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Primitive grass tent or trailer tent campsite

No availability on our site
4 people maximum
One Tent or Trailer tent allowed per site

Additional units require additional sites - quick book via 'Make another booking like this' after making your booking.

Site size

unlimited

Ground type

Grass

Twin-axle vehicles not accepted

Suitable for

Tent, Trailer tent

Features

Bring a gazebo 1 included, 1 max.
Bring an awning 1 included, 1 max.
Car 2 included, 2 max.
Car parking by site/unit
Fire ring
Picnic table

Extras

Bring a pup tent (1 max) ÂŁ5 (ÂŁ5) per night
Dog (2 max) ÂŁ1 (ÂŁ1) per night

You will be able to choose extras on the booking page.

Availability

No availability at present on Pitchup.com

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Happyard

No availability at present on Pitchup.com 9.4 31 reviews
Visitor image of the beautiful views (added by manager 27 Feb 2023)
Cute neighbours (added by manager 27 feb 2023)
Alpacas (added by manager 02 aug 2019)
Tent pitches (added by manager 06 aug 2019)

Reviews

97%

would recommend this campground to a friend

94%

would stay here again

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Only showing reviews for the last 30 months.

Nice and quiet place.

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

Primitive grass tent or trailer tent campsite

Liked: Quiet and not busy place. Clean portable toilets with toilet paper and sanitizers. Nice views. Lovely place.

Disliked: Shower would be advantage. I wouldn't stay there longer that one night as I would need shower after all day walk or paddleboarding.

Recommend to friends Visit again

From the manager: Thankyou very much for your review,we are considering showers although this would then have a bearing on the price and like to keep costs down to stay in the wild camping/ budget break but we certainly are looking at the options Wishing you a super time for the rest of the holidays and hopefully see you in the future đŸ€ 

Lovely little site, simple facilities with plenty of pitching space

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

Primitive grass tent or trailer tent campsite

Liked: It’s a beautiful small and simple camping site. We loved the alpacas, cows and other animals down in the yard! The portaloos were clean and there was another toilet down in the yard, but we didn’t have to use it as there was never a queue. There was just a handful of other campers, so it was quiet and peaceful, but everyone including the hosts were really friendly and welcoming! We loved our short stay and wouldn’t definitely recommend and go back!

Disliked: Nothing at all! It is quite tricky to find if using satnav, however what.three.words locations and map coordinates are given on the confirmation, so be sure to use those!

Recommend to friends Visit again

From the manager: Thankyou so much for your wonderful review it really means so much to us as really debating whether we offer camping again in the future as this season has really been a tricky one with this awful weather but reviews like this really perk me up Thankyou Enjoy the rest of your holidays hopefully the weather will be kinder đŸ€ 

Really good value. Super friendly staff. Alpacas, horses, guinea pigs, rabbits and


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

Primitive grass tent or trailer tent campsite

Liked: Really good value. Super friendly staff. Alpacas, horses, guinea pigs, rabbits and cats. Beautiful views. A previous review mentioned road noise was a problem but we didn't find it an issue at all. You can hear it a bit but no more than many other camp sites and not enough to keep me awake and I'm a light sleeper.

Disliked: Slightly sloping pitches. Not really a problem if leveling ramps are used but would be good to know in advance so extra ramps can be packed.

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From the manager: Thank you so much for taking the time to write a really kind review. Were so glad that you enjoyed your stay with us and hope to see you all again in the future đŸ€ 

The kids could go off to the horses and Lammas was safe


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

Primitive grass tent or trailer tent campsite

Liked: The kids could go off to the horses and Lammas was safe enuff to let the kids play

Disliked: Nowhere to put ur rubbish Nowhere to empty ur toilet

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Back to basics heaven

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

Primitive grass tent or trailer tent campsite

Liked: Loved the views Friendly hosts Alpaca heaven Clean porteloos In the middle of nowhere Good phone signal (impressed teenager)

Recommend to friends Visit again

From the manager: Wow thankyou so much,I'm so pleased you all enjoyed your holiday. Hope you come back again Enjoy the rest of your holidays đŸ€ 

Animals

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

Primitive grass tent or trailer tent campsite

Liked: Lovely people that run it. Cats, guinea pigs etc

Disliked: The road noise The crows first thing in the morning, they are loud!

Recommend to friends Visit again

From the manager: Dear Kelvin, I am so sorry that you did not enjoy your stay with us unfortunately the crows and traffic are rather out of my hands other than finding a gun for the crows maybe đŸ€”đŸ˜‚ However our main camping field is away from the crows but unfortunately this year we have been hampered by the weather and are now finally able to cut our hay and use the main camping field for our final weekend of camping. We do try hard to to keep the costs down so that customers can enjoy a little break without the expensive rates of the majority of sites this time of year and I do find a 4/10 review for the location rather harsh and quite upset as it really could have a great detrimental effect on our last weekend of the summer which has already been a very damp and difficult season.😱

Lovely site, friendly staff, beautiful views!

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

Primitive grass tent or trailer tent campsite

Liked: Lovely quiet campsite, we were on the top field, beautiful views of rolling fields surrounded by cows, horses and alpacas - perfect! We really enjoyed our stay! Close to some beautiful beaches/ things to do!

