Bluebell Meadow Campsite

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Grassy pitches (added by manager 19 jun 2021)

  • Peaceful family-run site in Dorset 10 minutes’ drive from Poole
  • A 20-minute drive from the Jurassic coast; 40 minutes from New Forest
  • Pub within walking distance; more places to eat in the local village
From paddling along Poole harbour on a paddleboard to touring the Jurassic coast, there’s much to muck into from Bluebell Meadow Campsite. The peaceful place is 10 minutes’ drive from Poole and 20 minutes from the Jurassic Coast, a UNESCO World Heritage Site (home to the chalk Old Harry Rocks, half an hour’s drive, if that’s top of your list). So, you’ll be well-based to jam-pack your hiatus full of activities on Dorset’s beaches or the surrounding countryside. Touch down in the pocket of farmland surrounded by trees… this family-run site has been set up by avid campers and therefore, attention has been paid to the clean facilities. There are plenty of friendly faces around to point you in the direction of the golf course, 20 minutes’ walk away, or cycling and hiking ways throughout the countryside. Perhaps you might be thinking of visiting the New Forest National Park (40 minutes’ drive) for its trails, gardens, museums and wildlife… the Isle of Purbeck (25 minutes’ drive) for its coastal scenery, wetlands, forestry and farmlands… the scenic Arne (25 minutes) at the northern end of the isle… or Poole Harbour (25 minutes’ drive) for its canoeing, kitesurfing and paddleboarding activities. As for those of you after some good pub grub, there are several in Lytchett Minster and Upton (five minutes’ drive for a rather pretty village with a minster), with the closest a 25-minute walk away. And for a tasty treat or two, there’s also a popular café five minutes’ drive away.

Site type

Tent pitches 20
Touring caravan pitches 5
Rent a tent 2
Open now
Please note
  • Under 18s must be accompanied by their parents or legal guardians.
  • Your dog must be tattooed or microchipped.
  • 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) and/or any of the following: Staffordshire bull terrier, American Staffordshire terrier, Rottweiler, any Mastiff or Tosa.
  • Group bookings of 2 or more units (e.g. tent, touring caravan, motorhome or accommodation hire) travelling together are not permitted via Pitchup.com.
  • Group bookings of 3 or more adults are not permitted (couples and immediate family members excepted).
  • No hen/stag parties permitted via Pitchup.com.
  • Dogs are not allowed if you are staying in the accommodation units.
  • 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.
  • At least one of the party members must be aged 21 or over.
  • A cable measuring at least 15 metres is needed for the electric hook-ups.
  • Units longer than 8 metres are not allowed.
  • Units heavier than 2 tonnes are not allowed.
  • 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.
  • Guests are advised to bring a good quality torch with them as parts of the site are unlit.
  • No naked flames are allowed inside the hired accommodation units.
  • No charcoal barbecues allowed.
  • Please note that the shower facilities are unisex.
  • There is no reception on-site: on arrival please contact the number provided on your booking confirmation.
  • Fires, barbecues and/or firepits will not be permitted in dry, windy and/or hot weather conditions.

Languages spoken

English

Open from Fri, 29 Mar to

Pitch types & availability

Accommodation

Tent pitchesTouring caravan pitchesMotorhome pitchesLodges, cabins, pods or hutsCaravans for hireRent a tent
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2 adults
0 children
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Reviews

9.2

Overall rating based on 181 reviews View breakdown

Peaceful

Voted 75% of visitors View breakdown

89%

would recommend this site to a friend

86%

would stay here again

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Only showing reviews for the last 30 months.

Close to Poole. Reasonably priced

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

Meadow electric grass tent pitch

Liked: Friendly, helpful staff Clean facilities Safe and secure site

Disliked: Nothing 😌

Recommend to friends Visit again

From the manager: Thanks for a great review, glad to hear you enjoyed our facilities. Glad the weather turned out ok whilst you were with us. Hope to see you again soon.

Lovely friendly site if you need a couple of nights in the area.

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

Meadow electric grass tent pitch

Liked: Beautiful campsite, super friendly staff, good toilet/shower/wash up facilities, provided soap and scrubbers - great as I forgot mine! Level pitches and lovely shady area with picnic benches.

Disliked: Road noise was too loud for us, might be OK if your used to living by a road. Wash up is by door to mens loos.

Recommend to friends Visit again

From the manager: Thanks for the review. Sorry about the road noise, we have done a lot of shrub planting to help with this but it will take time to grow. With regards to the washup station being next to the men's WC this is something we cannot do anything about due to the drainage and plumbing positions. We have notes on the main door of the WC requesting it be closed when leaving. Sorry to hear that you will not be staying again.

if they had a good look at those showers I would stay there again 100%

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

Meadow electric grass tent pitch

Liked: Lee who runs the site was very welcoming and accommodating. The site was spotless and very well layed out.

