Hallett's Rural Campsite

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  • Dog-friendly family-run wild camping site on the Isle of Portland
  • Walking distance to the Jurassic Coast; 20-minute drive to Weymouth
  • Farm animals on the site; food shop, pubs and beaches nearby
From paddleboarding and sea kayaking to chasing the South West Coast Path over clifftops, Hallett’s Rural Campsite will pave the way to the Isle of Portland’s Jurassic coast. And it’s certainly full-on seaside here, as the family-run, dog-friendly wild camping site is half an hour’s walk from the nearest cove and 20 minutes’ drive from Weymouth’s chirpy beachfront. That means you’ll be all set for seaside times, whether you’ve got your mind on climbing and coasteering or simply stretching out on the beach. Bring along a barbecue or hire a firepit, as both are permitted on site. It's all about the wild camping vibe, so facilities are kept fairly simple, but there is an amenities block – and the atmosphere is boosted by farm animals around the site that children are likely to dote on. A couple of food shops are within 10 minutes’ walk of the site for burgers and buns. There are bus stops close by that will get you further afield – but happily most amenities are within 10 minutes’ walk of the site, including pubs, bakeries, cafés and fish and chip shops. For a pretty backdrop while you tuck right into your fish and chips, perhaps one of the nearby beaches might be your cup of tea. Church Ope Cove (half an hour’s walk) and Little Beach (35 minutes), both accessed via the South West Coast Path are a couple of excellent options.

Site type

Motorhome pitches 1
Tent pitches 50
Open now
Opens 23 May
Please note
  • This site has no on-site shower facilities.
  • Under 18s must be accompanied by their parents or legal guardians.
  • No hen/stag parties permitted via Pitchup.com.
  • At least one of the party members must be aged 20 or over.

Languages spoken

English

Open from Fri, 23 May to

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Pitch types & availability

Accommodation

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2 adults
0 children

Reviews

8.8

Overall rating from 115 Pitchup.com customers

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Facilities / Activities
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Customer service
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Child friendliness
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Cleanliness
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Wifi
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Budget/backpacker

90% would recommend this site to a friend

87% would stay here again

What customers say

This is a highly-rated, basic campsite offering excellent value. Guests praise the friendly, accommodating owners and the convenient location for climbing, walking, and visiting Weymouth. Facilities are described as clean but simple, with some guests wishing for minor improvements. The presence of farm animals is a popular bonus for families. Noise from a nearby quarry was mentioned by a few, but generally not an issue for most.

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1st class value for money

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Ben M.

Non-electric grass tent or trailer tent pitch (four person)

Liked Friendly family run site. Basic but clean & well kept facilities

Disliked N/A

Recommend to friends Visit again

Fantastic rural site, recommend

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Weymo P.

Non-electric grass motorhome pitch

Liked Friendly busy campsite great location
We loved seeing all the animals including Emu’s in their pens at the side and sheep roaming freely about on the site
So cheap to stay as well absolutely perfect and can’t wait to get back there again next year, the pop up pizza stall on the Saturday was a bonus, can’t comment on any facilities as we didn’t use any having all our own stuff in our camper van.
Shops pubs and a cafe all down the road from the site

Disliked Leaving and going home 😔

Recommend to friends Visit again

Excellent staff helpful,friendly

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andy p.

Non-electric grass motorhome pitch

Liked Mostly quite would poss go again.
Facilities were good and a pi,,a takeaway on site on Saturday night,didn't try though maybe next time.
Good place for dogs kept on a lead.

Disliked Not happy with the recreational smokers during the day.
Even more disgusting when your trying to have your first cup of tea in the morning.

Recommend to friends Visit again

nice

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Andriejus Z.

Non-electric grass motorhome pitch

Liked yes

Recommend to friends Visit again

Would definitely stop here again!

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Anonymous

Non-electric grass tent or trailer tent pitch (four person)

Liked Perfect location. Close to Weymouth, and plenty of shops and takeaways nearby.

Easy Check In. Arrived late due to bank holiday traffic but was no problem with the owners.

Very laidback atmosphere. Noise typically quietened around 10pm but then pretty much silent from 11pm. Didn’t need to pressure ourselves in to eating early to ensure fire out by certain times etc.

Basic facilities. Only a couple of toilets but always clean and stocked with toilet roll. Never got caught out!

Pitch sizes really good (assuming no one pitches close to you!).

We were only a couple but noticed a few groups who were no bother at all.

No WiFi on site but good signal so was able to easily plan our daily trips around Weymouth/Jurassic coast.

Very affordable. Only two of us and we had just missed out on the £10 per night (up to 2 people) so ended up paying £15 per night (up to 4 people) but even paying £15 per night was the cheapest campsite we’ve ever stayed at.

Disliked Some tents allowed to pitched a little too close to their neighbour. Obv not too much of an issue if in a group but for couples/families, bit of space would be nice (was plenty of space for it). Don’t think this was a campsite/owner fault, more so lack of campsite etiquette knowledge of the campers.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Extremely basic, Easy to find. Good central location

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Anonymous

Non-electric grass tent or trailer tent pitch (four person)

Liked The man was really nice and friendly.
The pizza pop up was a nice touch.
The animals were cool.

Disliked Everything.
Only 1 sink. It just wasnt enough. And very awkward, with people trying to wash/do teeth and wash hands, Could do with at least 1 more and a washing up station at least.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Nothing…

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Anonymous

Non-electric grass motorhome pitch

Liked Nothing

Disliked Very basic toilet facilities with rats running around outside near the rubbish bins.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Will continue to use the site as a base, when fishing the area

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Paul H.

