Brenscombe Activity Camps

One of the tipis (added by manager 20 Jul 2021)

The 'Leap of Faith' at Brenscombe Ropes Course

A wander in Brenscombe wood, straight from your Tipi

Dancing Ledge, a beautiful spot for a dip!

Family-friendly and dog-friendly farm site in the Purbeck District
A five-minute drive from Corfe Castle; 10 minutes from Old Harry Rocks
Daily half-day activities such as canoeing, kayaking and rock climbing

We provide activity Tipi camps based on the flanks of the Purbeck ridge perfectly located between Corfe Castle and Studland with a great balance of activities and time to relax and explore the local area. Each day take part in your choice of half day activity and fill the remainder visiting the local villages, beaches or walks. With direct access onto the Purbeck ridge by foot the historic village of Corfe Castle is easily reached with an array of cafe's, pubs, shops & of course the castle itself. Each pre-pitched tipi is located in our designated camping field with plenty of outdoor space for your family to enjoy the location. We provide camp beds & pillows, picnic table, fire pit, solar lights, barbeque, gas stove and camping crockery, so all you need to bring with you is your bedding and food! Washing facilities are provided onsite in our main courtyard. There is also a large undercover camping shelter just in case of wet weather! Half a day of outdoor activities for each night stayed is included in the price. The activities to choose from are: - High & low ropes at Burnbake ropes course - Climbing and abseil wall at Burnbake ropes course - Sit on top kayaking on Poole harbour - Canadian canoeing - Archery, and air rifle shooting and catapult challenge - Bushcraft - Rock climbing on the sea cliffs - Big Canoeing on Poole harbour for groups of at least 8 Well behaved dogs are welcome as long as we are notified at the time of booking. They must be kept on a lead at all times when onsite and cleaned up after. However, dogs are unable to join any activities where they cannot be supervised by a member of the group.

Campground type

Languages spoken

English

Nearby campgrounds that are bookable on Pitchup.com

Unfortunately, we have no nearby bookable campgrounds.

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 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 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 Remote location Spectacular scenery

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

Type

Tiny (1-10 sites)

Nearby leisure

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

Location

Brenscombe Activity Camps

Brenscombe Outdoor Centre

Studland Road

Corfe Castle

Dorset

England

BH20 5JG

Directions

Timezone

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

GPS

50.64181°N
2.03291°W

Nearest transport

Coach

1.7 km East Street

6.2 km Bus Station

Rail

8.1 km Wareham Rail Station

8.4 km Holton Heath Rail Station

9.3 km Poole Rail Station

Ferry

7.2 km Shell Bay Ferry Terminal

7.5 km Brownsea Island Ferry Landing

7.5 km Sandbanks Ferry Terminal

Airport

20.7 km Bournemouth 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

Attractions and activities nearby include: - Dorset Adventure Park (water park): five minutes’ drive - Corfe Castle (National Trust castle ruins): five minutes - Swanage (seaside town with a beach, shops and restaurants): 10 minutes - South West Coast Path: 10 minutes - Old Harry Rocks (chalk formations): 10 minutes - The Blue Pool (nature reserve with trails and a tearoom): 10 minutes - Dancing Ledge (Jurassic coast flat area of rock): 15 minutes - Lulworth Castle Wareham (fortified castle): 20 minutes - Durdle Door (beach and iconic limestone arch): half an hour.

Food and drink

The Castle Inn Pub 1.6 km
The Greyhound Pub 1.8 km
The Fox Inn Pub 1.8 km
Scott Arms Pub 3.5 km
Isle of Purbeck Golf Club Restaurant 3.6 km
The New Inn Pub 4 km
The Kings Arms Pub 4.2 km
Halfway Inn Pub 4.3 km
The Village Inn Pub 4.7 km
Square and Compass Pub 4.9 km

Groceries

The Dorset Cider Farm Off-licence 1 km
Courthill Stores Off-licence 6 km
Co-op Food Supermarket 6.2 km
Budgens Supermarket 6.3 km
Sainsbury's Supermarket 7.3 km
The Co-operative Food Supermarket 7.4 km
Lidl Supermarket 8.4 km
Co-op Food Supermarket 8.5 km
Dorset Booze Off-licence 8.7 km
Waste Not Want Not Supermarket 8.7 km

Parks and play

Blue Pool Play Area Playground 4.2 km
West Burton Field Playground 5.1 km
Days Park 5.6 km
King George's Play Area Playground 5.9 km
The Hayricks park 6.3 km
The Chadwick Playground 6.3 km
Natural Play Area Playground 6.9 km
John Procter Memorial Ground park 7 km
Bestwall Park 7.1 km
Hamworthy Park 7.9 km

Family days out

Corfe Castle Visitor attraction 1.8 km
Corfe Castle Model Village Visitor attraction 1.8 km
Corfe Castle 1.9 km
Norman's Quarry Visitor attraction 3.8 km
Burngate Purbeck Stone Centre Visitor attraction 3.8 km
Putlake Adventure Farm Visitor attraction 4.3 km
Agglestone Rock Visitor attraction 4.6 km
Spyway Barn Visitor attraction 5.2 km
Dancing Ledge Visitor attraction 5.9 km
Fort Henry Visitor attraction 6 km

Public transport

Corfe Castle, Village Centre 1.7 km
Calcraft Road 1.7 km
Halves Cottages 1.8 km
Castle View Visitor Centre 1.8 km
Norden Park and Ride 2.1 km
Norden Farm 2.5 km
Lynch Farm 2.7 km
Norden Bridge 3.4 km
Worth Lane 3.4 km
Kingston, Scott Arms 3.5 km

Beaches

Shipstal Beach 5.8 km
Knoll Beach 5.8 km
Swanage Beach 6.1 km
South Beach 6.3 km
Studland Naturist Beach 6.5 km
Sandbanks Beach 8.3 km
Lake North Beach 8.4 km

What’s nearby

Isle of Purbeck Golf Course 3.6 km
Kirkwood Park Golf course 5.5 km
Swanage Golf Games Golf course 5.6 km
Ridge Marina 6.1 km
Shell Bay Marine Marina 7 km
Poole Yacht Club Marina 7.9 km
Royal Motor Yacht Club Marina 8 km
Port of Poole Marina 8.1 km
Poole Quay Boat Haven Marina 8.5 km
Fishermans Landing area Fishing 8.6 km

Local services

RAW Charging Charging station 1.8 km
Mer Charging station 2 km
Murco Fuel station 2.3 km
BP Fuel station 2.9 km
Texaco Fuel station 5.4 km
Pod Point Charging station 6 km
Well Pharmacy 6.3 km
Pod Point Charging station 6.3 km
Well Pharmacy 6.4 km
Swanage Hospital 6.5 km

Must see

Corfe Castle 1.9 km

Studland Beach and Nature Reserve 5.1 km

Swanage Railway 6.2 km

Brownsea Island 7.5 km

Lulworth Castle & Park 12.4 km

National Trust

Corfe Castle 1.8 km

Studland Beach and Nature Reserve 5.7 km

Brownsea Island 7.4 km

Clouds Hill 17.6 km

White Mill 18.2 km

Cycle routes

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

Other

Corfe - Nine Barrows Down - Swanage 1.7 km

Norden - Scotland - Blue Pool - Corfe 1.8 km

The Purbecks - Castle and Coastal 1.8 km

West From Corfe Castle 1.9 km

Corfe - East Creech - West Hill 1.9 km

Local events

Dorset County Show (Saturday 5 September 2026 – Saturday 5 September 2026)
Dorchester, England 29.1 km