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Knoll Farm Campsite

9.1 15 reviews

Large camping field among national trust land

A view across the campsite, with corfe castle in the distance

There are some activities for children and some games handy

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

Spacious fields, wide open skies and fab views towards castles and sea… If that ticks the boxes, make tracks for grassy Knoll Farm Campsite, a family-friendly site 10 minutes’ drive from Wareham. This is a particularly scenic Dorset spot too: in the Hartland Moor National Nature Reserve and within 15 minutes of the Jurassic Coast, this is a prime destination for taking in world-famed scenery and coastal and countryside walks. It’s also close to lots of avenues for hiking and biking, so get pedalling on the 11-kilometre Sika Trail in Wareham Forest or turn feet towards the Purbeck Hills for walks, both about 10 minutes away. Prefer strolls to be a little sandier? The site’s within easy reach of plenty of beaches, seaside towns and Jurassic Coast landmarks, including Lulworth Cove, Studland, Swanage, Man O’War Beach and Durdle Door all within 25 minutes of base. After all that, almost no energy need be expended back on site (although yoga classes are available on request): there’s no parking next to pitches, but there are trolleys and staff to help carry belongings from cars. Wood and kindling are for sale and there are firepits to hire, so no need to lug the barbecue along from home. Fancy a night off cooking? A pub serving local eats is about 10 minutes’ walk from the site. This is a peaceful site whose facilities simply stretch to toilets, a washing-up area and a simple shower. Things hot up at weekends, with the large communal firepit being lit on Friday and Saturday evenings for social times, and a bunch of extras including yoga classes, kids' entertainment and on-site food.

Site type

Languages spoken

English

Nearby sites that are bookable on Pitchup.com

Unfortunately, we have no nearby bookable sites.

Features

Pop-up campground

Dogs allowed

Campfires allowed

Leisure on park

Bar or club house Cycle hire Evening entertainment Fishing Fitness centre Indoor swimming pool Kids' club On-site restaurant/cafe Outdoor swimming pool Playground Recreation room/arcade TV room Takeout Tennis Watersports

Amenities on park

Bath available Car parking by site/unit Composting toilet Dog park Drying room Free wifi Grocery store Ice pack freezing Internet access Laundromat Parent & baby washroom Payphone Pick-up from public transport Portable toilet Pub toilets Restrooms Shower available Washing-up area Wifi

Groups welcome

Family friendly Motorcycle friendly Single-sex groups welcome Student groups welcome

Rules

Barbecue grills allowed Barbecue provided Campfires allowed Commercial vehicles allowed Dogs allowed Dogs allowed all year

Themes

Budget/backpacker Forest Hikers’ paradise Peaceful Remote location Spectacular scenery Wild camping Wildlife haven

Utilities

Charging facilities Dump station Electric car charging point(s) Propane/gas cylinders available Recycling available Renewable energy

Nearby amenities

Bar nearby Dog walk nearby Public transportation nearby

Type

Farm Medium (26-50 sites) Pop-up campground

Accessibility

Disabled facilities

Nearby leisure

Canoeing/kayaking nearby Climbing nearby Cycling nearby Horseback riding nearby Leisure/theme park nearby Mountain biking nearby Outdoor pool nearby Restaurant nearby Sailing nearby Surf school nearby Watersports nearby

Location

Knoll Farm Campsite

Soldiers Road

Norden

Wareham

Dorset

England

BH20 5DU

Directions

Timezone

Europe/London GMT (GMT+00:00)

