Crabbs Bluntshay Farm Campsite Info
A Campsite Suitable for Caravans & Motorhomes
Our campsite, designed specifically for up to five caravans and motorhomes. Our facilities provide a comfortable and convenient base for exploring the surrounding Dorset area.
Wild Camping And Tents
At Crabbs Bluntshay Farm Campsite, we cater to all types of camping enthusiasts, including those who prefer to pitch their tent in a more secluded, natural setting. We have designated areas for wild camping as well as spacious sites for larger groups. For long-range travellers, we also have a convenient chemical toilet disposal point on the site.
Camping & Caravan Club Certified
As a Camping and Caravanning Club Certified site, we take pride in meeting strict standards of quality and safety, ensuring a memorable and enjoyable camping experience for our guests.
This is a Certificated Site (CS). These select sites are small, privately run campsites that operate under the Camping and Caravanning Club Club’s jurisdiction and can only accommodate up to 5 caravans or motorhomes and an unlimited number of tents. CS sites range from secluded Hideaways to fully facilitated family-friendly sites and are often found in locations where larger commercial sites are prohibited such as close to a beach, a place of natural beauty or in a National Park.
Camping Facilities
Our campsite facilities include a cabin with 3 toilets, 2 showers, 2 hand basins, charging points, and a kitchen area for washing up. We have two fire pits that can be loaned and the site has 8 electrical hook-up systems to plug into for electricity. WiFi is also available.
Get Hands-On with the Animals At Crabbs Bluntshay Farm Campsite
At Crabbs Bluntshay Activity Farm Campsite, we believe in providing a hands-on farm experience for visitors, especially children. During your stay, you will have the opportunity to help care for our chickens, and geese, and if the cows and sheep are indoors during late spring or early autumn, the kids will have the chance to stroke them.
Campsite Feedback & Testimonials
Spending time with us in the beautiful countryside, here are what some of our guests have said in our campsite feedback & testimonials
“Just like to say a big thank you for a fantastic week at the farm. Lovely site and a great host. Will definitely be back.”
“Lovely site – enjoyed the walk/tour. Thanks for the little luxuries we sometime take for granted – soap in the toilets/washing up liquid and blue roll. Sylvia is a lovely hard working lady and the site is lovely and clean. Saw a deer in the trees – amazing”
“Fantastic, peaceful campsite. Thank you for giving us such a great, thoughtful pitch. Well equipped. Loved the goslings!”
“What a fantastic place, we’ve had a great week. Can’t wait to come back and sad to be leaving. Can highly recommend the honey. Thank you Sylvia for being such a fab hostess.”
“What a gem. Beautiful scenery. Lovely and quiet. An efficiently run campsite, clean with hot water and lovely owners.”
“You’ve got a peaceful and lovely place. It’s wonderful here. We don’t want to leave. Thanks for being such a wonderful host.”
“Very enjoyable stay, site peaceful and lovely mown grass. Sylvia very helpful. Very good information in the cabin. Thank you.”
“A little slice of paradise.”
“A perfect paradise with perfect hosts! Thank you for a lovely week and showing us the animals. Olivia loved it so much. A perfect relaxing break in beautiful surroundings.”
“Lovely traditional quiet site with good facilities. Just the sort of site that is now hard to find!”
“Fantastic!! We love this site, so quiet and you are not all on top of each other. We loved what you have done to make the farm educational and all of your booklets are such a great idea – its all the little touches that make this place.”
“A lovely peaceful site, clean and informative. Used it as a base for cycling around the wonderful lanes and walking down the footpaths and over hills and fields.”
“Lovely clean site of facilities. Very friendly and helpful. The walk (conservation) was very interesting. Thank you, we will be back.”
“Lovely site, lots to do. I would rate it 10/10 as it has everything even a perfect location. Will come again.”
“Another lovely stay! Peaceful, clean site, friendly people, what more could we ask for? Back again in a few months. Thank you.”
“What a great place. Peaceful and beautiful. Thank you!”
“As always a fantastic, friendly and relaxing break. Happy Easter, Take care.”
“Our first visit, it won’t be the last. A chilly but relaxing time. The conservation walk is a must.”
“Very relaxing ten days although chilly at times. Very friendly and well run and equipped site.”
“We had a wonderful night. Just our type of place, nice and relaxing. The facilities are great, would definitely come again.”
“Lovely clean campsite, fab location, good hosts, cider went down well.”
“Thank you for a tranquil and beautiful site with clean and tidy facilities. We’ve had a peaceful time and enjoyed the conservation walk. Even I managed all the stiles.”
“Peaceful, gorgeous and amazing. Lovely view.”
“Beautiful location, lovely dog walk to the orchard, lucky with amazing weather too.”
“Lovely location for camping. Very peaceful and friendly.”
