Portesham Dairy Farm Campsite

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Level, well spaced pitches. Electric hook up and water on pitch.
Level, well spaced pitches. electric hook up and water on pitch.
Electric hardstanding touring pitch
Aerial view
View across site up towards the second facilities blocks
Fully-serviced hardstanding touring pitch
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Electric grass pitches
Semi serviced hard standing medium
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Electric hardstanding touring pitch
Aerial view
View across site up towards the second facilities blocks

  • Jurassic Coast farm site 15 minutes' drive from Weymouth
  • Farm shop serving food and pub with garden within 1-2 minutes' stroll
  • Well-spaced pitches and spotless facilities
What a spectacularly well set site this is… do try your best to settle in for quite some time… Portesham Dairy Farm Camp Site is in peaceful Dorset countryside on the Jurassic Coast (week one of your hol) and easily accessible to Weymouth, Dorchester and the Dorset beaches: that should cover weeks two and three… Your eats and drinks are excellently sorted from here too, as a farm shop with café is a minute's amble from the site, and the owners' local, the King's Arms, is within a couple of minutes' stroll. The site is on the edge of the village of Portesham, in the Dorset Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty and 15 minutes' drive from Weymouth. It's family run with a dedicated team that takes pride in its modern clean amenities: the purpose-built facilities block comes with toilets, showers, basins, hairdryers and hand dryers, baby changing area and an enclosed washing-up space with hot and cold water. There's also a laundry room (with drinks machine and tourist info), as well as three chemical disposal points across the site. A small play area is to hand for kids. The site welcomes quiet and friendly dogs; a footpath leads from the farm across fields and countryside.

Site type

Tent sites 85
Caravan sites 85
Motorhome sites 85
Open all year
Opens
Please note
  • Under 18s must be accompanied by their parents or legal guardians.
  • 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 10 or more adults are not permitted (couples and immediate family members excepted).
  • Single-sex bookings of 3 or more people (couples and immediate family members excepted) are not permitted via Pitchup.com.
  • No hen/stag parties permitted via Pitchup.com.
  • Bookings must not be for more than 28 consecutive nights.
  • Continental touring caravans (caravans built with the passenger door on the right-hand side) are not permitted.
  • Units longer than 10 metres are not allowed.
  • Units heavier than 4000 kg are not allowed.

Languages spoken

English

AA 4 pennants

Pitch types & availability

Accommodation

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2 adults
0 children

Reviews

9.7

Overall rating from 1,377 Pitchup.com customers

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Child friendliness
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Cleanliness
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Wifi
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Peaceful

98% would recommend this site to a friend

96% would stay here again

What customers say

Portesham Dairy Farm gets top marks for spotless facilities & super-friendly staff. Guests rave about the clean showers, spacious sites & handy vending machines. Great base for Jurassic Coast exploration, close to buses & local shops. Peaceful grounds make for a brilliant stay, with many keen to come back.

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Clean and lovely staff…

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Anonymous

Fully-serviced concrete slab tent or motorhome site (super, small)

Liked Clean and lovely staff

Disliked Could possibly do with a couple more gents loos

Recommend to friends Visit again

A friendly and well managed site that visitors appreciated

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Anonymous

Powered concrete slab caravan site (medium, semi-serviced)

Liked Very good facilities, efficient systems and very pleasant staff

Disliked Nothing

Recommend to friends Visit again

From the manager: Thank you for your very kind review comments and recommendation. We hope you visit us again soon.

Great facilities Fantastic time location Easy to deal with Electric and water…

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Nicholas C.

Fully-serviced grass site (super)

Liked Great facilities
Fantastic time location
Easy to deal with
Electric and water on the pitch
Great pub near by

Disliked Nothing

Recommend to friends Visit again

From the manager: We are so pleased that you had a great stay and thank you for your review comments. We hope to see you all again soon.

Excellent site with clean and well maintained facilities.

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Lauren L.

