Meadowbank Holidays

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Fully serviced pitch with hard standing and shingle awning base
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Gold holiday home with verandah and parking space
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  • Riverside Dorset family park 15 minutes’ drive from the New Forest
  • Bournemouth beach 15 minutes’ drive and Peppa Pig World 25 minutes
  • Quiet, well-kept site rich in wildlife and with fishing on the Stour
Who says you have to choose between a beach holiday or a rural one? That’s certainly not the case at Meadowbank Holidays in Dorset, sitting on the banks of the River Stour and 10 minutes’ drive from the centre of Bournemouth. It’s a 15-minute hop to Mudeford Beach by car, and the same to woodland walks in the New Forest National Park. Family-run and family-friendly, this is a quiet, well-kept spot set among lots of greenery and vibrant seasonal flowers. There’s plenty of wildlife to spot when you’re having a wander along the riverbanks – kingfishers, herons, swans and otters are frequent visitors. You can go coarse fishing for bream and perch on the river too; free permits are offered to all site guests. Facilities-wise, expect a modern facilities block with hot showers, baths and a disability-friendly bathroom, a launderette and dish-washing sinks. There’s a handy on-site shop for stocking up on the essentials, plus a games room and play area for keeping younger guests out of trouble. If you’d like to park up the car and explore the area on public transport, the park is on a regular bus service that runs to Bournemouth and Christchurch.

Site type

Touring caravan pitches 30
Motorhome pitches 30
Caravans for hire 45
Open now
Opens 28 March

Tourist board rating

Please note

Admission

  • Under 18s must be accompanied by their parents or legal guardians.

Occupancy

  • Group bookings of 2 or more units travelling together are not permitted via Pitchup.com.
  • Group bookings of 6 or more adults are not permitted (couples and immediate family members excepted).
  • No hen/stag parties permitted via Pitchup.com.
  • Single-sex bookings of 3 or more people (couples and immediate family members excepted) are not permitted via Pitchup.com.

Languages spoken

English

Open from Sat 28 Mar to

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Pitch types & availability

Accommodation

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2 adults
0 children
0 dogs

Reviews

9.5

Overall rating from 61 Pitchup.com customers

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Child friendliness
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Cleanliness
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Peaceful

97% would recommend this site to a friend

97% would stay here again

What customers say

This is a consistently well-regarded site, praised for its exceptional cleanliness, immaculately maintained grounds, and friendly, helpful staff. Pitches are generally spacious and well-kept. Facilities, particularly showers and toilets, are frequently described as spotless and modern. Its quiet atmosphere and location near the river are highlights, with easy access to local transport for exploring Bournemouth and the New Forest. Recent reviews note the availability of a cafe and a French shop, adding to the amenities. Minor points include occasional requests for more pitch privacy and a comment about shower temperature control.

Summary AI-generated from Pitchup.com customer reviews. Last updated 01/09/2026

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The site was really well looked…

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Anonymous

Electric gravel and hardstanding touring pitch

Liked The site was really well looked after, and spotlessly clean. Location near to public transport, was excellent. Staff were friendly.

Disliked Nothing.

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We loved the cafe on the…

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 Mark S. 1 review

Electric gravel and hardstanding touring pitch

Liked We loved the cafe on the front friendly & reasonably priced

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Had kids banging on our motorhome…

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 Sheryl F. 1 review

Electric gravel and hardstanding touring pitch

Liked Had kids banging on our motorhome door pitches too close together son it recommend

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Will use again!

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Anonymous

Electric gravel and hardstanding touring pitch

Liked Cleanliness, staff, pitch ease, position, quiet.

Disliked Nothing to dislike

Recommend to friends Visit again

Excellent but only if you can specify your pitch

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Anonymous

Electric grass campervan pitch

Liked Excellent facilities. Very clean. Great spot for getting to Boscombe/Bournemouth. Lovely walks from site. Plenty of hot water. Friendly staff.

Disliked The pitch. It was the strip of grass verge that runs along the site internal road. Had no option but to park sideways on or would have poked out onto road which meant our view was someone’s back garden fence. Only enough room then for chairs in order to sit outside. We were only there for 2 nights so just got on with it but if it was main holiday would not have been happy. If you have kids it’s a no go on there. They have 6 spots on the verge they’re classing as pitches which to be honest feels a bit of a money spin.

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Good Location,spotlessly clean . Excellent showers. Lovely…

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 christina m. 1 review

Electric grass touring pitch

Liked Good Location,spotlessly clean .
Excellent showers.
Lovely staff.

