Salt Pig The Farm - Putlake
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- Family-friendly working farm site on the Isle of Purbeck
- On the edge of Langton Matravers; five minutes' drive from Swanage
- Café; attraction farm (additional fee) with activities and soft play
Site type
Extras
- A charge of £0.50 ($1.14) applies for the use of the shower.
- Facilities/activities including entrance to the adventure farm and soft play are subject to extra charges payable on arrival.
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.
Vehicles
- Commercial vehicles (vehicles used for work-related purposes, carrying goods or fare-paying passengers) and sign-written vehicles are not permitted on site.
Safety
- Fires, barbecues and/or firepits will not be permitted in dry, windy and/or hot weather conditions.
- If making a fire, the fuel, logs and coal have to be purchased on site.
Occupancy
- No hen/stag parties permitted via Pitchup.com.
- The campground/park caters for families (immediate members) and couples only - bookings from all other forms of groups are not accepted.
General
- Please note that the shower facilities are unisex.
- The grocery shop is open between 09/01 and 16/12.
- This is a quiet campground/park: no music is allowed.
Dogs
- 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).
- 50p coins are required for the showers.
Languages spoken
English
Open from Sat, 23 May to
Reviews
89% would recommend this site to a friend
89% would stay here again
What customers say
Great spot with amazing views, perfect for walks near Swanage. Friendly staff, clean facilities, and a handy cafe get thumbs up. Can be hilly and busy, but pitches are roomy and it's a chilled vibe. Showers need tokens and can be a bit tight.
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Last updated 25/08/2026
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Great affordable stop over
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Liked Lovely little site. With small shop more for milk/ bread. Cafe on site (we don’t use)
Has ladies and gents toilets and 2 showers. (Nice hot water but was 6am) cracking views.
Lovely pub up the road has lush meal.
Disliked Shop not great choice but has the basics.
Glad not there when busy as don’t think enough showers.
Not great if have walking disability.
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This site is basic at best, overall disappointing, could not recommend
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Liked A lovely view and great location close to Swanage beach and Corfe Castle.
The café and shop served lovely food friendly staff.
Disliked Terrible facilities. 2 showers for the whole site in a basic portacabin, which looked ancient. Stained, grubby showers, floors and plug holes, Huge cobwebs that looked like they'd been there for years you needed 50p to have a 3 minute shower. The toilets were as bad, 3 stalls for ladies and 4 sinks, no plugs, mirrors missing from walls, which had peeling paint and open screw holes where fixings had been removed from walls. The washing up station had no shelter and was open to the elements and the water from the sinks bubbled up through the shower drains when the sink was emptied.
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Will definitely return
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Liked A wonderful place for 3 nights stay with wife and 2 daughters. Animals all around and the Farm Cafe was amazing. The coffees, pastries & cakes 👌🏻
I recommend the fresh baked various flavoured sausage rolls..... I had the Beef&Tomato and the next day the Curried Goat, delicious. Had breakfast the day we left and it was a stunner of a brekkie.
Staff also very helpful and friendly.
Will definitely return, thank you.
Disliked Just the hill up to tent, we did base ourselves right at top but hedges and the trek down to toilets n showers was a toll, but that's because I'm 54 and unfit.
Next time we would Pitch halfway down or so.
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Great value stay as a solo backpacker
Unpowered grass campervan, tent or trailer tent site
Liked Lots of space
Lovely views
Excellent and good value pub close by
Pleased they’ve moved from tokens to 50p to use the shower
Disliked I pitched up after the reception (cafe closed) at 6pm. This feels a little early. Perhaps there could be a board that gives information to late comers?
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Loved the view, the cafe served…
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Liked Loved the view, the cafe served excellent coffee and snacks. Very nice addition to the campsite. All the staff were very friendly.
We liked the spacious nature of the site and how well situated it was.
Price was very reasonable.
We liked seeing the animals roam (minus the cockerels waking us up!)
Disliked Two showers for the whole field isn't a lot, paying extra to use these is disappointing.
We had issues with water supply but these were fixed promptly
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Good
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Liked Great as usual a bit busy but still
Plenty space to chill
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What a wonderful place. We will definitely be booking again.
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Liked Loved everything, great spot.
Our 2 year old granddaughter and dog were with us and had a fab time
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Great site, easy to access and…
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Liked Great site, easy to access and find. Loved picking our own pitch (next to the pigs) and the opportunity to see some other farm animals (including one very cheeky escapee goat).
Facilities were clean and kept well stocked with toilet paper and soap.
Staff were helpful and friendly, advising on walking routes and pubs for food - even out of hours.
