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Smedmore House Caravan Site

4.8 (74 reviews)

Welcome to the historic rural Estate of Smedmore in the heart of Dorset. Covering 1800 acres in an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty the Estate runs down to a stunning and unspoilt stretch of the Jurassic Coastline. Enjoy a stay in this enchanting part of the delightful Isle of Purbeck. Take a break and walk along the undulating coastal path or visit the wide range of local attractions and the aw

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Welcome to the historic rural Estate of Smedmore in the heart of Dorset. Covering 1800 acres in an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty the Estate runs down to a stunning and unspoilt stretch of the Jurassic Coastline. Enjoy a stay in this enchanting part of the delightful Isle of Purbeck. Take a break and walk along the undulating coastal path or visit the wide range of local attractions and the award-winning Clavell’s Cafe in Kimmeridge village.

The Site is a Caravan Club affiliated site conforming to their rules and regulations. It is in a neatly-mown field off a private drive and is a partially sloping site bordered on three sides by trees. There are 40 spacious pitches mostly arranged around the edge of the field. Facilities include electrical hook-ups, Wifi, an information hut, two watering points and one chemical disposal point. THERE ARE NO SHOWERS OR TOILETS.

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Main Field - Sloping

  • Max 2 pets
  • Caravans
  • Motorhomes
  • Campervans
  • Tents
  • Folding caravans
  • Trailer tents
  • RVs
  • Fifth wheels

Our main field grass caravan pitches have stunning views of hills, fields and cliffs.

The Site is a Caravan Club affiliated site conforming to their rules and regulations. It is in a neatly-mown field off a private drive and is a partially sloping site bordered on three sides by trees. There are 40 spacious pitches mostly arranged around the edge of the field. Facilities include electrical hook-ups, Wifi, an information hut, two watering points and one chemical disposal point. THERE ARE NO SHOWERS OR TOILETS. Please be aware that occasionally there are events or weddings at Smedmore house, these do not usually cause a disruption to the site but there may be some music noise from these events. If you wish to know if there will be an event during your stay please contact the site direct before booking.

Our main field sloping pitches 1 – 13 are grass Caravan pitches with stunning views of hills, fields; cliffs and weather permitting pitches 1 -5 give some of the best sea views on our site looking across the bay to Portland. Watch the sun setting over the sea from your pitch. You do need to chock up but we keep a good supply of woodenchocks onsite.

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Main Field - Flat

  • Max 2 pets
  • Caravans
  • Motorhomes
  • Campervans
  • Tents
  • Folding caravans
  • Trailer tents
  • RVs
  • Fifth wheels

Grass pitches are a row of caravan, camper or motorhome pitches along the bottom of our main field.

The Site is a Caravan Club affiliated site conforming to their rules and regulations. It is in a neatly-mown field off a private drive and is a partially sloping site bordered on three sides by trees. There are 40 spacious pitches mostly arranged around the edge of the field. Facilities include electrical hook-ups, Wifi, an information hut, two watering points and one chemical disposal point. THERE ARE NO SHOWERS OR TOILETS. Please be aware that occasionally there are events or weddings at Smedmore house, these do not usually cause a disruption to the site but there may be some music noise from these events. If you wish to know if there will be an event during your stay please contact the site direct before booking.

Grass pitches 14–17 are a row of caravan, camper or motorhome pitches along the bottom of our main field with a small wood beyond and views over the site of trees, fields, hills and cliffs. Watch the wildlife from your pitch.

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Main Field - Ring of Trees

  • Max 2 pets
  • Caravans
  • Motorhomes
  • Campervans
  • Tents
  • Folding caravans
  • Trailer tents
  • RVs
  • Fifth wheels

The Ring of trees is a well maintained copse of pine trees in the middle of our main field overlooking fields, hills and cliffs.

