Higher Moor Farm Campsite

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Beautiful views over the campsite
Beautiful views over the campsite
Electric gravel and grass pitches
The view from above Higher Moor Farm
Welcome to the farm
View across the site
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View over Higher Moor Farm camping pitches
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Electric gravel and grass pitches
The view from above Higher Moor Farm
Welcome to the farm

  • Peaceful family-friendly farm a few miles from Weymouth
  • Family-run for over 40 years
  • Play area, ball park area and shop
Let your spirits soar at Higher Moor Farm Campsite, a peaceful family-friendly site a few miles from the sandy stretches of Weymouth, set among eight acres of Dorset countryside. The family who run Higher Moor have farmed here for over 40 years, so can answer any questions or give tips on what to see and do in the surrounding countryside, even if your first or most pressing issue is where to get the best fish and chips locally (usually a good first question on arriving at a site). Daniel and his friendly team will do their best to ensure you have a tiptop stay, with facilities and services kept to the highest standards. As well as the usual amenities among this spectacular scenery, the farm has a play area, a ball park area and a shop. Two supermarkets within five minutes’ drive.

Site type

Tent pitches 55
Touring caravan pitches 55
Motorhome pitches 55
Lodges, cabins, pods or huts 28
Open now
Opens 19 March

Tourist board rating

Please note

Admission

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

General

  • The grocery shop is open between 31/03 and 29/10.

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 Thu 19 Mar to

Open from Fri 19 Mar to

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Accommodation

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2 adults
0 children
0 dogs

Reviews

9.4

Overall rating from 159 Pitchup.com customers

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Peaceful

93% would recommend this site to a friend

92% would stay here again

What customers say

This is a well-maintained and exceptionally clean campsite with friendly, helpful staff. Visitors praise the modern, spotless toilet and shower facilities, good Wi-Fi, and well-stocked on-site shop. While many enjoy the peaceful atmosphere and spacious pitches, some mention noise from nearby electricity pylons and occasional issues with facility cleanliness during peak times. The location is convenient for exploring Weymouth and the surrounding countryside.

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Arrival date (latest first)

A great little site. Nice people and a good little shop on site

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10 out of 10
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 Ken L. 4 reviews

Electric grass and gravel pitch

Liked The site was clean and well kept. The toilets and showers were immaculate. Probably the best I’ve seen in a long time. Location is ok if you want to drive to the touristy places but not so good for walking. There are no footpaths along the country style lanes which was quite traumatic for me, my granddaughter and my dogs. A lovely location for a quiet few days away. They have a street food van visits site if you fancy Indian or fish and chips. They have food themed days.
I would definitely stay here again but I’ll bring the drive away awning next time. All in all, a great little site.

Disliked The site was spot on. The worst part for us was the walk along the road.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Cleanest campsite I’ve ever stayed on.…

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chris h. 1 review

Electric grass and gravel pitch

Liked Cleanest campsite I’ve ever stayed on. Staff were very accommodating with me needing to arrive very late at night. Overall lovely place!

Recommend to friends Visit again

Lovely quiet campsite , with clean…

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Anonymous

Electric grass and gravel pitch

Liked Lovely quiet campsite , with clean spacious facilities

Recommend to friends Visit again

Such a lovely campsite!

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 Karen G. 3 reviews

Non-electric grass pitch

Liked This is our second stay at Higher Moor Farm. We returned because it is a lovely campsite with excellent facilities and staff. It’s also close to the Park and Ride to get into Weymouth for the annual Piratefest.
Higher Moor Farm is a campsite which is big enough to have facilities in numerous places but still small enough to care about the campers.
I was given a key to use the accessible toilet and shower and this was a good sized, well fitted space and spotlessly clean.
We’ll definitely be booking a pitch for the Piratefest next year!

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Welcoming team, tidy site and exceptional…

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Simon W. 1 review

Electric grass and gravel pitch

Liked Welcoming team, tidy site and exceptional facilities.

