When can I check in and check out of Huntick Retreat?

Camping and caravan Arrive: 1 p.m. – 8 p.m. Depart by: 11 a.m. Read more

How much does it cost to stay at Huntick Retreat?

From $51.47 (for 1 night, 2 adults) - prices may change depending on your dates and party.

Huntick Retreat

View prices & book Last booked 21 hours ago 9.5 38 reviews

Huntick retreat reception and the koi pond

Happy campers on an extra-large grass pitch

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Well-located adults-only Dorset touring park near the A35
Poole Quay, Corfe Castle and Monkey World within 20 minutes’ drive
Dogs welcome; Lytchett Matravers pubs and shops a mile away

Have a look at this for a conveniently located place to stay in the Dorset countryside – Huntick Retreat is only a little way off the A35, the main road running across the county, and it’s a mere mile from the shops and pubs of Lytchett Matravers. Not that it’s all about the location, handy though it is… this is a site that’s surrounded by lovely views and offers a warm welcome and helpful service to all its guests. It’s an adults-only (16+) setup here, but dogs are welcome and provided with a designated exercise area for a proper stretch of the paws. There are plenty of dog-friendly pubs and attractions nearby too, so they’ll be able to join you on your outings – just ask on site for tips. Dogs will need to be kept on a lead at all times on site, however, because it’s not just human guests that like to pitch up here – the park is also popular with passing wildlife like deer – including a resident stag – badgers, buzzards and hedgehogs, so the owners are keen to make sure they’re not disturbed. Facilities at Huntick Retreat have been well thought out to make life easy for guests – you’ll have access to a launderette and drying room, a washing-up area, a wifi connection, chemical disposal and bathrooms with toilets and showers. Poole (15 minutes’ drive) is your nearest large town for anything you can’t get in Lytchett Matravers.

Campground type

Open all year

Please note

Under 18s must be accompanied by their parents or legal guardians.
The campground/park does not accept breeds/crossbreeds listed in the Dangerous Dog Act (i.e. Pit Bull Terrier, Japanese Tosa, Dogo Argentino, and Fila Brasileiro).
No hen/stag parties permitted via Pitchup.com.
Guests under the age of 16 are not allowed 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.
The campground/park caters for families (immediate members) and couples only - bookings from all other forms of groups are not accepted.
Reception is unmanned after 5 p.m.. Please inform the campground while on your way there should you expect to arrive after this time so that the team can provide information about your unit/site.
At least one of the party members must be aged 21 or over.
Units longer than 7.9 metres are not allowed.
The charging of electric vehicles is not permitted on site.

Languages spoken

English

Site types & availability

Big Field power optional grass site

Adults only 4 people maximum

Ground type: Grass

Site size: Max 10.0m width x 10.0m depth (32.8ft width x 32.8ft depth) Calculated area: 100.0m² (1076.4ft²)

4 people maximum

One Caravan or Campervan or Roof tent or Camper trailer or Tent allowed per site

Additional units require additional sites - quick book via 'Make another booking like this' after making your booking.

Site size

Max 10.0m width x 10.0m depth (32.8ft width x 32.8ft depth) Calculated area: 100.0m² (1076.4ft²)

Ground type

Grass

0 rooms

Twin-axle vehicles not accepted

Suitable for

Caravan, Campervan, Roof tent, Camper trailer, Tent, (Motorhome not allowed)

Features

Electric: 10 amp extra cost

Bring a gazebo 1 included, 1 max.
Bring an awning 1 included, 1 max.
Bring a pup tent 1 included, 1 max.
Car 1 included, 2 max.
Dog(s) allowed 4 included, 4 max.

Car parking by site/unit
Dump point

Other restrictions

Extras

Boat space (2 max) GBP 2 (GBP 2) per night
Electric hook-up (1 max)

GBP 5 (GBP 5) per night
Extra car (1 max)

GBP 2 (GBP 2) per night

You will be able to choose extras on the booking page.

