Hallett's at Portland Bill

From £15 For 1 night, 4 adults 8.9 24 reviews
View of the coastline (added by manager 03 Apr 2023)

Loading image…

View of the coastline (added by manager 03 apr 2023)
1/8
1/41
Favourite
View of the site (added by manager 05 apr 2023)
Aerial views (added by manager 05 apr 2023)
Pitches with sea views (added by manager 05 apr 2023)

  • Dog-friendly wild-camping site on Dorset’s Portland Peninsula
  • Weymouth 20 minutes’ drive; West Dorset Heritage Coast 25 minutes
  • Direct access to coastal path; sea views; pub within walking distance
Anyone on the hunt for a back-to-basics adventure in a fairly remote coastal location ought to put Hallett’s at Portland Bill right at the top of their list of potential destinations. This family-run site sits close to the southern tip of Dorset’s Portland Peninsula, less than a five-minute drive (or a 20-minute walk) from the Portland Bill promontory and its red-and-white striped lighthouse. Drive right up to your pitch, on a green field with spectacular sea views, and prepare to embrace island life. Most things are within walking distance here, starting with the sheltered pebbly beach at Church Ope Cove (25 minutes along the clifftops of the South West Coast Path, to which there is direct access). Of course, this is a popular area for paddleboarding and kayaking, so if you’re lugging your watersports equipment around, you might prefer to drive (five minutes). Alternatively, you can head south/southwest, past the lighthouse and on to Pulpit Rock (25-minute walk), a man-made stack resembling a book leaning against a lectern, where you can catch some rather awesome sunsets, too. Back at the site, which accepts dogs as long as they’re kept on leads, guests can wind down and soak up the peaceful vibe, safe in the knowledge that the site has a ban on loud music and noisy groups. This is intended to be wild-style camping so facilities just stretch to portable toilets, but you are welcome to bring a barbecue. Provisions can be sourced at either Weston or Easton (five minutes’ drive to either), though with the nearest pub a mere five-minute walk away, you might just decide to have your meals cooked for you, instead.

Site type

Tent pitches 50
Opens 19 July
Please note
  • This site has no on-site shower facilities.
  • Under 18s must be accompanied by their parents or legal guardians.
  • No hen/stag parties permitted via Pitchup.com.
  • At least one of the party members must be aged 21 or over.
  • Guests are advised to bring a good quality torch with them as parts of the site are unlit.
  • There is no reception on-site: on arrival please contact the number provided on your booking confirmation.
  • Fires, barbecues and/or firepits will not be permitted in dry, windy and/or hot weather conditions.

Languages spoken

English

Open from Fri, 19 Jul to

Reviews

8.9

Overall rating based on 24 reviews View breakdown

Open modal
96%

would recommend this site to a friend

92%

would stay here again

  • 62%
    10
  • 0%
    9
  • 25%
    8
  • 0%
    7
  • 8%
    6
  • 0%
    5
  • 4%
    4
  • 0%
    3
  • 0%
    2
  • 0%
    1

Only showing reviews for the last 30 months.

Relatively flat pitch.…

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

Non-electric grass and earth tent pitch

Liked: Relatively flat pitch.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Unbeatable views

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

Non-electric grass and earth motorhome pitch

Liked: The location of this site was amazing with incredible views. Reasonably priced for a basic site. Toilets always had paper and sanitizer.

Disliked: The field is sloped. Also there was a huge festival/party in the field next to us.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Sea views, relatively peaceful. Basic, but that's all we needed.…

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

Non-electric grass and earth motorhome pitch

Liked: Sea views, relatively peaceful. Basic, but that's all we needed.

Disliked: Rather full - but it was bank holiday so expected!

Recommend to friends Visit again

Friendly little site with stunning views. Location is excellent. Toilets are just portaloos…

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

Non-electric grass and earth motorhome pitch

Liked: Friendly little site with stunning views. Location is excellent. Toilets are just portaloos but they were clean

Recommend to friends Visit again

Beautiful views and location right on Portland Bill…

Overall 4/10
Location 10
Value for money No rating
Accommodation No rating
Facilities / Activities No rating
Customer service No rating
Child friendliness No rating
Cleanliness 10
Wifi No rating
Bunny R. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Non-electric grass and earth motorhome pitch

Liked: Beautiful views and location right on Portland Bill

Disliked: No noise restrictions, so what could have been a calm restful experience ended up with us being subjected to drum and base “music” until 1am

Recommend to friends Visit again

From the manager: Hi,sorry about the noise, but the was from another site. And as such out of our control.

Great views…

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

Non-electric grass and earth motorhome pitch

Liked: Great views

Recommend to friends Visit again

Great position, very basic and simple. Levelling chocks are required.…

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

Non-electric grass and earth motorhome pitch

Liked: Great position, very basic and simple. Levelling chocks are required.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Good for all

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

Non-electric grass and earth motorhome pitch

Liked: Great location and views.

Disliked: Expected there to be no facilities, but water access would be a great improvement.

Recommend to friends Visit again

From the manager: There is fresh drinking water available on site, via a tap at the top right

Very welcoming friendly owners open to suggestions to improve the site

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

Non-electric grass and earth tent pitch

Liked: Excellent views,great location for travelling to weymouth, Chesil beach, Durdle door..walks..

