West Bay Holiday Park

View prices & book 8.5 313 reviews
Touring and Camping
Swimming pool
Indoor pool with slides
Glamping area

  • In an attractive harbour village two minutes' walk from the beach
  • Two miles from the market town of Bridport
  • Pool, paddling pool, adventure playground, climbing wall, bar and café
Dorset apple cake with clotted cream, spankingly fresh seafood, organic cheeses, sumptuous ice cream, lipsmacking local ales – no wonder so many people flock to Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall’s old stamping ground. The first River Cottage TV shows were filmed at his smallholding near West Bay Holiday Park, where guests are perfectly placed to make the most of the farmers’ markets, restaurants and brewery tours in the pretty neighbouring town of Bridport on Dorset's Jurassic Coast. Don’t forget your bucket and spade: you can walk straight through the gates of the holiday park into West Bay’s scenic harbour and onto the stunning beach which goes on for miles. There’s no shortage of things to do on site either: wallowing about in the indoor pool, which has a separate toddlers’ pool with a slide, as well as a full-sized flume; there's also bike hire, nature trails, eclectic activities for preschoolers to teens in the well-organised kids’ clubs, a great adventure playground with a climbing wall, amusements, and free evening entertainment for the whole family in the Riverside Club. There are good basic amenities on site (including a launderette, shop and off licence, and a cash machine) as well as a bar and café with harbour views if you tire of the washing up.

Site type

Tent pitches 88
Touring caravan pitches 116
Motorhome pitches 116
Caravans for hire 63
Open now
Opens 10 March

Tourist board rating

Please note
  • 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).
  • Dogs are not allowed if you are staying in the accommodation units.
  • Commercial vehicles (vehicles used for work-related purposes, carrying goods or fare-paying passengers) and sign-written vehicles are not permitted on site.
  • Single-sex parties of three or more people under 25 are not permitted on site. Swimming pool access is included: please show your Entertainment pass.

Languages spoken

English

Open from Mon, 10 Mar to

Pitch types & availability

Other pitch types

Reviews

82%

would recommend this site to a friend

80%

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Only showing reviews for the last 30 months.

Great location with friendly helpful staff.

Overall 10/10
Location 10
Value for money 8
Accommodation 8
Facilities / Activities 8
Customer service 10
Child friendliness 10
Cleanliness 6
Wifi 3
Janine C. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Star fully-serviced hardstanding touring pitch

Liked: Loved the location - so close to town / the harbour and the beach. Also the pitches were a bit tight to swing into but once you're in they've got lots of room. The staff were so friendly and helpful too.

Make sure you have a 25 metre electric cable as it's two pitches per hookup point and one of each set of 2 pitches is far away from the plug. We didn't have one with us but there is a fantastic camping/ caravan shop in charmouth that we got one from easily. It's only 15 minutes drive away too.

Disliked: The showers and toilets were a little basic but ok for our short stay. Could do with upgrading though definitely.

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Really lovely stay, everyone was friendly.

Overall 8/10
Location 9
Value for money 8
Accommodation 7
Facilities / Activities 6
Customer service 10
Child friendliness 6
Cleanliness 8
Wifi 5
Anna H. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Electric grass pitch

Liked: Chaps on the tent pitches were extremely helpful.

Disliked: Pitches quite close together.

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Lovely view from the pitch. The touring pitches were good, though it…

Overall 7/10
Location 10
Value for money 8
Accommodation No rating
Facilities / Activities No rating
Customer service 10
Child friendliness No rating
Cleanliness 10
Wifi No rating
Karon G. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Electric grass pitch

Liked: Lovely view from the pitch. The touring pitches were good, though it was a vast site

Disliked: Pitch was a long way from toilet block, steep hill on way back.

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Lovely clean site. Friendly staff. Bit of a hill up to the safari tent

Overall 7/10
Location 7
Value for money 9
Accommodation 7
Facilities / Activities 6
Customer service 10
Child friendliness 9
Cleanliness 10
Wifi 6
Sara M. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Oyster 2 bedroom safari tent

Liked: Lovely little site. Beautiful views from the glamping tents. Tent had everything you need. Quiet site. Staff lovely. Lovely little harbour and beach. Although the beach is pebbled. Lovely chip shop right by the site.

Disliked: Double bed had 2 single mattresses on it which made a gap in the middle. Sofa was comfy but all ripped.

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Staff friendly

Overall 10/10
Location 10
Value for money 10
Accommodation 10
Facilities / Activities No rating
Customer service 9
Child friendliness No rating
Cleanliness 10
Wifi 10
Sylvia B. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Electric grass pitch

Liked: Lovely view and all clean and tidy

Disliked: Cooking fried breakfast before 10!!!!!

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Convenient location but…

Overall 6/10
Location 10
Value for money 6
Accommodation 6
Facilities / Activities 7
Customer service 9
Child friendliness No rating
Cleanliness 10
Wifi 3
Anonymous The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Electric grass pitch

Liked: Site staff all very welcoming and the Facilities were nice and clean. Good central location in village, close to the sea.
Nice fish and chip shop just opposite site, not sure where all advertised takeaway were?? We could only spot a pizza place, so very little choice!

Disliked: Site very busy, pitches and caravan all crammed in, I felt a bit like a tinned sardine. Glad we had a tent, wouldn’t want to have to get a caravan on/off touring pitches, space very tight. Noisy family close to us, not very peaceful.
WiFi available but couldn’t get signal on my pitch.

