Back of Beyond Touring, Camping and Glamping Park
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- Peaceful secluded park over a 30-acre wildlife haven
- Bournemouth and Christchurch 20 minutes' drive
- Woodlands walks, pitch and putt, library and boules all available
Site type
Tourist board rating
Admission
- Guests under the age of 18 are not allowed on site.
Occupancy
- Group bookings of 2 or more units travelling together are not permitted via Pitchup.com.
- Group bookings of 4 or more adults are not permitted (couples and immediate family members excepted).
- No hen/stag parties permitted via Pitchup.com.
- Single-sex bookings of 4 or more people (couples and immediate family members excepted) are not permitted via Pitchup.com.
Reception
- Reception is unmanned after 5 p.m.. Please inform the site while on your way there should you expect to arrive after this time, so that the team can provide information about your unit/pitch.
Vehicles
- Commercial vehicles (vehicles used for work-related purposes, carrying goods or fare-paying passengers) and sign-written vehicles are not permitted on site.
Languages spoken
English
Open from Fri 27 Feb 2026 to

Pitch types & availability
7

Emma's Glade non-electric grass campervan or tent pitch (no pets, wild)
Adults only
2 people maximum
No dogs allowed
Ground type: Grass
Pitch size: Max 10m width × 10m depth (100m²)
Arrival daysFrom £31
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Non-electric grass campervan, tent or trailer tent pitch (pet friendly)
Adults only
4 people maximum
Ground type: Grass
Pitch size: Max 10m width × 10m depth (100m²)
Arrival daysFrom £31
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Astro Turf electric grass and gravel campervan or tent pitch
Adults only
4 people maximum
Wifi at the unit/pitch
Ground type: Grass and gravel
Pitch size: Min 10m width × 10m depth (100m²)
Arrival daysFrom £39
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Electric hardstanding and grass touring pitch
Adults only
4 people maximum
Wifi at the unit/pitch
Ground type: Hardstanding and grass
Pitch size: Min 10m width × 10m depth (100m²)
Arrival daysFrom £39
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Electric hardstanding and grass touring pitch (XL)
Adults only
4 people maximum
Wifi at the unit/pitch
Ground type: Hardstanding and grass
Pitch size: Min 10m width × 14m depth (140m²)
Arrival daysFrom £42
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Astro Turf electric hardstanding and grass pitch (large)
Adults only
4 people maximum
Wifi at the unit/pitch
Ground type: Hardstanding and grass
Pitch size: Min 10m width × 10m depth (100m²)
Arrival daysFrom £56
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Kingfisher camping pod
Adults only
2 people maximum
Dimensions: 10.8ft width × 8.2ft length
Arrival daysFrom £75
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Camping pod (large)
Adults only
2 people maximum
Dimensions: 9.8ft width × 13.1ft length
Arrival daysFrom £95
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Lodge
Adults only
2 people maximum
Dimensions: 9.8ft width × 13.1ft length
Arrival daysFrom £95
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Beach yurt
Adults only
2 people maximum
Dimensions: 13.1ft width × 13.1ft length
Arrival daysFrom £105
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Shepherd's hut
Adults only
2 people maximum
Wifi at the unit/pitch
Dimensions: 7.9ft width × 19.8ft length
Arrival daysFrom £105
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Reviews
99% would recommend this site to a friend
97% would stay here again
What customers say
This adults-only campsite is highly praised for its immaculately clean facilities, spacious pitches, and friendly, helpful staff. Visitors appreciate the peaceful atmosphere, on-site bar, and varied food trucks. Dog-friendly with excellent walking areas, it's considered a top choice for a relaxing getaway. Some minor concerns were raised regarding Wi-Fi connectivity and the narrow approach lane.
Summary AI-generated from Pitchup.com customer reviews.
Last updated 25/08/2026
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Lovely clean and spacious adult only site
Astro Turf electric grass and gravel campervan or tent pitch
Liked Gorgeous clean and spacious site. Stayed for 5 nights.
Visited Monty’s bar every evening for a lovely relaxing evening. Live music on the Friday was a great start to a wonderful stay.
Fabulous food vans arrived each evening with a different option each time. Enjoyed the pitch and putt too.
