Ringstead Bay Camping

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Stunning views from the campsite
Stunning views from the campsite
Bell tent overlooking the ocean
Sea views from the site
The Campsite
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The Campsite
Toilet and shower blocks in the distance
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Bell tent overlooking the ocean
Sea views from the site
The Campsite

  • Peaceful rural site surrounded by woodland on the Jurassic Coast
  • Within five minutes’ walk of Ringstead Bay, a dog-friendly beach
  • On a working dairy farm with a shared fridge and freezer; café nearby
It pays to pack your walking boots for Ringstead Bay Camping, a peaceful, family-friendly site on a working dairy farm adjacent to the Jurassic Coast Path. Break them in with a five-minute walk to dog-friendly Ringstead Bay, before tackling the longer strolls to famed Durdle Door (under two hours’ walk) and Lulworth Cove (an extra 30 minutes of walking). This rural site should tick a lot of boxes, with its two and a half acres of relatively flat grass. There’s immediate access to footpaths from the site, but if your dog needs a quick run-around, there’s also an on-site (and off-leash) dog exercise area. You're also welcome to park next to your pitch. Nearby Ringstead Bay is a sweet spot for swimming, paddleboarding, windsurfing, surfing or launching a small boat. Let the children have a rummage through the rockpools around the reefs. Down by the bay (10 minutes’ walk or a five-minute drive from the field), there’s a café and shop with a kids’ play area and food like freshly made breakfasts, baps, woodfired pizzas and scampi and fries (ask for a takeaway if needed). They also stock basic camping essentials. Prefer to make your own meals? The on-site communal building, The Armoury, has a shared fridge and freezer. It also has lockable charging points for small devices. Elsewhere on site, there are toilets, showers, washing-up sinks and drinking water. You’re welcome to set up a fire, as long as it’s raised off the ground. The sheltered field has woodland on three sides, so access is via a private road through the woodland. Look out for the sea, Weymouth Bay and the Isle of Portland through the trees on the southern side. And here’s a nice fact about the field: it once held an American military establishment, so original bunkers, outbuildings and a World War II lookout are nearby.

Site type

Tent pitches 40
Rent a tent 10
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Admission

  • At least one of the party members must be aged 18 or over.

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) and/or any of the following: Staffordshire bull terrier, American Staffordshire terrier, Rottweiler, any Mastiff or Tosa.
  • Your dog must be tattooed or microchipped.

General

  • Please note that the shower facilities are unisex.

Occupancy

  • No hen/stag parties permitted via Pitchup.com.
  • Single-sex bookings of 4 or more people (couples and immediate family members excepted) are not permitted via Pitchup.com.

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9.6

Overall rating from 305 Pitchup.com customers

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99% would recommend this site to a friend

99% would stay here again

What customers say

This campsite offers a fantastic coastal location, just a short walk from the beach through woodland, with beautiful sea views. Visitors praise the friendly and helpful staff, and the consistently clean toilet and shower facilities. Campfires and dogs are permitted. While the site is praised for its spaciousness and peaceful atmosphere, some reviewers noted the ground can be uneven. The convenience of on-site fridges, freezers, and phone charging lockers is also highlighted.

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Sue G. 1 review

Bell tent

Liked First time camping! I ended up in one of your large tents which was fabulous, all the facilities were clean and really helpful staff.
Lovely location, dog and family friendly, atmosphere was really relaxed and happy. Easy walk to the beach and there’s a delicious cafe close by too though I would say, with all the walking you need to be moderately fit. Would highly recommend camping here if choosing Dorset.

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A lovely campsite in a great location.

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Nigel W. 1 review

Non-electric grass tent or trailer tent pitch

Liked Proximity to the beach, friendly staff, clean facilities and great views.

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would love to go back

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Barbara R. 1 review

Non-electric grass tent or trailer tent pitch

Liked Loved the campsite. Simple but great location. The Host were extremely helpful

Disliked The sink area needs raising slightly as the sinks are quite deep.

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Fabulous place to stay!!

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Anonymous

Non-electric grass tent or trailer tent pitch

Liked Amazing location
Relatively flat pitch sites
Super friendly owners
Dog friendly

Disliked More sheltered toilet, shower and washing up block would be great in rainy weather
Higher washing up sinks (not a great height for backs)
Hot water in the washing up sinks.

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Lovely

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Tamsin A. 2 reviews

Bell tent

Liked Beautiful setting and great bell tents

Disliked The facilities were not great, but I think they were temporary

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From the manager: Thank you for camping with us. We are glad you liked the location and bell tents. We are a pop-up campsite and therefore our facilities have to be temporary. The toilets are connected to mains water and flush and the showers are hot. We pride ourselves on the cleanliness of our facilities. Pictures of them can be seen on our website and Pitch Up listing so campers can see what we have available.

