KNAVESWELL FARM Glamping Dorset

Glamping Dorset

Knaveswell Farm in Dorset with glamping in safari tents and a self catering cottage is set on a 156 acres dairy farm. Most of our fields grow grass and our herd spends all spring and summer out at grass. We love to see our cows outside eating grass in green fields, producing “free range” milk. We milk the cows twice a day, early in the morning and mid afternoon.

Glampers can collect eggs from the hens on site and visit the piglets and/or lambs if they are in residence. Up at the farm guests are welcome to watch our herd of cows being milked in the afternoons or visit the calves. In spring we often have lambs for bottle feeding if guests would like to help.

Groups are welcome – although please note stag and hen parties must take all 5 glamping tents so that other guests are not disturbed.

OUR SAFARI TENTS
We’ve been welcoming glamping guests to Knaveswell since 2008 and now offer guests 5 large and en suite safari tents set at the edge of woodland in a secluded field on the farm. Our tents sleep up to 6 guests and include

• Proper beds made up ready for you with hand towels, bath towels and bath mat
• Kingsized Bed
• Bedroom with twin Beds
• Cosy Cabin style Bed
• Private loo and basin with hot running water
• Private shower with hot water
• Rustic kitchen unit with butlers sink and hot running water, washing up liquid, oven gloves and tea towels
• Kitchen dresser stocked with pots and pans, crockery, cutlery and utensils including our favourite Falcon enamelware teapots, mugs and beakers
• Supplies of tea, coffee, hot chocolate and sugar, olive oil, salt and pepper, kitchen foil and clingfilm
• Electric Kettle for an early morning cuppa whilst the woodburning stove heats up
• Large Igloo cool box to keep your food cold with a supply of icepacks up at the farm
• Wooden dining table with chairs and bench seating 6 guests
• Big comfy leather sofa in the living area and a vintage trunk “coffee table”
• Large woodburning stove with an oven, supplies of firewood, kindling, firelighters and matches
• Electricity…. just a little bit of the modern world…. a couple of overhead lanterns in the living and kitchen area plus a brighter light in the loo cabin, a couple of sockets for charging a mobile or two and a small electric kellte
• Candle lanterns with supply of tealight candles

OUTSIDE you will find…

• Decked front porch with picnic table
• Large barrel BBQ/firebowl with a bag of charcoal

LOCAL AREA
We are situated almost exactly halfway between Corfe Castle and Swanage and we’re nestled underneath Nine Barrow Down which forms part of the South West Coast Path. Some of the most popular attractions we suggest you might like all close by to the farm include

• Seaside resort of Swanage is under 3 miles from the farm
• Corfe Castle and its pretty village under 4 miles from the farm
• Studland Beach, 5 miles of National Trust sandy beach is under 5 miles from the farm
• Swanage Steam Railway which travels through the beautiful countryside from Corfe Castle to Swanage is under 3 miles from farm
• Abundance of local footpaths and cycle trails which allow visitors to explore the rocks, wildlife and rivers within the Purbeck area
• Nine Barrow Down which forms part of the South West Coast Path is directly behind the farm and easily accessed via the footpath in one of our fields
• Durlston Country Park, Swanage
• Kimmeridge Bay where you can visit the Marine Centre and hunt for fossils on the beach
• Bovington Tank Museum
• Monkey World Ape Rescue Centre
• Lulworth Cove and Durdle Door
• Brownsea Island in Poole Harbour

PRICES
From ￡61 per night per tent
We welcome dogs at ￡25 each (maximum 2 per tent and must be booked in advance)