When can I check in and check out of Henstridge Golf and Leisure?

Camping and touring Arrive: 1 p.m. – 6 p.m. Depart by: 12 p.m. Read more

How much does it cost to stay at Henstridge Golf and Leisure?

From £27 (for 1 night, 4 people) - prices may change depending on your dates and party.

Henstridge Golf and Leisure

From £27 For 1 night, 4 adults Last booked 2 days ago 8.4 61 reviews

Pitches by the fishing pond (added by manager 02 Aug 2022)

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Scenic location with fishing lake (added by manager 22 oct 2018)

Pitches near the golf course (added by dane_c676182 22 oct 2018)

Well-maintained countryside site in the scenic Blackmore Vale
A 15-minute drive from Shaftesbury and 20 from Sherborne
Fishing lake, nine-hole golf course and clubhouse with bar/restaurant

Up for coarse fishing, fossil hunting, sea kayaking and a quick round of golf? Head over to Henstridge Golf and Leisure for quiet stays in the Somerset countryside surrounded by much fab stuff to do. This peaceful and well-maintained site is in the stunning Blackmore Vale, a five-minute drive from the village of Henstridge and 15 minutes from the town of Shaftesbury. You might not get that far though, when the 70-acre park boasts its own well-stocked coarse fishing lake, along with a nine-hole golf course and a clubhouse with a bar and restaurant… And how might your days here pan out? Perhaps a full English and a fortifying coffee or two before you amble over to the lake for a morning of landing carp, roach and tench… then maybe a bite of lunch before perfecting your swing on the driving range and the putting green, followed by a leisurely nine holes…? If all that sporting action in the outdoors has tired you out, put up your feet in the bar and watch someone else running about on the big-screen TV. If you do want to stretch your legs, it’s a 20-minute drive to Sherborne for tours of the ancient abbey and the museum, wanders round the castles old and new and maybe a spot of kayaking or fishing on the lake.

Site type

Open all year

Please note

Under 18s must be accompanied by their parents or legal guardians.
The site does not accept breeds/crossbreeds listed in the Dangerous Dogs Act (i.e. Pit Bull Terrier, Japanese Tosa, Dogo Argentino, and Fila Brasileiro).
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 18 or over.
A cable measuring at least 25 metres is needed for the electric hook-ups.
Swimming in the lake is not allowed.

Electricity is metered on site at £5 per 16.13 kWh and must be paid on site using a pre-paid topup card. There is a £10 deposit required for the card, which will be refunded on departure when returning the card. Wifi is only available in the clubhouse and outside seating area. Clubhouse opens at 9am, with closing times varying. Please ask staff or see notice board for closing times. Kitchen open 9:30am -2pm (last food orders 1:45pm). Closed Mondays and Wednesdays.

Languages spoken

English

Pitch types & availability

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Only showing reviews for the last 30 months.

Really nice and friendly. Flat pitch. Hot showers. Lots of open space…

Overall	10/10
Location	6
Value for money	8
Accommodation	8
Facilities / Activities	8
Customer service	10
Child friendliness	10
Cleanliness	10
Wifi	No rating

Anonymous Apr 2024

Electric optional grass pitch

Liked: Really nice and friendly. Flat pitch. Hot showers. Lots of open space

Disliked: Nothing.

Recommend to friends Visit again

From the manager: Thank you

Hot showers level pitch…

Overall	10/10
Location	8
Value for money	8
Accommodation	8
Facilities / Activities	6
Customer service	8
Child friendliness	8
Cleanliness	8
Wifi	8

Anonymous Jan 2024

Electric optional hardstanding touring pitch

Liked: Hot showers level pitch

Recommend to friends Visit again

From the manager: Thank you. Glad you all had a good time.

Booked a2nd wkd jus 4 campin as the cple who run the site were lovely!

Overall	8/10
Location	10
Value for money	8
Accommodation	8
Facilities / Activities	6
Customer service	10
Child friendliness	8
Cleanliness	8
Wifi	4

Anonymous Oct 2023

Electric optional grass pitch

Liked: Wonderfully friendly People who couldn't help enough... Nice site, with a good golf course. Lovely club house!!

Disliked: Shower facilities could do with modernising, renewing but abs adequate.

Recommend to friends Visit again

From the manager: Thank you. Looking forward to seeing you again.

Good family site

Overall	8/10
Location	8
Value for money	8
Accommodation	8
Facilities / Activities	8
Customer service	6
Child friendliness	10
Cleanliness	8
Wifi	6

Tracey W. Sept 2023

Electric optional grass pitch

Liked: Lovely grounds and very well kept. Clubhouse was handy on a rainy afternoon. Facilities were clean and showers were good. Fishing lake was pretty.

