Bournemouth Holidays

Glamping near Bournemouth: pods, yurts and huts compared

Sopley Lake charges £60 a night for an adults-only shepherd’s hut; South Lytchett Manor pods start at £75. 15 glamping sites compared on price and dogs.

Facts checked against official sources on 1 November 2026. How we research

Sunset over Poole Harbour from Sandbanks
Photo: Ian Kirk, CC BY 2.0

Each row comes from the site’s own website or its operator’s. Prices are as each site publishes them, for the period it states; where a site shows no price outside its booking system, the table says so.

Glamping sites near Bournemouth, Poole and Christchurch, checked 20 October 2026 (seasons rechecked 1 November 2026)
Parley Court Camping
Location
Hurn, Christchurch BH23 6BB
Units
Pre-pitched bell tents for up to 4, furnished with beds and bedding or basic
Price (as published)
Not stated
Own toilet and shower
No: toilets and a small shower block; no electric hook-ups
Dogs
Dogs on the campsite at extra cost (amount not stated)
Season
Not stated
Notes
One of the party must be 21 or over
Source
Parley Court Camping: pre-pitched tents
Sopley Lake
Location
Sopley Farm, Christchurch BH23 7AZ
Units
Log cabin and shepherd’s hut (up to 4 each); camping pod (2)
Price (as published)
£60 a night each; campfire £5 a stay
Own toilet and shower
No: shared block. Hut and cabin have no electricity
Dogs
Well behaved dogs allowed (fee not stated)
Season
May to October
Notes
Adults only; bring your own bedding
Source
DGJ Tanner: Sopley Lake camping
Meadow View Country Park
Location
Wigbeth, Wimborne BH21 7JH
Units
Safari tents (4 to 6), four pods, shepherd’s huts, bell tents
Price (as published)
Not stated
Own toilet and shower
Two huts have shower rooms; other units use glamping-only bathroom blocks
Dogs
Up to two small dogs (fee not stated)
Season
All year
Notes
Reopened August 2025 after refurbishment
Source
Meadow View Country Park glamping
Back of Beyond
Location
St Leonards BH24 2SB
Units
Shepherd huts (two en-suite), a yurt, pods, lodges
Price (as published)
2026 tariff: £75 (Kingfisher Pod, low season) to £135 (hut or yurt, peak); en-suite huts £175 to £235 a night
Own toilet and shower
Heather and Bramble huts only
Dogs
Up to 2: £7.50 a dog a night, £10 in the en-suite huts
Season
27 February to New Year
Notes
Adults only
Source
Back of Beyond 2026 tariff
Fernwood
Location
Hangersley Hill, Ringwood BH24 3JN
Units
Shepherd’s hut and gypsy van, each for 2 adults and 2 children aged 4 to 10
Price (as published)
Hut 2026: £100 for one night, £80 a night for 2 or more, £90 a night 17 July to 5 September and bank holidays (2 adults); van £110, £90, £100
Own toilet and shower
No: van has its own compost toilet; shared shower room
Dogs
No dogs
Season
Not stated
Notes
2 nights minimum at peak, 3 over bank holidays
Source
Fernwood Glamping: availability and prices
Wilksworth (Shorefield)
Location
Wimborne BH21 4HW
Units
Two shepherd huts, Baa One and Baa None, each for 2
Price (as published)
Not stated
Own toilet and shower
Yes: shower room with WC; kitchen and wood burner
Dogs
Baa None only, £9 a night
Season
Not stated
Notes
2 nights minimum
Source
Shorefield: shepherd huts
South Lytchett Manor
Location
Lytchett Minster BH16 6JB
Units
Pods, star-gazing yurts, shepherd huts, bell tents, Romany caravans; each for 2 adults and 2 children under 14
Price (as published)
Pods from £75 a night (Sunday to Thursday, off-peak); 2026 peak £153.50 a night
Own toilet and shower
No: shared heated family bathrooms
Dogs
Selected units: £5 a dog a night, up to 2
Season
1 March 2026 to 1 January 2027
Notes
