The Inside Park

View prices & book 9.3 62 reviews
View across the pitches
View across the pitches
View across the park
Children's play park
Games room
Shaded grass pitches
Plenty of space and shelter
Non-electric grass pitches
Main park
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View across the park
Children's play park
Games room

  • Well-established Dorset park two miles from Blandford Forum
  • Kingston Lacy estate 15 minutes' drive; half an hour to the coast
  • Set within 14 acres of ancient parkland, with private walking trails
Seeking some proper peace and quiet for your Dorset break? Tuck yourselves away among 14 acres of ancient parkland at The Inside Park, a couple of miles outside Blandford Forum. The team here have been welcoming guests for more than 30 years, with many people becoming repeat visitors over that time. And what is it that keeps them coming back for more? Well, despite being so close to town (very handy when you want to pop out to the shops or find somewhere to eat out), this place has quite a magical secluded atmosphere. The pitches are about half a mile from the nearest road, and surrounded by a swathe of fine specimen trees that are home to lots of wildlife (deer, hawks and badgers are among the animals you might spot as you wander here). Getting out to explore your surroundings is easy here, as there are about six miles of private waymarked trails running through the farm’s land – excellent for walking the dogs or taking the kids out to spot some of the aforementioned wildlife. There are also woodland areas for the kids to play in, along with an outdoor play area and an indoor games room with table tennis, pool and other games. The owners of this site have clearly learned a thing or two about guests’ needs over the years they’ve been running the place, so now there’s a good list of facilities, mostly located within a characterful 18th-century stable and coach house – a launderette, food shop and modern accessible bathrooms among them. Spacious pitches on free-draining land round everything off nicely for a comfortable, chilled-out countryside break.

Site type

Tent pitches 30
Touring caravan pitches 70
Motorhome pitches 20
Open now
Opens 1 April

Tourist board rating

Please note
  • Under 18s must be accompanied by their parents or legal guardians.
  • Commercial vehicles (vehicles used for work-related purposes, carrying goods or fare-paying passengers) and sign-written vehicles are not permitted on site.
  • At least one of the party members must be aged 18 or over.

Languages spoken

English

French

Italian

Open from Tue, 1 Apr to

AA 4 pennants

Pitch types & availability

Accommodation

Tent pitchesTouring caravan pitchesMotorhome pitchesLodges, cabins, pods or hutsCaravans for hireRent a tent
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2 adults
0 children

Reviews

9.3

Overall rating from 62 Pitchup.com customers

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Child friendliness
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Cleanliness
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Wifi
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PeacefulForest

95% would recommend this site to a friend

92% would stay here again

What customers say

This is a highly recommended, well-maintained campsite with spacious pitches and excellent facilities, particularly praised for its outstanding children's play area and extensive woodland walks. Staff are consistently described as friendly and welcoming. While most visitors found the site clean and peaceful, some noted occasional issues with noise during peak times, limited Wi-Fi signal, and weak shower water pressure. A few guests experienced minor incidents on the play equipment.

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Lovely site with great size pitches. It had a lovely atmosphere, great…

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Sadie L.

Electric grass pitch

Liked Lovely site with great size pitches. It had a lovely atmosphere, great park and great walks/cycle tracks.

Disliked Ticks and the shop only open until 5pm

Recommend to friends Visit again

Welcoming, friendly, clean, well maintained and looked after grounds, park for the…

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Dawn P.

Non-electric grass pitch

Liked Welcoming, friendly, clean, well maintained and looked after grounds, park for the children. Onsite catering for Saturday and Sunday evenings.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Showers always hot Pitches are huge Shower and toilet block always clean Facilities good,…

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Laura H.

Electric grass pitch

Liked Showers always hot
Pitches are huge
Shower and toilet block always clean
Facilities good, the site is so well looked after
Kids had the best time, the park is fantastic and then they all played manhunt when park closed seems a tradition here. Thought it was lovely

Disliked Nothing

Recommend to friends Visit again

A really great smaller sized campsite with a friendly atmosphere

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Jennifer R.

