About

Flowerdew Farm is a low impact sustainable working alpaca and goat small holding, camping and glamping site, that supports community, sustainability, play, creativity and wellness through time in nature and with animals.

Located in an area of outstanding natural beauty on West Dorset’s stunning Jurassic coast.

Slow down, rest up, create, play, learn and give back to nature

Providing a safe and fun space giving alternative, healthier options to the challenges that we all face in our daily lives.

We Believe In
Outdoor experiences: We offer nature and animal inspired meet sessions
Community: Training and volunteer program
Inclusivity: Working with EDI and promoting access to all
Diversification: Ethical farming and giving back to nature
Mindfulness: In depth Wellness and wild nature experiences
Sustainability: Eco friendly as we can, where we can, we recycle, reuse, renew. All products on site are eco. *Except our boot wash.
Learning & discovering: We encourage play and run creative and craft workshops and run seasonal offerings

Farm Glamping & Camping

Come experience a stay on our working sustainable alpaca and goat farm. You get to sleep right next to our animals. We have a beautiful campsite, with 360 countryside views. If you want a bit more comfort you can book a furnished nature inspired bell tent in our glamping field.

We offer non electric grass pitches surrounded by our glorious Dorset countryside, offering a wilder nature camping experience.

Need some comfort? You can stay in Bertie, Bella and Bettie the Empty Bell Tents. Just bring your own comforts, you don't put up the tent, we do!

Plain lazy, or just want to treat yourself? You can stay in our nature inspired furnished Barry The Bell Tent.

You can also hire out our whole site!

Farm Facilities

We encourage our guests to embrace our eco vibes. We still have comfort, but with a more wild experience in nature.

●  Shared Hot Shower

●  Drinking water points

●  Wash up stations

●  Toilet *Extra events toilets at peak times

●  Recycling points

●  Picnic Benches

●  Star Gazing Willow Dome

●  Eco products provided

●  Solar lit

●  Wifi is available

●  Shared fridge and freezer

●  Stables rest room

Alpaca & Goat Experiences

Come meet our fur family at Flowerdew Farm, not only do we have an ethical alpaca breeding program, producing fleece and their black magic beans for sale. We also believe animal therapy is a powerful tool which benefits our mental and physical well being. Come spend time with our animals, they will help calm your nervous system and put a smile on your face. Our alpacas and goats cannot wait to meet you!

Wellness & Workshops

Flowerdew Farm will be hosting a number of workshops, retreats and outdoor events such as willow sculpturing by Jo Sadler Willow, alpaca and goat yoga, animal art classes, wellness and mindful classes and nature inspired workshops. Often guided by our land and our animal gurus. We can also curate and organise a workshop catered to your requirements and group experience.

Location

Located in an area of outstanding natural beauty in the gorgeous village of Puncknowle, on the West Dorset Jurassic coast. Flowerdew has far reaching countryside views, surrounded by local walks, cycling and beaches on our doorstep. .

Golden Cap for coastline views, Codgen Beach for foraging, Hive Beach and West Bay for fish and chips; or Charmouth for some fossil dinosaur hunting.

Near By

If you need a bit more life, you can walk to our gorgeous village pub Crown Inn Puncknowle in 10-15 minutes. Great pub food, friendly locals and they put on great bands!

The market town of Bridport runs a market every Wednesday and Saturday, only 10 minutes by car. Or you can visit the medieval town of Dorchester only 20 minutes by car.

Support Local

Dorset NHS START Mental Health Team

Partnering with Dorset NHS START Mental Health Team, we are helping provide volunteer opportunities and extended support beyond our animal, nature, creative wellness sessions. We believe in supporting mental health, our local community and providing opportunities to others in our local rural area. Click here to learn more.

Jo Sadler Willow

Is our amazing artist in residence. Jo helped build and design our gorgeous stargazing willow dome, as well as running a number of willow workshops all inspired by our animals and nature. Jo also believes in learning and wellness through crafting, creativity and play. Catering for all abilities and access to all. You could get to take your own alpaca home (Willow that is!)

https://www.josadlerwillow.com/

Crown Inn Puncknowle

We support our local village pub, which is a 10-15 min walk from the site and provides great pub food, friendly locals, bingo, a quiz night, great bands and when the kitchen is not open, the food trucks are there. So if you don’t want to cook, you can eat in the pub and they will even do the washing up! Or you can take it away and bring your food back to the comfort of your camping chair!

Modbury Farm shop

As well as supporting our local pub, we have the most wonderful farm shop just down the road. We highly recommend a visit, however if you want to book something yummy ahead ready to pick up for your BBQ or breakfast, you can click or collect. Or if you have a special requirement, we can call ahead and check their stock for you. They stock local, ethical and farm to table, as well as gluten free and vegan.

Modbury Farm shop sits in the heart of the Bride Valley on a working Farm. Supporting local producers and makers as part of the Lensomy (unconditional love) Lifestyle community.

Burton Bradstock Stand Up Paddle Board Hire

Why not make your stay even more special with some adventures on the water.

It’s simple – Adventures don’t need lengthy planning. Whether you are after a family day out in the sun to explore the local coastline and waterways or a chance to get that perfect shot of the sunset with your best friend, pre-book, grab one of our boards or kayaks in a bag, and the only thing you’ll have to worry about is capturing the moment!

You can pre-book for your holiday and they will even drop off a board to Flowerdew Farm or to a local beach destination that you desire! Burton Bradstock SUP also champions mental health and wellness and facilitates beach clean ups.