Innisfree Eco Camping

From £20 For 1 night, 2 adults 9.2 15 reviews
Dorset country views (added by manager 30 Aug 2023)
Pitch 3 (added by manager 30 aug 2023)
Campsite (added by manager 16 jul 2021)
View up the fields towards the compost toilet and washing up facilities (added by naomi_p316988 01 sep 2021)

  • Small semi-wild eco campsite in the Dorset countryside
  • Ringwood and Wimborne 15 minutes' drive; Poole half an hour
  • Peaceful meadow with mown pitches; small firepits provided
Innisfree Eco Camping is a small, semi-wild campsite surrounded by the gorgeous east Dorset countryside. Located close to the border with Hampshire and roughly a quarter of an hour's drive from the New Forest National Park, this laidback spot has a handful of gorgeous mown pitches amid the wildlife and far-reaching country views. Innisfree Eco Camping aims to minimise its impact on the local and global environment, so expect to find a composting toilet, lots of long grass and good recycling facilities here. There aren't flashy facilities on offer, just well-maintained basics like a fresh water supply and a washing-up area. Campfires (subject to the weather and ground conditions) and barbecues are allowed off the ground, with small firepits provided and bricks available for guests cooking on disposable barbecues. The site is set on the edge of the village of Mannington and is under a mile from the nearest pub. There's a wide selection of walks and bike rides accessible straight from the site gates or just down the road, as well as family-friendly days out at Moors Valley Country Park just five minutes' drive from base.

Site type

Tent pitches 5
Open now
Please note
  • This site has no on-site shower facilities.
  • Under 18s must be accompanied by their parents or legal guardians.
  • Your dog must be tattooed or microchipped.
  • 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).
  • Group bookings of 2 or more units (e.g. tent, touring caravan, motorhome or accommodation hire) travelling together are not permitted via Pitchup.com.
  • Group bookings of 3 or more adults are not permitted (couples and immediate family members excepted).
  • No hen/stag parties permitted via Pitchup.com.
  • Bookings must not be for more than 10 consecutive nights.
  • No cars/motorbikes by the pitch/unit. All cars must be parked in the designated area.
  • This is a quiet site: no music is allowed.
  • Guests are advised to bring a good quality torch with them as parts of the site are unlit.
  • Please note that the toilet facilities are unisex.

Languages spoken

English

Open from Fri, 3 May to

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Only showing reviews for the last 30 months.

Very nice basic campsite.

Overall 8/10
Location 8
Value for money 10
Accommodation 10
Facilities / Activities 10
Customer service 10
Child friendliness 10
Cleanliness 10
Wifi 10
mark d. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Non-electric grass and earth tent pitch

Liked: The hosts were really nice and decent people. The toilets and washing facilities were basic but very clean and tidy.

Disliked: Heavy vehicles going past at all hours.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Good location.

Overall 8/10
Location 8
Value for money 6
Accommodation 8
Facilities / Activities 8
Customer service 10
Child friendliness 6
Cleanliness 10
Wifi No rating
Anonymous The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Non-electric grass and earth tent pitch

Liked: Quiet campsite, friendly hosts and hire a firepit for free.

Disliked: Bit of slope

Recommend to friends Visit again

Lovely pop up site

Overall 10/10
Location 10
Value for money 10
Accommodation 10
Facilities / Activities 10
Customer service 10
Child friendliness 10
Cleanliness 10
Wifi 10
Pauline W. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Non-electric grass and earth tent pitch

Liked: We’ve recently stayed at Innisfee for 3 nights with our young children. The pitches are in a big field separated by long grass. Just the sort of campsite we like, with just a few pitches and campfires allowed. Tommy was very friendly and welcoming. The compost loo was very clean and didn’t smell. Whilst we knew there were no showers, we didn’t realise that there was no hot water at the washing up point. We’ve stayed a similar sites that have a bottle of gas hooked up to sort this. Hopefully, this is something that Innisfee might consider in the future. This didn’t affect our enjoyment and we would stay again happily.

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Peaceful, simple, yet clean and friendly. Site team were inobtrusive and very…

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
Peter H. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Non-electric grass and earth tent pitch

Liked: Peaceful, simple, yet clean and friendly. Site team were inobtrusive and very helpful with local knowledge when needed. Kids ran free on their bikes in the hay fields and had an amazing time. Sunsets and sunrises across farm country were amazing as were the stars at night.

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Had a great time. Lovely quiet campsite, felt really welcomed and looked…

Overall 10/10
Location 10
Value for money 10
Accommodation 10
Facilities / Activities No rating
Customer service 10
Child friendliness No rating
Cleanliness 10
Wifi No rating
Aleisha H. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Non-electric grass and earth tent pitch

Liked: Had a great time. Lovely quiet campsite, felt really welcomed and looked after. Was a last minute booking but was very accommodating. Clean toilets and drinking water available. The owner was fantastic, lent us a firepit and gave us directions to a lovely spot for a long walk and a pub as well.

Recommend to friends Visit again

We stayed for 1 day and night. It was perfect for what we wanted.

Overall 10/10
Location 10
Value for money 10
Accommodation 8
Facilities / Activities 8
Customer service 10
Child friendliness 10
Cleanliness 10
Wifi 2
Wayne T. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Non-electric grass and earth tent pitch

Liked: Very relaxing. Well cut pitches.

