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Longthorns Farm
Longthorns
Bere Regis
Wareham
Dorset   (Browse area)
BH20 6HH
Tel: 01929 401539  or  07790663654
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Pitches: 68 Tents Caravans & Glamping
Open: 01/01/2024 to 31/12/2024
01/01/2025 to 31/12/2025

Rating:

9/10 from 119 Reviews

Tent Pitches	Caravan Pitches	Motorhome Pitches	Small Campervans
Glamping Units	No Statics for Hire	No Statics for Sale	No Seasonal Pitches
Electric Hookups	Hardstanding Pitches	No Fully Serviced Pitches	Show Full Facilities

Who's it for
Families Welcome	Not Members Only	Rallies Welcome	Not Naturist Site
Dogs Welcome	No Dogs Allowed	Groups Welcome	Motorbikers Welcome
Facilities
Toilet Facilities	Hot Showers	Washing Up	No Bathroom
Baby Changing Facilities	No Laundry	Drinking Water	Disabled Friendly
Chemical Disposal	No Battery Charging	No Gas Exchange	Recycling Facilities
No Kitchen Facilities	Freezer / Fridge	No Motorhome Point	Wifi Access
Shop <1 mile	Bar <5 miles	Restaurant or Cafe or Takeaway <1 mile
Activities
No Playground	No TV Room	No Games Room	No Evening Ents
Fishing <10 miles	No Wild Swimming	Indoor Pool <5 miles	No Outdoor Pool
Horse Riding <5 miles	Cycle Hire <5 miles	Golf <1 mile	Tennis <5 miles
Beach <10 miles	Watersports <10 miles	No Boat Launch
Other Features
No Sea Views	Working Farm	Campfires Allowed	Open All Year
No Waterside Pitches	Public Transport <1 mile	Offroad Dog Walk On Site or Direct Access

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Date of Visit: August 2013

Unit: Motorhome

Reviewer: Dryac

4 reviews from this member

Very warm welcome and everything explained. Lovely animals and surroundings. Very easy access to Monkey world via a gate to their car park. Great place to visit. Could have stayed all day. Honesty shop sold delicious bacon etc. On first arrival I liked this campsite a lot.

Showers say 'basic showers'. Mmmmm, one minute blistering the next freezing with minimum water too. These showers are very inadequate if you are of a shy disposition too. Swing saloon doors and no lock. I wasn't the only camper that was very disappointed with them.

Fires - fires around our pitch worried me as I felt they were to near to canvas, children and vehicles. A better idea could have been to have an area set aside for fires where other campers are not put at risk or have to inhale the smoke.

Fire service recommendations

Every year, many people are injured from fire whilst camping. The following fire safety precautions will help ensure you don’t become one of them:

Allow at least 6 metres (18 feet) spacing between tents.

Open fires

Build it well away from any tents – especially in windy weather (at least 10 metres).

Some Fires were within one meter of tents containing children even though in various forms of containers. One was so near a plastic wind break I was sure it would melt. A stray spark during such dry weather!

Army manoeuvres.

Very noisy army manoeuvres at night time but not for to long.

Close access for tank museum and other coastal areas. A lovely site but the mentioned issues of fires and showers did

Give me reservations about any future visits.

Date of Visit: January 2013

Unit: Other

Reviewer: Ben1Lou

1 review from this member

We spent the evening in one of the shepards huts and it was beautiful. Despite it being a cold January night, the warm log fire in the hut kept us very toasty and we loved the details of the inside of the hut. It was very detailed and felt very homely with small touches such as pillows, mirrors and clocks. We were provided with a kettle and a small place to cook hot food and also had plates and cups able for use.

The toilets and shower block were very clean and the there was access to cold drinks even in the quiet month of january.

The surroundings of the camp site were peaceful and beautiful to look at. We really did wake up and look outside and feel we were in a different place. The Al pacas are also a lovely addition to the campsite and added a feeling of being in a brand new place.

The owner was very helpful and always accessible so you always knew you could contact her in an emergency which was settling.

