Dodwell Park

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  • Peaceful family-run park two miles from Stratford-upon-Avon
  • Shop, off-licence, free hot showers and spotless facilities
  • Regular bus service from right outside the site
Settle yourselves down here, Shakespeare fans: Dodwell Park is just two miles from Shakespeare’s birthplace, Anne Hathaway’s cottage and all the bardly attractions of Stratford-upon-Avon. There’s peace, there’s quiet, there’s a countryside setting – and if all that still isn’t enough for a final attempt to get the kids (and dog) reading sonnets, you can culture-ise them by taking them along to nearby Warwick Castle for all sorts of horrible history. Sorted. Dodwell Park is a small family-run site where the amenities are kept to spotless standards, with free hot showers, dishwashing facilities and hairdryers to keep the barnet looking tiptop. A shop and off-licence is on site, and armfuls of leaflets are at the information stand with info on Stratford-upon-Avon and other local tourist attractions. Nearby are Cotswold villages with Shakespearely thatched inns, walks and cruises along the River Avon and the hills of the Cotswold Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. Boating, fishing and old buildings are at Luddington village about three miles from Dodwell Park. Leaving the car behind to avoid hiking up car parking costs in Stratford? A regular bus service stops right outside the site.

Site type

Touring caravan pitches 50
Motorhome pitches 50
Tent pitches 30
Open all year
Opens

Tourist board rating

Please note
  • 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).
  • Group bookings of 3 or more units (e.g. tent, touring caravan, motorhome or accommodation hire) travelling together are not permitted via Pitchup.com.
  • Group bookings of 10 or more adults are not permitted (couples and immediate family members excepted).
  • Single-sex bookings of 3 or more people (couples and immediate family members excepted) are not permitted via Pitchup.com.
  • No hen/stag parties permitted via Pitchup.com.
  • Commercial vehicles (vehicles used for work-related purposes, carrying goods or fare-paying passengers) and sign-written vehicles are not permitted on site.
  • Reception is unmanned after 6:30 p.m.. Please inform the site while on your way there should you expect to arrive after this time, so that the team can provide information about your unit/pitch.
  • The shop is open daily from 8am - 9.30am and may be opened outside of these times, depending on site occupancy. 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) and/or any of the following: American Staffordshire terrier, any Mastiff or Tosa.

Languages spoken

English

Pitch types & availability

Reviews

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Location
9
Value for money
9
Accommodation
9
Facilities / Activities
8
Customer service
9
Child friendliness
8
Cleanliness
9
Wifi
6

85% would recommend this site to a friend

83% would stay here again

What customers say

This campsite is praised for its excellent location, offering easy access to Stratford-upon-Avon via bus or a pleasant walk. Visitors frequently highlight the friendly and helpful staff, along with the consistently clean facilities, particularly the hot showers. Pitches are generally well-maintained, offering good value. While some find the pitches a little close together or slightly sloping, and mention the on-site shop has limited hours, the overall experience is highly positive, with many guests expressing a desire to return.

Summary AI-generated from Pitchup.com customer reviews

Reviews page 1 of 76
Arrival date (latest first)

We won’t be coming back

Overall

2 out of 10
Location
10
Value for money
2
Accommodation
2
Facilities / Activities
2
Customer service
4
Child friendliness
6
Cleanliness
4
Wifi
No rating
Trudy H.

Electric gravel touring pitch

Liked Nothing

Disliked On arrival the male warden seemed quite rude, even heard him talking about a customer after they had left the office. He was quite grumpy and didn’t want to help. However the female warden was very pleasant and helpful. Toilets are very outdated and showers were very small. When we arrived 1 sink was out of order. There was a very unpleasant smell coming from another sink! Most pitches are on a slant. We struggled to get in and out of our van as we had to raise our van to level it. We won’t be coming back.

Recommend to friends Visit again

From the manager: Hi Trudy,
I can only apologise for the "grumpy warden" who was in a lot of pain that day but that's no excuse !!
Yes the toilets are a tad old but we keep them clean and fresh we hope to think, the sink was out of order as it had been very loose and it was our duty of care to get it fixed which we did on the day you arrived , so we had to let the silicone dry around it hence it being out if order that afternoon and over night and hence the smell of the silicone it was not from the other sink !! sorry you were not happy with our site and will not be returning but wish you all the best!

Kind regards
Lesley
Warden

Would definitely book again.

Overall

9 out of 10
Location
10
Value for money
9
Accommodation
9
Facilities / Activities
8
Customer service
9
Child friendliness
9
Cleanliness
9
Wifi
9
Jackie S.

