Burnbake Campsite Corfe Castle

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Outdoor breaks in Purbeck
Woodland
Pitches
Dorset countryside

  • Woodland campsite on Dorset's Isle of Purbeck peninsula
  • Between Corfe Castle and Studland (both 10 minutes' drive)
  • Dogs on leads welcome; firepits allowed and available for hire
Surrounded by woodland and set deep in the Dorset countryside, Burnbake Campsite Corfe Castle is set up for quiet outdoor retreats in the rural South West of England. The pitches here are in two fields, one of which is spacious and open while the other, smaller area is surrounded by trees, allowing you to pitch up in a more secluded area (the latter is also nearer the main facilities block). With lots of wildlife and a brook running through it, the site is also home to good facilities, including well-maintained toilets, showers and laundry machines. Well-behaved dogs are welcome at no extra cost (but keep them on leads, please), and you can light fires in firepits or other containers off the ground as long as the weather conditions make it safe to do so (a limited number of firepits are also available to hire). If you find yourself arriving late and miss the site team, simply head to reception (where a site map on the door will show you where to pitch up) and then return to check in the next morning. Burnbake Campsite Corfe Castle is within a 10-minute drive of both Corfe Castle and Studland – handy if you want to visit a pub, tea room or food shop.

Site type

Tent pitches 125
Lodges, cabins, pods or huts 22
Rent a tent 2
Open now
Opens 18 April
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).
  • At least one of the party members must be aged 21 or over.

Languages spoken

English

Open from Fri, 18 Apr to

Pitch types & availability

Reviews

94%

would recommend this site to a friend

91%

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Only showing reviews for the last 30 months.

Quiet Able to have a fire…

Overall 8/10
Location 10
Value for money 10
Accommodation 10
Facilities / Activities 10
Customer service No rating
Child friendliness No rating
Cleanliness 10
Wifi No rating
Jotipal K. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Open Field non-electric grass tent or motorhome pitch

Liked: Quiet
Able to have a fire

Disliked: Shouting lads
Drive to beach
Facilities were in the other field- none near by

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From the manager: Thank you for taking the time to leave us a review and I'm pleased to hear that you enjoyed your stay with us. Hopefully we'll see you again in the future.

Super campsite, will come back again

Overall 10/10
Location 10
Value for money 10
Accommodation 10
Facilities / Activities 10
Customer service 10
Child friendliness 10
Cleanliness 10
Wifi 6
Sam L. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Main non-electric grass tent or motorhome pitch

Liked: relaxed and good facilities. shop, showers and food on site.

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Amazing...

Overall 10/10
Location 10
Value for money 10
Accommodation 10
Facilities / Activities 10
Customer service 10
Child friendliness 10
Cleanliness 10
Wifi 10
James H. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Open Field non-electric grass tent or motorhome pitch

Liked: Everything and everyone.. it was very clean toilets were amazing,showers , shop and reception all fantastic, even so we're planning on returning with friends later on in the year... And good price to ....

Disliked: Weather lol

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Great rural place amongst the trees

Overall 10/10
Location 10
Value for money 10
Accommodation 10
Facilities / Activities 10
Customer service 10
Child friendliness 10
Cleanliness 10
Wifi 2
jamie n. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Main non-electric grass tent or motorhome pitch

Liked: Lovely place highly recommend

Disliked: Just be aware your not walking distance to anything like pub or shop etc

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Lovely place to stay

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
Anonymous The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Main non-electric grass tent or motorhome pitch

Liked: Lovely stay, quiet and perfect for me for the one night.

Disliked: Nothing

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From the manager: Thank you for taking the time to leave us a review. We're pleased to hear you enjoyed your stay.

Lovely at the end of the season and it is still well looked after.

Overall 10/10
Location 10
Value for money 10
Accommodation 10
Facilities / Activities 10
Customer service 10
Child friendliness 10
Cleanliness 10
Wifi 10
Ash S. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Main non-electric grass tent or motorhome pitch

Liked: Lovely and clean, well set out.
Peaceful location
Easy access in large motorhome, the last lane is single track but its straight and plenty of passing places. Caused no issues.

Disliked: none

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From the manager: Thank you for your kind review, we're pleased to hear you enjoyed a peaceful stay.

Stunning and beautiful

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
Anonymous The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Main non-electric grass tent or motorhome pitch

Liked: Absolutely beautiful settings with all the needs for solo or families

Definitely would recommend to all that wants to visit

Disliked: Nothing

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From the manager: We're pleased to hear you enjoyed our campsite and would recommend us. Thank you for taking the time to leave a review.

Beautiful site with clean facilities near Studland Bay, lovely staff

Overall 8/10
Location 10
Value for money 10
Accommodation 10
Facilities / Activities 8
Customer service 10
Child friendliness 10
Cleanliness 10
Wifi 8
Theresa S. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Main non-electric grass tent or motorhome pitch

Liked: Location, feeling like you are 8n the middle of the woods, facilities and near beautiful beaches. Staff friendly and honoured pitch up discount for solo traveller which made the fee very economical. Shower blocks very clean. Staff gave me information about local bike rides and maps to follow. Wi-Fi not great but was within trees so only expected but was able to get a signal but did come and go at times.

Near Arnes Nature Reserve, Old Harry Rocks, Studland By and Knoll Beach to name a few places as well as Corfe Castle.

Had a wonderful few days relaxing enjoying nature, the scenery and cycling.