Recommend to friends Visit again

A+ on all grounds, really is a brilliant site. I've stayed at Hundreds

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 Robert D. 1 review

Electric gravel and hardstanding touring pitch

Liked Excellent Campsite, really is a special find this one, Clean facilities, excellent pitches with Water/Waste, WiFi etc. Quiet and Peaceful site. Excellent Cafe, Excellent Shower Facilities, Pizza Van, Fish and Chip Van arrive weekly too. Not a bad word to be said of the site 10/10 easily. Close to the 1A Bustop into Bournemouth too (15-20min walk)

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Highly recommended

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 Bruce B. 1 review

Electric grass touring pitch

Liked Lovely location
Helpful staff
Clean facilities
Large pitches

Recommend to friends Visit again

Fantastic Site, spotlessly clean and tidy.…

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Anonymous

Electric gravel and hardstanding touring pitch

Liked Fantastic Site, spotlessly clean and tidy. Great location.

Disliked Bus service remote (at weekends) and probably need another shower/toilet block for users remote from the current building.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Great site.

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 ROGER O. 1 review

Electric grass touring pitch

Liked The whole site was immaculate. lovingly maintained including koi carp pond by entrance, lovely hanging baskets and tidy grass areas. The staff were so friendly and helpful. Shower block and toilets were spotless. The Cafe was very nice with good selection. Servers were so nice and helpful. We spent a very pleasant and peacefull 10 days. Will be back in the future and thoroughly reccommend you try.

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Features

No 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 cafe On-site restaurant/cafe Outdoor swimming pool Play area TV room Take away Tennis Watersports

Amenities on site

Baby-changing facilities Bath available Composting toilet Dog park Drying room Food shop Free wifi Ice pack freezing Internet access Launderette 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

Family friendly Motorcycle friendly Single-sex groups welcome Student groups welcome

Rules

Barbecue provided Barbecues allowed Campfires allowed Commercial vehicles allowed Dogs allowed No dogs allowed No pets allowed

Themes

Peaceful 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)

Accessibility

Bathrooms: Wheelchair accessible shower Bathrooms: Wheelchair accessible toilet Smooth, hard roads e.g. tarmac Well-lit path

Nearby leisure

Canoeing/kayaking nearby Cycle hire nearby Cycling nearby Fishing nearby Golf nearby Horse riding nearby Indoor pool nearby Leisure/theme park nearby Mountain biking nearby Restaurant nearby Sailing nearby Tennis nearby Watersports nearby

Touring and motorhomes

Drainage hook-up points for tourers Water hook-up points for tourers

Location

Meadowbank Holidays

Stour Way

Christchurch

Bournemouth

Dorset

England

BH23 2PQ

Directions

Timezone

Europe/London BST (GMT+01:00)

GPS

50.75049°N
1.80911°W

Nearest transport

Coach
1.6 mi Bargates
1.6 mi Bargates
2.9 mi Bournemouth Station
Rail
1.4 mi Christchurch Rail Station
1.5 mi Pokesdown Rail Station
2.9 mi Bournemouth Rail Station
Ferry
1.7 mi Tuckton Tea Gardens Ferry Landing
1.9 mi Christchurch Quay Ferry Landing
1.9 mi Wick Christchurch Ferry Landing
Airport
2.1 mi Bournemouth International Airport
24 mi Southampton 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

On holiday with toddlers? First stop will probably be Paultons Park Home of Peppa Pig World (25 minutes’ drive), packed with Peppa Pig experiences from carousel rides to water slides. Older kids may well prefer the vintage cars, historic buses and supercars at the National Motor Museum, Beaulieu (40 minutes). You have a choice of several beaches for seaside days out; Mudeford (15 minutes) is a sandy spit with calm waters for swimming or dinghy sailing. There’s a stretch of soft sand in Bournemouth (10 minutes) as well as a fairground with a helter-skelter on the Victorian-era pier; a less-crowded option is at Hengistbury Head (15 minutes), where you can stroll along the cliffs. Walkers can head straight for the footpaths of the New Forest National Park (15 minutes), or have a potter around the castle, ancient priory church and harbour at historic Christchurch (10 minutes). A popular day excursion takes in the Isle of Wight; catch the ferry across The Solent from Southampton (35 minutes).

Food and drink

  • The Kitchen Club Restaurant 0.3 mi
  • The Victory Pub 0.5 mi
  • The Stourvale Pub 0.7 mi
  • Iford Bridge Hotel Pub 0.7 mi
  • Iford Tandoori Restaurant 0.7 mi
  • Dragon Palace Restaurant 0.8 mi
  • Toby Carvery Restaurant 0.8 mi
  • Harvester Cooper Dean Restaurant 0.9 mi
  • The Cranleigh Pub 1 mi
  • Forest Spice Restaurant 1.1 mi

Groceries

  • Tesco Extra Supermarket 0.5 mi
  • No 1 South African Shop Supermarket 0.5 mi
  • Lidl Supermarket 1.1 mi
  • Asda Supermarket 1.4 mi
  • Bona Fide Off-licence 1.5 mi
  • Sainsbury's Supermarket 1.6 mi
  • Aldi Supermarket 1.7 mi
  • Co-op Food Supermarket 1.7 mi
  • Waitrose Supermarket 1.7 mi
  • Majestic Off-licence 1.7 mi

