Quarr Camping

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  • Peaceful, dog-friendly rural farm site in the Dorset countryside
  • A five-minute drive to Swanage and half an hour to the Jurassic Coast
  • Back to basics site with drinking water, toilets, and showers
From castle gambols to digging for treasure in the sand, the Jurassic Coast and the serene Dorset countryside are your stomping grounds when you stay at Quarr Camping. Between the novel-esque Corfe Castle and the traditional seaside town of Swanage, this family-friendly site is well situated for an action-packed holiday of countryside capers or simply a spot of well-deserved seaside relaxation. Toot toot… what’s that sound? The traditional steam railway is nearby, and the heritage railway of Harman’s Cross railway station quite literally around the corner (10 minutes’ walk). Explore the area on foot, wheels or rail, and tick off coastal must-sees such as Durdle Door, Dancing Ledge, and Winspit Quarry, all within a 30-minute drive. Once you’re done, lean back and listen to a countryside soundtrack – crickets, cows, and all sorts of countryside animals – on this peaceful rural farm site, welcoming families, dogs and all countryside enthusiasts. You'll have to prepare to get back to basics at this site, but it's got running drinking water, toilets, showers and a chemical disposal point. Plus, you can complete the true outdoor experience with a campfire or barbecue, picking up supplies from the local shop within a 10-minute stroll. If a pint or pub grub is on your mind, there are also several pubs within five minutes’ drive. You’ll certainly need the fuel after an action-packed day of watersports, coastal hiking or biking, or sightseeing your way around.

Site type

Tent pitches 50
Open now
Opens 25 July
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.
  • No hen/stag parties permitted via Pitchup.com.
  • A charge of £0.20 applies for the use of the shower.
  • Commercial vehicles (vehicles used for work-related purposes, carrying goods or fare-paying passengers) and sign-written vehicles are not permitted on site.
  • Please note that the toilet/shower facilities are unisex.
  • Please note, the washing up water is cold only. The showers operate on a 20p coin metre.

Languages spoken

English

Open from Fri, 25 Jul to

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Reviews

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Peaceful

94% would recommend this site to a friend

91% would stay here again

What customers say

This is a popular, back-to-basics campsite with plentiful space and a relaxed atmosphere. Visitors frequently highlight the charm of the passing steam trains and the family-friendly hay bale play area. Facilities, including toilets and showers, are generally praised for their cleanliness. The location is ideal for exploring Swanage and surrounding areas. While the site is considered excellent value, some guests noted the basic nature of the facilities, including the shower coin system and occasional uneven ground.

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Massive pitches nice and spaced out

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Anonymous

Non-electric grass tent or trailer tent pitch

Liked Brilliant site, nice and spaced out. Clean bathroom. Our boys loved the trains going past, the owners were lovely to and were only a text away if we needed anything

Disliked Unfortunately a couple of other campers didn't pay attention to the dogs must be on leads rule while we were there I'm sure this isn't a usual thing for the site but did mean our children were unable to play as freely and we weren't able to relax while they played

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Wonderful campsite, friendly helpful staff!

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Anonymous

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Liked Lovely campsite, booked originally for the one night due to reading a couple of recent mixed reviews but managed to speak to the lovely owners at the reception hut and extended our booking to 5 nights.
Such a lovely location, the train going last is a lovely attraction.
Great facilities, nice snack selection and ice creams on site. Toilets and showers were great and cleaned regularly and for the price far nicer than portaloos.
The firepits were a great add on and easy enough to get more logs when we needed.
Will definitely be back and recommending to friends!

Disliked Absolutely nothing!

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I would recommend this camp site.looking forward to staying again

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Naomi D.

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Liked The site was very well kept and the toilet and shower block was nice and clean .
Friendly staff on reception made us feel very welcome . .The van selling everything you would need with great opening times .
Beautiful views on site :)
Nice little area for the kids to play too 👍🏻

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Lovely site, with friendly welcome.

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Claudia S.

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Liked The amount of space, the beautiful scenery, the firepits, the breakfast van option, and the children’s play area.

Disliked Some noise in the evening (group up late with music next to us) and early morning (vehicles moving around).

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Lovely camp site for our base.…

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Michelle P.

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Liked Lovely camp site for our base. Clean toilets. Plenty of space to choose your pitch.

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Really liked the quietness of this…

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Gemma E.

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Liked Really liked the quietness of this camp site. Showers were accessible all the time and warm. Washing up areas were clean . I loved the fact that you could pick your own pitch . The lady who runs it was lovely . Local amenities . Steam train was lovely to watch every day .

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Really lovely site. We would definitely recommend & will return.

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Anonymous

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Liked Loved the location & the train passing along the bottom of the field. Really loved the simplicity of everything as we always prefer the ‘choose where you camp’ sites. Loved having easy access to the footpath to some lovely walks from behind the toilet block. Toilet facilities & showers were clean throughout. We liked the 20p shower facility as meant we never queued for long. Yes another basin in the ladies would have been good but everyone was respectful of each other, stepping aside to share. The children’s hay bale area looked great for those with children of that age & it was lovely to see & hear the children having a fabulous time.
We had a lovely time & will definitely return.

