Sandford Holiday Park
View prices & book- Family park close to Poole, Studland and Sandbanks
- Indoor and outdoor pools, amusement arcade, play areas and kids' clubs
- Bowling, crazy golf, ice cream parlour, restaurant and clubhouse
Campground type
Tourist board rating
- 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).
- Commercial vehicles (vehicles used for work-related purposes, carrying goods or fare-paying passengers) and sign-written vehicles are not permitted on site.
- Single-sex parties of three or more people under 25 are not permitted on site. Swimming pool access is included: please show your Entertainment pass. Entertainment passes are included in the rate.
Languages spoken
English
Open from Fri, 8 Mar to
Pitch types & availability
Meadows powered grass caravan site
8 people maximum Ground type: Grass
Site size: Max 7.0m width x 7.0m depth (23.0ft width x 23.0ft depth) Calculated area: 49.0m² (527.4ft²)
Arrival daysFrom GBP 11 1 night, 2 adults
View prices & bookPaddock powered grass caravan site
8 people maximum Ground type: Grass
Site size: Max 8.0m width x 9.0m depth (26.2ft width x 29.5ft depth) Calculated area: 72.0m² (775.0ft²)
Arrival daysFrom GBP 17 1 night, 2 adults
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Reviews
Voted 39% of visitors View breakdown
would recommend this campground to a friend
would stay here again
Only showing reviews for the last 30 months.
Size of pitch. Not too far from amenities…
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Liked: Size of pitch. Not too far from amenities
Disliked: Showers were very weak in pressure. No taps or running water to hook up to. No mobile data and WiFi did not work
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Site would be much better if it was cleaner.
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Liked: Swimming pools Bar area
Disliked: Toilet / shower blocks were dirty. Toilets wouldn’t flush and showers were cold.
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Meadows powered grass caravan site
Liked: Nothing
Disliked: The shower/toilet block for the touring area are an abomination. They smell disgusting all the time they are filthy, I felt dirtier after a shower than I did before my shower. The showers trickle and to say they are tepid is being generous. The cleaner walks round with a pink spray. Sprays the sinks and disappears. Not in any way are they a good experience. We paid £200 for 4 nights but that only gets you the pitch. EVERYTHING else is an additional cost. Alcohol - we had 1 Guinness and a medium wine it cost £15!!!! needless to say we didn't drink in there again. The hot taps in the ladies had NO water coming through for two days, and that was after constant complaints. Shocking, shocking,shocking. Don't bother with this site if you are a tourer. You are definitely considered a second class citizen.
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I wouldn’t come back to this site again.
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Liked: Plenty of activities for children as long as you book in advance if you don’t book you won’t get on anything especially during half terms. Great location for exploring Dorset, 25 min drive to durdle door, Lulworth cover and sandbanks.
Disliked: Shower block was disgusting, showers didn’t work half the time and when they did they were cold and a trickle of water. We found going at 10:00pm to be the best time to get warm and sufficient amount of water. Very noisy pitch with lots of late night revellers which was fine but no staff to support if you needed it. The pool showers were stone cold and ran out of water, the pool is also freezing cold, the outdoor pool was actually warmer.
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Awful..but not because of the company they try... But "the guests"
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Liked: Facilities were OK
Disliked: Dirty toilets and showers Noisy uncontrolled kids Late night beer fueled adults £6:14 a pint !!
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Friendly staff
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Liked: Very good Touring pitches
Disliked: Nothing
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Good Holiday for family’s
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Liked: The stuff for children to do is fantastic, things are a bit pricey, but isn’t everything now a days. The club house is brilliant the staff is friendly the stage team were fantastic. Food was average.
Disliked: The showers in the touring side weren’t the greatest, just a little water coming out, but the cleaning of them were ok.