Arrival days

From GBP 30 (GBP 30) 1 night, 2 adults

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Other site types

Power optional concrete and grass caravan site

Adults only 4 people maximum

Ground type: Concrete and grass

Site size: Max 8.0m width x 8.0m depth (26.2ft width x 26.2ft depth) Calculated area: 64.0m² (688.9ft²)

4 people maximum

One Caravan or Campervan or Motorhome or Camper trailer allowed per site

Additional units require additional sites - quick book via 'Make another booking like this' after making your booking.

Site size

Max 8.0m width x 8.0m depth (26.2ft width x 26.2ft depth) Calculated area: 64.0m² (688.9ft²)

Ground type

Concrete and grass

0 rooms

Twin-axle vehicles accepted

Suitable for

Caravan, Campervan, Motorhome, Camper trailer, (Tent not allowed)

Features

Electric: 10 amp extra cost

Bring a gazebo 1 included, 1 max.
Bring an awning 1 included, 1 max.
Bring a pup tent 1 included, 1 max.
Car 1 included, 2 max.
Dog(s) allowed 4 included, 4 max.

Car parking by site/unit
Drainage hook-up
Water hook-up

Other restrictions

Extras

Boat space (2 max) GBP 2 (GBP 2) per night
Electric hook-up (1 max)

GBP 5 (GBP 5) per night
Extra car (1 max)

GBP 2 (GBP 2) per night

You will be able to choose extras on the booking page.

Arrival days

From GBP 25 (GBP 25) 1 night, 2 adults

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Reviews

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Only showing reviews for the last 30 months.

Very quiet with great views of isle of purbeck

Lovely peaceful campsite, friendly staff, clean facilities.…

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

steve t. May 2025

Power optional concrete and grass caravan site

Liked: Lovely peaceful campsite, friendly staff, clean facilities.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Great facilities

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 May 2025

Big Field power optional grass site

Liked: Quietness

Recommend to friends Visit again

An excellent site . Clean tidy and quiet. Very 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	No rating

Anonymous May 2025

Power optional concrete and grass caravan site

Liked: Was greeted my a very friendly and pleasant lady. Pitch was neat and tidy everything working correctly. Facilities were clean and tidy.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Great site -our first adult only site ! nice and quiet !

Overall	8/10
Location	8
Value for money	10
Accommodation	10
Facilities / Activities	8
Customer service	10
Child friendliness	No rating
Cleanliness	10
Wifi	2

Anonymous May 2025

Power optional concrete and grass caravan site

Liked: Receptionist lovely-lovely small quiet campsite -great size pitches -great individual Facilities per hard standing pitch .

Disliked: Females showers could have been hotter -could offer more food staples in reception .problem with their Wi-Fi when we visited which was a shame !

Recommend to friends Visit again

Great site for peaceful adults

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

Anonymous May 2025

Big Field power optional grass site

Liked: Liked everything about this site quiet peaceful as it was adults only and well behaved dog owners with their dogs all we could hear was nature and the occasional bark.Also fire pits bbqs allowed and a nice 10m sq pitch and good clean facilities and helpful friendly staff will return

Disliked: Nothing

Recommend to friends Visit again

Staff were super friendly and we were guaranteed and allocated a pitch.…

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

Chloe W. Apr 2025

Big Field power optional grass site

Liked: Staff were super friendly and we were guaranteed and allocated a pitch. Travelled as a party of 6, 3 couples and we were put together thank you so much. Toilets were very clean and tidy. We had a really amazing stay thank you very much.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Peaceful & Enjoyable stay

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

Lynette M. Apr 2025

Power optional concrete and grass caravan site

Liked: Quietness of campsite. Good mobile signal. Showerblock was very clean with plenty of hot water. No timed showers.

