The Red Lion

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The site
The site
The pub in the early morning sunlight
The red lion lit up at night
Winter sunrise over the campsite
The red lion pub's beer garden
View of pitches on the main campsite and the red lion pub
Non electric grass pitches
Non electric grass pitches
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The pub in the early morning sunlight
The red lion lit up at night
Winter sunrise over the campsite

  • Family-friendly campsite adjoining a Winfrith Newburgh pub in Dorset
  • A 10-minute drive to the Jurassic Coast, Lulworth Cove and Durdle Door
  • Showers and loos on site; delicious food and drink in The Red Lion pub
Set in the middle of lovely Dorset countryside and on the outskirts of the peaceful village of Winfrith Newburgh, The Red Lion is a family-run pub with a namesake campsite on the extensive field to its rear. There’s easy access by car to dump your gear at the spacious pitches – most are sheltered by mature trees – and modern facilities on-site include showers, mains water, toilets and a washing-up area. The adjoining pub is open throughout the year: winter brings warming log fires while summer invites alfresco dining in the beer garden – and whenever you visit, you’re assured of a constant supply of delicious food as well as award-winning West Country ales and ciders. As on-site guests, you get 10% off your food bill using the voucher given to you at check-in. Luckily the site is dog-friendly as it’s a great base for soaking up Dorset’s rural vibe on quiet walks across the downs. If you’d like to spark up your barbecue while you’re there, there’s a small store in the village; otherwise, do a bigger stock up in Dorchester (15 minutes).

Campground type

Caravan sites 6
Tent sites 20
RV & Motorhome sites 6
Open all year
Opens
Please note

Admission

  • At least one of the party members must be aged 18 or over.
  • Under 18s must be accompanied by their parents or legal guardians.

Safety

  • Fires, barbecues and/or firepits will not be permitted in dry, windy and/or hot weather conditions.

General

  • Please note that the toilet/shower facilities are unisex.

Dogs

  • Your dog must be tattooed or microchipped.

Languages spoken

English

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Reviews

8.2

Overall rating from 451 Pitchup.com customers

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Location
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Value for money
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Accommodation
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Facilities / Activities
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Customer service
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Child friendliness
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Cleanliness
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Wifi
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Peaceful

83% would recommend this campground to a friend

82% would stay here again

What customers say

Plenty of room on flat sites, super staff & great pub grub. Ideal base for Durdle Door, Lulworth. Toilets/showers a bit dated, sometimes low water pressure. Some road noise near the main road.

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Arrival date (latest first)

Very expensive considering the poor facilities.

Overall

4 out of 10
Location
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Value for money
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Anonymous

Powered grass site

Liked Nice tidy site. Good pub serving good food.

Disliked Toilet/shower facilities very poor. Not enough toilets/showers for size of site, and poor quality. Confusing door codes and questionable cleaning.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Great spot and plenty of space

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5 out of 10
Location
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Value for money
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Facilities / Activities
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Customer service
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Child friendliness
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Cleanliness
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Wifi
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 Rachel L. 1 review

Unpowered concrete slab motorhome site

Liked Great spot.
Toilets were clean and easy to use

Disliked We were coming back after 10pm so had to sleep in the car park.
EE not working well in these parts

Recommend to friends Visit again

From the manager: Thank you for taking the time and trouble to leave a review. There must be some confusion; I do not know why you had to sleep in the car park as the campsite is accessible after10.00pm to campers who have checked-in. I am afraid the signal for some mobile phone providers is not very good in the more country parts of Dorset but the pub does offer complimentary WiFi that can be used by campers. Thank you again for leaving your review and we look forward to seeing you at some point in the future.

Not worth the 39£ per night

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4 out of 10
Location
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Value for money
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Facilities / Activities
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Customer service
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Child friendliness
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Cleanliness
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Wifi
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 Tanya F. 7 reviews

Powered gravel and sand caravan site

Liked Easy access, neat to the things we wanted to do and see.
Nice pub food and beer

Disliked Facilities quite bad, low standard.
Pitches near parking very loud, as folks sitting in their car listening to loud music half the night, road traffic very loud, swaped pitches for the second night.
Waste depot is a huge mess

Recommend to friends Visit again

Staff were friendly and helpful. Facilities…

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10 out of 10
Location
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Value for money
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Facilities / Activities
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Customer service
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Child friendliness
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Cleanliness
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Wifi
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Jasmine H. 1 review

Unpowered grass site

Liked Staff were friendly and helpful. Facilities were good and having the pub right there for food and drinks was very convenient. Was easy to find and just a short drive away from the beach. Would definitely stay here again.

