There are plenty of other National Trust properties in the region too, including Montactute House, Lytes Cary Manor and Tintinhul Gardens. The gardens are forever evolving, featuring designs like the Asian woodland and Prairie garden.
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It takes just under 15 minutes to drive to Forde Abbey, a privately owned former Cistercian monastery full of history dating back almost 1,000 years and featured in the film adaptation of Hardy’s Far From the Madding Crowd. Home to the Newman family since 1963, we are excited to share this special place and welcome you and your families as guests to our home. For 2022 we have converted an old barn into a covered area for guests to use during their stay, with phone charging points, a communal fridge, fresh artisan coffee and bar selling some local brews.
It also includes participation in the Club’s ‘Trees for Life’ scheme, whereby a tree is planted for every member we enrol.Ī short distance from the farm buildings, the camping ground is nestled in the edge of ancient woodland, offering up to 13 spacious and private tent pitches in a mix of habitats. Membership costs just £12 for the calendar year and gives you access to some of the greenest campsites in the UK. ** In order to comply with countryside planning policy, we operate as a Greener Camping Club members-only campsite. **You must select a "Greener Camping Club Membership" extra when you book to stay at Wytch Wood. Hidden away in a secluded valley near Crewkerne in South Somerset, Wytch Wood Camping at Blackmore Farm opened its gates for the first time in May 2021. Named as one of Time Out's best 13 best UK campsites, Wytch Wood Camping is a peaceful retreat surrounded by woodland and wildflowers. In some ways its a route that follows the natural course of the campsite – the spring that supplies the water here is also a natural source of the River Axe, which ultimately wiggles it's way south through the countryside to the Jurassic Coast too. A stroll to the top of the nearest hill offers stunning views of Somerset and Dorset, including views to the Pilsdon and Lewesdon Hills, while a walk south will link you up with the Liberty Trail, a long distance footpath that runs right down to Lyme Regis and the Jurassic Coast. If you want to explore beyond the campsite, there are plenty of footpaths that cross the farm, including some that are being developed specifically for Wytch Wood guests. Biodegradable shampoo and dish-washing liquid is provided to make sure that, along with the off-grid facilities, even the soaps you use have as little impact on the environment as possible. That's not to say there aren't conscientious touches.
There are composting loos (almost one per pitch), hot showers and taps that supply freshly filtered drinking water but don't expect a playground or electricity. There's a good choice of camping habitats, certainly, but as far as facilities go things are still relatively paired back. Each pitch comes with seating, a firepit and initial supply of logs and you can choose from a pitch in the dappled shade of the lofty Beech trees or pick a spot among the grasses of the open wildflower meadow. Small and unobtrusive, the camping area is nestled in the edge of an ancient wood a short distance from the farm buildings. Which still leaves time to explore the valley and drive to the beach in the afternoon. You can take a tour, buy fresh lamb for your barbecue and learn more about their environmental practices all within the space of a morning. But that's exactly what makes it so special. With a flock of over 500 breeding ewes, as well as a number of equestrian businesses operating from the yard, the place is still very much a working farm. The farm has been home to the Newman family since the early 1960s but it's only recently they've opened their gates to campers. You could say Wytch Wood Campsite has been over 50 years in the making.
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