Freshwater Beach Holiday Park

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Located on the Jurassic Coast
Located on the jurassic coast
Heated indoor and outdoor pools and splash pools for the longer family members.
Aerial view of the site
Main field with electric hook up
Hardstanding with grass.
Electric hardstanding pitch.
An overview of the main camping field
Electric grass pitch.
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Heated indoor and outdoor pools and splash pools for the longer family members.
Aerial view of the site
Main field with electric hook up

  • Family-friendly park with a private beach on the Jurassic Coast
  • A 20-minute drive from Lyme Regis and on the South West Coast Path
  • Three swimming pools, a restaurant-bar and a dog-exercise area on site
Access to a private beach on the Jurassic Coast? That’s not something you hear of every day – and yet that’s exactly what you get at Freshwater Beach Holiday Park, an excellent spot for a family-friendly break in Dorset. The site has daytime entertainment and evening shows to keep any boredom at bay – not that you’re likely to feel bored at all, as there’s sandcastle-making and splashing in the sea to look forward to. For nights when you don’t fancy cooking or just want to watch some live sport, head to the Rolling Stones Bar and Restaurant on site, which hosts the aforementioned entertainment. Set along the Jurassic Coast, Freshwater Beach Holiday Park is only a 20-minute drive from Lyme Regis, a key piece in the dramatic coastline. Get stuck into the nearby South West Coast Path and the surrounding Dorset countryside directly from the site too. It should come as no surprise that many guests don’t stray that far, as there are three swimming pools, a bowling alley, games room and watersports directly on site. For adults in need of peace and quiet, there is also a gym, sauna and golf course a short walk down the road. No need to book a dog sitter here, either. There is an enclosed dog-exercise area on site to let them run around, and dogs are welcome in most buildings on site.

Campground type

Caravans for hire 55
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Caravan sites 463
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Please note
  • Facilities/activities including ten-pin bowling are subject to extra charges payable on arrival.
  • Activities and entertainment are subject to seasonal demand and usually are operational between spring bank holiday and mid-September. Games are organised most mornings during high season, subject to weather conditions.

Languages spoken

English

AA 5 pennants

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Reviews

9

Overall rating based on 120 reviews View breakdown

Spectacular scenery

Voted 68% of visitors View breakdown

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would recommend this campground to a friend

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Only showing reviews for the last 30 months.

Good experience overall

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

Top field powered grass site

Liked: Nice site, plenty of space per pitch
Didn't used facilities to comment on them, free WiFi site wide

Disliked: No water pitch or in fact near the pitch, top field is very dated and unclear what pitch is what, who site seems very unorganized/messy

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Very expensive for what you get.

Overall 2/10
Location 10
Value for money 2
Accommodation 10
Facilities / Activities 2
Customer service 2
Child friendliness 6
Cleanliness 6
Wifi 2
David M. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Powered grass site

Liked: Toilet facilities were extremely clean and plentiful.

Disliked: The pitch was extremely muddy. We were told we had to go on that pitch despite there being a lot of spare pitches. We were lied to saying that the pitch we wanted was booked for that night, no one turned up! Also told couldn’t charge our battery using electricity we had paid to use. We paid £68 for the night which was incredibly expensive for what we got. Staff were generally rude and unhelpful and you could tell it was the end of the season. This should have been reflected in the price as no evening entertainment. As we had to be off site by 10, shop doesn’t open until 8.30, this is very late and shop shelves were empty.
Also not sure why you had to operate a band system in the swimming pool when there was about a dozen people in there!
Rubbish WiFi

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So many things to do, really friendly staff and the swimming pool…

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

Fully-serviced concrete slab site

Liked: So many things to do, really friendly staff and the swimming pool was amazing!

Disliked: Spar- staff were disinterested and preferred to chat to each other rather than answer questions or interact with our children

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Location , all facilities open , help of staff, the quality of…

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

Top field fully-serviced concrete slab site

Liked: Location , all facilities open , help of staff, the quality of food served at a reasonable price.

Disliked: Nothing

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Easy stay with a family and dog. Pool was a winner

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

Powered grass site

Liked: - bowling
- access to walks
- clean facilities

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Great site!