Recommend to friends Visit again

From the manager: Thank you

Spacious level pitch, friendly people…

Overall	6/10
Location	10
Value for money	8
Accommodation	8
Facilities / Activities	2
Customer service	8
Child friendliness	6
Cleanliness	6
Wifi	6

Anonymous Aug 2023

Non-electric grass pitch

Liked: Spacious level pitch, friendly people

Disliked: Showers that went from dangerously scalding to cold extremely quickly, frequently and with no warning

Recommend to friends Visit again

An Ok stay friendly owners and helpful

Overall	8/10
Location	6
Value for money	8
Accommodation	10
Facilities / Activities	8
Customer service	10
Child friendliness	10
Cleanliness	6
Wifi	2

Anonymous Aug 2023

Non-electric grass pitch

Liked: Nice green space

Disliked: Showers and toilet block

Recommend to friends Visit again

Excellent fishing spot in a beautiful location.

Overall	8/10
Location	10
Value for money	8
Accommodation	6
Facilities / Activities	6
Customer service	8
Child friendliness	10
Cleanliness	8
Wifi	8

Suzanne B. Aug 2023

Electric optional grass pitch

Liked: Spacious pretty site with room for kids to explore and play. Relaxed approach by owners and we weren't pushed to leave by 11 on the dot which allowed time for us to dry our tent. We had a lovely flat pitch which was in the sun all day (when it shone). It was nice to have the option of having a coffee, drink or lunch in the bar. Hubby very impressed with the fishing. Ladies wash rooms were modern and acceptably clean.

Disliked: The boys said the men's wash rooms were tired. Maybe they'll be updated soon. The boys were disappointed that the driving range was closed, as this was one of the things which attracted us to the site. We completely understand the reasons why though. They could do with more than 1 dish washing sink.

Recommend to friends Visit again

From the manager: Thank you for your comments greatly appreciated. The men's shower block is on our refurbishment list as is the wash up room.

Thoroughly enjoyable

Overall	10/10
Location	No rating
Value for money	10
Accommodation	No rating
Facilities / Activities	10
Customer service	10
Child friendliness	No rating
Cleanliness	8
Wifi	6

Neil C. Aug 2023

Electric optional hardstanding touring pitch

Liked: Great hosts, and 9 holes in the morning before I left, great setting

Recommend to friends Visit again

From the manager: Thank you.

Site and facilities are clean and well presented, the fishing was brilliant…

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

Chris S. Aug 2023

Electric optional grass pitch

Liked: Site and facilities are clean and well presented, the fishing was brilliant and we will be returning to stay again

Recommend to friends Visit again

From the manager: Thank you so much. Glad the boys enjoyed themselves. Love the photo. Would love to see you all again.

Great site, well maintained would definitely stay again!

Overall	10/10
Location	10
Value for money	10
Accommodation	10
Facilities / Activities	8
Customer service	10
Child friendliness	10
Cleanliness	8
Wifi	2

Anonymous Aug 2023

Electric optional grass pitch

Liked: The friendly welcome we received when we arrived, the location and facilities were great. Flat open pitch was close to the power supply - which was easy and well explained on how to use.

Recommend to friends Visit again

From the manager: Thank you . We would love to see you again.

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

Nearby farmers' market

Public transport nearby

Shop nearby

Type

Large (51-200 pitches)

Nearby leisure

Fishing nearby

Golf nearby

Restaurant nearby

Touring and motorhomes

Motorhome service point

Seasonal pitches

Location

Henstridge Golf and Leisure

Marsh Lane

Henstridge

Templecombe

Somerset

England

BA8 0TG

Directions

Timezone

Europe/London BST (GMT+01:00)

GPS

50.98297°N
-2.36695°W

Nearest transport

Coach

1.4 mi Virginia Ash

4.2 mi Queens Head

Rail

2.6 mi Templecombe Rail Station

5.4 mi Gillingham (Dorset) Rail Station

6.9 mi Sherborne Rail Station

Ferry

25 mi Poole Ferry Terminal

25.1 mi Poole Quay Ferry Landing

26.1 mi Weymouth Ferry Terminal

Airport

27.4 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

If you’re after ancient monuments, it’s half an hour’s drive from the site to the gigantic Cerne Abbas chalk figure and 50 minutes to Stonehenge. For sights even older, it's an hour's drive to the fossil-strewn Jurassic Coast, where you can combine kayak trips around the cliffs with amateur archaeology on the beaches at popular spots like Lulworth Cove and Durdle Door, or walk sections of the South West Coast Path. It’s a similar distance to bigger coastal towns like Weymouth –where time at aquariums and skate parks can be mixed with wildlife walks round the RSPB Reserves of Radipole Lake and Lodmoor – or to Poole, where you can mix harbour cruises and seal-spotting sea safaris with the flumes, rides and slides of Splashdown waterpark. Heading inland, Bath has been drawing the crowds since Roman times and is well worth the hour-long trip: tour the old Roman baths, take a dip, soak or steam in the spa waters yourself, and top it off by making a bespoke brew at Bath Gin distillery. For cycling fans, the Bath Two Tunnels Circuit runs under and around the city on a 13-mile loop; for those more fond of gentle strolls, few sites are prettier than the Prior Park Landscape Garden, designed by Capability Brown.

