Wildlife-watching campsites near West Bay

Hailed as the western edge of Dorset's renowned Jurassic Coast, the fishing harbour of West Bay is known for its fine shingle and sand beach which is instantly recognisable.

94% (891 reviews)
  1. United Kingdom
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  3. South West England
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  4. Dorset
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  5. West Bay
94% (891 reviews)

Popular camping styles for West Bay

Star Hosts in West Bay

  • Dora Shepherd's Hut
  • Dora Shepherd's Hut
  • Dora Shepherd's Hut
100%
(81)

The T Barn

17 units · Glamping, Motorhomes, Tents10 acres · Cirencester, Gloucestershire, South West England
Bell tents and shepherd’s huts with hot tubs on a picturesque Cotswolds farm near Cirencester
Pets
Potable water
Campfires
from 
£29
 / night
  • Wood-fired hot tub
  • Overview
  • Wood-fired hot tub
100%
(129)

Westland Farm

21 units · Glamping, Motorhomes, Tents27 acres · Barnstaple, Devon, South West England
Camping and glamping on a working farm, with yurts, huts with hot tubs, and simple, spacious, sociable camping pitches
Pets
Potable water
Campfires
from 
£12.50
 / night
  • Penylan Cider Farm
  • Penylan Cider Farm
  • Penylan Cider Farm
100%
(13)

Penylan Cider Farm

2 units · Glamping, Motorhomes2 acres · Pontrilas, Wales
Pitches and tiny home glamping on a cider farm in Herefordshire
Pets
Potable water
Campfires
from 
£20
 / night
  • Bustard Hut main bed
  • Lapwing Hut sleeps 2 in a king-size bed. It has it's own kitchen, bathroom and wood-fired hot-tub
  • Bustard Hut main bed
91%
(11)

Cholderton Estate, near Stonehenge

3 units · Glamping2500 acres · Salisbury, England
Quirky accommodation on a 2,500-acre nature-filled estate, just 15 minutes from Stonehenge
Pets
Potable water
Campfires
from 
£128
 / night
  • A beautiful countryside spot in Devon with a range of pitches, from grassy open spaces to off-grid woodland clearings, topped off by two well-stocked fishing lakes.
  • Secluded yurt
  • A beautiful countryside spot in Devon with a range of pitches, from grassy open spaces to off-grid woodland clearings, topped off by two well-stocked fishing lakes.
99%
(95)

Kingsmead Camping

36 units · Glamping, Motorhomes, Tents10 acres · Cullompton, England
A range of pitches, from grassy open spaces to off-grid woodland clearings, topped off by two well-stocked fishing lakes
Pets
Potable water
Campfires
from 
£24
 / night

Under £50

  • Abbey Home Farm
  • Woods, fields and grazing animals as far as the eye can see
  • Abbey Home Farm
95%
(177)

Abbey Home Farm

21 units · Glamping, Motorhomes, Tents1600 acres · Cirencester, Gloucestershire, South West England
Eco-camping for real. Cooking on an open fire. Unspoilt natural beauty.
Potable water
Campfires
Showers
from 
£8
 / night
  • Incredible food and hospitality at The Parlour restaurant.
  • The Mead offers plenty of space for campers.
  • Incredible food and hospitality at The Parlour restaurant.
91%
(33)

Bredy Farm

31 units · Motorhomes, Tents30 acres · Bridport, England
Back-to-basics camping on a Dorset farm with a party vibe at weekends
Pets
Potable water
Campfires
from 
£14.85
 / night
  • Sweet Hill Farm
  • Sweet Hill Farm
  • Sweet Hill Farm
93%
(256)

Sweet Hill Farm

10 units · Motorhomes, Tents1 acre · Dorset, South West England
Simple, almost-wild, seaside camping on the Isle of Portland
Pets
Potable water
Campfires
from 
£15
 / night
  • A beautiful countryside spot in Devon with a range of pitches, from grassy open spaces to off-grid woodland clearings, topped off by two well-stocked fishing lakes.
  • Secluded yurt
  • A beautiful countryside spot in Devon with a range of pitches, from grassy open spaces to off-grid woodland clearings, topped off by two well-stocked fishing lakes.
99%
(95)

Kingsmead Camping

36 units · Glamping, Motorhomes, Tents10 acres · Cullompton, England
A range of pitches, from grassy open spaces to off-grid woodland clearings, topped off by two well-stocked fishing lakes
Pets
Potable water
Campfires
from 
£24
 / night
  • Wood-fired hot tub
  • Overview
  • Wood-fired hot tub
100%
(129)

Westland Farm

21 units · Glamping, Motorhomes, Tents27 acres · Barnstaple, Devon, South West England
Camping and glamping on a working farm, with yurts, huts with hot tubs, and simple, spacious, sociable camping pitches
Pets
Potable water
Campfires
from 
£12.50
 / night

12 top campsites near West Bay with wildlife watching

  • Sweet Hill Farm
  • Sweet Hill Farm
  • Sweet Hill Farm
93%
(256)