Electric gravel touring pitch

Liked Great location. Bus stop outside park took 10 minutes into Stratford. Small friendly campsite. Great enclosed dog field. Small shop onsite. Washing up area under cover, though only two sinks.

Disliked No soap in dispenser in toilets throughout our weekend stay. Hand dryer useless, dried hands with toilet roll.
Showers were very small spaces, be no good for the larger ladies.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Pitch sizes are very good, really friendly staff on arrival. Short and toilet…

Overall

9 out of 10
Location
9
Value for money
10
Accommodation
9
Facilities / Activities
9
Customer service
10
Child friendliness
9
Cleanliness
10
Wifi
No rating
Matt R.

Electric gravel touring pitch

Liked Pitch sizes are very good, really friendly staff on arrival.
Short and toilet facilities are really clean and adequately sized.
Would be very happy to stay again

Disliked N/a

Recommend to friends Visit again

Not for US!

Overall

4 out of 10
Location
8
Value for money
4
Accommodation
3
Facilities / Activities
2
Customer service
2
Child friendliness
No rating
Cleanliness
4
Wifi
No rating
Tracy H.

Electric grass pitch

Liked Close to Stratford upon Avon and Evesham.

Disliked Slopping pitches, small cramped site when busy and road noise is constant in the background.
Showers and toilet facilities are small and needs updating.
Constantly pestered by wasp's.

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clear advertising on pitchup. people on pitches allocated not anywhere

Overall

6 out of 10
Location
7
Value for money
6
Accommodation
3
Facilities / Activities
6
Customer service
6
Child friendliness
1
Cleanliness
7
Wifi
5
Jane C.

Non-electric grass pitch

Liked The welcome, guy on reception was nice and helpful. Tidy and clean site, toilets and showers were great.

Disliked On our second night we had family of 5 put on grass behind us. Not an actual pitch. Only a meter away.
Bad language, kids crying, screaming, just generally annoying.
There is a reason you book up a pitch, to get your space but to have a family in a tent put next to you that isn't a pitch. It's not nice,
No chill time and lack of sleep from the kids and adults loud talking and swearing.
Also I booked up the pitch available on the understanding that no bbq or fires allowed, and we were on pitch with no hook up so when we turned up and our pitch was electric hook up, we were gutted as we took no cable. Plus bbqs were being used on site

Recommend to friends Visit again

Close to stratfird upon avon, bus stop outside…

Overall

5 out of 10
Location
9
Value for money
7
Accommodation
4
Facilities / Activities
3
Customer service
8
Child friendliness
No rating
Cleanliness
3
Wifi
4
Anonymous

Electric gravel touring pitch

Liked Close to stratfird upon avon, bus stop outside

Disliked Shower and toilet block
That pitches for campervans and caravans are not separated. Campers situated right behind our campervan and so they were sitting out talking to the early hours.
Pitches close together

Recommend to friends Visit again

Well organised grounds kept well. Friendly and efficient staff .…

Overall

10 out of 10
Location
10
Value for money
8
Accommodation
No rating
Facilities / Activities
7
Customer service
10
Child friendliness
10
Cleanliness
9
Wifi
8
Fred B.

Electric grass pitch

Liked Well organised grounds kept well. Friendly and efficient staff .

Disliked The ground wasn’t level

Recommend to friends Visit again

Very friendly people, tidy site, great location as can pop on the…

Overall

10 out of 10
Location
10
Value for money
10
Accommodation
10
Facilities / Activities
5
Customer service
10
Child friendliness
10
Cleanliness
10
Wifi
No rating
Sarah B.

Electric grass pitch

Liked Very friendly people, tidy site, great location as can pop on the bus for a 10 minute journey to Stratford.

Disliked The toilets, showers, and washing up facilities are sparing for the amount of pitches.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Location, good public transport to Stratford. Site staff were lovely.…

Overall

9 out of 10
Location
9
Value for money
8
Accommodation
No rating
Facilities / Activities
7
Customer service
9
Child friendliness
No rating
Cleanliness
No rating
Wifi
No rating
Bryan G.

Electric gravel touring pitch

Liked Location, good public transport to Stratford. Site staff were lovely.

Disliked Facilities were a bit dated but clean and functional, not really a dislike but an observation.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Friendly site managers . Bus stop opposite site 40mins walk to stratford…

Overall

10 out of 10
Location
10
Value for money
10
Accommodation
8
Facilities / Activities
8
Customer service
10
Child friendliness
No rating
Cleanliness
10
Wifi
No rating
Julie E.

Electric gravel touring pitch

Liked Friendly site managers .
Bus stop opposite site
40mins walk to stratford

Recommend to friends Visit again

Excellent site

Overall

10 out of 10
Location
10
Value for money
10
Accommodation
10
Facilities / Activities
10
Customer service
10
Child friendliness
10
Cleanliness
10
Wifi
No rating
Martin L.