Overall we had a lovely stay and wanted to stay for longer.

Highly Recommended.

Date of Visit: September 2012

Unit: Tent

Reviewer: DoYouHaveItInGreen

3 reviews from this member

We have visited this site twice now, once on a (rare for this year!) sunny weekend in the height of the August school hols in our large Bear Lake 6 (with me, my hubby, our 2 and a half year old, and his grandmother/my mum). The second time was in our Outwell Fusion 400 Pop Up weekend tent on a cooler weekend in September (just me, hubby and son).

When you arrive there is a sign asking you to wait to be shown to your pitch. Then you wonder where you go to tell someone you are here because there is no obvious 'reception'! Just stay with your car. Their CCTV picks you up and someone helpful and friendly (Sally or Mark, the owners, are lovely) comes to greet you within a few minutes. Top tip, ask for a green rubbish sack when you check in. They don't force this on you, but they encourage recycling and will provide you with a green bag for mixed recycling which saves you having to sort through your rubbish bag to split it when you come to the end of your stay.

Their website says the site is level. I would tend to disagree. The site is undulating and is very definitely sloping in places but flat pitches can be found if, like me, you hate that 'off balance' feeling when trying to fall asleep or the kids landing on top of you in the night! But finding a flat pitch is, of course, harder when the site is busy. We liked the fact that there are no regimented marked pitches apart from the hook up pitches which are only defined by the fact that the hook ups themselves are a set distance apart. The hook up pitches are completely flat, against the fence in the first field. Be aware that the drive is only short and the gates are (as far as we observed) always open. I would have worried about my toddler running off up the drive and the proximity and ease of access to the fast road. Just something to bear in mind when selecting your pitch if you have little ones who gravitate towards roads/cars as mine does!

As we had a tent so didn't want hook up and we wanted to be away from the main gate, we chose the second field which was all tents, some of it sloping, some flatter areas. The 3rd further field contains their fabulous and very well appointed Glamping Tipis and Shepherds Huts (we had a little nosey!). There is space for tents and caravans in that field also but a longer walk to the facilities block so we opted for the middle field. The 3rd field was being used for a camping club rally on our second visit. Sally or Mark will help you choose a pitch if you aren't sure where to go.

Each field has a composting toilet, drinking water tap and covered cold water washing up sinks. Don't be confused by the 'grey water' signs on the standpipes. These refer to what is suitable for putting down the drains below them not what comes out of the taps above them! The standpipes are drinking water, we checked!

The visit in August was VERY busy, I would imagine we saw the site when it was fully booked. However, there was enough space for our large Bear Lake 6 plus awning, to have our chairs and tables outside the tent and for our people carrier and my mothers audi 3 to be parked along side the tent without us being crowded up against the neighbours, which gives you a feel for how much space you get.

As always with camping trips, when you are on a fully booked site, the experience is largely determined by who and how close your neighbours are. The site is very family friendly and on 2 sides of us (not so close we could hear them breathing at night or anything, like I say, this isn't a 'pack-em-in' type of site) we had lovely people whose children quickly made friends with our son and they had a fab time whenever we were on site (and it wasn't that much to be honest because there is SO much to do in the local area). On the other side there was a group of several families camped together with older children, who, to be honest, were basically the type of inconsiderate people you don't want to camp near. You know the type who let their kids stuff crisp packets down the compost toilets and don't say anything when they repeatedly kick their ball into your dinner table. The type who leave pasta in the sinks after washing up and are happy to carry on playing drunken football and laughing very loudly well after 11pm when it is quite clear everyone else wants to sit quietly round the campfire with a glass of wine once the kids have finally dropped off. But the truth is, you are always going to encounter people who do not have the same definition of 'having fun' for their camping trip as you. I suppose you have to just tolerate it and not let it influence your view of the campsite itself. We spoke to the owners the next day and groups are allowed on the site, and they welcome adventure groups, walking groups, sensible groups of families/friends etc but they discourage the stag and hen party types. They said if there is ever a problem with antisocial noise, they will come and sort it if they are alerted. Fair enough. It helps that playing music isnt allowed on the site, which helps keep it peaceful. Like I say, it was 99. 9% really nice considerate families.

