Campsites in Dorset

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Dorset is a picturesque county, bordered by Devon, Somerset, and Wiltshire. It has a rich variety of scenery. The county contains some of the prettiest villages in England. The houses, with their white-washed, cobbled walls, and the quiet village lanes impart a sense of quaint rural tranquility in which you can forget the pressures of modern life.

To the West, the rolling hills of Devon become the hills of West Dorset. The East, is largely flat with extensive heathlands. The chalk downs of the centre are mainly given to agriculture, with dairy farming predominant. To the North lies the plain of the Blackmore Vale.

The Dorset coast is spectacular, from Lyme Regis to Bournemouth, there are superb sand and shingle beaches. To the West, you will find a fossil-hunter's paradise. The famed shingle bank of Chesil Beach stretches 18 miles from Bridport Harbour to Portland. The resorts of Charmouth, Poole, and Bournemouth each have their own character. The Dorset coastal path, that part of the South West Coastal Path from the Devon border to Poole Harbour, provides excellent walking.

Attractions include the magnificent Swanage Light Railway, which gives a peek into the nostalgic times of steam, and occasionally runs famous locomotives, such as The Flying Scotsman and Thomas the Tank Engine. Historic attractions include Brownsea Island, Corfe Castle, and the 180-foot-tall Giant carved into the hillside at Cerne Abbas.

Whatever in Dorset takes your interest, you will find a campsite nearby.