Disliked We didn’t dislike anything about the site. Our only negative experience was 2 sets of noisy neighbours who sadly pitched next to us & didn’t respect the ‘quiet time’ rules or not playing loud music. This was a shame as we were delighted by the 10pm no noise rule. However it also gave us plenty to have a laugh about afterwards.

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Excellent location with fantastic staff.

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Sian M.

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Liked Beautiful spot, very relaxing. Didn’t have to wait too long for showers (remember 20ps), great hosts were very helpful. Can hire fire pits and they sell few bits.
Could pick your pitch.

Disliked Slightly sloped field in most places. Most flat were taken up by the time we got there.

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Overall, it was a great stay.

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Mateusz M.

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Liked It's a very relaxing place with plenty of space to set up camp and a pleasant atmosphere. The steam train passing through is a very cool thing to see.

Disliked The play area for the kids could be a bit bigger and include more attractions.

It would be beneficial to cut the grass a bit shorter, and having more fire extinguishers around the site could be helpful in case the grass catches fire.

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Nice relaxed/ clean site.

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Emma N.

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Liked Nice clean camp site,
Nice to watch the steam train going past.
Owners where very nice and welcoming,
Loved the no noise after 10pm rule Which every site did this! Made for a nice peaceful evenings even with the very busy site!

Disliked Nothing really, although with the amount of campers on site could have benefited with another shower/toilet block.

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Features

Pop-up campsite

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 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

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 Spectacular scenery Walkers' paradise Wild camping

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 Medium (26-50 pitches) Pop-up campsite

Nearby leisure

Fishing nearby Golf nearby Indoor pool nearby Mountain biking nearby Restaurant nearby Tennis nearby Watersports nearby

Location

Quarr Camping

Quarr Farm

Quarr Farm Road

Swanage

Dorset

England

BH19 3DY

Directions

Timezone

Europe/London BST (GMT+01:00)

GPS

50.62158°N
2.0118°W

Nearest transport

Coach
2.2 mi East Street
2.2 mi East Street
2.4 mi Bus Station
Rail
6.7 mi Wareham Rail Station
6.8 mi Holton Heath Rail Station
6.9 mi Poole Rail Station
Ferry
4.9 mi Shell Bay Ferry Terminal
5.1 mi Sandbanks Ferry Terminal
5.2 mi Brownsea Island Ferry Landing
Airport
13.4 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

You’ll feel like you’ve stumbled into a scene from a storybook at Harman’s Cross station (10 minutes’ walk). Pick a picnic bench, gaze at the old-school platforms and Portland stone period buildings and watch as the trains roll by. More history hangs heavy in the air at Corfe Castle (five minutes’ drive). The Jurassic Coast is where you’ll find most of the action… head down early to beat the crowds to Durdle Door (30 minutes) and its neighbour Lulworth Cove. It's hard to beat a shoreline that has silky sand, iconic landmarks and paddle-worthy waters all in one. Tick your way along the coast, beginning with a dip in the shallow pool at Dancing Ledge (5 minutes), and then on to Winspit Quarry (15 minutes) and the clifftop Durlston Country Park and National Nature Reserve (15 minutes)… or pick between watersports or a sandcastle face-off on the beaches of Sandbanks (40 minutes) and Studland (10 minutes).

Water quality at nearby bathing waters

Name Distance Type 2020201920182017
Swanage Central 2.4 mi Sea N/AExcellentExcellentExcellent
Studland Knoll House 3.3 mi Sea N/AExcellentExcellentExcellent
Shell Bay North 4.8 mi Sea N/AExcellentExcellentExcellent
Kimmeridge Bay 5.3 mi Sea N/AExcellentExcellentExcellent
Poole Sandbanks Peninsular 5.7 mi Sea N/AExcellentExcellentExcellent

Data source: European Environment Agency

Must see

Corfe Castle 2.4 mi

Swanage Railway 2.4 mi

Studland Beach and Nature Reserve 3.3 mi

Brownsea Island 5.2 mi

Lulworth Castle & Park 8.7 mi

National Trust

Corfe Castle 2.3 mi

Studland Beach and Nature Reserve 3.1 mi

Brownsea Island 5.2 mi

Clouds Hill 12.4 mi

White Mill 12.8 mi

Cycle routes

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

Other

Herston - Worth Matravers - Corfe 1.5 mi

Worth Matravers - Cliffs, Caves and Chapel 2 mi

Worth Matravers - Winspit - Dancing Ledge 2 mi

Corfe - Nine Barrows Down - Swanage 2.3 mi

The Purbecks - Castle and Coastal 2.5 mi

Local events

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

    Dorchester, Dorset 19.4 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.

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Frequently asked questions

  • Does Quarr Camping have a swimming pool? No View all features
  • Is Quarr Camping dog friendly? Yes View all features
  • What attractions are near Quarr Camping? You’ll feel like you’ve stumbled into a scene from a storybook at Harman’s Cross station (10 minutes’ walk). Pick a picnic bench, gaze at the old-school platforms and Portland stone period buildings … Read more
  • When can I check in and check out of Quarr Camping?
    Camping and touring
    Arrive:  2 p.m. –  7 p.m.
    Depart by:  10:30 a.m.

    If no one is around at entrance please look in shed for your ticket to hang in window then go pitch up where you like.

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  • How much does it cost to stay at Quarr Camping? From £20 (for 1 night, 2 adults) - prices may change depending on your dates and party.