(DT3 4JL) Abbotsbury - 3 Rodden Row

fantastic stop. stayed 2 nights. great pub next door fantastic food friendly staff great for dog walks

Super endroit, très calme, le cadre est vraiment top, le village est super joli et le prix est imbattable, 8 £ pour 24h !

Cracking park up, overlooking the fields and farm buildings. Very peaceful and a beautiful Dorset village. The Swan Inn around the corner is well worth a visit, good food, good beer, and friendly staff. A little gem of a place and hopefully it will stay that way.

pay machine wasn't working, a little bit of a faff to get online but the website does work decent price, about £1 an hour seems reasonable. great location to be able to walk into town and check out the craft shops and cafes

enfin un site sympa pour 8 livres les 24 heures c est rare en Angleterre et mérite d être souligné !

Lovely clean and tidy parking area. A few MoHos parked up with us.

Amazing little spot – we stayed here in March 2025. Please take your rubbish home or this place won’t stay open for campers. A local at the pub said they’re considering banning vans due to people dumping waste. The Swan Inn next door offers free camping with a meal, but they’ve had similar issues. Be respectful. Great 4G. Starlink struggles due to trees.

Ein echt schöner Platz bei einem ehemaligen Kloster. Tagsüber mehr los, aber ab 18 Uhr nur noch wenige Wohnmobile, die hier übernachten. Man kann schöne Wanderungen durch diese historische Gegend und bis ans Meer unternehmen.

Great spot. Not super busy. Right next to the Swan Inn and less than ten minute walk to another pub Ilchester Arms. Public toilets, open 24 hrs same distance. Super little bake house called Bellenies, serving fresh pastries and sausage rolls etc etc. Open 7am today. Lovely coffee too. We will definitely be back. Off to the Swannery today, 10 mins away.

Super spot. Decent walk to the chapel. Will stay again

Spent two nights here, beautiful village with 24 hour toilets around a 4 minute walk away. £8 for 24 hours. Quiet car park with a number of other campers and motorhomes. Loads of spaces despite the fact it was relatively busy on Easter weekend.

We stayed 2 nights 4&5 April 25. The location is beautiful. We walked up to Hardy Momument from here & the views were stunning. The toilets in the village are spotlessly clean & definitely 24hrs. There are huge rubbish bins in the lane just past the Abbey Cafe, 3 minute walk away. £8 for 24hrs, pay at the machine. See photos for bins & payment info. We'll definitely stay here again.

lovely and quiet the pub the Swan is a great pub the staff are very friendly and pleasant oh and had a couple of pints fantastic. definitely going back for a peaceful weekend

Stayed here last night, 4 other vans, quiet apart from church bells. Excellent, toilets a few hundred yards away are 24/7. Plenty of walks too with the dogs, would stay here again with no hesitation

Nice, peaceful spot in January. £8 for night. Unfortunately both pubs were closed on a Sunday evening, as was the Swannery.

£8 for 24hrs not bad very quite and not a single car or van all night. Ilchester arms closed but ship was open and you can get too the pub via the car park corner entrance directly. food was ok ish. no amenities but 5 min walk toilets open 24/7. great walks and cafes directly walking distance.

Lovely little car park in a beautiful village. No facilities but public toilets open 24/7 in the village centre less than 5 mins walk away. Sadly, both village pubs were closed last night (Thusday, 2 Jan). Lovely scenic walk up the hill to St Catherine's Chapel in the morning.

Great spot, there were about 4 other vans here, Swan pub on the doorstep and Ilchester Arms down the road. 24/7 public toilets a short walk away (5min)

Excellent pour passer une nuit au calme. Bel environnement et proche du village.

Excellent spot. £8 for 24hrs. Lovely quiet village, equally lovely walks. The Swannery is worth a visit. Wish there were more spots like it throughout the UK!

Fab car park, paid £7.80 per night.... close to picture perfect village centre and attractions...... lovely footpaths around countryside and to coastal path approx 10 mins, stayed 2 x nights. Local ppl smiley and welcoming, Toilets 4 minute walk in village centre, open 9.30am, nice and clean. on bus route x53 to Weymouth or Axminster £2 per journey felt safe and welcomed.

An absolute gem of a place, £8 for 24 hours. In beautiful settings. A few circular walking trails (easy) and a couple of pubs. Public toilet in the village. Please look after this gem, take your rubbish with you and please, please don't spoil it for others.

8£ las 24h. Varias plazas disponibles, noche muy tranquila con otras 2 campers. Al lado del pueblo. Ojalá mas sitios así en Inglaterra

Good park up for 24hrs. Note toilets are closed July 2024! I don't know for how long but looks like they are doing work on them. Great village to walk around, number of historic sites, cafes. Do visit tithe barn. Good longer circular walks from here too.

