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General
- Peaceful secluded park over a 30-acre wildlife haven
- Free fishing on the site's own lakes and rivers
- 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 is reached via a quiet country lane and 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 number of pitches is carefully managed among all this undisturbed space and, even better for a stampede of liberated parents, the park is adults-only.
Restful pastimes on site 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).
Guests can generally pick their own pitches and a particularly wildlife-filled option is available in ‘Emma’s Field’, a woodland glade. Although Back-of-Beyond is very dog-friendly, they aren’t allowed in Emma’s Field or around the fishing lakes (but pooches can let off steam in the ten-acre woodland area set aside especially for canines).
New owners Victoria and Martin took over Back-of-Beyond in February 2014 and are gently determined to keep the peaceful ethos of the site as well as keep guests tranquil re standards: the up-to-date facilities include three heated loo and shower blocks with power showers and hot water, a private/disabled shower room, hairdryers, indoor and outdoor washing-up areas and 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.
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 01/03/2017 to 31/10/2017
Open from 01/03/2018 to 31/10/2018
Site type
Tourist board rating
Languages spoken
✓ English
Please note
Single-sex bookings of 4 or more people (couples and immediate family members excepted) 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.
Commercial vehicles (vehicles used for work related purposes, carrying goods or fare-paying passengers) and sign-written vehicles are not permitted on site.
Dogs are not allowed in the accommodation units.
This is an adults-only site. Children under the age of 18 are not allowed on site.
Check availability at Back-of-Beyond Touring Park…
Many sites set a maximum occupancy of 6/8 people per pitch, so try breaking your booking down into smaller groups to generate more results. For example, if you’re a group of 10, enter 5 people in your initial search and then book 2 pitches.
However, where the pitch or accommodation occupancy allows it, you can make a booking for up to 30 adults and 30 children in one booking.
To book multiple pitches or accommodation, use the 'Special requests' box on the booking page to ask to be sited together. Complete the booking form for the first booking (you can add a password and save your card so that we remember your details). Then click "Make another booking like this" at the top of the confirmation page to make the next booking.
Large groups: check the listing page for any group restrictions set out in the terms and section titled ‘Please note’.
Large tents/caravans: check the restrictions on unit dimensions to ensure your unit is suitable for the space you will be provided with.
Max. persons: 4 x
Dimensions: 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
Dimensions: 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: 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: 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: 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: 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: 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: 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: 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)
Reviews
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Excellent site with clean facilities, friendly staff and level pitches
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With a 'better than expected' and a 'Amazing experience' for our Bell Tent then we know we are on the right track. |
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Thank you for the top notch review of so many different aspects and the reminder to avoid Sat Navs on finding us. |
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Excellent site with clean facilities, friendly staff and level pitches
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Thank you Neil. |
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Thank you and do visit us again. |
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Thank you for the great review. We are pleased you liked the shower blocks and the dog walking area. |
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Great retreat to get away from it all
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Thank you Karen. |
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Thank you so much for the 10 out of 10 review. We really appreciate it and will look forward to your next visit. |
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Thank you for the lovely comments. We will look forward to your next visit. |
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Quiet, secure, well kept site we lovely clean facilities. Staff ...
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Thank you 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
Take away
Tennis
TV room
Watersports
Amenities on site
Bath available
Disabled facilities
Drying room
Food shop
Free wifi
Ice pack freezing
Internet access
Launderette
Local produce
Parent & baby washroom
Pick-up from public transport
Public telephone
Shower available
Tents for hire
Toilet block
Washing-up area
Wifi
Utilities
Charging facilities
Chemical disposal
Gas cylinders available
Recycling available
Renewable energy
Touring and motorhomes
Motorhome service point
Seasonal pitches
Tourer storage facilities
Rules
Adults only
Barbecues allowed
Campfires allowed
Commercial vehicles allowed
Dogs allowed
Dogs allowed all year
Themes
Forest
Lake and/or mountain
Luxury
Peaceful
Remote location
Spectacular scenery
Walkers' paradise
Wild camping
Wildlife haven
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
Groups welcome
Family friendly
Motorcycle friendly
Rallies welcome
Single-sex groups welcome
Student groups welcome
Nearby amenities
Bar nearby
Nearby farmers' market
Public transport nearby
Shop nearby
Type
Large (51-200 pitches)
Camping 2.0
Bell tents
Camping pods
Jumbo tent pitches
Pre-erected tents
Tipis, yurts, or wigwams
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
We do have issues with our address when put into some satnav devices. Please print out these directions and follow these when you are close to the site to ensure you find us easily.
From the north or east
From the M3, take J14 onto the M27 westbound and join the A31 (signposted Ringwood). Pass Ringwood; stay on the A31 to St. Leonards and pass St. Leonards Hotel on left. At the next roundabout (signed Boundary Lane), turn right into the site lane. Take care: this turn is set back from the roundabout by a few yards, so look for our sign and one for Shamba.
From the west
Follow the signs for Ringwood on the A31 eastbound. Pass The Woodman pub on your left. At the next roundabout go straight over and immediately left into the site lane.
Drive straight down our lane, pass Shamba and go through the twin towers to our barrier. When you arrive at the barrier system press the button for attention.
Local attractions
On the edge of the New Forest, Back-of-Beyond has Avon Heath and Moors Valley Country Parks, Ringwood and Avon Heath within soothing cycling distance (hire a bike on site if you’re not bringing your own); Bournemouth and Poole a little further on, and for city sightseers, Salisbury and Christchurch within easy reach. 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—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 (do try and make room for Wimborne Minster and Stapehill Abbey Crafts and Gardens too).
Shop, sightsee and club the night away in Bournemouth, or stick to its sandy stretches for sunbathing, surfing among the artificial reef and windsurfing; on land, canter about the countryside on horseback or zip around the 50 or so exhibits at the Bournemouth Aviation Museum. A bangingly good nearby attraction is the Ringwood Raceway, with banger, stock car racing and crackingly good crashes.
Christchurch, Poole, Salisbury, Winchester and the Jurassic coast are 20–30 minutes’ drive away coastwards and inland for a mammoth amount of things to see and do to suit all tastes: miles of award-winning beaches, sea fishing, fossil walks, cathedrals 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: | 12 p.m. – | 6 p.m. |
| Depart: | 11 a.m. | |
| On-site accommodation | ||
| Arrive: | 4 p.m. – | 8 p.m. |
| Depart: | 12 p.m. | |
A late departure could be available if requested at reception.
Camping and touring: no arrivals after 7pm in March, April and October, and after 8pm from May to September.
Back-of-Beyond Touring Park cancellation policy
No refunds within 2 weeks of arrival date.
Group bookings of 2 or more units (e.g. tent, touring caravan, motorhome or accommodation hire) travelling together are not permitted via Pitchup.com.
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
A 15% non-refundable deposit is payable now. Back-of-Beyond Touring 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.
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
Thank you Nigel. Do come and see us again soon.