Recommend to friends Visit again

From the manager: Thank you for taking the time and trouble to leave a review. We are delighted you enjoyed your stay with us and we look forward to welcoming you again at some point in the future.

Friendly staff, nice big space for…

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6 out of 10
Location
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Value for money
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Facilities / Activities
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Customer service
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Child friendliness
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Cleanliness
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Wifi
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Anonymous

Corner unpowered grass tent or motorhome site

Liked Friendly staff, nice big space for tent and car to park next to it.

Disliked Busy road next to the camping field, only bathroom/shower needs updating/fixing

Recommend to friends Visit again

From the manager: Thank you for taking the time and trouble to leave a review. The pub is a traditional coaching inn and as such is on the local country road network. Whilst this ahs the advantage of enabling easy access to local attractions, the roads can at times be noisy. There are 2 shower blocks (as indicated on the Campsite Arrival Map) providing 4 showers in total; you have not left the detail of what needs fixing but I understand that a wheel had come off one of the shower screens and this has been fixed. I hope this provides clarity to your feedback and we look forward to seeing you in the future.

Location Pub being so close The open…

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8 out of 10
Location
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Value for money
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Facilities / Activities
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Customer service
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Child friendliness
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Cleanliness
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Wifi
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Brett H. 1 review

Unpowered grass site

Liked Location

Pub being so close

The open space in the middle

Friendly staff

Recommend to friends Visit again

From the manager: Thank you for taking the time and trouble to leave a review. We are delighted that you enjoyed your stay with us and hope to see you again at some point in the future.

The location was great, very close…

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3 out of 10
Location
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Value for money
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Facilities / Activities
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Customer service
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Child friendliness
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Cleanliness
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Wifi
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Anonymous

Unpowered grass site

Liked The location was great, very close to durdle door etc.

Easy check in and affordable price

Disliked A few issues only one washing up sink, limited toilets and showers for the amount of campers. Food In the pub for breakfast took over an hour to come with a relatively quiet pub. The coffee that came had clumpy milk that looked gone off, and the drinks took 30 minutes to come. The young lad who worked at the bar was lovely very helpful and apologetic.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Great site…

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10 out of 10
Location
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Value for money
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Facilities / Activities
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Customer service
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Child friendliness
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Cleanliness
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Wifi
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Alison W. 1 review

Unpowered concrete slab motorhome site

Liked Great site

Recommend to friends Visit again

From the manager: Thank you for taking the time and trouble to leave a review. We are delighted that you enjoyed your stay with us and look forward to welcoming you back in the future.

I liked having the pub on…

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10 out of 10
Location
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Value for money
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Facilities / Activities
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Customer service
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Child friendliness
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Cleanliness
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Wifi
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 Emma W. 1 review

Powered grass site

Liked I liked having the pub on site the food was amazing and the camp site was friendly

The location was excellent for visiting the beaches durdle door and Lulworth cove and camp bestival

Disliked You can hear the road noise however not a deal breaker

Recommend to friends Visit again

From the manager: Thank you for taking the time and trouble to leave a review. We are delighted that you enjoyed the pub and campsite. As a traditional coaching inn the site is near the local roads and whilst this has the advantage of giving excellent access to the local attractions at times the road can be noisy. We are pleased this did not detract from your stay and we look forward to welcoming you back in the future.

Would stay again.

Overall

8 out of 10
Location
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Value for money
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Facilities / Activities
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Customer service
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Child friendliness
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Cleanliness
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Wifi
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 Natalie O. 1 review

Powered grass site

Liked The perfect option for our stay, to the nearby areas we planned. Great size, didnt feel like you were on top of each other. Staff were friendly.

Disliked Bathroom blocks basic, 1x shower not working which created a back log of people waiting. Needs some TLC. Pitch was quite stoney struggled in certain areas especially as it was so dry already.