Sweet Hill Farm

10 units · Motorhomes, Tents1 acre · Dorset, South West England
Simple, almost-wild, seaside camping on the Isle of Portland
Pets
Potable water
Campfires
Showers
Trash
from 
£15
 / night
  • Penylan Cider Farm
  • Penylan Cider Farm
  • Penylan Cider Farm
100%
(13)

Penylan Cider Farm

2 units · Glamping, Motorhomes2 acres · Pontrilas, Wales
Pitches and tiny home glamping on a cider farm in Herefordshire
Pets
Potable water
Campfires
Showers
Trash
from 
£20
 / night
  • Abbey Home Farm
  • Woods, fields and grazing animals as far as the eye can see
  • Abbey Home Farm
95%
(177)

Abbey Home Farm

21 units · Glamping, Motorhomes, Tents1600 acres · Cirencester, Gloucestershire, South West England
Eco-camping for real. Cooking on an open fire. Unspoilt natural beauty.
Potable water
Campfires
Showers
Cooking equipment
from 
£8
 / night
  • Incredible food and hospitality at The Parlour restaurant.
  • The Mead offers plenty of space for campers.
  • Incredible food and hospitality at The Parlour restaurant.
91%
(33)

Bredy Farm

31 units · Motorhomes, Tents30 acres · Bridport, England
Back-to-basics camping on a Dorset farm with a party vibe at weekends
Pets
Potable water
Campfires
Showers
Trash
from 
£14.85
 / night
  • A beautiful countryside spot in Devon with a range of pitches, from grassy open spaces to off-grid woodland clearings, topped off by two well-stocked fishing lakes.
  • Secluded yurt
  • A beautiful countryside spot in Devon with a range of pitches, from grassy open spaces to off-grid woodland clearings, topped off by two well-stocked fishing lakes.
99%
(95)

Kingsmead Camping

36 units · Glamping, Motorhomes, Tents10 acres · Cullompton, England
A range of pitches, from grassy open spaces to off-grid woodland clearings, topped off by two well-stocked fishing lakes
Pets
Potable water
Campfires
Showers
Trash
from 
£24
 / night
  • Wood-fired hot tub
  • Overview
  • Wood-fired hot tub
100%
(129)

Westland Farm

21 units · Glamping, Motorhomes, Tents27 acres · Barnstaple, Devon, South West England
Camping and glamping on a working farm, with yurts, huts with hot tubs, and simple, spacious, sociable camping pitches
Pets
Potable water
Campfires
Showers
Trash
from 
£12.50
 / night
  • Dora Shepherd's Hut
  • Dora Shepherd's Hut
  • Dora Shepherd's Hut
100%
(81)

The T Barn

17 units · Glamping, Motorhomes, Tents10 acres · Cirencester, Gloucestershire, South West England
Bell tents and shepherd’s huts with hot tubs on a picturesque Cotswolds farm near Cirencester
Pets
Potable water
Campfires
Showers
Trash
from 
£29
 / night
  • Exploring the footpath
  • Electric pitches
  • Exploring the footpath
78%
(79)

Lagnersh camping

75 units · Motorhomes, Tents6 acres · Bognor Regis, England
Dog-friendly camping near Chichester and the West Sussex coast
Pets
Potable water
Campfires
Showers
Trash
from 
£27
 / night
  • Bustard Hut main bed
  • Lapwing Hut sleeps 2 in a king-size bed. It has it's own kitchen, bathroom and wood-fired hot-tub
  • Bustard Hut main bed
91%
(11)

Cholderton Estate, near Stonehenge

3 units · Glamping2500 acres · Salisbury, England
Quirky accommodation on a 2,500-acre nature-filled estate, just 15 minutes from Stonehenge
Pets
Potable water
Campfires
Showers
Trash
from 
£128
 / night
  • Wild Camping in the Cotswolds
  • Wild Camping in the Cotswolds
  • Wild Camping in the Cotswolds
100%
(34)

Wild Camping in the Cotswolds

2 units · Motorhomes, Tents110 acres · Aldsworth, England
Nearly wild camping with acres of space hired on an exclusive basis
Pets
Campfires
from 
£50
 / night
  • Woodlands Camping
  • view toward the meadow
  • Woodlands Camping
97%
(70)

Woodlands Camping

10 units · Motorhomes, Tents200 acres · Ropley, England
A back-to-basics campsite in the South Downs National Park
Pets
Potable water
Campfires
Showers
Trash
from 
£25
 / night
  • Pittaford Farm
  • Pittaford Farm
  • Pittaford Farm
99%
(58)

Pittaford Farm

13 units · Glamping, Motorhomes, Tents3 acres · Kingsbridge, England
A campfire-friendly site in South Devon, with a beach, a nature reserve and a pub all less than 45 minutes' walk away
Pets
Potable water
Campfires
Showers
Trash
from 
£26
 / night

Dog-friendly getaways

  • Incredible food and hospitality at The Parlour restaurant.
  • The Mead offers plenty of space for campers.
  • Incredible food and hospitality at The Parlour restaurant.
91%
(33)

Bredy Farm

31 units · Motorhomes, Tents30 acres · Bridport, England
Back-to-basics camping on a Dorset farm with a party vibe at weekends
Pets
Potable water
Campfires
from 
£14.85
 / night
  • Sweet Hill Farm
  • Sweet Hill Farm
  • Sweet Hill Farm
93%
(256)