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

Powered grass site

Liked: Great pitch. Flat with nice grass, no mud (or moles! 😂) stones throw from secluded beach and lovely coastal path along the cliffs. Clean shower block, which was cleaned/checked regularly throughout the day. Good size shower cubicles with constant hot water. Free site WiFi good signal. Quiet pitch, probably because it is low season - it gets very busy during the summer and school holidays! Great for kids (play areas, splash pool outdoor and indoor pools, amusements and on-site entertainment. Great site shop. Good bar serving food throughout the day. Great for dogs...huge dig walking area set off the camping pitch field. Dogs permitted in all areas except shop and shower/toilet blocks.

Disliked: Would have liked the outdoor pool to be open - it closed at the end of August.

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Excellent ....and very 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 10
Anonymous The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Powered grass site

Liked: Wow....truly awesome time ...lovely clean toilets and showers....lovely food ....very tidy holiday park with plenty to do and the beach on your doorstep with the jurassic coast views ....an excellent time spent there . Cheers

Disliked: Nothing

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To be honest, difficult to find a fault. Staff, very friendly, good…

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

Powered grass site

Liked: To be honest, difficult to find a fault. Staff, very friendly, good size pitch. WiFi was pretty damm good even on the pitch. Never seen so many showers on a touring park. Water incredibly hot and very clean. Own private beach, outdoor pools and 3 indoor pools (main pool, kids pool and fun pool) play park. Not a bad choice of food, fairly quick as well and of course chance to watch footy. Shop was well stocked and a good variety of anything you might need. Security was very discreet but you kind of knew they had good presence if needed. Entertainment was good both nights we was there for adults and to keep kids entertained. Almost forgot the ten pin bowling. I don't know how it compares peak season however. For the facilities and the price it's a fantastic option in the area.

Disliked: Only little niggle I had, was that they had a private function on the sat so entertainment fri evening was in the bar area. Had a great couple of singers on but they were next to barand not easily viewed. I don't know how often it happens but if they switched the dj area with the entertainment, it would give a much better viewing platform.

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Close to coastal areas…

Overall 6/10
Location 10
Value for money 2
Accommodation 2
Facilities / Activities 4
Customer service 4
Child friendliness 6
Cleanliness 6
Wifi 2
Lisa B. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Fully-serviced concrete slab site

Liked: Close to coastal areas

Disliked: Paid for premium serviced pitch, very disappointed in size of pitch, tent pegs left in pitch so risk of puncture, food on site mediocre. Premier pitches very close to each other, lots of noise, curtesy curfew 11.30, most sites are usually 10.30. Facilities adequate but nothing to write home about. Would not return to this site

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Really enjoyed our stay.

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

Top field fully-serviced concrete slab site

Liked: Loved the facilities, view and beach.

Disliked: Checking out at 10am

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Features

Dogs allowed

Leisure on site

Bar or club house Cycle hire Evening entertainment Fishing Fitness centre Games room Hot tub Indoor swimming pool Kids' club On-site restaurant/cafe Outdoor swimming pool Play area Sauna TV room Take away Tennis Waterslide Watersports

Amenities on site

Baby-changing facilities Bath available Car parking by site/unit Composting toilet Dog park Drying room Food shop Free wifi Ice pack freezing Internet access Laundry 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 Rallies welcome Single-sex groups welcome Student groups welcome

Rules

Barbecue provided Barbecues allowed Campfires allowed Commercial vehicles allowed Dogs allowed Dogs allowed all year

Themes

Spectacular scenery Walkers' paradise

Utilities

Charging facilities Dump point Electric car charging point(s) Gas cylinders available Recycling available Renewable energy

Nearby amenities

Bar nearby Convenience store nearby Dog walk nearby Nearby farmers' market Public transport nearby

Type

Very large (over 200 sites)

Accessibility

Disabled facilities

Nearby leisure

Cycling nearby Fishing nearby Golf nearby Indoor pool nearby Mountain biking nearby Outdoor pool nearby Restaurant nearby Sailing nearby Tennis nearby Watersports nearby

Touring and motorhomes

Drainage hook-up points for caravans Seasonal sites Water hook-up points for caravans

Location

Freshwater Beach Holiday Park

Burton Bradstock

Bridport

Dorset

England

DT6 4PT

Directions

Timezone

Europe/London GMT (GMT+00:00)

GPS

50.70861°N
-2.74006°W

Route directions

Take the A35 to Bridport. At the Crown roundabout, turn onto the B3157 towards Burton Bradstock. Freshwater Beach Holiday Park is along this road on the right-hand side after the golf club.