Powered concrete slab caravan site (medium, semi-serviced)

Liked Lovely site, clean and well maintained. The pitches had more than enough space. We stayed on the gravel bit right near to the toilet block and reception which was lovely. The toilets and showers are best we've seen on a site. The showers stay on with 1 touch of a button and stay very warm, including 2 shower heads to choose from - hand held or on the wall. Vending machines on site which I've never seen before to get any basics from - milk,eggs etc even ice creams and milkshakes. We tried the cafe over the road and had scones which were very nice and large in size! We took our dog with us and she loved it here. There is a large field to the back of reception for dog walks.
10minutes to nearest supermarkets - aldi, lidl, morrisons etc.

Disliked Only thing we couldn't get was sugar on site when we ran out but was easy enough to go to the supermarket for it. Also we wanted to stay a couple of hours later on checking out day but they charge you for another night minus £10 discount it was about £40 just to stay for another few hours which we thought was extortionate.

Recommend to friends Visit again

From the manager: Many thanks for taking the time to write a very kind review with lovely photos. We look forward to seeing you both and dog again soon for another visit.

Secure site with vehicle recognition Friendly staff nothing to much trouble Toilets…

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Lisa T.

Fully-serviced concrete slab caravan site (large, super)

Liked Secure site with vehicle recognition
Friendly staff nothing to much trouble
Toilets and showers modern and exceptionally clean
Pub,farm shop and cafe very close by
Free wifi

Recommend to friends Visit again

From the manager: Thank you for your very kind review and 10/10 overall score. We look forward to your return visit.

highly recommended

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Gary O.

Powered grass site (medium)

Liked Everything about this site is top notch

Recommend to friends Visit again

From the manager: Thank you very much for your kind review and high recommendation. We hope you visit again soon.

Our 2nd visit at this campsite and again not disappointed, very helpful,…

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Brian N.

Fully-serviced grass site (medium, super)

Liked Our 2nd visit at this campsite and again not disappointed, very helpful, very clean,pitches were very big and maintained to high standard.best site to visit Weymouth, bustop just outside campsite..will definitely book again in near future, don't take my word just book and you won't be disappointed..many thanks Brian and Tracy ..

Recommend to friends Visit again

From the manager: We very much appreciate your kind review and high recommendation - Thank you. So pleased you will definitely be returning in the near future.

Lovely quiet, peaceful site in Portesham Dorset. Friendly and helpful staff. Super…

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Kevin M.

Powered grass site (medium)

Liked Lovely quiet, peaceful site in Portesham Dorset.
Friendly and helpful staff.
Super clean amenities.
Great pub nearby, serving local beers, lagers and cider and great food to eat indoors or in the garden

Disliked Nothing to dislike

Recommend to friends Visit again

From the manager: Many thanks for your kind review comments and we are so happy that you will be visiting us again.

Great location. Clean, friendly site. Spacious pitches.

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Tracey H.

Powered concrete slab caravan site (medium, semi-serviced)

Liked Lovely clean spacious site.
Friendly, helpful staff.
Facilities were lovley and clean.
Good bus links to Weymouth, Abbotsbury and coastal towns. Fresh milk vending machine.
Lots of other options in vending machines - staple basics, ice cream, pasties etc.

Recommend to friends Visit again

From the manager: Thank you for your kind review comments and recommendation. We look forward to seeing you both again.

The staff were extremely friendly and helpful as soon as you turned…

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Billy S.

Unpowered grass tent, campervan or trailer tent site (small)

Liked The staff were extremely friendly and helpful as soon as you turned up, the camp site was extremely clean and the facilities are excellent, would highly recommend

Recommend to friends Visit again

From the manager: Thank you very much for your kind review with high recommendation. We hope you visit again soon.

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

Baby-changing facilities Bath available Car parking by site/unit Composting toilet Dog park Drying room Food shop Free wifi Ice pack freezing Internet access Laundry Local produce 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

Themes

Peaceful

Utilities

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

Nearby amenities

Bar nearby Convenience store nearby Dog walk nearby Public transport nearby

Type

Farm Large (51-200 sites)

Nearby leisure

Fishing nearby Golf nearby Restaurant nearby

Touring and motorhomes

Caravan storage facilities Drainage hook-up points for caravans Motorhome service point Seasonal sites Water hook-up points for caravans

