Wood Farm Holiday Park

From £30 For 1 night, 4 adults 9.1 159 reviews
Exterior (added by manager 23 Nov 2021)
Fishing lakes (added by adrianwoodfarmcouk 07 sep 2015)
Misty morning (added by manager 04 aug 2022)
Sea view from our top dog walk (added by adrianwoodfarmcouk 07 sep 2015)

  • Well-maintained park half a mile from the coast
  • Lots of open space and fishing lakes on site
  • Café, indoor pool, tennis court and a licensed shop
You don’t get to your 51st birthday as a campsite without doing something very right. And the cheerful and dedicated team at Wood Farm Holiday Park near Charmouth in Dorset have had things sorted since 1972: pristine facilities and well-kept grounds, fishing lakes on site stuffed with stock and lots of open space... The rural setting is pitch-perfect too, among mature trees and in the Char Valley Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, under a mile from Charmouth and the Jurassic Coast. There’s plenty of wildlife to watch, especially around the fishing lakes: rabbits bound about and you can also spot red deer at times. For tasty fodder, the Offshore Café has takeaway on offer (send the kids to clamber on the shipwreck structure a few metres away until the food arrives). The café overlooks the Offshore indoor pool, which is available to all guests for a small charge; you can buy discount tickets at reception and the pool is free for under-fives. For other activities, there’s a tennis court on site as well as a giant draughts board to puzzle over, and once you’re ready to explore Dorset, the Wood Farm tourist information room has loads of leaflets on things to do and see in the area. There’s also a licensed park shop selling groceries as well as the daily papers, camping essentials and gas. Dogs are allowed on site.

Site type

Tent pitches 12
Touring caravan pitches 100
Motorhome pitches 40
Caravans for hire 4
Lodges, cabins, pods or huts 1
Open now

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) and/or any of the following: Staffordshire bull terrier, American Staffordshire terrier, Rottweiler, any Mastiff or Tosa.
  • 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.
  • Single-sex bookings of 4 or more people (couples and immediate family members excepted) are not permitted via Pitchup.com.
  • No hen/stag parties permitted via Pitchup.com.
  • The grocery shop is open between 01/04 and 01/11.
  • Twin axle vehicles are not permitted on site.
  • Commercial vehicles (vehicles used for work-related purposes, carrying goods or fare-paying passengers) and sign-written vehicles are not permitted on site.
  • Continental touring caravans (caravans built with the passenger door on the right-hand side) are not permitted.
  • Discount cards and gift vouchers cannot be applied to bookings made via Pitchup.com.
  • At least one of the party members must be aged 21 or over.
  • Units longer than 6.5 metres are not allowed.
  • No naked flames are allowed inside the hired accommodation units.
  • Fires, barbecues and/or firepits will not be permitted in dry, windy and/or hot weather conditions.
  • The café is open Wednesday to Sunday from 9am to 12pm and from 5pm to 8pm. It is closed Mondays and Tuesdays.

Languages spoken

English

Open from Fri, 1 Mar to

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Only showing reviews for the last 30 months.

A fab pod stay

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

Camping pod

Liked: Clean campsite, stayed in a pod for the first time. The pods have a panel heater and the pod soon heats up. We forgot our kettle and mentioned in passing at reception and they sent us one! Used the pool every day and sauna- perfect. Good location and friendly team- thank you.

Disliked: The road was noisy, but we got used to it on the second night.

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The site has quite a few slopes, particularly from pods to facilities

Overall 8/10
Location 8
Value for money 8
Accommodation 6
Facilities / Activities 6
Customer service 8
Child friendliness 6
Cleanliness 6
Wifi 4
Anonymous The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Camping pod

Liked: Large spacious site with lovely grounds. Great dedicated dog walk areas on site. Plenty of facilities for campers. Nice indoor pool, although gets booked up fast! Good location for exploring Charmouth and Lyme Regis.

Disliked: Often no toilet paper in any of the toilet cubicles

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Pods warm and clean. All facilities clean and well maintained, shower block and swimming…

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

Camping pod

Liked: Pods warm and clean. All facilities clean and well maintained, shower block and swimming pool. Location good. Staff all friendly and accommodating

Disliked: Weather was horrid 😆 Cafe wasn’t open for food, but shop,takeaway and pubs close by in Charmouth so no biggy.

