Buckland Campsite

View prices & book 9.5 175 reviews
Plenty of flat pitches
Plenty of flat pitches
The bell tent has its own private shower room and toilet
Space for all the family
Electric and non-electric pitches
Lots of room to run and play
Large pitches
Daisy Bell tents
Bell tent with own private shower and toilet room. Real beds with comfy bedding and your pit.
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The bell tent has its own private shower room and toilet
Space for all the family
Electric and non-electric pitches

  • Quiet and simple family-run site a 15-minute drive from Weymouth
  • A 15-minute drive from Chesil beach and 20 from Dorchester
  • Half an hour's drive from Lulworth Cove and Monkey World
Busy days out and peaceful times back at Buckland Campsite: that’s the order of the day at this rural Dorset spot, a 15-minute drive from the seaside harbour town of Weymouth. You'll stay on the kind of field you want to run through, arms outstretched, pretending to be an aeroplane. And why not? You’re on holiday… It's all nicely simple here, with basic but spick and span washrooms with hot showers, and a washing-up area for pots and pans. Barbecues and fires are fine, but so as not to harm the lush wide field the owners ask that you borrow some bricks from the fire points before you start sizzling your sausages. It’s a five-minute drive to a pub with food; for supermarkets, Weymouth is your closet bet. Not that shopping’s the only thing going on here… Weymouth's a grand town with a posh Georgian seafront, a sandy bay and a fine spread of stuff to see and do: you could meet the stingrays, turtles and sharks at the SEA Life Adventure Park, explore the Victorian fort in the harbour and spot rare birds at the RSPB reserves at Radipole Lake and Lodmoor.

Site type

Tent pitches 60
Rent a tent 6
Open now
Opens 1 May
Please note

Admission

  • Under 18s must be accompanied by their parents or legal guardians.

General

  • Discount cards and gift vouchers cannot be applied to bookings made via Pitchup.com.

Occupancy

  • The site caters for families (immediate members) and couples only - bookings from all other forms of groups are not accepted.

Vehicles

  • Commercial vehicles (vehicles used for work-related purposes, carrying goods or fare-paying passengers) and sign-written vehicles are not permitted on site.

Languages spoken

English

Open from Fri 1 May to

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Pitch types & availability

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2 adults
0 children
0 dogs

Reviews

9.5

Overall rating from 175 Pitchup.com customers

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Child friendliness
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Peaceful

97% would recommend this site to a friend

95% would stay here again

What customers say

This well-maintained campsite boasts spacious, level pitches and a friendly, helpful team. Facilities, including showers and toilets, are consistently praised for their cleanliness. Guests enjoy the peaceful atmosphere, beautiful views, and convenient location for exploring the local area. Family-friendly amenities like the play park and games room are popular additions. Some minor points noted include shower temperature and occasional noise from nearby farms.

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stunning views, quiet and peaceful very…

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Anonymous

Electric grass tent pitch

Liked stunning views, quiet and peaceful very clear and easy instructions to follow getting in and off site, highly recommend.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Very good…

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 Akram Z. 1 review

Electric grass tent pitch

Liked Very good

Recommend to friends Visit again

Great place specially for family. Kods won't feel bored

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xtel a. 2 reviews

Non-electric grass tent pitch

Liked The place is lovely,peaceful and clean. My nieca and nephew had fun in the playground and game room.

Disliked Nothing

Recommend to friends Visit again

Great site, super good location, lovely staff.

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Louise H. 12 reviews

Non-electric grass tent pitch

Liked Friendly welcome, lovely bit of the world to visit, some super tuneful cows to wake up to in the morning, good facilities. It was very quiet, which may have been down to the no campfires rule (not the campsite rule, I believe this was the whole of Weymouth that had bbq's and fires banned). Nothing to do but go to bed with the sun! Huge pitches. Relaxed.

