Purbeck Valley Farmhouse

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Beautiful sunset over camp site field
Beautiful sunset over camp site field
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The camping field
Large grass pitches
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Spacious field
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Large grass pitches

  • Family-run farm site with fab Corfe Castle and Purbeck Hills views
  • Spacious pitches a 10-minute drive from Swanage and Wareham
  • A five-minute walk to Harman’s Cross steam railway train station
Dawdle down Dorset way for a dreamy break at the fab family-run Purbeck Valley Farm. This park is a champion choice for its location – it’s in an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty a 10-minute drive away from both the inland town of Wareham and Swanage at the coast. Plus it also has gorgeous views… Corfe Castle and the pretty Purbeck Hills are visible from the pitches and you can wander directly towards these destinations via local footpaths and bridleways. Harman’s Cross train station is a five-minute stroll for steam rail trips to Swanage and Corfe Castle (pre-booking essential). Is it lunchtime yet? To get eats on the go, stick around Corfe Castle and order food in a local pub or stock up on ingredients at the shop and garage a couple of minutes’ drive from the site before cooking over coals by your pitch (barbecues are allowed). Another wise option when it comes to nourishment is to pack food in a picnic hamper and take it towards one of several sandy beaches within a 30-minute drive, such as Studland (15 minutes), Swanage (10 minutes), Lulworth Cove (half an hour) or Durdle Door (half an hour). Back on base as evening draws in, lounge on your spacious pitch or use the time to organise yourself using the park's essential facilities, including toilets, showers, a washing-up area and recycling bins.

Site type

Motorhome sites 40
Tent sites 40
Opens 23 May
Please note
  • Under 18s must be accompanied by their parents or legal guardians.
  • No hen/stag parties permitted via Pitchup.com.
  • Bookings must not be for more than 7 consecutive nights.
  • Minimum spacing of 10 metres between pitches.

Languages spoken

English

Open from Fri, 23 May to

Open from Fri, 18 Jul to

Open from Wed, 20 Aug to

Reviews

8.9

Overall rating based on 205 reviews View breakdown

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would recommend this site to a friend

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Only showing reviews for the last 30 months.

Fabulous wild camping site, great location, excellent service, communication and availablility from…

Overall 10/10
Location 6
Value for money 10
Accommodation 8
Facilities / Activities 6
Customer service 10
Child friendliness 10
Cleanliness 6
Wifi No rating
JAMES G. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Unpowered grass tent site

Liked: Fabulous wild camping site, great location, excellent service, communication and availablility from the owners.

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Very big field to pop up the tents, stay with a van…

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

Unpowered grass tent site

Liked: Very big field to pop up the tents, stay with a van etc. Communication to the host was good. Toilets were okay and proper places for dish washing. A good place for interim stop and visit the lovely town Corfe Castle.

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Excellent site with clean facilities

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

Unpowered grass tent site

Liked: - Easy to access and check in
- Clean toilets and showers
- Plenty of washing up sinks
- Clothes line for drying (bring your own pegs)
- Quiet
- Good location

Disliked: - The toilet block has several very bright outward facing lights at night time.
- Understand why they are there, but could they be changed so not as light polluting at night time.
- You can hear main road from campsite during the day.

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Excellent view

Overall 6/10
Location 10
Value for money 6
Accommodation No rating
Facilities / Activities No rating
Customer service No rating
Child friendliness No rating
Cleanliness No rating
Wifi No rating
Anonymous The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Unpowered grass motorhome site

Liked: Lovely view of Corfe Castle and approx a 35 min walk. Nice to be able to park where you want. Didn't use facilities as in a motorhome.

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I have camped here before so I knew what to expect. Spacious…

Overall 6/10
Location 8
Value for money 8
Accommodation 6
Facilities / Activities 4
Customer service 6
Child friendliness No rating
Cleanliness 8
Wifi No rating
Graeme R. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Unpowered grass tent site

Liked: I have camped here before so I knew what to expect. Spacious pitch in a large field. The toilets and showers shown on the website are very misleading, they are a private campsite nearby. The actual showers/toilets are ok but quite basic
Good value and a nice area to explore

Disliked: The shower units need attention

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Lovely Getaway

Overall 10/10
Location 10
Value for money 6
Accommodation 10
Facilities / Activities 8
Customer service 10
Child friendliness 8
Cleanliness 8
Wifi 8
Beth A. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Unpowered grass tent site

Liked: We loved this site. Great to be able to choose where we could pitch, very hot showers which was lovely. It took us 25 mins to walk to the pub via a lovely scenic path, directly out of the campsite. We had a fire both nights of our stay - we really liked the fact that they do ‘log-runs’ between 7 and 8pm. Just the kind of getaway we wanted.

Disliked: As others have said, hot water for washing up would have been great - but you could always boil water and take it down with you!

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From the manager: Thank you for your review

lovely and quiet no music and no dogs. Lots of kids Great…

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

Unpowered grass tent site

Liked: lovely and quiet no music and no dogs.

Lots of kids

Great showers and toilets

Greta value for money

Disliked: Toilets could have cleaned more regularly

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Great location, plenty of room to pitch. Six toilets and six showers all…

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

Unpowered grass motorhome site

Liked: Great location, plenty of room to pitch.
Six toilets and six showers all clean and tidy.
Plenty of room for washing up.