GPS

50.66381°N
-2.08591°W

Nearest transport

Coach

3 km Red Lion

3.1 km Post Office

3.6 km East Street

Rail

3.8 km Wareham Rail Station

5.3 km Holton Heath Rail Station

8.3 km Hamworthy Rail Station

Ferry

8.2 km Poole Ferry Terminal

8.9 km Poole Quay Ferry Landing

9.6 km Brownsea Island Ferry Landing

Airport

21.9 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

Step into the past by wandering along to Corfe Castle, less than five minutes’ drive from base. The 11th-century castle was built by William the Conqueror and was one of the earliest to be built in England – that’s more than 1,000 years of history to explore around this spectacular ruin. Staying in the days of yore is far from challenging too: take a ride on the Swanage Railway heritage steam trains, pay a visit to the spectacular 17th-century Lulworth Castle, call into the Clouds Hill cottage that TE Lawrence once called home (it’s a National Trust writers’ museum now), or rumble through the Bovington tank museum, all within 15 minutes of base. Kids in tow will likely get up to all sorts of monkey business at Monkey World ape rescue centre 15 minutes from the site, but are more likely to be seen five minutes away swinging around the waterpark and mud trail at Dorset Adventure Park. Less active guests, on the other hand, might prefer to wander along to the Blue Pool – also within five minutes – to meet the Wareham Bears (that’s 200 teddies in their own model village).

Water quality at nearby bathing waters

Name	Distance	Type	2020	2019	2018	2017
Kimmeridge Bay	6.6 km	Sea	N/A	Excellent	Excellent	Excellent
Poole Harbour Rockley Sands	7 km	Estuary	N/A	Excellent	Excellent	Excellent
Poole Harbour Lake	7 km	Estuary	N/A	Excellent	Excellent	Excellent
Studland Knoll House	9.5 km	Sea	N/A	Excellent	Excellent	Excellent
Shell Bay North	9.8 km	Sea	N/A	Excellent	Excellent	Excellent

Data source: European Environment Agency

Must see

Corfe Castle 3.3 km

Studland Beach and Nature Reserve 8.5 km

Lulworth Castle & Park 9.1 km

Brownsea Island 9.5 km

Monkey World - Ape Rescue Centre 10 km

National Trust

Corfe Castle 3.5 km

Brownsea Island 9.4 km

Studland Beach and Nature Reserve 9.7 km

Clouds Hill 13.1 km

White Mill 15.8 km

Cycle routes

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

Other

STOBOROUGH HEATH (CURRENT BOUNDARY FROM 18/01/2004) 1.1 km

Norden - Scotland - Blue Pool - Corfe 2.8 km

West From Corfe Castle 3 km

Corfe - East Creech - West Hill 3 km

The Purbecks - Castle and Coastal 3.1 km

Local events

Dorset County Show (Saturday, September 6, 2025 – Saturday, September 6, 2025)
Dorchester, England 24.8 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 pitch type section for details

Reviews

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Only showing reviews for the last 30 months.

Excellent site with clean facilities, friendly staff & plenty of room

Overall	10/10
Location	10
Value for money	8
Accommodation	8
Facilities / Activities	8
Customer service	8
Child friendliness	10
Cleanliness	10
Wifi	8

Leanne K. Aug 2023

Primitive grass tent or trailer tent campsite

Liked: Beautiful location, lovely team who ran the site and clean facilities. We loved all the quirky signs, the no cars on the pitch and the pizza and coffee van.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Beautiful setting, and great staff.

Overall	10/10
Location	10
Value for money	10
Accommodation	No rating
Facilities / Activities	10
Customer service	10
Child friendliness	No rating
Cleanliness	10
Wifi	No rating

Anonymous Sep 2023

Primitive grass tent or trailer tent campsite

Liked: The surrounding area, the staff, the facilities.

Disliked: N/A

Recommend to friends Visit again

Very clean facilities and welcoming staff

Overall	10/10
Location	8
Value for money	8
Accommodation	8
Facilities / Activities	4
Customer service	8
Child friendliness	8
Cleanliness	10
Wifi	2

Anonymous Aug 2023

Primitive grass tent or trailer tent campsite

Liked: Lovely surrounding fields / wild life very peaceful

Disliked: Nothing

Recommend to friends Visit again

The friendly atmosphere, coffee van in the morning, pizza&music in the evening…

Overall	10/10
Location	10
Value for money	10
Accommodation	10
Facilities / Activities	10
Customer service	8
Child friendliness	10
Cleanliness	10
Wifi	No rating

Sophie S. Aug 2023

Primitive grass tent or trailer tent campsite

Liked: The friendly atmosphere, coffee van in the morning, pizza&music in the evening and superb cleanliness of the toilets

Recommend to friends Visit again

I would love to go back next year.

