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.


Facilities and amenities

Facilities include toilets, showers, a washing up area and freezer on site. There is a garden centre and farm shop very close by.

To help with social distancing and hygiene, the site has increased the number of toilets and washing facilities. Hand sanitisers are available to use before entering the facilities.

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Adult only

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Allow commercial vans

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Allow pets

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Bike hire

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Café / restaurant

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Communal BBQ

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Disabled facilities

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Drinking water

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Electric hookups

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Entertainment

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Family friendly

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Fires allowed

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Fishing

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Games room

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Glamping

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Golf

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Horse riding

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Hot tub

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Internet access

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Kids club

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Kids playground

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Laundry

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Near beach

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Near pub

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Open year round

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Peaceful

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RV pitches

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Shop

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Showers

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Swimming pool

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Toilets

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TV room

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Vineyard

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Water hookups

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Watersports

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W.C. disposal


Map and address

Park address

Galton Campsite,

Galton, Dorchester, Dorset, DT2 8BZ

Coordinates

50.6649, -2.3197 | SY 77 85

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Galton Campsite is ideal for...

Couples

Older children (13+)

Peace and quiet

Young children


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.


Galton Campsite reviews

4.64 /5

11 reviews

100%

would recommend

Overall
4.64
Location
4.55
Value for money
4.91
Service
4.55
Facilities
4.45
Cleanliness
4.73

Bosh

Megan D

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Aug 2024

Highly recommend, we didn't have great weather but still lovely. PS, cute dog!

Lovely site

Rory W

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Small Tent - Non Electric Grass PitchesMay 2024

Lovely site, plenty of space. Very near Durdle Door and Lulworth.

Site's response

Thank you so much!

Bank holiday weekend stay

James L

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Medium Tent - Non Electric Grass PitchesMay 2024

Great spot easy, check in and would recommend.

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FAQ

Check-in is from 8am - 9pm, and you must vacate your pitch before noon on day of departure.

Up to two dogs are welcome per pitch provided they are kept on a lead whilst onsite and are not a breed/crossbreed listed under the Dangerous Dogs Act 1991 or a Staffordshire bull terrier, American Staffordshire terrier, Rottweiler, or a Mastiff or Tosa.

It's just 15 minutes before you reach some of Dorset's gems including Durdle Door (5.4 miles) and Lulworth Cove (6.3 miles). There's plenty of walking trails to please keen hikers with Ringstead Bay nearby (5.2 miles) leading to miles of breathtaking coastal scenery along the South West Coast Path. Don't miss exploring the Jurassic Coast, with fossil-hunting, boat cruises and more, and spend the day soaking up the scenery within the Dorset AONB. Other attractions nearby include: *Monkey World (6.2 miles) *The Tank Museum (6.6 miles) *Corfe Castle (13.7 miles)

Guests are welcome to bring one of each free of charge.

Open fires in fire pits and raised BBQs are permitted except in hot and dry weather, due to surrounding woodlands.


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
The listing for Galton Campsite was last updated on November 1st, 2024 at 6:55 AM

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