Hobby Farm

View prices & book 9.5 164 reviews
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  • Dog-friendly, adults-only couples’ country retreat in rural Dorset
  • A 10-minute drive from Charmouth and 15 to Lyme Regis and West Bay
  • Walking paths to the beach from the site; pub a five-minute stroll
Whether your pastime is active or more laidback, Hobby Farm in Marshwood Vale has you covered. Like a bit of walking? Set in the Dorset Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, this site’s got that in spades. Prefer relaxing? As an adults-only park with a low-key atmosphere, this pretty place is wondrously peaceful… The site’s also a 10-minute drive to the famous fossil beach in Charmouth (for hunting dino remains) and footpaths connecting to the coast from here mean you can roam on down through the green countryside in about an hour and a quarter. If Fido fancies a break you can bring him as well: dogs are welcome at Hobby Farm. For beaches with a bit of bustle, West Bay and Lyme Regis’ restaurants, bars and boutiques are less than a 10-minute drive away, and if guests are hankering after eats closer by a pub serving grub is about a five-minute walk up the lane. A supermarket’s less than a 15-minute drive away for supplies if you're aiming for alfresco cooking (and barbecues are allowed back on base). If legs still have a little life left in them, Stonebarrow Hill (a 10-minute drive) has 25 miles’ worth of trails around Golden Cap. Factor in a stop uphill for vistas of Lyme Bay over to Dartmoor, then keep going to Langdon Hill-Wood via Smugglers’ Trail. Or carry yourself off towards the cliffs for the old Thorncombe Beacon and views of Bridport and Chesil Beach, one of England’s longest shingle shorelines.

Campground type

Tent sites 14
RV & Motorhome sites 14
Lodges, cabins, pods or huts 3
Open all year
Opens
Please note
  • Your dog must be tattooed or microchipped.
  • The campground/park does not accept breeds/crossbreeds listed in the Dangerous Dog Act (i.e. Pit Bull Terrier, Japanese Tosa, Dogo Argentino, and Fila Brasileiro).
  • No hen/stag parties permitted via Pitchup.com.
  • Guests under the age of 18 are not allowed on site.
  • The campground/park caters for families (immediate members) and couples only - bookings from all other forms of groups are not accepted.

Languages spoken

English

Site types & availability

Accommodation

Tent sitesCaravan sitesRV & Motorhome sitesLodges, cabins, pods or hutsCaravans for hireRent a tent
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2 adults
0 children
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Reviews

9.5

Overall rating based on 164 reviews View breakdown

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Voted 92% of visitors View breakdown

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would recommend this campground to a friend

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Only showing reviews for the last 30 months.

Perfect adults only nearly wild camping

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

Unpowered grass tent, campervan or trailer tent site

Liked: Such a beautiful site, perfect for meeting friends, we had a pitch big enough for both vans to park together, with a gorgeous view. The facilities are great, everything you could need for a "wild camp" without losing out on the basics.

10 min walk to the pub that serves great food and lovely hospitality, and loads of walks to take the do on.

We regularly come for one night and only live 30mins away.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Really good facilities cleaned every day and lovely location by the lake.…

Overall 10/10
Location 9
Value for money 10
Accommodation 10
Facilities / Activities 10
Customer service 10
Child friendliness No rating
Cleanliness 10
Wifi 10
Sam S. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Unpowered grass tent, campervan or trailer tent site

Liked: Really good facilities cleaned every day and lovely location by the lake. Would defo return

Recommend to friends Visit again

Clean and tidy, great site

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

Unpowered grass tent, campervan or trailer tent site

Liked: Location……..lovely setting

Recommend to friends Visit again

Fab site

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

Unpowered grass tent, campervan or trailer tent site

Liked: Very peaceful also toilets were very clean

Recommend to friends Visit again

Great location, lovely view of the rolling hills. Good toilet block with…

Overall 10/10
Location 10
Value for money 10
Accommodation 10
Facilities / Activities 8
Customer service 10
Child friendliness 2
Cleanliness 10
Wifi 10
Anonymous The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Unpowered grass tent, campervan or trailer tent site

Liked: Great location, lovely view of the rolling hills. Good toilet block with warm showers. Wifi. Small campsite with lots of space

Recommend to friends Visit again

Great quiet campsite

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

Unpowered grass tent, campervan or trailer tent site

Liked: Everything but especially the complete absence of humanoid noise, the opportunity to have my own campfire and the spacious setting of the pitches

Disliked: Leaving ;-)

Recommend to friends Visit again

Overall impressed with site and would stay again

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

Unpowered grass tent, campervan or trailer tent site

Liked: It is spacious and quiet. The facilities are good. Pitches were level and well defined.

Disliked: Nothing

Recommend to friends Visit again

Quiet and relaxing site.

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

Unpowered grass tent, campervan or trailer tent site

Liked: Fabulous clean and tidy site, such a quiet and peaceful site for a relaxing weekend.
Facilities are always clean and the fridge on site is great when camping with a tent. 2nd visit and will definitely be back again.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Clean and lovely peaceful site

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

Unpowered grass tent, campervan or trailer tent site

Liked: All of it , it was a lively peaceful site with great amenities for the price

Disliked: Nothing

Recommend to friends Visit again

The setting is beautiful. Good sized pitches. Lovely and quiet.…

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

Unpowered grass tent, campervan or trailer tent site

Liked: The setting is beautiful.
Good sized pitches.
Lovely and quiet.

