Donkey Down Camping at Culliford Tree

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Music and bar at Donkey Down camping
Flat and spacious eastern field
Flat pitches
Bushy trees

With ancient burial sites and some top-notch views to its name, Donkey Down Camping at Culliford Tree is the sort of place where you’ll certainly be keen to roll out of bed and go for a wander. The spacious site is spread over four acres of relatively flat grassland, next to Came Woods, with excellent views over the north Dorset countryside on one side and glimpses over Weymouth Bay and Portland on the other. There’s a fair bit of history at this working farm, in the form of several Neolithic tumuli in the main pitching field. And there’s more in the surrounding area too, which you can spot as you take walks along local footpaths to Hardy’s Monument and Osmington White Horse or along the Dorset Ridgeway. Getting in and out should be fairly straightforward here: the farm is a 10-minute drive from Dorchester and 15 from Weymouth, both easy journeys via B roads. Closer to home are the villages of Sutton Poyntz and Preston, which have convenience stores, fish and chip shops and a clutch of good pubs. With so much space to run about in, this site is a fine pick for family holidays and those travelling with dogs. Barbecues and campfires are allowed on site too, although some restrictions are in place to ensure the safety of guests and local wildlife alike.

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Teltplasser 50
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Åpent fra fre. 23. mai til

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Waiting in the cold for hours and still didn't get a tent!

Alt i alt 2/10
Beliggenhet 10
Valuta for pengene 6
Innkvartering 2
Fasiliteter / aktiviteter 6
Kundeservice 6
Barnevennlighet 6
Renslighet 4
Wifi 2
Paul B. Anmelder bestilte via Pitchup.com

Spisstelt

Likte: The views were lovely, the site was flat and that they have options for dinner/ breakfast is useful.

Likte ikke: We had booked a bell tent and arrived just after 3pm to check in. They had an issue with the bookings so they didn't have any tents available. Told me to come back in a hour and it would be sorted. Came back an hour later and the tent still wasn't available, got asked to wait in an adjoining field. Waited for a very cold/ windy further 3 hours to find out they had put up other bells tents and given them to other people but ours still weren't ready. Ended up asking for a refund and finding somewhere else to stay for the evening.

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Fra bestyreren: So sorry for the bad experience! Unforgiveable!
We had an issue with Pitchup software not syncing as it should with ours so were completely unaware that the problem was brewing until people arrived. We moved heaven and earth to source more bell tents but I am personally very sorry we failed to meet your very reasonable expectations on this occasion.
I have messaged you directly.

Nice with location with lovely views. All facilities as advertised. Great live music…

Alt i alt 10/10
Beliggenhet 10
Valuta for pengene 8
Innkvartering 8
Fasiliteter / aktiviteter 8
Kundeservice 10
Barnevennlighet 10
Renslighet 8
Wifi Ingen vurdering
Anonym Anmelder bestilte via Pitchup.com

Spisstelt

Likte: Nice with location with lovely views.

All facilities as advertised.

Great live music and food on Friday and Saturday night.

All staff really friendly.

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Nice place with great views and live music. Good to have a…

Alt i alt 10/10
Beliggenhet 10
Valuta for pengene 10
Innkvartering 10
Fasiliteter / aktiviteter 10
Kundeservice 10
Barnevennlighet 10
Renslighet 10
Wifi Ingen vurdering
Karolina T. Anmelder bestilte via Pitchup.com

Plass for telt eller for tilhengertelt på gressplen og jordunderlag , uten strøm

Likte: Nice place with great views and live music. Good to have a small bar on site. Showers were nice and hot. Really enjoyed the stay and would definitely recommend it to my friends!

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Great location with good facilities

Alt i alt 10/10
Beliggenhet 10
Valuta for pengene 10
Innkvartering 10
Fasiliteter / aktiviteter 10
Kundeservice 10
Barnevennlighet 10
Renslighet 10
Wifi 2
Abina G. Anmelder bestilte via Pitchup.com

Plass for telt eller for tilhengertelt på gressplen og jordunderlag , uten strøm

Likte: We visited this campsite for the second time and it was a brilliant experience with level pitches, good facilities including but not limited to hot water, drinking water, showers, fire pits, live music, etc

The staff are friendly and welcoming. They also loaned us extra large pegs to hold our tents against strong winds.

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Leaky bell tent

Alt i alt 4/10
Beliggenhet 8
Valuta for pengene 6
Innkvartering 2
Fasiliteter / aktiviteter 4
Kundeservice 6
Barnevennlighet 6
Renslighet 4
Wifi 2
Anonym Anmelder bestilte via Pitchup.com

Spisstelt

Likte: Views and lovation

Likte ikke: Bell tent leaked. Had no reply from owners. Showers incredibly drafty (not in a block)

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Fra bestyreren: So sorry you had a bad experience. The bell tents are made of cotton canvas and water will wick through into the tent if anything inside is touching it. We always try to deal promptly with such issues. I was not made aware of this particular issue at the time and apologise if my staff have failed to deal with the matter to your satisfaction.
Please feel free to contact me directly if I can be of further assistance.