Excellent WiFi
Will definitely be returning
Recommend to friends Visit again
From the manager: Thank you so much Jane. We are glad you enjoyed your stay with us and thank you for noticing the excellent wi-fi - we've carried out so much work on it this year to get it up to such a great standard! We look forward to seeing you soon.
Fantastic as always
Non-electric grass campervan, tent or trailer tent pitch (pet friendly)
Liked Spotless site , cheerful staff , great location, some great new additions
Disliked Nothing
Recommend to friends Visit again
From the manager: Thank you so much Wendi. Come and stay again soon.
I will be coming back to this site for sure 👍🏼
Electric hardstanding and grass touring pitch
Liked Nothing to dislike about this site.
Large spacious pitches, well kept, staff very friendly and accommodating. Great shop, bar, shower blocks, dog walk.. NO children allowed, so a great bonus, as you can completely relax.
100% we will re visit this site.
Highly recommend
Disliked NOTHING TO DISLIKE
Recommend to friends Visit again
From the manager: That is so lovely Sarah. Thank you so much. This makes all the hard work worthwhile.
Amazing
Electric hardstanding and grass touring pitch
Liked Outstanding site, facilities, staff and atmosphere. Will definitely be back.
Recommend to friends Visit again
From the manager: Thank you Sharon and we will look forward to seeing you back here soon.
Busy campsite with good facilities but not much to explore on foot
Astro Turf electric grass and gravel campervan or tent pitch
Liked Really great, clean shower and toilet facilities, decent washing up area, good free WiFi, friendly and helpful staff, well-stocked shop.
This campsite is perfect for people with caravans, motorhomes and dogs, who like to relax in the sun, have a drink at the on-site bar or jump in the car to visit nearby places like Bournemouth and Poole. However, if like us you prefer to pitch up and go for long walks in beautiful countryside straight from the site then this might not be the place for you (though there are short strolls on the site - around the small pretty lakes and a woodland area).
There are some very lovely pitches surrounded by trees and hedges but ours backed very closely to the pitches behind us without a hedge or fence to separate them and we felt like we didn’t have any privacy.
Generally we had a lovely stay at Back of Beyond but it’s not really for us.
Disliked Pitches too close together so no privacy.
Struggled to get tent pegs in - the astro turf was backed onto wooden board.
Not much to explore on foot straight from the site.
Too many dogs.
Very busy.
Recommend to friends Visit again
From the manager: Thank you for the review of our park. We really do appreciate it.
I am sorry we are not for you. The park is busy in August, as all parks should be, as it is the peak of the season. the park is quiet many other times of the year is Spring and Autumn so maybe that would have been a great time to visit us.
We do recommend on our pre arrival email to bring rock pegs for the pitches as the small wire tent pegs are not strong enough for the ground.
We are continuing to plant hedges on every pitch and all the astro pitches will have privacy this winter.
There are 4 large walking areas from our park that are listed on our website and we also have free flyers in the reception. I am sorry if you missed out on these.
Many thanks again.
Very enjoyable and relaxed couple of days
Emma's Glade non-electric grass campervan or tent pitch (no pets, wild)
Liked Well organised, with polite staff.
Very peaceful in the wild camping area.
Facilities are very good and well maintained.
Disliked If we are being picky,you can just hear the A31 road in the evening. But only just.
Recommend to friends Visit again
From the manager: Thank you for the review and we are very pleased to see you recommend us to friends and that you will be back. Many thanks
Overall this is one of the best sites we’ve stayed at.
Shepherd's hut
Liked This site really did tick the boxes for us. Loverly peaceful environment. Super friendly staff, really clean and well kept site. We can highly recommend the pizza van and bar atmosphere on a Friday evening.
Recommend to friends Visit again
From the manager: Thank you John and we hope to see you here again soon.
Amazing
Electric hardstanding and grass touring pitch (XL)
Liked Staff were amazing and pitches were huge just what we wanted toilets and showers spotless. Pub fantastic very cheap for drinks and absolutely stunning site one of the best me and hubby were on and we loved the idea with the electric been on metre and took off her card 5 days later fish and chip van amazing food pizza van was ok too will absolutely be coming back
Disliked Not a thing to dislike
Recommend to friends Visit again
From the manager: Thank you. The metering work really well as everyone gets a very generous free amount and its only the heavy users who need to pay anything on top, and that is only 25p per Kwh.