Disliked: For some unknown reason the showers were cold when I stayed which was disappointing as main reason for using a site is for facilities spoke to couple of people that worked there and they stated boiler was on and to leave shower running for sometime which I did but it was so cold still, despite having hot water at washing up area. Would of given 5* if the showers were warm

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From the manager: Thank you for taking the time to leave us a review and I'm pleased to hear that you had a relaxing few days with us. I'm very sorry to hear that you had problems with the hot water in the showers. We had a heating engineer out to investigate shortly after your stay and are subsequently in the process of replacing the boiler. If you come and visit us again, then there will certainly be hot water for you to enjoy. Thanks again for the review and we'll hopefully see you again. Burnbake Team.

Helpful Staff, Beautiful site, woodland!…

Overall 10/10
Location 10
Value for money 8
Accommodation 8
Facilities / Activities 8
Customer service 8
Child friendliness No rating
Cleanliness 10
Wifi No rating
Anonymous The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Main non-electric grass tent or motorhome pitch

Liked: Helpful Staff, Beautiful site, woodland!

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From the manager: Thank you for your kind words and for taking the time to leave us a review.

Will definitely go again

Overall 10/10
Location 10
Value for money 10
Accommodation 10
Facilities / Activities 10
Customer service 10
Child friendliness 10
Cleanliness 10
Wifi 10
Jake P. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Main non-electric grass tent or motorhome pitch

Liked: Extremely well maintained pitches and toilet block facilities

Disliked: Nothing

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From the manager: Thank you for taking the time to leave us a review. Its great to get positive feedback on our facilities.


Features

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

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 Toilet block Washing-up area Wifi

Groups welcome

D. of E. 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

Utilities

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

Nearby amenities

Bar nearby Dog walk nearby

Type

Large (51-200 pitches)

Location

Burnbake Campsite Corfe Castle

Rempstone

Corfe Castle

Dorset

England

BH20 5JH

Directions

Timezone

Europe/London BST (GMT+01:00)

GPS

50.65232°N
-2.01163°W

Nearest transport

Coach
2.2 mi East Street
2.2 mi East Street
3.7 mi Bus Station
Rail
4.8 mi Poole Rail Station
5 mi Holton Heath Rail Station
5 mi Hamworthy Rail Station
Ferry
3.3 mi Shell Bay Ferry Terminal
3.5 mi Brownsea Island Ferry Landing
3.5 mi Sandbanks Ferry Terminal
Airport
11.7 mi Bournemouth 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

This site is in a truly cracking location – being on Dorset's Isle of Purbeck peninsula means there are top beaches in several directions, including Studland Beach (10 minutes' drive) with its fine sand and great views, Swanage beach (15 minutes) backed by a classic British seafront and Kimmeridge Bay (20 minutes), an attractive shingle beach surrounded by farmers' fields. Family-friendly days out are easy to arrange, as there are top Dorset attractions like Monkey World Ape Rescue Centre (20 minutes) and The Tank Museum (20 minutes) just to the north of Purbeck. Staying on the peninsula itself, you can ride on the Swanage steam railway (stations from 10 minutes' drive), explore the ramparts and ruins of Corfe Castle (10 minutes) or check out the inflatable assault course at Dorset Adventure Park (five minutes). The local area is a fantastic destination for walkers too, who have one of the easternmost (and, many say, most scenic) parts of the South West Coast Path just a few miles away. Top local rambles include the abandoned village of Tyneham (20 minutes) as well as the hilly but rewarding hike between Lulworth Cove and Durdle Door (25 minutes to the car park).

Water quality at nearby bathing waters

Name Distance Type 2020201920182017
Studland Knoll House 2.6 mi Sea N/AExcellentExcellentExcellent
Shell Bay North 3.3 mi Sea N/AExcellentExcellentExcellent
Swanage Central 3.6 mi Sea N/AExcellentExcellentExcellent
Poole Sandbanks Peninsular 4.1 mi Sea N/AExcellentExcellentExcellent
Poole Harbour Lake 4.3 mi Estuary N/AExcellentExcellentExcellent

Data source: European Environment Agency

Must see

Studland Beach and Nature Reserve 2.1 mi

Corfe Castle 2.3 mi

Brownsea Island 3.5 mi

Swanage Railway 3.7 mi

Dorset Cruises 7.4 mi

National Trust

Corfe Castle 2.3 mi

Studland Beach and Nature Reserve 2.7 mi

Brownsea Island 3.4 mi

White Mill 10.8 mi

Kingston Lacy 11 mi

Cycle routes

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

Other

Norden - Scotland - Blue Pool - Corfe 2.1 mi

Corfe - Nine Barrows Down - Swanage 2.2 mi

The Purbecks - Castle and Coastal 2.2 mi

West From Corfe Castle 2.2 mi

Corfe - East Creech - West Hill 2.2 mi

Local events

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

    Dorchester, Dorset 18.8 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.

Offers

Conditions apply - see pitch type section for details

Nearest sites

Unfortunately, we have no nearby bookable sites.

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Frequently asked questions

  • Does Burnbake Campsite Corfe Castle have a swimming pool? No View all features
  • Is Burnbake Campsite Corfe Castle dog friendly? Yes View all features
  • What attractions are near Burnbake Campsite Corfe Castle? This site is in a truly cracking location – being on Dorset's Isle of Purbeck peninsula means there are top beaches in several directions, including Studland Beach (10 minutes' drive) with its … Read more
  • When can I check in and check out of Burnbake Campsite Corfe Castle?
    Camping and touring
    Arrive:  12 p.m. –  6 p.m.
    Depart by:  12 p.m.
    On-site accommodation
    Arrive:  12 p.m. –  6 p.m.
    Depart by:  12 p.m.

    From 21st July to 10th September the latest arrival time is 8pm.

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  • How much does it cost to stay at Burnbake Campsite Corfe Castle? From £29 (for 1 night, 2 adults) - prices may change depending on your dates and party.