Bredy Farm

From £16 For 1 night, 1 adult 9.1 251 reviews
Sunrise at Bredy Farm (added by manager 07 Jul 2021)
Camper in the orchard field (added by manager 05 aug 2022)
Perfect (added by visitor 19 jun 2022)
Sunny day (added by manager 05 aug 2022)

  • Traditional working farm with cider production and microbrewery
  • Friendly, relaxed atmosphere and views of the Jurassic Coast
  • Italian restaurant; tickets are extra for summer events and festivals
Fancy the sound of a Dorset farm with its own cider production and cosy restaurant – plus summer events (which you need to buy separate tickets for)? With views of the fably viewsome Jurassic Coast and Bride Valley, adults-only Bredy Farm is also close to beaches, the South West Coast Path, Bridport and Dorchester. You might fancy a pint or two of that, cheers. All these happenings are on a relaxed and friendly working farm with its own microbrewery and cider shed open to the public. It's set up for simple camping, for excellent cider and for parties, at its occasional weekend-long music events (extra charge). Guests pitch up in The Orchard or The Mead on either side of the river Bride. Facilities include running water, a basic cold-water area to wash pots and pans, three portable toilets, four composting toilets, three rustic shower units on The Mead (free to use) as well as two flushing toilets and two modern, high-quality coin-operated showers (located on the main farm). Certainly not basic are the offerings at the farm's Italian restaurant/café, which serves up plates of tasty homemade food, including proper Neapolitan-style pizzas (it's rightly popular so it's best to book ahead, especially if you're travelling in a group). In the summer months, this is a site that's buzzing with energy, with live music, DJs and a bar that's open until 2am. Out of season and midweek, things are generally more chilled around here.

Campground type

Tent sites 95
Camper sites 95
RV sites 95
Open now
Please note
  • The park does not accept breeds/crossbreeds listed in the Breed-specific legislation (i.e. Pit Bull Terrier, Japanese Tosa, Dogo Argentino, and Fila Brasileiro).
  • A charge of £1.00 ($1.21) applies for the use of the shower.
  • Guests under the age of 18 are not allowed on site.
  • During the events the site welcomes families with children within the festival arena. Please keep this in mind when booking. If you are part of a group, please specify the lead name in the 'special requests' in the booking form. Only food and drink purchased in the event area can be consumed in the event area. You are free to eat and drink your own food in the camping area. On-site restaurant, the Parlour: advance bookings are necessary.

Languages spoken

English

Open from Thu, Mar 28 to

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Only showing reviews for the last 30 months.

Great site, parked by stream which was glorious. Cider was top notch.…

Overall 10/10
Location 10
Value for money 10
Accommodation 10
Facilities / Activities 8
Customer service 10
Child friendliness 10
Cleanliness 8
Wifi 8
Joe S. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Orchard primitive grass tent, campervan or trailer tent campsite (adults only)

Liked: Great site, parked by stream which was glorious. Cider was top notch. Friendly staff who were very helpful.

Disliked: Needed better washing up facility in the Meads field.

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Had a really nice time, lovely staff and great food and facilities

Overall 10/10
Location 10
Value for money 10
Accommodation 10
Facilities / Activities 10
Customer service 10
Child friendliness 6
Cleanliness 10
Wifi 6
Aidan M. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Orchard primitive grass tent, campervan or trailer tent campsite (adults only)

Liked: The campsite, the location, the staff, the facilities and the restaurant was incredible

Disliked: Lack of obvious signage for check in

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Bredy farm have lost control of the campsite. Avoid if you want peace.

Overall 2/10
Location 8
Value for money 6
Accommodation 2
Facilities / Activities 6
Customer service 2
Child friendliness No rating
Cleanliness 4
Wifi No rating
Anonymous The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Orchard primitive grass tent, campervan or trailer tent campsite (adults only)

Liked: The location is good. The Parlour restaurant is fantastic.

Disliked: The campsite is out of control. Following the 02:00 end to the bar music the campsite was filled with drunk, drugged-up people shouting & arguing. Music in the camping area went on until dawn both nights of our weekend. The atmosphere was threatening, intimidating and violent. The management had no control and the whole experience was grim.

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A peaceful rural setting with good facilities, a splendid restaurant at the…

Overall 10/10
Location 10
Value for money 10
Accommodation 10
Facilities / Activities 10
Customer service 10
Child friendliness No rating
Cleanliness 10
Wifi No rating
Anonymous The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Orchard primitive grass tent, campervan or trailer tent campsite (adults only)

Liked: A peaceful rural setting with good facilities, a splendid restaurant at the farm and a friendly atmosphere

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Good flat field, relaxed atmosphere and the toilets were eco friendly…

Overall 6/10
Location 10
Value for money 8
Accommodation 8
Facilities / Activities 6
Customer service 8
Child friendliness 6
Cleanliness 6
Wifi 2
Anonymous The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Mead primitive grass campsite (adults only)

Liked: Good flat field, relaxed atmosphere and the toilets were eco friendly

Disliked: No campers should be allowed to pitch up after a respectable time. We were rudely awoken by new arrivals who arrived at 1am to pitch up their tent. This is just stupid as our whole group heard the struggle of pitching up their tent. Surely it’s rule that should be respected by everyone. It wasn’t very clear on where to go and who to see. The cardboard signs on the floor weren’t great, and only one shower was hot the other two the burners weren’t working.