“We have just returned from this site, it’s the first time we have been there, be assured it will not be the last. What lovely people our hosts were, hardworking and having great respect for the land they own. It’s a pleasure to see someone who cares for where they lived and are involved in the local community. It has been a very wet 10 days. The site is small and clean and it is possible to chill out as much as you like. The coast is only a stone’s throw away but the lanes getting there are old and gorgeous. Can’t wait to get back. We will soon need more chutneys and cider from their little shop. Good luck with your venture and thank you.”
This is the best CL we have stayed on. Beautiful location and excellent facilities. The owners have put so much thought into providing local information too. Will recommend to others and we will definitely be back.
Charming!! Charming spot, charming people. Loved the information centre. We’ll be back.
Lovely – thank you. A really great site with good facilities. Loved the location and having cows and geese outside!
We have had a great 10 days and even the weather was good. If you want a really country experience this is the site for you. Sylvia is charming, it’s well laid out, and the facilities and information are super. Hope we’ll be back sometime
An amazing week. It has been a lovely quiet site with loads of information and an unusual pub up the road. We did an interesting farm walk on Thursday. Hope to be back sometime when we’re down this way next. Sylvia very welcoming.
“Just returned from this lovely peaceful campsite….what a treasure! no screaming children…just countryside. Thankyou for a lovely stay, just chilled for four days!!!”
“We have spent our holiday in Dorset this year and stayed at this campsite. Despite the wet summer we enjoyed every minute. Because of the hard standing we had no problems with mud. The shower and toilet block was very tidy and clean and you could find a lot of information for things to do in the surrounding area. The farmer and her husband are very friendly and produce very nice honey and chutney (we took several pots home with us). If we, in the future, should visit Dorset again we certainly are going to stay at Bluntshay Farm again!”
“We have visited Crabbs Bluntshay many times over the last 25 years , and even now when we drive into the field the peace and tranquillity never ceases to amaze us. You immediately feel far removed from the hustle and bustle of working life and can sit in the sun and relax while the sun goes down. Wildlife abounds in the surrounding meadows, and a short walk will take you to an excellent country pub. And yet it is only a short drive to the coast with historic beaches to wander on. A perfect place to getaway from it all and enjoy country life, – the only problem is you will want to return time and time again!”
“We thank you for your friendly hospitality during our stay on your campsite. We really enjoyed the landscape and nature, with the cows as our next door neighbours, that made your stay special and extraordinary.
The location is nice and peaceful and the wonderful smell of your flowery garden makes a camping holiday at your site worthwhile. We will definitely visit your site again.”
How To Find The Campsite
It is possible to reach Crabbs Bluntshay without relying on a Sat Nav devices which sometimes can provide a very roundabout route. There is no need to drive down miles of lanes. If the Marshwood Vale is approached from any of the following, narrow lanes can be avoided.
A303 – A356 – Crewkerne – B3165 – Marshwood – turn left at the church and continue down into the Vale avoiding all roads left and right until you reach the pub Shave Cross on a T junction. Turn right here and we are just under 1/2 mile down this road being at the first farm house on the left.
M5 – Junction 28 – A373 – Honiton – A35 – Hunters Lodge pub (just off the Axminster Bypass) turn left on to the Crewkerne Road – B3165 – Marshwood – turn right at the church.
A35 from Dorchester – Bridport – Go straight through the town – over a small bridge at the bottom, immediately turn right at a small roundabout and continue out into the country – B3162 – at a 4 cross roads turn left into the Marshwood Vale when the signs point to Shave Cross and Broadoak.
Visit The Jurassic Coastline
The site is close to the Famous Jurassic Coastline which is a World Heritage Site. Local beaches include West Bay (8 miles), Lyme Regis (9 miles), Charmouth (5 miles) and Weymouth (20 miles)
Shaves Cross Inn & Five Bells Pub
Situated at each end of Bluntshay Lane. It is impossible to get to us without passing one of these Pubs. Both pubs serve food, have beer gardens and welcome pets.
Facilities, Amenities and Attractions
Guests can enjoy a range of facilities, amenities, and attractions, from local beaches to historic churches, shopping options, and nearby walking destinations, all in close proximity to the famous Jurassic Coastline.
Campsite News Posts & Development
To maintain the standards set by the camping and caravan club for our (CS) certification we have undergone many upgrades to the facilities over here. The posts listed here are specific to campsite developments and news. For all stories read the Barnyard Buzz Countryside Chronicles
The cabin has been closed down for the winter with all the water drained out of the system. The sheep have just been wormed. The arrival of an apple harvester and killer chrysanths sold at farmers’ markets - Newsletter December 2013 Crabbs Bluntshay Farm Campsite
As we are open all year (except when I may take a holiday) we do get the occasional camper during the late autumn and winter.
THE CAMPSITE August continued to be busy with the main campsite being full. The hookups in the big field [...]
THE CAMPSITE August has been very busy on the campsite, being full to capacity for the first 12 days [...]
THE CAMPSITE The summer holidays are getting booked out and it will be necessary to open up the field [...]
Campsite Conservation Map We had a good Easter with quite a few caravanners parked up for the [...]
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