Lyons Gate Holiday Park

From £25 For 1 night, 6 adults 9.2 227 reviews
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  • Peaceful woodland site in Dorset Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty
  • Half an hour from Jurassic Coast beaches; 20 minutes from Dorchester
  • Four well-stocked fishing lakes on site, plus woodland trails
A peaceful spot in Dorset Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, within easy reach of the famed Jurassic Coast and with lots nearby for history and heritage buffs? Sounds like a lucky catch… and that’s not all to reel you in at Lyons Gate Caravan Park and Fishery, a family-friendly site less than 10 minutes’ drive from the scenic Dorset village of Cerne Abbas. This site is heaven for anyone angling to do a spot of fishing on their hols: there are four well-stocked lakes here where casting a line could land perch, chub, roach, tench, rudd, barbel or 20-pound+ carp, and there’s night fishing (by request) to add another layer of challenge – plenty to keep novices and experts entertained for days. Not hooked on spending getaways on the banks? Nature trails crisscross the woodland on site, or you can venture out into the AONB to wander the Jurassic Coast, lounge around on sandy beaches, and follow the Thomas Hardy trail to see Dorset as the poet and novelist did.

Site type

Tent sites 14
Travel trailer sites 10
Trailers for rent 2
RV sites 10
Open now
Please note
  • Under 18s must be accompanied by their parents or legal guardians.
  • The park does not accept breeds/crossbreeds listed in the Breed-specific legislation (i.e. Pit Bull Terrier, Japanese Tosa, Dogo Argentino, and Fila Brasileiro).
  • A charge of £0.50 ($0.83) applies for the use of the shower.
  • Reception is unmanned after 6:30 p.m.. Please inform the park while on your way there should you expect to arrive after this time, so that the team can provide information about your unit/pitch.
  • If reception is closed on arrival: please contact the number provided on your booking confirmation.
  • Fishing is £6 per person per day for up to 2 rods.

Languages spoken

English

Open from Fri, Feb 2 to

AA 4 pennants

Pitch types & availability

Accommodation

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2 adults
0 children

Reviews

9.2

Overall rating based on 227 reviews View breakdown

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Voted 86% of visitors View breakdown

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would recommend this site to a friend

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Only showing reviews for the last 30 months.

First class site, excellent facilities, will be back

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

Powered cement/asphalt and grass travel trailer campsite (lake view, large)

Liked: First time on site, will not be the last, excellent weekend, location and staff, could not have asked for any more

Disliked: No phone signal on Giffgaff

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From the manager: Thank you for your great review. We were pleased to hear you enjoyed your recent stay at Lyons Gate. Your feedback is greatly appreciated and we are grateful for your support. We look forward to seeing you again.

For the fee fishing and hot water should be inclusive.

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

Powered cement/asphalt and grass travel trailer campsite (lake view)

Liked: My husband is a keen fisherman hence booking this site. Its quite small and most of the pitches are taken up with seasonal pitches so it's pretty quiet. Nice view of the lake, owners very helpful. My only grumble was the need for 20p pieces for showers and washing up, my husband also felt for £31 a night his fishing should have been included. Overall not a bad site and would probably return.

Disliked: For the fee fishing and hot water could be included.

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Clean site great for fishing

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

Powered cement/asphalt and grass travel trailer campsite (lake view)

Liked: Lovely site, friendly, Phil and Mandy very helpful 😀

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From the manager: From the manager… Thank you for your great review. We were pleased to hear you enjoyed your recent stay at Lyons Gate. Your feedback is greatly appreciated and we are grateful for your support. We look forward to seeing you again.

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 No rating
Helga S. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Powered cement/asphalt and grass travel trailer campsite (lake view, large)

Liked: Great facilities, fab fishing. A place to relax at.

Disliked: Nothing

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From the manager: Thank you for your great review. We were pleased to hear you enjoyed your recent stay at Lyons Gate. Your feedback is greatly appreciated and we are grateful for your support. We hope to see you again soon especially when the weather is better.

Lovey welcoming owners nice clean facilities perfect out the way location close…

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

Powered grass tent or trailer tent campsite (large)

Liked: Lovey welcoming owners nice clean facilities perfect out the way location close to beach

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From the manager: Thank you for your great review. We were pleased to hear you enjoyed your recent stay at Lyons Gate. Your feedback is greatly appreciated and we are grateful for your support. We hope to see you again soon especially when the weather is better.

good silent family experience

Overall 8/10
Location 8
Value for money 10
Accommodation 8
Facilities / Activities 8
Customer service 8
Child friendliness 8
Cleanliness 10
Wifi 2
NITIN P. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Powered grass tent or trailer tent campsite

Liked: its our first time and we enjoyed a friendly behaviour of the manager. good campsite.