Disliked Nothing really

Recommend to friends Visit again

Fantastic campsite, great facilities and always…

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Adam A. 3 reviews

Non-electric grass pitch

Liked Fantastic campsite, great facilities and always extremely clean. Highly recommend.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Would not go back as no one seemed to know what they were doing

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 Carol C. 1 review

Non-electric grass pitch

Liked The facilities were very nice as in shower and toilets

Disliked Clientele were bloody awful, rude, ignorant and obnoxious. We were told to pitch up in a certain area with a caravan in front. The owner of said caravan drove up behind and said you can’t stay here we need to park our van. Explained we had been told to put up there and the guy went to argue with the young lad who helped out. He then came back and just stood glaring at us along with the rest of his family. Needless to say we left pretty sharply and didn’t return.

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Very clean…

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Anonymous

Non-electric grass pitch

Liked Very clean

Recommend to friends Visit again

Great staff, shop and facilities and…

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Anonymous

Electric grass and gravel pitch

Liked Great staff, shop and facilities and really well kept site. Easy drive to town. Beautiful countryside. Toilet/shower block facilities a real stand out and very good WiFi connection.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Lovely place, very well kept, great…

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 Alan B. 3 reviews

Non-electric grass pitch

Liked Lovely place, very well kept, great toilet/ shower block, nice views from a decent size pitch. Good little on-site shop,
Customer service excellent, will be returning no doubt at some point.

Disliked Nothing

Recommend to friends Visit again

Features

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 Dog park Drying room Food shop Free wifi Ice pack freezing Internet access Launderette Local produce Off licence Parent & baby washroom Pick-up from public transport Portable toilet Pub toilets Public telephone Shower available Toilet block Washing-up area Wifi

Groups welcome

D. of E. 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 Spectacular scenery 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 Nearby farmers' market Public transport 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 Leisure/theme park nearby Mountain biking nearby Restaurant nearby Sailing nearby Surf school nearby Tennis nearby Watersports nearby

Touring and motorhomes

Motorhome service point Seasonal pitches

Location

Higher Moor Farm Campsite

Nottington

Weymouth

Dorset

England

DT3 4BW

Directions

Timezone

Europe/London GMT (GMT+00:00)

GPS

50.64566°N
2.48669°W

Route directions

By car From the A35, at the Dorchester roundabout, take the A354 to Weymouth. Coming into Weymouth on the A354 Relief Road turn right at the Manor Road roundabout (Morrisons supermarket on left) onto the B3159 signposted Upwey. Travel for approximately one mile and then turn left into Nottington Lane, signposted Nottington and Buckland Ripers. Once over the bridge keep right toward Buckland Ripers; once through the village and after the bend, Higher Moor Farm is on the left-hand side. By bus From Weymouth, take the 2 towards Littlemoor or the 10 towards Dorchester and alight on Dorchester Road at Wey Valley School. From Dorchester, take the 10 service towards Weymouth and alight on Dorchester Road at Wey Valley School. By train Take the train from Weymouth or Dorchester to Upwey station. From the train station, the site is about 1.5 miles' walk.

Nearest transport

Coach
2.8 mi Marks and Spencer
4.9 mi South Station
13.6 mi Coach Station
Rail
0.9 mi Upwey Rail Station
2.5 mi Weymouth Rail Station
4.9 mi Dorchester South Rail Station
Ferry
3.1 mi Weymouth Ferry Terminal
22.1 mi Poole Ferry Terminal
22.5 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

