Ernie's Plot

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Photo of the site, the pitching areas, the outdoor dining benches and the surrounding hills
Photo of the site, the pitching areas, the outdoor dining benches and the surrounding hills
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The site

  • Adults-only touring site a five-minute drive from the Jurassic Coast
  • Bridport five minutes’ drive; Lyme Regis 20 minutes
  • Dogs welcome; shop selling local cheeses and meats; newspaper delivery
An adults-only site in the shade of distinctive Colmers Hill, Ernie’s Plot is easily reached from the A35. The site is surrounded by Dorset’s splendidly rural landscape, with hedgerows and leafy trees, inquisitive sheep in the nearby field and the occasional cameo by the local wildlife, mainly foxes and deer. Sitting halfway between Bridport and Chideock (five minutes’ drive to either), the site is also a five-minute drive from the spectacular Jurassic Coast, fringed by the South West Coast Path (cue epic walks with your four-legged companion) and dotted with pretty beaches – from pebbly Eype (which also happens to be dog-friendly), to Seatown, where you might bump into a fossil hunter or two. The touring pitches here are the Cadillacs of touring pitches: hardstanding, double-width and with water supply. Electric hook-up is coin-operated, so be sure to raid the piggy bank before your holiday, and come armed with plenty of £1 & £2 coins. And 50-pence coins, too – they will come in handy for the hot shower in the impeccably maintained toilet block. How’s this for luxury? One of the two cubicles comes with underfloor heating – bliss. Another elegant touch is the daily newspaper delivery (on request). Check out the information shed/shop, where you can get the timetable for the bus and brochures on nearby attractions, as well as essential items such as free-range eggs from the resident chooks, cheese and milk, and local meats.

Campground type

RV sites 8
Camper sites 8
Open all year
Opens
Please note

Admission

  • Guests under the age of 18 are not allowed on site.

Dogs

  • The campground/park does not accept breeds/crossbreeds listed in the Breed-specific legislation (i.e. Pit Bull Terrier, Japanese Tosa, Dogo Argentino, and Fila Brasileiro) and/or any of the following: Staffordshire bull terrier, American Staffordshire terrier, Rottweiler, any Mastiff or Tosa.
  • Your dog must be tattooed or microchipped.

Extras

  • A charge of £0.50 ($0.67) applies for the use of the shower.

General

  • Please note that the toilet/shower facilities are unisex.

Safety

  • No charcoal barbecues allowed.
  • Electricity is metered on site at £0.35 per kWh and must be paid onsite via a coin meter which accepts £1 and £2 coins. Please be aware before booking that there are currently roadworks taking place near the site (A35 Miles Cross junction) until December 2026. Between the 18th August and 28th August, they will be working both day and night.

Languages spoken

English

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Reviews

9.1

Overall rating from 127 Pitchup.com customers

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Cleanliness
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Peaceful

94% would recommend this campground to a friend

91% would stay here again

What customers say

Ernie's Plot is a cozy, adults-only site with lovely views, friendly hosts, and great facilities. Guests loved the homemade cake welcome gift! Pitches are good-sized, many with picnic tables. Metered electric/showers are a fair price. Occasional road noise is mentioned but usually not bothersome. A new dishwashing sink has been added.

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Arrival date (latest first)

Lovely site with very friendly owners…

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Anonymous

FHU cement/asphalt travel trailer campsite

Liked Lovely site with very friendly owners and a great pub 5 mins away which did great food.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Thank you Nic and Adam for…

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 Alison R. 1 review

FHU cement/asphalt travel trailer campsite

Liked Thank you Nic and Adam for a fabulous first stay at Ernie’s plot. We absolutely loved it and will definitely be back!
The Dorset apple cake on arrival was such a lovely gesture and it was delicious.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Really lovely place

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Joanna Y. 1 review

FHU cement/asphalt travel trailer campsite

Liked Loved it Quiet and peaceful with a great shower and facilities. Thank you

Disliked Nothing

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A little gem

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Rachel & Steve H. 10 reviews