This spot is absolute paradise. We got some amazing weather which added to the picturesque and quiet village. We went on a run down to the beach in the morning and the views were amazing. Spots like this need to be looked after. Amazing.

fab large and spacious car park to stop over in a very pretty place. There is an English heritage site to visit which you can walk to from the car park.

Simply cannot believe how lovely this car park is. Parked at the bottom with uninterupted view of the rolling hills. Abbotsbury is the epitome of a picturesque English country village. little shops, galleries, pubs and cafes. Public toilets - clean, open 24/7 5 minutes walk. Locals welcoming. Stunning countryside walks to beach. £8 for 24 hours. No max duration stated - stayed 2 nights

A great resource allowing you to stay in the village and patronise the local traders. Nice and spacious area, doesn't feel like a car park, nice and green.

Lovely village and lots of lovely walks. We did 10 mile circular walk up and round to Chesil Beach, great views. Though direct route to beach and Swannery much shorter. Very peaceful and lovely views. Machine was playing up so paid cash £8 for night. Please be respectful and leave it clean, this is a little gem.

A really lovely spot. Quiet and felt secure. Near the lovely village and shops.

stayed here for one night. £8. plenty of space. good place to visit the swanery. good old traditional pub nearby. hi

Cracking park up for £8! Quiet night and felt safe. Plenty space and no bother parking 7m van. Recommend a wander down to Cherries Farm Cafe, it’s a short pretty walk and there are some lovely independent shops down there too. Very quaint village, will definitely visit again. Only wish Dorset had more spots like this!

Perfect for overnight there are toilets 5 mins walk away open 24hrs Swan pub has good food just next door

stayed here for the night with 3 other motorhomes was very nice and quiet.

Paid parking during the day, £8 at machine or on app. No facilities (bin was overflowing) but Swan Inn right next to it which does amazing food. About 6 campers there overnight, but peaceful and safe. Probably quiet, except for the 2 hour thunder and lightning storm we got to watch!!

Great place right in the middle of the village very quite night sleep dose get a little busier in the morning great price £8 for 24hr will definitely stay again a great move by the estate to allow motorhomes / campers to stop over

Perfect spot, well worth the £8/24h. Clean and 24/7 available public toilet a few minutes away with loads is space. There were a few others cars and 3 other campervans, but all very quiet and no disturbances.

Had a very nice stop here, paid £8 via the app no problems. Quiet village, just 2 other campers when we stayed & one nice local in the morning with her horse. Large and flat spot with shade. Beautiful village to visit for lovely walks & a swannery. Great spot on the Dorset coast which is hard to find overnight parking.

Schöner, ruhiger Platz in einem urigen Dorf. 8£/24h fanden wir völlig ok. Über einen wunderschönen Küstenpfad durch Kuhweiden kann man zum Kiesstrand laufen. Auf dem Hügel gibt es eine sehenswerte Kapelle aus dem 14. Jahrhundert und eine tolle Aussicht aufs Meer und aufs Dorf. Wenige Minuten vom Parkplatz entfernt gibt es eine öffentliche Toilette. Vielen Dank für diese Übernachtungsmöglichkeit!

Einfach nur extrem schön und mitten in der Natur. Hier kann man sogar auch länger verweilen. Für 8£ völlig in Ordnung. Vielen Dank das es so etwas noch gibt. Keine Versorgung etc.

Schöner Parkplatz in einem kleinen Dorf. Parkgebühr £8/24h und nahezu ebene Stellfläche. Öffentliche Toiletten und ein kleiner SPAR Supermarkt 5 Gehminuten entfernt. Zahlreiche Wanderwege in der Umgebung, in 30 Minuten über Kuhweiden zum Strand. Gemütlicher Pub direkt nebenan. Tagsüber einige Wanderer und Hundebesitzer, die diesen Parkplatz nutzen. Nachts aber sehr ruhig.

Fantastic location in a very quaint village, great 4G, toilets 5 mins away and water access in churchyard.

Netter Spot, bis auf Mülleimer kein weiterer Service. Kneipe Swann Inn Fussläufig zu erreichen. Netter Wirt, gutes Bier. Bodenständige einfache englische Küche. Wir fanden es gut.

Absolutely brilliant one night here on 30/04/23, it was nice and quiet. Kids got to play right outside the van on the logs and grass, could see some farm animals. £8 for 24 hours. Pub next door and Public toilets about 4 minutes walk (sign says open 24 hours). Would definitely stay again!

Great overnight spot. Abbotsbury village car park, £8 for 24 hours via cash, phone or app. Arrived about 5.30pm, lots of spaces, quiet and level. The Swan Inn right next door.

