There are a lot of campsites located on farms next to churches so we were relieved that Google navigated us without incident to Church Farm on the Isle of Purbeck. Located in a farmers field in the village of Church Knowle, this site is a Certified Site in the Camping and Caravanning club network. It’s off-grid, very peaceful and absent of light pollution at night. The facilities are basic – a couple of loos and a shower and we think the price is around £15 per night. We aren’t really sure because after two days here, we haven’t seen anyone from the farm yet!

Once we had pitched up, we headed to the New Inn, a short walk from the campsite. There were references that it is now a community pub but we didn’t get that vibe whilst we were there. It’s a stunning building, in keeping with the overall feel of Church Knowle being an affluent rural community in a lovely part of Dorset.

Food was excellent with plenty of choice and there’s a decent selection of fish dishes. Although between us we weren’t very adventurous with Moe choosing Scampi and Joe enjoying the duck salad starter.

Today we headed into Poole and the reason for our visit, was the annual service of our campervan at Breeze VW Commercial. After a number of awful experiences with other VW main dealers, Breeze continue to provide a great service. Whilst it was a struggle last year to even determine if Yeoman’s in Exeter had actually performed an oil change, there was a detailed video from Breeze showing the work carried out.

In the afternoon we stopped off at “Blue Pool” where we lunched at the cafe and wandered around the gardens and pool. The pool / lake was an old 19th century quarry excavation that filled naturally with water.

The claim to fame for Blue Pool is that is hosts the longest rope bridge in the UK. Moe adds that it’s very bouncy… hmm.