Non-electric grass tent or trailer tent pitch (two person)

Liked Great location, plenty of space, clean facilities even though basic. Nice flat pitches.

Disliked Nothing to dislike, good value semi wild camping

Recommend to friends Visit again

You get what you pay for!!

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Nicola R.

Non-electric grass motorhome pitch

Liked Flat ground. The owner was friendly when he drove round the field.

Disliked Badly looked after animals! 5 loose sheep wandering around the site. Toilet roll running out.( no we didnt ring the owner in the middle of the night) awful views, see pics.

Recommend to friends Visit again

From the manager: We appreciate your feedback back, but your feedback around poorly looked after animals is untrue. The welfare of our animals are at the heart of everything we do.
And I'm not sure you know much about farms or how to look after farm animals as they are well feed and looked after.

Hopefully there is enough in the budget for new loos next year

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Anonymous

Non-electric grass motorhome pitch

Liked Position
Relaxed atmosphere

Disliked Loos

Recommend to friends Visit again

Features

Pop-up campsite

Dogs 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

Camping 2.0

Jumbo tent pitches

Themes

Budget/backpacker Peaceful 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 Large (51-200 pitches) Pop-up campsite

Accessibility

Accessible parking at pitch Level site, no steep slopes

Nearby leisure

Canoeing/kayaking nearby Climbing nearby Cycling nearby Fishing nearby Horse riding nearby Indoor pool nearby Mountain biking nearby Restaurant nearby Sailing nearby Surf school nearby Watersports nearby

Location

Hallett's Rural Campsite

Watery Lane

Weston

Dorset

England

DT5 2DF

Directions

Timezone

Europe/London BST (GMT+01:00)

GPS

50.53834°N
2.44028°W

Nearest transport

Coach
5 mi Marks and Spencer
11.8 mi South Station
17.8 mi Red Lion
Rail
5.4 mi Weymouth Rail Station
7.7 mi Upwey Rail Station
11.8 mi Dorchester South Rail Station
Ferry
4.8 mi Weymouth Ferry Terminal
22.9 mi Poole Ferry Terminal
23.3 mi Poole Quay Ferry Landing

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 is the Jurassic Coast and that means beaches, cliffs and coastal walks are on a whole other level… you might want to dive right down to Durdle Door (50 minutes) for the iconic photo spot or a picnic with the stone arch view. This area is well known for variety all along the coast, from the fossil collection in Portland Museum (20 minutes’ walk) and the gun platforms at Portland Castle (five minutes’ drive) to the historic sea fort at Nothe Fort (20 minutes). History’s strong inland too and that’s certainly the case at Maiden Castle (35 minutes), one of the hugest Iron Age hillforts in all of Europe. Dorchester (35 minutes) has its own thing going on – mainly museums, mummy replicas and Thomas Hardy’s 19th-century home. Those of you in search of ways to entertain the family might want to head towards Fantasy Island (25 minutes) for a funfair-style outing, or perhaps the SEA LIFE Centre Weymouth (25 minutes) for an aquarium and adventure park. Nature’s all about too, especially at Abbotsbury Swannery (half an hour), where a colony of nesting swans reside or at Kingston Maurward Animal Park and Gardens (35 minutes), where there’s a lake and animal park.

Water quality at nearby bathing waters

Name Distance Type 2020201920182017
Church Ope Cove 0.5 mi Sea N/AExcellentExcellentExcellent
Portland Harbour Sandsfoot Castle 4 mi Sea N/AGoodExcellentGood
Portland Harbour Castle Cove 4.1 mi Sea N/AExcellentN/AN/A
Weymouth Central 5.3 mi Sea N/AExcellentExcellentExcellent
Weymouth Lodmoor 6.1 mi Sea N/AExcellentExcellentExcellent

Data source: European Environment Agency

Must see

Radipole Lake Nature Reserve 5.4 mi

Weymouth Sea Life Park and Marine Sanctuary 6 mi

Lulworth Heritage Centre 10 mi

Abbotsbury Swannery 10.9 mi

Lulworth Castle & Park 12.3 mi

National Trust

Max Gate 11.8 mi

Hardy's Cottage 13.4 mi

Clouds Hill 14.9 mi

Corfe Castle 18.1 mi

Studland Beach and Nature Reserve 22.6 mi

Cycle routes

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

Other

Around the Island of Portland 1.9 mi

RADIPOLE LAKE (CURRENT BOUNDARY FROM 15/10/1990) 5.8 mi

Lodmoor Nature Reserve - Littlemoor - Preston 6.2 mi

LODMOOR (CURRENT BOUNDARY FROM 25/11/2004) 6.5 mi

Osmington Mills - Ringstead - Upton 7.3 mi

Local events

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

    Dorchester, Dorset 12.7 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 Hallett's Rural Campsite have a swimming pool? No View all features
  • Is Hallett's Rural Campsite dog friendly? Yes View all features
  • What attractions are near Hallett's Rural Campsite? This is the Jurassic Coast and that means beaches, cliffs and coastal walks are on a whole other level… you might want to dive right down to Durdle Door (50 minutes) for … Read more
  • When can I check in and check out of Hallett's Rural Campsite?
    Camping and touring
    Arrive:  10 a.m. –  8 p.m.
    Depart by:  10:30 a.m.
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  • How much does it cost to stay at Hallett's Rural Campsite? From £10 (for 1 night, 2 adults) - prices may change depending on your dates and party.