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Clean and friendly

Overall 10/10
Location 10
Value for money 10
Accommodation 10
Facilities / Activities 10
Customer service 10
Child friendliness 10
Cleanliness 10
Wifi No rating
Luke S. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Star fully-serviced hardstanding touring pitch

Liked: Excellent alround no negative

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Great site, well run. Perfect location

Overall 10/10
Location 10
Value for money 10
Accommodation 10
Facilities / Activities 10
Customer service 10
Child friendliness No rating
Cleanliness 10
Wifi No rating
Colin B. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Electric grass pitch

Liked: Very clean well run site. Could find no faults

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Quiet area lovely views over the bay. Nice surroundings with trees. Staff…

Overall 8/10
Location 10
Value for money 8
Accommodation 8
Facilities / Activities 10
Customer service 10
Child friendliness No rating
Cleanliness 10
Wifi 6
Anonymous The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Star fully-serviced hardstanding touring pitch

Liked: Quiet area lovely views over the bay. Nice surroundings with trees. Staff were friendly and helpful. Pitches were clean and tidy

Disliked: Pitches seemed close to each other

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Access to clubhouse…

Overall 7/10
Location 10
Value for money 10
Accommodation 6
Facilities / Activities 8
Customer service 10
Child friendliness 10
Cleanliness 8
Wifi 1
Anonymous The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Electric grass pitch

Liked: Access to clubhouse

Disliked: A broken shower, constantly gushing water, what a waste of water.
Having to pay extra for Wi-Fi

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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 Single-sex groups welcome Student groups welcome

Rules

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

Themes

Spectacular scenery

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

Fishing nearby Golf nearby Horse riding nearby Sailing nearby

Location

West Bay Holiday Park

West Bay

Bridport

Dorset

England

DT6 4HB

Directions

Timezone

Europe/London BST (GMT+01:00)

GPS

50.7116°N
-2.7648°W

Nearest transport

Coach
1.5 mi Coach Station
14.3 mi South Station
15.4 mi Marks and Spencer
Rail
9.8 mi Maiden Newton Rail Station
11.2 mi Crewkerne Rail Station
11.5 mi Axminster Rail Station
Ferry
15.6 mi Weymouth Ferry Terminal
29.7 mi Exmouth Ferry Landing
Airport
28.6 mi Exeter 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

Start on the doorstep in West Bay itself: you could go fossil hunting underneath the sandstone cliffs, crabbing in the harbour, take a boat tour of the Jurassic Coast, or head out into the big blue yonder on a sea fishing trip; then there’s golf, paragliding, scuba diving, watersports, and excellent walking along the coastal paths… Take a break from feeding yourself up on all the gorgeous local produce to hand feed the birds at Abbotsbury Swannery, where the 600 nesting mute swans make for an impressive sight (and plenty of hungry beaks); there are also award-winning gardens and a kids' farm to explore. The coastal resort of Lyme Regis has been drawing the crowds since time immemorial and is well worth a visit; other historical gems in West Dorset include the Jacobean manor house of Mapperton, set amongst topiary, terraced gardens and rolling hills; Forde Abbey and gardens; a cluster of castles; and the giant chalk man in the hillside at Cerne Abbas. Alternatively, if there are animal addicts in your party, they'll go ape for the 240-plus inhabitants of Monkey World and potty for the penguins and underwater specimens at Weymouth Sea Life Park.

Water quality at nearby bathing waters

Name Distance Type 2020201920182017
West Bay (West) 0.1 mi Sea N/AExcellentExcellentExcellent
Eypemouth 0.9 mi Sea N/AExcellentExcellentExcellent
Hive 2.1 mi Sea N/AExcellentExcellentExcellent
Seatown 2.7 mi Sea N/AExcellentExcellentExcellent
Charmouth West 6.3 mi Sea N/AExcellentExcellentGood

Data source: European Environment Agency

Must see

Mapperton House & Gardens 6.2 mi

Abbotsbury Swannery 8.1 mi

Radipole Lake Nature Reserve 14.9 mi

Weymouth Sea Life Park and Marine Sanctuary 15.2 mi

Hardy's Birthplace 16.5 mi

National Trust

Shute Barton 13.6 mi

Loughwood Meeting House 13.9 mi

Max Gate 14.9 mi

Hardy's Cottage 16.4 mi

Branscombe: the Old Bakery, Manor Mill and Forge 16.4 mi

Cycle routes

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

Other

West Bay 0.8 mi

Lower Seatown - Seatown - Chideock - Eype 0.9 mi

DOWNE HALL 1.7 mi

Seatown - Golden Cap - Ridge Barn - Stanton St Gab 2.7 mi

North Chideock - Symondsbury and More. 3 mi

Local events

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

    Dorchester, Dorset 14.9 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.

Offers

Conditions apply - see pitch type section for details

Nearest sites

Unfortunately, we have no nearby bookable sites.

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Frequently asked questions

  • Does West Bay Holiday Park have a swimming pool? Yes View all features
  • Is West Bay Holiday Park dog friendly? Yes View all features
  • What attractions are near West Bay Holiday Park? Start on the doorstep in West Bay itself: you could go fossil hunting underneath the sandstone cliffs, crabbing in the harbour, take a boat tour of the Jurassic Coast, or head out … Read more
  • When can I check in and check out of West Bay Holiday Park?
    Camping and touring
    Arrive:  2 p.m. –  11 p.m.
    Depart by:  10 a.m.
    On-site accommodation
    Arrive:  Anytime –  Anytime
    Depart by:  Anytime
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  • How much does it cost to stay at West Bay Holiday Park? From £14 (for 1 night, 4 people) - prices may change depending on your dates and party.