The Site is a Caravan Club affiliated site conforming to their rules and regulations. It is in a neatly-mown field off a private drive and is a partially sloping site bordered on three sides by trees. There are 40 spacious pitches mostly arranged around the edge of the field. Facilities include electrical hook-ups, Wifi, an information hut, two watering points and one chemical disposal point. THERE ARE NO SHOWERS OR TOILETS. Please be aware that occasionally there are events or weddings at Smedmore house, these do not usually cause a disruption to the site but there may be some music noise from these events. If you wish to know if there will be an event during your stay please contact the site direct before booking.

The Ring of trees is a well maintained copse of pine trees in the middle of our main field overlooking fields, hills and cliffs with the spacious pitches 18 – 22 positioned around the ring. Depending on how you pitch you may need to chock up slightly on some of these pitches to level. Watch the sun setting over the cliffs from your pitch.

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Main Field - Lower Flat

  • Max 2 pets
  • Caravans
  • Motorhomes
  • Campervans
  • Tents
  • Folding caravans
  • Trailer tents
  • RVs
  • Fifth wheels

Grass caravan pitches are in a quiet area next to a small wood at the very bottom of our site overlooking beautiful views of fields, hills and cliffs.

The Site is a Caravan Club affiliated site conforming to their rules and regulations. It is in a neatly-mown field off a private drive and is a partially sloping site bordered on three sides by trees. There are 40 spacious pitches mostly arranged around the edge of the field. Facilities include electrical hook-ups, Wifi, an information hut, two watering points and one chemical disposal point. THERE ARE NO SHOWERS OR TOILETS. Please be aware that occasionally there are events or weddings at Smedmore house, these do not usually cause a disruption to the site but there may be some music noise from these events. If you wish to know if there will be an event during your stay please contact the site direct before booking.

Grass caravan pitches 23–27 are in a quiet area next to a small wood at the very bottom of our site overlooking beautiful views of fields, hills and cliffs. Watch the wildlife and the sun setting over the cliffs from your pitch.

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Main Field - Track Side - Flattish

  • Max 2 pets
  • Caravans
  • Motorhomes
  • Campervans
  • Tents
  • Folding caravans
  • Trailer tents
  • RVs
  • Fifth wheels

Grass pitches next to the track running down our main field adjacent to the field next to our site.

The Site is a Caravan Club affiliated site conforming to their rules and regulations. It is in a neatly-mown field off a private drive and is a partially sloping site bordered on three sides by trees. There are 40 spacious pitches mostly arranged around the edge of the field. Facilities include electrical hook-ups, Wifi, an information hut, two watering points and one chemical disposal point. THERE ARE NO SHOWERS OR TOILETS. Please be aware that occasionally there are events or weddings at Smedmore house, these do not usually cause a disruption to the site but there may be some music noise from these events. If you wish to know if there will be an event during your stay please contact the site direct before booking.

Pitches 28–30 and pitch 34 are grass pitches next to the track running down our main field adjacent to the field next to our site. Pitches 28 and 29 are campervan only pitches and pitches 30 and 34 overlook beautiful views of fields, hills and cliffs with pitch 34 giving some distant sea views over the bay. You may need to chock up slightly on pitch 34 to level. Watch the wildlife from your pitch.

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Main Field - Track Side - Sloping

  • Max 2 pets
  • Caravans
  • Motorhomes
  • Campervans
  • Tents
  • Folding caravans
  • Trailer tents
  • RVs
  • Fifth wheels

Next to the track running down our main field adjacent to the field next to our site and overlooking beautiful views of fields, hills and cliffs.

The Site is a Caravan Club affiliated site conforming to their rules and regulations. It is in a neatly-mown field off a private drive and is a partially sloping site bordered on three sides by trees. There are 40 spacious pitches mostly arranged around the edge of the field. Facilities include electrical hook-ups, Wifi, an information hut, two watering points and one chemical disposal point. THERE ARE NO SHOWERS OR TOILETS. Please be aware that occasionally there are events or weddings at Smedmore house, these do not usually cause a disruption to the site but there may be some music noise from these events. If you wish to know if there will be an event during your stay please contact the site direct before booking.

