There’s nothing fossilised about a stay at Newlands Holiday Park a stone’s throw away from the Jurassic Coast on the Devon/Dorset border, where the staff and facilities will crater to your every holiday need: two separate play areas for the mini dinos, an in-house chef dishing up the best of local food, takeaway fish and chips using the freshest of the local catch, an indoor heated pool – and an outdoor one with water slides and loungers so you can bask in the sun and wonder where the kids get all that energy…
Shale we continue? There’s the nightly entertainment in the lounge and bar, the conservatory with picturesque patio for having a glass of wine and drinking in the uninterrupted Dorset views, Twurzel Tuesdays, the toboggan run, Dino Dan…Use family-run Newlands as a base for a Lyme Regis fossil-hunting holiday or just lounge about on site; either way we think you’ll have an epic time.
The 23 acre landscaped park has pitches for tents, tourers and motorhomes and with all the facilities you’d expect from a thoroughly modern site: food shop, internet access and clean up to date amenities including hot showers and a launderette. The World Heritage village of Charmouth is on the doorstep for shops, restaurants and pubs, and is also known for its hardy souls taking to the sea in fancy dress on Christmas Day.
Nearby attractions and activities
Charmouth is the gateway to the Jurassic Coast and has some of the best fossils to be found in Dorset: the Charmouth Heritage Coast Centre has fossil collections, guided fossil walks and is where you can proudly bring in your own fossil find to be identified.
The beach is a 15 minute walk from Newlands: walk from here to Lyme Regis keeping your head down for fossily finds, then wander around Lyme to take a look at Cobb Harbour, made famous in Jane Austen’s Persuasion, buy freshly ground flour at the 14th century watermill, amble along to at the ammonites, exhibitions and events at the museum or swing off on the cliff at the Lyme Regis Golf Club.
Once you’ve found your fossils, there are heaps of other historical highlights in the area: Exeter is only half an hour’s drive away for the eleventh century cathedral and peering at Parliament Street, one of the narrowest streets in the world; pick your own fruit and play giant snakes and ladders at the Grade I listed Forde Abbey and Gardens, or walk along the ancient River Exe just outside Exeter with a stop off at fishing town Topsham.
Mini fossil hunters will love the award-winning Dinosaur Museum at Dorchester where they can take a detour to the Teddy Bear Museum, while if they’re watery types they’ll have a whale of a time at the Splashdown Water Park in Poole and the walk-through underwater tunnel at the Bournemouth Oceanarium. Closer to Newland and Dino Dan, families can see zebras and meerkats at the Axe Valley Wildlife Park, trundle along on the Seaton Tramway for a scenic trip through the estuary of the River Axe, or feed a shoal of mullet (not the haircut) at Lyme Regis Marine Aquarium.
Attractions near Newlands Holiday Park
Must see
- Mapperton House & Gardens (8.9 miles)
- Abbotsbury Swannery (13.8 miles)
- Jurassic Coast World Heritage Site (15.9 miles)
National Trust
- Shute Barton (7.9 miles)
- Loughwood Meeting House (8.1 miles)
Cycle routes
Find local routes on the National Cycle Network - over 12,000 miles of cycling routes.
Activities near Newlands Holiday Park
Charmouth West (0.7 miles) Beach - Excellent Water Quality Beaches
Lyme Regis Church Beach (2.0 miles) Beach - Excellent Water Quality Beaches Surfing
Champernhayes - Monkton Wyld - Wootton Fitzpaine (2.3 miles) Walking
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Liked: The openness oft the pitches well spaced. The washroom was very good but could do with more lights for the showering areas, this was a bit dark in both the gents and the ladies. Liked the dining/bar area and the shop was brill, it had a bit of everything that you could possibly need for a stay, but mostly loved the fish and chip shop, the food was the best I have had in ... Disliked: I did not like the fact that tent pitches were amongst the caravan pitches. I would have liked to have seen the tents pitched closer to the toilet block, as the majority of caravans have their own toilets and showers! It is a long way for young children to walk in the dark of the night and the cold, as well as for adults! |
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Liked: The site was clean and spacious, we chose a non electrical pitch but were shown to an electrical pitch that was much closer to the shower block/club house - Bonus! Reception were friendly and efficient on arrival. The site is well set out so that everyone gets a share of the amazing views. Shower block was always clean and plenty of hot water in both blocks. Disliked: Bringing 3 teenagers (13 & 14 years old) we were quite disapointed to discover the outside pool had been drained (this was the main reason we booked this site, perhaps would have stayed closer to home if we knew it was not available) and not only that but they charge for the indoor pool, not a massive amount but then to be told under 15 year olds were not allowed without an adult just left a ... |
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great site good facilities great for kids Ashley G. (Family with young children, 1 review, 0 photos) Confirmed ?
