Wilksworth Caravan Park

View prices & book 8.8 146 reviews
Swimming pool
Swimming pool
Reception and country store
Kids' splash pool
Well-equipped playground
Spacious grass pitches
Playground
Bmx field
Serviced grass pitches surrounded by trees
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Reception and country store
Kids' splash pool
Well-equipped playground

  • Family-friendly park a mile from the market town of Wimborne
  • Monkey World, Peppa Pig World and the Jurassic Coast within 45 minutes
  • Heated outdoor pool, playground and BMX track on site
Best be waving bye-bye to the boss for as long a while as poss if you’re wending your way to Wilksworth Caravan Park… there’s a rather lengthy list of stuff to do in the vicinity of this family-friendly spot a mile from Wimborne. Even before you’ve even ventured beyond the park’s boundaries there’s much to fill an hour or few with: an outdoor pool with splash pool for the small sorts, a football field, a BMX track, table tennis and a playground. Site passes also entitle you to scoot over to a sister park 20 minutes away to swim in their indoor pool, work out at the well-equipped gym and join in with a huge range of daytime activities and evening ents. And you’ll no doubt be wanting to leave plenty of time for getting out and about too: beaches, forest walks, pony rides, museums and boat trips are all within easy reach… and it’s just possible the kids may draw your attention to the proximity of Monkey World and/or Peppa Pig World too. The park is also well located for some gorgeous scenery – particularly in the nearby New Forest National Park and Cranborne Chase National Landscape. The latter is also an International Dark Sky Reserve, so get set for some fantastic stargazing on clear nights. In the interests of maxing out your available leisure hours, the basics are well-supplied on site: bathrooms have all mod cons (underfloor heating, free hairdryers and accessible facilities among them) and there’s a washing-up area and wifi connection. Eats can be picked up at the shop, or it’s a doddle to waddle off to the local pub (a traditional thatched number 15 minutes’ walk away).

Campground type

Tent sites 65
Caravan sites 50
RV & Motorhome sites 50
Lodges, cabins, pods or huts 2
Open now
Opens 1 April
Please note
  • Commercial vehicles (vehicles used for work-related purposes, carrying goods or fare-paying passengers) and sign-written vehicles are not permitted on site.
  • 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).
  • Discount cards and gift vouchers cannot be applied to bookings made via Pitchup.com.
  • The outdoor swimming pool is open between 21/07 and 31/08 (subject to weather conditions).
  • No hen/stag parties permitted via Pitchup.com.
  • The pool will be open daily from 25 May to 02 June and 19 July to 01 September. From 03 June to 20 July, it will be open Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays only.

Languages spoken

English

Open from Wed, 1 Apr to

This site is a member of Shorefield Holidays group.

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Reviews

8.8

Overall rating from 146 Pitchup.com customers

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Location
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Value for money
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Accommodation
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Facilities / Activities
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Customer service
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Child friendliness
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Cleanliness
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Wifi
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Peaceful

90% would recommend this campground to a friend

88% would stay here again

What customers say

Well-kept, clean, friendly spot with big pitches & great facilities, especially for families. Pool, playground & football area loved. Mostly quiet, but some noise & facility cleanliness/hot water niggles. Close to Wimborne town, too.

Summary AI-generated from Pitchup.com customer reviews. Last updated 03/06/2026

Reviews page 1 of 15
Arrival date (latest first)

Loved the park and pool. Facilities are not clean

Overall

5 out of 10
Location
 8
Value for money
 6
Facilities / Activities
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Customer service
 3
Child friendliness
 6
Cleanliness
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Wifi
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Anonymous

Powered grass tent site

Liked Loved the tent field, lots of space for the kids to run around and we were lucky to be camping while it wasn’t full. The pool is also a great addition and our kids loved the park.

Disliked The site toilets and showers are abysmal, they were cleaned maybe once or twice during our 4 night stay and they were the only toilets/showers for the whole site. This is totally unacceptable for a large site. The cleaner of the facilities is also the warden, so appears that the site doesn’t have a dedicated cleaner and relies on the warden popping some bleach in the toilets once a day, if that.