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Location was great, it was quiet…
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Liked Location was great, it was quiet and well kept
Disliked Personally nothing
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Great time with friends
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Liked Nice and chilled
Disliked Could do with more showers. Coffee shop being open earlier
Recommend to friends Visit again
Features
Pop-up campground
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 WatersportsAmenities 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 WifiGroups welcome
D. of E. welcome Family friendly Motorcycle friendly Single-sex groups welcome Student groups welcomeRules
Barbecue provided Barbecues allowed Campfires allowed Commercial vehicles allowed Dogs allowed Dogs allowed all yearThemes
Peaceful Remote location Spectacular scenery Walkers' paradiseUtilities
Charging facilities Dump point Electric car charging point(s) Gas cylinders available Recycling available Renewable energyNearby amenities
Bar nearby Dog walk nearby Public transport nearbyType
Farm Pop-up campground Small (11-25 sites)Nearby leisure
Canoeing/kayaking nearby Climbing nearby Cycle hire nearby Cycling nearby Fishing nearby Golf nearby Horse riding nearby Indoor pool nearby Leisure/theme park nearby Mountain biking nearby Restaurant nearby Sailing nearby Tennis nearby Watersports nearbyLocation
Salt Pig The Farm - Putlake
High Street
Langton Matravers
Swanage
Dorset
England
BH19 3EU
Timezone
Europe/London +0100 (GMT+01:00)
GPS
50.60961°N
1.99919°W
Nearest transport
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
Food and drink
- Golden Bengal 1.6 km
- Coastal Crust Pizza 1.8 km
- The Corner 2.8 km
- The Narrows 2.9 km
- Sea Breeze 2.9 km
- The Parade Fish and Chips 3.1 km
- The Purbeck Plaza 3.1 km
- La Trattoria 3.1 km
- Dragon Inn 3.1 km
- Masala 3.1 km
Groceries
- Courthill Stores Off-licence 2.3 km
- Co-op Food Supermarket 2.7 km
- Budgens Supermarket 2.9 km
- The Dorset Cider Farm Off-licence 5.3 km
Parks and play
- King George's Play Area Playground 2.4 km
- Days Park 2.9 km
- The Chadwick Playground 2.9 km
- West Burton Field Playground 3.3 km
- Blue Pool Play Area Playground 7.9 km
- Natural Play Area Playground 9.3 km
Family days out
- Putlake Adventure Farm Visitor attraction 0.04 km
- Norman's Quarry Visitor attraction 1 km
- Spyway Barn Visitor attraction 1.2 km
- Burngate Purbeck Stone Centre Visitor attraction 1.4 km
- Dancing Ledge Visitor attraction 2 km
- Swanage Lockup Visitor attraction 2.8 km
- Punch and Judy Visitor attraction 3 km
- Funworld Amusements Amusement arcade 3 km
- Playland Amusements Amusement arcade 3.1 km
- Durlston National Nature Reserve Visitor attraction 3.3 km
Public transport
- Steppes Hill 0.07 km
- Kings Arms 0.2 km
- Three Acre Lane Top 0.4 km
- Durnford Drove 0.4 km
- Three Acre Lane Bottom 0.5 km
- Holmes Road 0.7 km
- Langton Matravers, Capston Field 0.8 km
- Swanage School 1.2 km
- Acton Lane 1.3 km
- Herston Cross 1.5 km
Beaches
- Swanage Beach 3.4 km
- South Beach 5.4 km
- Knoll Beach 5.7 km
- Studland Naturist Beach 7.1 km
- Shipstal Beach 9.5 km
- Sandbanks Beach 9.6 km
What’s nearby
- Kirkwood Park Golf course 2.1 km
- Swanage Golf Games Golf course 2.2 km
- Isle of Purbeck Golf Course 3.5 km
- Shell Bay Marine Marina 8.3 km
- Royal Motor Yacht Club Marina 9.6 km
Local services
- BP Fuel station 1.4 km
- Texaco Fuel station 1.9 km
- Murco Fuel station 2.2 km
- Pod Point Charging station 2.5 km
- Swanage Hospital 2.7 km
- Well Pharmacy 2.8 km
- Pod Point Charging station 2.9 km
- Well Pharmacy 2.9 km
- Mer Charging station 5.2 km
- RAW Charging Charging station 5.5 km
Must see
Swanage Railway 2.8 km
Corfe Castle 5.4 km
Studland Beach and Nature Reserve 6.1 km
Brownsea Island 9.3 km
Dorset Cruises 14.7 km
National Trust
Studland Beach and Nature Reserve 5.1 km
Corfe Castle 5.2 km
Brownsea Island 9.2 km
Clouds Hill 21.5 km
White Mill 22.1 km
Cycle routes
Find local routes on the National Cycle Network - over 12,000 miles of cycling routes.
Other
Herston - Worth Matravers - Corfe 1.4 km
Worth Matravers - Cliffs, Caves and Chapel 3 km
Worth Matravers - Winspit - Dancing Ledge 3 km
Swanage to Corfe Circular Walk 3.4 km
Durlston Castle Historic Landscape 3.6 km
Local events
- Dorset County Show (Saturday, 5 September 2026 – Saturday, 5 September 2026)
Dorchester, England 32.6 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 Salt Pig The Farm - Putlake have a swimming pool? No View all features
- Is Salt Pig The Farm - Putlake dog friendly? Yes View all features
- What attractions are near Salt Pig The Farm - Putlake? With a long sandy beach and shallow waters, Swanage is a popular destination for a family day at the seaside. And when you’re all beached out, you can head to Prince Albert … Read more
- When can I check in and check out of Salt Pig The Farm - Putlake?
Read moreCamping and caravan Arrive: 11 a.m. – 6 p.m. Depart by: 11 a.m. - How much does it cost to stay at Salt Pig The Farm - Putlake? From $45.62 (for 1 night, 2 adults) - prices may change depending on your dates and party.