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Anonymous

Non-electric grass tent or trailer tent pitch

Liked Lovely relaxing site close to coast and local attractions. Only used for part of year with great history andbrilliant staff who are available all the time. Toilets and shower clean and hot

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We had a lovely stay at…

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Natalja K. 1 review

Bell tent

Liked We had a lovely stay at this campsite! Everything is very well organised, and you have everything you need right at hand. We stayed in a bell tent, which was comfortable and a great experience.

The showers and toilet facilities were clean and well maintained. The campsite is only a 5-minute walk from the beach, and around a 15-minute walk to a local pub, which is perfect if you don’t feel like cooking.

The views are absolutely amazing and really make the stay special. We would definitely recommend this campsite and would happily stay again!

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Beautiful views, spotless facilities and genuinely brilliant staff.

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Zahra S. 1 review

Bell tent

Liked ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ An absolutely fantastic family campsite!

We had such a lovely stay at Ringstead Bay Campsite and would highly recommend it, especially to families!

We stayed in one of the already-constructed tents on site, which was spotlessly clean and in a beautiful location with an amazing view out towards the sea. Waking up to that view was pretty special!

The facilities were brilliant. The showers and toilets were always spotless, and we really liked that hoses were provided so campers could easily keep everything clean after using them. There were plenty of fridges and freezers available, and the phone-charging building was such a useful addition. It is a slight walk from the camping area, but the husbands seemed more than happy to volunteer for the job — apparently it was a very convenient way to escape the children for a few minutes! 😂

What really stood out was how family-friendly the whole campsite felt. There were so many families staying, with children of all different ages. Ours were probably among the youngest at 20 months, while other families had teenagers, and it just had such a lovely, relaxed family atmosphere.

But the absolute best part of our stay was the staff. Every single person we dealt with was friendly, welcoming and incredibly helpful. They genuinely seemed to care about making everyone’s stay as enjoyable as possible, and they made an already lovely campsite even better.

Beautiful location, fantastic sea views, spotless facilities, a wonderful atmosphere and genuinely brilliant staff. We really couldn’t fault our stay in any way.

Highly, highly recommend Ringstead Bay Campsite — we would absolutely stay again! ⭐️

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Anonymous

Non-electric grass tent pitch (small, solo)

Liked Helpful, friendly staff, on site facilities, closeness to coast

Recommend to friends Visit again

Lovely campsite & very friendly bunch…

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Katy M. 1 review

Non-electric grass tent or trailer tent pitch

Liked Lovely campsite & very friendly bunch 😁 Just a shame we had to cut our stay short as I was poorly. But thank you all for the memories ☀️

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Features

Pop-up campsite

Dogs allowed

Leisure on site

Bar or club house Beach access 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 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

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 Communal freezer Communal fridge Electric car charging point(s) Gas cylinders available Recycling available Renewable energy

Nearby amenities

Bar nearby Dog walk nearby Shop nearby

Type

Farm Medium (26-50 pitches) Pop-up campsite

Nearby leisure

Canoeing/kayaking nearby Fishing nearby Restaurant nearby Sailing nearby Watersports nearby

Location

Ringstead Bay Camping

Ringstead Bay

Ringstead Farm

Dorchester

Dorset

England

DT2 8NF

Directions

Timezone

Europe/London BST (GMT+01:00)

GPS

50.63426°N
2.36157°W

Nearest transport

Coach
4.3 mi Marks and Spencer
6.2 mi South Station
11.6 mi Red Lion
Rail
4.3 mi Weymouth Rail Station
4.7 mi Upwey Rail Station
5.1 mi Moreton (Dorset) Rail Station
Ferry
4.2 mi Weymouth Ferry Terminal
17 mi Poole Ferry Terminal
17.4 mi Poole Quay Ferry Landing
Airport
25.3 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 who pack their walking boots can have a nice time mapping out potential routes. There’s a stunning route east to White Nothe (less than an hour’s walk). Osmington Mills (15 minutes’ walk or 10 minutes’ drive) and a popular 17th-century pub are in the other direction. Walk further west to reach Bowleaze Cove and Weymouth’s sandy beach and attractions like an aquarium and miniature golf. Driving to Lulworth (25 minutes)? Pay a visit to the abandoned village of Tyneham (half an hour), which can be visited when the firing ranges are closed, or take a round-about route to The Tank Museum (20 minutes) and Monkey World - Ape Rescue Centre (20 minutes). If you’re going west by car, perhaps consider touring the Abbotsbury Subtropical Gardens (35 minutes), Lyme Regis (an hour) and West Bay (45 minutes), the filming location for Broadchurch.
(within 6.2 mi)
Castle, Aquarium, Theme park and Zoo (within 10 mi)

Food and drink

  • Smugglers Inn Pub 0.6 mi
  • The Spice Ship Pub 2.6 mi
  • Sunset Bar & Restaurant 2.6 mi
  • The Blue Duck Restaurant 2.7 mi
  • The Springhead Pub 2.7 mi
  • The Bridge Inn Pub 2.8 mi
  • Sailor's Return Free House Pub 3 mi
  • The Spyglass Inn Restaurant 3 mi
  • Black Dog Pub 3.1 mi
  • Brewers Fayre Pub 3.8 mi