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We visited with friends and we all loved this site and would return

Overall 8/10
Location 10
Value for money 10
Accommodation 10
Facilities / Activities 10
Customer service 10
Child friendliness 10
Cleanliness 6
Wifi 2
Anonymous The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Camping pod

Liked: The site is in a good location and the pods and grounds are well kept and clean. The swimming pool is also great to have as an option. The staff are lovely and very welcoming and helpful.

Disliked: The toilet and shower blocks are great, plenty of cubicles available and with hot water but they must be short staffed at the moment as they weren't cleaned as often as they needed to be.

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Beautiful views. Comfortable and clean camping pod. Great location in between Charmouth and Lyme…

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

Camping pod

Liked: Beautiful views. Comfortable and clean camping pod. Great location in between Charmouth and Lyme Regis.

Disliked: Toilet and shower block not cleaned enough.

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As a first time user of this site I could not fault it in any way.

Overall 10/10
Location 10
Value for money 10
Accommodation No rating
Facilities / Activities 10
Customer service 10
Child friendliness 10
Cleanliness 10
Wifi 2
Alan G. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Electric hardstanding touring pitch

Liked: Everything about the site was great. The pitch was nice and level. The views were stunning and the park layout was great. The shower blocks were immaculate and clean.

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Great facilities, clean, site well presented in all respects. Pitches were level,…

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

Electric hardstanding touring pitch

Liked: Great facilities, clean, site well presented in all respects. Pitches were level, always helpful!

Disliked: Late arrivals info was out of date ( said 6pm on website, in reality was 5pm) , minor detail, no harm done!

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Clean, spacious site. Great facilities…

Overall 8/10
Location 10
Value for money 10
Accommodation 8
Facilities / Activities 8
Customer service 10
Child friendliness No rating
Cleanliness 10
Wifi 2
Tina W. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Camping pod

Liked: Clean, spacious site. Great facilities

Disliked: No bar on site which would have been a great advantage. Payment required for WiFi

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The price, very clean and well maintained site. Washing and toilet facilities…

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
Neil I. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Electric hardstanding touring pitch

Liked: The price, very clean and well maintained site. Washing and toilet facilities always close to pitch. Well positioned for the beach at Lyme Regis and Charmouth. Very friendly helpful staff

Disliked: Absolutely nothing.

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Great site everything you need and all facilities were clean tidy and…

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
Anonymous The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Electric hardstanding touring pitch

Liked: Great site everything you need and all facilities were clean tidy and well maintained. Beautifully sited and great for kids and families. Pitches were good concrete pitch with gravel to the side for an awning. Electric hook up was included. Great site for families and easy access to and from A35.

Disliked: A35 Road noise carries over at peak times.

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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

Disabled facilities

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

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

Gastronomic delight

Luxury

Peaceful

Remote location

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

Large (51-200 pitches)

Nearby leisure

Canoeing/kayaking nearby

Climbing nearby

Cycling nearby

Fishing nearby

Golf nearby

Horse riding nearby

Indoor pool nearby

Leisure/theme park nearby

Mountain biking nearby

Outdoor pool nearby

Restaurant nearby

Sailing nearby

Tennis nearby

Watersports nearby

Touring and motorhomes

Drainage hook-up points for tourers

Motorhome service point

Seasonal pitches

Water hook-up points for tourers

Location

Wood Farm Holiday Park

Axminster Road

Charmouth

Dorset

England

DT6 6BT

Directions

Timezone

Europe/London GMT (GMT+00:00)

GPS

50.74208°N
-2.91463°W

Route directions

The park entrance is directly off the main A35 roundabout on the western side of Charmouth. (Do not go into Charmouth village - remain on the A35.) We are well signposted with international caravan signs.

