Galton Campsite
4.64 /5
Please note that this is a pop-up campsite, open for a limited number of days each year.
A back-to-basics site set on an organic farm, Galton Campsite offers access to the Jurassic Coast. Explore the Isle of Purbeck, winding lanes and great Dorset beaches from this tents-only site. An easy 12 minute drive takes you to gems like Lulworth Cove, Durdle Door and Ringstead Bay. Campfires and dogs welcome. Choose your own pitch.
Friendly back-to-basics tent-only site on a welcoming organic farm and clean facilities
Easy access to the iconic Jurassic Coast, with plenty to explore
Spacious 20 acre field for pitches with no space restrictions, campfires and dogs welcome
About Galton Campsite
Galton is a relaxed family run park set on an organic farm at the gateway to the Purbeck Heritage coast area. All around you is the beauty of rural Dorset, but the urban haven of Weymouth is also within easy reach with everything you could need. Dogs are welcome to join you in your stay at the coast. Set in a spacious 20 acre field, this is a back-to-nature site for tents and trailer tents only, surrounded by mostly grass pasture either grazed by cows and their calves or cut for hay and silage to feed the livestock in winter. Guests are welcome to choose their own pitch upon arrival so that they can enjoy either privacy or stay close to friends and family.
Galton Campsite is open for the late May bank holiday week and then from 22nd to 26th August.
There are 50 accommodation options on-site
Bookable pitches and accommodation options
50 x Non Electric Grass Pitches
Max 6 people
Set within a spacious 20 acre field, these pitches are suitable for tents and trailer tents.
Site tariff
Things to do on site and in the Dorchester area
Take advantage of the tasty farm shop and garden centre cafe within easy reach and then branch out to exploring the weathered coast line.
A short drive away you've got access to ancient cliffs, boat trips, angling, fossil-hunting and hiking, biking and riding trails along the Jurassic Coast World Heritage Site.
Also within easy reach there's the walkers' paradise of Ringstead Bay, with miles of footpaths to explore including a spectacular stretch of the South West Coast Path. Start from the National Trust car park and follow the trail west towards Osmington and Weymouth or east towards Durdle Door and Lulworth Cove.
Other local attractions worth visiting include:
- The Tank Museum, Bovington
- Monkey World
- Mill House Cider Museum
- Corfe Castle
- The Dorset AONB for walking
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