Swanage Bijou Camping

Swanage Bijou Camping is a small, central tents-and-campervans site at Kirkwood Park Golf Centre in the seaside town of Swanage, Dorset. It sits on level, mown golf-course ground just a 7 minute walk across the park from Swanage beach, town centre, pier and the steam railway station, which is unusually close for the area and saves the hill climbs and parking charges most local sites involve. This is free-choice camping with no marked pitches, so you pick your spot and can group with friends, and cars are kept 40 metres from the tents for a quieter, safer field. It suits tent campers, small VW or Transit sized campervans and families, with a free adventure playground, skate park and playing fields backing onto the site. It does not suit caravans, large motorhomes or anyone needing electric hook-up, as there is none. Open fires and barbecues are allowed by your tent, which is rare this close to town, and hot showers, fridge, freezer and airbed pumps are free. Payment is cash on arrival with a BACS deposit. Swanage Bijou Camping opens in summer only, roughly late July to mid September, with pitches from £25 a night including two people and a car. Luxury bell tents are offered separately through the sister Swanage Bijou Glamping site.