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One of the best site I have been to…

Overall 10/10
Location 10
Value for money 10
Accommodation 10
Facilities / Activities 10
Customer service 10
Child friendliness 6
Cleanliness 10
Wifi 4
Alexandros A. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Orchard primitive grass tent, campervan or trailer tent campsite (adults only)

Liked: One of the best site I have been to

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The surrounding are of the site was beautiful, and the food was…

Overall 4/10
Location 10
Value for money 2
Accommodation No rating
Facilities / Activities 2
Customer service 2
Child friendliness No rating
Cleanliness 2
Wifi 10
Nicola C. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Mead primitive grass campsite (adults only)

Liked: The surrounding are of the site was beautiful, and the food was really good in the Parlour Restaurant, lovely ladies who served us.such a shame it went down hill after this

Disliked: This site has the potential to be amazing, however on arrival it was not clear at all where to go or who to see, once booked in the man told us where to go, there are a few different camping fields, we was on the mead, and we had the worst facilities I have ever seen, Compost toilets and Showers that were actually disgusting, luckily we were self contained, because I could not have used them I was physically gagging, the whole place just looks tidy and unfinished which is such a shame, luckily we went midweek so for us it was very quiet, it's such a shame we had a lovely evening in the Restaurant, but I just couldn't look past the awful facilities on the camp site

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Reasonable

Overall 8/10
Location 10
Value for money 6
Accommodation 6
Facilities / Activities 6
Customer service 10
Child friendliness 2
Cleanliness 4
Wifi 2
Anonymous The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Mead primitive grass campsite (adults only)

Liked: Setting, DIY fire pits, and Bar area. Very friendly staff helped us out with an OS map and directions :) Parlour restaurant food was amazing.

Disliked: Toilets and showers in the Mead were pretty filthy, one show didn't work. Dog mess and litter all over the field and the grass needed a cut

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We'll be back for a festival or maybe 2 next year.

Overall 8/10
Location 8
Value for money 8
Accommodation 8
Facilities / Activities No rating
Customer service 8
Child friendliness 2
Cleanliness 6
Wifi 2
Anonymous The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Orchard primitive grass tent, campervan or trailer tent campsite (adults only)

Liked: Excellent location with, relaxed vibe. We stayed in the orchard which is more pitch and putt than bowling green. Bar and restaurant great value, food & service.

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Nice vibe in the Cider Shed/Parlour. Quaint setting on the farm side.…

Overall 6/10
Location 6
Value for money 2
Accommodation 2
Facilities / Activities 4
Customer service 2
Child friendliness 2
Cleanliness 4
Wifi 2
Anonymous The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Mead primitive grass campsite (adults only)

Liked: Nice vibe in the Cider Shed/Parlour. Quaint setting on the farm side. Good site for young people who aren't fussy about noise late at night. The Parlour (eatery) looked great - very busy, so ensure you book prior to stay. They offer free camp fires and logs. Pitches were pretty level.

Disliked: No mention of the bank holiday festival in next field. Needs to be much clearer on PitchUp. Didn't appreciate the smell of certain substances smoked by other campers, which was practically everywhere over 3 days. Grass in the fields really needed cutting. Young campers very noisy late at night. Minimal loos and showers were very basic and often a queue.

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Features

Leisure on park

Bar or club house

Cycle hire

Evening entertainment

Fishing

Fitness centre

Indoor swimming pool

Kids' club

On-site restaurant/cafe

Outdoor swimming pool

Playground

Recreation room/arcade

TV room

Takeout

Tennis

Watersports

Amenities on park

Bath available

Car parking by site/unit

Composting toilet

Disabled facilities

Dog park

Drying room

Free wifi

Grocery store

Ice pack freezing

Internet access

Laundromat

Parent & baby washroom

Payphone

Pick-up from public transport

Portable toilet

Pub toilets

Restrooms

Shower available

Washing-up area

Wifi

Groups welcome

Family friendly

Motorcycle friendly

Rallies welcome

Scouts welcome

Single-sex groups welcome

Student groups welcome

Rules

Barbecue grills allowed

Barbecue provided

Campfires allowed

Commercial vehicles allowed

Dogs allowed

Dogs allowed all year

Themes

Budget/backpacker

Forest

Hikers’ paradise

Peaceful

Remote location

Spectacular scenery

Wild camping

Wildlife haven

Utilities

Charging facilities

Communal freezer

Communal fridge

Dump station

Electric car charging point(s)