Many thanks again.
Fabulous, well-run site.
Emma's Glade non-electric grass campervan or tent pitch (no pets, wild)
Liked Everything
Disliked Nothing
Recommend to friends Visit again
From the manager: Many thanks. Hopefully see you again soon.
Very impressed by the site!
Electric hardstanding and grass touring pitch
Liked An excellent, well managed camp site with generously sized pitches. Really top class ablution facilities. A well run communal social / bar area. A well stocked shop on site. Good catering by way of a varied nightly food van. We really enjoyed our stay here.
Disliked Directions to the site from the A31 are not particularly clear by satnav following of postcode. They are not specific enough. Best to follow the campsite approach information.
Recommend to friends Visit again
From the manager: Thank you for the top score. Yes, we do say in the arrival email to please follow our instructions as not all sat nav have our address precisely. We have approached them all but, still waiting for some to update. Many thanks again.
Features
Dogs allowed
Adults only
Campfires 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 Pétanque TV room Take away Tennis WatersportsAmenities on site
Bath available 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 Portable toilet Pub toilets Public telephone Shower available Tents for hire Toilet block Washing-up area WifiGroups welcome
Family friendly Motorcycle friendly Rallies welcome Single-sex groups welcome Student groups welcomeRules
Adults only Barbecue provided Barbecues allowed Campfires allowed Commercial vehicles allowed Dogs allowed Dogs allowed all yearCamping 2.0
Jumbo tent pitchesThemes
Forest Lake and/or mountain Leave the car at home Luxury Peaceful Remote location Spectacular scenery Walkers' paradise Wild camping Wildlife havenUtilities
Charging facilities Chemical disposal Communal freezer Electric car charging point(s) Gas cylinders available Recycling available Renewable energyNearby amenities
Bar nearby Dog walk nearby Nearby farmers' market Public transport nearby Shop nearbyType
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 toiletNearby 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 Outdoor pool nearby Restaurant nearby Sailing nearby Surf school nearby Tennis nearby Watersports nearbyTouring and motorhomes
Drainage hook-up points for tourers Motorhome service point Water hook-up points for tourersLocation
Back of Beyond Touring
Camping and Glamping Park
234 Ringwood Road
St Leonards
Dorset
England
BH24 2SB
Timezone
Europe/London BST (GMT+01:00)
GPS
50.82864°N
1.85407°W
Route directions
Nearest transport
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
Food and drink
- Smuggler's Haunt 1.5 mi
- Chef Da China 2.1 mi
- The Forest Inn 2.1 mi
- Aroma 2.4 mi
- Cinnamon Restaurant 2.4 mi
- Chianti 2.5 mi
- Club Desh 2.5 mi
- Joy 2.5 mi
- Cena 2.8 mi
- Prezzo 2.9 mi
Groceries
- Lidl Supermarket 1.4 mi
- Sainsbury's Supermarket 1.5 mi
- Spar Supermarket 1.6 mi
- Tesco Supermarket 2.5 mi
- M&S Foodhall Supermarket 2.8 mi
- Sainsbury's Supermarket 3 mi
- Ringwood Brewery Shop Off-licence 3.1 mi
- Lidl Supermarket 3.2 mi
- Morrisons Supermarket 3.5 mi
- Lidl Supermarket 3.5 mi
Parks and play
- Play Park Playground 0.6 mi
- The House of Baba Yaga Playground 1.4 mi
- Ant's Nest Playground 1.4 mi
- Adventure Playground 1.5 mi
- Ford Lane Recreation Ground park 1.5 mi
- The Snake Pit Playground 1.5 mi