Lovely little overnight stay! Flat, well maintained, Quiet with a good distance from road. £8 24 hours by machine or app - machine wouldn’t move on after putting the reg in so paid by app instead. Pub next door, although no services there is a 24hr toilet 4 mins walk away. Credit to Abbotsbury as these are well maintained and cleaned regularly! Surrounding area has great views and places to visit.

Lovely park up for night. Pretty village and quiet. Think it was £8 a night.

Lovely quite night. Pub next door serves lovely food. Toilets are open all night but are a 5 min walk away (not good if you are desperate) would recommend

Looking forward to this quiet parkup. However only other van we shared it with had a 5 hour long, loud domestic! Shouting, screaming, car alarm blaring and throwing of articles all around the van. Sadly we fear this will just attract negative attention from the nearby houses which will probably in turn add restrictions to the car park £8 all night, maybe we were just unlucky...

Great place to spend the night. So quiet, a few steps from the friendly Swan Inn. Highly recommended for a safe and peaceful 'wild' camp. £8 for 24 hours, no services but isn't self sufficiency one of the joys of motorhoming?

Spent Saturday night here. Quiet location minutes walk from centre of village. Public toilets 4 mins walk away, on Back Street near Tea Rooms. Good walk from car park round Chapel Hill.

Large, quiet car park, with grass and trees around, paid £8 to park for 24 hours including overnight

Nice and quiet park up £1 an hour, £8 for 24 hours. pub on hand which serves food until 8pm. 15mins to the beach, which is signposted. Little spar shop in the village where you can pick up most bits you may need.

Parking très mignon et pas cher : 1£ de l'heure. Idéal pour se rendre jusqu'à la petite chapelle d'Abbotsbury.

Stayed overnight on a Saturday in late March. All good. Didn’t seem to be free overnight so paid £8 for 24hrs.

Nice view, lovely walk to Chesil beach. Pub and spar very close to this car park and quiet at night.

Great spot to stay over - 8£ for 24hrs very quiet- handy for spar shop …. Well recommend x

Don't shout, and don't blame us if we're wrong, but we've just been told by a local that the anpr cameras were never fitted. Ilchester Arms booked up but Swan happy to accommodate!

Stayed here last night and slept very well! Nice and quiet, SPAR and tea rooms nearby. Very cute village to walk around in the morning too.

Just spent the night here. Very quiet location and friendly locals offering advice on the parking meter.

A beautiful park up to sleep. Lovely views, a grassy area to pop a table and chairs overlooking some old ruins. Very quiet at night and only 3 other Motorhomes when we were there. The parking machine is working now and takes card or pay by phone. There is a local Spar shop a 5 min walk in the village, direct access to SW Coastal path to Chisel Beach, Abbotsbury Tropical Gardens and Swannery. The monastery is stunning, with a little lake, there were baby ducklings when we were there - access down a little lane from the car park, follow signs for Abbotsbury Flowers. Would definitely park here again.

£8 for 24hrs handy for strolling around, fairly quiet at night

What a great place, with a beautiful view! Very tranquil. Machine still not in use - so we may come back again later in the week!

Great little place to park! No parking metre but would have been happy to pay! Really quiet and a gorgeous little village to explore, aswell as Chesil beach!

The price has gone up 300%

Now has cameras and a parking ticket machine...

Parking machine still broken. Sign says you are welcome for free just keep off grass and take home litter. This village is immaculate, in a lovely stone not unlike cotswold, a sea view not from car park, but a little walk out of it past the church. It is so quiet and relaxed. Plenty of space. would have happily paid whatever. 6.9.2020

We were very luck as the new machines had a sign saying they are currently out of service and we could park for free. But I would gladly pay for that stay. Amazing scenery.

NCP machines just been put in today with ANPR on entry/exit. £8 21:00 to 10:00 but no mention of camping/campervans.

Stayed for 2 nights. No-one was in the sedentary box so didn’t pay anything even though would have been happy to do so. Lovely spot with a few things around to see. Also Weymouth not far. Great meal in the Ilchester. Lovely little village. Would highly recommend.

Stayed here for a night. Perfect location. Lovely little village. Not very busy and very quiet.

Stayed here last night. on arrival we didn't have to pay as none was there. very clean. alot of cars parked in the day time but soon emptied. 1other motorhome stayed aswel. 2 local pubs the Swan wasn't very nice dated and not very welcoming, the other was the oppersite and served lovely food. a quite night. public toilets at the swannary about half a mile walk

Nice quiet place to stop. On our visit there were 6-7 other camper vans/motor homes which made it feel safe. Around 6 miles from Weymouth and close to Chesil beach. Public toilets a short walk away in the village. Turn left out of car park, then right into village. Toilets on the right.

