Wareham Camping: Best Campsites Near Wareham, Dorset

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Snelling Farm Campsite

70 units · Motorhomes, Tents30 acres · Wareham, Dorset

An amazingly green, natural feel and care-free atmosphere near the Dorset coast

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Woodlands Camping

5 units · Motorhomes, Tents200 acres · Ropley, England

If you’re after a clubhouse, arcade, or on-site entertainment, this is not the place. However, if you would like to be immersed into the outstanding Hampshire countryside with beautiful walks, views, plenty of space with peace and quiet then we may have the spot you’ve been looking for. Woodlands Camping is primarily an eco-friendly camping site set on the northern edge of the South Downs National Park, about five miles drive south of the market town of New Alresford. There’s a ‘leave no trace’ policy in place here and guests are encouraged to do their bit to help preserve the natural environment around them.

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Charisworth Farm

28 units · Glamping, Tents8 acres · South West England, Dorset

A spacious campsite in a traditional parkland setting, with campfires allowed and farm animals to meet

Farrs Meadow

31 units · Glamping, Tents7 acres · South West England, Dorset

A charming Dorset campsite overlooking the Stour Valley and a short walk from both the river and the market town of Wimborne Minster

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Knoll Farm Campsite

30 units · Tents1 acre · Wareham, Dorset

View-tastic farm camping with campfires on the Isle of Purbeck

12 top campsites near Wareham

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The Blue Pool

8 units · Glamping5 acres · Wareham, Dorset

Treehouses on the edge of Dorset’s Blue Pool

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Southover Woods and Camping

15 units · Glamping, Tents59 acres · South West England, Dorset

Nearly wild camping in a vast Dorset woodland

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Gold Hill Glamping

3 units · Glamping1 acre · South West England, Dorset

Hello, welcome to Gold Hill Glamping, which is based at Allan’s Farm, a working dairy farm and our family home. You are likely to see the cows coming in for milking twice a day. There are our lovely shetland ponies Pixie and Trudie to stroke and and past the time with, they love attention! There are usually fresh farm eggs available to buy if you wish. Wildlife is in abundance here. Deer and hares are regular visitors and different species of owl can be heard hooting behind the glamping fields. We have a lovely bell tent, called Willow Bell which has its own eco- loo and BBQ area with Kadai fire-pit and logs / chairs to sit around the fire. We are excited to be welcoming a spacious Lotus Belle tent to our glamping portfolio from Spring 2021. The Lotus Belle offers all the comfort and spaciousness of a yurt but with the simplicity and ease of a bell tent. Hazel, our Lotus Belle tent, will be situated in a separate, and peaceful location on the farm with its own eco – loo and simple glamping kitchen facilities. Thereby, allowing for visitors to glamp completely separately, but also offering the option for friends and family to stay here together. The tents have a very comfortable double bed, which will be fully furnished for your stay, plus two single futon-style beds (please bring your own bedding for the futons). All crockery, BBQ tools, bedding, a fire pit, seating area and a couple of finishing touches are provided for your stay. Both bell tents also have access to a hot shower, and flushing toilet a short walk away in a converted building in the farmyard. We are also planning a small honesty shop, to buy local sausages, eggs and Barber's cheese which is made from our milk.

Knoll Farm Campsite

30 units · Tents1 acre · Wareham, Dorset

View-tastic farm camping with campfires on the Isle of Purbeck

Charisworth Farm

28 units · Glamping, Tents8 acres · South West England, Dorset

A spacious campsite in a traditional parkland setting, with campfires allowed and farm animals to meet

Farrs Meadow

31 units · Glamping, Tents7 acres · South West England, Dorset

A charming Dorset campsite overlooking the Stour Valley and a short walk from both the river and the market town of Wimborne Minster

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Ower Farm - Yurt, Pod & Wagon

3 units · Glamping2 acres · England

Rustic glamping on a farm overlooking Poole Harbour

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Crooked Mead Farm

1 unit · Motorhome, Tent5 acres · England

4 acres of land tucked away down a long driveway. We have 2 acres of private woodland and a pretty lake stocked with carp. We have the golf club next door with good food wine and beer! Also the best Chinese restaurant and takeaway! We also have the bridal way. Ferndown town centre is great for shopping and a good range of cafes, pubs and shops.

