/Cardsmill Lane

Whitchurch Canonicorum

Bridport

Dorset

England

DT6 6RW

Directions

Timezone

Europe/London BST (GMT+01:00)

GPS

50.77666°N
-2.85514°W

Route directions

If you are towing a caravan or driving a large motorhome, please contact the site for directions on the day before you are due to arrive. All other units can use Google Maps or What3words (feel.venturing.fancy). Do not use Satnavs using the postcode, as they do not direct you to the entrance.

Nearest transport

Coach
5 mi Coach Station
15.2 mi Yeovil Bus Station
18.9 mi South Station
Rail
6.6 mi Axminster Rail Station
7.5 mi Crewkerne Rail Station
12.5 mi Maiden Newton Rail Station
Ferry
21.3 mi Weymouth Ferry Terminal
26 mi Bridgwater Ferry Terminal
27.3 mi Exmouth Ferry Landing
Airport
24.8 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

Jurassic Coast towns and coves are within a few miles of The Dorset Hideaway, with other top destinations of Dorset, Devon and Somerset within easy driving distance. The main towns of the Jurassic Coast closest to The Dorset Hideaway are all worth a day trip for coast and countryside pursuits: Charmouth for its fossil museum; Bridport for brewery tours at Palmers' and vineyard tours at Furleigh Estate; and Lyme Regis for the Dinosaur Museum, marine aquarium and town museum, full of fossilly finds. More museums – of teddy bear, county and Keep Military – are at Dorchester, along with the Tutankhamun Exhibition, the first outside Egypt to show an exact recreation of Tutankhamun's mummy and one of Dorchester's most-visited attractions. For other museums and history highlights in the region, have a look at (Thomas) Hardy's Cottage just outside Dorchester; the Tolpuddle Martyrs museum at Tolpuddle; Northe Fort, the nineteenth century naval museum at Weymouth, and the castles at Corfe and Sherborne. Seven miles south of Dorchester is another esteemed Jurassic Coast town, Weymouth – head here for sailing, the Sea Life observational tower and the lighthouse and cliffs of Portland Bill (bring camera to here and surrounding Chesil Beach). From Weymouth, drive further along the coast to Swanage, Wareham, Corfe and Poole: Swanage for the Swanage Steam Railway and Studland Beach; Wareham for Monkey World and Cloud's Hill, the birthplace of TE Lawrence; Corfe for an Enid Blyton-style castle and Poole for all sorts of sightseeing including trips to spectacular Brownsea Island. In the other direction from Weymouth, stop off at Seaton to see one of our fave sights along the Devon coast, the Pecorama model and light railways set most scenically in the hills above Beer. From Seaton, head inland to Axminster, Chard, Shaftesbury and Yeovil, or continue along the coast to reach Torquay, Brixham and Paignton.

Water quality at nearby bathing waters

Name Distance Type 2020201920182017
Charmouth West 3.7 mi Sea N/AExcellentExcellentGood
Seatown 4 mi Sea N/AExcellentExcellentExcellent
Eypemouth 5.2 mi Sea N/AExcellentExcellentExcellent
Lyme Regis Front Beach 5.2 mi Sea N/AGoodGoodN/A
West Bay (West) 6 mi Sea N/AExcellentExcellentExcellent

Data source: European Environment Agency

Must see

Mapperton House & Gardens 6.6 mi

Montacute House 13.6 mi

Abbotsbury Swannery 13.8 mi

Jurassic Coast World Heritage Site 18.2 mi

Blackdown Hills Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty 18.9 mi

National Trust

Loughwood Meeting House 9 mi

Shute Barton 9.1 mi

Barrington Court 12.7 mi

Montacute House 13.5 mi

Branscombe: the Old Bakery, Manor Mill and Forge 13.7 mi

Cycle routes

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

Other

Fishpond Bottom - Wootton Fitzpaine and River Char 1.6 mi

Champernhayes - Monkton Wyld - Wootton Fitzpaine 2.8 mi

Langdon Hill - Golden Cap - Langdon Hill 3.1 mi

North Chideock - Symondsbury and More. 3.1 mi

Thorncombe – Forde Abbey and the River Axe 3.6 mi

Local events

  • Dorset County Show (Saturday 6 September 2025 – Saturday 6 September 2025)

    Dorchester, Dorset 19.2 mi

  • Glastonbury Festival (Wednesday 25 June 2025 – Wednesday 25 June 2025)

    Glastonbury, Somerset 28.9 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.

Offers

Conditions apply - see pitch type section for details

Nearest sites

Unfortunately, we have no nearby bookable sites.

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Frequently asked questions

  • Does The Dorset Hideaway have a swimming pool? No View all features
  • Is The Dorset Hideaway dog friendly? Yes View all features
  • What attractions are near The Dorset Hideaway? Jurassic Coast towns and coves are within a few miles of The Dorset Hideaway, with other top destinations of Dorset, Devon and Somerset within easy driving distance. The main towns of the … Read more
  • When can I check in and check out of The Dorset Hideaway?
    Camping and touring
    Arrive:  2 p.m. –  6 p.m.
    Depart by:  11 a.m.
    On-site accommodation
    Arrive:  3 p.m. –  6 p.m.
    Depart by:  10 a.m.
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  • How much does it cost to stay at The Dorset Hideaway? From £40 (for 2 nights, 2 adults) - prices may change depending on your dates and party.