Buckland Campsite
Buckland Campsite
4.86 /5
Just 15 minutes from Weymouth, Buckland Campsite is a peaceful, family-run campsite catering for tents, trailer tents and campervans. The site offers both electric and non electric grass pitches, along with cosy bell tents for those who prefer glamping. Within a 15 minute drive of the site you will find beautiful beaches, such as Bowleaze Cove, along with the Dorset AONB, a great place for outdoor lovers and families to unwind.
Featured in our 2024 Outstanding Sites list of reliably excellent camping, glamping, and touring sites
Peaceful, family orientated site with well maintained facilities, a farm shop, park and games room
Situated just 15 minutes from Weymouth - great for days at the beach or sea life centre!
Picturesque countryside location with access to walking routes in the Dorset AONB
About Buckland Campsite
Located in rural Dorset, just a 15 minute drive from the seaside harbour town of Weymouth, this is a prime location for those looking for country walks and days out at the seaside. Tents, trailer tents and campervans are welcome across the site's range of 6m x 8m grass pitches. Opt for one of the 20 non electric, or 30 electric pitches, each suitable for up to six guests. In the camping field, you'll all also have plenty of open space for games and family fun. If glamping is more your style, the site also offers six charming bell tents sleeping up to four guests. Inside the bell tents, you'll find double and two single beds, electric sockets, lighting and lovely soft furnishings. Outside you will have a fire pit outdoor tables and chairs, great for nights under the stars. You will also have a private shower and bathroom in facilities nearby. BBQs and campfires in fire pits are welcome, but so as not to harm the lush wide field, the owners ask that you borrow some bricks to raise them from the ground before you start sizzling your sausages. Four-legged friends are allowed for camping and touring, but not in the bell tents, sorry.
Camping and touring is open from 23rd May until 31st August. The bell tents are available from 11th July until 31st August.
Facilities include well maintained, modern toilets and showers with hot water, washing up stations, a well-stocked shop, a play park, a games room, laundry and a freezer for ice blocks.
During peak season, Dorset Wood Fired Pizza visits on a Saturday evening. The nearest pub to site is the Royal Standard, a ten minute drive away.
Adult only
Allow commercial vans
Allow pets
Bike hire
Café / restaurant
Communal BBQ
Disabled facilities
Drinking water
Electric hookups
Entertainment
Family friendly
Fires allowed
Fishing
Games room
Glamping
Golf
Horse riding
Hot tub
Internet access
Kids club
Kids playground
Laundry
Near beach
Near pub
Open year round
Peaceful
RV pitches
Shop
Showers
Swimming pool
Toilets
TV room
Vineyard
Water hookups
Watersports
W.C. disposal
There are 56 accommodation options on-site
Bookable pitches and accommodation options
20 x Non Electric Grass Pitches
Max 6 people
Grass pitches measuring 6m x 8m for tents, trailer tents or campervans without electric. Pets welcome.
30 x Electric Grass Pitches
Max 6 people
Grass pitches measuring 6m x 8m for tents, trailer tents or campervans with 6 amp electric hook up. Pets welcome.
4.86 /5
95%
would recommend
"The facilities were clean and well equipped, we couldn't have asked for a nicer site to stay at"
Sophie B - May 2024
"Great campsite, friendly, clean and easy access to the Jurassic Coast"
Nic R - Jul 2023
"Lovely family run campsite, the owners were really friendly and accommodating"
Clare B - Jul 2023
"Absolutely loved it. Beautiful setting, and fantastic facilities"
Jack A - Jul 2023
"Shop was well stocked with treats and essentials and the children loved the park"
Jemma H - Jul 2023
Great campsite
Recommends site
Michaela L
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Great campsite. I would stay again. Staff very friendly and close to Weymouth. Plenty of showers and toilets. Small playground for kids. Nice shop for essentials.
Nice site
Recommends site
Kirsty C
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A lovely small quiet site. Spacious pitches and a short drive to the local amenities. The toilets and showers were fine, never had to que to get in them, they could do with maybe a mid day clean as they can get messy, especially when it rains. The truck that comes on a Saturday to serve curry is a nice idea to break it up, but the curries are not amazing. My only advice would be for the staff running the site to be a little bit more relaxed when people arrive on the site and go to join friends who have already checked in. I was marched straight to reception to check in and pay, when half of my bookings was already here and had paid for their pitch!
A Dorset delight
Recommends site
Steve N
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From the warm welcome on arrival, to finding a quiet pitch for my tent and I, the proprietors of Buckland Campsite couldn't have been more helpful. The site is beautifully kept and excellent facilities available. The level site has far reaching views over open countryside and easy access by car to Portland and Weymouth. This will be my go to campsite in Dorset!
Site tariff
Things to do on site and in the Weymouth area
Weymouth (15 minutes) has plenty to see and do including a posh Georgian seafront, and an unspoilt sandy bay. You could meet the stingrays, turtles and sharks at the Sea Life Adventure Park, explore the Victorian fort in the harbour and spot rare birds at the RSPB reserves at Radipole Lake and Lodmoor.
After you've finished sightseeing in Weymouth, head to Chesil beach, just a 20 minute drive away. Here, you'll a narrow and wild spit of land that's ideal for scenic coastal walks. For more stunning scenery, hike along the South West Coast Path down to Portland Bill and its lighthouse, where you'll enjoy sights of half a dozen castles and forts along the way.
Alternatively, head east around the coast for about half an hour, admiring Lulworth Castle on your route, before cooling off in the blue waters by Lulworth Cove, a top spot for rockpooling.
For those looking to get active on holiday, Weymouth has a range of hire shops and schools that can help you with windsurfing, kayaking and paddleboarding around the cliffs of the Jurassic Coast. There are more by the coast at Charmouth (40 minutes) and the beach there is a great spot for fossil hunting which the kids can enjoy.
History lovers should head into nearby Lyme Regis (45 minutes) where they can soak up years of local history. See what fossil treasures you'll find on your trip!
Continue your history tour at Dorchester, a 20 minute drive away, and enjoy daytrips to a Roman amphitheatre, a Neolithic henge and an Iron Age fort.
For the little ones, take them to meet the animals at Monkey World, half an hour from the site, or head to Splashdown Waterpark in Poole and monkey about on the slides, flumes and chutes.
Other nearby attractions include:
- Lodmoor Country Park (15 minutes)
- Alexandra Gardens (15 minutes)
- Dorset Teddy Bear Museum (20 minutes)
- Portland Alpacas (25 minutes)
- Athelhampton House and Gardens (25 minutes)
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