Liked: Swimming pool, soft play, play ground, clean showers and toilets. Had great meal in restaurant. Good sized pitches. Good location Disliked: no sinks in shower area. Had to wait 20 mins to be shown pitch. |
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Enjoyable stay, Easter week with grandchildren 6 & 4, they loved it. Suzanne_W0 (Family with young children, 1 review, 0 photos) Confirmed ?
Liked: Children's evening entertainment, Dino's Den, kid's club, swimming pool. Disliked: We were booked in on a premium pitch with water & grey waste but decided to move as the pitches felt cramped, moved to regular pitch & plenty of space. |
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Overall it was a nice caravan park colin l. (Family with young children, 1 review, 0 photos) Confirmed ?
Liked: The shower facilities, friendly reception staff, Disliked: The swimming pool was a bit cold, jucussi was cold, men's shower wasn't very powerful |
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Great site in a lovely part of the country Nathan M. (Young couple, 1 review, 0 photos) Confirmed ?
Liked: Views from the pitch Disliked: inconsistant temperature showers in gentsm (ladies were perfect apparently) |
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a very nice site in a lovely locationvery close to charmouth beach and only a 10minute drive to lyme regis. There is a fantastic play area for younger ones. The site was very clean and tidy. As an added bonus the weather was glorious all weekend :) sarahgreaves77770 (Family with young children, 2 reviews, 0 photos) Confirmed ?
Liked: the play area Disliked: nothing, it was all good. |
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A nice small camp site.... Kay D. (Family with older children, 1 review, 0 photos) Confirmed ?
Liked: The friendly staff were lovely. Small touring site. Nicely spaced pitches. Clean shower/toilet block. Always hot water. Small clubhouse, clean with staff always on hand. Not having lots of gambling machines was nice. A small but well heated indoor pool was really enjoyed by my boys. We really enjoyed our stay, despite the rainy weather. Disliked: Having to pay extra for the indoor pool did seem a bit mean. I feel that another system of getting to the outside pool from the indoor pool is needed. Walking all the way round does seem silly when there is a connecting door! |
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Bank Holiday Weekend away Lisa K. (With friends, 1 review, 0 photos) Confirmed ?
Liked: Were shown to the tent pitch by very friendly staff. Disliked: The weather, but Newlands could do nothing about that! |
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Really nice place Mrs Melanie W. (Family with older children, 1 review, 0 photos) Confirmed ?
Liked: The facilities were really good and we were able to pitch our tent where we wanted in the allocated field Disliked: The fact single sex parties are allowed on site .a group of teenage boys were very rude and rowdy not what you want when young children are camping |
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Fantastic campsite Richard S. (Family with young children, 1 review, 0 photos) Confirmed ?
Liked: Very clean and tidy. Well operated and organised and a good size. Facilities were great and staff very friendly. Great facilities for kids. Disliked: maybe the pitches were quite close together but no complaints really. |
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Liked: the pitch was good, electric hook up and water ,was at very well placed on site. club house was well staffed and helpful. showers and toilets was kept clean and stocked with paper and hand soap. Disliked: we can not coment on this because all was good. only inprovement we could point out would be indoor pool area cleaning. |
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Good clean well run sight lee m. (Family with young children, 1 review, 0 photos) Confirmed ?
Liked: I stayed in a tent with an electric hook up.Good size pitch freindly staff wanted to stay longer but unfortunately it was fully booked. Disliked: would like childrens entertainment every night |
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Very easygoing, friendly site. claire p. (Young couple, 1 review, 0 photos) Confirmed ?
Liked: Staff were friendly. Pitch where ever you want. Disliked: A bit sloping in places to put tents up. |
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Good hot showers, neat and tidy site, very big, holiday park entertainment Sandra M. (Family with older children, 1 review, 0 photos) Confirmed ?
