Budget/backpacker: Campsites in Swanage, England

Whitecliff Farm

• Family-friendly farm site with sea views, a mile from Swanage beach
• A five-minute drive to Corfe Castle; Sandbanks Ferry 30 minutes
• Wild camping with fresh water, toilets and showers; watersports nearby

Knaveswell Farm

• Back to basics Purbeck pitches at the foot of Nine Barrow Down
• A 15-minute drive from Swanage and Studland beaches
• Excellent walking/cycling site on a lane from Swanage to Corfe Castle

Studland Summer Camp

• Family-Friendly Naturist Campsite Near Swanage and Corfe in Dorset

Railway Campsite

• Bell tent stays in a field next to the Swanage steam railway tracks
• Set in the village of Harmans Cross a 10-minute train ride to Swanage
• Campfires and dogs allowed; three nature reserves within a short drive

Bells in the Woods at Studland

• Bell tents in peaceful woodland 10 minutes' drive from Corfe Castle
• A short walk from the sea and two miles from Studland beach
• Part of the private Rempstone Estate; campfires and dogs allowed

Steeple Leaze Farm Campsite

Hengistbury Head Bournemouth Family Campsite

• Pop-up back to basics site 10 minutes’ walk from Southbourne beach
• In a spacious school field 15 minutes’ drive from Bournemouth centre
• Breakfast baps, cold drinks and coffee sold in the morning

Moonacre Campsite

• Peaceful camping on an east Dorset farm 15 minutes' drive from Poole
• Just off the A31 and A350; South West Coast Path half an hour's drive
• Woodland walks direct from the pitches, and wildlife around the site

Wimborne Fishing Lake

• Peaceful site with fishing lake a short walk from Wimborne town centre
• Kingston Lacy and Knoll Gardens within a 10-minute drive
• Day fishing tickets and rod hire on site; barbecues welcome