If they improved this, the site would rate so much higher and I’d return. Currently I wouldn’t based on that alone.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Everything was fine.…

Overall

7 out of 10
Location
 10
Value for money
 7
Facilities / Activities
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Customer service
 6
Child friendliness
 10
Cleanliness
 10
Wifi
 8
Anonymous

Executive fully-serviced gravel and concrete caravan site

Liked Everything was fine.

Disliked Pitches to small.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Nice quiet site with plenty of facilities

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10 out of 10
Location
 9
Value for money
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Facilities / Activities
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Customer service
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Wifi
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Kelly D. 2 reviews

Powered grass tent site

Liked Facilities

Recommend to friends Visit again

Likely the weather was beautiful…

Overall

5 out of 10
Location
 5
Value for money
 5
Facilities / Activities
 5
Customer service
 5
Child friendliness
 6
Cleanliness
 5
Wifi
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 Marina M. 1 review

Powered grass site (large)

Liked Likely the weather was beautiful

Disliked Pitches to close to each other

Recommend to friends Visit again

All good 👍…

Overall

10 out of 10
Location
 10
Value for money
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Facilities / Activities
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Customer service
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Child friendliness
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Cleanliness
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Wifi
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 Rob C. 1 review

Powered grass tent site

Liked All good 👍

Recommend to friends Visit again

Lovely site, nice and clean. Pool…

Overall

8 out of 10
Location
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Value for money
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Facilities / Activities
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Customer service
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Child friendliness
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Wifi
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 Wendy R. 1 review

Executive fully-serviced gravel and concrete caravan site

Liked Lovely site, nice and clean. Pool looked great. Out of hours guy was really helpful.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Lovely campsite, will be back soon.

Overall

8 out of 10
Location
 9
Value for money
 9
Facilities / Activities
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Customer service
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Child friendliness
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Cleanliness
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Wifi
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Anonymous

Powered grass site

Liked Lovely and green, tidy, flat, lots for the children.

Disliked Not the campsites fault, but, perhaps the warden should have addressed. Very noisy tent next to us up till midnight playing games, so 4 kids unable to sleep.

Recommend to friends Visit again

The site had a nice layout…

Overall

4 out of 10
Location
 5
Value for money
 3
Facilities / Activities
 3
Customer service
 5
Child friendliness
 4
Cleanliness
 4
Wifi
 4
 Shaun D. 1 review

Powered grass tent site

Liked The site had a nice layout and was easy to access. The pitch was a decent size, and overall it was a pleasant stay.

Disliked The only downside was that we were not allowed to park the car next to our pitch. This was a bit inconvenient, especially when camping with a tent and having belongings to unload/load. It was also a little frustrating as other tent pitches appeared to have cars parked next to them, so it felt inconsistent.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Lovely site, clean and tidy

Overall

8 out of 10
Location
 8
Value for money
 10
Facilities / Activities
 10
Customer service
 7
Child friendliness
 No rating
Cleanliness
 10
Wifi
 8
 Annette F. 2 reviews

Fully-serviced grass campervan site

Liked Lovely site, spaced out well and easy to navigate, plenty of water/bins near by pitches, toilets and showers clean secure site, lovely areas for kids - park, football, swimming, volleyball and tennis

Recommend to friends Visit again

Quiet spacious pitch Friendly helpful staff…

Overall

8 out of 10
Location
 8
Value for money
 10
Facilities / Activities
 7
Customer service
 10
Child friendliness
 No rating
Cleanliness
 6
Wifi
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Anonymous

Powered gravel and concrete caravan site

Liked Quiet spacious pitch
Friendly helpful staff

Disliked Showers could be cleaner

Recommend to friends Visit 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 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

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 Nearby farmers' market Public transport nearby

Type

Large (51-200 sites)

