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Campsite recommendation Dorset- shortlist below
Posted: 02 Sep 2010, 10:15
by dominicgg
Hi all,
I have saved up the vouchers in The Sun and Mirror, and was wondering if anyone had had experience of any of these campsites included in the offer, and any recommendations please:
Haven Littlesea - Weymouth
Haven Seaview - Weymouth
Parkdean Sandford Holiday Park - Poole
Haven Rockley Park - Poole
True Lovers Knot - Blandford Forum
Luckford Wood Farm - Wareham
Hillside Campsite - Edmondsham
Thanks in advance.
Dom
Re: Campsite recommendation Dorset- shortlist below
Posted: 02 Sep 2010, 13:30
by kevtherev
dominicgg wrote:Hi all,
I have saved up the vouchers in The Sun and Mirror, and was wondering if anyone had had experience of any of these campsites included in the offer, and any recommendations please:
Haven Littlesea - Weymouth
Haven Seaview - Weymouth
Parkdean Sandford Holiday Park - Poole
Haven Rockley Park - Poole
True Lovers Knot - Blandford Forum
Luckford Wood Farm - Wareham
Hillside Campsite - Edmondsham
Thanks in advance.
Dom
Shame the list does not include East Fleet Farm Chickerell, weymouth.
Now that is an awsome campsite
see reviews in funplacetobe top of the camping forum page.
I wouldn't stay on a Bedlam.. sorry, Haven site, if you paid me.
Re: Campsite recommendation Dorset- shortlist below
Posted: 02 Sep 2010, 16:56
by Gandalf
Not camped at any of those but the True lovers Knot is a pub with camping - nice spot very rural.
Re: Campsite recommendation Dorset- shortlist below
Posted: 02 Sep 2010, 17:59
by dominicgg
Great - thanks for the info so far. Agre with the Haven comment but for 95p per night thought it may be a worth a punt, if in a good location
Re: Campsite recommendation Dorset- shortlist below
Posted: 02 Sep 2010, 18:35
by kevtherev
Ok .. good point the Haven weymouth sites are far removed from the town...
the one Haven Littlesea is the best aof a bad bunch as it is central to all things.
good walks along the fleet and chesil beach.
you can hop over the road and watch the kite surfers and such.
regular buses to weymouth.
just along the causway is Portland ... well worth a few days as there is so much to see there.
Re: Campsite recommendation Dorset- shortlist below
Posted: 05 Sep 2010, 08:10
by T-3PO
As said, East Fleet well worth a visit, can get a little manic during school hols but otherwise a great site.
As for the sites Poole/Wareham/Blandford area ... ever thought about driving just a little further and heading into the Swanage area? Way too much to do to list and some superb sites ... Burnbake, Tom's Field, WoodyHyde and Downshay Farm, if open, for the views
Re: Campsite recommendation Dorset- shortlist below
Posted: 06 Sep 2010, 07:28
by dominicgg
Thanks for all the repliers so far - will take a look at the recommendations.
Has anyone visited the sites I have shortlisted? Would be interested to hear the feedback.
Thanks.
Dom
Re: Campsite recommendation Dorset- shortlist below
Posted: 06 Sep 2010, 14:12
by kevtherev
kevtherev wrote: Haven Littlesea is the best aof a bad bunch as it is central to all things.
good walks along the fleet and chesil beach.
you can hop over the road and watch the kite surfers and such.
regular buses to weymouth.
just along the causway is Portland ... well worth a few days as there is so much to see there.
Re: Campsite recommendation Dorset- shortlist below
Posted: 06 Sep 2010, 16:11
by Gandalf
Stayed at both Tom's field & WoodyHyde - both good another one is Langthorns farm - a gate straight into Monkey world or pop across the road to Bovington Tank museum.
Re: Campsite recommendation Dorset- shortlist below
Posted: 06 Sep 2010, 17:38
by ninja.turtle007
Gandalf wrote:Stayed at both Tom's field & WoodyHyde - both good another one is Langthorns farm - a gate straight into Monkey world or pop across the road to Bovington Tank museum.
We went to Longthorns in July (our second visit). The toilets last year at best weren't great this time they were appalling. The gents consisted of one flushing chemical toilet in a porta cabin and no water to the basin. The smell was awful. Truly the worst facilities I have ever seen. We complained and they said they were new owners and were in the process of sorting it out. If you are planning to go there ring first to make sure they have made improvements.
One we liked was
http://www.btinternet.com/~burnbakecampsite/ Very relaxed park where you want.
Re: Campsite recommendation Dorset- shortlist below
Posted: 06 Sep 2010, 18:48
by Gandalf
ninja.turtle007 wrote:Gandalf wrote:Stayed at both Tom's field & WoodyHyde - both good another one is Langthorns farm - a gate straight into Monkey world or pop across the road to Bovington Tank museum.
We went to Longthorns in July (our second visit). The toilets last year at best weren't great this time they were appalling. The gents consisted of one flushing chemical toilet in a porta cabin and no water to the basin. The smell was awful. Truly the worst facilities I have ever seen. We complained and they said they were new owners and were in the process of sorting it out. If you are planning to go there ring first to make sure they have made improvements.
One we liked was
http://www.btinternet.com/~burnbakecampsite/ Very relaxed park where you want.
Cheers for the update - didn't realise it had got that bad.
Re: Campsite recommendation Dorset- shortlist below
Posted: 17 Sep 2010, 12:17
by cobblers25
Rockley is really nice and close to the harbour