Giants Head Caravan and Camping Park

Liked Location was great for walking. Really dog friendly and easy. Friendly and helpful staff.

Disliked Was a bit noisy with road but perfectly ok and the location trumped that. 👍

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From the manager: Thank you for your review, we are so pleased you had an enjoyable stay with us.

We are in a great spot for dog walking, lot's of countyside walks.

The road can be a little noisy during the day but is quite after the rush hour traffic has subsided.

Look forward to seeing you again soon.

Liked Really lovely site, very quiet, toilets shower all very clean.
Fantastic walks & very friendly

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From the manager: We are so pleased you loved our site. It is quiet here except for a bit of traffic passing the site.

We are really happy with our new toilet block, so easy to keep clean and fresh.

Lots of great walks here, we are right on the Wessex Ridgeway so great spot for walkers.

Hope to see you again soon.

Liked I liked that there was a clean toilet block, on the county trail system, and plenty of space to park and use any brought items. The service was great, helpful and even gave notice when they would and wouldn't be around. On one morning we saw a stag, and lots of birdlife.

Disliked As other reviews will confirm, there is constant motor noise from the road, the site is built completely for caravans and RVs which makes pitch tent camping unusual even with an electricity plug adapter, and service / food amenities are driving distances away. I also wish that fires / pits were allowed.

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From the manager: Thank you for your review. We are pleased you enjoyed your stay with us.

Fortunately you had a pitch at the quiet area of the site, far away from road so it shouldn't have bothered you too much.

Our site is not just for caravans and RVs, we have lots of areas for tents all close to HU points.

The village of Cerne Abbas is about one and a half miles away and is walkable along the Wessex Ridgeway, however it is a little steep coming back up the hill from the village.

We do allow fire pits and BBQs but they do need to be kept off of the ground so not to cause a fire or burn the ground.

I hope you enjoy the rest of your holiday around th eUK.

Liked Nice clean area nice shower blocks and toilets all clean very quiet area and everyone happy to help

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From the manager: So pleased you enjoyed your stay with us.

We have a lovely new fresh toilet block now finished, after a bit of a delay with our original builders letting us down.

We do have a really friendly and helpful team here with lost of returning vistors who are always happy to help out.

Look forward ro seeing you again soon.

Liked We only stayed for 30 minutes and left as below

Disliked We arrived here this evening and left within 30 mins , I’ve seen excellent reviews on here previously hence the booking , the chap that showed us the pitch was very helpful but I was disappointed the pitch grass was very long and untidy and he also mentioned some contractors staying in the middle that might be a bit noisy later on , we have relocated to Lyon’s Gate and to be honest it’s on another level to the previous site.

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From the manager: This is my second reply to another of your reviews:-

You did mention when you checked in that you had only just bought your campervan and this was your very first trip.

I am sorry the grass is a little long , unfortunately we have not been able to mow the grass because of the wet weather, our mowers do not cut grass very well in the wet.

I think you may have misheard my son, who checked you in, there are a few caravans on site which belong to contractors but as they are not here on site at the moment I'm not sure how they would have been noisy.

I hope you liked Lyons Gate, my friends run this site and it is lovely.

Liked There's a brand new toilet block which is bright, clean and equipped with a hairdryer which was useful. The staff are friendly and helpful and although the grounds are hilly there are flatter areas to pitch a tent on.
Their are good views and it's centrally placed between Sherborne and Dorchester.

Disliked I found the shower anxiety making as the light comes on at one end and the water automatically starts at the other end of a long room. I was anxious about how long the light would be on and if I'd need to walk the length of the room in the dark. A little information would have helped.
The road beside is a busy one, but quieter at night and didn't really bother me.

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From the manager: We are really pleased you enjoyed your stay with us. Glad you liked our new toilet block, it has been a while coming but we think it was worth the wait.
we do have a friendly team here who all want everyone to have a enjoyable stay with us.
There are a few sloping areas but we try sand keep these free as a children's play area.

I am a little confused with your shower anxiety comment, all our showers have two automatic lights which come on as soon as anyone enters the shower, and remains on for several minutes after the shower is vacated. I have checked all four showers and all the light are working fine.

Look forward to seeing you again.

Liked Friendly welcome. Great facilities, especially the showers. Lovely walk into the village past the giant.

Disliked As others have said the road is quite noisy but it didn’t really bother me

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From the manager: We are so pleased you (and your dog) enjoyed your stay with us. Glad you liked our facilities, we have only recently re-opened our reburbed toilet block.

The road can be a little busy during the day, but does ease off later in the day.

Look forward to seeing you again soon.

Liked We liked the location and the facilities. Kids enjoyed running around and our night time bbqs and fires. Very laid back and friendly atmosphere.

Disliked We were pitched on a hill, which we managed okay with but would have been easier to be flatter.

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From the manager: We are really pleased you enjoyed your stay with us and the kids all had a good time.

We are very relaxed here, all we want is for everyone to have a lovely time while staying. The majority of vistors over the Bank Holiday wekend had all been here many times before, so it is always a nice atmosphere.

Next time you come, just give me a ring and I will make sure I reserve one of the level pitches for you.

Look forward to seeing you again soon.

Liked Views

Disliked Proximity of super loud road. We had cars passing by few meters form our pitch, separated from the campsite by a hedge and small fence only. This was not a peaceful camping experience.

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From the manager: I am sorry you did not enjoy your brief stay with us, if you had stayed longer than just a few hours I think you would have had time to appreciate the site.

We did go out of our way to accomodate you, you made a late booking, you arrived on site an hour after our final arrival time. As you booked so late and it being the Bank Holiday weekend I was not able to give you a pitch already booked by others, some who had booked up to a year in advance.

The road is not a main road it is only a C road, however as this is the countryside and it is harvest time there will be the odd tractor passing. There were thirteen other caravans/motorhomes parked along the hedgerow by the roadside where you were and not one of them commented on the noise of the road. The boundary is actually a row of ash trees and a hedgerow.

I hope you managed to find a quieter site, which I think would be difficult on the busy August bank Holiday weekend.

Liked The amenities were very clean

Disliked The road is very busy didn’t stop all night

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From the manager: We are really sorry you didn't enjoy your couple of days with us.

I am really surprised at your 1/5 rating for the location, this is a beautiful part of the countryside with access to most parts of Dorset within an hour.

Also disapopoointed to see a 2/5 for value for money, I don't know of any other site who would give a reduced price because a member of your group didn't turn up on the day, which i did.

The road can busy during the day but is quite at night.