Drinking water etc.

Disliked: Nothing

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Great location, lots of space, good views.…

Overall 8/10
Location 10
Value for money 6
Accommodation 8
Facilities / Activities 6
Customer service 8
Child friendliness No rating
Cleanliness 8
Wifi No rating
Chelsea B. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Unpowered grass tent site

Liked: Great location, lots of space, good views.

Disliked: Toilets situated at far edge of field.

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A fairly minimal site with plenty of space in a lovely location

Overall 10/10
Location 10
Value for money 8
Accommodation 8
Facilities / Activities 8
Customer service No rating
Child friendliness 10
Cleanliness 8
Wifi 2
Martin B. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Unpowered grass tent site

Liked: Space. Site is very spacious, with plenty of room between units. Facilities are just what I need - toilets, showers and somewhere to wash up. Location is brilliant, just a few minutes from Swanage and Corfe Castle. Directly off a main road, but camping field is well away from the road. Good bus service from site entrance.

Disliked: No hot water at washing up sinks.

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From the manager: Thank you for your review

Features

No 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 site/unit Composting toilet Dog park Drying room Food shop Free wifi Ice pack freezing Internet access Laundry 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 No dogs allowed

Themes

Spectacular scenery Walkers' paradise

Utilities

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

Nearby amenities

Bar nearby Convenience store nearby Dog walk nearby Public transport nearby

Type

Farm Large (51-200 sites)

Nearby leisure

Canoeing/kayaking nearby Climbing nearby Cycle hire nearby Cycling nearby Fishing nearby Golf nearby Horse riding nearby Indoor pool nearby Mountain biking nearby Restaurant nearby Sailing nearby

Location

Purbeck Valley Farmhouse

Valley Road

Corfe Castle

Wareham

Dorset

England

BH20 5HU

Directions

Timezone

Europe/London +0100 (GMT+01:00)

GPS

50.62623°N
-2.0397°W

Nearest transport

Coach
1.7 km East Street
1.7 km East Street
5.9 km Bus Station
Rail
9.1 km Wareham Rail Station
9.8 km Holton Heath Rail Station
11.1 km Hamworthy Rail Station
Ferry
8.7 km Shell Bay Ferry Terminal
9 km Sandbanks Ferry Terminal
9.1 km Brownsea Island Ferry Landing
Airport
22.3 km 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

If you’re in Dorset for a beach break but fancy seeking out quieter shores than the particularly popular Durdle Door and Lulworth Cove (half an hour’s drive), check out Winspit Quarry, Seacombe Cliff and Chapmans Pool (15 minutes). All are easily reached via Worth Matravers (10 minutes), a village with an award-winning pub. Poole (half an hour) tends to be a little busier but is worth bustling towards for a look at the big natural harbour and Georgian-era old town, while Swanage (10 minutes) is a must for its views of the spectacular chalk-white cliffs. For countryside tours once you’re done with the coast, check out the atmospheric ruins of Corfe Castle close to the site (35 minutes’ walk), then drive to the RSPB Arne nature reserve for a bit of birdwatching. Organised days out at family-friendly attractions more your bag? Peer at the primates in Monkey World (20 minutes), amble among the armoured machines at the Tank Museum in Bovington (25 minutes) and chug through the countryside old-school style on the Swanage steam railway.

Water quality at nearby bathing waters

Name Distance Type 2020201920182017
Swanage Central 6 km Sea N/AExcellentExcellentExcellent
Kimmeridge Bay 6.7 km Sea N/AExcellentExcellentExcellent
Studland Knoll House 6.8 km Sea N/AExcellentExcellentExcellent
Shell Bay North 8.7 km Sea N/AExcellentExcellentExcellent
Poole Harbour Lake 9.8 km Estuary N/AExcellentExcellentExcellent

Data source: European Environment Agency

Must see

Corfe Castle 2 km

Swanage Railway 5.9 km

Studland Beach and Nature Reserve 6.4 km

Brownsea Island 9.1 km

Lulworth Castle & Park 12 km

National Trust

Corfe Castle 1.8 km

Studland Beach and Nature Reserve 6.5 km

Brownsea Island 9 km

Clouds Hill 18.1 km

White Mill 19.9 km

Cycle routes

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

Other

Corfe - Nine Barrows Down - Swanage 1.9 km

The Purbecks - Castle and Coastal 2.2 km

Corfe - East Creech - West Hill 2.3 km

West From Corfe Castle 2.3 km

Norden - Scotland - Blue Pool - Corfe 2.6 km

Local events

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

    Dorchester, England 29.2 km

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 Purbeck Valley Farmhouse have a swimming pool? No View all features
  • Is Purbeck Valley Farmhouse dog friendly? No View all features
  • What attractions are near Purbeck Valley Farmhouse? If you’re in Dorset for a beach break but fancy seeking out quieter shores than the particularly popular Durdle Door and Lulworth Cove (half an hour’s drive), check out Winspit Quarry, Seacombe … Read more
  • When can I check in and check out of Purbeck Valley Farmhouse?
    Camping and caravan
    Arrive:  2 p.m. –  7 p.m.
    Depart by:  noon
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  • How much does it cost to stay at Purbeck Valley Farmhouse? From $53.49 (for 1 night, 2 adults) - prices may change depending on your dates and party.