Sweet Hill Farm

10 units · Motorhomes, Tents1 acre · Dorset, South West England
Simple, almost-wild, seaside camping on the Isle of Portland
Pets
Potable water
Campfires
from 
£15
 / night
  • A beautiful countryside spot in Devon with a range of pitches, from grassy open spaces to off-grid woodland clearings, topped off by two well-stocked fishing lakes.
  • Secluded yurt
  • A beautiful countryside spot in Devon with a range of pitches, from grassy open spaces to off-grid woodland clearings, topped off by two well-stocked fishing lakes.
99%
(95)

Kingsmead Camping

36 units · Glamping, Motorhomes, Tents10 acres · Cullompton, England
A range of pitches, from grassy open spaces to off-grid woodland clearings, topped off by two well-stocked fishing lakes
Pets
Potable water
Campfires
from 
£24
 / night
  • Dora Shepherd's Hut
  • Dora Shepherd's Hut
  • Dora Shepherd's Hut
100%
(81)

The T Barn

17 units · Glamping, Motorhomes, Tents10 acres · Cirencester, Gloucestershire, South West England
Bell tents and shepherd’s huts with hot tubs on a picturesque Cotswolds farm near Cirencester
Pets
Potable water
Campfires
from 
£29
 / night
  • Wood-fired hot tub
  • Overview
  • Wood-fired hot tub
100%
(129)

Westland Farm

21 units · Glamping, Motorhomes, Tents27 acres · Barnstaple, Devon, South West England
Camping and glamping on a working farm, with yurts, huts with hot tubs, and simple, spacious, sociable camping pitches
Pets
Potable water
Campfires
from 
£12.50
 / night

Available this weekend

  • Exploring the footpath
  • Electric pitches
  • Exploring the footpath
78%
(79)

Lagnersh camping

75 units · Motorhomes, Tents6 acres · Bognor Regis, England
Dog-friendly camping near Chichester and the West Sussex coast
Pets
Potable water
Campfires
from 
£27
 / night
  • Wood-fired hot tub
  • Overview
  • Wood-fired hot tub
100%
(129)

Westland Farm

21 units · Glamping, Motorhomes, Tents27 acres · Barnstaple, Devon, South West England
Camping and glamping on a working farm, with yurts, huts with hot tubs, and simple, spacious, sociable camping pitches
Pets
Potable water
Campfires
from 
£12.50
 / night
  • A beautiful countryside spot in Devon with a range of pitches, from grassy open spaces to off-grid woodland clearings, topped off by two well-stocked fishing lakes.
  • Secluded yurt
  • A beautiful countryside spot in Devon with a range of pitches, from grassy open spaces to off-grid woodland clearings, topped off by two well-stocked fishing lakes.
99%
(95)

Kingsmead Camping

36 units · Glamping, Motorhomes, Tents10 acres · Cullompton, England
A range of pitches, from grassy open spaces to off-grid woodland clearings, topped off by two well-stocked fishing lakes
Pets
Potable water
Campfires
from 
£24
 / night
  • Sweet Hill Farm
  • Sweet Hill Farm
  • Sweet Hill Farm
93%
(256)

Sweet Hill Farm

10 units · Motorhomes, Tents1 acre · Dorset, South West England
Simple, almost-wild, seaside camping on the Isle of Portland
Pets
Potable water
Campfires
from 
£15
 / night
  • Incredible food and hospitality at The Parlour restaurant.
  • The Mead offers plenty of space for campers.
  • Incredible food and hospitality at The Parlour restaurant.
91%
(33)

Bredy Farm

31 units · Motorhomes, Tents30 acres · Bridport, England
Back-to-basics camping on a Dorset farm with a party vibe at weekends
Pets
Potable water
Campfires
from 
£14.85
 / night
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Dominated by the reddish, strata-divided, sandstone cliffs, West Bay was the dramatic setting for the hit BBC television series Broadchurch and is attractive not just as a popular beach spot but also for its walking, with the coastal path offering a steep trip up to the top of the cliffs. West Bay campsites are a recipe for holiday success: Quick access to the beach, picturesque stop-offs in the harbour and excellent seaside walks. There are plenty in the surrounding countryside but only the best make the cut for Hipcamp. Which West Bay campsite will you choose?

Wildlife-watching campsites near West Bay guide

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Welcome to Hipcamp! If you're looking for an unforgettable camping experience near West Bay, England, with a focus on wildlife watching, you're in luck. We have over 4,400 options specifically tailored to your preference. From the stunning coastal views to the diverse wildlife, you'll be able to immerse yourself in nature like never before. Looking for top campsites? Check out Sweet Hill Farm (66 reviews), Cwmffrwd Farm Campsite (53 reviews), and Pwllyn Farm Camping (52 reviews). With facilities such as toilets, cooking equipment, and potable water, you'll have all the essentials covered. Plus, don't forget to take part in popular activities like autumn fun, boating, and off-roading. Prices start as low as £7 per night, with an average of £20 per night. Get ready for an incredible camping adventure!

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