When can I check in and check out of Hincknowle Cider Apple Farm Camping?

Camping and caravan Arrive: noon – 6 p.m. Depart by: 11 a.m. Read more

How much does it cost to stay at Hincknowle Cider Apple Farm Camping?

From $61.58 (for 1 night, 2 adults) - prices may change depending on your dates and party.

Hincknowle Cider Apple Farm Camping

View prices & book Last booked 5 days ago 9.9 105 reviews

Grass pitches on a cider apple farm with spectacular West Dorset views
A 10-minute drive to Bridport; 15 minutes from West Bay beach
190 acres of farmland to explore on site; pub 10 minutes’ walk away

Close to West Bay beach, the market town of Bridport and historic Beaminster, the pitches at Hincknowle Cider Apple Farm Camping are scattered over 190 acres of undulating farmland, ponds, orchards and woodland – and that means a whole lot of exceptional views over West Dorset and the Jurassic Coast. The farm is home to many deer, badgers, foxes and various birds of prey – and as you’re free to roam, look out for buzzards, kestrels and owls. There is also livestock around: pigs, sheep and alpacas live here, so although well-behaved dogs are welcome, they must be kept on a lead. Limiting the number of large mowed pitches means you have plenty of space and privacy on the site. They're off grid with little light so you can really appreciate the starry skies on clear nights (please that also means you'll need to bring torches for after-dark meanders). A boon for days when the weather isn’t up to much, the restored barn has communal cooking gear along with a shared fridge to store food. Light the woodburner on cooler evenings, hang out with family and friends, play board games or table tennis… there are phone chargers in there too. Other amenities on site include outdoor showers with plenty of hot water and spotless separate toilets. There is a pub in Melplash, 10 minutes’ walk away through the private orchards, and several footpaths begin from the village.

Site type

Open all year

Please note

Under 18s must be accompanied by their parents or legal guardians.
Your dog must be tattooed or microchipped.
The campground/park does not accept breeds/crossbreeds listed in the Dangerous Dog Act (i.e. Pit Bull Terrier, Japanese Tosa, Dogo Argentino, and Fila Brasileiro).
Group bookings of 3 or more units (e.g. tent, caravan, motorhome or accommodation hire) travelling together are not permitted via Pitchup.com.
The campground only allows dogs up to 25kg.
Twin axle vehicles are not permitted on site.
Bookings must not be for more than 7 consecutive nights.
No cars/motorbikes by the pitch/unit. All cars must be parked in the designated area.
Commercial vehicles (vehicles used for work-related purposes, carrying goods or fare-paying passengers) and sign-written vehicles are not permitted on site.
At least one of the party members must be aged 25 or over.
Units longer than 6 metres metres are not allowed.
Guests are advised to bring a good quality torch with them as parts of the campground/park are unlit.
Please note that the toilet/shower facilities are unisex.
Swimming in the lake is not allowed.
Fires, barbecues and/or firepits will not be permitted in dry, windy and/or hot weather conditions.

Languages spoken

English

Swedish

Pitch types & availability

Unpowered grass tent or campervan site

6 people maximum

Ground type: Grass

Pitch size: Min 10.0m width x 10.0m depth (32.8ft width x 32.8ft depth) Calculated area: 100.0m² (1076.4ft²)

6 people maximum

One Campervan or Tent allowed per pitch

Additional units require additional pitches - quick book via 'Make another booking like this' after making your booking.

Pitch size

Min 10.0m width x 10.0m depth (32.8ft width x 32.8ft depth) Calculated area: 100.0m² (1076.4ft²)

Ground type

Grass

Suitable for

Campervan, Tent, (Motorhome not allowed), (Camper trailer not allowed)

Features

Bring a gazebo 1 included, 1 max.

Bring an awning 1 included, 1 max.

Car 1 included, 2 max.

Cooking equipment

Other restrictions

Pup tents not allowed

Car parking by site not allowed

Extras

Bring a pup tent (1 max)		£5 (£5) per night
Dog (1 max)		£5 (£5) per night
Extra car (1 max)		£5 (£5) per night
Travelling solo? (1 max)		-£5 (-£5) per stay

You will be able to choose extras on the booking page.

