The Old Forge

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Features

Leisure on site

Bar or club house

Cycle hire

Evening entertainment

Fishing

Fitness centre

Games room

Indoor swimming pool

Kids' club

On-site restaurant/cafe

Outdoor swimming pool

Play area

TV room

Take away

Tennis

Watersports

Amenities on site

Bath available

Car parking by pitch/unit

Composting toilet

Disabled facilities

Dog park

Drying room

Food shop

Free wifi

Ice pack freezing

Internet access

Launderette

Parent & baby washroom

Pick-up from public transport

Portable toilet

Pub toilets

Public telephone

Shower available

Toilet block

Washing-up area

Wifi

Groups welcome

Family friendly

Motorcycle friendly

Single-sex groups welcome

Student groups welcome

Rules

Barbecue provided

Barbecues allowed

Campfires allowed

Commercial vehicles allowed

Dogs allowed

No dogs allowed

Utilities

Charging facilities

Chemical disposal

Electric car charging point(s)

Gas cylinders available

Recycling available

Renewable energy

Nearby amenities

Bar nearby

Dog walk nearby

Location

The Old Forge

Compton Abbas

Shaftesbury

Dorset

England

SP7 0NQ

Directions

Timezone

Europe/London GMT (GMT+00:00)

GPS

50.96617°N
-2.18591°W

Nearest transport

Coach
2.8 mi The Town Hall
2.8 mi The Town Hall
9.3 mi Virginia Ash
Rail
6 mi Gillingham (Dorset) Rail Station
8 mi Tisbury Rail Station
10.4 mi Templecombe Rail Station
Ferry
19.6 mi Poole Quay Ferry Landing
19.7 mi Poole Ferry Terminal
21.6 mi Brownsea Island Ferry Landing
Airport
20.2 mi Bournemouth International Airport

Please note: All distances on this page are calculated "as the crow flies" - please check actual distance depending on your mode of travel using the Get directions button above.

Local attractions

Water quality at nearby bathing waters

Name Distance Type 2020 2019 2018 2017
Poole Harbour Rockley Sands 18.2 mi Estuary N/A Excellent Excellent Excellent
Poole Harbour Lake 18.8 mi Estuary N/A Excellent Excellent Excellent
Poole Branksome Chine 21.6 mi Sea N/A Excellent Excellent Excellent
Poole Canford Cliffs Chine 21.7 mi Sea N/A Excellent Excellent Excellent
Bournemouth Alum Chine 21.7 mi Sea N/A Excellent Excellent Excellent

Data source: European Environment Agency

Must see

Stourhead House and Garden 11.3 mi

Kingston Lacy House and Gardens 12.5 mi

Longleat 15.7 mi

Wilton House 16.3 mi

Haynes International Motor Museum 17 mi

National Trust

Stourhead 11.2 mi

Philipps House and Dinton Park 11.9 mi

Little Clarendon 12 mi

White Mill 12.4 mi

Kingston Lacy 12.7 mi

Cycle routes

Find local routes on the National Cycle Network - over 12,000 miles of cycling routes.

Other

Shaftesbury – Kingsettle Wood – Motcombe - Shaftesbury 3 mi

Win Green and Tollard Royal 3.5 mi

Duncliffe Wood 4 mi

RANSTON 4.1 mi

Child Okeford - Wessex Ridgeway - Shillingstone 4.3 mi

Local events

  • Tolpuddle Martyrs' Festival and Rally (Friday 19 July 2024 – Friday 19 July 2024)

    Dorchester, Dorset 15.7 mi

  • Tankfest (Friday 28 June 2024 – Friday 28 June 2024)

    Wareham, Dorset 19 mi

  • Dorset County Show (Saturday 7 September 2024 – Saturday 7 September 2024)

    Dorchester, Dorset 19.8 mi

  • Glastonbury Festival (Wednesday 26 June 2024 – Wednesday 26 June 2024)

    Glastonbury, Somerset 21.9 mi

  • Camp Bestival Dorset (Thursday 25 July 2024 – Thursday 25 July 2024)

    Wareham, Dorset 22.7 mi

Please note: All distances on this page are calculated "as the crow flies" - please check actual distance depending on your mode of travel using the Get directions button above.

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