Recommend to friends Visit again

The site was clean and tidy, and everyone was so helpful in…

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 The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Non-electric grass and earth tent pitch

Liked: The site was clean and tidy, and everyone was so helpful in setting up the pitch and keeping us safe and giving us tips while using the fire pits. Facilities were clean and easy to use.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Tommy and Jo are great and always happy to help

Overall 10/10
Location 10
Value for money 10
Accommodation 10
Facilities / Activities No rating
Customer service 10
Child friendliness 10
Cleanliness 10
Wifi No rating
Anonymous The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Non-electric grass and earth tent pitch

Liked: Lovely basic site, just what we wanted

Disliked: Nothing

Recommend to friends Visit again

Excellent site - peaceful, clean facilities and very welcoming!

Overall 10/10
Location 8
Value for money 10
Accommodation 10
Facilities / Activities 10
Customer service 10
Child friendliness 10
Cleanliness 10
Wifi No rating
Anonymous The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Non-electric grass and earth tent pitch

Liked: Very friendly hosts who went out of their way to welcome us and great communication. Lovely site too - peaceful and scenic with good size pitches and nice eco toilet and sink.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Lovely little slight. Clean toilet and water provided.accommodating

Overall 8/10
Location 6
Value for money 6
Accommodation 6
Facilities / Activities 4
Customer service 8
Child friendliness 8
Cleanliness 10
Wifi No rating
Anonymous The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Non-electric grass and earth tent pitch

Liked: Small. And quiet. Big pitches

Recommend to friends Visit again


Features

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

Disabled facilities

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

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

Peaceful

Remote location

Wild camping

Utilities

Charging facilities

Chemical disposal

Electric car charging point(s)

Gas cylinders available

No hot water

Recycling available

Renewable energy

Nearby amenities

Bar nearby

Dog walk nearby

Type

Pop-up campsite

Tiny (1-10 pitches)

Nearby leisure

Cycling nearby

Location

Innisfree Eco Camping

Innisfree

Burt's Lane

Wimborne

Dorset

England

BH21 7JX

Directions

Timezone

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

GPS

50.8509°N
-1.91202°W

Nearest transport

Coach
8.5 km Meeting House Lane
12 km Bournemouth University
13.7 km St Johns Church
Rail
13.8 km Branksome Rail Station
14.2 km Bournemouth Rail Station
14.5 km Parkstone (Dorset) Rail Station
Ferry
16 km Tuckton Tea Gardens Ferry Landing
16.3 km Poole Quay Ferry Landing
16.3 km Christchurch Quay Ferry Landing
Airport
9.9 km Bournemouth International Airport
40.4 km Southampton 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

Local attractions and activities include: - Moors Valley Country Park: five minutes' drive - Ringwood: 15 minutes - Dorset Heavy Horse Farm Park: 15 minutes - Wimborne Minster: 15 minutes - Kingston Lacy (National Trust): 15 minutes - Poole: 30 minutes - Bournemouth beach: 30 minutes - Corfe Castle: 45 minutes.

Water quality at nearby bathing waters

Name Distance Type 2020 2019 2018 2017
Bournemouth Pier 15.3 km Sea N/A Excellent Good Good
Bournemouth Boscombe Pier 15.4 km Sea N/A Good Good Excellent
Bournemouth Durley Chine 15.4 km Sea N/A Excellent Excellent Excellent
Bournemouth Manor Steps 15.6 km Sea N/A Excellent Excellent N/A
Bournemouth Alum Chine 15.6 km Sea N/A Excellent Excellent Excellent

Data source: European Environment Agency

Must see

Kingston Lacy House and Gardens 9.6 km

Adventure Wonderland 9.7 km

The Bournemouth Balloon 14.8 km

Russell-Cotes Art Gallery & Museum 15.1 km

Bournemouth Pier Beach 15.2 km

National Trust

Kingston Lacy 9.6 km

White Mill 11.6 km

Brownsea Island 18.4 km

Studland Beach and Nature Reserve 23.1 km

Mompesson House 25.2 km

Cycle routes

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

Other

Holt Heath - Horton Tower - Holt Heath 2.5 km

CRICHEL HOUSE 7 km

AVON HEATH (CURRENT BOUNDARY FROM 19/05/1998) 7.2 km

ST GILES' HOUSE 7.2 km

CRANBORNE MANOR 7.5 km

Local events

  • New Forest and Hampshire County Show (Tuesday 30 July 2024 – Tuesday 30 July 2024)

    Brockenhurst, England 23.3 km

  • Tankfest (Friday 28 June 2024 – Friday 28 June 2024)

    Wareham, England 29.1 km

  • Tolpuddle Martyrs' Festival and Rally (Friday 19 July 2024 – Friday 19 July 2024)

    Dorchester, England 29.2 km

  • Camp Bestival Dorset (Thursday 25 July 2024 – Thursday 25 July 2024)

    Wareham, England 31.6 km

  • Dorset County Show (Saturday 7 September 2024 – Saturday 7 September 2024)

    Dorchester, England 38.8 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.

Nearest sites

Unfortunately, we have no nearby bookable sites.

Want to know more about camping in Dorset?

  • Does Innisfree Eco Camping have a swimming pool? No View all features
  • Is Innisfree Eco Camping dog friendly? Yes View all features
  • What attractions are near Innisfree Eco Camping? Local attractions and activities include: - Moors Valley Country Park: five minutes' drive - Ringwood: 15 minutes - Dorset Heavy Horse Farm Park: 15 minutes - Wimborne Minster: 15 minutes - Kingston … Read more
  • When can I check in and check out of Innisfree Eco Camping?
    Camping and touring
    Arrive:  2 p.m. –  9:30 p.m.
    Depart by:  noon
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  • How much does it cost to stay at Innisfree Eco Camping? From €23.31 (for 1 night, 2 adults) - prices may change depending on your dates and party.