Bring your own bedding and towels
Source
South Lytchett Manor glamping pods
Rockley Park (Haven)
Location
Hamworthy, Poole BH15 4LZ
Units
Glamping pods: one bedroom for 2 plus pull-out beds
Price (as published)
From £69 (period not stated)
Own toilet and shower
Yes: bathroom with shower
Dogs
Not stated for pods
Season
Not stated
Notes
Heated; bed linen included
Source
Haven: Rockley Park accommodation
Holmsley (Camping in the New Forest)
Location
Burley BH23 7EQ
Units
10 bell tents for 2 adults and 2 children
Price (as published)
3 nights: £300 Tuesday to Friday, £360 Friday to Monday, £390 bank holiday weekend
Own toilet and shower
No: shared; no electricity, not heated
Dogs
Holmsley page: a limited number of dog-friendly tents; FAQ says Long Meadow only
Season
Closed: 2026 season was 22 May to 30 September; 2027 dates not yet published
Notes
Bring your own bedding and gas cooker
Source
Camping in the New Forest: Holmsley glamping
Shorefield Country Park treehouses
Location
Milford on Sea SO41 0LH
Units
Four treehouses: two for 2, two for 6
Price (as published)
Not stated
Own toilet and shower
Yes: en-suite; hot tub at all four
Dogs
No, pet free
Season
Not stated
Notes
Silvertree and Coppertree have three en-suites each
Source
Shorefield: treehouses
Brownsea Island Campsite (National Trust)
Location
Brownsea Island, Poole Harbour
Units
Bell tents (2 or 4), tree tents, shepherd’s huts for 2 (new for 2026)
Price (as published)
Not stated on the page (shown when booking)
Own toilet and shower
No: shared toilets, showers and field kitchens
Dogs
No dogs on the island (assistance dogs excepted)
Season
Closed: 2026 season was 3 April to 28 September; 2027 dates not yet published
Notes
2 nights minimum; ferry not included
Source
National Trust: Brownsea Island campsite
Ulwell Holiday Park
Location
Swanage BH19 3DG
Units
Three pods: Stargazer (6), Day’s End (4), Purbeck Way (4)
Price (as published)
2026 tariff £68 to £167 (period not labelled)
Own toilet and shower
Stargazer and Day’s End
Dogs
Not in the Purbeck Way pod; other pods not stated
Season
Park open 1 March to 7 January
Notes
Lead booker 25 or over
Source
Ulwell Holiday Park glamping
Woodyhyde
Location
Corfe Castle BH20 5HT
Units
Eight yurts for 4 (three dog-friendly); shepherd’s huts
Price (as published)
Yurts from £100 a night; Cozy Camper hut from £90; The Cabin from £130
Own toilet and shower
No for yurts (shared showers); Cozy Camper has its own toilet
Dogs
Three dog-friendly yurts only (fee not stated)
Season
Closed for winter; the site gives its season as 1 March to 31 October
Notes
2 nights minimum, 3 in school and bank holidays
Source
Woodyhyde Campsite glamping
Burnbake
Location
Rempstone, Corfe Castle BH20 5JH
Units
Safari tents Agglestone (6) and Heathland (4); five bell tents
Price (as published)
Safari tents 2026: 2 nights midweek £240 to £470; bell tents not stated
Own toilet and shower
No: shared portable showers and toilets
Dogs
Safari tents £25 a dog; bell tents all dog friendly
Season
2026 safari tent tariff 17 April to 1 November; 2027 tariff not yet published
Notes
Lead booker 18 or over
Source
Burnbake 2026 tariffs (PDF)
Downshay Farm
Location
Harman’s Cross, Swanage BH19 3EB
Units
Keepers Hut (2); Daffodil Bell Tent (2 or 4)
Price (as published)
Hut £65 a night off-peak, £95 peak; bell tent £85 a night for 2, £95 for 4
Own toilet and shower
No: shared with the campsite
Dogs
Not stated
Season
2026 season (hut April to October; bell tent 21 May to 1 June and 3 July to 1 September) has ended; 2027 dates not confirmed
Notes
Book by email or phone, £50 deposit
Source
Downshay Farm: Andrea’s Farm Breaks