Disliked I prefer more of a wild camping experience, whereas this is a site with set pitches and electric hookup. I don't know how I missed this in the site description as our booking was for non-electric. The site is very exposed so keep an eye on the wind predictions as tents were coming down with gusts of 35mph and above. Bring windbreaks! People with a couple of windbreaks seemed to be faring better. Our pitch was absolutely littered with cigarette butts, which was pretty disgusting. Other campers, eh.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Would definitely book again.

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Nina R. 1 review

Electric grass tent pitch

Liked Lovely smaller camp site - such helpful family run workers. Lots of tips where to visit. Always cleaning and checking everything is ok with toilets and showers. Helped fix tents in the storms and was really friendly. Would just prefer it if the showers could be turned down as a little too hot. Especially in this heat.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Fantastic, Faultless site!

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Lara C. 1 review

Electric grass tent pitch

Liked This almost NEVER happens but I loved everything! We had our first ever camping trip to Buckland Campsite, and after a nearly four and a half drive James helped us complete beginners put our tent up, explaining it all as he went. He is a complete and utter asset to the team. The place is clean, it’s tidy, the toilets and showers are SPOTLESS and they were my main worry. The size of the site is perfect, not too big, nothing is too far away. The little farm shop was brilliant, reasonably priced and stocked with any essentials we forgot or just fancied. The food trucks on some evening were a great addition. The kids play park is great, again not too far so they can go in alone and we could see them playing.
I could quite literally go on and on about how amazing it is, but truly, try it yourself because you WILL NOT be disappointed!

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Lovely site but the toilets and showers are small and grubby.

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6 out of 10
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Emma R. 2 reviews

Electric grass tent pitch

Liked Liked

Lovely campsite that’s not too big, with a great range of facilities including a park, small shop, laundry room, communal freezer and games room. The staff were friendly, and the washing-up area was good. It’s also in a brilliant location, only around 10 minutes from Weymouth seafront. Overall, we really liked the site and the atmosphere.

Disliked Disliked

The toilet and shower facilities are the main downside. They’re basically like posh portaloos that have been plumbed in. The toilets are very small, smell of urine and feel quite grotty. We stayed for four nights and, although the cleaning van came every day, it didn’t seem like they were properly cleaned — more like bleach was put down the toilets and they were given a quick wipe.

The floors were particularly dirty in the corners and around the toilets, and the walls looked like they needed a good clean. The basins are tiny and positioned quite high, which makes them difficult for children and awkward for washing your face. It’s also unpleasant being less than a metre away from someone using the toilet while you’re trying to brush your teeth.

There are individual toilets available too, but these were equally small and grubby. The showers were similar — small, grotty and with a noticeable smell of mould.

It’s such a shame because the campsite itself is lovely. For us, it would genuinely be a 10/10 if they built a proper toilet and shower block. The facilities are the one thing really letting this otherwise great campsite down.

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Nice campsite with friendly staff but quiet time isn’t always adhered

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6 out of 10
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Child friendliness
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Anonymous

Electric grass tent pitch

Liked Great location for Weymouth. Staff were friendly when on site, plenty of showers and toilets. Great for kids

Disliked Still quiet a lot of noise after 10pm, quiet time seem to start at 11:30pm for people around us and finish around 6:30am. No one on site checking to see if quiet time adhered too.

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We absolutely loved this campsite! The…

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Anonymous

Non-electric grass tent pitch

Liked We absolutely loved this campsite! The staff were lovely, friendly and were very helpful! We also tried the curry truck on site and that was beautiful! Highly recommend.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Staff !!! Absolutely brilliant very accommodating.…

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Kerry W. 2 reviews

Non-electric grass tent pitch

Liked Staff !!! Absolutely brilliant very accommodating. Lovely park games room and area ri kick a ball. Nice little shop and even have a laundry unit.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Features

Dogs allowed

Campfires 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 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 Walkers' paradise