Nearby leisure

Golf nearby Horse riding nearby

Location

Wilksworth Caravan Park

Cranborne Road

Wimborne

Wimborne

Dorset

England

BH21 4HW

Directions

Timezone

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

GPS

50.81685°N
1.99062°W

Nearest transport

Coach
10.4 km St Johns Church
10.4 km St Johns Church
10.5 km Bournemouth University
Rail
10.4 km Hamworthy Rail Station
10.8 km Poole Rail Station
10.9 km Parkstone (Dorset) Rail Station
Ferry
11.7 km Poole Quay Ferry Landing
12 km Poole Ferry Terminal
14.5 km Brownsea Island Ferry Landing
Airport
12 km Bournemouth International Airport
46.8 km Southampton 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

Hold on to your hats, folks: the staff on site have many suggestions for a day out round these parts. Beach days, for starters – on the sandy stretch in Bournemouth perhaps, or rubbing shoulders with the swanky folks at Sandbanks, both of which are half an hour away by car. Charmouth, an hour away, is the place for dino-loving kids to ferret out a fossil or two. Potter down to Poole Quay (half an hour away) for boat trips to Brownsea Island, or drive down to Durdle Door (45 minutes) to swim or kayak through the huge limestone arch. Away from the coast, the New Forest National Park is half an hour away for fresh-air frolics including walks, horse rides and canoe trips. And keep the kids on best behaviour with the promise of a trip to Peppa Pig World, Monkey World, Adventure Wonderland or Go Ape, all of which are within a half-hour drive.

Water quality at nearby bathing waters

Name Distance Type 2020201920182017
Poole Harbour Rockley Sands 11.4 km Estuary N/AExcellentExcellentExcellent
Poole Harbour Lake 11.7 km Estuary N/AExcellentExcellentExcellent
Bournemouth Alum Chine 13.5 km Sea N/AExcellentExcellentExcellent
Poole Branksome Chine 13.6 km Sea N/AExcellentExcellentExcellent
Bournemouth Durley Chine 13.6 km Sea N/AExcellentExcellentExcellent

Data source: European Environment Agency

Must see

Kingston Lacy House and Gardens 3.1 km

Adventure Wonderland 11.2 km

The Bournemouth Balloon 13.6 km

Bournemouth Pier Beach 13.8 km

Oceanarium, The Bournemouth Aquarium 13.8 km

National Trust

Kingston Lacy 3 km

White Mill 5.1 km

Brownsea Island 14.5 km

Studland Beach and Nature Reserve 19.3 km

Corfe Castle 20.5 km

Cycle routes

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

Other

Pamphill - Eye Bridge - Lambs Green - Wimborne 2.1 km

KINGSTON LACY 3 km

Holt Heath - Horton Tower - Holt Heath 4.4 km

CRICHEL HOUSE 5.9 km

Canford Heath 6.1 km

Local events

  • Tankfest (Friday 26 June 2026 – Friday 26 June 2026)

    Wareham, England 22.4 km

  • Camp Bestival Dorset (Thursday 30 July 2026 – Thursday 30 July 2026)

    Wareham, England 25.1 km

  • New Forest and Hampshire County Show (Tuesday 28 July 2026 – Tuesday 28 July 2026)

    Brockenhurst, England 28.9 km

  • Dorset County Show (Saturday 5 September 2026 – Saturday 5 September 2026)

    Dorchester, England 32.3 km

  • Southampton Boat Show (Friday 18 September 2026 – Friday 18 September 2026)

    Southampton, England 41.9 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.

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Frequently asked questions

  • Does Wilksworth Caravan Park have a swimming pool? Yes View all features
  • Is Wilksworth Caravan Park dog friendly? Yes View all features
  • What attractions are near Wilksworth Caravan Park? Hold on to your hats, folks: the staff on site have many suggestions for a day out round these parts. Beach days, for starters – on the sandy stretch in Bournemouth perhaps, … Read more
  • When can I check in and check out of Wilksworth Caravan Park?
    Camping and caravan
    Arrive:  noon –  9 p.m.
    Depart by:  11 a.m.
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  • How much does it cost to stay at Wilksworth Caravan Park? From $28.18 (for 1 night, 6 people) - prices may change depending on your dates and party.