Disliked: not much to do, no trails, good for fishing experience

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From the manager: Thank you for your great review. We were pleased to hear you enjoyed your recent stay at Lyons Gate. Your feedback is greatly appreciated and we are grateful for your support. We hope to see you again soon especially when the weather is better. It is a shame you did not ask inn the shop we could have given you details of places to visit and some walks to do all locally. Perhaps next time.

Very friendly and welcoming hosts. Facilities were clean and functional. Pitch was…

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
Clare M. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Powered grass tent or trailer tent campsite (medium)

Liked: Very friendly and welcoming hosts. Facilities were clean and functional. Pitch was perfectly located.

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From the manager: Thank you so much for your kind comments! We are pleased that you enjoyed your stay as Lyons Gate despite the appalling weather. Your feedback is greatly appreciated and we are grateful for your support. We hope to see you again soon.

Well located site, friendly wardens, good for fishing.

Overall 8/10
Location 10
Value for money 8
Accommodation 6
Facilities / Activities 6
Customer service 10
Child friendliness No rating
Cleanliness 6
Wifi 2
Anonymous The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Powered cement/asphalt and grass travel trailer campsite

Liked: Friendly wardens Warm showers

Disliked: Early morning fishermen arriving Little phone signal

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From the manager: Thank you for your great review. We were pleased to hear you enjoyed your recent stay at Lyons Gate. Your feedback is greatly appreciated and we are grateful for your support. We hope to see you again soon especially when the weather is better.

Nice site with lakeside pitches. Phil and Mandy very amenable and helpful hosts.…

Overall 10/10
Location 10
Value for money 8
Accommodation 10
Facilities / Activities 6
Customer service 10
Child friendliness No rating
Cleanliness 10
Wifi No rating
Sian B. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Powered cement/asphalt and grass travel trailer campsite (lake view)

Liked: Nice site with lakeside pitches. Phil and Mandy very amenable and helpful hosts.

Disliked: Showers a bit outdated, but facilities nice and clean.

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From the manager: Thank you for your kind words! we are really pleased that you enjoyed your stay at Lyons Gate. Your feedback is greatly appreciated and we are grateful for your support. We hope to see you again soon.

Beautiful place that is quiet and peaceful! Lovely dog walks. Such lovely…

Overall 10/10
Location 10
Value for money 10
Accommodation 10
Facilities / Activities 8
Customer service 10
Child friendliness No rating
Cleanliness 6
Wifi 6
Amanda E. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Powered cement/asphalt and grass travel trailer campsite (lake view)

Liked: Beautiful place that is quiet and peaceful! Lovely dog walks. Such lovely caring staff!!

Disliked: Nothing

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From the manager: Thank you for your kind comments and we hope all is well for you. We are please you enjoyed your stay at Lyons Gate and your feedback is greatly appreciated and we are grateful for your support. We hope to see you soon.

Features

Dogs allowed

Leisure on park

Bar or club house

Cycle hire

Evening entertainment

Fishing

Fitness centre

Indoor swimming pool

Kids' club

On-site restaurant/cafe

Outdoor swimming pool

Playground

Recreation room/arcade

TV room

Takeout

Tennis

Watersports

Amenities on park

Bath available

Car parking by site/unit

Composting toilet

Disabled facilities

Dog park

Drying room

Free wifi

Grocery store

Ice pack freezing

Internet access

Laundromat

Parent & baby washroom

Payphone

Pick-up from public transport

Portable toilet

Pub toilets

Restrooms

Shower available

Washing-up area

Wifi

Groups welcome

Family friendly

Motorcycle friendly

Single-sex groups welcome

Student groups welcome

Rules

Barbecue grills allowed

Barbecue provided

Campfires allowed

Commercial vehicles allowed

Dogs allowed

Dogs allowed all year

Themes

Hikers’ paradise

Lake and/or mountain

Peaceful

Remote location

Utilities

Charging facilities

Dump station

Electric car charging point(s)

Propane/gas cylinders available

Recycling available

Renewable energy

Nearby amenities

Bar nearby

Dog walk nearby

Public transportation nearby

Type

Medium (26-50 sites)