FHU cement/asphalt travel trailer campsite

Liked We visited last year and came back again this year and booked already for next year! Nic & Adam are a lovely, welcoming and a friendly couple who are always available if needed. The site is the perfect size with 8 pitches. Apart from the roadworks this year, which we were advised about, it’s a very peaceful site with stunning views. It’s a great base for travelling around Dorset or just popping to the local village. There is a pub a short walk away down the far side of the sheep field through the gate, an information shed with necessities you may have ran out of. It is great for dogs. Love it

Disliked Nothing

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Location and size of pitch was…

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jeanette r. 2 reviews

FHU cement/asphalt travel trailer campsite

Liked Location and size of pitch was good

Recommend to friends Visit again

Will be very happy to go back

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Graham F. 1 review

FHU cement/asphalt travel trailer campsite

Liked The view of Colmer Hill, lovely big pitches, having no one else in front of you, small site (8?) pitches in total, very accessible, easy to find, great pub 10 minutes walk away. Appreciated the welcome apple cake gift.

Disliked Code to left hand loo didn't seem to work for most people. Needs a separate individual toilet, as it could be a long wait if someone is using the shower.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Great little site, great site to relax and explore Jurassic coast

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 Bryan J. 2 reviews

FHU cement/asphalt travel trailer campsite

Liked Location, size of site and pitch. All facilities were clean and worked. Dog showering station was a great feature. Owners were very friendly and welcoming.

Disliked Nothing

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Lovely peaceful site Friendly owners Great…

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 Rachael A. 4 reviews

FHU cement/asphalt travel trailer campsite

Liked Lovely peaceful site
Friendly owners
Great location

Recommend to friends Visit again

A lovely clean friendly site

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Lisa C. 1 review

FHU cement/asphalt travel trailer campsite

Liked The location and atmosphere.

Disliked Nothing

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Nice tidy site apple cake very…

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 malcolm k. 2 reviews

FHU cement/asphalt travel trailer campsite

Liked Nice tidy site apple cake very nice only problem was getting shower heater to a nice steady temperature

Disliked No dislikes

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Features

Dogs allowed

Adults only

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 Dog park Drying room Free wifi Grocery store Ice pack freezing Internet access Laundromat Parent & baby washroom Payphone Pick-up from public transport Picnic table Portable toilet Pub toilets Restrooms Shower available Washing-up area Wifi

Groups welcome

Family friendly Motorcycle friendly Single-sex groups welcome Student groups welcome

Rules

Adults only Barbecue grills allowed Barbecue provided Campfires allowed Commercial vehicles allowed Dogs allowed Dogs allowed all year

Themes

Hikers’ paradise

Utilities

Charging facilities 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

Tiny (1-10 sites)

Nearby leisure

Canoeing/kayaking nearby Cycling nearby Fishing nearby Golf nearby Horseback riding nearby Indoor pool nearby Restaurant nearby

Location

Ernie's Plot

Miles Cross

West Road

Bridport

Dorset

England

DT6 6AA

Directions

Timezone

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

GPS

50.73435°N
2.78495°W

Nearest transport

Bus
1 mi Coach Station
15.3 mi South Station
15.9 mi Yeovil Bus Station
Rail
9.6 mi Crewkerne Rail Station
10 mi Maiden Newton Rail Station
10.1 mi Axminster Rail Station
Ferry
17.2 mi Weymouth Ferry Terminal
29.2 mi Exmouth Ferry Landing
29.7 mi Bridgwater Ferry Terminal
Airport
27.7 mi Exeter 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

In Lyme Regis (20 minutes’ drive), be sure to find the Mary Anning Rocks statue, honouring the town’s most renowned fossil hunter (and her dog Tray), then walk along the beach all the way to the stone jetty known as The Cobb, from where you can admire a cracking sunset. Maumbury Rings Roman Amphitheatre, in Dorchester (half an hour), started life as a Neolithic henge, before morphing into an amphitheatre in Roman times and an artillery fort in the 17th century. On the outskirts of town, Maiden Castle is an elaborate Iron Age hill fort, while bookworms might be drawn to National Trust - Hardy’s Cottage, where the author wrote some of his early works. Chesil Beach (35 minutes) is an 18-mile long expanse of shingle sheltering the Fleet Lagoon, an area of salt marshes that’s home to an assortment of migrant birds. At its north-western end is the Abbotsbury Swannery, with daily feedings of the swan colony and a swan-shaped maze.

