Welcome to Flowerdew Farm
A magical, eco-friendly alpaca and goat 2 -acre smallholding, camping and glamping site, care and social farm, tucked away in the heart of the Bride Valley, on West Dorset’s breathtaking Jurassic Coast.
More than just a place to stay, Flowerdew is a vibrant hub of community, sustainability, creativity, and wellness nestled within an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty.
At Flowerdew, we believe in the healing power of nature and connection — to ourselves, to others, and to animals. Also referred to as animal wellbeing, animal therapy, and animal-assisted interventions.
Whether you're looking for a quiet escape or an immersive farm experience, our off-grid haven offers the perfect space to slow down, rest, play, and reconnect.
✨ OUR ECO CAMPING FIELD OPEN THIS EASTER!✨
We OPEN our eco grass field this Easter — and we can already smell Spring in the air!
Come camp with us.
Sleep next to our animals.
Our Care & Social Farm is open all year round, and our eco-field camping, car tent spaces and campervan pitches reopen for Easter (Bell tents open for May bank holiday weekend) — and we would absolutely LOVE to welcome you at Flowerdew.
Now is the perfect time to plan your Easter, Spring or Summer adventure. It’s always good to have something special to look forward to whether you’re visiting Dorset, planning a local staycation, or trying something completely new — we have something for you.
New Experiences for March & April (Via our wellbeing workshops page)
We’ve launched brand-new seasonal experiences — perfect for reconnecting with nature, embracing the outdoors, meeting our animals, and trying something a little different this year.
This Easter:
Join our Mini Farmers activity and get hands-on with nature
Meet and spend time with our animals
Get crafty all Easter nature and animal inspired
Take part in one of our Spring workshops and try something new
Keep an eye on our socials and website — more experiences are dropping for April, May, June and July!
Hire Our Site for Your Own Celebration, experience, workshop or retreat.
Did you know you can hire spaces, or the entire site, for a private celebration or running your own experience?
Perfect for:
• Alternative weddings
• Engagements & anniversaries
• Milestone birthdays
• Family & friends gatherings
• Community or work retreats, workshops or experience
We can even curate and tailor experiences to suit you and your guests — creating something truly personal, relaxed and memorable.
Make time for nature.
Make time for animals.
Make time for unforgettable moments.
We proudly support access to all, SEMH & SEND. Just let us know on booking (confidentially) if you need any extra support
Go on — treat yourself (or someone special) to a unique stay and experience this year.
We can’t wait to see you at Flowerdew
Claire Ives- Farm Director
💚Flowerdew 💚
What do we offer?
Unique stays, animal, nature, and wellbeing experiences. Care and social farming.
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Come meet our fur family at Flowerdew Farm, not only do we have an alpaca breeding program, producing fleece and utilising their black magic beans for sale, we also believe animal therapy is a powerful tool which benefits our mental well being. Our alpacas and goats cannot wait to meet you.
Volunteering & Opportunities
Be kind to nature. Give back to nature. Be you.
Open positions:
Open Volunteer positions:
🦙 Lead Farm Hand (Care Farm & Mini Mobile Farm – alpacas & goats)
🐐 Assistant Farm Hands (Care Farm & Mini Mobile Farm – alpacas & goats)
🏕️ Camping & Glamping Site & Wellbeing Manager / Handy Person (opportunity to run your own workshops)
🌱 Lead Land Management & Grower (opportunity to run your own workshops)
📣 Brand, Marketing & Social Media Manager (remote)
🎨 Design & Content Creator (remote)
💫 Wellness, Events & Promotion Assistants (on-site & remote)
🤝 Community Outreach, New Business & Funding Researcher/Writer (remote)
Flowerdew Farm will be hosting a number of seasonal activities, workshops, retreats and outdoor events such as farmer sessions, willow sculpturing, 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.
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.
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Supporting Social inclusion, Mental Health and SEND.
Our mission is to use farming and animal experiences and practices as a therapeutic tool, providing support for mental health, social care, and skill sharing, through supervised meaningful activities on our smallholding!
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Mini Mobile Farm.
Goats On Tour!
We understand that not everyone can visit us due to various constraints.
That’s why Shirley and Valentine, our therapy pygmy goats, are available for on-site visits.
Markets, Events & Shows
Schools and Community Groups
Special Occasions & Celebrations
We can also offer a range of experiences tailored to your needs, including:
Animal art and crafts
Nature and outdoor games
Themed events
Groups and Special Occassion's
Maybe you have an extra special occasion to celebrate.
We can offer out group bookings, or offer an entire site hire for your special celebration.
We can even curate some experiences and activities to your requirements.
Such as wellness packages, animal meet and greets, outdoors and nature activities and creative workshops.
Taking bookings now for 2026!