Recommend to friends Visit again

From the manager: Thank you for taking the time and trouble to leave a review and glad you enjoyed the pitches. The site is very central to the local attractions. There are 4 showers available on a 24-hour basis in two separate blocks and unfortunately one shower did need fixing so that did leave 3 overnight. As you say the ground has been extremely hard lately exacerbating the impact of any stones that have been underground. I hope this provides some clarity to your feedback and we look forward to seeing you at some point in the future.

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 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

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

Peaceful 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 Public transport nearby

Type

Medium (26-50 sites) Pub campground

Nearby leisure

Canoeing/kayaking nearby Climbing nearby Cycling nearby Fishing nearby Golf nearby Restaurant nearby Watersports nearby

Location

The Red Lion

Winfrith Newburgh

Dorset

England

DT2 8LE

Directions

Timezone

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

GPS

50.66708°N
2.2767°W

Nearest transport

Coach
12 km Red Lion
12 km Post Office
12.3 km South Station
Rail
4.2 km Wool Rail Station
4.6 km Moreton (Dorset) Rail Station
11.8 km Wareham Rail Station
Ferry
13.8 km Weymouth Ferry Terminal
20.6 km Poole Ferry Terminal
21.2 km Poole Quay Ferry Landing
Airport
33.7 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

You won’t have to wander very far afield to sample the best of Dorset attractions; The Red Lion is only 10 minutes’ drive from Man O’War Beach on the Jurassic Coast, the spectacular Durdle Door sea arch and romantic, almost circular Lulworth Cove. The kids will relish the chance to encounter the primates at Monkey World - Ape Rescue Centre (yes, also 10 minutes away), or see the nesting mute swans at Abbotsbury Swannery (40 minutes). Weymouth (25 minutes), its sandy beaches and Sea Life Adventure Park is also a good bet for keeping youngsters happy. Plus, the ever-popular Tank Museum in Bovington (10 minutes) is within striking distance. Take the Dorset air as you scramble up to Osmington White Horse (15 minutes), cut into the limestone landscape in 1808, for views over the downs to the English Channel. There are more wonderful vistas to be had from hilltop Corfe Castle (also 15 minutes), and if any cobwebs still need blowing away, head to Chesil Beach (half an hour) for a blustery walk along the shingle.

Water quality at nearby bathing waters

Name Distance Type 2020201920182017
Durdle Door East 5 km Sea N/AExcellentN/AExcellent
Durdle Door West 5 km Sea N/AExcellentExcellentExcellent
Lulworth Cove 5.7 km Sea N/AExcellentExcellentExcellent
Ringstead Bay 6.6 km Sea N/AExcellentExcellentExcellent
Bowleaze Cove 10.8 km Sea N/AExcellentExcellentExcellent

Data source: European Environment Agency

Must see

The Tank Museum 3.9 km

Monkey World - Ape Rescue Centre 5.4 km

Lulworth Heritage Centre 5.7 km

Lulworth Castle & Park 5.7 km

Hardy's Birthplace 10.6 km

National Trust

Clouds Hill 5.9 km

Hardy's Cottage 10.6 km

Max Gate 11.3 km

Corfe Castle 15.8 km

White Mill 21.6 km

Cycle routes

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

Other

West Lulworth Circular 4.8 km

Lulworth and White Nothe Coastal Tour 5.4 km

South Down Car Park - White Horse Hill - Osmington - Osmington Mill - Ringstead - South Down CP 5.5 km

LULWORTH CASTLE 5.5 km

Clouds Hill - Moreton 5.6 km

Local events

  • Dorset County Show (Saturday 5 September 2026 – Saturday 5 September 2026)

    Dorchester, England 12.2 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.

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Frequently asked questions

  • Does The Red Lion have a swimming pool? No View all features
  • Is The Red Lion dog friendly? Yes View all features
  • What attractions are near The Red Lion? You won’t have to wander very far afield to sample the best of Dorset attractions; The Red Lion is only 10 minutes’ drive from Man O’War Beach on the Jurassic Coast, the … Read more
  • When can I check in and check out of The Red Lion?
    Camping and caravan
    Arrive:  2 p.m. –  9 p.m.
    Depart by:  10 a.m.
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  • How much does it cost to stay at The Red Lion? From $38.19 (for 1 night, 6 people) - prices may change depending on your dates and party.