The Den and Orchard

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  • Family-friendly site in a rural spot three miles from Frome
  • A 15-minute drive from Longleat House and Longleat Safari Park
  • Firepits and games room on site
Set on a Somerset break? It's a crafty move to grab a spot at The Den and Orchard, a family-friendly site on the edge of Cranborne Chase Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. It just so happens that there are plenty of walks nearby, as well as other days out in the local area including fishing, mountain biking, visits to National Trust properties and the excellent Longleat Safari Park. Firepits are positioned on every pitch for a laidback evening of cooking and flame gazing. The appointed chef can acquire essentials at the supermarkets in Frome, three miles away. If you'd rather let someone else do the honours, it's possible to order local food delivery from your phone or take a short five-minute drive to local food outlets. Facilities on site include a washing-up area and a wooden toilet block with gents’ and ladies’ toilets and showers. A games room (with darts, table football and table tennis) is on hand too, for damp evenings and general entertainment. Being just under half a mile from an A road, you may hear some road noise at rush hour or if the wind is blowing in the site's direction. Just outside of Frome, it's a bit noisier here than at a fully rural site, but it's very handy for getting around and also for ordering from takeaways in Frome or quickly picking up supplies in town.

Site type

Motorhome pitches 14
Lodges, cabins, pods or huts 6
Tent pitches 3
Open now
Opens 28 February
Please note
  • Under 18s must be accompanied by their parents or legal guardians.
  • No hen/stag parties permitted via Pitchup.com.
  • At least one of the party members must be aged 25 or over.
  • Units longer than 7.0 metres are not allowed.
  • Minimum spacing of 4 metres between pitches.
  • Bookings must not consist of more than 2 different households.
  • The charging of electric vehicles is not permitted on site.
  • Being just under half a mile from an A road, there may be some road noise at rush hour or if the wind is blowing in the site's direction. Building work is happening next door to the site so there may be a bit of noise and dust kicked up.

Languages spoken

English

Open from Fri, 28 Feb 2025 to

Pitch types & availability

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98% would recommend this site to a friend

95% would stay here again

Only showing reviews for the last 30 months.

Lovely, small, quiet site. Immaculately maintained and with perfectly level pitches which…

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Mark U. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Electric optional grass and gravel motorhome pitch

Liked: Lovely, small, quiet site. Immaculately maintained and with perfectly level pitches which is a rarity. Little games room is a nice addition. Will visit again.

Recommend to friends Visit again

A nice little campsite

Overall 6/10

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Peter B. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Electric optional grass and gravel motorhome pitch

Liked: Location, size, and layout of campsite. Although the facilities are wooden shacks - they are functional.

Disliked: Lack of staff - no staff were on location for the duration of our stay - another camper told us what we needed to know. The reception buzzer wasn’t answered on our arrival. Very narrow bays were even small motorhome struggled to park - this would be more of an issue at busier times

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A nice clean site. Well laid out and obviously looked after. A…

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Anonymous The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Electric optional grass and gravel motorhome pitch

Liked: A nice clean site. Well laid out and obviously looked after. A bonus was that it was quiet and peaceful at evening and nighttime. Excellent.

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Excellent site with clean facilities and grounds

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Ian C. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Electric optional grass tent pitch

Liked: This site is a credit to the owners, it was immaculate and the grass was well kept, as were the facilities,
The shower rooms were very clean and tidy, the water was always hot, and the pot wash area came complete with a few personal touches, washing up liquid, T towels and sponges all supplied.
The site is only about 1hrs from many of the areas sites and attractions.
The site is also enclosed with its own gate key pad for added security.
Wifi supplied and worked well

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Perfect little site

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corina d. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Crabby Apple cabin

Liked: Great location, perfect little campsite, very clean, staff very friendly and accomodating, very well kept.

Disliked: There was nothing we did not like.

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Clean, tidy well organised site…

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Rebecca H. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Electric optional grass and gravel motorhome pitch

Liked: Clean, tidy well organised site

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Lovely campsite in a great location. Will be back!

Overall 10/10

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Anonymous The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Electric optional grass and gravel motorhome pitch

Liked: Small secure site.
Immaculate.
Warm games room.
Great play area.
Hot showers.
Location - so close to Longleat!

Disliked: Only suggestion would be shelves or more hooks in shower area (personal preference is not to put things on floor near toilet, and found bag was too big for the little shelf).

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The campsite was quite small which made it a very nice quiet…

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Kelly H. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Electric optional grass tent pitch

Liked: The campsite was quite small which made it a very nice quiet stay. The lady (I'm assuming the owner) was very helpful for small items we forgot to pack. There is a bar onsite which sells bottled drinks and firewood. The location is nearby to local pubs if you wish for a pint instead though. The toilets and washing up area was very clean and tidy and offers a communal fridge, freezer and microwave. The whole park is secured by a locked gate which you are given a code to which made it feel more secure. The pitches were fairly close together so maybe not recommended if you have a large set up but we found it quite nice as it encouraged people to communicate more. I would defiantly stay here again

Disliked: The pitch numbers were a little confusing at first as there is a sign on the entrance which differs to the pitch markings so was unsure on which pitch to set up on.