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Camp Hartland

50 units · Tents6 acres · South West England, Dorset, Wareham

Traditional camping on the Isle of Purbeck with campfires allowed and a pub next door

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The View Camping

53 units · Tents14 acres · South West England, Dorset, Poole

Welcoming family camping with campfires and far-reaching views over Poole Harbour and the Purbeck Hills

Snelling Farm Campsite

70 units · Motorhomes, Tents30 acres · Wareham, Dorset

An amazingly green, natural feel and care-free atmosphere near the Dorset coast

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West Holme Glamping, Dorset

6 units · Glamping20 acres · South West England, Dorset, Wareham

West Holme Glamping is a micro-site with pre-erected bell tents in the Dorset Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. Just the job for romantic mini-breaks or holidays for small families, it's set in 20 acres, so there’s plenty of privacy and lots of space to roam around. The bell tents here come equipped with a double bed, rugs, picnic tables, lanterns, a gazebo and a gas barbecue. The three showers and three toilets are shared between six tents.. You'll just need to bring your own bed linen and towels or add them to your booking. You can explore the area by car – medieval castles, beaches, National Trust sites and the Jurassic Coast are all less than half an hour’s drive away. Durdle Door and Lulworth Cove are 20 minutes' drive away. Pretty market towns like Dorchester (also 30 minutes) or seaside resorts like Swanage (20 minutes) are all worth a mosey, while historic Wareham has Saxon town walls and riverside churches to explore. The sandy beaches of Studland and Swanage are also within half an hour's drive of the site. If you’re feeling energetic, the Isle of Purbeck has plenty of walks and bike rides on the rocky peninsula overlooking the English Channel, as well as parts of the South West Coast Path. The local farm shop is a five-minute walk and sells the very best of local Dorset produce if you fancy cooking on the barbecue. And if you don’t, there’s a cosy tea shop attached, and there are plenty of gastropubs serving real ales and great grub in less than a 15-minute drive too.

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Ower Farm - Yurt, Pod & Wagon

3 units · Glamping2 acres · England

Rustic glamping on a farm overlooking Poole Harbour

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Tom's Field (New Forest)

40 units · Glamping, Motorhomes, Tents2 acres · South East England, Hampshire, Fordingbridge

Small, family-run camping in the New Forest National Park, brought about by popular demand

Gold Hill Glamping

3 units · Glamping1 acre · South West England, Dorset

Hello, welcome to Gold Hill Glamping, which is based at Allan’s Farm, a working dairy farm and our family home. You are likely to see the cows coming in for milking twice a day. There are our lovely shetland ponies Pixie and Trudie to stroke and and past the time with, they love attention! There are usually fresh farm eggs available to buy if you wish. Wildlife is in abundance here. Deer and hares are regular visitors and different species of owl can be heard hooting behind the glamping fields. We have a lovely bell tent, called Willow Bell which has its own eco- loo and BBQ area with Kadai fire-pit and logs / chairs to sit around the fire. We are excited to be welcoming a spacious Lotus Belle tent to our glamping portfolio from Spring 2021. The Lotus Belle offers all the comfort and spaciousness of a yurt but with the simplicity and ease of a bell tent. Hazel, our Lotus Belle tent, will be situated in a separate, and peaceful location on the farm with its own eco – loo and simple glamping kitchen facilities. Thereby, allowing for visitors to glamp completely separately, but also offering the option for friends and family to stay here together. The tents have a very comfortable double bed, which will be fully furnished for your stay, plus two single futon-style beds (please bring your own bedding for the futons). All crockery, BBQ tools, bedding, a fire pit, seating area and a couple of finishing touches are provided for your stay. Both bell tents also have access to a hot shower, and flushing toilet a short walk away in a converted building in the farmyard. We are also planning a small honesty shop, to buy local sausages, eggs and Barber's cheese which is made from our milk.