During the high season, Sally and Mark let the children visit the baby Alpacas and bring them visiting round the site on Alpaca walks. The kids loved it and clearly so did the Alpacas who were lapping up the attention! Lovely gentle animals. Clearly well loved.

The site owners really do have the right ideas about what campers want and provide a small freezer for recharging your ice blocks for your cool bag and a fridge for campers food at no extra charge which is lovely to see in this age of some campsite owners being so wedded to their purses they will charge for every extra blade of grass you stand on. In the same vein, there is a really wonderful system of 'honesty' in the shop kiosk and fridge which sells all the basics and a few luxury treats for consuming by the campfire ;-). You can hire braziers (or take your own of course) and buy well seasoned and dried logs and kindling, coal and disposable BBQs.

Dogs are welcome on leads and there are dog poo disposal bins all around the site. We felt that all the dog owners we saw were very considerate in that regard and there was no dog mess anywhere, which is good with kids running around. Now, you do have to bear in mind that this is a working farm so just from a nanny state alert point of view, if your kids are old enough to head off round the site on their own then you need to keep half an eye on them to make sure they do not stray into the farm area where there is, of course, all kinds of machinery, tractors, trailers, heavy feed and hay bale stacks and vehicles, with associated dangers and as you would expect for ease of use by the owners, these are not fenced off. If you have a child like mine who LOVES all things tractor related, they will be in hog heaven! He spent ages sitting in the field adjcent to the farm courtyard watching Mark moving hay and silage bales about with his forklift. Simple pleasures!

The alpacas, horses and rare breed cattle are clearly well loved by the farming family as they are the friendliest we have ever encountered and will come up to the fences for a pat and a talk ;-) Very unusual, especially for cattle. I get quite uptight about the importance of farm animal welfare and I always have that worry in the back of my mind about supporting campsites on working farms in case we get there and find the animals are not doing so well out of it. NO such worries here.

The area is ALIVE with things to do, too numerous to mention here, but apart from Monkey World, we visited Lulworth Cove, Corfe Castle and the Tank Museum. On site, apart from visiting the animals, there is a lovely woodland walk with several access points from each of the camping fields so you can choose the length of walk you want. Our toddler loved a shortened version of it with a stream shallow enough for the kids to paddle in in wellies or where trees have fallen across the stream they make excellent 'bridges'. Further down where the stream is deeper there is a proper bridge for 'pooh sticks' and areas where long branches and sticks have been left for den building, which seems to me a childhood experience too few and far between these days, so it was lovely to see. There are loads of blackberries to pick, butterflies to spot etc. Really lovely. The back of this area is a site of special scientific interest and there are working bee hives so you have to keep out of those areas but they are well marked with SSSI signs.

Next door to the campsite is a launch and landing site for gliders when the weather is right for it which our son thought were wonderful to watch. Some are winched up (virtually silently) and some are taken up by single engine prop plane. Great fun! 'neeeeeeeeeeeow'!

If the wind is coming from that direction, you can hear the main road, but we didn't find it intrusive. The odd tank thunders past, but again, this just added to my sons enjoyment of the place.