Utilities

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

Nearby amenities

Bar nearby Dog walk nearby Shop nearby

Type

Large (51-200 pitches)

Nearby leisure

Canoeing/kayaking nearby Climbing nearby Cycle hire nearby Cycling nearby Fishing nearby Golf nearby Horse riding nearby Indoor pool nearby Mountain biking nearby Restaurant nearby Sailing nearby Watersports nearby

Location

Buckland Campsite

Buckland Ripers

Weymouth

Dorset

England

DT3 4BT

Directions

Timezone

Europe/London BST (GMT+01:00)

GPS

50.64448°N
2.49703°W

Nearest transport

Coach
3 mi Marks and Spencer
5.2 mi South Station
13.2 mi Coach Station
Rail
1.4 mi Upwey Rail Station
2.8 mi Weymouth Rail Station
5.2 mi Dorchester West Rail Station
Ferry
3.3 mi Weymouth Ferry Terminal
22.6 mi Poole Ferry Terminal
22.9 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

After a wander round Weymouth, make for Chesil Beach (20 minutes' drive), a narrow and wild spit of land that’s more like an airstrip. From here, hike the South West Coast Path down to Portland Bill and its lighthouse; you’ll bag sights of half a dozen castles and forts along the way. Alternatively, go east around the coast for about half an hour, taking in Lulworth Castle then dipping down to the blue waters, white pebble beach and wacky rock formations of Lulworth Cove, a prime spot for rockpooling as well as filling up the photo album. If it’s windsurfing, kayaking round the cliffs of the Jurassic Coast or paddleboarding you're seeking, Weymouth has a good handful of hire shops and schools, with more round the coast at Charmouth (40 minutes). The beach there is a brill spot to get the kids fossil hunting; head into nearby Lyme Regis (45 minutes) to learn about the billion years of history that created the coast and to see some fab fossil treasures. There’s more history to be had at Dorchester a 20-minute drive away, from a Roman amphitheatre to a Neolithic henge and an Iron Age fort. To meet your ancestors (in a manner of speaking) go see the antics at Monkey World, half an hour from the site, or monkey about yourself on the slides, flumes and chutes of Splashdown Waterpark, an hour away in Poole.
(within 6.2 mi)
Castle, Aquarium, Theme park and Zoo (within 10 mi)

Food and drink

  • The Lugger Inn Pub 1.4 mi
  • The Turk's Head Pub 1.5 mi
  • John Gregory Pub 1.6 mi
  • The Royal Standard Pub 1.7 mi
  • Beefeater Restaurant 1.7 mi
  • Old Ship Inn Pub 1.8 mi
  • The Famous Old Spa Pub 1.9 mi
  • Littlemoor Spice Restaurant 1.9 mi
  • WhyNot Inn Pub 2 mi
  • The Golden Flame Restaurant 2.1 mi

Groceries

  • Morrisons 1.6 mi
  • Sainsbury's 1.7 mi
  • Aldi 1.8 mi
  • Lidl 2 mi
  • Aldi 2.1 mi
  • Co-op Food 2.2 mi
  • The Food Warehouse 2.5 mi
  • Asda 3 mi
  • Londis 3.1 mi
  • Tesco 4.6 mi

Parks and play

  • Chickerell Downs park 1.8 mi
  • Radipole Park 2 mi
  • Dorchester Road Playground 2.1 mi
  • Radipole Gardens park 2.4 mi
  • Lodmoor Country Park 2.5 mi
  • Ludlow Road Playground 2.7 mi
  • Sluice Gardens park 2.7 mi
  • Willowbrook park 2.9 mi
  • Alexandra Gardens park 3.2 mi
  • Weymouth Peace Garden park 3.3 mi

