Buckland Field Camping

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  • Pop-up site in a field behind a pub, 10 minutes’ drive from Frome
  • Longleat animal park 20 minutes’ drive; Bath city centre half an hour
  • Dog friendly; breakfasts, lunches and dinners available at the pub
Fancy a Somerset break with easy, convenient access to a traditional pub serving real ales and home-cooked meals? Then consider Buckland Field Camping. This small and friendly pop-up site occupies a lush paddock to the rear of The Bell Inn, in the village of Buckland Dinham, 10 minutes’ drive from Frome along the A362. This is a simple but comfortable spot, with all the basic amenities: toilets, warm showers and a washing-up area, for example. There’s also plenty of free parking in the pub car park, not to mention spectacular country views from the expansive (and flat) field. The other obvious perk of staying here is the on-site pub, which serves home-cooked breakfasts, light lunches and filling evening meals, as well as organising events like quiz nights and live music. If you’d rather self-cater, portable gas stoves are permitted if guests exercise caution. Well-behaved dogs are welcome throughout the season. Plenty of bike trails and footpaths (some of them starting at the site gates) heading into the Somerset countryside make it easy to leave the car behind. If you want to give your legs a break, the D2 bus stops just outside the pub and travels to destinations like Frome and Bath (half an hour’s drive). Other local spots worth exploring include Longleat animal park (20 minutes) and Cheddar Gorge (40 minutes), in the Mendip Hills National Landscape.

Campground type

Tent sites 15
RV & Motorhome sites 15
Caravan sites 15
Open now
Opens 1 April
Please note
  • Under 18s must be accompanied by their parents or legal guardians.
  • 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).
  • A charge of GBP2.00 ($3.95) applies for the use of the shower.
  • Please note that the toilet/shower facilities are unisex.
  • Discount cards and gift vouchers cannot be applied to bookings made via Pitchup.com.

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English

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Reviews

8.7

Overall rating from 75 Pitchup.com customers

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Child friendliness
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Cleanliness
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Peaceful

88% would recommend this campground to a friend

85% would stay here again

What customers say

Basic, quiet spot behind The Bell Inn. Staff are friendly, food's good, prices are fair. Plenty of space, great views. Shower (£2), washing-up available. Toilets can be limited, hot water sometimes scarce for dishes. Farm and camper noise noted, plus tricky access for big motorhomes.

Summary AI-generated from Pitchup.com customer reviews. Last updated 03/06/2026

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Arrival date (latest first)

Nice basic campsite adjoined to a…

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Simon M. 16 reviews

Unpowered grass caravan site

Liked Nice basic campsite adjoined to a pub. Good location, 20 minutes walk to the Collier Way. Great pub staff and food at reasonable prices.
Recommended, we will definitely be returning.

Disliked I believe this site is reasonably new and in its infancy, at the moment there's only one unisex toilet cubicle available outside of pub hours, but hopefully this will change in the near future.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Great views. Wonderful friendly staff.…

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 Sarah k. 3 reviews

Bell tent

Liked Great views. Wonderful friendly staff. Nice bell tent. Pub handy for first night drinks/meal.

Disliked Toilet a long way to walk in the night or when desperate. Shower was too hot for daughter to use. Other campers noisy and large group parked right next to our bell tent when loads of space.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Location was great, good price, nice…

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Benjamin S. 2 reviews

Unpowered grass tent site

Liked Location was great, good price, nice pub

Recommend to friends Visit again

Nice chilled campsite. Perfect for a…

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 jamie s. 10 reviews

Unpowered grass tent site

Liked Nice chilled campsite. Perfect for a cheap get away. Pub was friendly

Recommend to friends Visit again

Loved this place and will definitely…

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Christian G. 1 review

Unpowered grass tent site

Liked Loved this place and will definitely be back. Very friendly and relaxed atmosphere. Not massive but there were only 7 groups when I went so plenty of space. The staff at the pub are amazing, and it has a lovely atmosphere. The food is very reasonably priced and is good. It is basically a field behind a pub, but that is the charm and it is in an absolutely beautiful location. There is one shower in a shed on the field itself (costs £2 and only takes 2x£1 coins for 6min of hot water) and next to that shed there is a single washing up sink with cold water only. There is a single toilet for the campsite in a building near the pub open 24hrs which is 100 feet away from the field and you can use the pub toilets when it is open.

Disliked Very hard to dislike but I guess it may not be for you if want a sterile faceless and zero atmosphere site. If you want to feel like you are in a beautiful location away from it all with very nice staff then it’s perfect.

Recommend to friends Visit again

A large field so there was…

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Anonymous

Unpowered grass caravan site

Liked A large field so there was plenty so there was plenty of space between pitches. There is a shower and washing up facilities on the field, the toilet is a little bit further away. The owners are friendly and accommodating. The pub food was good too. Will probably stay again in the future.

Disliked Nothing.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Clean, cheap and friendly. Whats not to like!

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 Pete D. 1 review

Unpowered grass caravan site

Liked The Location, pub,local people and owners were fantastic. They made me and my wife feel very welcome indeed.
While the campsite is very basic, you know that before you book, and thats just what we wanted. Its surrounded by farmland as such its very quiet. For the price, you can't beat it. We will be back!

