Budget/backpacker: Campgrounds in Swanage, England

Whitecliff Farm

• Family-friendly farm site with sea views, a mile from Swanage beach
• A five-minute drive to Corfe Castle; Sandbanks Ferry 30 minutes
• Wild camping with fresh water, toilets and showers; watersports nearby

Knaveswell Farm

• Back to basics Purbeck pitches at the foot of Nine Barrow Down
• A 15-minute drive from Swanage and Studland beaches
• Excellent walking/cycling site on a lane from Swanage to Corfe Castle

Studland Summer Camp

• Family-Friendly Naturist Campsite Near Swanage and Corfe in Dorset

Railway Campsite

• Bell tent stays in a field next to the Swanage steam railway tracks
• Set in the village of Harmans Cross a 10-minute train ride to Swanage
• Campfires and dogs allowed; three nature reserves within a short drive

Bells in the Woods at Studland

• Bell tents in peaceful woodland 10 minutes' drive from Corfe Castle
• A short walk from the sea and two miles from Studland beach
• Part of the private Rempstone Estate; campfires and dogs allowed

Knoll Farm Campsite

• Scenic farm site in the Hartland Moor National Nature Reserve
• A 10-minute drive to Wareham and 25 minutes to Poole
• Firepit hire and wood/kindling sales, plus yoga classes on request

Steeple Leaze Farm Campsite

Heath Field Camping

• Small-scale site overlooking a nature reserve on the Isle of Purbeck
• A five-minute drive from Wareham; 20 minutes from Jurassic Coast
• Wild camping-style pitches with access to simple facilities

Moonacre Campsite

• Peaceful camping on an east Dorset farm 15 minutes' drive from Poole
• Just off the A31 and A350; South West Coast Path half an hour's drive
• Woodland walks direct from the pitches, and wildlife around the site

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

Wooder's Camping

• Quiet family farm and wildlife haven on the edge of Wareham Forest
• Families, couples and kids welcome on 'pick your own pitch' fields
• Within 10 minutes' drive of Wareham and 20 from the Jurassic Coast