We have just had two glorious weeks on this delightful CL. We were lucky to have those two weeks of constant sunshine in July and saw parts of Dorset at their very best. This is a beautifull site: big enough to have well spaced pitches but small enough for getting to know your neighbours. Judy is the "host with the most", with a friendly welcome and appearing every now and then to chat and make sure everthing is okay. She also keeps the grass imaculate. There is a delightful information chalet and in close proximity to the site part of an old barn has a spacious shower room with disabled facilities incorporated and a separate toilet all accessed by a code. Other facilities are adequate and a television aerial cable is provided at each pitch to enhance reception which is necessary.
It is a quiet and peaceful hamlet, despite the main road to Weymouth not far away, with a few cottages and a charming church. Dorchester is just up the road and a Tesco supermarket is only a couple of miles away. The Brewers Arms local pub in nearby Martinstown is excellent. It is a working farm and it was lovely to see hay making and harvesting the barley in progress as well as a large dairy herd.
There is plenty to do in close proximity: the Tank Museum at Bovingdon is well worth a visit. Catch up with Thomas Hardy history at his birthplace, house, church and monument and nearby Poundbury, Prince Charles's masterpiece is unique and definitely worth walking around taking in the incredible variation in architecture and layout. There are many lovely coastal walks on National Trust property and visits to Athelhampton Manor and Keyneston Mill perfumery centre are well worth it and of course the seaside towns of Lyme Regis and Weymouth are close albeit busy and there is a lot of traffic at holiday times.
All in all this is one of the best holidays we have had and we thoroughly recommend this site to those who like to get away from it all!!