Disliked Getting in and out of the campsite could be tricky. One way is a slope the other is a little tight width wise. A very small issue on an other wise lovely place. We got in and out with our 22ft caravan ok.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Spacious field, clean facilities and really…

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Amber L. 1 review

Unpowered grass tent site

Liked Spacious field, clean facilities and really friendly and welcoming staff at the pub, dog friendly too!

Recommend to friends Visit again

Such a friendly basic campsite will visit again

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Anonymous

Bell tent

Liked Lovely chilled campsite only stayed one night in a bell tent wish i had more time. bell tent was clean, washing up facilities, coin operated shower , toilet was clean and you can use the pub toilets when it's open

Disliked Campbed in bell tent a bit awkward as a double but for a basic bell tent you can't expect miracles. Next time I bring a extra duvet to make it more comfortable

Recommend to friends Visit again

Lovely meal in the pub and very friendly staff

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Anonymous

Unpowered grass caravan site

Liked Big empty field. Only stayed a night so didn’t explore

Disliked No washing up facilities that we found but maybe we didn’t look hard enough. I don’t think the single loo would cope if there was a full field. £22 per night for pitch and 2 dogs a bit steep for the facilities on offer

Recommend to friends Visit again

Features

Pop-up campground

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 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

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

Budget/backpacker Peaceful Remote location Spectacular scenery Walkers' paradise Wild camping

Utilities

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

Nearby amenities

Bar nearby Dog walk nearby

Type

Pop-up campground Pub campground Small (11-25 sites)

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 Tennis nearby

Location

Buckland Field Camping

Behind The Bell Inn

Buckland Dinham

Frome

Somerset

England

BA11 2QT

Directions

Timezone

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

GPS

51.26032°N
2.35629°W

Nearest transport

Coach
4 km Market Place
4 km Market Place
7.3 km Victoria Hall B
Rail
4.9 km Frome Rail Station
9.9 km Freshford Rail Station
10.3 km Avoncliff Rail Station
Ferry
26.4 km Temple Meads Station Ferry Landing
26.6 km Temple Bridge (Bristol) Ferry Landing
26.8 km Prince Street Bridge Ferry Landing
Airport
28.4 km Bristol 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 might be into grand country homes, while the kids clamour to visit an animal park. Good news: Longleat (20 minutes’ drive) ought to make everybody happy, since the estate includes an elegant 16th-century Elizabethan mansion with period furnishings and a safari park with big cats, hippos and koalas among its many residents. Keen hikers head to the Mendip Hills National Landscape (half an hour) to scramble up dramatic limestone ridges and outcrops – or to stroll through expansive plateaus dotted with the remains of ancient sites. Also here are Cheddar Gorge and Caves (40 minutes), with spectacular rock formations. Stretching along the River Avon, Bath (30 minutes) is a top spot for a little pampering. Spend half a day at the rooftop pool of the Thermae Bath Spa sauna complex, soaking your aching limbs as well as soaking up splendid views of the city, before checking out the Roman Baths or the Victoria Art Gallery.

Water quality at nearby bathing waters

Name Distance Type 2020201920182017
Clevedon Beach 40.5 km Estuary N/AGoodGoodGood
Weston-Super-Mare Sand Bay 43.9 km Estuary N/AN/AGoodGood
Weston Main 44.5 km Estuary PoorN/APoorN/A
Weston-Super-Mare Uphill Slipway 44.7 km Estuary PoorPoorN/APoor
Brean 46.1 km Estuary N/AExcellentExcellentExcellent

Data source: European Environment Agency

Must see

Longleat 9.9 km

Prior Park Landscape Garden 11.6 km

American Museum in Britain 13.2 km

Sally Lunn's Historic Eating House & Museum 13.4 km

Pump Room 13.4 km

National Trust

Westwood Manor 9.7 km

Prior Park Landscape Garden 11.5 km

Bath Assembly Rooms 14 km

The Courts Garden 14.9 km

Great Chalfield Manor and Garden 15.9 km

Cycle routes

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

Other

HAPSFORD HOUSE 2 km

ORCHARDLEIGH 2.3 km

MELLS MANOR HOUSE 3.2 km

Mells - Buckland Dinham - Great Elm - Mells 3.2 km

AMMERDOWN HOUSE 3.9 km

Local events

  • Glastonbury Festival (Wednesday 23 June 2027 – Wednesday 23 June 2027)

    Glastonbury, England 19.6 km

  • Bristol International Balloon Fiesta (Friday 7 August 2026 – Friday 7 August 2026)

    Bristol, England 29.8 km

  • Summer Solstice at Stonehenge (Sunday 21 June 2026 – Sunday 21 June 2026)

    Salisbury, England 37.9 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.

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Frequently asked questions

  • Does Buckland Field Camping have a swimming pool? No View all features
  • Is Buckland Field Camping dog friendly? Yes View all features
  • What attractions are near Buckland Field Camping? You might be into grand country homes, while the kids clamour to visit an animal park. Good news: Longleat (20 minutes’ drive) ought to make everybody happy, since the estate includes an … Read more
  • When can I check in and check out of Buckland Field Camping?
    Camping and caravan
    Arrive:  1 p.m. –  11 p.m.
    Depart by:  11:30 a.m.
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  • How much does it cost to stay at Buckland Field Camping? From $28.20 (for 1 night, 2 adults) - prices may change depending on your dates and party.