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So beautiful place…

Overall 10/10

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Natalia F. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Apple Blossom lodge

Liked: So beautiful place

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Clean and well organised. Only stayed one night but will return.…

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Anonymous The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Electric optional grass tent pitch

Liked: Clean and well organised. Only stayed one night but will return.

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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 Dog park Drying room Food shop Free wifi Ice pack freezing Internet access Launderette Parent & baby washroom Pick-up from public transport Picnic table 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

Utilities

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

Nearby amenities

Bar nearby Dog walk nearby Nearby farmers' market Public transport nearby Shop nearby

Type

Small (11-25 pitches)

Nearby leisure

Climbing nearby Cycling nearby Fishing nearby Indoor pool nearby Leisure/theme park nearby Mountain biking nearby Restaurant nearby

Touring and motorhomes

Water hook-up points for tourers

Location

The Den and Orchard

Bull's Quarr

Tytherington

Frome

Somerset

England

BA11 5BN

Directions

Timezone

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

GPS

51.20566°N
-2.33152°W

Route directions

Please use your code to enter through the electric gates. Parking is beside the pitch.

Nearest transport

Coach
2.9 km Market Place
3 km Market Place
10.6 km Market Place
Rail
2.8 km Frome Rail Station
9.9 km Dilton Marsh Rail Station
10.8 km Warminster Rail Station
Ferry
32.4 km Temple Meads Station Ferry Landing
32.6 km Temple Bridge (Bristol) Ferry Landing
32.7 km Prince Street Bridge Ferry Landing
Airport
33.2 km Bristol 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

Work up an appetite for the next meal tackling the mountain bike trails at Windhill Bike Park or seeking out one of the circular walking trails in the Cranborne Chase Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty; both are about 10 minutes away by car. If you’d like your walks to take in pretty gardens and historic buildings, head to Nunney Castle (five minutes’ drive), The Walled Garden at Mells (10 minutes) or Stourhead National Trust property (15 minutes). Bath’s half an hour away for urban strolls with a Roman tinge, and fishing is 15 minutes away at Shearwater Lake for those who need a bit of a rest. You’ll easily fill a day over at Longleat (15 minutes away), driving the safari trails, visiting all the different animal areas, touring the house and pottering through the pleasure gardens. The famed caves and kid-friendly attractions at Wookey Hole are about half an hour away.

Water quality at nearby bathing waters

Name Distance Type 2020201920182017
Clevedon Beach 45.2 km Estuary N/AGoodGoodGood
Weston-Super-Mare Sand Bay 47.5 km Estuary N/AN/AGoodGood
Weston-Super-Mare Uphill Slipway 47.7 km Estuary PoorPoorN/APoor
Weston Main 47.8 km Estuary PoorN/APoorN/A

Data source: European Environment Agency

Must see

Longleat 4.3 km

Stourhead House and Garden 11 km

Prior Park Landscape Garden 17.7 km

American Museum in Britain 18.9 km

Sally Lunn's Historic Eating House & Museum 19.6 km

National Trust

Stourhead 11.2 km

Westwood Manor 14.4 km

Prior Park Landscape Garden 17.6 km

The Courts Garden 18.8 km

Great Chalfield Manor and Garden 20 km

Cycle routes

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

Other

Tytherington - Trudoxhill - Macmillan Way South 0 km

MARSTON HOUSE 0.8 km

East Woodlands - Temple - Lane End - East Woodlands 2.4 km

HAPSFORD HOUSE 4.4 km

THE CHANTRY 5 km

Local events

  • Glastonbury Festival (Wednesday 25 June 2025 – Wednesday 25 June 2025)

    Glastonbury, England 18.5 km

  • Bristol International Balloon Fiesta (Friday 8 August 2025 – Friday 8 August 2025)

    Bristol, England 35.4 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.

Offers

Conditions apply - see pitch type section for details

Nearest sites

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Frequently asked questions

  • Does The Den and Orchard have a swimming pool? No View all features
  • Is The Den and Orchard dog friendly? Yes View all features
  • What attractions are near The Den and Orchard? Work up an appetite for the next meal tackling the mountain bike trails at Windhill Bike Park or seeking out one of the circular walking trails in the Cranborne Chase Area of … Read more
  • When can I check in and check out of The Den and Orchard?
    Camping and touring
    Arrive:  2 p.m. –  9 p.m.
    Depart by:  11 a.m.
    On-site accommodation
    Arrive:  3 p.m. –  9 p.m.
    Depart by:  11 a.m.
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  • How much does it cost to stay at The Den and Orchard? From €38.53 (for 1 night, 4 people) - prices may change depending on your dates and party.