Family days out

  • Granby Fun Factory Visitor attraction 2.1 mi
  • Sandworld Theme park 2.6 mi
  • Sandworld Visitor attraction 2.6 mi
  • Leisure Ranch Go Karts Visitor attraction 2.6 mi
  • Leisure Ranch Theme park 2.6 mi
  • Otters Visitor attraction 2.6 mi
  • Sealife Centre Zoo 2.6 mi
  • Seals Visitor attraction 2.6 mi
  • Humboldt Penguins Visitor attraction 2.6 mi
  • Seahorses Visitor attraction 2.7 mi
  • Turtles Visitor attraction 2.7 mi
  • Pirate Adventure mini golf Visitor attraction 2.7 mi
  • Fancy's Family Farm Zoo 6.6 mi
  • Rufus Castle 7.9 mi
  • Woodsford Castle 8.2 mi

Public transport

  • Wey Valley School 1.1 mi
  • Wey Valley School Exit 1.2 mi
  • Methodist Church 1.2 mi
  • Sports Centre 1.3 mi
  • Shops 1.3 mi
  • Jestys Avenue 1.3 mi
  • Knights in the Bottom 1.4 mi
  • East Street 1.4 mi
  • Post Office 1.4 mi
  • Grays Corner 1.4 mi

Beaches

  • Chesil Beach 2.7 mi
  • Castle Cove 3.7 mi
  • Portland Beach 5.5 mi

Other nearby

  • Wessex Golf Centre Golf course 1.7 mi
  • Weymouth Golf Club Golf course 2.1 mi
  • Lodmoor Pitch and Putt Golf course 2.4 mi
  • Weymouth Marina 2.9 mi
  • Weymouth Harbour Marina 3.1 mi
  • Chic Nightclub 3.1 mi
  • Weymouth Marina 3.1 mi
  • Popworld Nightclub 3.1 mi
  • The Closet Nightclub 3.2 mi
  • Came Down Golf Club Golf course 3.2 mi

Local services

  • BP Fuel station 1.3 mi
  • Day Lewis Pharmacy 1.4 mi
  • Well Pharmacy 1.6 mi
  • Morrisons Fuel station 1.7 mi
  • Sainsbury's Fuel station 1.7 mi
  • Littlemoor Surgery Doctors 1.8 mi
  • Rowlands Pharmacy 1.9 mi
  • Dorchester Road Surgery Doctors 2.1 mi
  • Westhaven Hospital 2.2 mi
  • Esso Fuel station 2.2 mi

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Must see

Weymouth Sea Life Park and Marine Sanctuary 2.6 mi

Radipole Lake Nature Reserve 2.6 mi

Abbotsbury Swannery 4.6 mi

Hardy's Birthplace 7.5 mi

Lulworth Heritage Centre 10.9 mi

National Trust

Max Gate 5.5 mi

Hardy's Cottage 7.5 mi

Clouds Hill 11.8 mi

Corfe Castle 19.2 mi

White Mill 22.1 mi

Cycle routes

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

Other

Nottington - Chickerell 0.7 mi

Nottington - Upwey - Broadwey 0.7 mi

Nottington - Southill - Chickerell 0.8 mi

Nottington - Lorton - Radipole 0.8 mi

RADIPOLE LAKE (CURRENT BOUNDARY FROM 15/10/1990) 2.1 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 Buckland Campsite have a swimming pool? No View all features
  • Is Buckland Campsite dog friendly? Yes View all features
  • What attractions are near Buckland Campsite? After a wander round Weymouth, make for Chesil Beach (20 minutes' drive), a narrow and wild spit of land that’s more like an airstrip. From here, hike the South West Coast Path … Read more
  • When can I check in and check out of Buckland Campsite?
    Camping and touring
    Arrive:  2 p.m. –  6:30 p.m.
    Depart by:  12 p.m.
    On-site accommodation
    Arrive:  2 p.m. –  6:30 p.m.
    Depart by:  12 p.m.
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  • How much does it cost to stay at Buckland Campsite? From £19 (for 1 night, 2 adults) - prices may change depending on your dates and party.