Water quality at nearby bathing waters

Name	Distance	Type	2020	2019	2018	2017
Poole Harbour Rockley Sands	23.1 mi	Estuary	N/A	Excellent	Excellent	Excellent
Poole Harbour Lake	23.8 mi	Estuary	N/A	Excellent	Excellent	Excellent
Bowleaze Cove	24.1 mi	Sea	N/A	Excellent	Excellent	Excellent
Ringstead Bay	24.3 mi	Sea	N/A	Excellent	Excellent	Excellent
Weymouth Lodmoor	24.9 mi	Sea	N/A	Excellent	Excellent	Excellent

Data source: European Environment Agency

Must see

Stourhead House and Garden 8.8 mi

Haynes International Motor Museum 9.2 mi

Fleet Air Arm Museum 12.1 mi

Longleat 14.6 mi

Montacute House 15.3 mi

National Trust

Stourhead 8.6 mi

Lytes Cary Manor 13.8 mi

Tintinhull Garden 15 mi

Montacute House 15.3 mi

West Pennard Court Barn 16 mi

Cycle routes

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

Other

Todber - Fifehead - Stour Provost - Todber 3.3 mi

VEN HOUSE 3.9 mi

Sturminster Newton - Cutt Mill - Stour Valley Way 4.4 mi

Duncliffe Wood 4.7 mi

Fiddleford Mill - Sturminster Newton - Fiddleford 5.6 mi

Local events

Glastonbury Festival (Wednesday 26 June 2024 – Wednesday 26 June 2024)
Glastonbury, Somerset 15.5 mi
Tolpuddle Martyrs' Festival and Rally (Friday 19 July 2024 – Friday 19 July 2024)
Dorchester, Dorset 16.4 mi
Dorset County Show (Saturday 7 September 2024 – Saturday 7 September 2024)
Dorchester, Dorset 18.2 mi
Tankfest (Friday 28 June 2024 – Friday 28 June 2024)
Wareham, Dorset 20.7 mi
Camp Bestival Dorset (Thursday 25 July 2024 – Thursday 25 July 2024)
Wareham, Dorset 24.9 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.

Policies

Booking terms and conditions

Admission

Admission is only permitted after registering at reception.
At least one of the party members must be aged 18 or over.
Under 18s must be accompanied by their parents or legal guardians.

Arrivals and departures

Late arrivals must notify the park as soon as possible. Your booking will be held for 24 hours. After this period the management reserves the right to relet your unit.
No refunds/discounts for inclement weather, late arrivals or early departures.
Units will be allocated on arrival.

Changes to your holiday

Bookings cannot be amended within 1 day(s) of arrival.

Dogs

Dogs are prohibited from main facilities and amenities.
Dogs must be kept on leads and supervised at all times.
The site does not accept breeds/crossbreeds listed in the Dangerous Dogs Act (i.e. Pit Bull Terrier, Japanese Tosa, Dogo Argentino, and Fila Brasileiro).

General

In the event of a complaint, please speak to reception immediately. Complaints which are not brought to the management's attention during your stay cannot be dealt with once you have left the site.
Radio, music and TV players must be kept at a low volume. Car doors and boots must be closed quietly.
The management reserves the right to deny access or terminate the stay of those guests whose behaviour is deemed unsuitable. No refunds will be offered.
This site does have a catch-and-return fishing policy in place.
You'll need an Environment Agency rod licence (you'll need to apply for this beforehand).

Pitches

A cable measuring at least 25 metres is needed for the electric hook-ups.
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 must follow the management directives when pitching your tent/unit and related equipment.

Safety

Firearms are not permitted.
Open fires are prohibited.
Swimming in the lake is not allowed.

Vehicles

Commercial vehicles (vehicles used for work-related purposes, carrying goods or fare-paying passengers) and sign-written vehicles are not permitted on site.

Additional terms

Electricity is metered on site at £5 per 16.13 kWh and must be paid on site using a pre-paid topup card. There is a £10 deposit required for the card, which will be refunded on departure when returning the card.

Wifi is only available in the clubhouse and outside seating area.

Clubhouse opens at 9am, with closing times varying. Please ask staff or see notice board for closing times. Kitchen open 9:30am -2pm (last food orders 1:45pm). Closed Mondays and Wednesdays.

Payment terms

Does Henstridge Golf and Leisure have a swimming pool? No View all features
Is Henstridge Golf and Leisure dog friendly? Yes View all features
What attractions are near Henstridge Golf and Leisure? If you’re after ancient monuments, it’s half an hour’s drive from the site to the gigantic Cerne Abbas chalk figure and 50 minutes to Stonehenge. For sights even older, it's an hour's … Read more
When can I check in and check out of Henstridge Golf and Leisure?

Camping and touring

Arrive: 1 p.m. – 6 p.m.

Depart by: 12 p.m.

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How much does it cost to stay at Henstridge Golf and Leisure? From £27 (for 1 night, 4 people) - prices may change depending on your dates and party.