Propane/gas cylinders available

Recycling available

Renewable energy

Nearby amenities

Bar nearby

Convenience store nearby

Dog walk nearby

Nearby farmers' market

Public transportation nearby

Type

Farm

Large (51-200 sites)

Nearby leisure

Canoeing/kayaking nearby

Climbing nearby

Cycle hire nearby

Cycling nearby

Fishing nearby

Golf nearby

Indoor pool nearby

Mountain biking nearby

Restaurant nearby

Sailing nearby

Tennis nearby

Touring and motorhomes

Seasonal sites

Location

Bredy Farm

Bredy Lane

Burton Bradstock

Bridport

Dorset

England

DT6 4ND

Directions

Timezone

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

GPS

50.70682°N
-2.70004°W

Nearest transport

Bus
3.3 mi Coach Station
11.5 mi South Station
12.7 mi Marks and Spencer
Rail
7.6 mi Maiden Newton Rail Station
11 mi Upwey Rail Station
11.3 mi Dorchester West Rail Station
Ferry
13 mi Weymouth Ferry Terminal

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 here for an events weekend, stick around for a bit afterwards to investigate the area: take it as read that your boss will applaud your initiative. Start off by going seawards: the nearest beach and the local stretch of Jurassic Coast are about a mile away in front of Bredy Farm's local village of Burton Bradstock, leading to the famed Chesil Beach. (The award-winning Hive café dishes up seafood in Burton Bradstock too.) If it's Jurassic Coast fossils you're after, the nearby Dinosaurland Fossil Museum in Lyme Regis has piles of specimens in its collection of local Jurassic marine fossils, so meander along here to see what you can sea. More fossily remains are in the Jurassic Coast gallery at nearby Bridport Museum. Piles of other things are around Bredy Farm to see and do, such as the village of Abbotsbury and its swannery, full-size construction machinery driving at Diggerland Devon, seaside towns like Charmouth and Weymouth, and exploring old buildings like Hardy's Cottage. If you're around to shop, local town Bridport has a vintage market on the last Sunday of every month. You might also like to try more of the fizzy stuff if you're around Bredy Farm for a cider weekend, so totter off to a couple of the boozy attractions in the area, such as the tastings and tours of Bridport's Palmer Brewery, founded in 1794, and sampling the sparkling and still wines of Furleigh Estate Wines, producing Dorset wine from its base at Salway Ash.

Water quality at nearby bathing waters

Name Distance Type 2020 2019 2018 2017
Hive 1.2 mi Sea N/A Excellent Excellent Excellent
West Bay (West) 2.9 mi Sea N/A Excellent Excellent Excellent
Eypemouth 3.8 mi Sea N/A Excellent Excellent Excellent
Seatown 5.6 mi Sea N/A Excellent Excellent Excellent
Charmouth West 9.1 mi Sea N/A Excellent Excellent Good

Data source: European Environment Agency

Must see

Abbotsbury Swannery 5.5 mi

Mapperton House & Gardens 6 mi

Radipole Lake Nature Reserve 12.3 mi

Weymouth Sea Life Park and Marine Sanctuary 12.4 mi

Hardy's Birthplace 13.7 mi

National Trust

Max Gate 12.1 mi

Hardy's Cottage 13.6 mi

Shute Barton 16.5 mi

Loughwood Meeting House 16.7 mi

Montacute House 16.9 mi

Cycle routes

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

Other

DOWNE HALL 3.1 mi

West Bay 3.4 mi

Lower Seatown - Seatown - Chideock - Eype 3.7 mi

Eggardon Hill and Powerstock 3.9 mi

Dorset and East Devon Coast 4.5 mi

Local events

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

    Dorchester, England 12.1 mi

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

    Dorchester, England 17.9 mi

  • Tankfest (Friday, June 28, 2024 – Friday, June 28, 2024)

    Wareham, England 20 mi

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

    Wareham, England 22.1 mi

  • Sidmouth Folk Festival (Friday, August 2, 2024 – Friday, August 2, 2024)

    Sidmouth, England 23.5 mi

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.

Want to know more about camping in Dorset?

  • Does Bredy Farm have a swimming pool? No View all features
  • Is Bredy Farm dog friendly? Yes View all features
  • What attractions are near Bredy Farm? If you're here for an events weekend, stick around for a bit afterwards to investigate the area: take it as read that your boss will applaud your initiative. Start off by going … Read more
  • When can I check in and check out of Bredy Farm?
    RV, travel trailer and tent sites
    Arrive:  8 a.m. –  8 p.m.
    Depart by:  noon

    Guests arriving early or late at night are required to set up without disturbing others and check in at The Cider Shed between 11am and 11pm.

    Read more
  • How much does it cost to stay at Bredy Farm? From $20.19 (for 1 night, 2 adults) - prices may change depending on your dates and party.