Pilsdon View Camping

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Summer
Summer
Bell tents pitched in the top field.
Family yurt
Dog walking area
The picnic area with swings and slides
Stunning views
Amaryllis yurt with gazebo
Level field with spacious pitches
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Bell tents pitched in the top field.
Family yurt
Dog walking area

  • Friendly, spacious back-to-basics site in rural west Dorset
  • A 10-minute drive from Bridport and 20 from Lyme Regis
  • Eco-friendly site with an orchard, tyre swing and garden toys
Not a fan of being packed in with hundreds of other guests? Pilsdon View Camping owners Terry and April are in full agreement with this point of view – they’ve got seven acres to play with here, but they like to keep numbers low to make sure there’s plenty of space for ball games, barbecues, campfires and stargazing (all essential aspects of a trip to the countryside, they suggest…) That approach and the mighty friendly welcome on offer have earned a huge stack of rave reviews for this rural Dorset site 10 minutes’ drive from Bridport. And there are plaudits for the location too, in a scenic spot with the river Char running alongside and easy access to several footpaths and bike tracks for rural explores. The owners are doing their level best to preserve that special environment, giving over part of the site to an orchard and growing lots of their own herbs and veggies in the garden (and asking dog owners to keep their furry pals on a lead so they don’t rampage through any of the above and clean up any doings). Kids can roam fairly freely around this site, playing with the garden toys and tyre swing or setting up their own games; don’t worry about them getting mucky, as there are gas-powered showers to take care of clean-up time. Toilets, a fresh water supply and a washing-up area are also in place close to the pitches field. Mobile phone and device charging is available for a small fee. Please note that as this is a family site, guests are expected to fall quiet after dark (no amplified music or other noise nuisance will be allowed).

Site type

Motorhome pitches 10
Tent pitches 30
Rent a tent 5
Open now
Opens 11 July
Please note
  • Under 18s must be accompanied by their parents or legal guardians.
  • The site does not accept breeds/crossbreeds listed in the Dangerous Dogs Act (i.e. XL Bully, 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.
  • No hen/stag parties permitted via Pitchup.com.
  • Bookings must not be for more than 21 consecutive nights.
  • At least one of the party members must be aged 18 or over.
  • This is a quiet site: no music is allowed.
  • Please note that the toilet facilities are unisex.

Languages spoken

English

Open from Fri, 11 Jul to

Pitch types & availability

Accommodation

Tent pitchesTouring caravan pitchesMotorhome pitchesLodges, cabins, pods or hutsCaravans for hireRent a tent
Choose your dates
2 adults
0 children
Other pitch types

Reviews

9.9

Overall rating from 199 Pitchup.com customers

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Cleanliness
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Peaceful

99% would recommend this site to a friend

98% would stay here again

What customers say

Highly recommended, family-friendly Pilsdon View boasts friendly hosts April & Terry. Expect clean facilities, spacious pitches & a peaceful vibe. Kids love the play areas & games. Narrow lanes noted. Guests eager to return!

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Excellent site!

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Anonymous

Bell tent

Liked Brilliantly welcoming campsite with comfortable facilities - hot showers and clean toilets. Loads of space, places for the kids to play and food on site morning and night. 25 minutes to the lovely sandy beach of Lyme Regis. Will 100% be back!

Recommend to friends Visit again

basic, eco-friendly, back to nature camping

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9 out of 10
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Anonymous

Non-electric grass tent pitch (backpacker, no cars)

Liked warm welcome of the hosts, spacious fields with free choice where to pitch your tent, clean facilities

Disliked no wifi available

Recommend to friends Visit again

From the manager: Many thanks for your visit. We love to welcome cyclists to our site, the flat pitches and free showers are appreciated. We are sorry not to provide WiFi,and appreciate that can be an issue if you are planning a trip.

Lovely quiet site, well cared for

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Jayne B.

Amaryllis yurt

Liked Terry and April gave us a very warm welcome, in our 2nd stay in the yurt
We had a very nice and relaxed stay
Fire wood available to purchase for the evenings, little catering van for breakfast and burgers etc
The yurt is lovely, bed very comfortable
Loos and shower kept so clean

Disliked Nothing

Recommend to friends Visit again

From the manager: Thank you for your return stay in the yurt with your three delightful dogs. We are always so happy to welcome back returning guests and hope to see you again.

Lovely campsite with welcoming hosts. Showers warm and facilities clean. Great food…

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Danielle P.