Disliked: There is no pathway to walk from there to the villages. Have to walk on quite a busy road. Nearest village was about 1.2 miles away which we did walk to & went to The Chequers Inn which we enjoyed very much. Wouldn’t do it in the dark though. Not the campsites fault. All the land around seemed private.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Excellent site with clean facilities, friendly staff & level pitches

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

Harriet H. Apr 2025

Power optional concrete and grass caravan site

Liked: Great facilities, clean, tidy and everything we needed
Lady on reception very friendly and helpful

Disliked: WiFi did not extend beyond reception, though sign on door indicated there were WiFi issues so presumably a temporary problem

Recommend to friends Visit again

A lovely friendly campsite. Clean and hot showers. Beautiful scenery and very…

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

Louise M. Apr 2025

Big Field power optional grass site

Liked: A lovely friendly campsite. Clean and hot showers. Beautiful scenery and very quiet. Great place to explore Dorest from. Would definitely be coming back

Disliked: WiFi given but we didn’t need it. Just relaxed and enjoyed the company around us

Recommend to friends Visit again

The location is fantastic as only a short drive to Poole or…

Overall	6/10
Location	10
Value for money	8
Accommodation	6
Facilities / Activities	2
Customer service	8
Child friendliness	No rating
Cleanliness	8
Wifi	2

Paula W. Apr 2025

Power optional concrete and grass caravan site

Liked: The location is fantastic as only a short drive to Poole or Bournemouth. Staff seemed friendly and helpful. The sound of the birds in the woods were great. The potential to be a great site.

Disliked: Even though I read reviews, and the campsite right up. There wasn’t anywhere I noticed that groups could book, we were unfortunate enough to be backed on to what seemed like a group of 10-12 people who also had guests arriving throughout the weekend. We expected a peaceful time, as advertised, but were constantly having to listen to this group. I didn’t report or complain to site staff at the time (as they were staying in the same area so would be well aware of the noise late into the night and starting early each morning). If I had known groups could book then I would have possibly looked elsewhere. Also advertised as having great views, from what we could see, only 3 spots had any sort of view across the hills.

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From the manager: Thank you for your review, your feedback is valuable to us.

In answer to your comment regarding group bookings; we do not allow group bookings, however, if parties book in different names it is difficult to monitor when booked. We are sorry that you did not have the peaceful experience that you expected, and I am sure if the members of the group knew that they were spoiling your stay they would have been more considerate.

Kind Regards
Huntick Retreat

Features

Dogs allowed

Adults only

Campfires 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 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 Single-sex groups welcome Student groups welcome

Rules

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

Themes

Peaceful

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

Type

Medium (26-50 sites)

Accessibility

Accessible parking at site Bathrooms: Large spacious shower Bathrooms: Large spacious toilet Level campground, no steep slopes

Touring and motorhomes

Caravan storage facilities Drainage hook-up points for caravans Water hook-up points for caravans

Location

Huntick Retreat

Huntick Road

Lytchett Matravers

Poole

Dorset

England

BH16 6BB

Directions

Timezone

Europe/London +0100 (GMT+01:00)

GPS

50.75274°N
-2.06161°W

Nearest transport

Coach

7.1 km Seldown Coach Station

8.1 km Post Office

8.1 km Red Lion

Rail

4.3 km Hamworthy Rail Station

4.7 km Holton Heath Rail Station

6.7 km Poole Rail Station

Ferry

6.9 km Poole Ferry Terminal

7 km Poole Quay Ferry Landing

10.3 km Brownsea Island Ferry Landing

Airport

16.4 km 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

Dorset is, of course, well known for its gorgeous landscapes – and it should be pretty easy to check out some of the top spots from here. Both the atmospheric ruins of Corfe Castle and the sparkling waters of the Blue Pool are about 20 minutes’ drive away; alternatively you could set off to the Jurassic Coast for a day at Lulworth Cove and Durdle Door (half an hour), or head for the miles of sandy beach at Studland Peninsula (half an hour). If you fancy a bit of activity among this scenery, perhaps play a round at Bulbury Woods Golf Club (five minutes) or have a go at the madcap floating assault course at Dorset Adventure Park (20 minutes). For more leisurely strolls, board a boat at Poole Quay (15 minutes) for a wildlife trail around Brownsea Island, wander around the National Trust’s Kingston Lacy estate (15 minutes) or set off to see birds at Abbotsbury Swannery (45 minutes). Don’t write off Dorset’s favourite family attractions either – places like Monkey World - Ape Rescue Centre (20 minutes), The Tank Museum (25 minutes) and the Swanage Railway (half an hour) have plenty to offer for grown-up days out.

