Herston Caravan and Camping
View prices & book- Award-winning holiday park a mile from the beach in Swanage
- Half an hour's drive from Monkey World and Durdle Door
- Lively entertainment programme at the site's show bar
Site type
- Under 18s must be accompanied by their parents or legal guardians.
- The site does not accept breeds/crossbreeds listed in the Dangerous Dogs Act (i.e. Pit Bull Terrier, Japanese Tosa, Dogo Argentino, and Fila Brasileiro).
Languages spoken
English
Pitch types & availability
Electric grass pitch
6 people maximum Ground type: Grass
Pitch size: Min 7.0m width x 7.0m depth (23.0ft width x 23.0ft depth) Calculated area: 49.0m² (527.4ft²)
Arrival daysFrom £25 1 night, 2 adults
View prices & bookFully-serviced hardstanding and grass touring pitch
8 people maximum Ground type: Hardstanding and grass
Pitch size: Min 8.0m width x 10.0m depth (26.2ft width x 32.8ft depth) Calculated area: 80.0m² (861.1ft²)
Arrival daysFrom £28 1 night, 2 adults
View prices & bookFully-serviced hardstanding touring pitch (large)
8 people maximum Ground type: Hardstanding
Pitch size: Min 12.0m width x 12.0m depth (39.4ft width x 39.4ft depth) Calculated area: 144.0m² (1550.0ft²)
Arrival daysFrom £31 1 night, 2 adults
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Reviews
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Only showing reviews for the last 30 months.
Burger van was great especially the first day when we hadn't packed…
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Fully-serviced hardstanding and grass touring pitch
Liked: Burger van was great especially the first day when we hadn't packed much food. Pitch was a good size and well set out for awning. Shop and bar, we didn't use but good to have on site.
Disliked: Showers were not very clean. Used twice and each time had to clean the floor before taking a shower. The second time I could visibly see other than a quick wash down they were not being cleaned well, build up of scum in places. Great to have the amenities but could be cleaner.
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Good value if you used it as a base.
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Fully-serviced hardstanding and grass touring pitch
Liked: How friendly the staff was, especially the club house staff and entertainment guy. How close it was to Swanage beach even walking and very local to other activities. Plenty of opportunity for good food.
Disliked: The cleanliness of the toilets, how unkept the whole place was and how far away the toilet block was, not that we used it. Nothing for the children to do. Pictures were deceiving.
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Relaxed feel and ideal location for town and beach. Friendly staff.…
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Fully-serviced hardstanding and grass touring pitch
Liked: Relaxed feel and ideal location for town and beach. Friendly staff.
Disliked: Shower blocks are dated and quite grubby - defo needs a revamp and clean.
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Clean facilities and abrupt staff.
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Fully-serviced hardstanding and grass touring pitch
Liked: The view
Disliked: No field for dogs, no where for kids to play any ball games at all. The hard standing pitch was dangerous with me rolling my ankles and slipped down the verges onto the big gravel rocks. The whole place needs updating and tidying up, I’d be embarrassed running that site. It has so much potential though hopefully it will improve and we can come back!
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Fully-serviced hardstanding and grass touring pitch
Liked: Great campsite, onside shop, bar and entertainment all bank holiday weekend. Very clean.
Disliked: No where we could find to recycle, general waste seems to take it all - would be 10/10 if they had recycling!
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Would not go back
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Electric grass pitch
Liked: Proximity to town
Disliked: Only one male toilet close to grass pitches and very dated. Site as a whole a bit run down. Signs stating noise curfew after 11.30 but nobody enforced it. one large group were loud and noisy till gone 3.30am and carried on the next day with loud music and air horns! Actually glad it was raining the next evening to get a peaceful night
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Fully-serviced hardstanding and grass touring pitch
Liked: Walking distance to Swanage
Disliked: On arrival was given a map of pitch no other information at all Arrived to a scruffy pitch full of weeds ! Had people speeding past on a gravel track making it unpleasant to sit out , we saw no one from the site all the time we were there very dangerous Drive through residential site was really scruffy and no information given to when anything open Walked into ladies and floor gave way only Lino saved me ! Handle to shower fell off ! There is NO WiFi even thought site write up says It’s not an award wining site !! I could go on and on book at your own peril
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Loved the site. Excellent for walking off road down to Swanage.…
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Liked: Loved the site. Excellent for walking off road down to Swanage. Staff were friendly, didn’t use any of the facilities so can’t comment on those. Would definitely use the site again 😊
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You will either love Herston or hate it, we loved it !
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Liked: Was easy to book in and find out pitch. Farm is extensive so in midst of many fields and surrounding hills. Liked the refreshment van being close to us and open at good times. Was not expensive which is a bonus. The bar has great character and again the prices of drinks is set at a reasonable price. Friendly staff, the carvery on Sunday was really good all cooked to perfection it is £15.99 each we loved it! Loved the 20 minute walk across the 2 fields and long road to the beach, the location of Herston is great.
Disliked: The facilities could be cleaner and updated, need more shower blocks, an onsite laundry would be handy here too. The site does look a little run down, the gravel pitches need more gravel and a tidy up. I understand this has been difficult because of terrible rain. The 2 main rubbish bins were overflowing by Sunday night so maybe need more for the summer holidays. Never had WiFi whilst here has it was not safe and didn't work for us anyway..
