Portesham Dairy Farm Campsite

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Level, well spaced pitches. Electric hook up and water on pitch.
Level, well spaced pitches. electric hook up and water on pitch.
Electric hardstanding touring pitch
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View across site up towards the second facilities blocks
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Electric hardstanding touring pitch
Aerial view
View across site up towards the second facilities blocks

  • Jurassic Coast farm site 15 minutes' drive from Weymouth
  • Farm shop serving food and pub with garden within 1-2 minutes' stroll
  • Well-spaced pitches and spotless facilities
What a spectacularly well set site this is… do try your best to settle in for quite some time… Portesham Dairy Farm Camp Site is in peaceful Dorset countryside on the Jurassic Coast (week one of your hol) and easily accessible to Weymouth, Dorchester and the Dorset beaches: that should cover weeks two and three… Your eats and drinks are excellently sorted from here too, as a farm shop with café is a minute's amble from the site, and the owners' local, the King's Arms, is within a couple of minutes' stroll. The site is on the edge of the village of Portesham, in the Dorset Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty and 15 minutes' drive from Weymouth. It's family run with a dedicated team that takes pride in its modern clean amenities: the purpose-built facilities block comes with toilets, showers, basins, hairdryers and hand dryers, baby changing area and an enclosed washing-up space with hot and cold water. There's also a laundry room (with drinks machine and tourist info), as well as three chemical disposal points across the site. A small play area is to hand for kids. The site welcomes quiet and friendly dogs; a footpath leads from the farm across fields and countryside.

Site type

Tent pitches 85
Touring caravan pitches 85
Motorhome pitches 85
Open all year
Opens
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. Pit Bull Terrier, Japanese Tosa, Dogo Argentino, and Fila Brasileiro).
  • Group bookings of 10 or more adults are not permitted (couples and immediate family members excepted).
  • Single-sex bookings of 3 or more people (excluding couples) are not permitted via Pitchup.com.
  • No bachelor/bachelorette parties permitted via Pitchup.com.
  • Continental touring caravans (caravans built with the passenger door on the right-hand side) are not permitted.
  • Units longer than 10 metres are not allowed.
  • Units heavier than 4000 kg are not allowed.

Languages spoken

English

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Reviews

9.7

Overall rating from 1,412 Pitchup.com customers

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Peaceful

98% would recommend this site to a friend

96% would stay here again

What customers say

Super clean, well-kept site with loads of space and top-notch, spotless facilities, including great showers. Friendly staff and secure entry make it welcoming. Easy access to local spots, pubs and the Jurassic Coast. The 24hr vending is a lifesaver! Highly recommended for a chilled holiday, many will be back!

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Excellent site with clean facilities, friendly staff.

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Anonymous

Electric grass pitch (medium)

Liked Great location, in a small village with a good pub. The site is very clean, spacious and accommodating. Toilets and other amenities are kept upto high standards throughout the day. And the vending machine shop is a fantastic idea with a massive selection at good prices.

Disliked Nothing to dislike at this site.

Recommend to friends Visit again

From the manager: We are pleased you thought it was an excellent campsite with great location. Thank you for your high recommendation and we hope you stay with us again in the future.

very clean toilets and showers, proximity…

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Anonymous

Electric grass pitch (medium)

Liked very clean toilets and showers, proximity to village and pub/farm shop. Lovely flat site in a lovely location. Can’t fault the site itself 10/10.

Disliked Some groups were noisy with very noisy reactive dogs.. Some groups played music and were insensitive to others.
A very big site so we possibly wouldn’t stay again.

Recommend to friends Visit again

From the manager: Thank you for your kind review and 10/10 for the site itself. If reported to reception about the noise and dogs, we would have sorted the issue out right away, so that you would have had a better nights stay. We hope that you will change your mind and visit the site again with your preferred area of the campsite and/or pitch.

This is our 3rd visit here, certainly won't be our last!

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Liz S.

Fully-serviced hardstanding tent or motorhome pitch (super, small)

Liked Well organised pitches.
Clean and spacious site.
Bathroom/shower and wash up areas clean and tidy with plenty of hot water.
Vending machines wirh good variety.
Friendly and helpful staff.
Peaceful location.
Good central location for Abbotsbury, Weymouth/Portland etc.