Parks and play

  • Littledown Centre park 0.8 mi
  • Iford Meadows park 1 mi
  • Christchurch Junior School Hard Courts Playground 1.2 mi
  • Kings Park 1.3 mi
  • Kings Park 1.5 mi
  • New Zealand Gardens park 1.7 mi
  • Druitt Gardens park 1.8 mi
  • Kings Park 1.8 mi
  • St James' Park 1.8 mi
  • Seafield Gardens park 1.8 mi

Family days out

  • Ducking Stool Visitor attraction 1.9 mi
  • Stocks Visitor attraction 1.9 mi
  • Whipping Post Visitor attraction 1.9 mi
  • Christchurch Castle Visitor attraction 1.9 mi
  • Constable’s House Visitor attraction 1.9 mi
  • Game Nation Amusement arcade 2 mi
  • Fisherman's Walk Cliff Lift Visitor attraction 2.1 mi
  • View Visitor attraction 2.2 mi
  • Boscombe Police Box Visitor attraction 2.2 mi
  • Adventure Wonderland Maze Visitor attraction 2.3 mi

Public transport

  • Stour Way 0.1 mi
  • Links Drive 0.2 mi
  • Old Barn Road 0.2 mi
  • Beech Avenue 0.4 mi
  • Top of River Way 0.4 mi
  • Elm Avenue 0.4 mi
  • Hurn Way 0.4 mi
  • Oak Avenue 0.4 mi
  • The Grove Shops 0.4 mi
  • Bosley Way 0.4 mi

Beaches

  • Fisherman's Walk Beach 2.1 mi
  • Southbourne Beach 2.2 mi
  • White Pits 3.2 mi
  • Bournemouth East Beach 3.4 mi
  • Avon Beach 3.6 mi
  • Bournemouth West Beach 4 mi
  • Alum Chine Beach 4.6 mi
  • Branksome Dene Chine Beach 5 mi
  • Branksome Chine Beach 5.3 mi

What’s nearby

  • Christchurch Golf Club - Stour Course Golf course 0.2 mi
  • Dudmoor Farm Golf Course 1.3 mi
  • Rhythm Store General shop 1.7 mi
  • Queen's Park Golf Course 1.8 mi
  • o2 Academy Nightclub 2.1 mi
  • Solent Meads Driving Range Golf course 2.2 mi
  • Parley Golf Centre Course Golf course 2.3 mi
  • Solent Meads Golf Centre Golf course 2.5 mi
  • Roxy Internet café 2.6 mi
  • Havanna Club Nightclub 2.8 mi

Local services

  • Tesco extra Fuel station 0.5 mi
  • Royal Bournemouth Hospital 0.6 mi
  • Tesco Esso Christchurch Fuel station 0.6 mi
  • Esso Spur End Fuel station 0.7 mi
  • Murco Fuel station 0.7 mi
  • The Grove Pharmacy 0.9 mi
  • Christchurch Hospital 0.9 mi
  • The Grove Surgery Doctors 0.9 mi
  • Oakridge Surgery Doctors 1 mi
  • C&M Chemists Pharmacy 1 mi

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Must see

Adventure Wonderland 2.3 mi

The Bournemouth Balloon 3.5 mi

Russell-Cotes Art Gallery & Museum 3.5 mi

Bournemouth Pier Beach 3.8 mi

Oceanarium, The Bournemouth Aquarium 3.8 mi

National Trust

Brownsea Island 7.8 mi

Studland Beach and Nature Reserve 9.6 mi

Kingston Lacy 10.6 mi

White Mill 11.6 mi

The Needles Old Battery and New Battery 11.9 mi

Cycle routes

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

Other

Throop Mill - Parley Green - Nature Reserve - Berry Hill 1.6 mi

Hengistbury Head 2.8 mi

WIMBORNE ROAD CEMETERY 3 mi

LOWER CENTRAL GARDENS, UPPER CENTRAL GARDENS AND COY POND GARDENS 4 mi

AVON TYRRELL 4.7 mi

Local events

  • Southampton Boat Show (Friday, 18 September 2026 – Friday, 18 September 2026)

    Southampton, Hampshire 20.3 mi

  • Dorset County Show (Saturday, 5 September 2026 – Saturday, 5 September 2026)

    Dorchester, Dorset 27 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.

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Frequently asked questions

  • Does Meadowbank Holidays have a swimming pool? No View all features
  • Is Meadowbank Holidays dog friendly? No View all features
  • What attractions are near Meadowbank Holidays? On holiday with toddlers? First stop will probably be Paultons Park Home of Peppa Pig World (25 minutes’ drive), packed with Peppa Pig experiences from carousel rides to water slides. Older kids … Read more
  • When can I check in and check out of Meadowbank Holidays?
    Camping and touring
    Arrive:  3 p.m. –  6 p.m.
    Depart by:  11 a.m.
    On-site accommodation
    Arrive:  3 p.m. –  6 p.m.
    Depart by:  10 a.m.
    Read more
  • How much does it cost to stay at Meadowbank Holidays? From £20 (for 1 night, 2 adults) - prices may change depending on your dates and party.