Water quality at nearby bathing waters

Name	Distance	Type	2020	2019	2018	2017
Poole Harbour Rockley Sands	4 km	Estuary	N/A	Excellent	Excellent	Excellent
Poole Harbour Lake	5 km	Estuary	N/A	Excellent	Excellent	Excellent
Poole Sandbanks Peninsular	11.3 km	Sea	N/A	Excellent	Excellent	Excellent
Poole Shore Road Beach	11.3 km	Sea	N/A	Excellent	Excellent	Excellent
Shell Bay North	11.5 km	Sea	N/A	Excellent	Excellent	Excellent

Data source: European Environment Agency

Must see

Kingston Lacy House and Gardens 6.9 km

Brownsea Island 10.2 km

Studland Beach and Nature Reserve 12.3 km

Monkey World - Ape Rescue Centre 12.6 km

Corfe Castle 12.7 km

National Trust

White Mill 5.8 km

Kingston Lacy 6.7 km

Brownsea Island 10.3 km

Corfe Castle 12.8 km

Clouds Hill 14 km

Cycle routes

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

Other

CHARBOROUGH PARK 4.7 km

WAREHAM MEADOWS (CURRENT BOUNDARY FROM 02/08/2004) 5.5 km

Canford Heath 5.9 km

Pamphill - Eye Bridge - Lambs Green - Wimborne 6.8 km

KINGSTON LACY 6.9 km

Local events

Dorset County Show (Saturday 6 September 2025 – Saturday 6 September 2025)
Dorchester, England 25.8 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.

Policies

Booking terms and conditions

Admission

Admission is only permitted after registering at reception.
At least one of the party members must be aged 21 or over.

Changes to your holiday

Bookings cannot be amended within 7 day(s) of arrival.

Vehicles

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

Dogs

Dogs are prohibited from main facilities and amenities.
Dogs must be kept on leads and supervised at all times.

Admission

Guests under the age of 16 are not allowed on site.

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.

Extras

Motorbike(s) can be brought instead of the car(s) included.

Occupancy

No hen/stag parties permitted via Pitchup.com.

Arrivals and departures

No refunds/discounts for inclement weather, late arrivals or early departures.

Vehicles

No vehicle movement between 7:30 a.m. and 11 p.m..
Only one car is to be parked by the pitch. Extra vehicles must be parked in the designated area.

Pitches

Please note, pup tents are to be used for storage purposes only. Guests may not use them for sleeping.

Reception

Reception is unmanned after 5 p.m.. Please inform the campground while on your way there should you expect to arrive after this time so that the team can provide information about your unit/site.

Occupancy

The campground/park caters for families (immediate members) and couples only - bookings from all other forms of groups are not accepted.

Dogs

The campground/park does not accept breeds/crossbreeds listed in the Dangerous Dog Act (i.e. Pit Bull Terrier, Japanese Tosa, Dogo Argentino, and Fila Brasileiro).

Vehicles

The charging of electric vehicles is not permitted on site.

General

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.

Admission

Under 18s must be accompanied by their parents or legal guardians.

Vehicles

Units longer than 7.9 metres are not allowed.

Visitors

Visitors must leave the premises by 6 p.m..
Visitors must register at reception and pay their fee.

General

Washing of caravans on pitch, hanging washing from bushes and trees are not permitted.

Pitches

You must follow the management directives when pitching your tent/unit and related equipment.

Payment terms

Offers

Conditions apply - see site type section for details

Nearest campgrounds

Unfortunately, we have no nearby bookable campgrounds.

Frequently asked questions

Does Huntick Retreat have a swimming pool? No View all features
Is Huntick Retreat dog friendly? Yes View all features
What attractions are near Huntick Retreat? Dorset is, of course, well known for its gorgeous landscapes – and it should be pretty easy to check out some of the top spots from here. Both the atmospheric ruins of … Read more
When can I check in and check out of Huntick Retreat?

Camping and caravan

Arrive: 1 p.m. – 8 p.m.

Depart by: 11 a.m.

Read more
How much does it cost to stay at Huntick Retreat? From $51.47 (for 1 night, 2 adults) - prices may change depending on your dates and party.