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Run down expensive site has all the basic facilities, but not VFM
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Fully-serviced hardstanding touring pitch (large)
Liked: The location and proximity to swanage and studland There were facilities for waste emptying and electric hook ups and water . The pitch we were on was well kept and tidy
Disliked: The ladies toilet block and Mens shower along with hot water nearest the site office were out of action apparently the boiler is broken and so was the Laundry room although there was hot water to wash plates in here . This meant a long walk for my wife at night through scruffy residents area We were left to find our own pitch with some pointing from the reception, which was also very run down and no follow up from staff after we had set up . The site was very heavily residential and a lot of these areas were very run down with poor curb appeal . The speed of vehicles on the site is excessive signs say 5 mph but the numerous residents ignore this and speed of 20mph plus constantly on the front of the pitch we were on we felt like we were road side not on a camp site . The working showers in the block in the middle of the park don’t drain properly this means you have to stand in some else’s waste water not pleasant . But toilets were clean . There are no pathways only estate roads so walking on the road for children is risky with traffic speed
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Features
Dogs allowed
Campfires allowed
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/unit
Composting toilet
Disabled facilities
Dog park
Drying room
Food shop
Free wifi
Ice pack freezing
Internet access
Launderette
Local produce
Parent & baby washroom
Pick-up from public transport
Portable toilet
Pub toilets
Public telephone
Shower available
Toilet block
Washing-up area
Wifi
Groups welcome
Family friendly
Motorcycle friendly
Rallies welcome
Single-sex groups welcome
Student groups welcome
Rules
Barbecue provided
Barbecues allowed
Campfires allowed
Commercial vehicles allowed
Dogs allowed
Dogs allowed all year
Themes
Budget/backpacker
Forest
Leave the car at home
Luxury
Peaceful
Remote location
Spectacular scenery
Walkers' paradise
Wildlife haven
Utilities
Charging facilities
Chemical disposal
Electric car charging point(s)
Gas cylinders available
Recycling available
Renewable energy
Nearby amenities
Bar nearby
Dog walk nearby
Public transport nearby
Shop nearby
Type
Large (51-200 pitches)
Nearby leisure
Canoeing/kayaking nearby
Climbing nearby
Cycle hire nearby
Cycling nearby
Fishing nearby
Golf nearby
Horse riding nearby
Indoor pool nearby
Leisure/theme park nearby
Mountain biking nearby
Outdoor pool nearby
Restaurant nearby
Sailing nearby
Surf school nearby
Tennis nearby
Watersports nearby
Touring and motorhomes
Drainage hook-up points for tourers
Seasonal pitches
Water hook-up points for tourers
Location
Herston Caravan and Camping
Washpond Lane
Swanage
Dorset
England
BH19 3DJ
Timezone
Europe/London BST (GMT+01:00)
GPS
50.61816°N
-1.97913°W
Nearest transport
Please note: All distances on this page are calculated "as the crow flies" - please check actual distance depending on your mode of travel using the Get directions button above.
Local attractions
Water quality at nearby bathing waters
Name | Distance | Type | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 |
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Swanage Central | 1 mi | Sea | N/A | Excellent | Excellent | Excellent |
Studland Knoll House | 2.6 mi | Sea | N/A | Excellent | Excellent | Excellent |
Shell Bay North | 4.4 mi | Sea | N/A | Excellent | Excellent | Excellent |
Poole Sandbanks Peninsular | 5.2 mi | Sea | N/A | Excellent | Excellent | Excellent |
Poole Shore Road Beach | 5.7 mi | Sea | N/A | Excellent | Excellent | Excellent |
Data source: European Environment Agency
Must see
Swanage Railway 1 mi
Studland Beach and Nature Reserve 3 mi
Corfe Castle 3.8 mi
Brownsea Island 5 mi
Dorset Cruises 8.1 mi
National Trust
Studland Beach and Nature Reserve 2.2 mi
Corfe Castle 3.7 mi
Brownsea Island 4.9 mi
White Mill 13.4 mi
Kingston Lacy 13.5 mi
Cycle routes
Find local routes on the National Cycle Network - over 12,000 miles of cycling routes.
Other
Herston - Worth Matravers - Corfe 0.3 mi
Swanage to Corfe Circular Walk 1.8 mi
Durlston Castle Historic Landscape 1.9 mi
Studland - Old Harry - Ballard Down - Studland 2.2 mi
Worth Matravers - Cliffs, Caves and Chapel 2.9 mi
Local events
- Camp Bestival Dorset (Thursday 25 July 2024 – Thursday 25 July 2024)
Wareham, Dorset 10.1 mi
- Tankfest (Friday 28 June 2024 – Friday 28 June 2024)
Wareham, Dorset 12.7 mi
- Tolpuddle Martyrs' Festival and Rally (Friday 19 July 2024 – Friday 19 July 2024)
Dorchester, Dorset 16.6 mi
- Dorset County Show (Saturday 7 September 2024 – Saturday 7 September 2024)
Dorchester, Dorset 20.8 mi
- New Forest and Hampshire County Show (Tuesday 30 July 2024 – Tuesday 30 July 2024)
Brockenhurst, Hampshire 23.1 mi
Please note: All distances on this page are calculated "as the crow flies" - please check actual distance depending on your mode of travel using the Get directions button above.
Nearest sites
Unfortunately, we have no nearby bookable sites.
Want to know more about camping in Dorset?
- Does Herston Caravan and Camping have a swimming pool? No View all features
- Is Herston Caravan and Camping dog friendly? Yes View all features
- What attractions are near Herston Caravan and Camping? A five-minute drive gets you into Swanage for sandy walks, sandcastle building, splashing about and more serious watersports. To kayak round the cliffs and coves of the Jurassic Coast, make for Knoll … Read more
- When can I check in and check out of Herston Caravan and Camping?
Camping and touring Arrive: 12 p.m. – 10 p.m. Depart by: 11 a.m. On-site accommodation Arrive: 3 p.m. – Anytime Depart by: 10 a.m. - How much does it cost to stay at Herston Caravan and Camping? From £25 (for 1 night, 6 people) - prices may change depending on your dates and party.