Now then. THOSE facilities. Now, I have stayed on sites where there are anything from the 'festival' type individual porta loos with the whale pump handle jobs, to several different types of composting toilet, to full on fancy facilities blocks with all mod cons. In my mind, a spotlessly clean composting toilet or portaloo which is thoughtfully cared for and kept well stocked is far preferable to an all singing all dancing one which is filthy. Unfortunately (and I hate to say it really because the rest of the site is 100% spot on) the facilies, as they stand, at Longthorns, are the worst of all worlds. The main toilet block is in portacabins and smells AWFUL (especially in the warm weather). It basically smells of human excrement where an attempt has been made to mask it with very strong air freshener/cleaning/cistern fluid. The staff really are trying hard to keep it clean, you cannot fault them for making sure there is always plenty of loo roll, hand towels and soap, and it is well lit etc etc but for reasons I simply cannot fathom at ALL. They chose to hire portacabin blocks with *carpet*. Yep, brown *carpet*. I mean!? UH!? Go figure! Hundreds of campers traipsing in and out with water and mud and whatever else ends up on their shoes, along with all those accidents where the intended target of the toilet gets missed by children (and men. Ahem ;-) and NO way to get the floor hygenically clean, plus the storage tanks of human waste under the floors, the smell of which permeates up the drains and the result is inevitable. The smell is just unbearable. Properly wretch inducing (and I am an ex nurse, I am not easily made to wretch by smells!) There are also only 3 cubicles for women and 1 for men (plus a urinal). When the site was fully booked with approx 70 plus tents (I'm bad at estimating numbers, it might have been more), plus caravans, all full of families, this was woefully inadequate in number at peak useage times.

The showers are, again, in portacabins but, sensibly, these have lino floors. 2 showers for the ladies with 3 sinks, same for the men. The first problem is that there is not an especially private or roomy changing area. There are just slatted swing 'saloon doors' about 30cm out from the shower tray, across the front of the cubicle with no locks, which just about cover the middle of you when getting dressed. Just don't bend down or stand on tiptoes and you should be ok! I hung my towel over the saloon doors, which gave extra privacy. The showers themselves have curtains which are obviously kept clean and are changed and washed regularly (because they had all been changed between our 2 visits, one month apart). There is a mop and bucket for you to clean up the water which goes on the floor from the showers and, again, the staff were in and out all the time making sure everything was clean. The water pressure from the showers is, well, pretty useless. Just about enough to get you wet, but you'll be standing there for quite some time rinsing the shampoo from your hair, put it that way! My tip, ladies, as you face the two showers, choose the right hand one. The left is barely useable because of the low pressure, the right is slightly better but not much. You'll do better by unscrewing the shower rose/head and just using the water from the end of the shower pipe, to be honest. If you are there in peak season on a fully booked site, you'll find that the hot water starts dipping out mid shower after about 8. 30am. Other campers told me the hot water ran out completely by about 9. 30am. Our son gets us up at 6am (oh joy) so I can't comment if this is the case or not from personal experience.

Onto the compost loos. Right. Well. Permit me to go around the houses a bit here. Firstly let me say that not all compost loos are created equal because there are several different types of composting system designs available and I'm not sure if the ones in use at Longthorns are 'batch' ones (where the chamber is emptied when full and the composting process takes place away from the toilet itself) or if they are 'continual process' ones (where the composting happens 'in situ' under the loo). Obviously, whatever the system in use, if more people use it than the chamber can quickly compost, if they are not emptied frequently enough, or if they are incorrectly used by campers, then you are going to get a build up of, errrm, 'waste matter' which will then attract flies and produce smells. Basically, all the things which give composting toilets the 'yuck' factor which puts most campers off. But it does not have to be like that. If you want to see composting toilets being done brilliantly, the continual process tree bog system in the wooded area at The Sustainability Centre Campsite in Petersfield and the fluid diversion container system ones at Thistledown Farm Campsite in Gloucestershire are nothing short of outstanding. Housed in beautifully constructed wooden sheds and kept well stocked with biodegradable loo roll and spotlessly clean with smells of lovely pine oil from the wood shavings you chuck down it as a 'dry flush', seeing both in action has made us seriously consider having one at home if we ever get round to that self build project! So, from the perspective of having seen how great composting loos really can be, it probably made me judge the ones at Longthorns very harshly. I would say that, sadly, the ones here do probably fall into the catagory of those which will send most campers home with the notion that composting toilets should be left in the dark ages. That is a shame both from a public perception point of view and for the site owners who have entirely got their hearts in the right place with wanting to provide an eco option here. For a start, the compost loos in the middle field are not what you would call private. There is at least an inch gap between the slats in the doors and there was only a dodgy hook to keep the door shut. The chamber under it was REALLY full which meant that you got a full view of, well, the contents. It was full of flies and no-one wants flies flapping round your bum when you sit down. Sadly, the one I used had been abused by some campers putting things down it which clearly were not suitable for composting. The long drop ones in the top field were much better. To their credit, I emailed Sally about this afterwards and she was genuinely interested in improving the composting toilets. When we next visited, the door hooks had been fixed and there was plenty of loo roll and shavings available which was an improvement BUT the system they have in use is probably not suitable for the number of people using the site because, again, the chamber was VERY full. Still, you can give them a go and just bear in mind that they aren't the best compost loos that are out there. They still smell better than the toilet portacabin here. Which says it all really! But, if these composting loos aren't for you, then. Here comes the good news:

THIS SITE IS HAVING AN ENTIRELY NEW FACILITIES BLOCK BUILT OVER THE WINTER. So, by next season, all these issues with the facilities will be obsolete and in my opinion, the site will then be about as perfect as a site can get. Mark and Sally told us that they do know that the facilities, as they stand now, are substandard. But, they have hung on and hung on to the awful portacabins because they kept getting the impression from the paper pushers that they were a hairs breadth from getting the go ahead for a new swanky facilities block, then finding another problem meant they couldn't go ahead. Well, this stay (September) they have just told us that with planning permission finally granted after a long slog and all the red tape associated with their lease finally sorted, they are just relieved that decent standard facilities will complete their vision for this campsite (which they explained they took on as a derilict farm a few years back). This site is clearly a labour of love for them both and their passion is reflected in their constant presence on site, doing bits of maintenance, cleaning and making sure campers are ok from literally dawn til long after dusk. To be honest, if they just at least put some signs up which acknowledge the poor standard of the existing facilities and explaining their plans for upgrading, it would make most campers see they were trying to improve things rather than getting the feeling that somehow the owners think that what is provided is ok, when clearly they are not. It just makes campers grumpy to be kept in the dark. One lady came out of the loo and said to me what a shame it was that the site was so lovely but they would not consider coming back because of these awful facilities. When I told her about the new block being built and her face lit up. Evidence that I think Mark and Sally will be losing a lot of return custom by not advertising their plans more widely than the one tiny line about it on their website. Many people wont say anything but just wont return. Still, I have to say judging by our August visit, the site clearly has no lack of people wanting to stay here even with the facilities as they are so. Maybe I am barking up the wrong tree anyway.

The second trip we have just come back from (mid Sept) and, WOW! What a difference. We chose the same pitch as the first trip and this time were the only campers in the field! It was pure peace. All you could hear were the whoops of the primates from the Ape Rescue Centre next door (WELL worth a visit to see good quality primate rehabilitation in action, we have annual 'adoption' passes which was our reason for choosing this site originally) and the gentle sound of the cows chomping and rabbits crashing about in the undergrowth. We woke up to a lovely mist over the site with the morning sun pushing through and as it was 6am (thanks to aforemention non sleeping 2 year old) we did not have to spend the next 2 hours desperately trying to keep our son quiet and inside the tent to preserve what remained of the night for those lucky enough to have kids who sleep in! Bliss! Of course this time, with no pressure at all on the facilities, there was no queue or rushing for the showers before the water ran out. He had no-one to play with this time but it did mean our son had the whole field to run around and play at digging up mole hills with his toy diggers and he loved all the attention from the cows who all came and breathed their lovely grassy warm breath on him while he chatted away to them. Ultimately it was rare and lovely time together as a family in beautiful surroundings. Magic.

Date of Visit: August 2012

Unit: Tent

Reviewer: JamieD

1 review from this member

We travelled down from the Northwest to glorious sunshine and a warm welcome from Sally the site owner. The site consists of 5 large and well manicured fields for a mix of tents, campers and caravans. We normally slum it so it was a real treat to see every field with washing-up facilities and compost toilets.

There is a shower block and normal toilets but I have to say that the eco toilets were much better with no smell. The owner was the consummate host and she never seems to rest.

The tent fields are well spaced and deliberately so, the owner is very conscious that campers should not be 'crampers'. The site was not noisy, there were alpaca's, horses and a woodland walk on site.