Non-electric grass pitch

Liked Loved the size of it, the facilities were good, excellent playpark and off road trails.

Disliked A bit noisy in the evening but mainly due to being the summer holidays!

Recommend to friends Visit again

Brilliant campsite, great facilities and clean. Great for kids with a playground…

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Lilliane K.

Electric grass pitch

Liked Brilliant campsite, great facilities and clean. Great for kids with a playground and a games room for older children. Walking paths round the site and a bike route where my eldest captured the sunset.
Only issue is the slip and slide. Daughter got a 20cm deep bruise and cut on her leg when she came in contact with the pins to hold the plastic down. She really enjoyed the experience despite this.
Definitely would return sometime in the future.

Disliked Had some ants in our tent but I think this was purely where we placed the tent near the fenced off forest area or could be due to the previous tent.
WiFi was shocking. Got slow signal near the tent but none near the shop.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Green, spacious, handy and relaxing❤️

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Marina F.

Electric grass pitch

Liked Inside Park is a very green campsite with good amenities and a very relaxing vibe; children playing, people relaxing, pottering about. Handy camp shop which sells all you need. Lots of walk and cycle routes in the grounds. Food trucks come to the site. Big supermarkets in Blandford . All great! It’s a gem!

Recommend to friends Visit again

Great site, would definitely visit again

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Louisa M.

Non-electric grass pitch

Liked Woodlands walks straight from the campsite
Good park
Clean toilets / showers
Good washing up area / freezer

Recommend to friends Visit again

Park and the facilities were extremely clean. Staff friendly. The children loved…

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8 out of 10
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Anonymous

Electric grass pitch

Liked Park and the facilities were extremely clean. Staff friendly. The children loved playing manhunt in the evening

Recommend to friends Visit again

The kids park, the friendliness of staff, the games room, the freezer…

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5 out of 10
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Kelly B.

Non-electric grass pitch

Liked The kids park, the friendliness of staff, the games room, the freezer for ice packs.
Beautiful walks in the local area.
Away from roads so very quiet and peaceful.

Disliked The sloped pitches. They were extreme and awful.
The shop shut too early and opened too late.
The cleanliness of the bathrooms.
Says there’s wifi but never picked up a signal anywhere in the park even in reception.
Dogs barking all night from a local kennel perhaps? Either way they are very loud overnight.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Park was brilliant kids had the best time, clean everyone was friendly.…

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Anonymous

Non-electric grass pitch

Liked Park was brilliant kids had the best time, clean everyone was friendly.

Disliked Nothing

Recommend to friends Visit again

Very friendly staff and great location

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Sophie T.

Non-electric grass pitch

Liked Wonderful campsite, very clean and hosts are extremely friendly, highly recommend it to anyone wanting a great place to camp

Disliked Nothing

Recommend to friends Visit again

Features

Dogs 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

Baby-changing facilities Bath available Car parking by pitch/unit Composting toilet Dog park Drying room Food shop Free wifi Ice pack freezing Internet access Launderette Off licence Parent & baby washroom Pick-up from public transport Picnic table Portable toilet Pub toilets Public telephone Shower available Toilet block Washing-up area Wifi

Groups welcome

D. of E. welcome Family friendly Motorcycle friendly Single-sex groups welcome Student groups welcome

Rules

Barbecue provided Barbecues allowed Campfires allowed Commercial vehicles allowed Dogs allowed Dogs allowed all year

Themes

Forest Peaceful Walkers' paradise Wildlife haven

Utilities

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

Nearby amenities

Bar nearby Dog walk nearby

Type

Farm Large (51-200 pitches)

Accessibility

Accessible parking at pitch Bathrooms: Large spacious shower Bathrooms: Large spacious toilet Bathrooms: Step-free access Bathrooms: Wheelchair accessible shower Bathrooms: Wheelchair accessible toilet Bathrooms: Wide doorways (over 30 inches/75cm) Smooth, hard roads e.g. tarmac Well-lit path

