Home Farm Camping near Blanford Forum Dorset
Home Farm Camping is nestled in the village of Tarrant Gunville between Salisbury and Blandford Forum Dorset. Our site offers boutique bell tents and yurts as well as regular camping and motorhome pitches situated on our rural working farm. On site you will find Home Farm Shop and our award winning tearoom.
Our specialities are exclusive glamping hen weekends, however we welcome everyone from families to couples looking for a romantic getaway, group bookings and corporate bookings. In 2018 we won the Wedding Extra category in The Dorset Wedding Supplier Awards.
We can arrange a variety of activities both on and off site so you can indulge in as much or as little rest and relaxation as you like. We have on site bell tent and yurts, showers and toilets as well as our established farm shop and tearoom offering wood fired pizzas in the summer to afternoon teas to a full English breakfast as well as many other delights so you can sit back and relax and be really catered for.
Whatever you choose to do during your visit, you can end the day stargazing by your own log fire.
BELL TENTS – for families, couples and singles
Our Bell Tents are furnished and include
- Airbeds
- Carpet flooring with door mats
- Cushions and rugs
- Low tables
- Small mirror
- Battery fairy lights and wind up lanterns
- Solar fairy lighting outside your bell tent and of course bunting
- Cool box and frozen ice packs (these can be exchanged in the Farm Shop for freshly frozen ones)
- Plates, bowls, mugs, glasses, knifes, forks and spoons x 4
- Single portable gas cooker
- Kettle
- Two saucepans and a frying pan
- Water carrier
- Washing up bowl
- Hot water bottles
- Large porch canopy
- BBQ and Fire Pit
DOG FRIENDLY Bell Tents available
Bedding pillows, duvets and all linen is available at an additional cost
Please note this is separate to hen party packages, please enquire
YURT TENTS
The ‘Copse’ and the ‘Glebe’ were built locally following a traditional Mongolian design and set apart from each other so you will never feel rushed or crowded. Each yurt is built on raised wooden platforms. Yurts are an amazing experience for children and we aim to be as child friendly as possible, travel cots available on request, but please could you bring your own bedding for these including sheets.
The ‘Copse’ sleeps 4-5 and is equipped to offer a comfortable yet simple way of life, it is decorative and comfortably furnished with futons, wood burner and cutlery. Bed linen and duvets are also included.
The ‘Glebe’ sleeps 2-3 and is furnished as above with double and single futon. Bed linen and duvets are also included.
Both yurts also include
- Futons
- Bed linen, pillows and duvets
- Wood burner and log basket (we will supply you with your first full log basket, some kindling and fire lighters, top ups can be purchased from Home Farm Shop)
- Cool Box – on arrival you will have two or three frozen ice packs in your cool box, when they need re-freezing we will swap them for frozen ones
- Tea, Coffee, Sugar and a pint of milk for your first morning warm drink
- Mugs, glasses’, plates and cutlery etc
- Cooking equipment for your BBQ and gas stove
- Mirror
- Table and chairs
- Wind up lantern
- Water carrier
- Fire extinguisher
- First aid box
- Umbrella
- Outdoor Table and chairs
- BBQ and Fire Pit (charcoal, logs and kindling etc available from Home Farm Shop)
THE YURT KITCHEN
Near the Yurts is your own shared kitchen area consists of kitchen units, two camping cookers, pots, pans and utensil’s.
If however you don’t fancy cooking then just a stones throw away is Home Farm Shop, Why not choose something from the amazing, mouthwatering menu in Abigail’s Kitchen, that includes full Farmhouse English breakfast, light lunches and afternoon teas. And if you are feeling really lazy after a busy day exploring, why not look through the specials menu and have dinner delivered to your yurt door!
Sorry, no dogs allowed on our yurt stays
HEN PARTIES – THE ULTIMATE GIRLS WEEKEND
With our award winning farm shop and tearooms on-site. Abi and her team can offer a cooked breakfast for the duration of your stay, a fantastic evening meal for the hens that don’t fancy burnt burgers or a traditional English Afternoon Tea ready and waiting for you on arrival, complete with vintage china, scones and cakes. For those of you brave enough to ‘cook it yourself’, BBQs and fire pits are supplied, please enquire for BBQ list and Salads.
Our large Emperor Tent is also available for hire and is perfect for communal activities where you can all get together in a large space and chill, why not make the wedding favours, play games, or just relax with a few glasses of wine from the farm shop!
We can also offer a range of experiences to make your Glamping Hen Party unforgettable. From a visit to a Dorset Cider Farm, to clay pigeon shooting, there will be something for everyone. Activities that can be organised for you (subject to availability) such as
- Dorset Cider Farm Visit
- Beauty Treatments
- Clay Pigeon Shooting
- Aromatherapy
- Craft Activities
- Massage
- Paint Balling
- Water Sports
- Bushcraft Activities
- Wine Tasting
- Bootcamp
Hens@Home Farm will only accommodate up to 2 hen parties at any given weekend, single hen parties with over 18 hens will have exclusive use of the site , meaning you will have full use of the facilities, which include showers, toilets, a BBQ shelter/area, plenty of countryside walks and of course, as much Dorset fresh air as you can inhale!
SITE FACILITIES
- Showers and toilets
- Our award winning Home Farm Shop and Tearooms, offering fantastic local produce, traditional farmhouse breakfast, lunches, cream teas and the ultimate vintage afternoon tea, served on vintage china.
PRICES
Camping from £30 per night
Please bring ….
Towels and toiletries
Tea Towels, washing up liquid, kitchen cloths
Waterproofs, wellies, walking boots (as we all know the Great British weather is known to be very unpredictable)
Torches (for night when the moonlight just isn’t quite enough)