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The Dorset Hideaway

View prices & book Last booked 10 hours ago 9.1 9 reviews

Visitor image of another lovely view from the field

View of scrub amenity building, spa and disabled/family washroom access ramp

Quiet, well-maintained and rural site 3.5 miles from Charmouth
Beauty and therapy courses and fishing activities on site
Firepits hire on site; wood and kindling for sale

Do you rather fancy a Swedish massage, please? Or a lounge in a spa, or some beauty and therapy treatments without having to go off site...? The Dorset Hideaway might be small and rural, but for what's on offer on site, it's perfectly formed. This is a holiday retreat for serious relaxation in the Dorset countryside: on-site beauty sessions include everything from facials, manicures and pedicures, to massages and holistic therapies. There's also a modern toilet block and a washing-up area. The Dorset Hideaway also has firepit hire (please request this at check-in and pay in cash), wood and kindling for sale and a book exchange. A fishing pond is on site, where any anglers will need a fishing rod licence; there is a small daily fishing fee to be paid in cash on site too. The setting is in farmland a few miles from the Jurassic Coast, with a glowingly good local landscape overlooking Dorset's highest coast and countryside hills. Although it's secluded and peaceful, it's only three miles from the main road for getting out and about – suitably relaxed and refreshed – around Dorset.

Site type

Open all year

Tourist board rating

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. XL Bully, Pit Bull Terrier, Japanese Tosa, Dogo Argentino, and Fila Brasileiro).
Group bookings of 2 or more units (e.g. tent, touring caravan, motorhome or accommodation hire) travelling together are not permitted via Pitchup.com.
Group bookings of 6 or more adults are not permitted (couples and immediate family members excepted).
No hen/stag parties permitted via Pitchup.com.
Facilities/activities including spa, logs for fire pit, washing machine and tumble dryer, fishing are subject to extra charges payable on arrival.
Dogs are not allowed if you are staying in the accommodation units.
Commercial vehicles (vehicles used for work-related purposes, carrying goods or fare-paying passengers) and sign-written vehicles are not permitted on site.
The site caters for families (immediate members) and couples only - bookings from all other forms of groups are not accepted.
A cable measuring at least 15 metres is needed for the electric hook-ups.
Minimum spacing of 5 metres between pitches.
This is a quiet site: no music is allowed.
Guests are advised to bring a good quality torch with them as parts of the site are unlit.
No naked flames are allowed inside the hired accommodation units.
Swimming in the lake is not allowed.
There is no reception on-site: on arrival please contact the number provided on your booking confirmation.

Languages spoken

English

Pitch types & availability

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Only showing reviews for the last 30 months.

Nice site. Clean and quiet.

Overall	6/10
Location	8
Value for money	10
Accommodation	10
Facilities / Activities	8
Customer service	6
Child friendliness	6
Cleanliness	10
Wifi	No rating

Anonymous Apr 2025

Electric grass pitch

Liked: Large pitch, clean modern bathroom and showers.
Left alone to enjoy the camping experience.

Disliked: Hard to find, easier using what3words.
Bit of a walk from camping pitch to the toilets

Recommend to friends Visit again

Friendly staff and excellent facilities, dog washroom was perfection!

Overall	10/10
Location	10
Value for money	10
Accommodation	10
Facilities / Activities	10
Customer service	10
Child friendliness	No rating
Cleanliness	10
Wifi	No rating

Johnathan T. Sept 2024

Electric grass pitch

Liked: shower and toilet facilities are excellent and very clean, love that they have radio playing in there! The dog washroom was absolutely incredible! Really helpful as it was a very wet and muddy weekend when we stayed, so meant we could keep our little pooch clean and dry! Brilliant!

Disliked: Nothing we disliked! Was amazing!

Recommend to friends Visit again

Excellent site, friendly staff, large pitches.Will definitely revisit.

Overall	10/10
Location	8
Value for money	10
Accommodation	10
Facilities / Activities	10
Customer service	10
Child friendliness	10
Cleanliness	10
Wifi	10

Anonymous Sept 2024

Electric grass pitch

Liked: The site was very well maintained. The grounds were peaceful and beautiful. The facilities were clean and well maintained. My children loved the games room and the free tractor rides. The site was very safe and secure.

Recommend to friends Visit again

A great, community minded camp. Highly recommend.

