How much does it cost to stay at Buckland Campsite?

From £18.50 (for 1 night, 2 adults) - prices may change depending on your dates and party.

Buckland Campsite

From £18.50 For 3 nights, 4 adults 9.7 126 reviews

Plenty of flat pitches (added by manager 30 Aug 2019)

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The bell tent has its own private shower room and toilet. (added by manager 20 jun 2022)

Space for all the family (added by manager 29 nov 2022)

Lots of room to run and play (added by manager 17 jul 2018)

Quiet and simple family-run site a 15-minute drive from Weymouth
A 15-minute drive from Chesil beach and 20 from Dorchester
Half an hour's drive from Lulworth Cove and Monkey World

Busy days out and peaceful times back at Buckland Campsite: that’s the order of the day at this rural Dorset spot, a 15-minute drive from the seaside harbour town of Weymouth. You'll stay on the kind of field you want to run through, arms outstretched, pretending to be an aeroplane. And why not? You’re on holiday… It's all nicely simple here, with basic but spick and span washrooms with hot showers, and a washing-up area for pots and pans. Barbecues and fires are fine, but so as not to harm the lush wide field the owners ask that you borrow some bricks from the fire points before you start sizzling your sausages. It’s a five-minute drive to a pub with food; for supermarkets, Weymouth is your closet bet. Not that shopping’s the only thing going on here… Weymouth's a grand town with a posh Georgian seafront, a sandy bay and a fine spread of stuff to see and do: 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.

Site type

Opens 24 May

Please note

Under 18s must be accompanied by their parents or legal guardians.
Dogs are not allowed if you are staying in the accommodation units.
Bookings must not be for more than 14 consecutive nights.
Commercial vehicles (vehicles used for work-related purposes, carrying goods or fare-paying passengers) and sign-written vehicles are not permitted on site.
The site caters for families (immediate members) and couples only - bookings from all other forms of groups are not accepted.
Discount cards and gift vouchers cannot be applied to bookings made via Pitchup.com.

Languages spoken

English

Open from Fri, 24 May to Sun, 2 Jun 2024

Open from Fri, 28 Jun to Fri, 30 Aug 2024

Pitch types & availability

Non-electric grass tent pitch

6 people maximum

Ground type: Grass

Pitch size: Max 6.0m width x 8.0m depth (19.7ft width x 26.2ft depth) Calculated area: 48.0m² (516.7ft²)

6 people maximum

One Tent allowed per pitch

Additional units require additional pitches - quick book via 'Make another booking like this' after making your booking.

Pitch size

Max 6.0m width x 8.0m depth (19.7ft width x 26.2ft depth) Calculated area: 48.0m² (516.7ft²)

Ground type

Grass

Suitable for

Tent, (Trailer tent not allowed)

Features

Bring an awning 1 included, 1 max.

Bring a pup tent 1 included, 1 max.

Car 1 included, 2 max.

Car parking by pitch/unit

Firepit

Picnic table

Extras

Bring a gazebo (1 max)		£5 (£5) per night
Dog (2 max)		£3.80 (£3.80) per night
Extra car (1 max)		£5.50 (£5.50) per night
Supplement large unit (1 max)		price varies
Trailer (1 max)		£5.50 (£5.50) per night

You will be able to choose extras on the booking page.

Arrival days

From £18.50 (£18.50) 1 night, 2 adults

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Electric grass tent pitch

6 people maximum

Ground type: Grass

Pitch size: Max 6.0m width x 8.0m depth (19.7ft width x 26.2ft depth) Calculated area: 48.0m² (516.7ft²)

6 people maximum

One Tent allowed per pitch

Additional units require additional pitches - quick book via 'Make another booking like this' after making your booking.

Pitch size

Max 6.0m width x 8.0m depth (19.7ft width x 26.2ft depth) Calculated area: 48.0m² (516.7ft²)

Ground type

Grass

Suitable for

Tent, (Trailer tent not allowed)

Features

Electric: 6 amp included

Bring an awning 1 included, 1 max.

Bring a pup tent 1 included, 1 max.

Car 1 included, 2 max.

Car parking by pitch/unit

Firepit

Picnic table

Extras

Bring a gazebo (1 max)		£5 (£5) per night
Dog (2 max)		£3.80 (£3.80) per night
Extra car (1 max)		£5.50 (£5.50) per night
Supplement large unit (1 max)		price varies
Trailer (1 max)		£5.50 (£5.50) per night

You will be able to choose extras on the booking page.