Disliked Noisy group arriving on our last night were not keeping to site rules re no noise after 10pm which isn't the campsites fault!

Recommend to friends Visit again

From the manager: Thank you for your return visits and high recommendation, we are really happy you enjoy your stay's with us and hope you visit again soon. If you encounter any noise problems in the future while staying onsite, please report them to reception or the out of hours phone number and they will be addressed.

Excellent site, good location, good facilities

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Carole S.

Fully-serviced hardstanding touring pitch (large, super)

Liked Lovely location close to Weymouth and Abbotsbury Swannery. Good size pitches with electric hookup. Straightforward booking and checkin. Good facilities and i especially loved all the vending machines selling freshly squeezed orange juice, ice creams, fresh milk and milkshakes from the farm, eggs and bread etc. Very convenient. Would definitely stay again.

Recommend to friends Visit again

From the manager: We are pleased you thought it was an excellent site and location and will definitely stay again - Thank you.

Great sized pitches, quiet, nice and…

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Beata A.

Electric grass pitch (medium)

Liked Great sized pitches, quiet, nice and clean. Vending machines for fresh milk, orange juice, coffee , milkshakes, ice cream and good essential.
Plenty of walking routes around
Pub and a farm shop round the corner.

Recommend to friends Visit again

From the manager: Thank you for your kind review comments and so pleased that you will be visiting us again.

The facilities were clean and the staff lovely couldn’t fault them

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Lesley M.

Fully-serviced hardstanding tent or motorhome pitch (super, small)

Liked My first time at Portesham and absolutely loved it will defo come back!

Disliked The only down side was not enough showers for the size of the campsite , but that is the only thing !

Recommend to friends Visit again

From the manager: Many thanks for your very kind review and we are so pleased that you loved your stay. We hope to see you both again soon

Friendly staff, organised well. Plenty of…

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Pete W.

Electric grass pitch (medium)

Liked Friendly staff, organised well. Plenty of space. Great local pub very close by.

Disliked Huge site with only a few toilet cubicles, definitely not adequate.

Recommend to friends Visit again

From the manager: Thank you for your kind review and so pleased that you will visit the campsite again. There are two showers/toilet blocks on site - one at the entrance to the campsite and one about halfway down the campsite. There are future plans to put another facility block down the bottom of the campsite. See you both again.

Really enjoyed the fresh milk &…

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James D.

Electric grass pitch (medium)

Liked Really enjoyed the fresh milk & kids loved the milkshakes.
Clean and well maintained campsite with friendly staff.
Facilities were good and clean.
Good location for Jurassic coast, Dorchester, Weymouth.
Good pub across the road does a good kids menu.

Disliked Slightly limited options for smaller children part from the small play park.

Recommend to friends Visit again

From the manager: Many thanks for your very kind review and that you will visit the campsite again. There is also a large maintained field next to the campsite, which can be used for ball games, play, picnics etc. See you all again soon.

Clean, quiet, excellent location…

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Anonymous

Electric hardstanding touring pitch (medium, semi-serviced)

Liked Clean, quiet, excellent location

Recommend to friends Visit again

From the manager: Many thanks for your kind review. So pleased you thought it was an excellent location and we look forward to your next stay.

Lovely location with countryside views. Nice…

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Michael H.

Fully-serviced grass pitch (super)

Liked Lovely location with countryside views. Nice level grass pitch for tent. Vending machines were awesome and stocked with most of what you need whilst camping as was the shop on site. Toilets and showers were nice and clean. Central location for day trips.
Would stay again without hesitation

Recommend to friends Visit again

From the manager: Thank you for your very kind review comments. We are so happy that you would visit again and hope to see you soon.

