Whitemead Caravan Park

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Touring pitches (added by manager 03 Aug 2022)
Taken from railway bridge
View of field
Hardstanding touring pitch

  • Family-run park in the village of Wool, five miles from the coast
  • Under two miles from Monkey World and the Tank Museum
  • Five minutes' walk from train station, bus stops, pubs and shops
If you’re picking holiday reads to bring to Whitemead Caravan Park in Wool, Dorset, there’s one blindingly obvious contender: step forward local lad Mr Thomas Hardy. Reread your old copy of Tess of the D’Urbervilles down here and you may just spot a few similarities between a couple of local buildings and certain locations in the novel. Even if literary references aren’t your thing, there are many reasons to plant yourselves at this family-run park in the Dorset village of Wool. Chief among these may well be its easy access to a plethora of transport options: make life easy by leaving your car or caravan on site and toddling a few minutes to the train station or bus stops for your days out. Alternatively, get legs going on the network of local walking and bike paths – heaps of fab attractions are within easy reach on foot or two wheels. Upon your return to the village, reward your efforts with a feed of fish and chips or a restorative pint of local ale at one of the two pubs within staggering distance. Also within a few minutes’ walk are a butcher and a baker (sadly no candlestick maker) where you can pick up fresh food for the evening barbie. Less poetic but no less convenient are the village’s two supermarkets, and the park’s own mini market, full of handy essentials. If you didn’t quite manage to tire your kids out during the day, send them over to the playground, or wander over to the games room for a few rounds of pool, darts or table football. Wifi is available if they need a little bit of quiet time alone to play with gadgetry. The park stretches over five acres so you can always find a shaded spot to settle down with a glass of wine and a Hardy novel (other authors’ works are also permitted..).

Site type

Touring caravan pitches 50
Tent pitches 50
Motorhome pitches 10
Open now
Opens 14 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 3 or more people (couples and immediate family members excepted) are not permitted via Pitchup.com.
  • 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.
  • Continental touring caravans (caravans built with the passenger door on the right-hand side) are not permitted.
  • At least one of the party members must be aged 18 or over.
  • Only DVLA-specification conversions or manufactured campervans are allowed.

Languages spoken

English

Open from Thu, 14 Mar to

AA 5 pennants

Pitch types & availability

Reviews

96%

would recommend this site to a friend

92%

would stay here again

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Only showing reviews for the last 30 months.

Cleanliness facilities closeness to bus and trains.…

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

Non-electric grass tent pitch

Liked: Cleanliness facilities closeness to bus and trains.

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From the manager: Thank you for your review, We are so please you enjoyed your stay on our site. We look forward to seeing you again in the future :) Kind regards The Whitemead Team

Well maintained, quiet site. Lovely clean, hot showers, plenty of room in…

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

Electric hardstanding touring pitch

Liked: Well maintained, quiet site. Lovely clean, hot showers, plenty of room in the shower cubicles. Staff very friendly.

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From the manager: Thank you for your review, We are so please you enjoyed your stay on our site. We look forward to seeing you again in the future :) Kind regards The Whitemead Team

A well maintained site with all local services

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

Electric hardstanding touring pitch

Liked: A lovely well maintained site, spotless toilet/shower facilities and amenities, friendly and welcoming staff, a credit to the owners. This was our second visit to this site and would recommend to anyone. Very close by a nice pub serving food, a train station on the South Western Rail and bus services, tank museum and monkey world.

Disliked: Nothing can think of.

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From the manager: Thank you very much for your kind review, Phil! It was great to see you again! We are so happy that you enjoyed your second stay with us and look forward to welcoming you back again very soon! :) Kind regards The Whitemead Team

Super Campsite

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 pitch (XL)

Liked: This was our 2nd visit to Whitemead. There are only few campsites that make you feel most welcome when arriving. The guys go out of their way to helping you set up & showing you your pitch. It is a very friendly, personable team that work/manage this campsite to make your stay even more enjoyable. Great location set in the village of Wool with a great Pub across the road & local amenities. Would highly recommend to pitch up & stay at Whitemead.

Disliked: Not staying long enough!

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From the manager: Thank you very much for your kind words throughout your review. We are happy to hear that you enjoyed your stay and that you'll recommend us to friends and family. We look forward to seeing you again in the future:) Kind regards The Whitemead Team

Excellent site , fully recommend staying here

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

Electric grass touring pitch

Liked: Excellent site , very clean facilities -showers etc, friendly welcome, well situated for rail and bus stations , pub within walking distance

Disliked: Nothing

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From the manager: Thank you very much for your kind review. We are so pleased you enjoyed your stay and look forward to welcoming you back again very soon! :) Kind regards The Whitemead Team

Excellent site with very clean facilities and friendly staff

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 tent pitch

Liked: The site staff were so friendly and helpful. The site is closed to lots of attractions, and the facilities on the campsite are very clean

Disliked: Nothing really

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From the manager: Thank you very much for your kind review! We are so pleased you enjoyed your stay with us and that you'll recommend us to your friends. We hope to welcome you back to our site again very soon! :) Kind regards The Whitemead Team

Excellent site, clean facilities, friendly and helpful staff

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

Electric hardstanding touring pitch

Liked: The friendly and helpful staff Clean toilet block WiFi

Disliked: Rain !!

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From the manager: Thank you very much for your review and comments. We are happy to hear that you enjoyed your stay and that you'll recommend us to your friends. Sorry we couldn't provide the sunshine for your stay. We look forward to seeing you again in the future :) Kind regards The Whitemead Team

Clean and friendly

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
Glenda H. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Short stay electric hardstanding touring pitch

Liked: Very friendly staff always available and helpful. Train and busses 10 minute walk away which was easy. Small and quiet site.

