Penn Farm Campsite

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  • Peaceful site on a family-run farm 10 minutes' drive from Lyme Regis
  • A 10-minute drive from Charmouth beach; 15 mins from West Bay
  • Gorgeous views over west Dorset countryside
Some folk seek out stacks of swish facilities for their hols; others would gladly trade all those pools, clubhouses and swish bathrooms for serene space and stunning scenery. Those that fall into the latter group should certainly take a look at Penn Farm Campsite, a peaceful and pretty site on a family-run farm within the Dorset Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty and 10 minutes’ drive from Lyme Regis. Wisely, the owners here realised that nothing they could possibly install would top the gorgeous views over the west Dorset countryside, so they’ve embraced the natural setting and kept the facilities low key. The setup here stretches to a couple of toilets, a shower, a washing-up area and facilities to deal with rubbish and chemical disposal; anything else you require to keep you happy you’ll need to bring along with you. Among the bits you might like to consider packing are barbecues for evenings spent out in the open in the company of a few beers and bangers as the sun sets. And if you’ve got a dog that you feel might appreciate the scenery too, feel free to bring them along to get out on country and coastal walks. Speaking of the coast – that’s the Jurassic Coast, a fine stretch 10 minutes’ drive away for beaches, boat trips, fishing and fossil hunting. For other days out, Exeter, Yeovil, Taunton and Dorchester are all within a 45-minute drive.

Campground type

Camper sites 18
Tent sites 18
RV sites 18
Open now
Opens April 4
Please note
  • Under 18s must be accompanied by their parents or legal guardians.
  • Twin axle vehicles are not permitted on site.

Languages spoken

English

Open from Fri, Apr 4 to

Reviews

9.7

Overall rating based on 196 reviews View breakdown

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Only showing reviews for the last 30 months.

Quiet, spacious campsite with great views

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

Primitive grass campsite

Liked: Great campsite, plenty of space, good clean facilities, great scenery

Recommend to friends Visit again

Fantastic off grid site and value for money. Super clean facilities.

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

Primitive grass campsite

Liked: Quiet with stunning views.

Disliked: Na

Recommend to friends Visit again

Excellent site, perfect mix of a wild camp but also with facilities

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

Primitive grass campsite

Liked: Close location to Lyme Regis and Charmouth. Recommend Charmouth cheaper parking, nice heritage centre and good fossil hunting.
Campsite really clean facilities and a nice relaxed atmosphere. Field is split with wild uncut areas which gave everyone privacy and created nice secluded areas to camp away from each other.
Nice having picnic benches and choice where to pitch and not having fixed pitches.
Brilliant place and would recommend. Not for those wanting bar and entertainment but perfect for those who just want to enjoy nature, a fire and a glass of wine with plenty of room for the children to be children and enjoy playing outside.
Area is ona. Bit of a slope but pick your pitch and there are flat/flatter areas. We all slept well. Brilliant 🙂

Disliked: N/a

Recommend to friends Visit again

This is a wonderful campsite with fantastic views. Good clean facilities and…

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

Primitive grass campsite

Liked: This is a wonderful campsite with fantastic views. Good clean facilities and a the owner was very kind and helpful. Would thoroughly recommend!

Recommend to friends Visit again

Beautiful views, very peaceful and tidy. I really like how the owner…

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

Primitive grass campsite

Liked: Beautiful views, very peaceful and tidy. I really like how the owner limits the number of guests so you can really enjoy the space. Toilet and shower room was kept spotless and warm.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Excellent rural site with clean facilities.

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

Primitive grass campsite

Liked: Penn Farm is a lovely clean site. it is spacious with a lower field or an upper field to choose from. Both fields had toilet and shower facilities. The views were fantastic and Nigel, who runs the site was very helpful.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Facilities, simple and clean Quiet location and site Views Pitch size Charmouth beach Friendly…

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

Primitive grass campsite

Liked: Facilities, simple and clean
Quiet location and site
Views
Pitch size
Charmouth beach
Friendly

Disliked: Walking up the hill to the toilet (optional based on pitch choice)
Pulling out of the layby onto the main road!

Recommend to friends Visit again

Wonderful gem of a campsite. Quiet and beautiful.

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

Primitive grass campsite

Liked: The space and location. Great, clean facilities and warm welcome. Added bonus of our own picnic table too!

Recommend to friends Visit again

Lovely owner, really friendly.