The table leaves out sites whose own website could not be read on 20 October 2026 or showed no sign of current trading, and glamping listed only on booking sites. Holiday parks that sell glamping alongside caravans and pools, such as Parkdean’s Sandford near Poole, are compared in holiday parks near Bournemouth and Poole.

Glamping closest to Bournemouth

The two sites nearest the town are both north of Christchurch. Parley Court Camping, at Parley Court Farm in Hurn, describes itself as "a short distance from Bournemouth Airport". It pitches canvas bell tents for up to four people, either furnished with beds and bedding or as basic tents, and has toilets and a small shower block but no electric hook-ups. One member of each party must be 21 or over, according to the Parley Court Camping terms.

Sopley Lake, run by DGJ Tanner at Sopley Farm near Christchurch, has a log cabin, a shepherd’s hut and a camping pod at £60 a night each. The hut and cabin have no electricity; the pod has some basic electricity and its own sink. Bedding is not supplied.

Two sites give a drive time to Bournemouth on their own pages. Meadow View Country Park at Wigbeth, north of Wimborne, gives "Bournemouth: 20 minutes", and South Lytchett Manor lists "Bournemouth beaches (20 minutes)" and "Sandbanks (10 minutes)" on each of its glamping pages. Neither page says how the time was measured, and no other site in the table gives a time or distance to Bournemouth.

Check prices for Meadow View Country Park on Booking.com →

Which glamping sites have their own bathroom?

Six of the 15 have at least some units with their own toilet and shower. The pods at Haven’s Rockley Park come with a bathroom with shower, a kitchen area and heating, and Haven’s glamping page says Rockley is its only park with pods. At Ulwell in Swanage, the Stargazer and Day’s End pods have a shower and WC, while the wooden Purbeck Way pod uses the park’s amenities block.

Check prices for Haven Rockley Park →

Wilksworth, Shorefield’s park near Wimborne, has two shepherd huts with a shower room, a kitchen and a wood burner, sold with a two-night minimum. Back of Beyond’s Heather and Bramble are the only en-suite huts on that site, priced from £175 to £235 a night in 2026 depending on season and break. At Meadow View, two of the shepherd’s huts have shower rooms; everything else there uses bathroom blocks kept for glamping guests.

Check prices for Wilksworth Caravan Park →

Elsewhere the bathroom is shared. South Lytchett Manor’s pods, yurts, huts, bell tents and Romany caravans all use the site’s heated family bathrooms, and guests bring their own bedding and towels.

Check prices for South Lytchett Manor glamping on Booking.com →

Glamping with a hot tub near Bournemouth

The four treehouses at Shorefield Country Park in Milford on Sea each have a hot tub and en-suite bathrooms. The Shrubbery and The Spinney sleep two; Silvertree House and Coppertree House sleep six, with three en-suites each. All four are pet free, and Shorefield publishes no price outside its booking system.

Check prices for Shorefield Country Park →

Back of Beyond’s glamping page lists a Hazel Cabin opening in February 2027 for up to four adults with a hot tub. Meadow View rents a hut called The.Cinespa, with a hot tub and film screen, in hour-long sessions rather than overnight.

Dog-friendly glamping near Bournemouth

Seven sites state that dogs can stay in at least some glamping units. Fees, where published:

  • South Lytchett Manor: £5 a dog a night, up to two, in selected pods, yurts, huts and caravans, per its dog-friendly campsite page.
  • Back of Beyond: £7.50 a dog a night, rising to £10 in the en-suite huts; up to two dogs (one in the Kingfisher Pod).
  • Wilksworth: the Baa None hut only, at £9 a night.
  • Burnbake: £25 a dog in the safari tents; the bell tents are all dog friendly.
  • Meadow View, Sopley Lake and Woodyhyde: dogs allowed (up to two small dogs at Meadow View; Woodyhyde’s three dog-friendly yurts only), fee not stated.

Fernwood, Shorefield’s treehouses and Brownsea Island take no dogs. Bournemouth’s summer dog rules for the beaches themselves are in dog-friendly beaches in Bournemouth.

Adults-only glamping

Back of Beyond at St Leonards says it is "exclusively for adults", and its tariff limits extra guests to those over 18. Its glamping runs from the Kingfisher Pod at £75 in low season to the shepherd huts and yurt at £135 at peak, with one-night stays possible on low-season weekdays and two nights at weekends.

Sopley Lake is the other adults-only site in the table. Several sites set an age only for the lead booker: 18 at Burnbake, 21 for one of the party at Parley Court and 25 at Ulwell.

Glamping in the New Forest

Holmsley, the Forestry England site near Burley, has ten unfurnished bell tents, open from 22 May to 30 September in 2026; the operator had not published 2027 dates on 1 November 2026. They are sold as three-night stays: £300 Tuesday to Friday, £360 Friday to Monday and £390 over a bank holiday weekend. The tents have no electricity or heating, and guests bring their own bedding and a gas cooker; a barbecue, coal and utensils are provided. The site page says Christchurch is about 6 miles away.