Nearby leisure

Cycling nearby Fishing nearby Golf nearby Indoor pool nearby Mountain biking nearby Restaurant nearby

Touring and motorhomes

Motorhome service point Tourer storage facilities

Location

The Inside Park

Fairmile Road

Blandford Forum

Dorset

England

DT11 9AD

Directions

Timezone

Europe/London BST (GMT+01:00)

GPS

50.84631°N
2.19462°W

Nearest transport

Coach
11 mi The Town Hall
11 mi The Town Hall
11.6 mi Post Office
Rail
10.6 mi Holton Heath Rail Station
11.2 mi Wareham Rail Station
11.3 mi Moreton (Dorset) Rail Station
Ferry
13 mi Poole Ferry Terminal
13 mi Poole Quay Ferry Landing
15.1 mi Brownsea Island Ferry Landing
Airport
16.6 mi Bournemouth 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

If you're popping into Blandford Forum (five minutes’ drive) for a bit of shopping, stick around to visit the Blandford Fashion Museum or take a tour of the Hall & Woodhouse Brewery. There’s also a leisure centre here with a pool, and you can head a little way out of town to the Royal Signals Museum (10 minutes). From this handy spot within the Dorset National Landscape, there are plenty of lovely walks and bike rides – plus more adventurous bike activities at Okeford Hill Bike Park (10 minutes). The spectacular Kingston Lacy estate (15 minutes), English Oak Vineyard (20 minutes) and Sculpture By The Lakes (25 minutes) give different ways to enjoy the scenery. And of course Dorset’s fabulous coastline isn’t far off either – drive for half an hour or so and you’ll be at Bournemouth’s splendid sandy beach or at the ancient coves of the Jurassic Coast.

Water quality at nearby bathing waters

Name Distance Type 2020201920182017
Poole Harbour Rockley Sands 11.1 mi Estuary N/AExcellentExcellentExcellent
Poole Harbour Lake 11.8 mi Estuary N/AExcellentExcellentExcellent
Poole Shore Road Beach 15.6 mi Sea N/AExcellentExcellentExcellent
Poole Sandbanks Peninsular 15.7 mi Sea N/AExcellentExcellentExcellent
Poole Canford Cliffs Chine 15.7 mi Sea N/AExcellentExcellentExcellent

Data source: European Environment Agency

Must see

Kingston Lacy House and Gardens 7.4 mi

Monkey World - Ape Rescue Centre 10.3 mi

The Tank Museum 10.7 mi

Hardy's Birthplace 11.7 mi

Lulworth Castle & Park 14.3 mi

National Trust

White Mill 6.5 mi

Kingston Lacy 7.5 mi

Clouds Hill 9.3 mi

Hardy's Cottage 11.8 mi

Max Gate 13.8 mi

Cycle routes

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

Other

Spetisbury - Tarrant Crawford - Spetisbury Rings 3.1 mi

Hod Hill Fort - Iwerne Minster - Hambledon Hill - Coombe Bottom 3.8 mi

STEPLETON HOUSE 3.9 mi

RANSTON 4.2 mi

MILTON ABBEY 4.4 mi

Local events

  • Dorset County Show (Saturday 6 September 2025 – Saturday 6 September 2025)

    Dorchester, Dorset 13.2 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.

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Frequently asked questions

  • Does The Inside Park have a swimming pool? No View all features
  • Is The Inside Park dog friendly? Yes View all features
  • What attractions are near The Inside Park? If you're popping into Blandford Forum (five minutes’ drive) for a bit of shopping, stick around to visit the Blandford Fashion Museum or take a tour of the Hall & Woodhouse Brewery. … Read more
  • When can I check in and check out of The Inside Park?
    Camping and touring
    Arrive:  12 p.m. –  9 p.m.
    Depart by:  11 a.m.
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  • How much does it cost to stay at The Inside Park? From £25 (for 1 night, 2 adults) - prices may change depending on your dates and party.