Sweet Hill Farm

A aimé Consistently well managed semi wild camp site, excellent cafe with a great choice of drinks, rolls and baked goodies. Lovely staff and perfectly located in semi -Portland wilderness. A great base for twitchers, walkers, rock climbing, swimming, sea fishing and other water sports. Horse riding/equestrian centre on site and a great shower block with nice hot showers. A new toilet block is on the cards which will greatly add to an already fantastic site run by Charlotte and Daniel. Hopefully be back soon for another sea fishing escapade.

N'a pas aimé Nothing to dislike

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Réponse du gestionnaire : Hello Paul

What an absolutely wonderful review, thank you so much, this truly made our day! It's incredibly kind of you to mention so many aspects of the site in such detail and we're so pleased that Sweet Hill Farm continues to hit the mark for you time and time again.

We're delighted to hear the café, showers, staff and location all impressed, and it's lovely to know the site works so well as a base for so many different adventures, from twitching and rock climbing to sea fishing and water sports. There really is something for everyone here and we love that our guests make the most of everything the area has to offer.

We're thrilled you mentioned the equestrian centre as Chesil Equestrian are a wonderful addition to the site and it's great to hear they're being enjoyed by guests too. And yes, we're very excited about the new toilet block as it's something we've been working hard towards and we can't wait for guests to see it in place.

We very much hope to welcome you back for another sea fishing escapade in the future :)

A aimé Location was perfect for walks.
Views of the sea & lighthouses.
Loved the horses and ponies as neighbours.
Showers were clean and hot.

N'a pas aimé Nothing - I tried not to use the portaloos.

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A aimé Great views, easy access, walking distance to lighthouse

N'a pas aimé portaloo's. Area around stables needs tidying.

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Réponse du gestionnaire : Thank you for taking the time to leave a review and for your kind words about the views, access and the walk to the lighthouse. Sweet Hill really is in a wonderful spot and it's always lovely to hear guests make the most of everything the location has to offer.

We appreciate your honest feedback regarding the portaloos. We do our very best to keep them clean and well maintained throughout the day and we're pleased to share that we now have approved planning permission for a permanent toilet block on site, which we very much hope will be in place for guests to enjoy soon.

Thank you also for flagging the area around the stables. We work closely with Chesil Equestrian who share the site with us, and we'll make sure to pass this on so it can be addressed. We always want the whole site to feel welcoming and well presented for our guests and we're grateful you took the time to mention it.

We hope to welcome you back to Sweet Hill Farm again soon, hopefully with the new facilities in place.

A aimé Another great stay at Sweet Hill Farm. A little muddy this time around due to recent wet weather, but impossible to avoid. The fields dried really quickly in the few days i stopped over as the weather was mostly dry. Great coffee and breakfast rolls as usual and the staff were all great. I may get one more visit in this year, weather and work permitting.

N'a pas aimé Nothing to dislike

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A aimé Lovely site, good facilities. Nice flat ground and very friendly staff. The facilities were kept very clean.

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Réponse du gestionnaire : Thank you so much for your review. We’re really pleased you enjoyed the site and found the facilities clean and well looked after. Our team works really hard to keep everything that way, so it’s always great to hear.

Thank you for staying with us and we hope to welcome you back to Sweet Hill again soon!

A aimé Views

N'a pas aimé How we was treated by staff
How horses were kept - no grass horse poo everywhere
Our tent broke due to the very high winds staff didn’t help told us to sort it ourself over the phone, told to take the broken tent with us to find a bin and advised there was a tip on the island, stayed in a hotel for the night then when we come back was told to pitch up anywhere for then later that night we was told that we had to move and he tryed saying he said only 2 fields so we had to move the next morning. This really disturbed the 2 kids that was with us at the time however the views are amazing

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Réponse du gestionnaire : Thank you for your review. We’re sorry that the very high winds made this such a difficult camping weekend for you.

On the grass and the horses: like much of the country, we had experienced weeks of drought before your visit, so the grazing was extremely dry and bare. Our horses are supplemented with hay during dry spells and the fields are cleared as they are rotated. Sweet Hill is a working farm as well as a nearly-wild campsite, and Chesil Equestrian is a separate business, so there will inevitably be horses and some horse manure within grazing areas, but this shouldn't be confused with the cleanliness of our campsite facilities, which our team works extremely hard to maintain.