Recommend to friends Visit again

From the manager: Thanks so much for your lovely review it really means so much to us.And the photos are great!! Hope you enjoy the rest of your holidays and hope to see you all again in the future đŸ€ 

Nice place to stay


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

Primitive grass tent or trailer tent campsite

Liked: Nice place to stay

Recommend to friends Visit again

Great for a short stay, friendly and tidy

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

Primitive grass tent or trailer tent campsite

Liked: Lovely area, easy to find and near to Dorchester. Alpacas were cool to be around!

Disliked: Much smaller than expected from photos and a fair amount of people pitched in a smallish area

Recommend to friends Visit again

From the manager: Hi, Thankyou for your lovely review. Unfortunately due to the bad weather this year our main camping field has been delayed in cutting the hay so I've not been able to use it . We hope to be able to use the top field this weekend so that there is plenty of space as in previous years. Hope to see you in the future đŸ€ 

Friendly staff, clean loo.

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

Primitive grass tent or trailer tent campsite

Liked: Lovely little site, we pitched for one night. Had a toilet. Our little one loved the animals.

Disliked: Nothing. Perfect for what we needed.

Recommend to friends Visit again

From the manager: Brilliant thankyou so much for your lovely review it really means a lot to us at the happyard Hope to see you again in the future đŸ€ 


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 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 Hikers’ paradise Peaceful Remote location Wild camping Wildlife haven

Utilities

Charging facilities Dump station Electric car charging point(s) Propane/gas cylinders available Recycling available Renewable energy

Nearby amenities

Bar nearby Dog walk nearby

Type

Farm Medium (26-50 sites) Pop-up campsite

Accessibility

Disabled facilities

Nearby leisure

Canoeing/kayaking nearby Horseback riding nearby Indoor pool nearby Leisure/theme park nearby Restaurant nearby Sailing nearby Watersports nearby

Touring and motorhomes

Seasonal sites

Location

Happyard

Bride Valley Farm

Kingston Russell

Long Bredy

Dorset

England

DT2 9ED

Directions

Timezone

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

GPS

50.72098°N
-2.59332°W

Route directions

Please do not turn off the A35 until you see the sign for Kingston Russell; a satnav may tell you to turn off too early. The site is a few hundred yards down the lane on the right, just after the old farmhouse. The site's What3words is loopholes.trials.dressings.

Nearest transport

Bus
6.9 mi South Station
7.5 mi Coach Station
9.8 mi Marks and Spencer
Rail
4.2 mi Maiden Newton Rail Station
6.7 mi Dorchester West Rail Station
6.9 mi Dorchester South Rail Station
Ferry
10.1 mi Weymouth Ferry Terminal
26.3 mi Poole Ferry Terminal
26.7 mi Poole Quay Ferry Landing

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

Even away from the alpacas, this is an excellently family-friendly place in which to settle down for a Dorset hol, whether you want countryside, coast, farms or fossil hunting. Or ditch the idea of day trips while you’re here and set off on the hiking paths and bike trails around the Dorset Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty – Kingston Russell manor house, the Dorset Downs, Long Bredy village and the Valley of Stones National Nature Reserve are all within walking or pedalling distance. If alpacas have whetted the kids’ appetite for creatures of all sorts, drive 20 minutes or so south to Abbotsbury Swannery, the world’s only managed colony of mute swans. Around 600 swans are here to see and help feed, on a sizeable site also home to a petting farm, play areas, pedal go-karts, a nature reserve and a maze. (The Abbotsbury Subtropical Gardens are five minutes’ drive from here if you crave a calmer time afterwards.) Other excellent options include West Bay, scenic setting of the TV drama Broadchurch (15 minutes); a gawp at the Cerne Abbas Giant (20 minutes), the 55-metre chalk figure etched into the Dorset hillside, and following the Thomas Hardy trail around Dorchester to Higher Bockhampton.

Water quality at nearby bathing waters

Name Distance Type 2020 2019 2018 2017
Hive 5.9 mi Sea N/A Excellent Excellent Excellent
West Bay (West) 7.6 mi Sea N/A Excellent Excellent Excellent
Eypemouth 8.4 mi Sea N/A Excellent Excellent Excellent
Weymouth Lodmoor 9.3 mi Sea N/A Excellent Excellent Excellent
Bowleaze Cove 9.5 mi Sea N/A Excellent Excellent Excellent

Data source: European Environment Agency

Must see

Abbotsbury Swannery 4.3 mi

Mapperton House & Gardens 7.1 mi

Hardy's Birthplace 8.9 mi

Weymouth Sea Life Park and Marine Sanctuary 9.2 mi

Radipole Lake Nature Reserve 9.4 mi

National Trust

Max Gate 7.5 mi

Hardy's Cottage 8.9 mi

Clouds Hill 14.9 mi

Montacute House 16.8 mi

Tintinhull Garden 18.3 mi

Cycle routes

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

Other

South from Little Bredy 1.6 mi

BRIDEHEAD 1.7 mi

Eggardon Hill and Powerstock 3 mi

Hardy Monument Circular 3 mi

ABBOTSBURY GARDENS 4.2 mi

Local events

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

    Dorchester, England 7.3 mi

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

    Dorchester, England 13.1 mi

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

    Wareham, England 15.4 mi

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

    Wareham, England 17.8 mi

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

    Sidmouth, England 28.2 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.

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    Arrive:  4 p.m. –  10 p.m.
    Depart by:  noon
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