Burnbake Campsite Corfe Castle

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  • Woodland campsite on Dorset's Isle of Purbeck peninsula
  • Between Corfe Castle and Studland (both 10 minutes' drive)
  • Dogs on leads welcome; firepits allowed and available for hire
Surrounded by woodland and set deep in the Dorset countryside, Burnbake Campsite Corfe Castle is set up for quiet outdoor retreats in the rural South West of England. The pitches here are in two fields, one of which is spacious and open while the other, smaller area is surrounded by trees, allowing you to pitch up in a more secluded area (the latter is also nearer the main facilities block). With lots of wildlife and a brook running through it, the site is also home to good facilities, including well-maintained toilets, showers and laundry machines. Well-behaved dogs are welcome at no extra cost (but keep them on leads, please), and you can light fires in firepits or other containers off the ground as long as the weather conditions make it safe to do so (a limited number of firepits are also available to hire). If you find yourself arriving late and miss the site team, simply head to reception (where a site map on the door will show you where to pitch up) and then return to check in the next morning. Burnbake Campsite Corfe Castle is within a 10-minute drive of both Corfe Castle and Studland – handy if you want to visit a pub, tea room or food shop.

Site type

Tent pitches 125
Lodges, cabins, pods or huts 22
Rent a tent 2
Open now
Opens 1 April
Please note

Admission

  • At least one of the party members must be aged 21 or over.
  • Under 18s must be accompanied by their parents or legal guardians.

Dogs

  • The site does not accept breeds/crossbreeds listed in the Dangerous Dogs Act (i.e. Pit Bull Terrier, Japanese Tosa, Dogo Argentino, and Fila Brasileiro).

Languages spoken

English

Open from Wed, 1 Apr to

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Reviews

9.2

Overall rating from 311 Pitchup.com customers

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96% would recommend this site to a friend

95% would stay here again

What customers say

Lovely woodland site with plenty of room. Good facilities, handy shop and cafe. Great for exploring. WiFi and shower space could be better at busy times. Some noise from campers.

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Peaceful site where you felt you…

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Stephanie B. 11 reviews

Main non-electric grass tent or motorhome pitch

Liked Peaceful site where you felt you were in the middle of nature. Good, clean facilities. Excellent location for access to Knoll beach.

Disliked Didn’t have electric hook up as felt £8/night was a bit pricey. We have used pay as you go EHU before and only used 52p/ night.

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Lovely place

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Anonymous

Main non-electric grass tent or motorhome pitch

Liked Great Location, calm anf friendly, clean facilities and helpful staff. We really enjoyed our weekend, lots of beautiful walks around. Highly recommend it:)

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Clean facilities, friendly staff and a…

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 Michelle H. 3 reviews

Main non-electric grass tent or motorhome pitch

Liked Clean facilities, friendly staff and a great location 👍

Disliked Nothing

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Definitely will be back.

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 Johanne G. 1 review

Main non-electric grass tent or motorhome pitch

Liked Beautiful campsite so peaceful and gorgeous surroundings.

Disliked It was a shame the cafe was closed.

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Pick your own pitch. Lovely and…

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 Karen H. 10 reviews

Main non-electric grass tent or motorhome pitch

Liked Pick your own pitch. Lovely and peaceful site. Surrounded by beautiful countryside. No light pollution at night. Facilities are clean. Fire pits were allowed when I went. My absolute most favourite campsite in Purbeck.

Disliked Wifi where I pitched was a bit poor. But it did me a favour and kept me off my phone!

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 SLAWOMIR A. 11 reviews

Open Field non-electric grass tent or motorhome pitch

Liked Super

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great site - with good cafe;…

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Paul H. 4 reviews

Main non-electric grass tent or motorhome pitch

Liked great site - with good cafe; lots of space and well maintained facilities

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Would visit again

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 Lorraine M. 6 reviews

Main non-electric grass tent or motorhome pitch

Liked The open field where there was plenty of space. The shop which was well stocked with handy opening hours. All the facilities you need. Great walks from the site.

Disliked The main camping area was a little packed for us so although that’s what we booked we were able to move to the open field which was much nicer.