Disliked: Nothing really.
Facilities a bit basic but easily outweighed by setting.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Features

Dogs allowed

Adults only

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 site/unit Composting toilet Dog park Drying room Food shop Free wifi Ice pack freezing Internet access Laundry Parent & baby washroom Pick-up from public transport Picnic table 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

Adults only Barbecue provided Barbecues allowed Campfires allowed Commercial vehicles allowed Dogs allowed Dogs allowed all year

Themes

Budget/backpacker Bush Lake and/or mountain Luxury Peaceful Remote location Spectacular scenery Walkers' paradise Wildlife haven

Utilities

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

Nearby amenities

Bar nearby Convenience store nearby Dog walk nearby Nearby farmers' market

Type

Farm Small (11-25 sites)

Nearby leisure

Canoeing/kayaking 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 Tennis nearby Watersports nearby

Location

Hobby Farm

Whitchurch Canonicorum

Bridport

Dorset

England

DT6 6RJ

Directions

Timezone

Europe/London +0100 (GMT+01:00)

GPS

50.75551°N
-2.84665°W

Route directions

Coming along Blunts Road from Ryall, pass Hobby Farm (the equestrian stables) and look for the next turning on the right to find the site. It's better to use the Google Maps location for Hobby Farm Holidays to find the exact spot rather than using the postcode. If coming from the A303 and Crewkerne, after Bettiscombe, your satnav may suggest going down a bridleway to Mandeville Stoke Farm. Don't take this turning but carry straight on instead.

Nearest transport

Coach
6.4 km Coach Station
25.9 km Yeovil Bus Station
29.3 km South Station
Rail
11.5 km Axminster Rail Station
14 km Crewkerne Rail Station
19.7 km Maiden Newton Rail Station
Ferry
32.5 km Weymouth Ferry Terminal
43.6 km Exmouth Ferry Landing
44.3 km Bridgwater Ferry Terminal
Airport
40.3 km Exeter 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

Book as much time as you can off work, as this area’s brimming with things to do. Quirky times can be had at Lyme Regis’ crazy golf course on the promenade, while boat trips are available from West Bay to see beaches from a watery vantage point. Meanwhile, museums like Dinosaurland Fossil (15 minutes' drive) will school you on what puts the Jurassic into the Jurassic Coast. For country houses with a twist, former Cistercian monastery Forde Abbey is a 20-minute drive or you can journey an hour into the countryside past Yeovil for Sherborne Castle. Car enthusiasts can have a gander at the Haynes Motor Museum near this 16th-century Tudor mansion, some 50 minutes from Hobby Farm. Back towards the coast, town times are top in Sidmouth, 40 minutes east by car, with its Regency houses, botanical gardens and donkey sanctuary. Heading in the other direction will take you to the Hardy Monument on Black Down within 35 minutes for views of the West Dorset Heritage Coast from way up high.

Water quality at nearby bathing waters

Name Distance Type 2020201920182017
Seatown 4 km Sea N/AExcellentExcellentExcellent
Charmouth West 4.7 km Sea N/AExcellentExcellentGood
Eypemouth 6.2 km Sea N/AExcellentExcellentExcellent
Lyme Regis Front Beach 7.4 km Sea N/AGoodGoodN/A
West Bay (West) 7.5 km Sea N/AExcellentExcellentExcellent

Data source: European Environment Agency

Must see

Mapperton House & Gardens 10.7 km

Abbotsbury Swannery 20.4 km

Montacute House 23.7 km

Jurassic Coast World Heritage Site 29.1 km

Radipole Lake Nature Reserve 31.4 km

National Trust

Shute Barton 15.3 km

Loughwood Meeting House 15.4 km

Branscombe: the Old Bakery, Manor Mill and Forge 21.7 km

Barrington Court 22.9 km

Montacute House 23.6 km

Cycle routes

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

Other

Langdon Hill - Golden Cap - Langdon Hill 2.6 km

North Chideock - Symondsbury and More. 2.7 km

Fishpond Bottom - Wootton Fitzpaine and River Char 4 km

Seatown - Golden Cap - Ridge Barn - Stanton St Gab 4 km

Champernhayes - Monkton Wyld - Wootton Fitzpaine 5.2 km

Local events

  • Dorset County Show (Saturday 6 September 2025 – Saturday 6 September 2025)

    Dorchester, England 29.9 km

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

Lodge, cabin, pod or hut
Otter's Nest shepherd's hut
  • 20% off 20% discount (3-night stay) –
  • 25% off 25% discount (4-night stay) –
  • 30% off 30% discount (7-night stay) –
Lodge, cabin, pod or hut
Badger's Retreat shepherd's hut (ensuite)
  • 20% off 20% discount (3-night stay) –
  • 25% off 25% discount (4-night stay) –
  • 30% off 30% discount (7-night stay) –
Lodge, cabin, pod or hut
Fox's Den shepherd's hut (ensuite)
  • 20% off 20% discount (3-night stay) –
  • 25% off 25% discount (4-night stay) –
  • 30% off 30% discount (7-night stay) –

Conditions apply - see site type section for details

Nearest campgrounds

Unfortunately, we have no nearby bookable campgrounds.

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Frequently asked questions

  • Does Hobby Farm have a swimming pool? No View all features
  • Is Hobby Farm dog friendly? Yes View all features
  • What attractions are near Hobby Farm? Book as much time as you can off work, as this area’s brimming with things to do. Quirky times can be had at Lyme Regis’ crazy golf course on the promenade, while … Read more
  • When can I check in and check out of Hobby Farm?
    Camping and caravan
    Arrive:  noon –  8 p.m.
    Depart by:  noon
    On-site accommodation
    Arrive:  1:30 p.m. –  8 p.m.
    Depart by:  10 a.m.
    Read more
  • How much does it cost to stay at Hobby Farm? From $37.37 (for 1 night, 2 adults) - prices may change depending on your dates and party.