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General
- Peaceful secluded park over a 30-acre wildlife haven
- Free fishing in the site's river and wildlife lakes in season
- Woodlands walks, pitch and putt, library and boules all available
If there was an award for ‘most aptly named park’, Back-of-Beyond Touring Park in Dorset might just carry off the gong – and you'd likely give it an accolade or three for activities, location and quiet calm too.
Spread over 30 acres of Dorset woodland, river, heathland and lakes, Back-of-Beyond meanders over countryside naturally inhabited by a wide variety of wildlife: look out for deer, squirrels, moles, rabbits and the soaring sights of birds including the resident woodpecker. The site is dog friendly too (apart from in one of the wildlife-laden accommodation areas) and there's a 10-acre woodland area set aside especially for canines.
Restful pastimes include free fishing on the park’s lakes and rivers (bring your own equipment and pick up a fishing licence when you arrive); boules; woodland walks, and a five-acre nine-hole pitch and putt course among the squirrels, moles and rabbits (hire the necessary bits and pieces on site).
The up-to-date facilities include three heated toilet and shower blocks with power showers and hot water, a private/disabled shower room, hairdryers, indoor and outdoor washing-up areas and a reception with morning bakery, lending library, newspapers, launderette and a shop selling bottled gas and essentials. All amenities are free to use and open 24 hours a day.
Essential supplies (food and beer) can be found at the two excellent pubs within walking distance; supermarkets, restaurants and two caravan and camping centres are within a few minutes by car.
Open from 12/04/2021 to 31/10/2021
Site type
Tourist board rating
Languages spoken
✓ English
Please note
Guests must bring their own duvets, pillows, sheets and towels when staying in rental accommodation. You will not be allowed to stay if you do not bring these items.
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 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.
Group bookings of 2 or more units (e.g. tent, touring caravan, motorhome or accommodation hire) travelling together are not permitted via Pitchup.com.
Bookings must not consist of more than 2 different households.
Guests under the age of 18 are not allowed on site.
Group bookings of 4 or more adults are not permitted (couples and immediate family members excepted).
Minimum spacing of 4 metres between pitches.
Check availability at Back of Beyond Touring, Camping and Glamping Park…
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- Choose the 'Multiple units per pitch' filter in the search results.
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Max. persons: 4 x
One Tent or Trailer tent or Touring caravan or Campervan or Motorhome allowed per pitch
Pitch size : Max 10.0m width x 10.0m depth (32.8ft width x 32.8ft depth) Calculated area: 100.0m² (1076.4ft²)
Ground type: Grass
Bring a gazebo
Max. persons: 4 x
One Tent or Trailer tent or Touring caravan or Campervan or Motorhome allowed per pitch
Pitch size : Max 10.0m width x 10.0m depth (32.8ft width x 32.8ft depth) Calculated area: 100.0m² (1076.4ft²)
Ground type: Grass
Max. persons: 4 x
One Tent or Trailer tent or Touring caravan or Campervan or Motorhome allowed per pitch
Pitch size : Max 10.0m width x 10.0m depth (32.8ft width x 32.8ft depth) Calculated area: 100.0m² (1076.4ft²)
Ground type: Grass
Max. persons: 4 x
One Tent or Trailer tent or Touring caravan or Campervan or Motorhome allowed per pitch
Pitch size : Min 10.0m width x 10.0m depth (32.8ft width x 32.8ft depth) Calculated area: 100.0m² (1076.4ft²)
Ground type: Other
Max. persons: 4 x
One Tent or Trailer tent or Campervan allowed per pitch
Pitch size : Min 10.0m width x 10.0m depth (32.8ft width x 32.8ft depth) Calculated area: 100.0m² (1076.4ft²)
Ground type: Hardstanding and grass
Max. persons: 4 x
One Tent or Trailer tent or Touring caravan or Campervan or Motorhome allowed per pitch
Pitch size : Min 10.0m width x 10.0m depth (32.8ft width x 32.8ft depth) Calculated area: 100.0m² (1076.4ft²)
Ground type: Hardstanding and grass
Max. persons: 4 x
One Tent or Trailer tent or Touring caravan or Campervan or Motorhome allowed per pitch
Pitch size : Min 10.0m width x 14.0m depth (32.8ft width x 45.9ft depth) Calculated area: 140.0m² (1506.9ft²)
Ground type: Hardstanding and grass
Max. persons: 4 x
One Tent or Trailer tent or Touring caravan or Campervan or Motorhome allowed per pitch
Pitch size : Min 10.0m width x 10.0m depth (32.8ft width x 32.8ft depth) Calculated area: 100.0m² (1076.4ft²)
Ground type: Hardstanding and grass
Max. persons: 4 x
One Tent or Trailer tent or Touring caravan or Campervan or Motorhome allowed per pitch