Overall	10/10
Location	10
Value for money	10
Accommodation	10
Facilities / Activities	10
Customer service	10
Child friendliness	10
Cleanliness	10
Wifi	No rating

karen e. Sept 2024

Electric grass pitch

Liked: The campsite was safe and welcoming. We were greeted and personally shown to our pitch. The pitch was ample for our needs. The facilities were close by and clean. The water was always hot for a shower and washing up. It was a really nice atmosphere on site with a mix of families with young babies and children, older children, adult groups of mixed ages and a lot of seasonal caravanners. The dogs on site were exceptionally well behaved and the majority of pitches were not woken by my silly dog that cried a lot on our first night! The children all played on the communal pitch happily until dusk and the adults then chatted happily into the night. The barn area was a welcome addition with Pool, table football and ping pong. It had a really nice community feel with the teens being really considerate of the younger children and vice versa. Adults and children alike all loved the daily tractor trailer ride and it was just another thing that gave the camp a strong sense of community. The small lakes were quietly busy with fishermen and with lots of bees, butterflies and moths throughout the day and evening. There was little light pollution so we could enjoy the stars whilst toasting marshmallows and warming our toes. The camp was quiet throughout the night and (excepting the first night with my dog) we all slept well and peacefully throughout our stay....a really happy camp that I'd recommend to anyone.

Disliked: I don't think I found anything that I didn't like.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Very peaceful and scenic site. Level pitch. Spotlessly clean toilet/shower facilities.…

Overall	8/10
Location	10
Value for money	8
Accommodation	10
Facilities / Activities	8
Customer service	8
Child friendliness	No rating
Cleanliness	10
Wifi	No rating

Suzanne J. Aug 2024

Electric grass pitch

Liked: Very peaceful and scenic site.
Level pitch.
Spotlessly clean toilet/shower facilities.

Disliked: Nothing

Recommend to friends Visit again

Amazing site, so quiet! View of the milky way at night! Beautiful!…

Overall	10/10
Location	10
Value for money	10
Accommodation	10
Facilities / Activities	10
Customer service	10
Child friendliness	10
Cleanliness	10
Wifi	10

Simone R. Aug 2024

Electric grass pitch

Liked: Amazing site, so quiet! View of the milky way at night! Beautiful!

Disliked: Nothing! Honestly amazing.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Facilities were clean and modern - showers, toilets, wash-up, washing machine. Dog friendly…

Overall	10/10
Location	8
Value for money	8
Accommodation	10
Facilities / Activities	10
Customer service	8
Child friendliness	4
Cleanliness	10
Wifi	2

Anonymous Aug 2024

Electric grass pitch

Liked: Facilities were clean and modern - showers, toilets, wash-up, washing machine.
Dog friendly with a dog cleaning area, which was handy when our dog jumped in a muddy puddle nearby.
Quiet and lots of space but pitches are open (no hedges).
Not far to Lyme Regis, Charmouth, Eype etc

Disliked: It is dark with no additional lighting which makes it great for star-gazing but you definitely need a good torch. But we knew this when booking so wasn't a problem

Recommend to friends Visit again

Insecurely stay for a short break

Overall	8/10
Location	10
Value for money	6
Accommodation	6
Facilities / Activities	6
Customer service	8
Child friendliness	No rating
Cleanliness	8
Wifi	No rating

Denise K. Aug 2024

Electric grass pitch

Liked: Rural Location, spacious plots, water and electric close to pitches.

We were in a campervan and put up an awning on a grass pitch.

It’s a quiet site with no light pollution. We saw a baby deer whilst have a morning cuppa run along the boundary hedge and rabbits. We was out touring during the day as it’s within 20 mins of Lyme Regis and within 45 mins of Beer (lovely coastal wall to Bramscombe) and Seaton to name a few.

Disliked: £37 per. Night was in our opinion too high for what the site has. The grass pitches aren’t marked out so little maintenance needed. Toilets and showers were clean but average

Recommend to friends Visit again

Id stay again, its close to a dog friendly beach that we liked.

Overall	10/10
Location	8
Value for money	10
Accommodation	10
Facilities / Activities	8
Customer service	8
Child friendliness	10
Cleanliness	10
Wifi	2

Fabiana S. Aug 2024

Electric grass pitch

Liked: We loved how quiet it was even with the summer holidays and children around. Toilets and showers where clean. Pitch was level, and added bonus of drinking water tap near each pitch so you dont need to walk to get water.
We never saw the dog wash room that we saw online but thats ok.

Disliked: Mixed review on this, but the gates dont open before 8am and close at 10.30, when camping with dogs you want to be able to go out early before its too hot. We also ended up in hospital unrelated to the stay at all and was stressing about getting back in through the gates as we knew it would be after 10.30pm when we get back. There was no mobile number to text only a land line that didnt pick up the first few times. So maybe a mobile that can be text and updated without calling at 9pm in an emergency.