Electric gravel touring pitch

Liked The owners were so lovely nothing was any bother for them lovely people showers were clean toilets clean everything needed

Recommend to friends Visit again


Features

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 Dog park Drying room Food shop Free wifi Ice pack freezing Internet access Launderette 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

Peaceful

Utilities

Charging facilities Chemical disposal Electric car charging point(s) Gas cylinders available Recycling available Renewable energy

Nearby amenities

Bar nearby Dog walk nearby Nearby farmers' market Public transport nearby Shop nearby

Type

Medium (26-50 pitches)

Nearby leisure

Canoeing/kayaking nearby Cycle hire nearby Cycling nearby Fishing nearby Golf nearby Horse riding nearby Indoor pool nearby Mountain biking nearby Outdoor pool nearby Restaurant nearby Tennis nearby

Location

Dodwell Park

Evesham Road

Stratford-upon-Avon

Warwickshire

England

CV37 9SR

Directions

Timezone

Europe/London BST (GMT+01:00)

GPS

52.18127°N
1.75734°W

Nearest transport

Coach
2.7 mi Riverside Bus Station
4.6 mi Budgens
4.6 mi Budgens
Rail
2 mi Stratford-upon-Avon Rail Station
2.1 mi Stratford-upon-Avon Parkway Rail Station
2.9 mi Wilmcote Rail Station
Airport
17.6 mi Coventry Airport
18.7 mi Birmingham International Airport Terminal 2
18.8 mi Birmingham International Airport

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

To Stratford-upon-Avon first: see what the big deal is by catching a Royal Shakespeare Company play before a trip around town to the Shakespeare attractions; buy a Shakespeare Five House Pass to see Hall's Croft, Mary Arden's Farm, Nash's House and New Place and Shakespeare's Grave alongside Shakespeare’s Birthplace and Anne Hathaway’s Cottage. Many companies offer cruises along the Avon, but to save pennies take a trip on the old chain ferry for 20p, or stay on land and take the mile and a quarter route along the Avon for views of the Royal Shakespeare Theatre, Shakespeare’s burial place Holy Trinity Church and the Memorial Theatre Gardens. Scores of other walks can be had in the Cotswolds, the biggest Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty in England, with miles’ worth of footpath and bridleways broken up by small villages and market towns. The Cotswold Way runs 102 miles south from Chipping Campden to Bath and passes many historical houses and churches. After Warwick Castle, families can have a day out at the Ragley Hall Estate to get lost in the 3D maze, or go to Kenilworth Castle with its kids' audio trail covering the history of the castle and the lovelorn Robert Dudley who built it in the 16th century to impress Queen Elizabeth I. Kids will probably also like the gizmos at Stratford’s MAD (Mechanical Art and Design) Museum, Hatton Farm Village at Warwick or driving you nuts around the world’s biggest collection of historic British cars at the Heritage Motor Centre, which has the Land Rover Experience, a nature path and a playground.

Must see

Anne Hathaway's Cottage 1.2 mi

Nash's House & New Place 2.3 mi

Royal Shakespeare Theatre 2.3 mi

Shakespeare's Birthplace 2.4 mi

City Sightseeing Stratford Tours 2.4 mi

National Trust

Kinwarton Dovecote 4.9 mi

Charlecote Park 6.2 mi

Hidcote Manor Garden 6.8 mi

The Fleece Inn 7.7 mi

Packwood House 11.5 mi

Cycle routes

Find local routes on the National Cycle Network - over 12,000 miles of cycling routes.

Other

ANNE HATHAWAY'S COTTAGE 1.3 mi

Stratford-upon-Avon - Luddington 1.8 mi

Clifford Chambers - Stratford-upon-Avon 1.9 mi

Bishopton - Wilmcote 2 mi

SHAKESPEARE'S GARDENS, NEW PLACE 2.3 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

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Frequently asked questions

  • Does Dodwell Park have a swimming pool? No View all features
  • Is Dodwell Park dog friendly? Yes View all features
  • What attractions are near Dodwell Park? To Stratford-upon-Avon first: see what the big deal is by catching a Royal Shakespeare Company play before a trip around town to the Shakespeare attractions; buy a Shakespeare Five House Pass to … Read more
  • When can I check in and check out of Dodwell Park?
    Camping and touring
    Arrive:  1 p.m. –  7 p.m.
    Depart by:  11 a.m.
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  • How much does it cost to stay at Dodwell Park? From £28.50 (for 1 night, 2 adults) - prices may change depending on your dates and party.