Pitches 31 –33 are next to the track running down our main field adjacent to the field next to our site and overlooking beautiful views of fields, hills and cliffs. These are less sloping than our main field slope but you do need to chock up a little. We keep a good supply of wooden chocks onsite for you to use. Watch the wildlife and the sun setting over the cliffs from your pitch.

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The Paddock - Grass Pitch

  • Max 2 pets
  • Caravans
  • Motorhomes
  • Campervans
  • Tents
  • Folding caravans
  • Trailer tents
  • RVs
  • Fifth wheels

Grass pitches in our popular paddock area accessible from the track running around the paddock

The Site is a Caravan Club affiliated site conforming to their rules and regulations. It is in a neatly-mown field off a private drive and is a partially sloping site bordered on three sides by trees. There are 40 spacious pitches mostly arranged around the edge of the field. Facilities include electrical hook-ups, Wifi, an information hut, two watering points and one chemical disposal point. THERE ARE NO SHOWERS OR TOILETS. Please be aware that occasionally there are events or weddings at Smedmore house, these do not usually cause a disruption to the site but there may be some music noise from these events. If you wish to know if there will be an event during your stay please contact the site direct before booking.

Pitches 42–48 are grass pitches in our popular paddock area accessible from the track running around the paddock. As with all our paddock area pitches they have beautiful views of fields, hills and cliffs with distant sea views over the bay (weather permitting) watch the sun setting over the sea and cliffs from your pitch.

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The Paddock - Stone Hard Standing

  • Max 2 pets
  • Caravans
  • Motorhomes
  • Campervans
  • Tents
  • Folding caravans
  • Trailer tents
  • RVs
  • Fifth wheels

The pitches have a stone hard standing area for your car and van/motorhome to pitch on with a grassed area adjacent for awnings and relaxing.

The Site is a Caravan Club affiliated site conforming to their rules and regulations. It is in a neatly-mown field off a private drive and is a partially sloping site bordered on three sides by trees. There are 40 spacious pitches mostly arranged around the edge of the field. Facilities include electrical hook-ups, Wifi, an information hut, two watering points and one chemical disposal point. THERE ARE NO SHOWERS OR TOILETS. Please be aware that occasionally there are events or weddings at Smedmore house, these do not usually cause a disruption to the site but there may be some music noise from these events. If you wish to know if there will be an event during your stay please contact the site direct before booking.

Pitches 37–41 have a stone hard standing area for your car and van/motorhome to pitch on with a grassed area adjacent for awnings and relaxing. Guests booking these pitches must pitch on the hard standing not the grass.

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The Paddock - Grass Hardstanding

  • Max 2 pets
  • Caravans
  • Motorhomes
  • Campervans
  • Tents
  • Folding caravans
  • Trailer tents
  • RVs
  • Fifth wheels

Flattish grass hard standings pitches with a layer of turf on a stone hardcore base providing a firm area for motorhomes to pitch.

The Site is a Caravan Club affiliated site conforming to their rules and regulations. It is in a neatly-mown field off a private drive and is a partially sloping site bordered on three sides by trees. There are 40 spacious pitches mostly arranged around the edge of the field. Facilities include electrical hook-ups, Wifi, an information hut, two watering points and one chemical disposal point. THERE ARE NO SHOWERS OR TOILETS. Please be aware that occasionally there are events or weddings at Smedmore house, these do not usually cause a disruption to the site but there may be some music noise from these events. If you wish to know if there will be an event during your stay please contact the site direct before booking.