Southover Woods and Camping

15 units · Glamping, Tents60 acres · South West England, Dorset

Nearly wild camping in a vast Dorset woodland

Crooked Mead Farm

1 unit · Motorhome, Tent5 acres · England

4 acres of land tucked away down a long driveway. We have 2 acres of private woodland and a pretty lake stocked with carp. We have the golf club next door with good food wine and beer! Also the best Chinese restaurant and takeaway! We also have the bridal way. Ferndown town centre is great for shopping and a good range of cafes, pubs and shops.

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Knoll Farm Campsite

30 units · Tents1 acre · Wareham, Dorset

View-tastic farm camping with campfires on the Isle of Purbeck

Southover Woods and Camping

15 units · Glamping, Tents59 acres · South West England, Dorset

Nearly wild camping in a vast Dorset woodland

The Blue Pool

8 units · Glamping5 acres · Wareham, Dorset

Treehouses on the edge of Dorset’s Blue Pool

Farrs Meadow

31 units · Glamping, Tents7 acres · South West England, Dorset

A charming Dorset campsite overlooking the Stour Valley and a short walk from both the river and the market town of Wimborne Minster

Charisworth Farm

28 units · Glamping, Tents8 acres · South West England, Dorset

A spacious campsite in a traditional parkland setting, with campfires allowed and farm animals to meet

Campsites near Wareham guide

Don’t overlook one of Dorset’s most underrated outdoor bases for your camping trip. Close to the UNESCO-listed Jurassic Coast, the handsome East Dorset town of Wareham has much in store for adventurers. For starters, it’s the former stomping ground of the ultimate adventurer, Lawrence of Arabia, whose legacy is imprinted hereabouts. And the array of outdoor action nearby sets hearts racing: Hit the Arne RSPB nature reserve for bird-watching or the Hardy Way to unpick the heritage of one of England’s most famous writers, local lad Thomas Hardy. Camping is inviting on both the Isle of Purbeck’s hills and heaths south of Wareham.

Where to Go

Wareham Forest to Puddletown Forest

Wareham’s closest choice of outdoor playgrounds fans north and west from town. It’s an area flanked in the east by Wareham Forest and in the west by Puddletown Forest, while the undulating woodsy countryside in between is centred around Bovington Camp and Tolpuddle. The best way to see this area is to walk the Hardy Way straight from Wareham, as it passes Hardy’s Cottage at Puddletown Forest. Look northwest of Wareham in Wareham Forest for several top camping spots.

Jurassic Coast

This UNESCO-designated shoreline frames Dorset all the way from Studland Bay, just southeast of Wareham. With continuation into East Devon, too, it’s 96-odd miles of seaboard featuring broad sand, pebble beaches, epic cliffs, internationally important fossils, and crazy coastal formations. Studded by big seaside resorts like Swanage and pretty smaller villages like Charmouth, the coast sports campsites small and large. The area from West Lulworth to Weymouth has a lot of pitching places.

New Forest National Park

Wareham’s location in East Dorset means the New Forest, lowland Britain’s biggest tract of unimproved land and a magical mix of ancient woodland, kicks off only 23 miles to the northeast. Come to take forest walks among some of the UK’s mightiest trees and to wildlife-watch for creatures like red deer and goshawks in what was once a royal hunting ground in the days of William the Conqueror. Interesting campsites surround heart-of-the-forest destinations like Brockenhurst and Lyndhurst.

When to Go

Dorset has appeal year-round, but gets very busy in high season due to its proximity to major urban centres. Therefore, April, May, and September are often the loveliest months for enjoying the coast and inland hills near Wareham, maximising chances of decent weather without crowds. Wareham Carnival sees the biggest local festivities in July, but September is an excellent month for nearby festivals, like Swanage’s Folk Festival and the Dorset Seafood Festival in the Weymouth area.