The pitches were a fab size, the staff working there were lovely…

Alt i alt 10/10
Beliggenhet 8
Valuta for pengene 10
Innkvartering 10
Fasiliteter / aktiviteter 8
Kundeservice 10
Barnevennlighet 10
Renslighet 10
Wifi Ingen vurdering
Mish Samways S. Anmelder bestilte via Pitchup.com

Plass for telt eller for tilhengertelt på gressplen og jordunderlag , uten strøm

Likte: The pitches were a fab size, the staff working there were lovely and were a
Happy to answer questions and offer advice.
Compostable toliets are not everyone's favourite thing, but I prefer them over port-a-loos any day.

Likte ikke: I may have missed some extra info but the site was a little tricky to find. You can't quite go off the post code or the first result in Google maps. You need to put in the whole name - donkey downs camping at cilliford tree.

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Fra bestyreren: Thanks for your feedback. It is really helpful. I must admit that I was not aware of the issue with finding the site. I will update the Google maps location.

This site was really welcoming, from the moment we arrived at the…

Alt i alt 10/10
Beliggenhet 10
Valuta for pengene 10
Innkvartering Ingen vurdering
Fasiliteter / aktiviteter 10
Kundeservice 10
Barnevennlighet 10
Renslighet 10
Wifi Ingen vurdering
John C. Anmelder bestilte via Pitchup.com

Plass for telt eller for tilhengertelt på gressplen og jordunderlag , uten strøm

Likte: This site was really welcoming, from the moment we arrived at the reception with full info of the site and surrounding area. The showers and toilets were really clean. The staff made made sure of this. Hot water. Great. The site laid on music free of charge on Friday, Saturday and Sunday evening with some great musicians. The site was very clean and our departure was not rushed. We will be back and I would recommend it to all

Likte ikke: None

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Lovely site, great that they have evening food/drinks/live music/breakfast van. Great vegan…

Alt i alt 10/10
Beliggenhet 10
Valuta for pengene 10
Innkvartering 10
Fasiliteter / aktiviteter 10
Kundeservice 10
Barnevennlighet 10
Renslighet 10
Wifi Ingen vurdering
Anna G. Anmelder bestilte via Pitchup.com

Plass for telt eller for tilhengertelt på gressplen og jordunderlag , uten strøm

Likte: Lovely site, great that they have evening food/drinks/live music/breakfast van. Great vegan options on food. Dog-friendly site. The showers were hot, toilets clean, everyone really friendly. Great location to have as a base.

Likte ikke: Quite exposed where we were directed to set up so when rainy or windy it was hardcore in a tent - next time we’d pitch up elsewhere for some protection. The field was plenty big enough.

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Highly recommend

Alt i alt 10/10
Beliggenhet 10
Valuta for pengene 10
Innkvartering 10
Fasiliteter / aktiviteter 10
Kundeservice 10
Barnevennlighet 10
Renslighet 10
Wifi Ingen vurdering
Anonym Anmelder bestilte via Pitchup.com

Plass for telt eller for tilhengertelt på gressplen og jordunderlag , uten strøm

Likte: Lovely relaxed vibe, spacious pitches, not at all over crowded. The showers and toilets were regularly cleaned and having running hot water was great. Loved the live music and rustic bar on the Friday and Saturday.

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Fairly quiet lots of space…

Alt i alt 6/10
Beliggenhet 8
Valuta for pengene 6
Innkvartering 6
Fasiliteter / aktiviteter 2
Kundeservice 6
Barnevennlighet 8
Renslighet 4
Wifi 2
Anonym Anmelder bestilte via Pitchup.com

Plass for telt eller for tilhengertelt på gressplen og jordunderlag , uten strøm

Likte: Fairly quiet lots of space

Likte ikke: The toilets smell awful

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Fritidsaktiviteter på stedet

Bar eller klubbhus Barneklubb Fisking Innendørs basseng Kveldsunderholdning Lekeplass Restaurant/Kafé på plassen Spillerom Sykkelutleie TV-rom Takeaway Tennis Treningssenter Utendørs basseng Vannsport

Bekvemmeligheter på stedet

Badekar tilgjengelig Bilparkering ved plassen/enheten Bærbart toalett Dusj tilgjengelig Familietoaletter Gratis WiFi Henting fra offentlig transport Hundepark Internettilgang Ispakkekjøling Kompost-toaletter Matbutikk Myntvaskeri Offentlig telefon Oppvaskområde Pub-toaletter Toalettblokk Tørkerom WiFi