Pitches 35 and 36 are flattish grass hard standings with a layer of turf on a stone hardcore base providing a firm area for motor homes to pitch on whilst still giving the benefits of pitching on grass. Our paddock area pitches have beautiful views of fields, hills and cliffs with distant sea views over the bay (weather permitting) watch the sun setting over the sea and cliffs from your pitch

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74 Reviews

All reviews featured on Campstead.com have been submitted by genuine customers who have stayed at the park.


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Excellent location, booking an staff thank you again

Brice, Chris - 15/08/2026

5

Excellent location, booking an staff thank you again

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Very peaceful location, super view

Bonwitt, Verity - 14/08/2026

5

Glyn, the warden is super friendly and relaxed. The site is very peaceful, you can hear buzzards calling to each other, it feels generally remote and peaceful.Part way through our stay, an american caravan came, complete with air conditioning unit, which was noisy and distracting. It came on even when the occupants were not there. Its the only thing that disturbed us, it was only 2 pitches from us, uphill. Perhaps noisy units could be thoughtfully located on an ‘end’ or ‘corner’ pitch, so it is disturbing less people?

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Gem of a site.

Richards, Julie - 12/08/2026

5

We loved our stay at Smedmore. From the moment we arrived to be greeted by Glyn to the moment we left everything was perfect. Great sized pitches, beautiful views, great walking from the site and such peace and quiet. We will definitely return.

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Lovely peaceful campsite

Green, Richard - 11/08/2026

4

The campsite is very quiet and peaceful. From some pitches you can see the coast but others have lovely views over the meadows or hills. Some of the pitches are very sloping and fine for a caravan with chocks. We were in a motorhome and chose carefully to avoid the steep slopes. Emptying , fresh water and bins were in several locations on the site and it is great to have electricity included in the price. The only black waste disposal is at the top of the site but still is an easy walk from all pitches. The information hut is good and tide times are displayed on the warden's hut. There are lovely walks from the site and we did the circular walk that takes in Kimmeridge Bay and Kimmeridge village. A lovely route with the lovely Boat on The Bay cafe in Kimmeridge bay. They do an amazing fish and chips and a battered seafood meal. The chips are the best I have ever had. The little sealife centre in the bay and the Etches collection of fossils in the village are well worth a visit.

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F

Another great stay

Fletcher, Jackie And Julian - 09/08/2026

5

Clean and well run site. Lots of friends stay as well do always fun.Lovely and quiet with great views.We will be back x

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P

Peaceful gem

Probertottewell, Sam - 08/08/2026

5

Lovely site to shut off from the world. In fact we forgot to leave!

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B

Pure beauty

Boxer, Carl - 07/08/2026

4

Great place to stay especially if your totally self sufficient ie own shower etc. There is ehu & drinking water avaliable. Plenty of bins and an elsan point. The dorset coast is absolutely stunning and Kimmeridge bay is just a short drive or 30 min walk through farmers property but very easy to navigate through following the map provided by owner glyn. There is so much to do and see around this beautiful part of the jurassic coast, I used this as a Base to go to Bournemouth, poole, swanage & wareham absolutely fabulous.

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E

Lovely friendly, quiet site.

Emmett, Esme - 07/08/2026

5

Glynn is lovely. Knowledgable and fresh eggs at the ready!

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D

The warmest welcome

Doyle, Steph - 07/08/2026

5

This site is beautiful. It has stunning views, spaced out pitches and pretty trees. There are some heavily slopping pitches and some fairly flat. The warden Glyn was a delight, he was very welcoming and friendly which was genuinely the nicest part of our stay. The bins and water points were all spotless and the waste disposal point is far enough away from the pitches not to affect you will smells. Overall I didn’t want to leave that beautiful place. It’s a long way to the shops down narrow roads so go prepared. We had a food delivery and several Amazon parcels arrive whilst there. There is a nice walk to Kimmerage Bay, easy but uneven so have proper trainers or walking shoes.

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G

Nice spot

Garford, Samantha - 06/08/2026

4

Had a fantastic weekend at Smedmore.

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Summary

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100% would stay here again

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