Purbeck Valley Farmhouse

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Beautiful sunset over camp site field
Beautiful sunset over camp site field
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The camping field
Large grass pitches
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Spacious field
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Large grass pitches

  • Family-run farm site with fab Corfe Castle and Purbeck Hills views
  • Spacious pitches a 10-minute drive from Swanage and Wareham
  • A five-minute walk to Harman’s Cross steam railway train station
Dawdle down Dorset way for a dreamy break at the fab family-run Purbeck Valley Farm. This park is a champion choice for its location – it’s in an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty a 10-minute drive away from both the inland town of Wareham and Swanage at the coast. Plus it also has gorgeous views… Corfe Castle and the pretty Purbeck Hills are visible from the pitches and you can wander directly towards these destinations via local footpaths and bridleways. Harman’s Cross train station is a five-minute stroll for steam rail trips to Swanage and Corfe Castle (pre-booking essential). Is it lunchtime yet? To get eats on the go, stick around Corfe Castle and order food in a local pub or stock up on ingredients at the shop and garage a couple of minutes’ drive from the site before cooking over coals by your pitch (barbecues are allowed). Another wise option when it comes to nourishment is to pack food in a picnic hamper and take it towards one of several sandy beaches within a 30-minute drive, such as Studland (15 minutes), Swanage (10 minutes), Lulworth Cove (half an hour) or Durdle Door (half an hour). Back on base as evening draws in, lounge on your spacious pitch or use the time to organise yourself using the park's essential facilities, including toilets, showers, a washing-up area and recycling bins.

Campground type

RV sites 40
Tent sites 40
Open now
Opens July 11
Please note
  • Under 18s must be accompanied by their parents or legal guardians.
  • No bachelor/bachelorette parties permitted via Pitchup.com.
  • Bookings must not be for more than 7 consecutive nights.
  • Minimum spacing of 10 metres between pitches.

Languages spoken

English

Open from Fri, Jul 11 to

Open from Wed, Aug 20 to

Reviews

8.9

Overall rating from 233 Pitchup.com customers

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Location
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Value for money
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Accommodation
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Facilities / Activities
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Customer service
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Child friendliness
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Cleanliness
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Wifi
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Peaceful

93% would recommend this campground to a friend

90% would stay here again

What customers say

Spacious, peaceful site with great views, especially of Corfe Castle. Clean, basic facilities with good hot showers. Friendly owners, pitch choice, and excellent location for exploring. Hilly terrain and minor facility issues noted by some, but overall guests recommend and plan to return.

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Arrival date (latest first)

Simplicity just a site with what you need. Well run.…

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Wifi
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J A.

Primitive grass RV campsite

Liked Simplicity just a site with what you need.
Well run.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Excellent location with good views, basic but decent facilities, friendly site owner…

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7 out of 10
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Accommodation
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Facilities / Activities
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Customer service
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Child friendliness
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Cleanliness
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Wifi
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Ade C.

Primitive grass RV campsite

Liked Excellent location with good views, basic but decent facilities, friendly site owner

Recommend to friends Visit again

Lovely location with great views, nice facilities. Host was lovely and helped…

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Wifi
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Harry N.

Primitive grass RV campsite

Liked Lovely location with great views, nice facilities. Host was lovely and helped me with things to do around the area and routes to walk. Overall great stay, definitely will be back!

Recommend to friends Visit again

Good value campsite with clean and basic amenities, friendly owner.

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Derek D.

Primitive grass tent campsite

Liked Unpretentious, basic campsite close to Corfe Castle. Great walking paths to Corfe Castle and Swanage (Old Harry's rocks a must see). Local Spar shop nearby for groceries. Bus stop outside campsite for buses running to Corfe Castle and to Swanage. Friendly owner.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Mediocre campsite, never anywhere close to a ten.

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5 out of 10
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Stephen W.

Primitive grass tent campsite

Liked Quiet
Responded to suggestions re lack of hooks and mirrors in showers, and to bolts being misaligned in the toilets

Disliked Never answered/returned my phone call on arrival
Showers mostly tepid
Grass in field too long on day of arrival, and still spiky once cut
Very sloping, very few flat pitches
Water tap near toilets not working
Road though site very bumpy, scraped the underside of my car
Nowhere for ladies to dry their hair with a dryer

Recommend to friends Visit again

Simple campsite with all basic facilities in a clean and working condition.…

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Facilities / Activities
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Anonymous

Primitive grass tent campsite

Liked Simple campsite with all basic facilities in a clean and working condition. As a young solo female camper, I felt very safe here! Friendly people and just the perfect location

Recommend to friends Visit again

Would stay again

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Anonymous

Primitive grass RV campsite

Liked Everything, great almost wild place. With clean toilets and showers

Disliked None

Recommend to friends Visit again

The booking process was so quick and easy. We booked the day…

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Anonymous

Primitive grass tent campsite

Liked The booking process was so quick and easy. We booked the day before as we saw the weather was lovely. The campsite was beautiful, quiet but with character. Amazing views. We were allowed a raised fire pit which was lovely. Facilities are basic but clean and well stocked.

