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Downshay Caravan and Camping

Swanage

📍 Haycrafts Lane, Swanage, BH19 3EB

📞 +44 1929 480316

🚆 Nearest station: · 0.4 mi

Downshay Caravan and Camping

Photo: mark green (CC BY-SA 2.0)

  • Working farm setting with views of Corfe Castle and Purbeck Hills
  • Ideally placed for exploring the World Heritage Site coastline
  • A few minutes' walk from Harmans Cross Station
  • Farmed by the same family since 1956
Downshay Farm is a working farm in the heart of the Isle of Purbeck, near Swanage, Dorset, run by the same family since 1956. The farmhouse is largely Victorian, and the site looks out over views of Corfe Castle and the Purbeck Hills. It's ideally placed for exploring the World Heritage Site coastline, with Swanage and the sandy beaches of Studland Bay just over 4 miles away. You're only a few minutes' walk from Harmans Cross Station, and local footpaths and the Swanage Steam Railway make exploring Purbeck easy. Nearby you'll also find museums including the Museum, Fossils & Local Finds and the Swanage Railway Museum, both within a couple of miles.

How far to…

Swanage
just over 4 miles
Studland Bay
just over 4 miles
Harmans Cross Station
a few minutes' walk

Practical details

Open
Caravan site open through September and October

Accommodation on site

  • Touring pitches (caravans, camper vans, trailer te
  • Camping

Details taken from the operator's own website on 27 Sep 2026 — check current terms when you book.

Facilities

  • ✓ Guided Tours
  • 🚆 Near a Train Station

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Where you'll be

Downshay Caravan and Camping

Explore the area

Everything within reach of Downshay Caravan and Camping — days out, famous places and the local food worth walking to.

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Things to do

Days out and attractions, nearest first

Museum, Fossils & Local Finds

🏛️ Museums & Galleries · 1.2 mi

Museum, Fossils & Local Finds

This small museum at the Square and Compass pub showcases over 60 years of fossil and archaeological...

Langton Matravers Museum of the Stone Industry

🏛️ Museums & Galleries · 1.2 mi

Langton Matravers Museum of the Stone Industry

Museum in Langton Matravers, Dorset, England, UK

Dorset Adventure Park

🎢 Theme Parks · 2.4 mi

Dorset Adventure Park

Dorset Adventure Park is an outdoor activity park set across 18 acres of woodland near Corfe Castle,...

Purbeck Mineral and Mining Museum

🏛️ Museums & Galleries · 2.5 mi

Purbeck Mineral and Mining Museum

The Purbeck Mining Museum tells the story of Purbeck Ball Clay mining and its narrow gauge railways,...

Santa-Fe Fun Park

🎢 Theme Parks · 3.1 mi

Santa-Fe Fun Park

Santa-Fe Fun Park is a family-run amusement park set on the marina in Swanage, Dorset, offering ride...

Swanage Museum & Heritage Centre

🏛️ Museums & Galleries · 3.3 mi

Swanage Museum & Heritage Centre

Swanage Museum & Heritage Centre tells the story of Swanage and the wider Purbeck area, from the Vic...

Durlston Castle

🏛️ Museums & Galleries · 3.6 mi

Durlston Castle

Durlston Castle stands within Durlston Country Park, a 1.13 square-kilometre (280-acre) country park...

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Places to visit

The famous spots within a day trip

Corfe Castle

National Trust · 2.2 mi

Corfe Castle

Encombe House

Stately Home & Palace · 2.3 mi

Encombe House

Agglestone Rock

National Trust · 3.4 mi

Agglestone Rock

The Engine House

National Trust · 6 mi

The Engine House

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Eat & drink local

The local legends within walking-ish distance

Square and Compass

🍺 Pubs & Inns · 1.2 mi

Square and Compass

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Scott Arms

🍺 Pubs & Inns · 1.4 mi

Scott Arms

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Corfe Castle Village Bakery

🥐 Bakeries · 2 mi

Corfe Castle Village Bakery

The Greyhound

🍺 Pubs & Inns · 2 mi

The Greyhound

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The Sweet Shop

🍬 Sweet Shops & Fudge · 2 mi

The Sweet Shop

🎭 Venues with something on nearby

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