Tent Camping in Dorset
8 bookable campgrounds with tent sites in Dorset
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Herston Caravan and Camping
Swanage, Dorset, England- Award-winning holiday park a mile from the beach in Swanage
- Half an hour's drive from Monkey World and Durdle Door
- Lively entertainment programme at the site's show bar
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Back of Beyond Touring, Camping and Glamping Park
St Leonards, Dorset, England- Peaceful secluded park over a 30-acre wildlife haven
- Bournemouth and Christchurch 20 minutes' drive
- Woodlands walks, pitch and putt, library and boules all available
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Freshwater Beach Holiday Park
Bridport, Dorset, England- Family-friendly park with a private beach on the Jurassic Coast
- A 20-minute drive from Lyme Regis and on the South West Coast Path
- Three swimming pools, a restaurant-bar and a dog-exercise area on site
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Gundrys Farm
Wimborne, Dorset, England- Peaceful family-oriented site among spectacular scenery
- A short drive to the New Forest; walking distance to Moors Valley
- Local pub 20 minutes' walk away
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Holyrood Farm Campsite
Shaftesbury, Dorset, England- Wild camping half a mile from Shaftesbury
- Spectacular views over the Blackmore Vale
- Campfires allowed
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Snelling Farm Campsite
Wareham, Dorset, England- Small eco-friendly site on a family farm in the Dorset countryside
- Pick your own pitch on an oak-lined field; campfires allowed
- Close to The Tank Museum and beaches at Lulworth Cove and Durdle Door
- Favourite
Woodfrys Farm
Shaftesbury, Dorset, England- Eco-friendly family-run 25-acre smallholding just outside Shaftesbury
- A 40-minute drive to Salisbury; 50 minutes to Jurassic Coast
- Campfires and dogs welcome; paddle in the chalk stream on site
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Lower Marsh Farm Campsite
Shaftesbury, Dorset, England- Peaceful pop-up camping on a working farm at Semley in Dorset
- Shaftesbury 10 minutes’ drive; Longleat and Stonehenge half an hour
- Dog-friendly site; animal feeding available; pub five minutes’ drive
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The Walled Garden
Wareham, Dorset, England- Scenic seasonal site attached to the walled gardens at Moreton
- New amenities block added in 2016
- On the edge of Moreton village and enclosed by woodland
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Knoll Farm Campsite
Wareham, Dorset, England- Scenic farm site in the Hartland Moor National Nature Reserve
- A 10-minute drive to Wareham and 25 minutes to Poole
- Firepit hire and wood/kindling sales, plus yoga classes on request
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Provost Farm
Gillingham, Dorset, England- Stays on a working dairy farm, 15 minutes’ drive from Shaftesbury
- On Cranbourne Chase’s edges; fishing lakes under 20 minutes' walk
- Afternoon teas and picnic hampers available (request in advance)
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Norden Farm Camp Site
Wareham, Dorset, England- A family- run camsite in the heart of the Isle of Purbeck.
- Excellent and transport links (including a steam railway).
- Ideally located near the coast, within walking distance of five pubs.
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Swanage Bijou Camping
Swanage, Dorset, England- Flat camping field close to Swanage town centre and beach in Dorset
- A 10-minute drive to the Jurassic Coast and Dorset Adventure Park
- Snack Shack on site and a free adventure playground next door
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The Red Post Campsite
Bere Regis, Dorset, England- Quiet Dorset farm in the hamlet of Anderson, just off the A31
- A 20-minute drive to Dorchester or Poole; 30 minutes to the New Forest
- Spacious pitches in a grassy paddock; seasonal street food weekends
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Monkey Chop Farm
Beaminster, Dorset, England- Dog-friendly site on a farm surrounded by the Dorset countryside
- A 25-minute drive to the Jurassic Coast; 45 minutes to Chesil Beach
- Pubs, farmers market within easy reach; fishing and kayaking nearby
Narrow your tent campsite search to:
Blandford Forum
Sturminster Marshall
Tarrant Crawford
Tarrant Keyneston
Wimborne
Broadoak
Broom Hill
Child Okeford
Corfe Mullen
Holt Wood
King's Stag
Lytchett Matravers
Poole
Sandbanks
Studland
Wareham
Bournemouth
Burton
Christchurch
Ferndown
Gillingham
Hilton
Holwell
Marnhull
Milton Abbas
Motcombe
Mudeford
Shaftesbury
Sturminster Newton
Verwood
Winterborne Whitechurch
Abbotsbury
Alderholt
Ashley Heath
Bere Regis
Bincombe
Corfe Castle
Coryates
Dorchester
Harman's Cross
Lulworth Cove
Maiden Newton
Moreton
Preston
Rodden
Steeple
St Leonards
Swanage
Throop
Durdle Door
Weymouth
Winfrith Newburgh
Wool
Beaminster
Bridport
Charmouth
East Chelborough
Halstock
Litton Cheney
Long Bredy
Lower Wraxall
Lyme Regis
Marshwood
Newburgh
Osmington
Owermoigne
Piddletrenthide
Plush
Portland
Sherborne
Waytown
West Bay
Weston
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