Lovely car park with farm view. There is a notice to pay £3.50 but there was no one in the box so I assume it is for the children’s farm. Village is beautiful with a couple of pubs farm shop and beach a short walk.

Very nice spot, quiet in winter. Water tap by the church we filled up and another tap at cricket club. Just ask permission at town information for the cricket club. :)

A great little stopover in a nice little village. Great scenery on the way in both directions. There was no attendant when we arrived at around 4.30pm on a Thursday, we left by 8.30am the next day due to our schedule. Very pleased with this one!

An ideal overnight stopover in the car park of this pretty little village with its thatched cottages. Very quiet over looking fields. Two pubs in walking distance, the local shop and toilets. There was no one to give parking money to. They should certainly have an honesty box for the quieter months.

Good bacon from village farm shop. Fresh eggs for sale by car park entrance. Public toilets, 250m, basic but well cleaned even on Christmas Day. Pub staff friendly. A great village and great stopover.

Quiet, gravel car park, away from main road and in a delightful village. Public toilets a 5-10 minute walk away

Good little stop over, next to traditional pub with good food. Walking distance to Abbotsbury swannery avoiding narrow road for our 7m motorhome. Reminded us of a typical French village motorhome Aire.

Schöner Platz unter Bäumen direkt im Ort. Sehr freundlich und ausgesprochen günstig.

Perfect little spot, very welcoming villagers, lovely pub on the corner of the gravel car park serving decent pub grub at a reasonable price. Arrived at 6pm and left at 10am the next morning, cost us £2! Public toilets about 270m walk away, turn left out of car park, they are just by the church, seem to be open 24 hrs :)

Bon parking très calmeun super petit village avec commodité avec de bonnes balades à dont la chapelle St catherineet sa vu à couper le souffle endroit rare ...

C'est très bien joli village. Super placement calme

Fonctionnel et pratique, au calme et à proximité de départs de balades. Joli village à visiter. Parfait pour flâner.

Passer une bonne nuit au calme jusqu'a 8h, nous sommes arrivés dimanche 15h et personne pour payer dans la cabane, le lundi matin 8h30 personne non plus donc nous sommes partis, bon spot surtout que dans les environs, il n'y a pas grand chose, c'est dur l'Angleterre ? Plus facile en Ecosse et Irlande de trouver des coins sympas mais c'est comme ça !... Ok pour gros camper poids lourd.

Perfect location, right next to the swan inn pub

Really good place to stay. In the heart of the village. No facilities but no problems.

Really good place to stay in the centre of this lovely village.

A perfect spot to treasure.

Stayed for 1 night on 29th may. Lovely spot near a children’s farm. Very popular so car park was busy during the day. Very quite night. Lovely spot to stop.

Arrivée à 15h, nous n'avons payé que 2 £ au lieu de 3.50 £. Le parking est très agréable et calme. Nous avons pris le Cream Tea dans les jardins de Abbey House, juste à côté. A recommander ?.

Great little place to stay we have stayed here a few times now! Nice location not too far from Weymouth! can get busy in the mornings depending on the time of year!

Endroit génial...super calme avec plein de place et une auberge sympa pas trop cher juste à côté...pas un bruit et très agréable au matin avec le lever de soleil sur les lamas juste en face du parking

Well worth the £3.50 for a quiet night in beautiful village. Public toilet only 100m away. Great walks from here. Thanks for recommending.

We arrived in the evening had a meal at the pub next door which was ok. nice and quite, flat. We left in the morning. This was in August but wasn’t busy, just a handful of vans. I would recommend.

We enjoyed a quiet and relatively calm night despite strong winds and heavy rain in early February. Two other motorhomes parked there, which looked like they were being stored. No one there to take payment and no honesty box either. Parts of the site are slightly sloping but the area at the bottom of the carpark is flat and not under trees.

Arrived in the dark and left early so nobody was there to pay. A good level spot with plenty of room.

Spent two very quiet nights here. Great spot in a really lovely village. There was no-one to pay either day we were there and no honesty box to leave a donation.

Great stopover! quiet. there were 3 other vans here.

Perfect stopover 20mins from Weymouth, very cheap nice and quite what more do you want.

Quiet inexpensive overnight parking for motorhomes 100 yards from Abbotsbury. Safe & quiet, worth a visit

Nuit tranquille. 1 camping-car déjà garé mais parking vide. Réveil avec le chants du coq et les petits oiseaux chantent... Vraiment très calme.

Parking agréable, indications exacts. Charmant village et de belles balades à proximité

Nice for overnight stop. no Toilette or showers.

Parking agréable, très calme la nuit. Se trouve à côté d'une ferme dédié aux enfants. Circuits de randonnées à proximité. Petit village charmant. Payant la journée entre 9h et 18h : 3.5 £ avant 15h, 2.5 £ après.