Arrival days

From £26.50 (£26.50) 1 night, 2 adults

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Daisy bell tent

4 people maximum No dogs allowed Wifi at the unit/pitch

Dimensions: 5.0m width x 5.0m length (16.4ft width x 16.4ft length) Calculated area: 25.0m² (269.1ft²)

4 people maximum No dogs allowed Wifi at the unit/pitch

Please bring your own cooking equipment.

Dimensions

5.0m width x 5.0m length (16.4ft width x 16.4ft length) Calculated area: 25.0m² (269.1ft²)

2 rooms

Open space 1 x Double bed, 2 x Single bed
Bathroom 1 x Shower, 1 x Toilet

Features

Bed linen 3 included, 3 max.
Car 1 included, 1 max.
Duvets and pillows 3 included, 3 max.

Car parking by pitch/unit
Firepit
Gas and electricity included
Lanterns/fairy lights
Outdoor furniture
Picnic table
Power socket(s)
Towels
Wifi at the unit/pitch

Other restrictions

No dogs allowed

Arrival days

From £595 (£595) 3 nights, 2 adults

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Reviews

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Only showing reviews for the last 30 months.

Friendly, clean and fantastic

Overall	10/10
Location	10
Value for money	10
Accommodation	10
Facilities / Activities	10
Customer service	10
Child friendliness	10
Cleanliness	10
Wifi	8

Megan J. Sept 2023

Electric grass tent pitch

Liked: The pitch we had was lovely, the bathrooms and showers were very clean and tidy at all times. The children’s activities were great to keep them entertained while at the campsite. The staff were really friendly and welcoming.

Disliked: This is just a silly one, but the bees that hung around our tent 😂 but all part of camping I guess.

Recommend to friends Visit again

had a beautiful stay here and will definitely be returning.

Overall	10/10
Location	10
Value for money	10
Accommodation	10
Facilities / Activities	10
Customer service	10
Child friendliness	10
Cleanliness	10
Wifi	10

Michaela G. Sept 2023

Electric grass tent pitch

Liked: Friendly welcome- laid back Quiet Clean

Disliked: Nothing!

Recommend to friends Visit again

Fantastic place. Staff extremely friendly and helpful. Facilities were superb. Enjoyed the…

Overall	10/10
Location	10
Value for money	10
Accommodation	10
Facilities / Activities	10
Customer service	10
Child friendliness	10
Cleanliness	10
Wifi	No rating

Jonathan G. Sept 2023

Electric grass tent pitch

Liked: Fantastic place. Staff extremely friendly and helpful. Facilities were superb. Enjoyed the Indian street food on the Saturday night. Lovely beautiful location.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Excellent site- friendly- very clean

Overall	10/10
Location	10
Value for money	10
Accommodation	10
Facilities / Activities	10
Customer service	10
Child friendliness	10
Cleanliness	10
Wifi	10

Michaela G. Aug 2023

Electric grass tent pitch

Liked: Really friendly and personal welcome upon arrival. Beautifully clean site. Very laid back. Couldn’t fault a thing!

Recommend to friends Visit again

Will definitely come again - Great campsite

Overall	10/10
Location	8
Value for money	10
Accommodation	No rating
Facilities / Activities	10
Customer service	10
Child friendliness	10
Cleanliness	10
Wifi	No rating

Tim P. Aug 2023

Non-electric grass tent pitch

Liked: Well organised pitches - Defined pitch area allocated to you on arrival Friendly welcome - The husband and wife team were very welcoming and helpful from arrival to departure Plenty of clean and well maintained toilets and good hot showers Lots of regularly empied bins across the site Numerous and well placed water taps across the site A good small outside play area for the kids An indoor games area with pool, table tennis and air hockey tables A shop with all the essentials you might need We also had a great and reasonably priced curry cooked onsite from a visiting catering van - This was only available on Saturday, but highly recommended Well situated for Weymouth by car - About a 10/15min drive

Recommend to friends Visit again

Really nice family friendly site.

