The Homestead Camping Site

View of top field and lodge

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  • Peaceful and back to basics retreat in a scenic rural setting
  • A mile from Sturminster Newton and 30 minutes' drive from Dorchester
  • Walking paths from the site and soft play within five minutes' walk
If you like your Dorset camping home to be remote, rural and mighty peaceful – but within easy reach of beaches, towns and miles of countryside rambles, The Homestead Camping Site is the one for you. Just pitch up and camp here on a wide open grassy field, on a back to basics site in quiet green countryside where you and yours can make your own amusement in these roomy surroundings: a bug hunting or nature spotting expedition, perhaps... a wander into the Blackmore Vale (with dog, is poss) using one of the several paths leading direct from the site... or a long lazy evening by the barbecue coals idly plotting what you might fancy doing around Dorset the following day. Which is rather a lot. The Homestead's setting just outside Sturminster Newton is half an hour's drive from the splendid old city of Dorchester (yes, Thomas Hardy land), 20 minutes from Shaftesbury (that of the high hill) and 40 from the sandy beach and world-famed harbour at Poole. On days you don't want to stir even that far, a soft play centre is five minutes' walk away to get the tiddlers tuckered out at – all the better for the grownups' long lazy evening by the barbecue coals later. Shops, pubs and a Monday market are all at Strewminster Newton, a mile away.

Site type

Tent sites 20
Lodges, cabins, pods or huts 1
Opens

Languages spoken

English

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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 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

D. of E. 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 Remote location Spectacular scenery Walkers' paradise

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

Small (11-25 sites)

Accessibility

Disabled facilities

Nearby leisure

Cycling nearby Fishing nearby Horse riding nearby Indoor pool nearby Leisure/theme park nearby Restaurant nearby

Location

The Homestead Camping Site

The Homestead

Hole House Lane

Sturminster Newton

Dorset

England

DT10 2AA

Directions

Timezone

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

GPS

50.91594°N
-2.31609°W

Nearest transport

Coach
9.2 km Virginia Ash
9.2 km Virginia Ash
11.5 km Queens Head
Rail
11.9 km Templecombe Rail Station
13.5 km Gillingham (Dorset) Rail Station
14.2 km Sherborne Rail Station
Ferry
32.4 km Poole Ferry Terminal
32.5 km Poole Quay Ferry Landing
35.5 km Weymouth Ferry Terminal
Airport
37.4 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

Those of a certain age might like a trot along to Shaftesbury and Gold Hill, the setting for Ridley Scott's Hovis ad where the knackered bakery boy pushes his bike all the way up the slope to then whizz delightedly down. Also in Shaftesbury are splendid views of the Blackmore Vale (yes, from the top of the hill) and the  Gold Hill Museum – yes, also at the top of that hill... Literary types and Thomas Hardy fans must surely visit Dorchester to see his former home Max Gate; it's well worth a day in town after that to potter around its museums including the Roman Town House, Dorset County Museum, the Tutankhamun Exhibition and – if your offspring are now revolting – the dinosaur museum and the Dorset Teddy Bear Museum, For family days, Longleat and Monkey World are within 40 and 45 minutes, Lulworth Cove and Swanage within 40, and the New Forest within an hour. And travellers of an especially immature disposition (hurrah) should also enjoy a chuckle at the giant naked chalk man of Cerne Abbas, 25 minutes' drive from The Homestead.

Water quality at nearby bathing waters

Name Distance Type 2020201920182017
Poole Harbour Rockley Sands 29.2 km Estuary N/AExcellentExcellentExcellent
Poole Harbour Lake 30.4 km Estuary N/AExcellentExcellentExcellent
Ringstead Bay 31.8 km Sea N/AExcellentExcellentExcellent
Bowleaze Cove 32 km Sea N/AExcellentExcellentExcellent
Durdle Door West 32.8 km Sea N/AExcellentExcellentExcellent

Data source: European Environment Agency

Must see

Stourhead House and Garden 21.2 km

Hardy's Birthplace 21.3 km

Haynes International Motor Museum 21.9 km

Kingston Lacy House and Gardens 22.9 km

The Tank Museum 25.1 km

National Trust

Stourhead 21 km

Hardy's Cottage 21.4 km

White Mill 21.7 km

Clouds Hill 22.5 km

Kingston Lacy 23.1 km

Cycle routes

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

Other

Sturminster Newton - Cutt Mill - Stour Valley Way 2 km

Fiddleford Mill - Sturminster Newton - Fiddleford 2.3 km

Fiddleford Manor - Hammoon - Child Okeford - Fiddleford 2.3 km

Child Okeford - Wessex Ridgeway - Shillingstone 5.6 km

Ibberton Hill – Coombe Bottom – Ibberton Hill 6.1 km

Local events

  • Tolpuddle Martyrs' Festival and Rally (Friday, 19 July 2024 – Friday, 19 July 2024)

    Dorchester, England 18.5 km

  • Dorset County Show (Saturday, 7 September 2024 – Saturday, 7 September 2024)

    Dorchester, England 22.8 km

  • Camp Bestival Dorset (Thursday, 25 July 2024 – Thursday, 25 July 2024)

    Wareham, England 31.9 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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  • Does The Homestead Camping Site have a swimming pool? No View all features
  • Is The Homestead Camping Site dog friendly? Yes View all features
  • What attractions are near The Homestead Camping Site? Those of a certain age might like a trot along to Shaftesbury and Gold Hill, the setting for Ridley Scott's Hovis ad where the knackered bakery boy pushes his bike all the … Read more
  • When can I check in and check out of The Homestead Camping Site?
    Camping and caravan
    Arrive:  1 p.m. –  5 p.m.
    Depart by:  10 a.m.
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