Grupper velkomne

Familievennlig Grupper av samme kjønn velkomne Motorsykkelvennlig Studentgrupper velkomne

Regler

Bål tillatt Griller tilgjengelig Grilling tillatt Hunder tillatt Hunder tillatt hele året Nyttekjøretøy tillatt

Temaer

Fredelig Naturparadis Paradis for vandringsfolk Spektakulært landskap Villmarkscamping

Tjenester

Fornybar energi Gassflasker tilgjengelig Ladefasiliteter Ladestasjoner for el-biler Resirkulering tilgjengelig Tømming av kjemisk avfall

Bekvemmeligheter i nærheten

Bar i nærheten Butikk i nærheten Hundelufteområde i nærheten

Type

Bondegård Medium (26-50 plasser) Pop-up-camping

Fritidsaktiviteter i nærheten

Fisking i nærheten Golf i nærheten Kano/Kajakk i nærheten Klatring i nærheten Restaurant i nærheten Seiling i nærheten Sykkelutleie i nærheten Sykling i nærheten Terrengsykling i nærheten Vannaktiviteter i nærheten

Beliggenhet

Donkey Down Camping at Culliford Tree

Chalky Road

Whitcombe

Dorchester

Dorset

England

DT2 8NL

Veibeskrivelse

Tidssone

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

GPS

50,66769°N
−2,4268°V

Nærmeste transport

Buss
4,7 km South Station
6,6 km Marks and Spencer
22,5 km Red Lion
Jernbane
3,5 km Upwey Rail Station
4,7 km Dorchester South Rail Station
4,9 km Dorchester West Rail Station
Ferge
6,8 km Weymouth Ferry Terminal
31 km Poole Ferry Terminal
31,6 km Poole Quay Ferry Landing
Flyplass
43,7 km Bournemouth International Airport

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Lokale attraksjoner

What exactly is the Osmington White Horse (25 minutes' walk)? In the shape of King George II riding his steed, this limestone figure is carved into a smugglers’ landscape. Hardy's Monument (two hours' walk/20 minutes' drive) is a stone monument and a fine reward for a slightly more challenging hike. If you’re keen to see more historical bits, The Tank Museum (20 minutes) houses an impressive collection of war tanks and the Swanage Railway (40 minutes) keeps alive a steam railway from the 19th century. Dorchester (10 minutes) is another good bet, with a dinosaur museum, teddy bear museum and the Tutankhamun Exhibition’s mummy artefacts. Of course, you’re not far from the Jurassic Coast either – big sights there include Lulworth Cove and Durdle Door (20 minutes), Chesil Beach (20 minutes), Portland Bill Lighthouse (half an hour) and Abbotsbury Swannery and Subtropical Gardens (25 minutes). As for classic seaside amusements and other family-friendly days out, count on Fantasy Island amusement park (10 minutes), Bournemouth (45 minutes), Monkey World (20 minutes) and Weymouth (15 minutes). Weymouth has a gorgeous sandy beach, the Sealife Centre and boat trips to fish for mackerel or visit Portland.

Vannkvaliteten ved nærliggende badevann

Navn Avstand Type 2020201920182017
Bowleaze Cove 3,5 km Hav N/AUtmerketUtmerketUtmerket
Weymouth Lodmoor 4,8 km Hav N/AUtmerketUtmerketUtmerket
Weymouth Central 6,2 km Hav N/AUtmerketUtmerketUtmerket
Ringstead Bay 6,7 km Hav N/AUtmerketUtmerketUtmerket
Portland Harbour Castle Cove 8,3 km Hav N/AUtmerketN/AN/A

Datakilde: European Environment Agency

Må oppleves

Weymouth Sea Life Park and Marine Sanctuary 4,9 km

Radipole Lake Nature Reserve 6,3 km

Hardy's Birthplace 7,4 km

Abbotsbury Swannery 12,3 km

The Tank Museum 13,3 km

National Trust

Max Gate 4,6 km

Hardy's Cottage 7,3 km

Clouds Hill 13,5 km

Corfe Castle 26,2 km

White Mill 29,9 km

Sykkelruter

Finn lokale ruter i National Cycle Network - over 19000 km med sykkelruter.

Annet

LODMOOR (CURRENT BOUNDARY FROM 25/11/2004) 4,1 km

Nottington - Lorton - Radipole 4,5 km

Lodmoor Nature Reserve - Littlemoor - Preston 4,6 km

Nottington - Southill - Chickerell 4,6 km

Nottington - Upwey - Broadwey 4,7 km

Lokale begivenheter

  • Dorset County Show (lørdag 6. september 2025 – lørdag 6. september 2025)

    Dorchester, England 6,1 km

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