Recommend to friends Visit again

Fantastic camping spot

Overall 10/10
Location 10
Value for money 10
Accommodation 10
Facilities / Activities 10
Customer service 10
Child friendliness 10
Cleanliness 6
Wifi 6
Alexandra B. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Non-electric grass and earth tent pitch

Liked: Fantastic location , amazing views and truly wild camping ⛺️

Disliked: Some of the portable toilets were awful but this could be because it was a very busy Bank Holiday weekend

Recommend to friends Visit again

Features

Portable toilet

Pop-up campsite

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

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

Camping 2.0

Jumbo tent pitches

Themes

Budget/backpacker

Peaceful

Walkers' paradise

Wild camping

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

Medium (26-50 pitches)

Pop-up campsite

Nearby leisure

Canoeing/kayaking nearby

Climbing nearby

Cycling nearby

Fishing nearby

Horse riding nearby

Restaurant nearby

Sailing nearby

Watersports nearby

Location

Hallett's at Portland Bill

Portland Bill Road

Portland

Dorset

England

DT5 2JT

Directions

Timezone

Europe/London BST (GMT+01:00)

GPS

50.5255°N
-2.44215°W

Nearest transport

Coach
5.9 mi Marks and Spencer
12.7 mi South Station
18.3 mi Red Lion
Rail
6.2 mi Weymouth Rail Station
8.5 mi Upwey Rail Station
12.7 mi Dorchester South Rail Station
Ferry
5.7 mi Weymouth Ferry Terminal
23.4 mi Poole Ferry Terminal
23.9 mi Poole Quay Ferry Landing

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

The sandy beach at Weymouth (20 minutes’ drive) is the place for traditional seaside fun, including pedalos, miniature golf and donkey rides. At the entrance to the harbour is Nothe Fort, a 19th-century defensive structure with underground corridors and a museum, plus views of the Jurassic Coast. The West Dorset Heritage Coast (25 minutes) includes Chesil Beach, a 17-mile stretch of pebbles protecting the Fleet Lagoon, where you might be able to spot migrant birds, in addition to the elegant winged residents of Abbotsbury Swannery. Meanwhile, Abbotsbury Subtropical Gardens are known for their colourful magnolia blossoms. For birds of the raptor kind, head to Dorset Falconry Park (40 minutes), where you can meet and handle gentle owls, fly a hawk to the glove or just sit and relax as you take in the bird of prey displays.

Water quality at nearby bathing waters

Name Distance Type 2020 2019 2018 2017
Church Ope Cove 1.1 mi Sea N/A Excellent Excellent Excellent
Portland Harbour Sandsfoot Castle 4.8 mi Sea N/A Good Excellent Good
Portland Harbour Castle Cove 5 mi Sea N/A Excellent N/A N/A
Weymouth Central 6.2 mi Sea N/A Excellent Excellent Excellent
Weymouth Lodmoor 6.9 mi Sea N/A Excellent Excellent Excellent

Data source: European Environment Agency

Must see

Radipole Lake Nature Reserve 6.3 mi

Weymouth Sea Life Park and Marine Sanctuary 6.9 mi

Lulworth Heritage Centre 10.6 mi

Abbotsbury Swannery 11.6 mi

Lulworth Castle & Park 12.9 mi

National Trust

Max Gate 12.7 mi

Hardy's Cottage 14.3 mi

Clouds Hill 15.7 mi

Corfe Castle 18.6 mi

Studland Beach and Nature Reserve 23 mi

Cycle routes

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

Other

Around the Island of Portland 1.1 mi

RADIPOLE LAKE (CURRENT BOUNDARY FROM 15/10/1990) 6.7 mi

Lodmoor Nature Reserve - Littlemoor - Preston 7 mi

LODMOOR (CURRENT BOUNDARY FROM 25/11/2004) 7.4 mi

Osmington Mills - Ringstead - Upton 8.1 mi

Local events

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

    Wareham, Dorset 12.9 mi

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

    Dorchester, Dorset 13.6 mi

  • Tankfest (Friday 28 June 2024 – Friday 28 June 2024)

    Wareham, Dorset 14.5 mi

  • Tolpuddle Martyrs' Festival and Rally (Friday 19 July 2024 – Friday 19 July 2024)

    Dorchester, Dorset 16.8 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.

Want to know more about camping in Dorset?

  • Does Hallett's at Portland Bill have a swimming pool? No View all features
  • Is Hallett's at Portland Bill dog friendly? Yes View all features
  • What attractions are near Hallett's at Portland Bill? The sandy beach at Weymouth (20 minutes’ drive) is the place for traditional seaside fun, including pedalos, miniature golf and donkey rides. At the entrance to the harbour is Nothe Fort, a … Read more
  • When can I check in and check out of Hallett's at Portland Bill?
    Camping and touring
    Arrive:  11 a.m. –  8 p.m.
    Depart by:  10 a.m.
    Read more
  • How much does it cost to stay at Hallett's at Portland Bill? From £15 (for 1 night, 4 people) - prices may change depending on your dates and party.