Nearby leisure

Fishing nearby

Restaurant nearby

Touring and motorhomes

Seasonal sites

Location

Lyons Gate Holiday Park

Cerne Abbas

Dorchester

Dorset

England

DT2 7AZ

Directions

Timezone

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

GPS

50.85569°N
-2.48163°W

Nearest transport

Coach
10.8 km Greenhill
11 km Coldharbour
12.4 km Queens Head
Rail
6.5 km Chetnole Rail Station
7.9 km Yetminster Rail Station
9.2 km Thornford Rail Station
Ferry
27.6 km Weymouth Ferry Terminal
38.1 km Poole Ferry Terminal
38.5 km Poole Quay Ferry Landing
Airport
46.6 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

Cerne Abbas has been called ‘Britain’s most desirable village’ to live in and it’s easy to see why. Start stays with a ramble around the stunningly pretty village, stopping in at the pubs to sample the local beer and tottering along to Cerne Abbey where the village’s tradition of brewing began. Of course, beer isn’t what Cerne Abbas is most famous for, so a trip to the Cerne Abbas Giant (a chalk hill figure of a happily anatomically correct man) comes highly recommended. There’s a viewing spot in the village and closer looks are a stroll away along a waymarked circular trail managed by the National Trust. If naked desires (sorry) skew more towards grand estates, Minterne House and Gardens are less than five minutes from base – the house isn’t open to the public, but it’s a spectacular backdrop to wanders among Himalayan gardens, designed in the style of Capability Brown. More urban days are within easy reach at Dorchester, 20 minutes away. The town is the birthplace of Thomas Hardy, and visits to Hardy’s Cottage and his home later in life (Max Gate) are absolute musts. It’s not just literary history here either: there’s the Tutankhamun Exhibition, a Roman amphitheatre, a display of Terracotta Warrior replicas, and a handful of museums for everything from teddy bears to dinosaurs.

Water quality at nearby bathing waters

Name Distance Type 2020 2019 2018 2017
Hive 24.5 km Sea N/A Excellent Excellent Excellent
Bowleaze Cove 24.8 km Sea N/A Excellent Excellent Excellent
West Bay (West) 25.7 km Sea N/A Excellent Excellent Excellent
Weymouth Lodmoor 25.7 km Sea N/A Excellent Excellent Excellent
Eypemouth 26.4 km Sea N/A Excellent Excellent Excellent

Data source: European Environment Agency

Must see

Hardy's Birthplace 15.4 km

Mapperton House & Gardens 17.2 km

Montacute House 19.5 km

Fleet Air Arm Museum 20.9 km

Haynes International Motor Museum 21.3 km

National Trust

Hardy's Cottage 15.4 km

Max Gate 16.8 km

Montacute House 19.5 km

Tintinhull Garden 20.9 km

Clouds Hill 22.3 km

Cycle routes

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

Other

MINTERNE 2.2 km

Beneath The Feet Of Cerne's Giant 5.2 km

CHANTMARLE 8.4 km

MELBURY PARK 8.4 km

SHERBORNE CASTLE 10 km

Local events

  • Dorset County Show (Saturday, September 7, 2024 – Saturday, September 7, 2024)

    Dorchester, England 15.3 km

  • Tolpuddle Martyrs' Festival and Rally (Friday, July 19, 2024 – Friday, July 19, 2024)

    Dorchester, England 17.6 km

  • Tankfest (Friday, June 28, 2024 – Friday, June 28, 2024)

    Wareham, England 24.6 km

  • Camp Bestival Dorset (Thursday, July 25, 2024 – Thursday, July 25, 2024)

    Wareham, England 31 km

  • Glastonbury Festival (Wednesday, June 26, 2024 – Wednesday, June 26, 2024)

    Glastonbury, England 34.6 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.

Want to know more about camping in Dorset?

  • Does Lyons Gate Holiday Park have a swimming pool? No View all features
  • Is Lyons Gate Holiday Park dog friendly? Yes View all features
  • What attractions are near Lyons Gate Holiday Park? Cerne Abbas has been called ‘Britain’s most desirable village’ to live in and it’s easy to see why. Start stays with a ramble around the stunningly pretty village, stopping in at the … Read more
  • When can I check in and check out of Lyons Gate Holiday Park?
    RV, travel trailer and tent sites
    Arrive:  12:30 p.m. –  6 p.m.
    Depart by:  11:30 a.m.
    On-park accommodation
    Arrive:  2 p.m. –  6 p.m.
    Depart by:  10 a.m.
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  • How much does it cost to stay at Lyons Gate Holiday Park? From $42.76 (for 1 night, 2 adults) - prices may change depending on your dates and party.