We were also sorry that your tent was damaged in the high winds. Unfortunately, we can't take responsibility for guests' camping equipment or dispose of large damaged tents on their behalf. When you called, our team advised you of the local household recycling centre so that you had somewhere appropriate to take it.

When you returned to the campsite, two of us suggested Sammy's Paddock because it offered the most shelter from the wind. The pitch you set up in was in Mollie's Meadow, an electric hook-up pitch clearly signed as reserved for guests who had booked and paid for EHU, and it had already been paid for by another guest. That was the only reason you were asked to move, and I'm sorry it added to what was already a difficult weekend.

I would also like to say a word for our team. They have worked incredibly hard through an exceptionally hot and busy summer, keeping the facilities clean and looking after our guests with genuine care. The weather made for a challenging weekend, and I am proud of how they handled it.

Sweet Hill is a nearly wild campsite on a working farm in a very exposed coastal location. That's a big part of what many of our guests love about staying here, but it also means we can't control the weather or remove all the realities of camping and farm life. We're sorry your stay wasn't the experience you hoped for, and we wish you well on your future camping trips.

A aimé Very friendly welcome with clear instructions on finding and choosing a pitch. The location has to be one of the best places to camp in England, just three minutes walk from Portland's stunning cliffs and 15 to Portland Bill. Each day I woke up with a smile when I stepped out of my tent with an almost panoramic view of the lighthouse and English Channel. Bus links are very good to Weymouth and beyond, but there are plenty of good pubs on Portland, a couple within a short walk. The shower block was very good - £1 for 3 minutes, the portaloos are what they are, but there were plenty of them, and they were cleaned out regularly. I didn't try the farm cafe, but it was nice to know it was there.

N'a pas aimé The wind was quite strong (20mph+) for my final day and night which rattled my tent quite severely, but nothing broke or blew away. Next time I stay, I'll try to find a spot with a bit more shelter.

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Réponse du gestionnaire : Thank you so much for such a great review. It sounds like you really made the most of your stay and everything Portland has to offer. Waking up to those views across to the Bill and the sea is definitely one of our favourite things about the campsite too.

We’re really pleased you found the facilities clean and well looked after, and that you had such a friendly welcome from the team.

The Portland wind certainly made itself known on your last night! Next time you stay, just have a chat with us when you arrive and we’ll happily point you towards one of the more sheltered areas if the forecast is looking breezy.

Hopefully we’ll see you again, and perhaps tempt you into the farm café next time too!

Thanks again for staying with us.

A aimé weather, staff,showers, views, peace and quiet!

N'a pas aimé toilet. Can you put in better toilets? at times the toilets were very smelly and not too clean.

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Réponse du gestionnaire : Thank you so much for your review. We’re really pleased you enjoyed the peace and quiet, views, showers and, most importantly, had a warm welcome from our team.

We completely understand your comments about the toilets. They have been an ongoing challenge, despite being professionally emptied regularly, cleaned twice a day, and checked throughout the day by our team. At particularly busy times they can unfortunately become unpleasant quite quickly between checks.

The good news is that we now have planning permission in place for improved permanent toilet facilities, so please bear with us while we work towards getting these built and in place.

Thank you again for staying with us, and we hope we’ll see you back at Sweet Hill, hopefully with even better facilities next time!

A aimé Quiet and easy going

N'a pas aimé Portaloos

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Réponse du gestionnaire : Thank you for staying with us. We’re really pleased you enjoyed the quiet and easy-going atmosphere at Sweet Hill.

And yes, the portaloos! We completely understand. They’re not our long-term plan and we’re very happy to finally have planning permission in place for improved permanent toilet facilities. Please bear with us while we get them built!

Hopefully next time you visit, the portaloos will be a thing of the past. 🤞

A aimé The space as lots of fields. Views, showers were clean, loos were clean. Shop on site, friendly and helpful staff.

N'a pas aimé Nothing

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Réponse du gestionnaire : Thank you so much for taking the time to leave such a kind review, it truly means a great deal to everyone here at Sweet Hill Farm! We're absolutely delighted to hear the space, views, showers facilities and our team all made such a positive impression during your stay :)

We very much hope to welcome you back to Sweet Hill Farm again as you're always welcome here!