Brickyard Farm

View prices & book 8.6 25 reviews
Hard standing location
Hard standing location
Relaxing view from the pitches
Electric hardstanding and grass pitches
View out of the Shepards hut
Caravan/Campervan area
Caravan/campervan hard standing pitch with grass beside
Caravan/Campervan Bay 1
Outdoor kitchen, toilet and shower
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Relaxing view from the pitches
Electric hardstanding and grass pitches
View out of the Shepards hut

  • Semi-rural touring site 20 minutes’ drive from the A303 in Dorset
  • Only 20 minutes’ walk to Shaftesbury’s pubs, cafés and artisan shops
  • Nearly wild site with firepits to rent and wood to buy
Brickyard Farm Camping is a family-run wild site with a semi-rural vibe round about two minutes’ drive from Shaftesbury in Dorset. It’s also only 20 minutes from the A303, making a convenient stop en route to Devon and Cornwall. Welcoming families, couples and solo travellers, the spacious level meadow has mown pitches and is protected from the elements by hedges and mature trees. This campsite offers a true back-to-basics experience, with a chemical toilet disposal point only. Firepits are available to rent, and you can purchase wood on site to show the kids how to build a campfire (hopefully under a star-filled sky). Your booking here also includes free membership for the Wanderlust Camping Club, which also covers future stays at a variety of UK retreats. It’s only 20 minutes’ walk up the hill into Shaftesbury town centre, with its handy supermarkets, traditional pubs, cafés, boutiques, artisan bakeries (check out Saturday pop-up bakery at The Grosvenor Arms) and numerous antique shops. Brickyard Farm is also pretty much next-door to the Gillingham and Shaftesbury Show Field, so it’s a handy spot to pitch up when visiting one of the many annual events.

Site type

Touring caravan pitches 3
Motorhome pitches 3
Lodges, cabins, pods or huts 1
Rent a tent 1
Open all year
Opens
Please note
  • This site has no on-site toilet and shower facilities.

General

  • Discount cards and gift vouchers cannot be applied to bookings made via Pitchup.com.

Admission

  • For licensing reasons, you must be a member to stay at this campsite. After booking, you will be granted free membership of this campsite's exempt organisation, who may contact you to finalise registration.
  • Under 18s must be accompanied by their parents or legal guardians.

Safety

  • If making a fire, the fuel, logs and coal have to be purchased on site.

Reception

  • There is no reception on-site: on arrival please contact the number provided on your booking confirmation.

Dogs

  • 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).

Languages spoken

English

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Reviews

8.6

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Wifi
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Peaceful

88% would recommend this site to a friend

92% would stay here again

What customers say

Lovely, quiet site with helpful owners. Pitches mostly good, though some tricky turns. Basic facilities, but great views and location for exploring.

Summary AI-generated from Pitchup.com customer reviews. Last updated 2026/09/29

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Lovely and quiet

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 Charlotte R. 6 reviews

Electric hardstanding and grass touring pitch

Liked Very peaceful
Spacious pitches

Recommend to friends Visit again

Nice and peaceful, well kept up…

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Stella G. 2 reviews

Electric hardstanding and grass touring pitch

Liked Nice and peaceful, well kept up together and we loved that it was a small site.we were meant to be staying the whole weekend but had to only do the one night as we could not bring our dog due to the weather but hope to stay again next month.very pleased with it.

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Peaceful. Lovely set up.…

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Chris J. 1 review

Electric hardstanding and grass touring pitch

Liked Peaceful. Lovely set up.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Great site

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Anonymous

Electric hardstanding and grass touring pitch

Liked Just as advertised, perfect, small, quiet, well managed and looked after. Owner’s Couldnt be more helpful

Recommend to friends Visit again

Great site, lovely location & close to Shaftsbury.

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Kevin P. 1 review

Electric hardstanding and grass touring pitch

Liked Great site, small, 3 hardstanding pitches all with electric hook up & nearby water, rubbish bins/waste water. Very pleasant & friendly family & gardening staff checked in with us. A friend stayed in the shepherd's hut a short walk away on the site - beautifully made & furnished unit.

Disliked Nothing at all.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Loved it. We will be back again.