Monkey world is spitting distance and from 10 am you can hear the apes. Tanks do have exercises in the local area but typically stop at 10.30pm. One night we had a helicopter and tanks until about midnight.

Cracking site, honesty shop was a Godsend and we loved the wood burner-cum bbq. We will be back despite the 7 hour return journey

Date of Visit: August 2012

Unit: Tent

Reviewer: TobyOfWorthing

1 review from this member

We've just returned from one of the best camping experiences of our lives! We paid for a firepit (a recycled tractor tyre rim) and fuel, and still had a bit left over after three nights, it was really easy to light, burned for ages and the supplied charcoal made for great barbeque fuel (we took some of it home!). The toilets on site are clean and well maintained, although my daughter did mention blockages in the ladies, here are a number of compost toilets on site, so ample provision is made for those adventurous enough to give them a go!

One day we might try electrical hookup, which is available (limited to 6 amps I note), as our mobile batteries run low towards the third day, but on the whole we rough it with solar chargers, can't help thinking this might be a way to go for camp sites of the future, solar EHU!

The site is positioned at the north end of the Monkey World premises, so we didn't need to drive or walk on the road to get there, if one were properly motivated a ten minute walk would get you to the Bovington Tank museum, but this would involve some road walking!

There is a woodland walk on site, roughly three quarters of a mile in length and well worth a nose if you're into nature rambles. Our kids were keen to walk the Alpacas (£2 donation towards feed) and thoroughly enjoyed the experience, as well as watching the gliders overhead.

There are goods for sale in an 'honesty shop' and fridge, and the items there are not overpriced, Wool is just down the road, or you can take a ten minute drive into Wareham, but you do need to pay to park in Sainsburys car park, I was sneaky and found a road parking space for free though, I don't mind walking the extra distance!

It's a child friendly site (no play equipment, but lots to explore!), dog friendly as long as they're under control and cleaned up after, tanks frequently pass on the road and nearby training grounds, but you hardly notice them after the first few, personally, I like the sound!

All in all, we cannot recommend this site enough!

Date of Visit: August 2012

Unit: Campervan

Reviewer: MissWM

4 reviews from this member

Brilliant site with kids as the farm animals provided something interesting to look at every morning and the sound of monkeys first thing in the morning from nearby Monkey World was something different to experience. The owners organise llama walks if requested (for a cost I think).

Perfect location for Monkey World. It was also possible to walk through the woods nearby. Anything else is a drive away, but the site is still well located for local attractions. There were gliders taking off from the nearby airstrip throughout our stay until one landed in a field of cows! Apparently this had never happened in over 20 years, and I'm sure it was a one off! There was some noise from nearby tank manoeuvrings and helicopter manoeuvrings. This had stopped by 9. 30 each night so wasn't a problem for us.

The facilities were fairly basic although I understand these are now being updated. There was one washing up station which did get a bit dirty (probably due to kids being in charge of washing up). A fridge/freezer for campers' use was a nice touch plus an honesty shop.

Pitches were nicely spaced out and we were allowed a campfire (firepits provided). All in all a great little site.

Date of Visit: August 2012

Unit: Touring Caravan

Reviewer: Davejulie

5 reviews from this member

A great site, your sat nav will try and send you into the back entrance of monkey world, go past the entrance of there and the sign for the farm is on the left, turn in on the right. That over it's spacious without feeling too big.

The monkeys don't wake up till 10 but the tanks may be doing exercises at night. Loads of children mostly well behaved.

Honesty shop sells lovely jam and sausages. A walk through the woods takes you to Monkey world without going on the road.

One thing, the grey water drains need cleaning but the toilets are very good with free showers

Date of Visit: August 2012

Unit: Tent

Reviewer: Absinthe_boy

17 reviews from this member

We have just returned from 12 nights at Longthorn's Farm campsite. A thoroughly enjoyable experience.

First off, you don't have to be a club member to book there - the information on this site and elsewhere is incorrect.