Disliked: The only thing that drops it to a 4* instead of a 5* are the showers sloughs very clean and tidy and kept well at all times. The water pressure was not great and I’m not sure if it was me but the water kept going from cold to hot and back to cold again.

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From the manager: Thanks for the review. Sorry to hear you had trouble with the showers, unfortunately we were very busy over the bank holiday weekend, which meant the wc/showers were in constant use. We did explain that we are in a low water pressure area, as we are a farm site, and that all the showers are electric. We also have further instructions in each of the shower rooms to help make sure you get the best out of them. Hope to see you again.

Clean facilities, spacious pitch and friendly owner.

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

Bluebell fully-serviced hardstanding and grass touring pitch

Liked: Spacious, level pitches on this leafy site surrounded by trees. Toilets and showers spotless. Owner friendly and informative.

Disliked: There is noise from the busy road nearby but it is much quieter later on and overnight.

Recommend to friends Visit again

From the manager: Thanks for the review. Sorry about the road noise, but there is not much we can do about it, but as you state after the rush hour it becomes much quieter. We have also done a lot of shrub planting to help with this but it will take time to grow. Hope to see you again soon.

Well kept grounds and spotlessly clean facilities…

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

Bluebell fully-serviced hardstanding and grass touring pitch

Liked: Well kept grounds and spotlessly clean facilities

Disliked: Traffic noise

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From the manager: Thanks for the review. We are doing all we can to combat the road noise as we have planted over 300 laurel bushes, as they grow they will soften the noise.

Wonderful site with really great clean facilities. Level site. Owners were very…

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

Bluebell fully-serviced hardstanding and grass touring pitch

Liked: Wonderful site with really great clean facilities. Level site. Owners were very obliging and friendly.

Disliked: Noise from road. Would have been nice to have more areas to walk dog.

Recommend to friends Visit again

From the manager: Thanks for the review. We are doing all we can to combat the road noise as we have planted over 300 laurel bushes, as they grow they will soften the noise. We also explained at your welcome were the best dog walking routes are, unfortunately we are only a small site with limited space.

Very pleasant 3 night stay on excellent site

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

Bluebell fully-serviced hardstanding and grass touring pitch

Liked: Friendly owner, given information leaflet on local attractions. Well kept site. Drinking water, grey waste drainage on our pitch. Individual gravel area to park alongside our own grassy area. Picnic benches in shady area. Beautiful trees and birdsong! Very clean facilities, big showers with benches far enough away to keep belongings dry.

Disliked: Poor vision on exit of site onto road with sometimes fast moving traffic.(obviously something not under the owners’ control!)

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From the manager: Thank you very much for your positive review, its great to hear that you enjoyed our campsite. Sorry about the road traffic, as you say it's something we cannot control, but we have cut the verges back to increase visibility to help improve this.

A very enjoyable stay.

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

Bluebell fully-serviced hardstanding and grass touring pitch

Liked: We had a fantastic weekend at Bluebell Meadows Campsite. It was very peaceful and the staff was very helpful. The facilities were very clean and the campsite itself was well-kept. There are nice shaded areas for the kids to sit and the campsite is close to a lot of sites to visit. We will certainly visit again.

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From the manager: Thank you for the great review, its wonderful to know that you enjoyed your stay and enjoyed our site. Hopefully when you visit next time you will be able to see more of our beautiful County. Hope to see you again soon.

Beautiful site. Probably the cleanest site we have ever stayed on. Toilets…

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
David B. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Bluebell fully-serviced hardstanding and grass touring pitch

Liked: Beautiful site. Probably the cleanest site we have ever stayed on. Toilets and showers immaculate with lovely added touches such as baby wipes, nappy sacks and antibacterial spray and wipes. Large pitches and lovely grassy areas for the children to play. The owner is lovely and very helpful. Would definitely stay here again.

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From the manager: Thank you so much for your great review, its good to hear that you enjoyed our campsite and facilities. Hope to see you again soon.

An excellent site, great welcome and facilities were 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
Anne-Marie M. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Bluebell fully-serviced hardstanding and grass touring pitch

Liked: The site location, the facilities and the host

Disliked: Perfect - nothing to dislike

Recommend to friends Visit again

From the manager: So glad to hear that you loved your stay with us. Hope you enjoyed the area and the trips that you went on. Hope to see you again soon.

