Tent campgrounds in Verwood, England

Hillside Campsite

Fairoak Camping

• Small family-run site 15 minutes' walk from Moors Valley Country Park
• A 15-minute drive from the New Forest; 20 minutes from the coast
• Back to basics pitches with fresh eggs for sale; pub a short walk away

Dean Meadow Camping

• Back-to-basics campsite in rural Dorset, near Wimborne Minster
• Lulworth Cove and Durdle Door 50 minutes’ drive; Go Ape 10 minutes
• Views of Horton Tower on site: bus and shops 10 minutes’ drive

Crooked Willows Farm

• Rural site on a working farm 10 minutes' drive from Wimborne Minster
• Bournemouth beach, Poole and the New Forest within a half-hour drive
• On the edge of the Holt Heath National Nature Reserve

Little Hill Farm

• Back to basics site five miles from the New Forest National Park
• A 10-minute drive from Moors Valley and 20 minutes from Bournemouth
• Large field set aside for playing football, dog walking or relaxing

Snowdrop Barn Meadow

• Adults-only site in a central Dorset spot close to Holtwood Forest
• A 10-minute drive to Wimborne Minster; 20 minutes to New Forest
• Good access to local walking trails; two pubs within two miles

Clayford Field

• Rural six-acre site 10 minutes' drive from Wimborne
• Just off the 17-mile Castleman Trailway and 10 miles from Bournemouth
• A 10-minute forest walk from a country pub

Forest Edge Holiday Park

• Access to Hurn Forest two miles from the New Forest
• Free showers, seasonal shop, launderette
• Use the leisure facilities of sister site Oakdene nearby

New Forest Water Park

Oakdene Forest Park

Augustus Camping

• Family-run site over 12 acres five minutes' drive from Fordingbridge
• On the edge of the New Forest National Park
• Firepits for hire; farm shop 500 metres away

Harry's Secret Site

• Wild-style rural Hampshire site in the New Forest Park
• A mile from Fordingbridge; Lyndhurst half an hour
• Surrounded by woods and meadows and overlooking the Avon Valley

Red Shoot Camping Park

Camping in Colehill

• Family-run pop-up campsite in the Dorset countryside
• On the outskirts of Wimborne; 20 minutes' drive from Poole
• Right next to a 50-acre dog-friendly field for walking

Wimborne Fishing Lake

• Peaceful site with fishing lake a short walk from Wimborne town centre
• Kingston Lacy and Knoll Gardens within a 10-minute drive
• Day fishing tickets and rod hire on site; barbecues welcome

Heronshaw Meadow

• Peaceful meadow site in the grounds of a 17th-century farmhouse
• A 10-minute drive from Christchurch and 15 minutes from Bournemouth
• Barbecues and towels to hire