Overall	10/10
Location	10
Value for money	10
Accommodation	10
Facilities / Activities	10
Customer service	10
Child friendliness	10
Cleanliness	10
Wifi	6

Simon G. Aug 2023

Electric grass tent pitch

Liked: Really friendly welcome and personally escorted to our pitch, facilities explained etc… Pitch was great, plenty of space and the site was very safe for my daughters to run around. Nice atmosphere even though the site was full, chilled and no issues with unwanted noise at night. Good facilities which were always clean. Easy to get to places for the day and would definitely return. Thanks for having us👍

Recommend to friends Visit again

Lovely site for a stay super close to Weymouth beach!

Overall	10/10
Location	10
Value for money	10
Accommodation	10
Facilities / Activities	10
Customer service	10
Child friendliness	10
Cleanliness	10
Wifi	No rating

Rebecca G. Aug 2023

Electric grass tent pitch

Liked: Lovely site, quiet time from 10pm-8am which guests stuck to. Lovely washrooms and staff were so so helpful!

Recommend to friends Visit again

Had a lovely stay, friendly & helpful staff and clean facilities.…

Overall	10/10
Location	8
Value for money	10
Accommodation	8
Facilities / Activities	10
Customer service	10
Child friendliness	10
Cleanliness	10
Wifi	No rating

Chris S. Aug 2023

Electric grass tent pitch

Liked: Had a lovely stay, friendly & helpful staff and clean facilities.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Lovely countryside site with welcoming staff and clean facilities.

Overall	10/10
Location	10
Value for money	10
Accommodation	10
Facilities / Activities	8
Customer service	10
Child friendliness	10
Cleanliness	10
Wifi	No rating

Hannah L. Aug 2023

Electric grass tent pitch

Liked: Lovely playground for the little ones. Nice wide pitches; we never felt squashed in;¹ Really friendly staff and cute little shop with delicious cakes!; Bathrooms are fairly new and very clean; Noise off by 10pm, which was largely acknowledged by most residents; Lovely countryside views and really close to all the main Weymouth attractions.

Disliked: Could have done with more recycling options.

Recommend to friends Visit again

A lovely spacious campsite with amble facilities. Well kept and clean, friendly…

Overall	10/10
Location	10
Value for money	10
Accommodation	10
Facilities / Activities	10
Customer service	10
Child friendliness	10
Cleanliness	10
Wifi	No rating

Michael G. Aug 2023

Electric grass tent pitch

Liked: A lovely spacious campsite with amble facilities. Well kept and clean, friendly staff and close to Weymouth centre

Recommend to friends Visit again

Features

Dogs allowed

Campfires allowed

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

Dogs allowed all year

Themes

Peaceful

Utilities

Charging facilities

Chemical disposal

Electric car charging point(s)

Gas cylinders available

Recycling available

Renewable energy

Nearby amenities

Bar nearby

Dog walk nearby

Type

Large (51-200 pitches)

Nearby leisure

Canoeing/kayaking nearby

Climbing nearby

Cycle hire nearby

Cycling nearby

Fishing nearby

Golf nearby

Horse riding nearby

Indoor pool nearby

Mountain biking nearby

Restaurant nearby

Sailing nearby

Watersports nearby

Location

Buckland Campsite

Buckland Ripers

Weymouth

Dorset

England

DT3 4BT

Directions

Timezone

Europe/London BST (GMT+01:00)

GPS

50.64448°N
-2.49703°W

Nearest transport

Coach

3 mi Marks and Spencer

5.2 mi South Station

13.2 mi Coach Station

Rail

1.4 mi Upwey Rail Station

2.8 mi Weymouth Rail Station

5.2 mi Dorchester West Rail Station

Ferry

3.3 mi Weymouth Ferry Terminal

22.6 mi Poole Ferry Terminal

22.9 mi Poole Quay Ferry Landing

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

After a wander round Weymouth, make for Chesil Beach (20 minutes' drive), a narrow and wild spit of land that’s more like an airstrip. From here, hike the South West Coast Path down to Portland Bill and its lighthouse; you’ll bag sights of half a dozen castles and forts along the way. Alternatively, go east around the coast for about half an hour, taking in Lulworth Castle then dipping down to the blue waters, white pebble beach and wacky rock formations of Lulworth Cove, a prime spot for rockpooling as well as filling up the photo album. If it’s windsurfing, kayaking round the cliffs of the Jurassic Coast or paddleboarding you're seeking, Weymouth has a good handful of hire shops and schools, with more round the coast at Charmouth (40 minutes). The beach there is a brill spot to get the kids fossil hunting; head into nearby Lyme Regis (45 minutes) to learn about the billion years of history that created the coast and to see some fab fossil treasures. There’s more history to be had at Dorchester a 20-minute drive away, from a Roman amphitheatre to a Neolithic henge and an Iron Age fort. To meet your ancestors (in a manner of speaking) go see the antics at Monkey World, half an hour from the site, or monkey about yourself on the slides, flumes and chutes of Splashdown Waterpark, an hour away in Poole.

