Are campfires allowed at Haddon Copse Farm?

Yes, campfires are allowed in provided fire pits.

How much does Haddon Copse Farm cost?

Mid-range pricing. Check the owner's site for current rates.

Haddon Copse Farm

Seven pitches on a 40-acre regenerative Dorset farm where the fire pit is standard issue, the hosts are genuinely present, and the dark skies arrive without trying.

Haddon Copse Farm sits in the Blackmore Vale on a 40-acre regenerative farm, and the scale tells you everything: seven pitches, well spaced, with a flowery meadow between them. No vehicles on the camping field, no electric hookups, fire pit at every pitch. The decision to keep it small and deliberate was a choice, and you feel it.

Tom and the team run this with the kind of attentiveness that shows up in the small things: a camping stove lent without hesitation, a tent pegged down in a storm, a bag of coffee produced for an early morning. For bell tent guests, organic breakfast is delivered to you in the morning. Solar-heated showers and flushing toilets handle the practicalities, and wheelbarrows are available to trundle your gear down to pitch. The farm walk leads through woodland and out into the fields.

After dark, this part of Dorset earns its keep. Blackmore Vale has real dark skies, and the pitches face them directly. A fire, a clear night, and no one within earshot of another group: that's the pitch. Adults, couples, and families with young children have all found it works here, given the pace is entirely unhurried.

Before you book

No vehicles permitted on the camping field; you'll need to carry or wheelbarrow your kit from the car park.

“A regenerative Dorset farm that earns its reputation through deliberate simplicity: seven pitches, a fire per pitch, hosts who actually care, and dark skies that reward staying up late.”

Why it made the cut

Regenerative farm ethos embedded in the operation, not bolted on
Fire pit at every pitch and no electric hookups keeps the focus on the experience
Exceptionally attentive hosts with a consistent record of going the extra mile
Dark sky views in the Blackmore Vale with genuine Bortle-low conditions

The Feeling

Soulful handmade · Off grid real · Solitary tempo

Dark sky fire pitRegenerative farm rhythmWheelbarrow to your pitchBreakfast at the bell tent

Good For

Date
Family
Solo

Best For

Small, intentionally simple camping on a 40-acre regenerative farm
Real campfires at every pitch with no electric hookups or vehicles
Bell tent glamping and communal solar hot showers in Blackmore Vale

In Campr's collections

Farm fields properA 40-acre regenerative farm in Dorset's Blackmore Vale with just seven pitches and a fire pit per pitch: about as honest a working-farm campsite as you'll find.
Date night campingSmall-scale, no vehicles, fire at your pitch, dark skies above, breakfast delivered in the morning: the setup is hard to improve on for two people.
Slow familyWheelbarrows for the kit, attentive hosts, meadow between the pitches, and no pressure to do anything: a genuinely unhurried farm for families who want the pace to drop.

Facilities

Showers

Toilets

Fire pits

Quick answers

Are campfires allowed at Haddon Copse Farm?: Yes, campfires are allowed in provided fire pits.
What kind of stays does Haddon Copse Farm offer?: Tent, Glamping, in a field.
How much does Haddon Copse Farm cost?: Mid-range pricing. Check the owner's site for current rates.
Where is Haddon Copse Farm?: Woodrow, Fifehead Neville, Sturminster Newton DT10 2AQ, UK.