Luxury rural glamping in North Dorset. Peaceful secluded site – with the village pub across a field! 8 luxury Bell Tents, real mattresses and fluffy duvets. Each spacious Bell Tent can sleep 4 people and 2 dogs. As well as interior lighting, there is outside seating and fairy lights. Our newly refurbished shower & toilet facilities are close by, together with washing-up facilities. Starlight Glamping is situated on the edge of Stourton Caundle in the idyllic Blackmore Vale, overlooking beautiful fields. The local village pub is an easy level walk across a small field. The Trooper Inn is a 17th century independent pub offering a range of real ales, west country cider and more! Starlight Glamping is set in the heart of Thomas Hardy’s ‘Vale of Little Dairies’. We are within easy reach of the historic market towns of Sturminster Newton, Sherborne and Shaftesbury. We are close to the borders of Somerset and Wiltshire and an hour’s drive from the spectacular Jurassic Coast. With a network of local footpaths, quiet lanes and the North Dorset Trailway nearby, there’s plenty to explore.

We're five miles from our local market town, Sturminster Newton, and the lovingly restored watermill on the River Stour. Just over six miles to the west, with its renowned abbey and castles, is the bigger market town of Sherborne. The spectacular Dorset beaches of the Jurassic Coast are within easy reach by car. From the sandy and child-friendly beach at bustling Lyme Regis, to the long and unique Chesil Beach, the quiet Ringstead Bay and the dramatic rock formations at Lulworth Cove. The North Dorset Trailway extends from Sturminster Newton to Spetisbury, taking you past the ancient hill fort of Hambledon Hill. On the spur of nearby Bulbarrow Hill is another hill fort. From the the sweeping downland of Cranborne Chase and the Dorset Downs and the pretty valley of the meandering River Stour, there are miles of footpaths through varied scenery. Sherborne has a superb abbey, almshouse and two castles. Shaftsbury museum brings to life the story of Saxon England’s foremost Benedictine nunnery. A little further is the spectacular Old Wadour Castle, on a wooded hill with a beautiful lake. By the sea, on the Isle of Purbeck, there is the popular Corfe Castle.