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SLAWOMIR A. 11 reviews

Open Field non-electric grass tent or motorhome pitch

Liked Super

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Fajne, duże, między drzewami…

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 Marzena K. 1 review

Open Field non-electric grass tent or motorhome pitch

Liked Fajne, duże, między drzewami

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Features

Dogs allowed

Campfires 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 Car parking by pitch/unit Composting toilet Dog park Drying room Food shop Free wifi Ice pack freezing Internet access Launderette 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

Utilities

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

Nearby amenities

Bar nearby Dog walk nearby

Type

Large (51-200 pitches)

Location

Burnbake Campsite Corfe Castle

Rempstone

Corfe Castle

Dorset

England

BH20 5JH

Directions

Timezone

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

GPS

50.65232°N
2.01163°W

Nearest transport

Coach
3.5 km East Street
3.5 km East Street
6 km Bus Station
Rail
7.7 km Poole Rail Station
8.1 km Holton Heath Rail Station
8.1 km Hamworthy Rail Station
Ferry
5.3 km Shell Bay Ferry Terminal
5.6 km Brownsea Island Ferry Landing
5.6 km Sandbanks Ferry Terminal
Airport
18.8 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

This site is in a truly cracking location – being on Dorset's Isle of Purbeck peninsula means there are top beaches in several directions, including Studland Beach (10 minutes' drive) with its fine sand and great views, Swanage beach (15 minutes) backed by a classic British seafront and Kimmeridge Bay (20 minutes), an attractive shingle beach surrounded by farmers' fields. Family-friendly days out are easy to arrange, as there are top Dorset attractions like Monkey World Ape Rescue Centre (20 minutes) and The Tank Museum (20 minutes) just to the north of Purbeck. Staying on the peninsula itself, you can ride on the Swanage steam railway (stations from 10 minutes' drive), explore the ramparts and ruins of Corfe Castle (10 minutes) or check out the inflatable assault course at Dorset Adventure Park (five minutes). The local area is a fantastic destination for walkers too, who have one of the easternmost (and, many say, most scenic) parts of the South West Coast Path just a few miles away. Top local rambles include the abandoned village of Tyneham (20 minutes) as well as the hilly but rewarding hike between Lulworth Cove and Durdle Door (25 minutes to the car park).
(within 10 km)
Castle, Aquarium, Theme park and Zoo (within 16.1 km)

Food and drink

  • Isle of Purbeck Golf Club Restaurant 2.7 km
  • The Castle Inn Pub 3.5 km
  • The Greyhound Pub 3.6 km
  • The Fox Inn Pub 3.6 km
  • The Village Inn Pub 4 km
  • Old Harry Bar Pub 4.3 km
  • Bankes Arms Pub 4.7 km
  • The Kings Arms Pub 4.8 km
  • Coastal Crust Pizza Restaurant 5 km
  • Shell Bay Restaurant 5.2 km

Groceries

  • The Dorset Cider Farm Off-licence 2 km
  • Courthill Stores Off-licence 5.8 km
  • Co-op Food Supermarket 6 km
  • Budgens Supermarket 6 km
  • Dorset Booze Off-licence 7.1 km
  • Waste Not Want Not Supermarket 7.2 km
  • Co-op Food Supermarket 7.2 km
  • Aldi Supermarket 7.4 km
  • Sainsbury's Supermarket 7.5 km
  • Asda Supermarket 7.5 km

Parks and play

  • Days Park 5.1 km
  • Natural Play Area Playground 5.1 km
  • Blue Pool Play Area Playground 5.6 km
  • King George's Play Area Playground 5.6 km
  • The Chadwick Playground 6 km
  • Hamworthy Park 6.5 km
  • West Burton Field Playground 6.6 km
  • The Hayricks park 7.1 km
  • Harbourside Park 7.3 km
  • Bestwall Park 7.4 km