Arrival days

From £27.50 (£27.50) 1 night, 2 adults

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Reviews

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Only showing reviews for the last 30 months.

A beautiful walk around the whole camp site.

The barn looks stunning and great if you have children and the it’s raining.

Beautiful site - huge pitches with stunning views. Great facilities.

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Anonymous May 2025

Unpowered grass tent or campervan site

Liked: Great welcome from the owners, beautiful scenery, huge grass pitch, lovely walks, surrounded by nature & wildlife, very clean facilities. Loved it & will definitely visit again.

Disliked: Nothing!

Recommend to friends Visit again

Everything! Such a beautiful farm. Gorgeous barn with table tennis, flowers and…

Overall	10/10
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Facilities / Activities	10
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Child friendliness	10
Cleanliness	10
Wifi	6

Georgina C. May 2025

Unpowered grass tent or campervan site

Liked: Everything! Such a beautiful farm. Gorgeous barn with table tennis, flowers and a kitchen for washing up. Lots of space. And amazing woodland walk. Pigs. Cider! Friendly people. Wood fired pizza in farm next door. Walk to pub across the fields. We LOVED it. Beautiful rolling hills and orchards. Amazing loos and showers. Clean and gorgeous.

Disliked: Nothing. Though maybe another peg or 3 in the shower to stop clothes getting wet/from having to hang everything over door.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Fantastic peaceful site

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Child friendliness	10
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Wifi	8

Paul N. May 2025

Unpowered grass tent or campervan site

Liked: Very peaceful site with plenty of surroundings to explore. The barn with cooking facilities, ping pong and darts were a great addition. Large and spacious pitches. Host was lovely and very helpful. Would highly recommend and will return.

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Excellent 'get away from it all' site

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Neal A. Nov 2024

Unpowered grass tent or campervan site

Liked: Beautiful rural location for West Dorset and South Somerset. Peaceful, tucked away site with well spaced out pitches. Clean and well maintained facilites, with a really useful barn space with a welll appointed kitchen.
Very helpful hosts with lots of local knowledge.
Great pumpkin soup!

Recommend to friends Visit again

Absolute wonderful stay.

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

Jacques H. Oct 2024

Unpowered grass tent or campervan site

Liked: Very friendly and welcoming on arrival. The facilities at the site were of the highest standard with a very well equipped kitchen area. The views from the pitches were absolutely stunning. Fire pits and logs were available at a very reasonable price. Absolutely made it onto our favourites list for places around Bridport.

Disliked: Nothing to dislike.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Lovely secluded site, very peaceful with good facilities

Overall	10/10
Location	10
Value for money	10
Accommodation	10
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Anonymous Oct 2024

Unpowered grass tent or campervan site

Liked: Really peaceful site, felt like we were completely alone in nature.
You could see so many stars at night.
Toilets were nice and clean.
Really lovely barn with a kitchen open to all campers if you need somewhere to hide from the weather.
Owners were really friendly

Disliked: We got the van a little bit stuck getting out of the field (it had rained a lot earlier in the week) the owners were really lovely and had a tractor to help us out.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Exceptional views, facilities and friendly hosts

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

Annelie G. Sept 2024

Unpowered grass tent or campervan site

Liked: A fantastic stopover. Five stars are not enough for all the care taken to provide such lovely facilities. We will be back for longer next time.
Beautiful barn with fully equipped kitchen, showers and loos all sparkling clean and spacious.
Fantastic walks from the pitches and picture book views.
Cannot recommend highly enough

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Scenic location on pitches that are well spaced out. Toilets clean & very…

Overall	10/10
Location	10
Value for money	10
Accommodation	10
Facilities / Activities	8
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Anonymous Sept 2024

Unpowered grass tent or campervan site

Liked: Scenic location on pitches that are well spaced out.
Toilets clean & very nice.
The barn conversion is a nice facility, especially if weather cold/wet.
Purchased farm's sausages and some local cider too - all very tasty.

Disliked: Nothing to dislike!