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

Primitive grass campsite

Liked: Great spot with beautiful views all round.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Quiet, peaceful and plenty of open space…

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

Primitive grass campsite

Liked: Quiet, peaceful and plenty of open space

Recommend to friends Visit again

Features

Dogs allowed

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 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

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

Themes

Hikers’ paradise Peaceful Remote location Spectacular scenery 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 Small (11-25 sites)

Nearby leisure

Golf nearby Indoor pool nearby Restaurant nearby

Location

Penn Farm Campsite

Penn Farm

Lyme Regis

Dorset

England

DT6 6BZ

Directions

Timezone

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

GPS

50.75753°N
-2.93422°W

Route directions

The site entrance is on the eastern end of a short stretch of dual carriageway. Go onto a layby, then down a lane from the layby. The postcode you need is DT6 6BZ.

Nearest transport

Bus
7.7 mi Coach Station
18.5 mi Yeovil Bus Station
19.3 mi Bus Station
Rail
3.4 mi Axminster Rail Station
10.5 mi Crewkerne Rail Station
11.4 mi Honiton Rail Station
Ferry
23.6 mi Exmouth Ferry Landing
23.7 mi Weymouth Ferry Terminal
23.9 mi Topsham (Turf Lock Ferry) Ferry Landing
Airport
21.2 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

It’s a very fine part of the world, the Jurassic Coast – and guests at Penn Farm will be close to one of its huge draws, the fossil hunting mecca of Charmouth, just under 10 minutes’ drive from the site. Chesil beach (half an hour) and Durdle Door (an hour) are both worth exploring too, and of course there are some stunning walks to be had along the coast path pretty much wherever you choose. Telly fans might already recognise the backdrop of West Bay (15 minutes) if they’ve ever watched ITV's Broadchurch; also familiar to foodies will be the backdrop of chef Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall’s pad River Cottage, around 20 minutes’ drive away. If you fancy having a go at your own bit of outdoor cheffing, perhaps you’d also like to have a whirl at catching your own supper on a fishing trip from Lyme Regis (10 minutes). If you’ve brought the kids along, it’s a good idea to plan days out in Dorchester (35 minutes), where there’s a dinosaur museum and teddy bear museum, at the farm park at Kingston Maurward (40 minutes) or at Weymouth’s Sea Life Centre (45 minutes).

Water quality at nearby bathing waters

Name Distance Type 2020201920182017
Charmouth West 2.1 mi Sea N/AExcellentExcellentGood
Lyme Regis Front Beach 2.4 mi Sea N/AGoodGoodN/A
Seatown 5.4 mi Sea N/AExcellentExcellentExcellent
Seaton (Devon) 7 mi Sea N/AExcellentExcellentExcellent
Eypemouth 7.1 mi Sea N/AExcellentExcellentExcellent

Data source: European Environment Agency

Must see

Mapperton House & Gardens 10.3 mi

Jurassic Coast World Heritage Site 14.5 mi

Abbotsbury Swannery 16.1 mi

Montacute House 16.5 mi

Blackdown Hills Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty 16.9 mi

National Trust

Shute Barton 5.7 mi

Loughwood Meeting House 5.8 mi

Branscombe: the Old Bakery, Manor Mill and Forge 10 mi

Barrington Court 14.4 mi

Montacute House 16.5 mi

Cycle routes

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

Other

Champernhayes - Monkton Wyld - Wootton Fitzpaine 0.9 mi

Fishpond Bottom - Wootton Fitzpaine and River Char 2.2 mi

ROUSDON 4.4 mi

Langdon Hill - Golden Cap - Langdon Hill 4.7 mi

Thorncombe – Forde Abbey and the River Axe 4.9 mi

Local events

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

    Dorchester, England 22.4 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.

Offers

Conditions apply - see campsite type section for details

Nearest campgrounds

Unfortunately, we have no nearby bookable campgrounds.

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Frequently asked questions

  • Does Penn Farm Campsite have a swimming pool? No View all features
  • Is Penn Farm Campsite dog friendly? Yes View all features
  • What attractions are near Penn Farm Campsite? It’s a very fine part of the world, the Jurassic Coast – and guests at Penn Farm will be close to one of its huge draws, the fossil hunting mecca of Charmouth, … Read more
  • When can I check in and check out of Penn Farm Campsite?
    RV, travel trailer and tent sites
    Arrive:  10 a.m. –  8:30 p.m.
    Depart by:  2 p.m.
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  • How much does it cost to stay at Penn Farm Campsite? From $29.30 (for 1 night, 2 adults) - prices may change depending on your dates and party.