Water quality at nearby bathing waters

Name	Distance	Type	2020	2019	2018	2017
Weymouth Lodmoor	2.7 mi	Sea	N/A	Excellent	Excellent	Excellent
Weymouth Central	2.9 mi	Sea	N/A	Excellent	Excellent	Excellent
Bowleaze Cove	3.3 mi	Sea	N/A	Excellent	Excellent	Excellent
Portland Harbour Castle Cove	3.7 mi	Sea	N/A	Excellent	N/A	N/A
Portland Harbour Sandsfoot Castle	3.8 mi	Sea	N/A	Good	Excellent	Good

Data source: European Environment Agency

Must see

Weymouth Sea Life Park and Marine Sanctuary 2.6 mi

Radipole Lake Nature Reserve 2.6 mi

Abbotsbury Swannery 4.6 mi

Hardy's Birthplace 7.5 mi

Lulworth Heritage Centre 10.9 mi

National Trust

Max Gate 5.5 mi

Hardy's Cottage 7.5 mi

Clouds Hill 11.8 mi

Corfe Castle 19.2 mi

White Mill 22.1 mi

Cycle routes

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

Other

Nottington - Chickerell 0.7 mi

Nottington - Upwey - Broadwey 0.7 mi

Nottington - Southill - Chickerell 0.8 mi

Nottington - Lorton - Radipole 0.8 mi

RADIPOLE LAKE (CURRENT BOUNDARY FROM 15/10/1990) 2.1 mi

Local events

Dorset County Show (Saturday 7 September 2024 – Saturday 7 September 2024)
Dorchester, Dorset 6.2 mi
Tolpuddle Martyrs' Festival and Rally (Friday 19 July 2024 – Friday 19 July 2024)
Dorchester, Dorset 11.4 mi
Tankfest (Friday 28 June 2024 – Friday 28 June 2024)
Wareham, Dorset 11.6 mi
Camp Bestival Dorset (Thursday 25 July 2024 – Thursday 25 July 2024)
Wareham, Dorset 12.7 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.

Policies

Booking terms and conditions

Admission

Under 18s must be accompanied by their parents or legal guardians.

Arrivals and departures

Late arrivals must notify the park as soon as possible. Your booking will be held for 24 hours. After this period the management reserves the right to relet your unit.
No refunds/discounts for inclement weather, late arrivals or early departures.

Dogs

Dogs are not allowed if you are staying in the accommodation units.
Dogs are prohibited from main facilities and amenities.
Dogs must be kept on leads and supervised at all times.

Extras

Motorbike(s) can be brought instead of the car(s) included.

General

Bookings are nominative and non-transferable.
Bookings must not be for more than 14 consecutive nights.
Discount cards and gift vouchers cannot be applied to bookings made via Pitchup.com.
In the event of a complaint, please speak to reception immediately. Complaints which are not brought to the management's attention during your stay cannot be dealt with once you have left the site.
Quiet hours must be respected between 10 p.m. and 8 a.m..
Radio, music and TV players must be kept at a low volume. Car doors and boots must be closed quietly.
The management reserves the right to deny access or terminate the stay of those guests whose behaviour is deemed unsuitable. No refunds will be offered.

Occupancy

The site caters for families (immediate members) and couples only - bookings from all other forms of groups are not accepted.

Pitches

You must follow the management directives when pitching your tent/unit and related equipment.

Safety

Barbecues are permitted but must be raised off the ground and attended by an adult at all times.
Firearms are not permitted.

Vehicles

Commercial vehicles (vehicles used for work-related purposes, carrying goods or fare-paying passengers) and sign-written vehicles are not permitted on site.
No vehicle movement between 10 p.m. and 8 a.m..

Payment terms

Does Buckland Campsite have a swimming pool? No View all features
Is Buckland Campsite dog friendly? Yes View all features
What attractions are near Buckland Campsite? After a wander round Weymouth, make for Chesil Beach (20 minutes' drive), a narrow and wild spit of land that’s more like an airstrip. From here, hike the South West Coast Path … Read more