Does anyone have anything to share about this campsite? Despite the overwhelming choice of sites in Dorset I'd like to know about this site which has no reviews, pics or website.
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Was passing that area earlier today so decided to investigate.
Primrose Hill Farm is a small family farm overlooking Harmans Cross near Swanage. It is not very well sign posted at all. To get there, turn off the main Wareham to Swanage Rd in the middle of Harmans Cross, where there is a turning to the right (Haycrafts Lane) as you are heading towards Swanage. There are brown camping/caravan road signs, although we believe this refers to Haycraft Caravan Park (no tents). Primrose Farm is some 30 yards further on from Haycraft Caravan Park ... it is a small driveway and easily missed.
Facilities are quite basic but adequate and were clean when we looked. There are two fields, neither of which are completely flat, although gradients aren't bad, Just two open rolling fields. We saw no marked out pitches and everything seems very informal. Gents Toilets, Ladies Toilets, a chemical toilet disposal point out in the lower field, and 4 showers (coin operated 20p for 4 minutes.) 2 male 2 female up near the barn.
The site is geared towards self sufficient family campers and couples and has very little in the way of on site facilities with no shop or entertainment. It is very much a base to sleep at after spending the day exploring the surrounding area, and not really suitable for families who are seeking entertainment and facilities on site for kids. There are also only 6 EHU's in a corner of the bottom fields for caravans.
Tariff is a basic £5 per adult and £2 per child under 14, so quite cheap for the area. The views across the valley are pretty good, and it's fairly quiet. They say they have around 50 pitches, and we only saw the one toilet block with 4 or 5 cubicles for men and I guess the same for women, and only 4 showers. Anyone camping at the top end of the Top Field will have a long trek at night to go to the toilets.
Conclusion. Cheap site for the area although with minimal facilities. Suitable for those who intend to be out all day exploring, and only come back for dinner and bed in the evening, or for people looking for a quiet site just to relax in the sun looking out across the valley.
As far as they know the site's only "advert" is the one on UKCS...
There are several quarries around the area, but to be honest we neither saw nor heard them today when we went. You are far more likely to get dust off the chalky driveway as cars come and go. All the quarries are on the other side of the hill behind the top field and a little way off. You can hear the noise of the main road in the valley, and the sound of the Swanage Railway Steam Railway engines as they go up the valley to Corfe... that was all we noticed.
Hi we were down at Corfe castle C & C site a week ago & had a look at this site, it is a long drive to the site but one field was mixed caravan & tents but further on past showers block was a flat field which was a CL listed site for 5 vans only, one acre with electric point we thought it was a nice quite site & will be going later on in the season,
A day of all things motorhome and campervan. The show is held both in the main indoor arena and across the grounds. Catering, hot drinks and food options are available. Easy access to the site and free parking included. Win one of five pairs of day tickets
Topic: Primrose Hill Farm, Swanage
