Newlands Holiday Park

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View from the hardstanding pitches
Pool
Birds eye view of pods, non electric camping area and beach
Birds eye view main touring field

  • Family-friendly park just outside Charmouth on the Jurassic Coast
  • Pools, play areas and indoor play
  • Modern amenities including hot showers and a launderette
There’s nothing fossilised about a stay at Newlands Holiday Park, a stone’s throw away from the Jurassic Coast on the Devon/Dorset border, where the staff and facilities should cater to your every holiday need. For example, this lush place has two separate play areas for the mini guests. There's also an indoor heated pool – and an outdoor one with loungers so you can bask in the sun and wonder where the kids get all that energy… More? There's an indoor soft play area. Also use family-run Newlands as a base for a Lyme Regis fossil-hunting holiday or just lounge about on site; either way, epic times are on the cards. The 23-acre landscaped park has all the facilities you’d expect from a thoroughly modern site: internet access and clean up-to-date amenities including hot showers and a launderette. Half a mile from Newlands, the World Heritage village of Charmouth has shops, restaurants and pubs… and is also known for its hardy souls taking to the sea in fancy dress on Christmas Day.

Site type

Motorhome pitches 74
Caravans for hire 50
Tent pitches 76
Touring caravan pitches 74
Lodges, cabins, pods or huts 19
Open now
Opens 3 March

Tourist board rating

Please note
  • The site does not accept breeds/crossbreeds listed in the Dangerous Dogs Act (i.e. XL Bully, Pit Bull Terrier, Japanese Tosa, Dogo Argentino, and Fila Brasileiro).
  • Single-sex bookings of 5 or more people (couples and immediate family members excepted) are not permitted via Pitchup.com.
  • No hen/stag parties permitted via Pitchup.com.
  • All: access to the swimming pool is not included in the rate and is charged £3.50 per person per session.
  • The outdoor swimming pool is open between 30/05 and 01/09 (subject to weather conditions).
  • The restaurant is open between 07/03 and 29/10.
  • Entertainment and activities are available between 14/07 and 29/08.
  • The grocery shop is open between 07/03 and 29/10.
  • Dogs are not allowed if you are staying in the accommodation units.
  • The indoor swimming pool is open between 07/03 and 31/10.
  • 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

Open from Mon, 3 Mar to

AA 5 pennants

Pitch types & availability

Reviews

88%

would recommend this site to a friend

83%

would stay here again

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Only showing reviews for the last 30 months.

Beautiful views and well maintained

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

Electric grass touring pitch

Liked: Lovely site, views were beautiful and our grandsons loved the pool. The showers were clean and well maintained. The only thing that let it down was people letting their dogs roam and poo and not pick it up. When we arrived we had to ask for some to be picked up, we have dogs ourselves although not with us on this visit, and found this unacceptable. We would come back again despite this and hopefully you can put signs up saying about responsibility to dog owners. Over all we think our stay was enjoyable and loved the layout of the site

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From the manager: Hello,
Many thanks for your review. We are so pleased to hear that you enjoyed your stay with us. We do try our best to enforce our 'dogs on lead' ruling. It is clearly written on the back of our map in the park rules which we hope that people abide to. We are sorry that you found mess on your pitch but are glad that we promptly got rid of it for you.
Best wishes,
Newlands Holidays

Excellent site, clean facilities, level pitches for tent, friendly!

Overall 10/10
Location 10
Value for money 10
Accommodation 10
Facilities / Activities 10
Customer service 10
Child friendliness 10
Cleanliness 10
Wifi 10
Yngi W. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Electric grass tent or trailer tent pitch

Liked: The friendliness of the staff and people staying at Newlands holiday park, we took our 1year old son camping with us and weren’t shy of people we could go to for help at the park. Plenty of things for us all to do that included our young child and look forward to going back soon!

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This is a gem of a site - the showers and toilets…

Overall 10/10
Location 10
Value for money 10
Accommodation 10
Facilities / Activities 10
Customer service 10
Child friendliness 10
Cleanliness 10
Wifi 10
Cheryl L. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Electric grass touring pitch

Liked: This is a gem of a site - the showers and toilets were spotless the facilities excellent and the staff so helpful l.

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From the manager: Hi Cheryl,
Many thanks for your review. We are so pleased to hear that you enjoyed your stay with us.
Best wishes,
Newlands Holidays

This is an excellent site with clean facilities and pleasant staff

Overall 9/10
Location 8
Value for money 10
Accommodation No rating
Facilities / Activities 10
Customer service 10
Child friendliness 10
Cleanliness 10
Wifi 10
Caroline M. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Non-electric grass tent pitch

Liked: Beautiful views, cleanliness, pools and club area, proximity to coast and coastal walks. Pleasant staff. Shop on site. We’ve been here before and will definitely return

Disliked: Surprising road noise for much of the night.
Closure of washing facilities on our tier as we were in a quiet week, meaning a trek to find them in another field.