Higher Moor Farm Campsite is minutes away from the 2012 Olympic sailing venue of Weymouth, with its sandy bay, Georgian seafront, first-class watersports facilities, Sea Life Centre and regular events including dragon boat racing and fireworks festivals. (Keep an eye out for the sand modeller, whose family has been sculpting sand in Weymouth for generations.) Portland’s also crammed with watersports options including scuba diving, and you can go fishing and rock climbing here too. The Jurassic Coast World Heritage Site is minutes away from the campsite with its ancient cliffs, walks, biking and riding trails, boat trips, angling and fossil-hunting: try the long shingle stretch at nearby Chesil Beach or Lyme Regis. If you like your history a few million years more modern, try Dorchester with its Roman amphitheatre, or go on a history tour of Dorset to take in its castles, stately homes and gardens as well as its ancient forts and landmarks. For birdwatching and wildlife spotting, the RSPB reserve Radipole Lake is about five miles away from Higher Moor and has regular events, family activities and a visitor centre. There’s also the popular Studland Beach & Nature Reserve along the coast at Swanage, which was the inspiration for Toytown in the Noddy stories and which has all six species of British reptiles dwelling round about. If you have mini naturalists in the family, they’ll also like walking among the mute swan colony at Abbotsbury Swannery, chattering with the inhabitants at the Monkey World Ape Rescue Centre or feeling fancy at the (free) Fancys Family Farm in Portland. Elsewhere in Dorset, the appropriately-named Poole with its natural harbour is another highly popular spot with watersports enthusiasts and is easily accessible from Higher Moor, as is the neighbouring seaside town of Bournemouth. For other day trips, try Swanage, Wareham or East Bay – or take a ferry ride to one of the Channel Islands from Weymouth.
(within 6.2 mi)
Castle, Aquarium, Theme park, Zoo and Cashpoint (within 10 mi)

Food and drink

  • The Royal Standard Pub 1.3 mi
  • Old Ship Inn Pub 1.5 mi
  • Littlemoor Spice Restaurant 1.5 mi
  • John Gregory Pub 1.5 mi
  • The Famous Old Spa Pub 1.6 mi
  • The Golden Flame Restaurant 1.6 mi
  • The Turk's Head Pub 1.7 mi
  • The Lugger Inn Pub 1.7 mi
  • The Royal Oak Pub 2.1 mi
  • The Weatherbury Pub 2.2 mi

Groceries

  • Morrisons 1.3 mi
  • Sainsbury's 1.4 mi
  • Aldi 1.5 mi
  • Lidl 1.7 mi
  • Aldi 2.2 mi
  • The Food Warehouse 2.3 mi
  • Co-op Food 2.3 mi
  • Asda 2.9 mi
  • Londis 3 mi
  • Tesco 4.3 mi

Parks and play

  • Radipole Park 1.8 mi
  • Dorchester Road Playground 1.8 mi
  • Chickerell Downs park 2 mi
  • Radipole Gardens park 2.1 mi
  • Lodmoor Country Park 2.1 mi
  • Sluice Gardens park 2.4 mi
  • Willowbrook park 2.5 mi
  • Ludlow Road Playground 2.7 mi
  • Alexandra Gardens park 3 mi
  • Weymouth Peace Garden park 3.1 mi

Family days out

  • Granby Fun Factory Visitor attraction 2.1 mi
  • Sandworld Theme park 2.2 mi
  • Sandworld Visitor attraction 2.2 mi
  • Leisure Ranch Go Karts Visitor attraction 2.2 mi
  • Leisure Ranch Theme park 2.2 mi
  • Otters Visitor attraction 2.3 mi
  • Seals Visitor attraction 2.3 mi
  • Sealife Centre Zoo 2.3 mi
  • Humboldt Penguins Visitor attraction 2.3 mi
  • Seahorses Visitor attraction 2.3 mi
  • Turtles Visitor attraction 2.3 mi
  • Fancy's Family Farm Zoo 6.4 mi
  • Rufus Castle 7.8 mi
  • Woodsford Castle 7.8 mi
  • Athelhampton House Castle 10 mi

Public transport

  • Wey Valley School 0.7 mi
  • Methodist Church 0.7 mi
  • Wey Valley School Exit 0.7 mi
  • Jestys Avenue 0.9 mi
  • Shops 0.9 mi
  • Sports Centre 0.9 mi
  • Grays Corner 1 mi
  • New Inn 1 mi
  • Stottingway Street 1.1 mi
  • Manor Road 1.1 mi