- Timber Playground 1.5 mi
- Moors Valley Country Park 1.5 mi
- Tap And Railway Playarea Playground 1.6 mi
- Crocodile Crossing Playground 1.6 mi
Family days out
- Matchams Karting 2 mi
- Ringwood Forest 2.6 mi
- Friday's Cross 3 mi
- Adventure Wonderland Maze 3.7 mi
- Stephen's Stone 4.3 mi
- Kingfisher Barn Visitor Centre 4.6 mi
- Dragonfly Hollow 4.9 mi
- Gover's Glade 4.9 mi
- Dorset Heavy Horse Centre 5 mi
- Cunningham Crescent Skate Park 5.6 mi
Public transport
- Grange Road 0.4 mi
- Heath Road 0.4 mi
- Oaks Drive 0.5 mi
- Boundary Lane 0.5 mi
- Lions Lane, Fernlea Close 0.6 mi
- St Leonards Little Chef 0.7 mi
- St Leonards Hospital 0.7 mi
- St Leonards Hotel 0.7 mi
- Grosvenor Close 0.7 mi
- Woolsbridge Road 0.7 mi
What’s nearby
- Ferndown Forest Golf Club Golf course 1.9 mi
- Moors Valley Golf Course 2 mi
- Ferndown Golf Club Golf course 2.3 mi
- Somerley Park Golf Club Golf course 3.3 mi
- Parley Golf Centre Course Golf course 3.8 mi
- Dudsbury Golf Club & Hotel Golf course 3.9 mi
- Ringwood Fishing 3.9 mi
- Crane Valley - Valley Course Golf course 3.9 mi
- Remedy Oak Golf course 4.1 mi
- Crane Valley - Woodland Course Golf course 4.4 mi
Local services
- BP Fuel station 0.7 mi
- Cornerways Medical Practice Doctors 0.8 mi
- Ashley Heath Pharmacy 1.1 mi
- Esso Fuel station 1.1 mi
- GenieEV Charging station 1.1 mi
- Sainsbury's Ferndown Charging station 1.6 mi
- Sainsbury's Fuel station 1.6 mi
- The Barcellos Family Practice Doctors 1.7 mi
- Boots Pharmacy 2.4 mi
- Tesco Ferndown Petrol Station Fuel station 2.5 mi
Must see
Adventure Wonderland 3.8 mi
The Bournemouth Balloon 7.5 mi
Russell-Cotes Art Gallery & Museum 7.7 mi
Bournemouth Pier Beach 7.8 mi
Oceanarium, The Bournemouth Aquarium 7.8 mi
National Trust
Kingston Lacy 7.9 mi
White Mill 9.2 mi
Brownsea Island 10.7 mi
Studland Beach and Nature Reserve 13.4 mi
Corfe Castle 15.9 mi
Cycle routes
Find local routes on the National Cycle Network - over 12,000 miles of cycling routes.
Other
AVON HEATH (CURRENT BOUNDARY FROM 19/05/1998) 1.6 mi
Holt Heath - Horton Tower - Holt Heath 3.5 mi
Throop Mill - Parley Green - Nature Reserve - Berry Hill 4.7 mi
AVON TYRRELL 5.5 mi
Burbush Hill - Dur Hill - Whitten Pond - (New Forest) 6.1 mi
Local events
- Southampton Boat Show (Friday, 18 September 2026 – Friday, 18 September 2026)
Southampton, Hampshire 20.1 mi
- Dorset County Show (Saturday, 5 September 2026 – Saturday, 5 September 2026)
Dorchester, Dorset 26 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 Back of Beyond Touring, Camping and Glamping Park have a swimming pool? No View all features
- Is Back of Beyond Touring, Camping and Glamping Park dog friendly? Yes View all features
- What attractions are near Back of Beyond Touring, Camping and Glamping Park? Back of Beyond has Avon Heath and Moors Valley Country Parks, Ringwood and Avon Heath within simple cycling distance (hire a bike on site); Bournemouth and Poole a little further on and, … Read more
- When can I check in and check out of Back of Beyond Touring, Camping and Glamping Park?
Camping and touring Arrive: 2 p.m. – 6 p.m. Depart by: 11 a.m. On-site accommodation Arrive: 2 p.m. – 6 p.m. Depart by: 11 a.m. April to October arrivals are allowed between 2pm - 7pm.
Read more - How much does it cost to stay at Back of Beyond Touring, Camping and Glamping Park? From £31 (for 1 night, 2 adults) - prices may change depending on your dates and party.