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Philliols Farm

8.6 21 reviews

Best night ever with sunset across the field! amazing

Working family farm and wildlife haven next door to Wareham Forest
A five-minute drive from Bere Regis and 25 to the Jurassic Coast
Lots of animals on site and walks in woodland right from the grounds

Fond of relaxed hols blending seaside and rural times? Then flock to Philliols Farm for a secluded stay among the chickens and cockerel – not to mention the cattle, sheep, lambs and horses – on a working farm around a 25-minute drive from the Jurassic Coast. Not that famed beaches like Lulworth Cove are the only attraction when bedding down here: the park is right next door to Wareham Forest for walks in woodland and the wanders are said to be top-notch whichever direction you decide to dawdle in. Cycling is also possible on local paths, including the 11-kilometre Sika Trail, and there are bucketloads of nature reserves for birdwatching too (try Holton Heath, Morden Bog or Hartland Moor, all within 20 minutes). And what does one do for dinner hereabouts? Well, the park is also around a five-minute drive from Bere Regis for a pub and a well-stocked shop; if it's just a pint you're after you can source one closer by at the golf/country club 25 minutes' walk away. . If you decide the seaside is where you’d rather be, it’s handy to know that Poole’s harbour and Durdle Door’s beach are within 25 minutes’ drive. The long, sandy stretches of coastline around Bournemouth, meanwhile, take about 35 minutes to reach.

Site type

100

Languages spoken

English

Nearby sites that are bookable on Pitchup.com

Unfortunately, we have no nearby bookable sites.

Features

Portable toilet

Pop-up campground

Dogs 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 site/unit Composting toilet Dog park Drying room Food shop Free wifi Ice pack freezing Internet access Laundry 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

Bush Peaceful Remote location Spectacular scenery Walkers' paradise Wild camping Wildlife haven

Utilities

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

Nearby amenities

Bar nearby Dog walk nearby

Type

Farm Large (51-200 sites) Pop-up campground

Accessibility

Disabled facilities

Nearby leisure

Cycling nearby Golf nearby Restaurant nearby

Location

Philliols Farm

Bere Heath

Bere Regis

Dorset

England

BH20 7NS

Directions

Timezone

Europe/London GMT (GMT+00:00)

GPS

50.72485°N
-2.19176°W

Route directions

Do not follow satnav from Bere Regis as it's likely to take you on an impassable lane. Follow signs to Wool/Bovington for around three miles and then take the road to Wareham on the left. Take the first left (towards Dorset Golf and Country Club) and it's about a mile and a half from there.

Nearest transport

Coach

7.2 km Post Office

7.2 km Red Lion

13.7 km East Street

Rail

5.2 km Wool Rail Station

6.5 km Wareham Rail Station

8.2 km Holton Heath Rail Station

Ferry

14.1 km Poole Ferry Terminal

14.6 km Poole Quay Ferry Landing

17.1 km Brownsea Island Ferry Landing

Airport

26 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

Wander around the 1,000-year-old Corfe Castle in the Purbeck Hills (20 minutes’ drive) during your break, making sure to factor in a little time for wild swimming at the Blue Pool when you’re not exploring the fab Jurassic Coast beaches of Lulworth Cove, Studland, Swanage, Man O’War and Durdle Door (all within half an hour). Seeking sightseeing spots for the kids? Monkey World ape rescue centre is fantastic for families (10 minutes), while littler members of your group are guaranteed to love the indoor and outdoor play areas at Farmer Palmer’s Farm Park (15 minutes). There are also woodland trails to toddle along and a maze – made out of maize – to navigate. If town times appeal, Wareham is where it’s at. Walk the walls surrounding this old Saxon settlement before visiting St Lawrence of Arabia’s effigy in St Martin’s Church and roaming along the River Frome. Don’t forget Dorchester either for curiosities including the Dinosaur Museum, Tutankhamun Exhibition and Maiden Castle (25 minutes).

Water quality at nearby bathing waters

Name	Distance	Type	2020	2019	2018	2017
Poole Harbour Rockley Sands	10.7 km	Estuary	N/A	Excellent	Excellent	Excellent
Poole Harbour Lake	11.8 km	Estuary	N/A	Excellent	Excellent	Excellent
Lulworth Cove	12.5 km	Sea	N/A	Excellent	Excellent	Excellent
Durdle Door East	12.8 km	Sea	N/A	Excellent	N/A	Excellent
Durdle Door West	12.9 km	Sea	N/A	Excellent	Excellent	Excellent

Data source: European Environment Agency

Must see

Monkey World - Ape Rescue Centre 3.5 km

The Tank Museum 4.9 km

Lulworth Castle & Park 9.6 km

Lulworth Heritage Centre 12.5 km

Corfe Castle 13.4 km

National Trust

Clouds Hill 4.3 km

White Mill 12.8 km

Corfe Castle 13.5 km

Hardy's Cottage 14 km

Kingston Lacy 14.7 km

Cycle routes

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

Other

Clouds Hill - Moreton 4.2 km

ANDERSON MANOR 5.9 km

CHARBOROUGH PARK 8.8 km

WAREHAM MEADOWS (CURRENT BOUNDARY FROM 02/08/2004) 9.1 km

GRANGE HEATH (CURRENT BOUNDARY FROM 30/03/2005) 9.4 km

Local events

Dorset County Show (Saturday, 6 September 2025 – Saturday, 6 September 2025)
Dorchester, England 16.5 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.