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Plenty to do, bus stop outside site,…
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Liked: Plenty to do, bus stop outside site,
Disliked: Our pitch was right under a very low tree, and had to move across the pitch, to get in because of low branches, pitch totally unsuitable fir a motorhome, to the annoyance of our neighbours in the next pitch who thought we had gone on to theirs, and on the pitch the other side they had a very large motorhome and a large car and lots of bikes that were left on our pitch. Toilets were blocked from the time we arrived to the time we left, showers were dirty and some not working.
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Great site, good size pitch.
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Meadows powered grass caravan site
Liked: The host of activities and the evening entertainment perfect for our 5 year old! You didn’t need to book swimming which we liked as you could just turn up when it suited.
Disliked: The toilets were not cleaned enough. Due to being busy they got dirty very quickly and stayed like that for a long time. Very disappointing. The showers weren’t great. The shower heads need replacing for a better water flow.
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Meadows powered grass caravan site
Liked: Well located
Disliked: Expensive, toilets dated and dirty Unless you have children I would stay away
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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 site/unit
Composting toilet
Disabled facilities
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
Utilities
Charging facilities
Dump point
Electric car charging point(s)
Gas cylinders available
Recycling available
Renewable energy
Nearby amenities
Bar nearby
Dog walk nearby
Type
Very large (over 200 sites)
Nearby leisure
Fishing nearby
Golf nearby
Touring and motorhomes
Seasonal sites
Location
Sandford Holiday Park
Holton Heath
Poole
Dorset
England
BH16 6JZ
Timezone
Europe/London +0100 (GMT+01:00)
GPS
50.7194°N
-2.0864°W
Nearest transport
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
Water quality at nearby bathing waters
Name | Distance | Type | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 |
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Poole Harbour Rockley Sands | 3.3 km | Estuary | N/A | Excellent | Excellent | Excellent |
Poole Harbour Lake | 4.3 km | Estuary | N/A | Excellent | Excellent | Excellent |
Shell Bay North | 10.7 km | Sea | N/A | Excellent | Excellent | Excellent |
Poole Sandbanks Peninsular | 11 km | Sea | N/A | Excellent | Excellent | Excellent |
Poole Shore Road Beach | 11.4 km | Sea | N/A | Excellent | Excellent | Excellent |
Data source: European Environment Agency
Must see
Corfe Castle 9.2 km
Monkey World - Ape Rescue Centre 9.5 km
Brownsea Island 9.7 km
Studland Beach and Nature Reserve 10.7 km
Kingston Lacy House and Gardens 11 km
National Trust
Corfe Castle 9.3 km
White Mill 9.7 km
Brownsea Island 9.7 km
Kingston Lacy 10.8 km
Clouds Hill 11.7 km
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) 2.2 km
ARNE (CURRENT BOUNDARY FROM 31/08/2001) 4.5 km
STOBOROUGH HEATH (CURRENT BOUNDARY FROM 18/01/2004) 6.5 km
CHARBOROUGH PARK 7.3 km
GRANGE HEATH (CURRENT BOUNDARY FROM 30/03/2005) 8 km
Local events
- Tankfest (Friday 28 June 2024 – Friday 28 June 2024)
Wareham, England 11.4 km
- Camp Bestival Dorset (Thursday 25 July 2024 – Thursday 25 July 2024)
Wareham, England 12.5 km
- Tolpuddle Martyrs' Festival and Rally (Friday 19 July 2024 – Friday 19 July 2024)
Dorchester, England 15.1 km
- Dorset County Show (Saturday 7 September 2024 – Saturday 7 September 2024)
Dorchester, England 23.9 km
- New Forest and Hampshire County Show (Tuesday 30 July 2024 – Tuesday 30 July 2024)
Brockenhurst, England 37.9 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
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- When can I check in and check out of Sandford Holiday Park?
Camping and caravan Arrive: 2 p.m. – 11 p.m. Depart by: 10 a.m. On-site accommodation Arrive: 4 p.m. – 11 p.m. Depart by: 10 a.m. - How much does it cost to stay at Sandford Holiday Park? From $21.09 (for 1 night, 4 people) - prices may change depending on your dates and party.