Disliked Nothing.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Quiet and minimalist campsite but with all the essentials you need.…

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10 out of 10
Location
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Value for money
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Accommodation
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Facilities / Activities
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Customer service
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Child friendliness
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Cleanliness
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Wifi
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Procolo T.

Primitive grass tent campsite

Liked Quiet and minimalist campsite but with all the essentials you need.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Nice place to stay, location is nice and quiet. Will be back.

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10 out of 10
Location
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Value for money
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Accommodation
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Facilities / Activities
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Customer service
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Child friendliness
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Cleanliness
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Wifi
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Anonymous

Primitive grass RV campsite

Liked Hot shower, clean toilets, big washing up area. friendly owner. Location is quiet.

Disliked None

Recommend to friends Visit again

Features

No dogs allowed

Campfires 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 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 Scouts welcome Single-sex groups welcome Student groups welcome

Rules

Barbecue grills allowed Barbecue provided Campfires allowed Commercial vehicles allowed Dogs allowed No dogs allowed

Themes

Hikers’ paradise Spectacular scenery

Utilities

Charging facilities Communal freezer 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 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 Horseback riding nearby Indoor pool nearby Mountain biking nearby Restaurant nearby Sailing nearby

Location

Purbeck Valley Farmhouse

Valley Road

Corfe Castle

Wareham

Dorset

England

BH20 5HU

Directions

Timezone

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

GPS

50.62623°N
2.0397°W

Nearest transport

Bus
1 mi East Street
1 mi East Street
3.7 mi Bus Station
Rail
5.7 mi Wareham Rail Station
6.1 mi Holton Heath Rail Station
6.9 mi Hamworthy Rail Station
Ferry
5.4 mi Shell Bay Ferry Terminal
5.6 mi Sandbanks Ferry Terminal
5.7 mi Brownsea Island Ferry Landing
Airport
13.9 mi 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

If you’re in Dorset for a beach break but fancy seeking out quieter shores than the particularly popular Durdle Door and Lulworth Cove (half an hour’s drive), check out Winspit Quarry, Seacombe Cliff and Chapmans Pool (15 minutes). All are easily reached via Worth Matravers (10 minutes), a village with an award-winning pub. Poole (half an hour) tends to be a little busier but is worth bustling towards for a look at the big natural harbour and Georgian-era old town, while Swanage (10 minutes) is a must for its views of the spectacular chalk-white cliffs. For countryside tours once you’re done with the coast, check out the atmospheric ruins of Corfe Castle close to the site (35 minutes’ walk), then drive to the RSPB Arne nature reserve for a bit of birdwatching. Organised days out at family-friendly attractions more your bag? Peer at the primates in Monkey World (20 minutes), amble among the armoured machines at the Tank Museum in Bovington (25 minutes) and chug through the countryside old-school style on the Swanage steam railway.

Water quality at nearby bathing waters

Name Distance Type 2020201920182017
Swanage Central 3.7 mi Sea N/AExcellentExcellentExcellent
Kimmeridge Bay 4.1 mi Sea N/AExcellentExcellentExcellent
Studland Knoll House 4.2 mi Sea N/AExcellentExcellentExcellent
Shell Bay North 5.4 mi Sea N/AExcellentExcellentExcellent
Poole Harbour Lake 6.1 mi Estuary N/AExcellentExcellentExcellent

Data source: European Environment Agency

Must see

Corfe Castle 1.2 mi

Swanage Railway 3.7 mi

Studland Beach and Nature Reserve 4 mi

Brownsea Island 5.6 mi

Lulworth Castle & Park 7.5 mi

National Trust

Corfe Castle 1.1 mi

Studland Beach and Nature Reserve 4.1 mi

Brownsea Island 5.6 mi

Clouds Hill 11.2 mi

White Mill 12.4 mi

Cycle routes

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

Other

Corfe - Nine Barrows Down - Swanage 1.2 mi

The Purbecks - Castle and Coastal 1.4 mi

Corfe - East Creech - West Hill 1.4 mi

West From Corfe Castle 1.4 mi

Norden - Scotland - Blue Pool - Corfe 1.6 mi

Local events

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

    Dorchester, England 18.2 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.

Nearest campgrounds

Unfortunately, we have no nearby bookable campgrounds.

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Frequently asked questions

  • Does Purbeck Valley Farmhouse have a swimming pool? No View all features
  • Is Purbeck Valley Farmhouse dog friendly? No View all features
  • What attractions are near Purbeck Valley Farmhouse? If you’re in Dorset for a beach break but fancy seeking out quieter shores than the particularly popular Durdle Door and Lulworth Cove (half an hour’s drive), check out Winspit Quarry, Seacombe … Read more
  • When can I check in and check out of Purbeck Valley Farmhouse?
    RV, travel trailer and tent sites
    Arrive:  2 p.m. –  7 p.m.
    Depart by:  noon
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  • How much does it cost to stay at Purbeck Valley Farmhouse? From $32.35 (for 1 night, 2 adults) - prices may change depending on your dates and party.