Tent Campsites in Dorset

Snowdrop Barn Meadow

• Adults-only site in a central Dorset spot close to Holtwood Forest
• A 10-minute drive to Wimborne Minster; 20 minutes to New Forest
• Good access to local walking trails; two pubs within two miles

Forest Yurts

Valley View Farm

• Dorset farm glamping in a peaceful village location
• A quarter of an hour's drive from Poole; Bournemouth 25 minutes
• Well-equipped pre-erected tents; meet and walk with the animals

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

Harrow Wood Farm Caravan Park

Fairoak Camping

• Small family-run site 15 minutes' walk from Moors Valley Country Park
• A 15-minute drive from the New Forest; 20 minutes from the coast
• Back to basics pitches with fresh eggs for sale; pub a short walk away

Catseye Cottage

The Lookout Holiday Park

• Family-friendly site on the edge of the Isle of Purbeck
• A five-minute drive to Corfe Castle; 15 minutes to the Jurassic coast
• Playground; on-site shop with takeaway hot food from 7am until 2pm

Verwood, New Forest Camping and Caravanning Club Site

St Gabriels

Haywards Bridge Farm

• Wild camping on the banks of the River Stour in Shillingstone
• A 10-minute drive to Blandford Forum; half an hour to Poole
• Access to the North Dorset Trailway; village pub a 15-minute walk

Wareham Forest Tourist Park

Dean Meadow Camping

• Back-to-basics campsite in rural Dorset, near Wimborne Minster
• Lulworth Cove and Durdle Door 50 minutes’ drive; Go Ape 10 minutes
• Views of Horton Tower on site: bus and shops 10 minutes’ drive

Higher South Buckland Farm

Seven Stars Inn

• Peaceful pub site on the outskirts of Wool, Dorset
• A 15-minute drive from Lulworth; 25 minutes to Weymouth or Dorchester
• Local pub serving great food and real ales; one mile from Wool station

Mangerton Lake

• Working farm site with a coarse fishing lake in a Dorset valley
• Under 15 minutes’ drive from three beaches; 20 minutes from Charmouth
• Firepits to hire; walk to pubs and shops; fishing included in the stay

Manor Farm Holiday Centre

West Fleet Holiday Farm

The Ruins Campsite

• Quiet grass tent pitches at the foot of Milton Abbey
• Between Hilton and Milton Abbas; 30 minutes' drive from the coast
• Organic dairy farm with local produce for sale