Features

Dogs 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

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

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

Public transport nearby

Shop nearby

Type

Farm

Small (11-25 pitches)

Nearby leisure

Golf nearby

Tennis nearby

Watersports nearby

Touring and motorhomes

Drainage hook-up points for tourers

Water hook-up points for tourers

Location

Bluebell Meadow Campsite

Wareham Road

Lytchett Matravers

Dorset

England

BH16 6AU

Directions

Timezone

Europe/London BST (GMT+01:00)

GPS

50.73893°N
-2.08842°W

Nearest transport

Coach
3.7 mi Post Office
3.8 mi Red Lion
5.1 mi Seldown Coach Station
Rail
2 mi Holton Heath Rail Station
3.2 mi Hamworthy Rail Station
3.4 mi Wareham Rail Station
Ferry
4.7 mi Poole Ferry Terminal
4.9 mi Poole Quay Ferry Landing
6.8 mi Brownsea Island Ferry Landing
Airport
11.5 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

Beaches, wildlife havens or historical sites first? There are bucket loads of the former, from Bournemouth’s pier and sandy seafront (half an hour’s drive), the three miles of soft sand from South Haven Point to Old Harry Rocks at Studland beach (half an hour) to the shell-shaped Lulworth Cove (half an hour), formed over millions of years … hence the many swimming spots. You’ll get history and the coast in one shot in Swanage (half an hour), a Victorian seaside resort, and Weymouth (40 minutes) too, thanks to its Georgian seafront. History-wise, there’s also the National Trust’s Kingston Lacy (15 minutes), Corfe Castle (15 minutes), literary Dorchester (25 minutes) or the heritage Poole Cockle Trail (10 minutes) around the old town. As for that wildlife spotting, well, top spots include RSPB Arne’s nature reserve (20 minutes), Monkey World’s ape rescue centre (15 minutes) and Brownsea Island (15 minutes’ drive and 35 minutes’ boat ride). There’s a nature reserve (along with beaches and harbour) in Christchurch (35 minutes) too or Upton Country Park (five minutes) for woodlands. To round things off, perhaps you’ll want to fit in Farmer Palmer's Farm Park (10 minutes’ walk), Splashdown's waterpark (15 minutes) too.

Water quality at nearby bathing waters

Name Distance Type 2020 2019 2018 2017
Poole Harbour Rockley Sands 2.5 mi Estuary N/A Excellent Excellent Excellent
Poole Harbour Lake 3.3 mi Estuary N/A Excellent Excellent Excellent
Shell Bay North 7.4 mi Sea N/A Excellent Excellent Excellent
Poole Sandbanks Peninsular 7.5 mi Sea N/A Excellent Excellent Excellent
Poole Shore Road Beach 7.6 mi Sea N/A Excellent Excellent Excellent

Data source: European Environment Agency

Must see

Kingston Lacy House and Gardens 5.6 mi

Monkey World - Ape Rescue Centre 6.3 mi

Brownsea Island 6.7 mi

Corfe Castle 7 mi

The Tank Museum 7.4 mi

National Trust

White Mill 4.7 mi

Kingston Lacy 5.5 mi

Brownsea Island 6.7 mi

Corfe Castle 7.1 mi

Clouds Hill 7.3 mi

Cycle routes

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

Other

WAREHAM MEADOWS (CURRENT BOUNDARY FROM 02/08/2004) 2.6 mi

CHARBOROUGH PARK 3.2 mi

ARNE (CURRENT BOUNDARY FROM 31/08/2001) 3.9 mi

ANDERSON MANOR 4.3 mi

Canford Heath 5 mi

Local events

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

    Wareham, Dorset 7.5 mi

  • Camp Bestival Dorset (Thursday 25 July 2024 – Thursday 25 July 2024)

    Wareham, Dorset 8.7 mi

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

    Dorchester, Dorset 9.1 mi

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

    Dorchester, Dorset 14.8 mi

  • New Forest and Hampshire County Show (Tuesday 30 July 2024 – Tuesday 30 July 2024)

    Brockenhurst, Hampshire 23.2 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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  • Does Bluebell Meadow Campsite have a swimming pool? No View all features
  • Is Bluebell Meadow Campsite dog friendly? Yes View all features
  • What attractions are near Bluebell Meadow Campsite? Beaches, wildlife havens or historical sites first? There are bucket loads of the former, from Bournemouth’s pier and sandy seafront (half an hour’s drive), the three miles of soft sand from South … Read more
  • When can I check in and check out of Bluebell Meadow Campsite?
    Camping and touring
    Arrive:  3 p.m. –  6 p.m.
    Depart by:  12 p.m.
    On-site accommodation
    Arrive:  3 p.m. –  6 p.m.
    Depart by:  12 p.m.

    Strictly no arrivals after 6pm. On arrival please contact the number provided on the booking confirmation.

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  • How much does it cost to stay at Bluebell Meadow Campsite? From £30 (for 1 night, 4 people) - prices may change depending on your dates and party.