Nearest transport

Coach
3.2 km Coach Station
21.3 km South Station
23 km Marks and Spencer
Rail
14.4 km Maiden Newton Rail Station
18.5 km Crewkerne Rail Station
20.3 km Axminster Rail Station
Ferry
23.4 km Weymouth Ferry Terminal
Airport
47.8 km Exeter 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

Nearby West Bay (25 minutes' walk), and Weymouth (35 minutes' drive) a little along the coast to the south-east, are well-known watersports havens for surfers, sailors and windsurfers. Afterwards, dry off at one of the towns’ well-known restaurants or carry on exploring elsewhere… The market town of Bridport (five minutes) is an attractive spot for painters, actors and their ilk, as it has a funded arts centre with year-round events, exhibitions and films. The centuries-old street market in town is also pretty colourful; go here on Wednesdays and Saturdays to buy fresh produce, clothes, plants, paintings, books and antiques. If you’re on the Jurassic Coast to fossil hunt, go on to Lyme Regis (20 minutes), home of the annual fossil festival and the award-winning Lyme Regis Museum. Book a fossil walk to get free entry to the fossil finds and exhibitions of the museum afterwards. Dorset has a mammoth amount of other stuff to do for kids too, including the SEA LIFE Centre Weymouth (35 minutes), Axe Valley Wildlife Park (25 minutes) and six daily talks at Wareham’s award-winning Monkey World - Ape Rescue Centre (45 minutes). Abbotsbury Swannery (15 minutes), the only managed colony of nesting mute swans in the world, also has an acclaimed children’s farm with guinea pigs, ponies, undercover play area, tractor rides and lamb racing daily at midday.

Water quality at nearby bathing waters

Name Distance Type 2020201920182017
Hive 1.8 km Sea N/AExcellentExcellentExcellent
West Bay (West) 1.9 km Sea N/AExcellentExcellentExcellent
Eypemouth 3.3 km Sea N/AExcellentExcellentExcellent
Seatown 6.2 km Sea N/AExcellentExcellentExcellent
Charmouth West 11.9 km Sea N/AExcellentExcellentGood

Data source: European Environment Agency

Must see

Mapperton House & Gardens 9.8 km

Abbotsbury Swannery 11.3 km

Radipole Lake Nature Reserve 22.3 km

Weymouth Sea Life Park and Marine Sanctuary 22.7 km

Hardy's Birthplace 24.8 km

National Trust

Max Gate 22.3 km

Shute Barton 23.7 km

Loughwood Meeting House 24.1 km

Hardy's Cottage 24.7 km

Montacute House 27 km

Cycle routes

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

Other

West Bay 2.8 km

Lower Seatown - Seatown - Chideock - Eype 3.2 km

DOWNE HALL 3.2 km

Seatown - Golden Cap - Ridge Barn - Stanton St Gab 6 km

North Chideock - Symondsbury and More. 6.6 km

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 campgrounds

Unfortunately, we have no nearby bookable sites.

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Frequently asked questions

  • Does Freshwater Beach Holiday Park have a swimming pool? Yes View all features
  • Is Freshwater Beach Holiday Park dog friendly? Yes View all features
  • What attractions are near Freshwater Beach Holiday Park? Nearby West Bay (25 minutes' walk), and Weymouth (35 minutes' drive) a little along the coast to the south-east, are well-known watersports havens for surfers, sailors and windsurfers. Afterwards, dry off at … Read more
  • When can I check in and check out of Freshwater Beach Holiday Park?
    Camping and caravan
    Arrive:  noon –  10 p.m.
    Depart by:  10 a.m.
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