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General
Set in beautiful rural Dorset in the heart of Hardy country, Dorset Country Holidays offers a respite from the rat race with glamping accommodation set around the common.
Guests can choose whether they wish to come glamping in a yurt, bell tent, vintage caravan, tipi, shepherd's hut or the UK's first Stargazer wooden Unidome.
Most glamping accommodation includes an electric light, cooler/fridge, double bed, electric sockets, carpet/rugs, cutlery and crockery, gas stove, chimenea, barbecue and picnic bench.
Located on a three-star AA park, guests have full access to amenities such as showers and toilets.
We welcome couples, families, same sex groups and dogs. We can even help plan that special celebration, stag or hen break offering a wide range of activities and catering.
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However, where the pitch or accommodation occupancy allows it, you can make a booking for up to 30 adults and 30 children in one booking.
To book multiple pitches or accommodation, use the 'Special requests' box on the booking page to ask to be sited together. Complete the booking form for the first booking (you can add a password and save your card so that we remember your details). Then click "Make another booking like this" at the top of the confirmation page to make the next booking.
Large groups: check the listing page for any group restrictions set out in the terms and section titled ‘Please note’.
Large tents/caravans: check the restrictions on unit dimensions to ensure your unit is suitable for the space you will be provided with.
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Features
Leisure on site
Bar or club house
Cycle hire
Evening entertainment
Fishing
Fitness centre
Games room
Hot tub
Indoor swimming pool
Kids' club
On-site restaurant/cafe
Outdoor swimming pool
Play area
Take away
Tennis
TV room
Watersports
Amenities on site
Bath available
Disabled facilities
Drying room
Food shop
Free wifi
Ice pack freezing
Internet access
Launderette
Parent & baby washroom
Pick-up from public transport
Public telephone
Shower available
Tents for hire
Toilet block
Washing-up area
Wifi
Utilities
Charging facilities
Chemical disposal
Gas cylinders available
Recycling available
Renewable energy
Touring and motorhomes
Hard standings
Rules
Barbecues allowed
Campfires allowed
Commercial vehicles allowed
Dogs allowed
Dogs allowed all year
Themes
Lake and/or mountain
Luxury
Peaceful
Remote location
Walkers' paradise
Wildlife haven
Nearby leisure
Cycle hire nearby
Cycling nearby
Fishing nearby
Golf nearby
Horse riding nearby
Indoor pool nearby
Leisure/theme park nearby
Restaurant nearby
Groups welcome
D. of E. welcome
Family friendly
Motorcycle friendly
Rallies welcome
Single-sex groups welcome
Student groups welcome
Nearby amenities
Bar nearby
Nearby farmers' market
Public transport nearby
Shop nearby
Type
Small (11-25 pitches)
Camping 2.0
Bell tents
Camping pods
Pre-erected tents
Shepherd's huts
Tipis, yurts, or wigwams
Location
Nearest transport
- Coach stations
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Shaftesbury Coach Stop
— 1.8 miles
Henstridge (Somerset): Virginia Ash Coach Stop — 7.3 miles
Wincanton: Memorial Hall Coach Stop — 8.0 miles
- Train stations
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Gillingham (Dorset) Rail Station
— 2.2 miles
Tisbury Rail Station — 7.8 miles
Templecombe Rail Station — 7.8 miles
- Ferry ports
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Poole Quay Ferry Landing
— 23.4 miles
Poole Ferry Terminal — 23.4 miles
Brownsea Island Ferry Landing — 25.4 miles
- Airports
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Bournemouth International Airport
— 23.9 miles
Dorset Country Holidays is easily accessible by both road and train. We are located two miles west of Shaftesbury on the A30.
By train:
Gillingham (Dorset) train station is located only three miles away. This station has direct hourly services to Salisbury, London Waterloo and Exeter St Davids.
By road:
From London/south-east
Take the M3 until you reach the A303. Stay on the A303 until you pass the signpost indicating Hindon. Come off the A303 on to the A350 signposted Longleat, Shaftesbury and Warminster. Follow the road signposted to Shaftesbury (7 miles). When you reach the large roundabout take the fourth exit signposted Sherborne/Yeovil (A30). We are located two miles down the road on your right.
From the Midlands
Travelling from the M4, take the A34 exit towards Winchester until you reach the A303 on to the A350 signposted Longleat, Shaftesbury and Warminster. Follow the road signposted to Shaftesbury (7 miles). When you reach the large roundabout take the fourth exit signposted Sherborne/Yeovil A30. We are located two miles down the road on your right.
From the south-west
Take the A38 heading towards the M5 at junction 29, exit onto the A30/Honiton road. Continue on the A303 (signposts for Ilminster), and take the exit toward Penselwood/A350/B3081. Head towards Gillingham, turn right at the B3081/Le Neuborg Way. Continue to follow the B3081, go through two roundabouts and turn right at Lox Lane. Turn left at A30/Sherborne Causeway. We are located ¼ mile on your left.
Local attractions
Activities:
Horse riding
Clay shooting
Fishing
Foraging (advance booking required)
Paintballing (advance booking required)
Attractions:
Stonehenge
Longleat Safari Park
Bournemouth and Poole beaches
Gold Hill
Tank Museum
Must see
- Stourhead House and Garden (7.6 miles)
- Longleat (12.3 miles)
- Haynes International Motor Museum (14.1 miles)
National Trust
- Stourhead (7.5 miles)
- Philipps House and Dinton Park (12.1 miles)
Cycle routes
Find local routes on the National Cycle Network - over 12,000 miles of cycling routes.