Nearest transport

Coach
6.7 mi Coach Station
18.7 mi Yeovil Bus Station
20.6 mi Bus Station
Rail
4.7 mi Axminster Rail Station
10.9 mi Crewkerne Rail Station
12.5 mi Honiton Rail Station
Ferry
22.5 mi Weymouth Ferry Terminal
24 mi Exmouth Ferry Landing
24.5 mi Topsham (Turf Lock Ferry) Ferry Landing
Airport
22 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

The beaches at Charmouth and ‘the pearl of Dorset’ Lyme Regis are both within walking distance. Both are known for rich fossil-hunting pickings and have historic towns to browse around – Lyme Regis is famous for its Cobb Harbour and Jane Austen associations, while Charmouth has a Heritage Coast Centre to help you out with your fossil finds. Charmouth is one of the gateway towns to the World Heritage Jurassic Coast, with coastal walks, climbing, watersports and fishing all abounding along its 93-mile stretch. The ‘anchor towns’ of Exeter, Bournemouth, Poole and Christchurch are all accessible from this section of coast: kids can splash about at the Splashdown Water Park in Poole, walk under water in the tunnel at Bournemouth Oceanarium or get crafty at the ‘yummy mummy centre’ Zooma in Christchurch. For wildlife watching, take a trip on the Seaton open air tramway along the Axe estuary to see flocks of wading birds at the area’s nature reserves, or go to one of the many wildlife centres and attractions about; you could peer at the meerkats in the Axe Valley Wildlife Park, or see the seals among the thousand animals at Weymouth Sealife Park. Wildlife of an ancient bent can be scoped at Dorchester’s award-winning Dinosaur Museum. A Jurassic-sized amount of historical attractions is in Dorset and neighbouring Devon too, such as medieval Forde Abbey, the grottoes and gardens at Mapperton Abbey, the National Trust’s Shute Barton and the exotic Japanese gardens and Egyptian artefacts at Kingston Lacy House and Gardens.

Water quality at nearby bathing waters

Name Distance Type 2020 2019 2018 2017
Charmouth West 0.7 mi Sea N/A Excellent Excellent Good
Lyme Regis Front Beach 1.7 mi Sea N/A Good Good N/A
Seatown 4.2 mi Sea N/A Excellent Excellent Excellent
Eypemouth 6 mi Sea N/A Excellent Excellent Excellent
West Bay (West) 6.8 mi Sea N/A Excellent Excellent Excellent

Data source: European Environment Agency

Must see

Mapperton House & Gardens 9.8 mi

Abbotsbury Swannery 14.9 mi

Jurassic Coast World Heritage Site 15 mi

Montacute House 16.9 mi

Blackdown Hills Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty 18.2 mi

National Trust

Shute Barton 6.8 mi

Loughwood Meeting House 7 mi

Branscombe: the Old Bakery, Manor Mill and Forge 10.4 mi

Barrington Court 15.3 mi

Montacute House 16.9 mi

Cycle routes

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

Other

Champernhayes - Monkton Wyld - Wootton Fitzpaine 1.7 mi

Fishpond Bottom - Wootton Fitzpaine and River Char 2.5 mi

Langdon Hill - Golden Cap - Langdon Hill 3.6 mi

North Chideock - Symondsbury and More. 4.1 mi

Seatown - Golden Cap - Ridge Barn - Stanton St Gab 4.2 mi

Local events

  • Sidmouth Folk Festival (Friday 2 August 2024 – Friday 2 August 2024)

    Sidmouth, Devon 14.7 mi

  • Beautiful Days (Friday 16 August 2024 – Friday 16 August 2024)

    Ottery St Mary, Devon 17.1 mi

  • Dorset County Show (Saturday 7 September 2024 – Saturday 7 September 2024)

    Dorchester, Dorset 21.4 mi

  • Tolpuddle Martyrs' Festival and Rally (Friday 19 July 2024 – Friday 19 July 2024)

    Dorchester, Dorset 27 mi

  • Tankfest (Friday 28 June 2024 – Friday 28 June 2024)

    Wareham, Dorset 29.5 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.

Want to know more about camping in Dorset?

  • Does Wood Farm Holiday Park have a swimming pool? Yes View all features
  • Is Wood Farm Holiday Park dog friendly? Yes View all features
  • What attractions are near Wood Farm Holiday Park? The beaches at Charmouth and ‘the pearl of Dorset’ Lyme Regis are both within walking distance. Both are known for rich fossil-hunting pickings and have historic towns to browse around – Lyme … Read more
  • When can I check in and check out of Wood Farm Holiday Park?
    Camping and touring
    Arrive:  12 p.m. –  6 p.m.
    Depart by:  11 a.m.
    On-site accommodation
    Arrive:  4 p.m. –  6 p.m.
    Depart by:  10 a.m.
    Read more
  • How much does it cost to stay at Wood Farm Holiday Park? From £30 (for 1 night, 4 people) - prices may change depending on your dates and party.