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Beautiful quiet campsite with amazing views

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 Sept 2024

Unpowered grass tent or campervan site

Liked: Had a lovely 2 night stay with our young children. The campsite is so quiet and has really amazing views . The facilities are great and the owners so friendly and welcoming. They let our children feed the pigs and hold the chickens which they loved. We were there for the pizza night on Saturday and they were so delicious! Will definitely stay again hopefully for longer next time . Thank you

Recommend to friends Visit again

Lovely pitches and clean facilities

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

Anonymous Sept 2024

Unpowered grass tent or campervan site

Liked: A beautiful small and quiet site on gentle hills with lovely views. Lots of wildlife. We saw several types of birds of prey while sitting at our tent and did stargazing in the evenings. A generous space between pitches. The children loved the pigs and chickens!
The toilets were clean and spider free and there was a really nice barn with kitchen if indoor space had been needed. We bought some local cider and sausages from the camping ‘shop’ too.
We drove the car to the pitch for set up and take down, and parked in the site car park in between, which meant the site was a lot safer for kids as the car activity from all campers was minimal. The hosts were very friendly and helpful. We would love to come back for a longer stay.

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Features

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 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 Communal fridge Dump point Electric car charging point(s) Gas cylinders available Recycling available Renewable energy

Nearby amenities

Bar nearby Dog walk nearby Nearby farmers' market

Type

Farm Tiny (1-10 sites)

Nearby leisure

Canoeing/kayaking nearby Restaurant nearby Sailing nearby Watersports nearby

Location

Hincknowle Cider Apple Farm Camping

Hincknowle Fruit Farm

Melplash

Bridport

Dorset

England

DT6 3UG

Directions

Timezone

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

GPS

50.77563°N
-2.72459°W

Nearest transport

Coach

5.4 km Coach Station

19.7 km Yeovil Bus Station

21.5 km South Station

Rail

11 km Maiden Newton Rail Station

11.5 km Crewkerne Rail Station

14.7 km Chetnole Rail Station

Ferry

27 km Weymouth Ferry Terminal

45 km Bridgwater Ferry Terminal

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

If you’re camping with kids, chances are they’ll be keen to get to the beach. Indulge them with a day out at West Bay (15 minutes’ drive), where you can all go fishing, rookpooling and crabbing, or make like Kate Winslet and head to Charmouth (half an hour) to rootle around on the beach for fossils. Dog-friendly Hive Beach (20 minutes) is a clever option for long walks with your furry friends under the shelter of limestone cliffs. The South West Coast Path (15 minutes) passes through the area if you fancy more challenging all-day hikes with impressive sea and sand views from soaring clifftops. The trail heads past lively Bridport (10 minutes); stop there a while to check out its antiques shops or take a high-speed RIB cruise to see the Jurassic Coast from the water. Firmly back on land, take the kids to feed donkeys and wallabies at Vurlands Animal Farm (20 minutes), or spend the day getting up close to the Mute swan colony at Abbotsbury Swannery (35 minutes).

Water quality at nearby bathing waters

Name	Distance	Type	2020	2019	2018	2017
West Bay (West)	7.8 km	Sea	N/A	Excellent	Excellent	Excellent
Eypemouth	7.9 km	Sea	N/A	Excellent	Excellent	Excellent
Hive	8.8 km	Sea	N/A	Excellent	Excellent	Excellent
Seatown	9.2 km	Sea	N/A	Excellent	Excellent	Excellent
Charmouth West	13.5 km	Sea	N/A	Excellent	Excellent	Good

Data source: European Environment Agency

Must see

Mapperton House & Gardens 2.4 km

Abbotsbury Swannery 15.6 km

Montacute House 19.6 km

Hardy's Birthplace 24.1 km

Weymouth Sea Life Park and Marine Sanctuary 25.7 km

National Trust

Montacute House 19.5 km

Tintinhull Garden 22.1 km

Max Gate 22.5 km

Barrington Court 22.8 km

Loughwood Meeting House 23.6 km

Cycle routes

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

Other

MAPPERTON HOUSE 2.4 km

PARNHAM 3 km

BEAMINSTER MANOR 4.1 km

DOWNE HALL 4.9 km

Eggardon Hill and Powerstock 6.4 km

Local events

Dorset County Show (Saturday, 6 September 2025 – Saturday, 6 September 2025)
Dorchester, England 21.9 km
Glastonbury Festival (Wednesday, 25 June 2025 – Wednesday, 25 June 2025)
Glastonbury, England 43.8 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.