Groceries

  • Lidl 4.3 mi
  • The Food Warehouse 4.4 mi
  • Aldi 4.4 mi
  • Sainsbury's 4.4 mi
  • Londis 4.5 mi
  • Morrisons 4.5 mi
  • Asda 4.8 mi
  • Co-op Food 5.9 mi
  • Tesco 5.9 mi
  • Aldi 6.1 mi

Parks and play

  • The Springhead Pub Playground 2.7 mi
  • God's Pocket park 3.1 mi
  • Willowbrook park 3.1 mi
  • Sluice Gardens park 3.7 mi
  • Lodmoor Country Park 3.8 mi
  • Nothe Gardens park 4.2 mi
  • Dorchester Road Playground 4.3 mi
  • Alexandra Gardens park 4.3 mi
  • Knighton Reserve SANG park 4.4 mi
  • Weymouth Peace Garden park 4.4 mi

Family days out

  • White Nothe Visitor attraction 1.8 mi
  • Osmington White Horse Visitor attraction 2.5 mi
  • Fantasy Island Fun Park Theme park 2.6 mi
  • Seals Visitor attraction 3.7 mi
  • Turtles Visitor attraction 3.7 mi
  • Otters Visitor attraction 3.7 mi
  • Tropical lagoon Visitor attraction 3.7 mi
  • Harbourside Visitor attraction 3.7 mi
  • Sealife Centre Zoo 3.7 mi
  • Humboldt Penguins Visitor attraction 3.7 mi
  • Rainforest Visitor attraction 3.7 mi
  • Lulworth Castle 6.7 mi
  • Rufus Castle 7.2 mi
  • Monkey World Zoo 7.6 mi
  • Athelhampton House Castle 8 mi

Public transport

  • Osmington Garage 1.3 mi
  • Chapel Lane 1.4 mi
  • Shortlake Lane 1.5 mi
  • Warmwell Cross 2.3 mi
  • Kit Lane 2.5 mi
  • The Spice Ship 2.6 mi
  • Verlands Road 2.7 mi
  • Winslow Road 2.7 mi
  • Silver Street 2.7 mi
  • Warmwell Post Box 2.7 mi

Beaches

  • Ringstead Beach 0.3 mi
  • Ringstead Beach 0.9 mi
  • Durdle Door 3.6 mi
  • Man O' War Cove 4 mi
  • Castle Cove 5 mi
  • Lulworth Cove 5.2 mi

Other nearby

  • Lodmoor Pitch and Putt Golf course 3.8 mi
  • Chic Nightclub 4.4 mi
  • The Closet Nightclub 4.5 mi
  • Popworld Nightclub 4.5 mi
  • Weymouth Marina 4.5 mi
  • Weymouth Harbour Marina 4.6 mi
  • Came Down Golf Club Golf course 4.7 mi
  • Weymouth Golf Club Golf course 5.3 mi
  • Wessex Golf Centre Golf course 5.7 mi

Local services

  • Texaco Fuel station 2.7 mi
  • Preston Surgery Doctors 3.1 mi
  • Formotion Clinics 3.1 mi
  • Numark Pharmacy 3.1 mi
  • Weymouth Community Hospital and Health Centre 4 mi
  • Wessex Pharmacies Pharmacy 4.2 mi
  • Rowlands Pharmacy 4.2 mi
  • Royal Cresent Surgery Doctors 4.2 mi
  • Well Pharmacy 4.2 mi
  • Littlemoor Surgery Doctors 4.2 mi

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Must see

Weymouth Sea Life Park and Marine Sanctuary 3.8 mi

Radipole Lake Nature Reserve 4.5 mi

Lulworth Heritage Centre 5 mi

The Tank Museum 6.7 mi

Lulworth Castle & Park 6.7 mi

National Trust

Max Gate 5.8 mi

Hardy's Cottage 6.7 mi

Clouds Hill 7.5 mi

Corfe Castle 13.3 mi

White Mill 17.7 mi

Cycle routes

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

Other

Ringstead - Osmington Mills - Osmington Walk 0.4 mi

Osmington Mills - Ringstead - Upton 0.5 mi

Ringstead Bay - Chaldon Down - Ringstead Bay 0.9 mi

South Down NT Car Park - Scratchy Bottom 0.9 mi

South Down Car Park - White Horse Hill - Osmington - Osmington Mill - Ringstead - South Down CP 0.9 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.

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  • Does Ringstead Bay Camping have a swimming pool? No View all features
  • Is Ringstead Bay Camping dog friendly? Yes View all features
  • What attractions are near Ringstead Bay Camping? Those who pack their walking boots can have a nice time mapping out potential routes. There’s a stunning route east to White Nothe (less than an hour’s walk). Osmington Mills (15 minutes’ … Read more
  • When can I check in and check out of Ringstead Bay Camping?
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    Arrive:  3 p.m. –  8 p.m.
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