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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 Spa TV room Take away Tennis Watersports

Amenities on site

Bath available Car parking by pitch/unit 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 Tents for hire 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

Luxury Peaceful Remote location Spectacular scenery Walkers' paradise Wild camping Wildlife haven

Utilities

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

Nearby amenities

Bar nearby Dog walk nearby Nearby farmers' market

Type

Farm Medium (26-50 pitches)

Accessibility

Bathrooms: Large spacious shower Bathrooms: Wheelchair accessible shower Bathrooms: Wheelchair accessible toilet Bathrooms: Wide doorways (over 30 inches/75cm) Uneven terrain; gravel or loose mud

Nearby leisure

Canoeing/kayaking nearby Cycling nearby Horse riding nearby Mountain biking nearby Restaurant nearby Sailing nearby Watersports nearby

Touring and motorhomes

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

Location

The Dorset Hideaway

Bridge Farm

Gassons/Cardsmill Lane

Whitchurch Canonicorum

Bridport

Dorset

England

DT6 6RW

Directions

Timezone

Europe/London BST (GMT+01:00)

GPS

50.77666°N
-2.85514°W

Route directions

If you are towing a caravan or driving a large motorhome, please contact the site for directions on the day before you are due to arrive. All other units can use Google Maps or What3words (feel.venturing.fancy). Do not use Satnavs using the postcode, as they do not direct you to the entrance.

Nearest transport

Coach

5 mi Coach Station

15.2 mi Yeovil Bus Station

18.9 mi South Station

Rail

6.6 mi Axminster Rail Station

7.5 mi Crewkerne Rail Station

12.5 mi Maiden Newton Rail Station

Ferry

21.3 mi Weymouth Ferry Terminal

26 mi Bridgwater Ferry Terminal

27.3 mi Exmouth Ferry Landing

Airport

24.8 mi Exeter 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

Jurassic Coast towns and coves are within a few miles of The Dorset Hideaway, with other top destinations of Dorset, Devon and Somerset within easy driving distance. The main towns of the Jurassic Coast closest to The Dorset Hideaway are all worth a day trip for coast and countryside pursuits: Charmouth for its fossil museum; Bridport for brewery tours at Palmers' and vineyard tours at Furleigh Estate; and Lyme Regis for the Dinosaur Museum, marine aquarium and town museum, full of fossilly finds. More museums – of teddy bear, county and Keep Military – are at Dorchester, along with the Tutankhamun Exhibition, the first outside Egypt to show an exact recreation of Tutankhamun's mummy and one of Dorchester's most-visited attractions. For other museums and history highlights in the region, have a look at (Thomas) Hardy's Cottage just outside Dorchester; the Tolpuddle Martyrs museum at Tolpuddle; Northe Fort, the nineteenth century naval museum at Weymouth, and the castles at Corfe and Sherborne. Seven miles south of Dorchester is another esteemed Jurassic Coast town, Weymouth – head here for sailing, the Sea Life observational tower and the lighthouse and cliffs of Portland Bill (bring camera to here and surrounding Chesil Beach). From Weymouth, drive further along the coast to Swanage, Wareham, Corfe and Poole: Swanage for the Swanage Steam Railway and Studland Beach; Wareham for Monkey World and Cloud's Hill, the birthplace of TE Lawrence; Corfe for an Enid Blyton-style castle and Poole for all sorts of sightseeing including trips to spectacular Brownsea Island. In the other direction from Weymouth, stop off at Seaton to see one of our fave sights along the Devon coast, the Pecorama model and light railways set most scenically in the hills above Beer. From Seaton, head inland to Axminster, Chard, Shaftesbury and Yeovil, or continue along the coast to reach Torquay, Brixham and Paignton.

Water quality at nearby bathing waters

Name	Distance	Type	2020	2019	2018	2017
Charmouth West	3.7 mi	Sea	N/A	Excellent	Excellent	Good
Seatown	4 mi	Sea	N/A	Excellent	Excellent	Excellent
Eypemouth	5.2 mi	Sea	N/A	Excellent	Excellent	Excellent
Lyme Regis Front Beach	5.2 mi	Sea	N/A	Good	Good	N/A
West Bay (West)	6 mi	Sea	N/A	Excellent	Excellent	Excellent