Disliked: The only thing I can say is there's not much room to turn or manoeuvre as it's not a one way, but we loved it.

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From the manager: Hi Glenda! Thank you very much for your kind review and comments. We are happy to hear that you enjoyed your stay and that you'll recommend us to your friends. We look forward to welcoming you back to our site again very soon! :) Kind regards The Whitemead Team

Amazing travel links and a nice clean site!

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
Suzie F. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Electric grass touring pitch

Liked: Lovely clean site with amazing transport links. We were able to leave our motorhome there and travel to everything we wanted via bus or train which was a 5min walk away! Great cleanliness of the toilets and shower block and access to launderette facility which didn't cost the earth like some can.

Disliked: Not always enough hot water (but there was a lady staying who would have almost hour long showers with her children and clothes etc after visiting the beach. So may well have been enough for regular considerate camper use).

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From the manager: Thank you very much for your kind review and comments. We are happy to hear that you enjoyed your stay and that you'll recommend us to your friends. Thank you for your feedback regarding the hot water too. We look forward to seeing you again in the future:) Kind regards The Whitemead Team

Absolutely loved this campsite. It was clean and tidy (toilets/showers spotless) …

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: Absolutely loved this campsite. It was clean and tidy (toilets/showers spotless) The staff were so friendly helpful and informative. We didnt want to leave. Will definitely return. Thank you to all the whitemead staff for making our holiday perfect. (Big shout out to shane)

Disliked: Nothing

Recommend to friends Visit again

From the manager: Thank you very much for your lovely review! We are so pleased you enjoyed your stay with us and that you'll recommend us to your friends. We hope to welcome you back to our site again very soon! :) Kind regards The Whitemead Team


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 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

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

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)

Accessibility

Disabled facilities

Nearby leisure

Canoeing/kayaking nearby Climbing nearby Cycle hire nearby Cycling nearby Fishing nearby Golf nearby Horse riding nearby Indoor pool nearby Mountain biking nearby Restaurant nearby Watersports nearby

Touring and motorhomes

Motorhome service point Seasonal pitches Tourer storage facilities

Location

Whitemead Caravan Park

East Burton Road

Wool

Dorset

England

BH20 6HG

Directions

Timezone

Europe/London BST (GMT+01:00)

GPS

50.68111°N
-2.22629°W

Nearest transport

Coach
5.1 mi Post Office
5.1 mi Red Lion
8.1 mi East Street
Rail
0.2 mi Wool Rail Station
4.1 mi Moreton (Dorset) Rail Station
4.9 mi Wareham Rail Station
Ferry
10.4 mi Poole Ferry Terminal
10.8 mi Poole Quay Ferry Landing
11 mi Weymouth Ferry Terminal
Airport
18.5 mi Bournemouth 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

On the edge of the Isle of Purbeck and halfway between Bournemouth and Dorchester, Wool is handily placed for reaching some excellent attractions. Closest to the park are Monkey World and the Tank Museum in Bovington, both within a five-minute drive, 10-minute cycle or half-hour walk. If you’d like to play at being a knight, 15 minutes’ drive brings you to Corfe Castle, a medieval ruin with nooks and crannies for hiding out. Five miles south are the sea and the Jurassic Coast’s most famed attractions – Lulworth Cove and Durdle Door. Other options for days out include cycling around Wareham Forest followed by boating on the River Frome from Wareham (10 minutes’ drive), or a trip on the Swanage Railway half an hour away, or – well, it’s safe to say you won’t get bored...

Water quality at nearby bathing waters

Name Distance Type 2020 2019 2018 2017
Lulworth Cove 4.4 mi Sea N/A Excellent Excellent Excellent
Durdle Door East 4.6 mi Sea N/A Excellent N/A Excellent
Durdle Door West 4.7 mi Sea N/A Excellent Excellent Excellent
Kimmeridge Bay 6.4 mi Sea N/A Excellent Excellent Excellent
Ringstead Bay 6.5 mi Sea N/A Excellent Excellent Excellent

Data source: European Environment Agency

Must see

Monkey World - Ape Rescue Centre 1.2 mi

The Tank Museum 1.2 mi

Lulworth Castle & Park 3 mi

Lulworth Heritage Centre 4.4 mi

Corfe Castle 7.9 mi

National Trust

Clouds Hill 2.7 mi

Hardy's Cottage 7.9 mi

Corfe Castle 8 mi

Max Gate 8.8 mi

White Mill 11.2 mi

Cycle routes

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

Other

Clouds Hill - Moreton 2.4 mi

LULWORTH CASTLE 2.9 mi

West Lulworth Circular 3.9 mi

Whiteway Viewpoint - Flower's Barrow - Worbarrow Beach - Tyneham - Whiteway VP 4.6 mi

GRANGE HEATH (CURRENT BOUNDARY FROM 30/03/2005) 4.8 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.

Nearest sites

Unfortunately, we have no nearby bookable sites.

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Frequently asked questions

  • Does Whitemead Caravan Park have a swimming pool? No View all features
  • Is Whitemead Caravan Park dog friendly? Yes View all features
  • What attractions are near Whitemead Caravan Park? On the edge of the Isle of Purbeck and halfway between Bournemouth and Dorchester, Wool is handily placed for reaching some excellent attractions. Closest to the park are Monkey World and the … Read more
  • When can I check in and check out of Whitemead Caravan Park?
    Camping and touring
    Arrive:  1 p.m. –  6 p.m.
    Depart by:  10:30 a.m.

    When arriving at the main gates remain in your car until a member of staff comes to greet you and show you to your pitch.

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  • How much does it cost to stay at Whitemead Caravan Park? From £24.50 (for 1 night, 2 adults) - prices may change depending on your dates and party.