Non-electric grass tent or motorhome pitch

Liked Lovely campsite with welcoming hosts.
Showers warm and facilities clean.
Great food truck was a plus!

Disliked Nothing

Recommend to friends Visit again

From the manager: Many thanks for visiting and taking the time to write this lovely review. Glad you enjoyed our warm showers.

It was a fantastic experience. April and her husband welcomed us with…

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10 out of 10
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Anonymous

Non-electric grass tent pitch (backpacker, no cars)

Liked It was a fantastic experience. April and her husband welcomed us with great warmth. We loved the reception because our name was on a plaque, which was a real plus. The bathroom and kitchen area were very clean and well-maintained. We would definitely return and recommend it.

Recommend to friends Visit again

From the manager: Many thanks for visiting our campsite and for taking the time to write this lovely review. We look forward to seeing you again.

Great yurts, loads of space and perfect facilities. Exactly what we needed…

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Lauren V.

Bell tent

Liked Great yurts, loads of space and perfect facilities. Exactly what we needed for a night at the beach.

Recommend to friends Visit again

From the manager: Thank you very much for your visit and for taking the time to write a review. Please do visit again.

Another wonderful stay at Pilsdon View. Terry and April are fantastic hosts…

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10 out of 10
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Anonymous

Amaryllis yurt

Liked Another wonderful stay at Pilsdon View. Terry and April are fantastic hosts and even responded to my concern at 01:30!
The yurt was clean and had everything we needed for our weekend stay.
The sun was out and it was a scorching weekend- Terry put a large sprinkler on for the kids.
The Jurassic Pork food truck had a great selection of meals and really reasonably priced- we had two kids meals and two adult burgers.
The toilets are clean and the showers nice and hot.
We can’t wait to go back.

Recommend to friends Visit again

From the manager: Thank you so much for your visit and lovely review. We certainly did have wonderful weather in the opening weekend but we can't take the credit for that!!

So relaxing and restful...just the ticket.

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10 out of 10
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Anonymous

Bell tent

Liked I received such a lovely welcome and knew I'd made the right decision to up sticks from another site (that was so busy I wasn't enjoying it).

Found a little corner of calm and enjoyed the amazing wild life, friendly faces of the staff daily with a greeting and a chat, and easy popping into town/ locally for the beach! for big supermarket supplies, farm shops, cider farms and other pottering.

There's plenty of space, most spots have shade for a decent part of the day, the showers are not timed and are lovely and hot, and there is a really good food truck on site. Homemade burgers and breakfasts are especially recommended :)

Many thanks again to the Managers and staff for making the place feels so welcoming.

Disliked I'm struggling to think of anything - oh- having to leave and go back to urban life!

Recommend to friends Visit again

From the manager: Many thanks for your lovely comprehensive review. We are so pleased that you found peace and calm here. We hope to see you again in this beautiful part of West Dorset.

Love everything about this site. You can choose where you pitch. Never…

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lisa f.

Non-electric grass tent or motorhome pitch

Liked Love everything about this site. You can choose where you pitch. Never feels cramped loads of space. All facilities are clean.
The on site food van serves good food and not expensive.
April and Terry are always on hand and make this place special.
Fire pits

Disliked Nothing

Recommend to friends Visit again

From the manager: Many thanks for your visit and your lovely comments. Our Opening weekend this year was marvellous. Full to capacity with wonderful guests and wall-to-wall sunshine!

only just opened, but they just seem to have had everything just right

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peter d.

Non-electric grass tent or motorhome pitch

Liked very welcoming nice fairly flat fields easy to find a good pitch showers were lovely

Disliked none

Recommend to friends Visit again

From the manager: Many Thanks for your visit and thank you so so much for our 10/10 review. We love knowing we are getting it right!

Features

Pop-up campground

Dogs allowed

Campfires allowed

Leisure on site

Bar or club house Cycle hire Evening entertainment Fishing Fitness centre Games room Indoor swimming pool Kids' club On-site restaurant/cafe Outdoor swimming pool Play area TV room Take away Tennis Watersports

Amenities on site

Baby-changing facilities Bath available Car parking by pitch/unit Composting toilet Dog park Drying room Food shop Free wifi Ice pack freezing Internet access Launderette Parent & baby washroom Pick-up from public transport Portable toilet Pub toilets Public telephone Shower available Tents for hire Toilet block Washing-up area Wifi

Groups welcome

D. of E. welcome Family friendly Motorcycle friendly Single-sex groups welcome Student groups welcome

Rules

Barbecue provided Barbecues allowed Campfires allowed Commercial vehicles allowed Dogs allowed