Pitch size : Min 10.0m width x 10.0m depth (32.8ft width x 32.8ft depth) Calculated area: 100.0m² (1076.4ft²)
Ground type: Hardstanding and grass
Max. persons: 2 x
Dimensions: 3.3m width x 2.5m length (10.8ft width x 8.2ft length) Calculated area: 8.3m² (88.8ft²)
Max. persons: 2 x
Dimensions: 3.0m width x 4.0m length (9.8ft width x 13.1ft length) Calculated area: 12.0m² (129.2ft²)
Max. persons: 2 x
Dimensions: 4.0m width x 4.0m length (13.1ft width x 13.1ft length) Calculated area: 16.0m² (172.2ft²)
Max. persons: 2 x
Dimensions: 3.0m width x 4.0m length (9.8ft width x 13.1ft length) Calculated area: 12.0m² (129.2ft²)
Max. persons: 2 x
Dimensions: 2.4m width x 6.1m length (7.9ft width x 19.8ft length) Calculated area: 14.5m² (156.3ft²)
Reviews
Enjoyable, relaxing long weekend, we will visit again.
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excellent site with clean facilities friendly staff and level pitches
From the manager...
Hi Jeffrey. Thank you so much and do visit us again soon. |
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From the manager...
I am pleased you enjoyed the park and what we have to offer. I am sorry that you found the toilet blocks not up to standard. |
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Nice clean site, peaceful.
From the manager...
I am glad you had a great stay Lee and we will look forward to seeing you again. |
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From the manager...
Thank you and i am pleased that we sorted the booking issue quickly. Glad to see you will come back. |
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Very large private pitch. Good facilities and very secure entrance. …
From the manager...
Hi Sarah. I am so pleased that there was so much of the park you enjoyed. We hope you have a great year of touring as its been a long time coming. |
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Thoroughly recommend a stay here. We will definitely be back soon.
From the manager...
Thank you Chloe. We work hard at providing the best break we can for our guests. |
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The site was clean and tidy. The staff were friendly. …
From the manager...
Thank you Simon. The location is great for exploring the South Coast. Hope we will see you again. |
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Lovely, clean site. Aesthetically pleasing & dog friendly
From the manager...
Thank you Claire. |
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Poor cleanliness and lack of Covid safe sanitizing in shared facilitie
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Hi Pat. |
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
Pétanque
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
Local produce
Parent & baby washroom
Pick-up from public transport
Portaloo
Pub toilets
Public telephone
Shower available
Tents for hire
Toilet block
Washing-up area
Wifi
Groups welcome
Family friendly
Motorcycle friendly
Rallies welcome
Single-sex groups welcome
Student groups welcome
Rules
Adults only
Barbecue provided
Barbecues allowed
Campfires allowed
Commercial vehicles allowed
Dogs allowed
Dogs allowed all year
Camping 2.0
Bell tents
Camping pods
Jumbo tent pitches
Pre-erected tents
Shepherd's huts
Tipis, yurts, or wigwams
Themes
Forest
Lake and/or mountain
Leave the car at home
Luxury
Peaceful
Remote location
Spectacular scenery
Walkers' paradise
Wild camping
Wildlife haven
Utilities
Charging facilities
Chemical disposal
Communal fridge
Electric car charging point(s)
Gas cylinders available
No drinkable water point
No hot water
No running water
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
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 nearby
Touring and motorhomes
Motorhome service point
Seasonal pitches
Tourer storage facilities
Location
Nearest transport
- Coach stations
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Ringwood: Meeting House Lane Coach Stop
— 3.0 miles
Bournemouth Uni.: Talbot Campus Coach Stop — 6.2 miles
Christchurch Coach Stop — 7.0 miles
- Train stations
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Pokesdown Rail Station
— 6.9 miles
Christchurch Rail Station — 7.0 miles
Bournemouth Rail Station — 7.0 miles
- Ferry ports
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Tuckton Tea Gardens Ferry Landing
— 7.4 miles
Christchurch Quay Ferry Landing — 7.5 miles
Wick Christchurch Ferry Landing — 7.6 miles
- Airports
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Bournemouth International Airport
— 3.7 miles
Southampton Airport — 23.2 miles
Local attractions
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, for city sightseers, Christchurch and Salisbury within 20 and 40 minutes. Maps of local bike routes are provided free in reception. If you’re sightseeing via car, the A31 is half a mile away for access to the New Forest and the Jurassic Coast.