Overall	10/10
Location	10
Value for money	10
Accommodation	10
Facilities / Activities	10
Customer service	8
Child friendliness	8
Cleanliness	10
Wifi	No rating

Anonymous Aug 2023

Primitive grass tent or trailer tent campsite

Liked: We loved our stay at the campsite. It had everything we needed. It felt thatbthecwas a comunity rather than just a random campsite. The position of the campsite is perfect to visit places.

Disliked: There was nothing that we disliked.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Lovely stay. Thank you.

Overall	8/10
Location	8
Value for money	6
Accommodation	8
Facilities / Activities	10
Customer service	10
Child friendliness	10
Cleanliness	10
Wifi	2

Anonymous Aug 2023

Primitive grass tent or trailer tent campsite

Liked: Picturesque, great atmosphere and setting. Welcoming. Great showers and toilet facilities.

Disliked: No shop on site but could get a coffee as a van came every morning.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Great location, safe site - excellent showers!

Overall	8/10
Location	8
Value for money	8
Accommodation	8
Facilities / Activities	6
Customer service	8
Child friendliness	10
Cleanliness	10
Wifi	No rating

Anonymous Jul 2023

Primitive grass tent or trailer tent campsite

Liked: Showers were great - plenty of hot water, no waiting. Car parking was good. Toilets at every turn 🤣 the ponies crossing the road were cute. Great view of Corfe castle. I felt very safe.

Disliked: The wind was relentless and the camping field took an absolute battering when I visited, but difficult to hold them accountable for the British weather!

Recommend to friends Visit again

Great cheap campsite

Overall	10/10
Location	10
Value for money	10
Accommodation	10
Facilities / Activities	10
Customer service	10
Child friendliness	10
Cleanliness	10
Wifi	2

Rachel W. Jul 2023

Primitive grass tent or trailer tent campsite

Liked: Arrived at campsite and were greeted by the people running the site, they were very friendly and told us where was best to camp in terms of views, noise and location. Able to rent a fire pit which came with lots of wood. Clean toilets and portaloo for closer trips in the night. Hot water and in a good location.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Staff were so helpful and friendly, facilities were spotless, superb !

Overall	10/10
Location	10
Value for money	10
Accommodation	10
Facilities / Activities	10
Customer service	10
Child friendliness	10
Cleanliness	10
Wifi	No rating

Anonymous Jul 2023

Primitive grass tent or trailer tent campsite

Liked: Fantastic weekend, can’t fault the campsite, and the most brilliant and friendly staff. Definitely returning.

Disliked: Nothing

Recommend to friends Visit again

Lovely site; would camp again.

Overall	8/10
Location	8
Value for money	8
Accommodation	6
Facilities / Activities	8
Customer service	10
Child friendliness	No rating
Cleanliness	10
Wifi	No rating

Shannon W. Jul 2023

Primitive grass tent or trailer tent campsite

Liked: The location,
The choose your own pitch space,
The owners were very friendly!

Disliked: First shower I had was ice cold, after battling my hypothermia for a 5 minute shower it then became lovely and hot (sods law!) Hot water for showered is available, just a little fickle.
Had some people pitch too close to us despite an empty field which made me wish there was a bit more enforcement on spacings, but nothing major.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Frequently asked questions

Does Knoll Farm Campsite have a swimming pool? No View all features
Is Knoll Farm Campsite dog friendly? Yes View all features
What attractions are near Knoll Farm Campsite? Step into the past by wandering along to Corfe Castle, less than five minutes’ drive from base. The 11th-century castle was built by William the Conqueror and was one of the earliest … Read more
When can I check in and check out of Knoll Farm Campsite?

RV, travel trailer and tent sites

Arrive: 9 a.m. – Anytime

Depart by: 1 p.m.

Read more