Data source: European Environment Agency

Must see

Mapperton House & Gardens 6.6 mi

Montacute House 13.6 mi

Abbotsbury Swannery 13.8 mi

Jurassic Coast World Heritage Site 18.2 mi

Blackdown Hills Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty 18.9 mi

National Trust

Loughwood Meeting House 9 mi

Shute Barton 9.1 mi

Barrington Court 12.7 mi

Montacute House 13.5 mi

Branscombe: the Old Bakery, Manor Mill and Forge 13.7 mi

Cycle routes

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

Other

Fishpond Bottom - Wootton Fitzpaine and River Char 1.6 mi

Champernhayes - Monkton Wyld - Wootton Fitzpaine 2.8 mi

Langdon Hill - Golden Cap - Langdon Hill 3.1 mi

North Chideock - Symondsbury and More. 3.1 mi

Thorncombe – Forde Abbey and the River Axe 3.6 mi

Local events

Dorset County Show (Saturday 6 September 2025 – Saturday 6 September 2025)
Dorchester, Dorset 19.2 mi
Glastonbury Festival (Wednesday 25 June 2025 – Wednesday 25 June 2025)
Glastonbury, Somerset 28.9 mi

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.

Policies

Booking terms and conditions

Admission

Admission is only permitted after registering at reception.
Under 18s must be accompanied by their parents or legal guardians.

Arrivals and departures

Late arrivals must notify the park as soon as possible. Your booking will be held for 24 hours. After this period the management reserves the right to relet your unit.
No refunds/discounts for inclement weather, late arrivals or early departures.
Units will be allocated on arrival.

Changes to your holiday

Bookings cannot be amended within 30 day(s) of arrival.
Modifications are subject to a £15.00 fee.

Dogs

Dogs are not allowed if you are staying in the accommodation units.
Dogs are prohibited from main facilities and amenities.
Dogs must be kept on leads and supervised at all times.
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).

Extras

Facilities/activities including spa, logs for fire pit, washing machine and tumble dryer, fishing are subject to extra charges payable on arrival.
Motorbike(s) can be brought instead of the car(s) included.

General

Bookings are nominative and non-transferable.
Public areas are non-smoking.
Radio, music and TV players must be kept at a low volume. Car doors and boots must be closed quietly.
The fishing lakes are stocked with Carp, roach, tench, fudge on, perch.
The management reserves the right to deny access or terminate the stay of those guests whose behaviour is deemed unsuitable. No refunds will be offered.
This is a quiet site: no music is allowed.
This site Does have a catch-and-return fishing policy in place.
You'll need an Environment Agency rod licence (you'll need to apply for this beforehand).

Hired accommodation

No naked flames are allowed inside the hired accommodation units.

Occupancy

Group bookings of 2 or more units (e.g. tent, touring caravan, motorhome or accommodation hire) travelling together are not permitted via Pitchup.com.
Group bookings of 6 or more adults are not permitted (couples and immediate family members excepted).
No hen/stag parties permitted via Pitchup.com.
The site caters for families (immediate members) and couples only - bookings from all other forms of groups are not accepted.

Pitches

A cable measuring at least 15 metres is needed for the electric hook-ups.
Minimum spacing of 5 metres between pitches.
Units should not be left unoccupied unless previously agreed with the management. Please speak to reception when the need arises, a fee may be charged for unsupervised units.
You must follow the management directives when pitching your tent/unit and related equipment.

Reception

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

Safety

Barbecues are permitted but must be raised off the ground and attended by an adult at all times.
Guests are advised to bring a good quality torch with them as parts of the site are unlit.
Open fires are prohibited.
Swimming in the lake is not allowed.

Vehicles

Commercial vehicles (vehicles used for work-related purposes, carrying goods or fare-paying passengers) and sign-written vehicles are not permitted on site.
No vehicle movement between 10:30 p.m. and 8 a.m..
Only one car is to be parked by the pitch. Extra vehicles must be parked in the designated area.
The car is only included in the rate if you are travelling with a touring caravan or a tent. If you wish to bring a car along with your motorhome/campervan please select the extra.

Visitors

Visitors are not permitted on site.

Additional terms

Due to limited availability, please contact the site using the contact details provided in the booking confirmation email if you wish to book a spa treatment – you will need to provide your booking ID.

Catch and release fishing only.

In wet weather no cars are allowed onto the grass anywhere on site.

Payment terms

Offers

Conditions apply - see pitch type section for details

Nearest sites

Unfortunately, we have no nearby bookable sites.

Frequently asked questions

Does The Dorset Hideaway have a swimming pool? No View all features
Is The Dorset Hideaway dog friendly? Yes View all features
What attractions are near The Dorset Hideaway? Jurassic Coast towns and coves are within a few miles of The Dorset Hideaway, with other top destinations of Dorset, Devon and Somerset within easy driving distance. The main towns of the … Read more