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Jamie W. 1 review

Electric hardstanding and grass touring pitch

Liked We loved our night stay at brick yard farm. We stayed in our motorhome and were the only van there. The bell tent and shepherds hut had people staying but they were away from us so felt like we were on our own. We walked up the road to Shaftsbury in the evening and and a really lovely time.

Recommend to friends Visit again

A good stop over .

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Karen B. 3 reviews

Electric hardstanding and grass touring pitch

Liked Really good location for the town and friendly owners

Recommend to friends Visit again

Very peaceful yet close to town.…

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Martin H. 2 reviews

Electric hardstanding and grass touring pitch

Liked Very peaceful yet close to town. Very welcoming hosts.

Recommend to friends Visit again

From the manager: So pleased you enjoyed your stay, you are very welcome anytime!

I dearly would have liked to be there, circumstances were against me

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Anonymous

Electric hardstanding and grass touring pitch

Liked Easy to book and great response from support

Disliked Unfortunate I had to cancel through a health issue just a few days before, and whilst the support was very considerate, as he was suffering the same issue, the owner was in no way sympathetic

Recommend to friends Visit again

From the manager: Dear Hamish,

I am so sorry you felt we were not sympathetic. We are incredibly sympathetic to the health issue, and can emphasis fully, as I am recovering from surgery, which has ment a cancelled family holiday and the loss of money because of this.

I was unfortunately only following the cancellation policy outlined on PitchUp.

“No refunds within 1 week of arrival date.

If you need to cancel or amend your booking, please give as much notice as possible so that someone else has the chance to book. You may wish to buy holiday insurance for cancellations and for your property/injury whilst away”

As you needed to cancel two days before your visit there was no refund and we were not able to fill your space.

We really do hope you are able to visit again when fully recovered. Please do get in contact at the time of booking to discuss.

Kind regards
Charlotte

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will l. 2 reviews

Electric hardstanding and grass touring pitch

Liked Area

Recommend to friends Visit again

Features

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

Bath available 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 Toilet block Washing-up area Wifi

Groups welcome

Family friendly Motorcycle friendly Single-sex groups welcome Student groups welcome

Rules

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

Themes

Wild camping

Utilities

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

Nearby amenities

Bar nearby Dog walk nearby Public transport nearby Shop nearby

Type

Tiny (1-10 pitches)

Accessibility

Uneven terrain; gravel or loose mud

Nearby leisure

Horse riding nearby Indoor pool nearby Outdoor pool nearby Restaurant nearby Tennis nearby

Location

Brickyard Farm

Calves Lane

Shaftesbury

Dorset

England

SP7 8GU

Directions

Timezone

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

GPS

51,01393°N
2,21559°W

Nearest transport

Coach
1,6 km The Town Hall
1,6 km The Town Hall
13,4 km Virginia Ash
Rail
4,6 km Gillingham (Dorset) Rail Station
10,9 km Tisbury Rail Station
14,2 km Templecombe Rail Station
Ferry
37,3 km Poole Quay Ferry Landing
37,4 km Poole Ferry Terminal
40,5 km Brownsea Island Ferry Landing
Airport
37,7 km 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

Local attractions and activities include: - Shaftesbury: 20 minutes’ walk/five minutes’ drive - Duncliff Woods (walking): 10 minutes - Compton Abbas Airfield: 15 minutes - Stourhead (gardens): 20 minutes - Old Wardour Castle: 20 minutes - Hambledon Hill (walking): 20 minutes - Golf course: 20 minutes - Longleat: half an hour.
(within 10 km)
Castle, Aquarium, Theme park, Zoo and Cashpoint (within 16,1 km)

Food and drink

  • The Ship Inn Pub 1,4 km
  • La Fleur de Lys Restaurant 1,4 km
  • The Kings Arms Pub 1,4 km
  • Aroma Restaurant 1,5 km
  • The Mitre Pub 1,6 km
  • Ye Old Two Brewers Inn Pub 1,7 km
  • The Half Moon Pub 2,6 km
  • The Coppleridge Inn Pub 2,9 km
  • The Kings Arms Pub 3,8 km
  • Breezy Ridges Restaurant 4,4 km