Features

Dogs 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 Local produce Parent & baby washroom Pick-up from public transport Picnic table 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

Peaceful

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

Farm Large (51-200 pitches)

Nearby leisure

Fishing nearby Golf nearby Restaurant nearby

Touring and motorhomes

Drainage hook-up points for tourers Motorhome service point Seasonal pitches Tourer storage facilities Water hook-up points for tourers

Location

Portesham Dairy Farm Campsite

7 Bramdon Lane

Portesham

Weymouth

Dorset

England

DT3 4HG

Directions

Timezone

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

GPS

50.66786°N
2.56326°W

Nearest transport

Coach
10 km South Station
10.1 km Marks and Spencer
15.9 km Coach Station
Rail
7.2 km Upwey Rail Station
9.7 km Weymouth Rail Station
9.8 km Dorchester West Rail Station
Ferry
10.5 km Weymouth Ferry Terminal
40.5 km Poole Ferry Terminal
41.1 km 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

However long you stay here (at least a couple of weeks, preferably), there's enough to see and do around Dorset to entertain all ages and tastes. Ditch the car if you prefer: the local bus stop is 150 yards from the farm entrance, to pick up the Jurassic Coast route bus (X53) running from Exeter to Poole. The Portesham Dairy Farm team recommends a climb up to the Hardy Monument on Black Down (five minutes' drive) as a nifty way to see Dorset and its splendid coastline (the monument isn't to the writer Thomas Hardy as you might expect in these parts, but to Vice Admiral Thomas Hardy, a commander at the Battle of Trafalgar; do be sure to tell that to the kids). You should be able to see the Devon coast, the Mendip Hills and the Isle of Wight from here on a clear day; just clamber the 120 steps up to the viewpoint. Also much recommended is Abbotsbury, home of the famed swannery as well as subtropical gardens and a kids' farm (also five minutes' drive), and the golden sands, sand sculptures and fair rides of Weymouth, 15 minutes from the farm. Portland (25 minutes) is also a must: visit the lighthouse, forage for fossils and come down the hill from the top of town for stunning views of the coast and Chesil Beach.

Water quality at nearby bathing waters

Name Distance Type 2020201920182017
Weymouth Lodmoor 9.7 km Sea N/AExcellentExcellentExcellent
Weymouth Central 9.8 km Sea N/AExcellentExcellentExcellent
Bowleaze Cove 10.5 km Sea N/AExcellentExcellentExcellent
Portland Harbour Sandsfoot Castle 10.8 km Sea N/AGoodExcellentGood
Portland Harbour Castle Cove 10.8 km Sea N/AExcellentN/AN/A

Data source: European Environment Agency

Must see

Abbotsbury Swannery 2.8 km

Radipole Lake Nature Reserve 9.3 km

Weymouth Sea Life Park and Marine Sanctuary 9.5 km

Hardy's Birthplace 14 km

Mapperton House & Gardens 17.3 km

National Trust

Max Gate 10.9 km

Hardy's Cottage 13.9 km

Clouds Hill 22.6 km

Montacute House 33.2 km

Tintinhull Garden 35.7 km

Cycle routes

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

Other

Hardy Monument Circular 2.3 km

Abbotsbury - Hardy Monument - Portesham - Abbotsbury 2.7 km

Abbotsbury - Elsworth - Portesham - Chapel Hill 2.7 km

Abbotsbury - West Bexington - Chesil Beach - Abbotsbury 2.7 km

BRIDEHEAD 3.6 km

Local events

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

    Dorchester, England 11.4 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 Portesham Dairy Farm Campsite have a swimming pool? No View all features
  • Is Portesham Dairy Farm Campsite dog friendly? Yes View all features
  • What attractions are near Portesham Dairy Farm Campsite? However long you stay here (at least a couple of weeks, preferably), there's enough to see and do around Dorset to entertain all ages and tastes. Ditch the car if you prefer: … Read more
  • When can I check in and check out of Portesham Dairy Farm Campsite?
    Camping and touring
    Arrive:  1 p.m. –  9 p.m.
    Depart by:  11 a.m.

    The site must be notified of late arrivals as soon as possible. There is no need to check in at reception; you will receive a pre-arrival email, so you can just drive to your allocated pitch straight away.

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  • How much does it cost to stay at Portesham Dairy Farm Campsite? From R519,20 (for 1 night, 2 adults) - prices may change depending on your dates and party.