CanvasLife Glamping Facts
Many travellers are keen to remove themselves from the hustle and bustle of normal life.
Dorset is an exceptional destination for escape and adventure.
CanvasLife – what’s Included & what to Pack
Included
Your Canvas Bell Tents will be prepared for your comfortable stay, positioned on a generous grass pitch for lovely sunset views and good separation and enjoyment from others.
Listed here the things included in your bell tent (for bookings made direct vs when booked via other sources which may differ) so you can plan what else to bring with you:
Dorset Emperor
- 6m x 4m palatial Emperor Bell Tent
- 1 double and 2 single beds all with real mattresses, bottom sheet and protector***
- 2 director chairs and 2 bean bags for the kids
- Carpet, rug & door mat
- Table
- Light
Outside
- Picnic table & Parasol
- Firepit & BBQ combo – please bring charcoal
- Solar fairy lights
- Bunting
- Fire water bucket
Purbeck Comfort
- 5m Bell Tent
- 1 double and 2 single beds all with real mattresses, bottom sheet and protectors.***
- Full carpet and mat
- Light
- Small table
- Picnic table
- Solar fairy lights
- Bunting
- Firepit – please bring charcoal.
- Fire water bucket
- For Hire BBQ Grill – please bring own utensils.
To Pack & Bring
To make the most of your stay, here are some ideas of what to pack: come rain or shine…
***All bell tent hires need to bring own Pillows & duvets/sleeping bags
Jurassic Basic bell tent hire must bring own beds / inflatable mattresses too***
- Foot wear – flip flops, walking boots, trainers, wellies
- Clothing – summer and keep cosy with emergency warm / wet layers e.g. pack a mac, socks, slippers, woolly hat as the wind can blow on coastal paths any time of year!
- Fun games. When camping our dad packed a bag of outdoor games for hours of sunshine fun. Bring yours too to enjoy in the fields.
- Camping chairs
- Picnic Rug
- Torches, batteries
- Mobile charger/cable – electric points in The Old Barn to charge
- Beach towels, boards, buckets & spades
- Toiletries, hairbrush, tooth brush/paste, shampoo, shower gel and stuff
- Suncream, medications and antihistamine
- Child’s favourite toy to snuggle with …
- Charcoal & BBQ Utensils, plates, cutlery, condiments, cups etc
Jurassic Basic
- 5m Bell tent
- Carpet or rugs
Outside
- Solar fairy lights
- Bunting
- Fire water bucket
Corfe Campers
- Grass pitch non electric
- Use of onsite facilities
Communal
- An area of picnic tables, are available for you to use and enjoy.
- Showers hot & cold
- Composting toilets
- Shared fridges and freezer
- Sinks and drinking water (as sign posted)
- Kettle & Microwave
- Electric Sockets – for charging and inflatables
- NOT for car charging. Please visit local Aldi or Tesco to charge your cars.
For Hire - BBQ & Firepit
- Subject to Availability – Purbeck Comfort Tents can hire BBQ Grill and Jurassic bell tent guests can hire a Fire Pit & BBQ Grill.
- You are welcome to bring your own gas cooker or charcoal BBQ/Firepit if raised off the ground.
- NO wood nor disposable BBQs.
- Please bring charcoal & cooking utensils for BBQ and Fire Pit use
Important Since the devastating fire at Wareham Forest 2020 – council guidance
NO disposable BBQ’s permitted on site.
nb. With this is mind fire pit use will be limited to charcoal or not allowed.
**Do not forage for wood on our private land; this is dangerous and unacceptable and theft can involve Police.**
Hungry...
There are several pubs, restaurants and takeaways in Corfe Mullen (2 Co-op’s, Indian & Fish and Chips takeaways) Broadstone (coffee culture with various cafes/restaurants/Tesco/M&S food store), Lychette Matravers (Tesco express) with larger food stores Tesco and Lidl, Creekmoor, Aldi, Sainsbury, Asda in Poole. However, if you would like to prepare breakfast or make meals during your stay, here’s a list of things to consider bring with you:
- Plates, Pots, Pans, cutlery
- Bin bags
- Lighter and/or matches
- Food & drink – water always good
- Ice blocks, cool box, food storage boxes
- Camping kettle, portable stove, pans
- Condiments, tea, coffee, sugar, tomato sauce/mayonnaise, cooking oil, butter
- Washing up cloths, soaps and tea towels
- Marshmallows and sticks – to roast …