Tent occupants are the only people on site required to pay for use of pool (friendlier to add it to the pitch price).

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Excellent site ! Showers lovely , may need a few more dog poo bins

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

Electric grass touring pitch

Liked: Loved this place ! Nice clean and cheerful place

Disliked: Hills lol 😂

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From the manager: Hello,
Many thanks for your review. We are pleased to hear that you enjoyed your stay and hope that the good views made up for the hills!
Best wishes,
Newlands Holidays

Superb site and facilities

Overall 10/10
Location 10
Value for money 10
Accommodation 10
Facilities / Activities 10
Customer service 10
Child friendliness 10
Cleanliness 10
Wifi 10
Kelly-lee C. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Electric grass touring pitch

Liked: Superb site, lovely and clean and well presented. Swimming areas very clean. Couldn’t fault the whole site and staff very friendly.

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From the manager: Hi Kelly-lee,
Huge thanks for your lovely review. We are so pleased to hear that you enjoyed your stay with us and hope to welcome you back soon!
Best wishes,
Newlands Holidays

Wonderful place to stay and explore the walks

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
Shaun O. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Electric hardstanding touring pitch

Liked: Yet again a wonderful stay,,
Pitches are big with lovely views,
Dog walks into the forest are on the doorstep
Clean toilets and showers
Not overcrowded even if full,,
10 min walk Baileys inn for a nice drink
Will deffo be back again

Disliked: Can’t think of anything

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From the manager: Hi Shaun,
Huge thanks for your lovely review. We are so pleased to hear that you enjoyed your stay with us. We hope to welcome you back again soon.
Best wishes,
Newlands Holidays

The pitch was lovely. The staff were very friendly. The bar was…

Overall 8/10
Location 10
Value for money 10
Accommodation 10
Facilities / Activities 8
Customer service 10
Child friendliness 10
Cleanliness 8
Wifi 10
katenarraway@hotmail.co.uk N. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Electric grass tent or trailer tent pitch

Liked: The pitch was lovely. The staff were very friendly. The bar was well looked after and the kids enjoyed their breakfast.

Disliked: The pool was always fully booked so couldn't book online. Toilets were cleaned very early with a lot of staff. Felt uncomfortable using it

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From the manager: Hi Kate,
Many thanks for your review. We are pleased to hear that you like the pitch and enjoyed our restaurant. We are sorry that you were unable to get a swim, this is very unusual for the pool to be full all of the time and that you felt uncomfortable when our housekeeping staff were cleaning the toilets. We try to clean them as quickly and efficiently as possible, had you of made us aware, we would have waited until you had finished using the facilities.
Best wishes,
Newlands Holidays

A must stay in a cracking location!

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

Electric grass tent or trailer tent pitch

Liked: The set up was really thought out, the pitch was spacious and with the electric hook up made it even better.

The facilities on site had everything you would need being away from home.

The staff were very warm and welcoming, showed us to our pitch, ensured we were happy.

Top notch place we will definitely be back for another stay.

Disliked: Nothing to dislike

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From the manager: Hi Jason,
Huge thanks for your lovely review. We are so pleased to hear that you enjoyed your stay with us. We hope to welcome you back soon!
Best wishes
Newlands Holidays

Will definitely be back

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

Electric grass tent or trailer tent pitch

Liked: Lovely clean campsite, staff really friendly, great facilities

Disliked: A bit hilly

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From the manager: Hi there,
Many thanks for your review. We are so pleased to hear that you enjoyed your stay with us. We look forward to welcoming you back again soon.
Best wishes,
Newlands Holidays

Good value for money and lovely campsite

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

Electric grass tent or trailer tent pitch

Liked: Campsite was very clean and tidy, very well kept.
Staff friendly.
Lovely park for the kids to play in, inside and outside pool was great, has sauna and jacuzzi.
Nice little pub onsite with food and some entertainment.
Shop also but no cash point. So if you wanted to play bingo make sure you have cash.
Lovely places to visit nearby so lots to do,
10 min from the beach
Would deffo be back to stay here

Disliked: Cold showers, not sure if it was the time I was going to the shower but every shower I had was pretty cold.
Was kept clean though

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From the manager: Hi Stephanie,
Many thanks for your lovely, detailed review. We are so pleased to hear that you enjoyed your stay with us and hope to welcome you back again soon.
Best wishes,
Newlands Holidays


Features

Leisure on site

Bar or club house Cycle hire Evening entertainment Fishing Fitness centre Games room Hot tub Indoor swimming pool Kids' club On-site cafe On-site restaurant On-site restaurant/cafe Outdoor swimming pool Play area Sauna Soft play area TV room Take away Tennis Toddler's pool 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 Local produce 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