Family days out

  • Dorset Adventure Park Theme park 3.2 km
  • Agglestone Rock Visitor attraction 3.2 km
  • Corfe Castle Visitor attraction 3.6 km
  • Corfe Castle 3.6 km
  • Corfe Castle Model Village Visitor attraction 3.7 km
  • Fort Henry Visitor attraction 4.6 km
  • Norman's Quarry Visitor attraction 4.7 km
  • Studland Naturist Beach Visitor attraction 4.7 km
  • Putlake Adventure Farm Visitor attraction 4.9 km
  • Burngate Purbeck Stone Centre Visitor attraction 4.9 km
  • Shep's Hollow Visitor attraction 5.3 km
  • Oceanarium Aquarium 11.9 km
  • Bournemouth Aviary Zoo 12.1 km
  • Lulworth Castle 14 km
  • Monkey World Zoo 15.3 km

Public transport

  • Goathorn Farm 3.3 km
  • Deans Hill 3.4 km
  • Currendon Hill 3.5 km
  • Castle View Visitor Centre 3.5 km
  • Corfe Castle, Village Centre 3.5 km
  • Calcraft Road 3.6 km
  • Norden Park and Ride 3.7 km
  • Halves Cottages 3.7 km
  • Pipley Bridge 3.7 km
  • Woodhouse Hill 3.8 km

Beaches

  • Knoll Beach 4.2 km
  • Shipstal Beach 4.7 km
  • Studland Naturist Beach 4.7 km
  • South Beach 4.9 km
  • Swanage Beach 5.5 km
  • Sandbanks Beach 6.4 km
  • Lake North Beach 7.3 km
  • Shore Road Beach 7.7 km
  • Canford Cliffs Beach 8.6 km
  • Branksome Chine Beach 9.5 km

Other nearby

  • Isle of Purbeck Golf Course 2.5 km
  • Isle of Purbeck Golf Club Golf course 3 km
  • Shell Bay Marine Marina 5.1 km
  • Kirkwood Park Golf course 5.3 km
  • Swanage Golf Games Golf course 5.4 km
  • Royal Motor Yacht Club Marina 6.1 km
  • Poole Yacht Club Marina 6.4 km
  • Port of Poole Marina 6.4 km
  • Ridge Marina 6.5 km
  • Poole Quay Boat Haven Marina 6.9 km

Local services

  • Murco Fuel station 3.4 km
  • BP Fuel station 3.5 km
  • RAW Charging Charging station 3.5 km
  • Mer Charging station 3.9 km
  • Texaco Fuel station 5.2 km
  • Pod Point Charging station 5.7 km
  • Cardtronics UK Ltd Cashpoint 6 km
  • Swanage Medical Practice Doctors 6 km
  • Pod Point Charging station 6 km
  • Well Pharmacy 6 km

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Must see

Studland Beach and Nature Reserve 3.3 km

Corfe Castle 3.7 km

Brownsea Island 5.6 km

Swanage Railway 6 km

Dorset Cruises 11.9 km

National Trust

Corfe Castle 3.7 km

Studland Beach and Nature Reserve 4.3 km

Brownsea Island 5.5 km

White Mill 17.3 km

Kingston Lacy 17.6 km

Cycle routes

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

Other

Norden - Scotland - Blue Pool - Corfe 3.3 km

Corfe - Nine Barrows Down - Swanage 3.5 km

The Purbecks - Castle and Coastal 3.6 km

West From Corfe Castle 3.6 km

Corfe - East Creech - West Hill 3.6 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 Burnbake Campsite Corfe Castle have a swimming pool? No View all features
  • Is Burnbake Campsite Corfe Castle dog friendly? Yes View all features
  • What attractions are near Burnbake Campsite Corfe Castle? This site is in a truly cracking location – being on Dorset's Isle of Purbeck peninsula means there are top beaches in several directions, including Studland Beach (10 minutes' drive) with its … Read more
  • When can I check in and check out of Burnbake Campsite Corfe Castle?
    Camping and touring
    Arrive:  12:00 –  18:00
    Depart by:  12:00
    On-site accommodation
    Arrive:  12:00 –  18:00
    Depart by:  12:00

    From 21st July to 10th September the latest arrival time is 8pm.

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  • How much does it cost to stay at Burnbake Campsite Corfe Castle? From €34.90 (for 1 night, 2 adults) - prices may change depending on your dates and party.