Food and drink

  • The Ilchester Arms Pub 0.3 mi
  • Mercato Italiano Restaurant 0.8 mi
  • New Inn Pub 0.8 mi
  • Oddfellows Arms Pub 0.9 mi
  • The White Lion Pub 1 mi
  • Martin's Bar and Restaurant Pub 1 mi
  • Martin's Bar and Restaurant 1 mi
  • Hope & Anchor Pub 1 mi
  • The Ropemakers Pub 1.1 mi
  • Klin Klan’s Restaurant 1.1 mi

Groceries

  • Waitrose Supermarket 1.1 mi
  • Morrisons Supermarket 1.4 mi
  • Co-op Food Supermarket 1.7 mi
  • Lidl Supermarket 1.8 mi
  • Felicity's Farm Shop Supermarket 2.4 mi
  • Isaac Cider Off-licence 4.8 mi
  • Charmouth Stores Supermarket 5.1 mi
  • Co-op Food Supermarket 5.5 mi

Public transport

  • Sprakes Corner Bus stop 0.2 mi
  • London Inn Bus stop 0.3 mi
  • The London Inn Bus stop 0.3 mi
  • West Mead Bus stop 0.6 mi
  • Bridport Medical Centre Bus stop 0.7 mi
  • Park Road Bus stop 0.8 mi
  • Bridport Hospital Bus stop 0.8 mi
  • Bridport Bus Station 1 mi
  • North Mills Trading Estate Bus stop 1.1 mi
  • Town Centre Bus stop 1.1 mi

Beaches

  • Seatown Beach 1.9 mi
  • East Beach 2 mi
  • Hive Beach 3.8 mi

What’s nearby

  • Eype Marina 1.2 mi
  • West Bay Harbour Marina 1.9 mi
  • Bridport and West Dorset Golf Club Golf course 2.4 mi
  • Lyme Regis Golf Club Golf course 6.2 mi

Local services

  • Bridport Medical Centre Doctors 0.7 mi
  • Superdrug Pharmacy 1.1 mi
  • Boots Pharmacy 1.2 mi
  • Well Pharmacy 1.2 mi
  • Morrisons Fuel station 1.3 mi
  • Chargernet Charging station 1.3 mi
  • Esso Fuel station 1.6 mi
  • Texaco Fuel station 3.4 mi
  • Charmouth Pharmacy 5.1 mi
  • Charmouth Medical Practice Doctors 5.2 mi

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Must see

Mapperton House & Gardens 5.4 mi

Abbotsbury Swannery 9.6 mi

Montacute House 15.3 mi

Radipole Lake Nature Reserve 16.4 mi

Weymouth Sea Life Park and Marine Sanctuary 16.6 mi

National Trust

Shute Barton 12.4 mi

Loughwood Meeting House 12.5 mi

Montacute House 15.3 mi

Branscombe: the Old Bakery, Manor Mill and Forge 15.7 mi

Max Gate 15.9 mi

Cycle routes

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

Other

Lower Seatown - Seatown - Chideock - Eype 1.2 mi

DOWNE HALL 1.4 mi

North Chideock - Symondsbury and More. 1.6 mi

Seatown - Golden Cap - Ridge Barn - Stanton St Gab 1.8 mi

West Bay 2.1 mi

Local events

  • Dorset County Show (Saturday, September 5, 2026 – Saturday, September 5, 2026)

    Dorchester, England 15.7 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.

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Frequently asked questions

  • Does Ernie's Plot have a swimming pool? No View all features
  • Is Ernie's Plot dog friendly? Yes View all features
  • What attractions are near Ernie's Plot? In Lyme Regis (20 minutes’ drive), be sure to find the Mary Anning Rocks statue, honouring the town’s most renowned fossil hunter (and her dog Tray), then walk along the beach all … Read more
  • When can I check in and check out of Ernie's Plot?
    RV, travel trailer and tent sites
    Arrive:  2 p.m. –  7:30 p.m.
    Depart by:  11 a.m.
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  • How much does it cost to stay at Ernie's Plot? From $31.25 (for 1 night, 2 adults) - prices may change depending on your dates and party.