Themes

Budget/backpacker Peaceful Walkers' paradise Wildlife haven

Utilities

Charging facilities Chemical disposal Electric car charging point(s) Gas cylinders available Recycling available Renewable energy

Nearby amenities

Bar nearby Dog walk nearby Nearby farmers' market

Type

Medium (26-50 pitches) Pop-up campground

Nearby leisure

Canoeing/kayaking nearby Cycle hire nearby Cycling nearby Fishing nearby Golf nearby Horse riding nearby Indoor pool nearby Watersports nearby

Location

Pilsdon View Camping

Paddocks Cross

Nr Broadoak

Bridport

Dorset

England

DT6 5NR

Directions

Timezone

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

GPS

50.77568°N
2.8132°W

Route directions

From Broadoak, pass New House Farm and Pottery, then continue for about 300 yards and look for a wide gateway on the right, just past the large oak tree. Take the right-hand gateway into Pilsdon View Camping.

Nearest transport

Coach
5.9 km Coach Station
22.7 km Yeovil Bus Station
27.5 km South Station
Rail
11.2 km Crewkerne Rail Station
13.5 km Axminster Rail Station
17.2 km Maiden Newton Rail Station
Ferry
31.8 km Weymouth Ferry Terminal
42.7 km Bridgwater Ferry Terminal
46.6 km Exmouth Ferry Landing
Airport
42.9 km 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

Might you have seen the cliffs of West Bay before? It’s quite possible if you ever watched Broadchurch, as they played something of a starring role in the telly series. They’re even better viewed in real life though, so it’s worth making the 15-minute drive to see them for yourself. Lyme Regis (20 minutes’ drive) is another fine choice for a day by the sea – mackerel fishing trips head out from the harbour, and there may well be fossils lurking on the beach (and if there aren’t any presenting themselves, you can see what other folk have found at the town’s Dinosaurland Museum). In fact, pretty much the whole stretch of coast here is worth a visit, so strolls on the South West Coast Path are highly recommended. The scenery extends under the surface too, with the 2,000-year-old Beer Quarry Caves (35 minutes) certainly meriting a detour. Away from the coast, Axe Valley Wildlife Park and Mapperton House and Gardens are both within 20 minutes’ drive, as are a couple of vineyards and cider producers for guests of a particular vintage.

Water quality at nearby bathing waters

Name Distance Type 2020201920182017
Seatown 6 km Sea N/AExcellentExcellentExcellent
Eypemouth 6.9 km Sea N/AExcellentExcellentExcellent
West Bay (West) 7.9 km Sea N/AExcellentExcellentExcellent
Charmouth West 8 km Sea N/AExcellentExcellentGood
Lyme Regis Front Beach 10.6 km Sea N/AGoodGoodN/A

Data source: European Environment Agency

Must see

Mapperton House & Gardens 7.8 km

Abbotsbury Swannery 19.8 km

Montacute House 20.8 km

Fleet Air Arm Museum 29.3 km

Hardy's Birthplace 30.2 km

National Trust

Loughwood Meeting House 17.4 km

Shute Barton 17.5 km

Montacute House 20.7 km

Barrington Court 20.9 km

Tintinhull Garden 23.2 km

Cycle routes

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

Other

North Chideock - Symondsbury and More. 4.4 km

Langdon Hill - Golden Cap - Langdon Hill 4.9 km

PARNHAM 5.6 km

Fishpond Bottom - Wootton Fitzpaine and River Char 5.6 km

Seatown - Golden Cap - Ridge Barn - Stanton St Gab 5.9 km

Local events

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

    Dorchester, England 27.9 km

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 sites

Unfortunately, we have no nearby bookable sites.

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Frequently asked questions

  • Does Pilsdon View Camping have a swimming pool? No View all features
  • Is Pilsdon View Camping dog friendly? Yes View all features
  • What attractions are near Pilsdon View Camping? Might you have seen the cliffs of West Bay before? It’s quite possible if you ever watched Broadchurch, as they played something of a starring role in the telly series. They’re even … Read more
  • When can I check in and check out of Pilsdon View Camping?
    Camping and touring
    Arrive:  2 p.m. –  9 p.m.
    Depart by:  noon
    On-site accommodation
    Arrive:  3 p.m. –  9 p.m.
    Depart by:  11 a.m.
    Read more
  • How much does it cost to stay at Pilsdon View Camping? From R428,17 (for 1 night, 2 adults) - prices may change depending on your dates and party.