Location

Portesham Dairy Farm Campsite

7 Bramdon Lane

Portesham

Weymouth

Dorset

England

DT3 4HG

Directions

Timezone

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

GPS

50.66786°N
2.56326°W

Nearest transport

Coach
10 km South Station
10.1 km Marks and Spencer
15.9 km Coach Station
Rail
7.2 km Upwey Rail Station
9.7 km Weymouth Rail Station
9.8 km Dorchester West Rail Station
Ferry
10.5 km Weymouth Ferry Terminal
40.5 km Poole Ferry Terminal
41.1 km Poole Quay Ferry Landing

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

However long you stay here (at least a couple of weeks, preferably), there's enough to see and do around Dorset to entertain all ages and tastes. Ditch the car if you prefer: the local bus stop is 150 yards from the farm entrance, to pick up the Jurassic Coast route bus (X53) running from Exeter to Poole. The Portesham Dairy Farm team recommends a climb up to the Hardy Monument on Black Down (five minutes' drive) as a nifty way to see Dorset and its splendid coastline (the monument isn't to the writer Thomas Hardy as you might expect in these parts, but to Vice Admiral Thomas Hardy, a commander at the Battle of Trafalgar; do be sure to tell that to the kids). You should be able to see the Devon coast, the Mendip Hills and the Isle of Wight from here on a clear day; just clamber the 120 steps up to the viewpoint. Also much recommended is Abbotsbury, home of the famed swannery as well as subtropical gardens and a kids' farm (also five minutes' drive), and the golden sands, sand sculptures and fair rides of Weymouth, 15 minutes from the farm. Portland (25 minutes) is also a must: visit the lighthouse, forage for fossils and come down the hill from the top of town for stunning views of the coast and Chesil Beach.

Water quality at nearby bathing waters

Name Distance Type 2020201920182017
Weymouth Lodmoor 9.7 km Sea N/AExcellentExcellentExcellent
Weymouth Central 9.8 km Sea N/AExcellentExcellentExcellent
Bowleaze Cove 10.5 km Sea N/AExcellentExcellentExcellent
Portland Harbour Sandsfoot Castle 10.8 km Sea N/AGoodExcellentGood
Portland Harbour Castle Cove 10.8 km Sea N/AExcellentN/AN/A

Data source: European Environment Agency

Must see

Abbotsbury Swannery 2.8 km

Radipole Lake Nature Reserve 9.3 km

Weymouth Sea Life Park and Marine Sanctuary 9.5 km

Hardy's Birthplace 14 km

Mapperton House & Gardens 17.3 km

National Trust

Max Gate 10.9 km

Hardy's Cottage 13.9 km

Clouds Hill 22.6 km

Montacute House 33.2 km

Tintinhull Garden 35.7 km

Cycle routes

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

Other

Hardy Monument Circular 2.3 km

Abbotsbury - Hardy Monument - Portesham - Abbotsbury 2.7 km

Abbotsbury - Elsworth - Portesham - Chapel Hill 2.7 km

Abbotsbury - West Bexington - Chesil Beach - Abbotsbury 2.7 km

BRIDEHEAD 3.6 km

Local events

  • Dorset County Show (Saturday, 6 September 2025 – Saturday, 6 September 2025)

    Dorchester, England 11.4 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.

Nearest sites

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Frequently asked questions

  • Does Portesham Dairy Farm Campsite have a swimming pool? No View all features
  • Is Portesham Dairy Farm Campsite dog friendly? No View all features
  • What attractions are near Portesham Dairy Farm Campsite? However long you stay here (at least a couple of weeks, preferably), there's enough to see and do around Dorset to entertain all ages and tastes. Ditch the car if you prefer: … Read more
  • When can I check in and check out of Portesham Dairy Farm Campsite?
    Camping and caravan
    Arrive:  1 p.m. –  9 p.m.
    Depart by:  11 a.m.

    The site must be notified of late arrivals as soon as possible. There is no need to check in at reception; you will receive a pre-arrival email, so you can just drive to your allocated pitch straight away.

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  • How much does it cost to stay at Portesham Dairy Farm Campsite? From $49.18 (for 1 night, 2 adults) - prices may change depending on your dates and party.