Beaches

  • Chesil Beach 3 mi
  • Castle Cove 3.6 mi
  • Portland Beach 5.5 mi
  • Ringstead Beach 5.8 mi

Other nearby

  • Wessex Golf Centre Golf course 1.8 mi
  • Weymouth Golf Club Golf course 2 mi
  • Lodmoor Pitch and Putt Golf course 2.1 mi
  • Weymouth Marina 2.7 mi
  • Came Down Golf Club Golf course 2.8 mi
  • Chic Nightclub 2.9 mi
  • Weymouth Harbour Marina 2.9 mi
  • Weymouth Marina 2.9 mi
  • Popworld Nightclub 3 mi
  • The Closet Nightclub 3 mi

Local services

  • Barclays Cashpoint 2.7 mi
  • Lloyds Bank Cashpoint 2.8 mi
  • Lloyds Bank Cashpoint 2.8 mi
  • BP Fuel station 0.9 mi
  • Sainsbury's Fuel station 1.3 mi
  • Morrisons Fuel station 1.4 mi
  • Morrisons Fuel station 1.4 mi
  • Littlemoor Surgery Doctors 1.4 mi
  • Rowlands Pharmacy 1.5 mi
  • Layanson Pharmacy 1.5 mi
  • Day Lewis Pharmacy 1.6 mi
  • Dorchester Road Surgery Doctors 1.9 mi
  • Westhaven Hospital 2.1 mi

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Must see

Weymouth Sea Life Park and Marine Sanctuary 2.2 mi

Radipole Lake Nature Reserve 2.4 mi

Abbotsbury Swannery 5.1 mi

Hardy's Birthplace 7.2 mi

Lulworth Heritage Centre 10.5 mi

National Trust

Max Gate 5.2 mi

Hardy's Cottage 7.2 mi

Clouds Hill 11.4 mi

Corfe Castle 18.8 mi

White Mill 21.6 mi

Cycle routes

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

Other

Nottington - Chickerell 0.4 mi

Nottington - Upwey - Broadwey 0.4 mi

Nottington - Southill - Chickerell 0.4 mi

Nottington - Lorton - Radipole 0.4 mi

RADIPOLE LAKE (CURRENT BOUNDARY FROM 15/10/1990) 1.9 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

Tent pitchTouring caravan pitchesMotorhome or campervan pitch
Electric grass and gravel pitch

  • 15% off

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    Expires 7 days before arrival
Tent pitchTouring caravan pitchesMotorhome or campervan pitch
Non-electric grass pitch

  • 15% off

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    Expires 7 days before arrival
Lodge, cabin, pod or hut
Microlodge (four person)

  • 15% off

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    Expires 7 days before arrival
Lodge, cabin, pod or hut
Microlodge (two person)

  • 15% off

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    Expires 7 days before arrival

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Frequently asked questions

  • Does Higher Moor Farm Campsite have a swimming pool? No View all features
  • Is Higher Moor Farm Campsite dog friendly? Yes View all features
  • What attractions are near Higher Moor Farm Campsite? Higher Moor Farm Campsite is minutes away from the 2012 Olympic sailing venue of Weymouth, with its sandy bay, Georgian seafront, first-class watersports facilities, Sea Life Centre and regular events including dragon … Read more
  • When can I check in and check out of Higher Moor Farm Campsite?
    Camping and touring
    Arrive:  2 p.m. –  5 p.m.
    Depart by:  12 p.m.
    On-site accommodation
    Arrive:  3 p.m. –  5 p.m.
    Depart by:  10 a.m.
    Read more
  • How much does it cost to stay at Higher Moor Farm Campsite? From £26 (for 1 night, 2 adults) - prices may change depending on your dates and party.