Several things make this site special. Sally and Mark who run it are lovely people and nothing is too much trouble for them. The site is quiet but not far from Wool which has shops for the essentials or from many attractions in Dorset.

The location right next to Monkey World means that late morning and early evening you are serenaded by the gibbons and monkeys - and are just a short walk from visiting the site. It is also very close to the tank museum. Lulworth Cove, Durldle Door, Swanage, Wareham, Poole & Bournemouth are all within easy access. There is loads to do and see within 30 minutes drive.

But the site itself is peaceful, with the concept being somewhat 'back to nature'. You won't find a clubhouse, swimming pool or even a playground. What you have is a gorgeous field where campers are sited on the sides with the middle left clear for kids and adults to play.

There's an honesty shop which carries a few basic supplies, snacks plus bacon, milk, cheese, butter, sausages, eggs etc. For a good meal. Many of the products are locally sourced and from farm shops. There's a shed with loads of leaflets and booklets of info about local attractions. The local gliding club often flies its gliders over the site which is lovely. There is a fridge for campers to keep food cool, and a freezer for ice-blocks for cool boxes. There's a large washing up sink, and other than the toilets/showers that's it.

Ah. The toilets and showers. They are adequate, but not great. Mark and Sally themselves say that better bathroom facilities are the last piece in the jigsaw. The toilets are chemical toilets but function just as well as the real thing. There are some composting toilets in the second field, and though I was open minded and curious. I didn't find them attractive.

The showers are OK but they are standard domestic installations. When the pressure reduces (ie if other people are showering) they stop heating which means the temperature can fluctuate. There's no enclosed changing area so you might be seen by another camper of your own gender - but this is no different to going swimming. My wife says that the ladies toilets were sometimes stuffed up with paper or blocked. It is possible they don't flush as strongly as the gents.

Otherwise you can rent a fire pit for that all important evening around the camp fire. Kids are able to run about and play games, and don't forget the animals. There are horses, sheep and alpacas which are all quite friendly.

The site is dog friendly and the alpacas seem to be curious (in a nice way) about dogs. There is a nice signposted woodland walk which takes 45-60 minutes depending on how fast you take it, the return being via a field with loads of butterflies. The site is very family friendly with almost no noise after 10 or 11pm or before 8am. The site is pretty much immaculately kept, with good waste and recycling facilities. The toilets were cleaned several times a day.

The pitches are all pretty flat, with tents, touring caravans and motorhomes accomodated. Several pitches have EHU but limited to 6A so no kitchen kettles!

One last word about Mark & Sally. We left two days early due to illness and at their offer we were refunded our payment for those nights. They really didn't have to do that. Also we had a small problem with the lights on our trailer and Mark came to help. They really do go the extra mile.

Date of Visit: July 2012

Unit: Tent

Reviewer: Swishtish

2 reviews from this member

Lovely campsite. Great for families as there are masses of animals to see and pet and of course next door to Monkey world!

We went on the first weekend of the summer holidays and we had loads of space, they certainly don't cram you in. We had no problems with noise or other small children, there is a great atmosphere on site.

The honesty shop and fire pits for rent are a great addition.

The shower block is a bit cramped but not dirty and frankly I have seen much worse.

Lulworth Cove is about ten mins drive away and utterly gorgeous.

I have to say what makes this site truly special is the kindness and general loveliness of Sally and team.

A place I am really looking forward to going back to, possibly for my first winter camp!

Date of Visit: June 2012

Unit: Touring Caravan

Reviewer: Immy978

1 review from this member

Lovely setting and good sized site. Owners very friendly, lots of animals to see. Very convenient for monkeyworld and other attractions. Road noise not a problem couldn't hear traffic much at all however could hear tanks nearby and they were very loud at times.

The shower/toilet blocks were of a good standard but not very clean, there was a bin full of rubbish in the shower (nappy included) that wasn't emptied for the duration of our stay.

I would recommend this site but don't expect to be very quiet here, despite the listing saying only 5 caravans/motorhomes we were one of 10/11 at times, it gets very busy!

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