Long Meadow, near Brockenhurst and further from Bournemouth, is the operator’s other New Forest glamping site with pods as well as bell tents: a large pod sleeps three and a small one two, from £225 for three nights Tuesday to Friday, according to Camping in the New Forest: Long Meadow glamping. Fernwood, at Hangersley Hill near Ringwood, has a shepherd’s hut and a gypsy van for two adults and two children aged 4 to 10, and takes no dogs.

Check prices for Fernwood Glamping on Booking.com →

Glamping on Brownsea Island and in Purbeck

The National Trust campsite on Brownsea Island, in Poole Harbour, has bell tents, tree tents and, new for 2026, shepherd’s huts for two. Its 2026 season ran from 3 April to 28 September, with a two-night minimum, and 2027 dates had not been published on 1 November 2026. The ferry from Poole is not included in the booking, and the campsite is a 20-minute walk from the ferry. Dogs are not allowed on the island.

Four sites are on the Isle of Purbeck, reached from Poole by the Sandbanks chain ferry or round the harbour by road. Woodyhyde, near Corfe Castle, has eight yurts and three shepherd’s huts and says Swanage or Studland beach is "around a 10 minute drive". Burnbake, at Rempstone, has two safari tents and five bell tents. Downshay Farm at Harman’s Cross gives Swanage and the beaches of Studland Bay as just over 4 miles away; its hut ran from April to October in 2026. Ulwell, in Swanage, says the town centre and beach are "a 20-30 minute walk" from the Purbeck Way pod.

Can you glamp on Bournemouth beach?

No. BCP Council’s beach visiting guidelines say no overnight sleeping or camping is allowed on the beach, seafront, cliffs or car parks. For an overnight stay on the seafront, BCP lists the Bournemouth Beach Lodges: 24 self-catering lodges on the promenade near Boscombe Pier, open all year and covered in beach hut hire in Bournemouth.

Frequently asked questions

Which glamping sites near Bournemouth are open in winter?

Meadow View Country Park says it is open all year. South Lytchett Manor’s 2026 season runs to 1 January 2027, Ulwell’s park to 7 January and Back of Beyond to New Year. The New Forest bell tents, Brownsea, Woodyhyde and Sopley Lake have closed for the winter, and Burnbake's 2026 safari tent tariff ends on 1 November.

Do you need to bring your own bedding?

At several sites, yes: Holmsley’s bell tents, Sopley Lake and South Lytchett Manor (yurt bedding is available there as an extra). Rockley Park’s pods and Back of Beyond’s en-suite huts include bed linen, and Ulwell supplies linen in every pod except Purbeck Way.

Can you book glamping near Bournemouth for one night?

Back of Beyond allows one-night glamping stays on low-season weekdays, and Fernwood prices a single night at £100 for two adults. Brownsea, Wilksworth and Woodyhyde have a two-night minimum, and Holmsley sells its bell tents as three-night stays.

Related guides

Sources, checked 1 November 2026

  1. Parley Court Camping: pre-pitched tents (parleycourtcamping.co.uk)
  2. DGJ Tanner: Sopley Lake camping (dantanners.co.uk)
  3. Meadow View Country Park glamping (meadowviewcountrypark.co.uk)
  4. Back of Beyond 2026 tariff (backofbeyondtouringpark.co.uk)
  5. Fernwood Glamping: availability and prices (fernwood-ringwood.co.uk)
  6. Shorefield: shepherd huts (shorefield.co.uk)
  7. South Lytchett Manor glamping pods (southlytchettmanor.co.uk)
  8. Haven: Rockley Park accommodation (haven.com)
  9. Camping in the New Forest: Holmsley glamping (campinginthenewforest.com)
  10. Shorefield: treehouses (shorefield.co.uk)
  11. National Trust: Brownsea Island campsite (nationaltrust.org.uk)
  12. Ulwell Holiday Park glamping (ulwellholidaypark.co.uk)
  13. Woodyhyde Campsite glamping (woodyhyde.co.uk)
  14. Burnbake 2026 tariffs (PDF) (burnbake.com)
  15. Downshay Farm: Andrea’s Farm Breaks (downshayfarm.co.uk)
  16. Parley Court Camping terms (parleycourtcamping.co.uk)
  17. glamping page (haven.com)
  18. glamping page (backofbeyondtouringpark.co.uk)
  19. dog-friendly campsite page (southlytchettmanor.co.uk)
  20. Camping in the New Forest: Long Meadow glamping (campinginthenewforest.com)
  21. beach visiting guidelines (bcpcouncil.gov.uk)

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