Liked: Very hot powerful showers. Disliked: Was slightly surprised at the size of the Holiday Park - bigger than expected, many fixed pitch caravans. |
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Liked: How friendly every were Disliked: Inconsistent temperature of hot water when showering or washing up. |
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First class site whitelionel (Family with young children, 1 review, 0 photos)
Liked: Location - perfect part of Dorset for Jurassic Coast/Beaches. Disliked: Evening entertainment is dated / poor. Very young kids will be ok but anyone over that will be a bit bored. Drive into Lyme Regis of an evening instead. Food and drink in the club area is a little over priced. |
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Leisure on site
Bar or club house
Cycle hire
Evening entertainment
Fishing
Fitness centre
Games room
Indoor swimming pool
Kids' club
On-site restaurant/cafe
Outdoor swimming pool
Play area
TV room
Take away
Tennis
Watersports
Amenities on site
Bath available
Car parking by pitch
Disabled facilities
Drying room
Food shop
Free wifi
Ice pack freezing
Internet access
Launderette
Local produce
Parent & baby washroom
Pick-up from public transport
Public telephone
Shower available
Tents for hire
Toilet block
Washing-up area
Wifi
Utilities
Charging facilities
Chemical disposal
Gas cylinders available
Recycling available
Renewable energy
Touring and motorhomes
Drainage hook-up points for tourers
Electrical hook-up points for tourers
Fully serviced pitches
Hard standings
Seasonal pitches
Water hook-up points for tourers
Max. motorhome length: 7.6 metresRules
Campfires allowed
Commercial vehicles allowed
Dogs allowed
Nearby leisure
Canoeing/kayaking nearby
Cycle hire nearby
Cycling nearby
Fishing nearby
Golf nearby
Horse riding nearby
Leisure/theme park nearby
Mountain biking nearby
Restaurant nearby
Sailing nearby
Tennis nearby
Watersports nearby
Groups welcome
Family friendly
Motorcycle friendly
Single-sex groups welcome
Student groups welcome
Nearby amenities
Bar nearby
Nearby farmers' market
Public transport nearby
Shop nearby
Type
Large (51-200 pitches)
Ordnance Survey maps (GB and Northern Ireland only) are available at lower levels via the drop-down menu.
Nearest transport
- Coach stations
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Bridport: Coach Park West Street — 5.6mi
Seaton (Devon): Sea Front Bus Stop — 8.3mi
Ilminster: Market Square Coach Stop — 13.0mi
- Train stations
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Axminster Rail Station — 5.8mi
Crewkerne Rail Station — 10.5mi
Honiton Rail Station — 13.6mi
- Ferry ports
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Weymouth Ferry Terminal — 21.4mi
Exmouth Ferry Landing — 24.9mi
Topsham (Turf Lock Ferry) Ferry Landing — 25.6mi
- Airports
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Exeter International Airport — 23.1mi
Directions
We are situated just off the A35 between Bridport and Axminster three miles east of Lyme Regis. Newlands is clearly signed with an excellent wide entrance for tourers.
Satellite navigation
The road to Newlands does not have a name causing problems for satnav systems. The nearest listed roads are Stonebarrow Lane and The Street. Our postcode is DT6 6RB.
From Bristol M5
Exit at J25 Taunton A358 to Chard, Axminster then A35 to Charmouth. Continue on A35 signed Dorchester (bypassing Charmouth village), then take the next turning right and Newlands is 50 yards on the left.
From London M3
Join M27 then A31 to Ringwood. A35 to Wimborne, Dorchester, Bridport. Chideock, Morcombelake, then left to Charmouth. Newlands is 50 yards on the left.
Permitted arrival time
From 11am
Cancellation policy
No refunds are given except under the terms of the cancellation plan. We therefore cannot emphasise too strongly the wisdom of taking advantage of this plan.
The cost is £15 per unit per week to be sent/paid with the final payment. We guarantee that this payment protects you up to and including the day before your holiday commences, against loss of balance paid (excluding premium) due to redundancy, jury service, accident, injury, illness or death of any member of your party or close relative.
Supporting evidence such as a doctor’s certificate or redundancy notice is required.
Please note that your deposit paid to Pitchup.com is non-refundable.
Payment of balance
The balance is payable to Newlands Holiday Park at least 28 days prior to arrival, or immediately if the booking is for within 28 days.
Newlands Holiday Park will email confirmation of your booking, with details of the balance due.
Cards accepted on the park
Visa, Mastercard
Terms and conditions
Site booking terms and conditionsPlease note
Bookings for young single-sex or mixed parties are not accepted via Pitchup.com.
Check availability at Newlands Holiday Park…
Grass pitch for tents upto 7m x 4.5m without electric. Only one tent per pitch. Gazebos are allowed free of charge off season, but are not permitted during our high season (29.03.13 - 01.04.13, 24.05.13 - 28.05.13, 19.07.13 - 31.08.13).
Max. persons: 6x
Grass pitch with 10-amp electric. Price includes one awning. Unit size up to 27ft for caravans, 25ft for motorhomes and up to 7m x 4.5m for tents. Only one unit per pitch. Gazebos are allowed free of charge off season, but are not permitted during our high season (29.03.13 - ...
Max. persons: 6x
