Mallinson's Woodland Retreat

Poppet - 18ft hand crafted yurt with ensuite flushing loo and piping hot tree shower

Welcome to Guy Mallinson’s Woodland Workshop, home to ‘Crafty Camping’ in a wonderful woodland setting exclusively for adults (except for whole site bookings when children are welcome). Whether you want somewhere to stay, to come on a green woodworking course or both, visit our beautiful woodland site from January to mid December to experience a unique and unforgettably enjoyable experience. We call it Crafty Camping – luxury ‘glamping’ in a hand-crafted environment. Stay with us and our cosy bell tents and beautiful yurts, tipi and shepherds hut can be your home-from-home. You don’t have to attend a course to enjoy our wonderful ‘glamping’ facilities, which include piping hot woodland showers, a sauna yurt and a communal yurt with games and small shop selling cider, charcoal etc, while the ‘Out of Africa’ kitchen and wood fired pizza oven further help ensure a restful holiday with a difference. We offer a peaceful woodland setting in West Dorset, near to the Jurassic Coast ‘World Heritage Site’ and perfect for a short break or longer holiday. We’re close to Devon and Somerset too — so we make a great base for exploring all three counties.

Campground type

Languages spoken

English

Nearby campgrounds that are bookable on Pitchup.com

Unfortunately, we have no nearby bookable campgrounds.

Features

Adults only

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 Local produce 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

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

Themes

Bush Lake and/or mountain Leave the car at home 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 Dog walk nearby Nearby farmers' market

Type

Tiny (1-10 sites)

Accessibility

Disabled facilities

Nearby leisure

Cycle hire nearby Cycling nearby Fishing nearby Golf nearby Indoor pool nearby Mountain biking nearby Outdoor pool nearby Restaurant nearby Sailing nearby

Location

Mallinson's Woodland Retreat

Woodland Workshop

Holditch

Lyme Regis

Dorset

England

TA20 4NL

Directions

Timezone

Europe/London GMT (GMT+00:00)

GPS

50.82323°N
-2.92805°W

Route directions

Crafty Camping and the Woodland Workshop car park, Holditch Lane, Holditch, 1st right up Yonder Hill from Chard Junction, then 1st right. Google maps link on the front page of our website and directions in the info section of the website.

Nearest transport

Coach

15.3 km Coach Station

24.7 km Bus Station

24.9 km Yeovil Bus Station

Rail

7.3 km Axminster Rail Station

11.9 km Crewkerne Rail Station

18.5 km Honiton Rail Station

Ferry

35.8 km Bridgwater Ferry Terminal

41.1 km Topsham (Turf Lock Ferry) Ferry Landing

41.1 km Topsham Ferry Landing

Airport

35.9 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

River Cottage HQ River Cottage Canteen Lyme Regis Bridport Market Forde Abbey great cycling and walking

Water quality at nearby bathing waters

Name	Distance	Type	2020	2019	2018	2017
Charmouth West	10.1 km	Sea	N/A	Excellent	Excellent	Good
Lyme Regis Front Beach	11.2 km	Sea	N/A	Good	Good	N/A
Seatown	13.4 km	Sea	N/A	Excellent	Excellent	Excellent
Eypemouth	15.6 km	Sea	N/A	Excellent	Excellent	Excellent
Seaton (Devon)	16.7 km	Sea	N/A	Excellent	Excellent	Excellent

Data source: European Environment Agency

Must see

Mapperton House & Gardens 15.9 km

Montacute House 20.7 km

Blackdown Hills Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty 23.4 km

Jurassic Coast World Heritage Site 27.1 km

Abbotsbury Swannery 29.4 km

National Trust

Loughwood Meeting House 10.1 km

Shute Barton 11.1 km

Barrington Court 16 km

Montacute House 20.6 km

Branscombe: the Old Bakery, Manor Mill and Forge 20.8 km

Cycle routes

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

Other

FORDE ABBEY 2.3 km

Thorncombe – Forde Abbey and the River Axe 2.5 km

Fishpond Bottom - Wootton Fitzpaine and River Char 5.8 km

CRICKET HOUSE 6.1 km

Champernhayes - Monkton Wyld - Wootton Fitzpaine 6.3 km

Local events

Dorset County Show (Saturday 6 September 2025 – Saturday 6 September 2025)
Dorchester, England 37.1 km
Glastonbury Festival (Wednesday 25 June 2025 – Wednesday 25 June 2025)
Glastonbury, England 44.4 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.

Payment terms

Offers

Conditions apply - see site type section for details

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