Policies

Booking terms and conditions

Admission

At least one of the party members must be aged 25 or over.

Safety

Barbecues are permitted but must be raised off the ground and attended by an adult at all times.

General

Bookings are nominative and non-transferable.

Changes to your holiday

Bookings cannot be amended within 14 day(s) of arrival.

General

Bookings must not be for more than 7 consecutive nights.

Vehicles

Commercial vehicles (vehicles used for work-related purposes, carrying goods or fare-paying passengers) and sign-written vehicles are not permitted on site.

Dogs

Dogs must be kept on leads and supervised at all times.

Safety

Firearms are not permitted.
Fires, barbecues and/or firepits will not be permitted in dry, windy and/or hot weather conditions.

Occupancy

Group bookings of 3 or more units (e.g. tent, caravan, motorhome or accommodation hire) travelling together are not permitted via Pitchup.com.

Safety

Guests are advised to bring a good quality torch with them as parts of the campground/park are unlit.

Dogs

Guide dogs are allowed on site free of charge.

General

In the event of a complaint, please speak to reception immediately. Complaints which are not brought to the management's attention during your stay cannot be dealt with once you have left the site.

Arrivals and departures

Late arrivals must notify the park as soon as possible. Your booking will be held for 24 hours. After this period the management reserves the right to relet your unit.

Changes to your holiday

Modifications are subject to a £20.00 ($40.95) fee.

Extras

Motorbike(s) can be brought instead of the car(s) included.

Vehicles

No cars/motorbikes by the pitch/unit. All cars must be parked in the designated area.

Arrivals and departures

No refunds/discounts for inclement weather, late arrivals or early departures.

Safety

Open fires are prohibited.
Please do not touch or feed the animals.

Pitches

Please note, pup tents are to be used for storage purposes only. Guests may not use them for sleeping.

General

Please note that the toilet/shower facilities are unisex.
Radio, music and TV players must be kept at a low volume. Car doors and boots must be closed quietly.

Safety

Swimming in the lake is not allowed.

Dogs

The campground only allows dogs up to 25kg.
The campground/park does not accept breeds/crossbreeds listed in the Dangerous Dog Act (i.e. Pit Bull Terrier, Japanese Tosa, Dogo Argentino, and Fila Brasileiro).

General

The campground/park is not liable for any refund in the event of force majeure.

Vehicles

The car is only included in the rate if you are travelling with a touring caravan or a tent. If you wish to bring a car along with your motorhome/campervan please select the extra.

General

The management reserves the right to deny access or terminate the stay of those guests whose behaviour is deemed unsuitable. No refunds will be offered.

Arrivals and departures

There is no reception at this campground/park. Please check-in at the main farm building instead.

Vehicles

Twin axle vehicles are not permitted on site.

Admission

Under 18s must be accompanied by their parents or legal guardians.

Vehicles

Units longer than 6 metres metres are not allowed.

Arrivals and departures

Units will be allocated on arrival.

Visitors

Visitors are not permitted on site.

Pitches

You must follow the management directives when pitching your tent/unit and related equipment.

Dogs

Your dog must be tattooed or microchipped.

Payment terms

Offers

Conditions apply - see pitch type section for details

Nearest sites

Unfortunately, we have no nearby bookable sites.

Frequently asked questions

Does Hincknowle Cider Apple Farm Camping have a swimming pool? No View all features
Is Hincknowle Cider Apple Farm Camping dog friendly? Yes View all features
What attractions are near Hincknowle Cider Apple Farm Camping? If you’re camping with kids, chances are they’ll be keen to get to the beach. Indulge them with a day out at West Bay (15 minutes’ drive), where you can all go … Read more
When can I check in and check out of Hincknowle Cider Apple Farm Camping?

Camping and caravan

Arrive: noon – 6 p.m.

Depart by: 11 a.m.

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How much does it cost to stay at Hincknowle Cider Apple Farm Camping? From $61.58 (for 1 night, 2 adults) - prices may change depending on your dates and party.