Very varied sights and activities are handy within an easy five to 15 minutes’ drive, whether your tastes range towards pottering around museums, historic houses and New Forest villages, birdwatching on Avon Heath, picking up bargains at boot sales/shopping centres, or sampling the best of cream teas and local produce in Dorset cafés and restaurants. The biggest undercover market in the south of England, including a massive flea market and car boot sale every Saturday, is at Wimborne a few miles away.
Christchurch, Poole, Salisbury, Winchester and the Jurassic coast are 20 to 30 minutes’ drive away for a mammoth amount of things to see and do to suit all tastes: miles of award-winning beaches, sea fishing, fossil walks and National Trust houses and gardens.
Must see
- Adventure Wonderland (3.8 miles)
- The Bournemouth Balloon (7.5 miles)
- Russell-Cotes Art Gallery & Museum (7.7 miles)
National Trust
- Kingston Lacy (7.9 miles)
- White Mill (9.2 miles)
Cycle routes
Find local routes on the National Cycle Network - over 12,000 miles of cycling routes.
Policies
Permitted arrival/departure time
| Camping and touring | ||
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| Arrive: | 2 p.m. – | 7 p.m. |
| Depart by: | 11 a.m. | |
| On-site accommodation | ||
| Arrive: | 2 p.m. – | 7 p.m. |
| Depart by: | 11 a.m. | |
Back of Beyond Touring, Camping and Glamping Park cancellation policy
No refunds within 2 weeks of arrival date.
If you need to cancel or amend your booking, please give as much notice as possible so that someone else has the chance to book. You may wish to buy holiday insurance for cancellations and for your property/injury whilst away.
Please note that your deposit is paid to Pitchup.com and is non-refundable.
Payment
Deposit transferable during COVID-19. Back of Beyond Touring, Camping and Glamping Park will debit the balance from your card 2 weeks before arrival, or if the arrival date is sooner than 2 weeks then the balance will be taken immediately.
Pitches: a £10.00 deposit is required on arrival and will be refunded on departure when returning the gate badge/barrier pass/toilet keys.
Deposit transferable during COVID-19. During COVID-19 you can transfer your deposit to a future stay booked within 3 months of your arrival date. Read more.You can also opt to pay the full amount at the time of your booking.
Payment methods accepted on the park
Bank transferCash
Maestro
MasterCard
Visa
Terms and conditions
Site booking terms and conditionsVideo
- 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?
Read moreCamping and touring Arrive: 2 p.m. – 7 p.m. Depart by: 11 a.m. On-site accommodation Arrive: 2 p.m. – 7 p.m. Depart by: 11 a.m. - How much does it cost to stay at Back of Beyond Touring, Camping and Glamping Park? From £15 (for 1 night, 2 adults) - prices may change depending on your dates and party. Check prices and availability
Dear Ken.
Thank you for the top scoring review. We are so pleased you enjoyed your stay.
We do have 10AMP as that seems sufficient for the high majority of use.
The shingle is standard on hard standing pitches and we really have not had any issues with it. The pitches have been used now for months and I have not heard of any groundsheet issues.
I hope you will come again.