Lovely big site with plenty space for your pitch

Overall	8/10
Location	8
Value for money	10
Accommodation	6
Facilities / Activities	6
Customer service	10
Child friendliness	6
Cleanliness	4
Wifi	No rating

Frank B. Aug 2023

Unpowered grass caravan site

Liked: Big open field with lots of space to pitch up. Friendly welcome and lots of nature.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Friendly owners , peaceful and nice views…

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

Heidi T. Aug 2023

Unpowered grass caravan site

Liked: Friendly owners , peaceful and nice views

Disliked: Very long grass so very wet everywhere and I forgot my welly’s . We found where to go for a walk with dogs but a sign would have been good as description indicated you could walk into forest but no obvious .

Recommend to friends Visit again

Level ground, lots of space, unmarked, unlimited pitch size. Remote and…

Overall	2/10
Location	8
Value for money	4
Accommodation	8
Facilities / Activities	2
Customer service	4
Child friendliness	6
Cleanliness	No rating
Wifi	No rating

Anonymous Aug 2023

Unpowered grass caravan site

Liked: Level ground, lots of space, unmarked, unlimited pitch size. Remote and peaceful. Friendly owner. Shower works very well.

Disliked: Toilets are flushed with sewage waste which is pungent and dangerous and there is no plan to change this. Shower cabin is in bad condition particularly the shower tray hence plenty of scope for harbouring bacteria etc. I'm not fussy regarding camping facilities but have to give this 1 star due to health and safety reasons even though the field and location is great.

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From the manager: We are soory to read your comments but the toilets are not flushed with sewage waste, they are connected to mains water. If there was a temporary problem was it brought to attention to rectify? This is a temporary site so toilets/showers also have to be temporary, the other option being portaloos, which are found to be less satisfactory as no running water for handwashing.

Lovely place owners very welcoming in just what we wanted somewhere quite…

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

Tia F. Aug 2023

Unpowered grass tent or trailer tent site

Liked: Lovely place owners very welcoming in just what we wanted somewhere quite and out of the way dogs and kids enjoyed it!

2 water points can buy logs from owners son which he does all himself!
Shower and toilets clean.
Definitely be comming again!

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We had a lovely weekend, lovely big field, really nice welcoming family…

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

Anonymous Aug 2023

Unpowered grass caravan site

Liked: We had a lovely weekend, lovely big field, really nice welcoming family who own the field, thank you

Recommend to friends Visit again

From the manager: So glad you enjoyed it, thank you for your review.

Location, peace and quiet. Super friendly host, advised on places to…

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

Lisa S. Jul 2023

Unpowered grass caravan site

Liked: Location, peace and quiet. Super friendly host, advised on places to go and local pubs which were all excellent. Fire pits to buy / rent were fantastic.

Disliked: Nothing

Recommend to friends Visit again

Found the site with toilets and showers but there was nobody else…

Overall	2/10
Location	No rating
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Wifi	No rating

Anonymous Jul 2023

Unpowered grass caravan site

Liked: Found the site with toilets and showers but there was nobody else there just an empty field so moved on and found another site

Disliked: As a lone female I didn't feel safe on my own in the field

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From the manager: So sorry that you felt alone. As a temporary site, we can't be in the field 24 hours a day. However, it is adjacent to the farmhouse so there is someone there throughout the night, we were probably out working. As we are temporary, we open and close, and you may have been the first arrival on a new opening day. The weather is dreadful at present, so there are fewer visitors at present everywhere and all the local camp sites are quieter.than usual. Hope that you enjoyed the area, wherever you stayed.
Philliols.

Lovely quiet location. Good place to recharge the batteries. I recommend…

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

Karolina K. Jun 2023

Unpowered grass caravan site

Liked: Lovely quiet location.
Good place to recharge the batteries.
I recommend

Recommend to friends Visit again

Would most definitely stay here again.

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

Anonymous May 2023

Unpowered grass caravan site

Liked: Lovely location in a quiet, flat field, lovely friendly owner. Plenty of space. Nice porta cabin toilets, well kept with hot water & soap - we saw the lady in and out 2 or 3 times in the evening cleaning/mopping them round.
Waste disposal & water taps.

Disliked: Showers were OK, in a porta cabin but cold water & no light. To be fair this is our first camping holiday, so have nothing to compare with expectation-wise.

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From the manager: Hi, thank you for your comments and glad that you liked the area. Sorry that the showers seem to have been cold when you used them, as it is a pop up site, we are only able to have temporary facilities. I can only think that the gas must have run out when you used the showers and that no one had told us, as the bottle does have to be manually changed when it is empty. No light - we provide battery lights and torches but these do get removed by visitors, so this must have been the case when you visited.

Perfect quite campsite with loads of room

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 May 2023

Unpowered grass caravan site

Liked: Well maintained and very quite campsite with amazing walks of Wareham forest. The owners are lovely aswell.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Frequently asked questions

Does Philliols Farm have a swimming pool? No View all features
Is Philliols Farm dog friendly? Yes View all features
What attractions are near Philliols Farm? Wander around the 1,000-year-old Corfe Castle in the Purbeck Hills (20 minutes’ drive) during your break, making sure to factor in a little time for wild swimming at the Blue Pool when … Read more
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