Groceries

  • Tesco Supermarket 1,8 km
  • Lidl Supermarket 1,8 km
  • Aldi Supermarket 3,3 km
  • Lidl Supermarket 4,7 km
  • Asda Supermarket 4,8 km
  • Waitrose Supermarket 4,9 km
  • Co-op Food Supermarket 5,3 km
  • Yapp Bros Off-licence 9,2 km

Parks and play

  • Rolt (Millennium Green) park 1,7 km
  • Space Inflaters Playground 4,5 km
  • Donhead Village Play Area Playground 5,3 km
  • Kington Magna Playground 8,7 km

Family days out

  • Shaftesbury Abbey Visitor attraction 1,5 km
  • Gold Hill Visitor attraction 1,6 km
  • Gold Hill Visitor attraction 1,6 km
  • New Wardour Castle 8,4 km
  • Old Wardour Castle 9,2 km
  • Mere Castle 9,6 km
  • Forty Pond Visitor attraction 9,7 km
  • Sturminster Castle 12,2 km
  • Gartell Light Railway Theme park 13,3 km

Public transport

  • The Town Hall 1,6 km
  • Health Centre 2,3 km
  • Linden Park 2,3 km
  • Shaftesbury School 2,4 km
  • Gillingham Station 4,6 km
  • Compton Abbas Church 5,7 km
  • The Old School 6,6 km
  • Crown Hill 7,2 km
  • Primary School Shelter 8,3 km

Other nearby

  • Mole Country Stores General shop 4,6 km
  • The Original Factory Shop General shop 4,7 km
  • J&R Reynolds General shop 5,1 km
  • Todber Manor Fishery Fishing 5,6 km
  • Bugley Pools Fishing 5,9 km
  • The Islands Carp Fishery Fishing 6,5 km
  • Wren's Shop General shop 7,4 km
  • Coking Farm Fishery Fishing 8,7 km

Local services

  • NatWest Cashpoint 1,5 km
  • Barclays Cashpoint 1,5 km
  • Lloyds Bank Cashpoint 4,9 km
  • Westminster Memorial Hospital 1,5 km
  • Murco Fuel station 1,6 km
  • Boots Pharmacy 1,6 km
  • Ivy Cross Service Station Fuel station 1,6 km
  • Tesco Fuel station 2 km
  • Lloyds Pharmacy 2,1 km
  • Abbey View Medical Centre Doctors 2,1 km
  • Gillingham Service Station Fuel station 3,4 km
  • Texaco Fuel station 3,5 km
  • Barn Surgery Pharmacy 4,6 km

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Must see

Stourhead House and Garden 12,7 km

Longleat 19,7 km

Haynes International Motor Museum 24,2 km

Kingston Lacy House and Gardens 25,7 km

Wilton House 26,1 km

National Trust

Stourhead 12,5 km

Philipps House and Dinton Park 17,8 km

Little Clarendon 18,1 km

White Mill 25,6 km

Kingston Lacy 26 km

Cycle routes

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

Other

Shaftesbury – Kingsettle Wood – Motcombe - Shaftesbury 1,6 km

Duncliffe Wood 3,6 km

Todber - Fifehead - Stour Provost - Todber 6,5 km

The Donheads - Wincombe - Gutch Common - Barkers Hill 6,8 km

Donhead St Andrew and the Wardour Castles 6,8 km

Local events

  • Glastonbury Festival (Wednesday, 23 June 2027 – Wednesday, 23 June 2027)

    Glastonbury, England 30,5 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.

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Frequently asked questions

  • Does Brickyard Farm have a swimming pool? No View all features
  • Is Brickyard Farm dog friendly? Yes View all features
  • What attractions are near Brickyard Farm? Local attractions and activities include: - Shaftesbury: 20 minutes’ walk/five minutes’ drive - Duncliff Woods (walking): 10 minutes - Compton Abbas Airfield: 15 minutes - Stourhead (gardens): 20 minutes - Old Wardour … Read more
  • When can I check in and check out of Brickyard Farm?
    Camping and touring
    Arrive:  noon –  9 p.m.
    Depart by:  11:30 a.m.
    On-site accommodation
    Arrive:  3 p.m. –  10 p.m.
    Depart by:  10 a.m.
    Read more
  • How much does it cost to stay at Brickyard Farm? From R771,97 (for 1 night, 6 people) - prices may change depending on your dates and party.