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 Spectacular scenery Walkers' paradise

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

Very large (over 200 pitches)

Accessibility

Accessible parking at pitch Bathrooms: Wheelchair accessible shower Bathrooms: Wheelchair accessible toilet Hearing induction loops Uneven terrain; gravel or loose mud

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 Motorhome service point Seasonal pitches Tourer storage facilities Water hook-up points for tourers

Location

Newlands Holiday Park

Nr Stonebarrow Lane

Charmouth

Dorset

England

DT6 6RB

Directions

Timezone

Europe/London BST (GMT+01:00)

GPS

50.73852°N
-2.88999°W

Route directions

The road to Newlands does not have a name, causing problems for satnav systems. The nearest listed roads are Stonebarrow Lane and The Street. The site postcode is DT6 6RB.

Nearest transport

Coach
5.6 mi Coach Station
18.2 mi Yeovil Bus Station
19.9 mi South Station
Rail
5.8 mi Axminster Rail Station
10.5 mi Crewkerne Rail Station
13.6 mi Honiton Rail Station
Ferry
21.4 mi Weymouth Ferry Terminal
24.9 mi Exmouth Ferry Landing
25.6 mi Topsham (Turf Lock Ferry) Ferry Landing
Airport
23.1 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

Charmouth is the gateway to the Jurassic Coast and has some of the best fossils to be found in Dorset: the Charmouth Heritage Coast Centre has fossil collections and guided fossil walks and is where you can proudly bring in your very own fossil find to be identified. The beach is a 15-minute walk from Newlands: stroll from here to Lyme Regis keeping your head down for more fossily finds, then wander around Lyme to take a look at Cobb Harbour (made famous in Jane Austen’s Persuasion); buy freshly ground flour at the 14th-century watermill; amble along to at the ammonites, exhibitions and events at the museum, or tee off on the cliff at Lyme Regis Golf Club. Mini fossil-hunters will likely be monster fans of the award-winning Dinosaur Museum at Dorchester, and taking a detour while in town to the Teddy Bear Museum. If they’re watery types, they’ll have a whale of a time at the Splashdown Water Park in Poole and the walk-through underwater tunnel at the Bournemouth Oceanarium. Closer to Newlands and Dino Dan, families can see zebras and meerkats at the Axe Valley Wildlife Park, trundle along on the Seaton Tramway for a scenic trip through the estuary of the River Axe, or feed a shoal of fish at Lyme Regis Marine Aquarium.

Water quality at nearby bathing waters

Name Distance Type 2020201920182017
Charmouth West 0.7 mi Sea N/AExcellentExcellentGood
Lyme Regis Front Beach 2.4 mi Sea N/AGoodGoodN/A
Seatown 3.1 mi Sea N/AExcellentExcellentExcellent
Eypemouth 4.9 mi Sea N/AExcellentExcellentExcellent
West Bay (West) 5.7 mi Sea N/AExcellentExcellentExcellent

Data source: European Environment Agency

Must see

Mapperton House & Gardens 8.9 mi

Abbotsbury Swannery 13.8 mi

Jurassic Coast World Heritage Site 15.9 mi

Montacute House 16.6 mi

Blackdown Hills Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty 19.2 mi

National Trust

Shute Barton 7.9 mi

Loughwood Meeting House 8.1 mi

Branscombe: the Old Bakery, Manor Mill and Forge 11.3 mi

Barrington Court 15.4 mi

Montacute House 16.6 mi

Cycle routes

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

Other

Champernhayes - Monkton Wyld - Wootton Fitzpaine 2.3 mi

Langdon Hill - Golden Cap - Langdon Hill 2.5 mi

Fishpond Bottom - Wootton Fitzpaine and River Char 2.6 mi

North Chideock - Symondsbury and More. 3 mi

Seatown - Golden Cap - Ridge Barn - Stanton St Gab 3.1 mi

Local events

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

    Dorchester, Dorset 20.3 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.

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 Newlands Holiday Park have a swimming pool? Yes View all features
  • Is Newlands Holiday Park dog friendly? Yes View all features
  • What attractions are near Newlands Holiday Park? Charmouth is the gateway to the Jurassic Coast and has some of the best fossils to be found in Dorset: the Charmouth Heritage Coast Centre has fossil collections and guided fossil walks … Read more
  • When can I check in and check out of Newlands Holiday Park?
    Camping and touring
    Arrive:  11 a.m. –  6 p.m.
    Depart by:  10:30 a.m.
    On-site accommodation
    Arrive:  3 p.m. –  6 p.m.
    Depart by:  10:30 a.m.
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  • How much does it cost to stay at Newlands Holiday Park? From £28 (for 1 night, 6 people) - prices may change depending on your dates and party.