Sandford Holiday Park

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  • 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
Sandford Holiday Park is an apt name for this park, which has acres of Britain’s best beaches within easy reach… From its peaceful Holton Heath woodland setting, it's just a short journey to the wide sands of Studland and Sandbanks, as well as lively resorts such as Bournemouth and Poole – all of which are within a half-hour drive. Boredom's not an option here, where the activities include a summer outdoor and indoor pool complex, a dedicated musical play pool for toddlers, courts for tennis and many other sports, bikes and pedal go-karts for hire, and nature trails crisscrossing the site. Still standing after all that energetic stuff? Then go swing’n’rolling at the bowling, or take the kids around the jungle-themed crazy golf and reward the winner with an extra scoop at the site’s ice cream parlour. The park also has three different kids’ clubs, banded by age to make sure top fun is had by all (even the harder-to-please teens should be mildly interested by the film-making and DJ workshops… plus the free wifi on site). Young’uns should also enjoy the indoor soft play zone and two outdoor play areas, with a pirate ship and a climbing wall as well as the usual playground paraphernalia. Recharge your batteries at the fish and chip shop or the Arena restaurant, which serves Costa coffee as well as pizzas and lots of other family-friendly meals. Then top it all off with a trip to the Limelite Club for family entertainment, cabaret and competitions from the sparkly Troupers: you should sleep well after that lot…

Site type

Travel trailer sites 297
RV sites 297
Open now
Opens March 9

Tourist board rating

Please note

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

  • 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).
  • Single-sex parties of three or more people under 25 are not permitted on site. If the site asks you to do so, you must complete an online ID verification process before you arrive. Your booking may be cancelled if you do not complete, or if you fail, the ID verification process.

Languages spoken

English

Open from Mon, Mar 9 to

Open from Mon, Mar 8 to

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Reviews

7

Overall rating from 464 Pitchup.com customers

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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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Budget/backpackerForestPeaceful

66% would recommend this site to a friend

62% would stay here again

What customers say

Guests rave about the park's location, entertainment, and kids' activities. However, recurring issues include cleanliness/maintenance of washrooms (clogged toilets, no hot water, poor hygiene), pitch quality, noise, and amenity costs.

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Arrival date (latest first)

A very handy site.

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8 out of 10
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Facilities / Activities
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Wifi
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 Debbie G. 10 reviews

Meadows powered cement/asphalt travel trailer campsite

Liked The facilities were nice and clean and the location is perfect for Poole and Wareham . Entertainment there if you want it or it’s not my thing.

Disliked The pitch had quite a few bits of rubbish from the people that had camped there previously, both times I have used this site have been the same. The pitches could have been better maintained .

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10 out of 10
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 Ann S. 18 reviews

Paddock powered grass campsite

Liked Cleanliness/customer service

Disliked N/A

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Clean and tidy site staff friendly…

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8 out of 10
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Wifi
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 Tony R. 29 reviews

Star Meadows powered cement/asphalt travel trailer campsite

Liked Clean and tidy site staff friendly

Disliked Restaurant times for breakfast are 9am but leave time from site is 10am not much time to have breakfast in cafe

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The location was perfect for trips…

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7 out of 10
Location
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Value for money
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Customer service
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Gary N. 3 reviews

Meadows powered cement/asphalt travel trailer campsite

Liked The location was perfect for trips out and about

Disliked The pitch was not very big and the road by our pitch very narrow made it difficult to manoeuvre

Recommend to friends Visit again

Everything was a great campsite…

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9 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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Wifi
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 Dave F. 11 reviews

Meadows powered cement/asphalt travel trailer campsite

Liked Everything was a great campsite

Disliked Nothing was very well run had it all

Recommend to friends Visit again

great

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10 out of 10
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Value for money
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Facilities / Activities
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Eszter B. 1 review

Meadows powered grass tent or trailer tent campsite

Liked The surrounding
The set up

Disliked No solution for charging phones for people in tent

Recommend to friends Visit again

The whole experience was great…

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10 out of 10
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Philip B. 1 review

Meadows powered grass RV campsite

Liked The whole experience was great

Disliked None

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Same as years ago

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10 out of 10
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Value for money
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Wifi
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 Jerry B. 5 reviews

Star Meadows powered cement/asphalt travel trailer campsite

Liked Everything good

Disliked Nothing

Recommend to friends Visit again

Pitch location to Facilities Activities & Entertainment…

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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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Anonymous

Meadows powered cement/asphalt travel trailer campsite

Liked Pitch location to Facilities
Activities & Entertainment
Location on map

Disliked Facilities in activity hub location were a little sad, although clean inside, but having the amount of large bins located outside means you have to put up with the smell of them.
Unless you are in the Entertainment/Activity area WiFi is bad. There needs to be a Router for touring guests.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Amazing activities, clean, helpful staff…

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5 out of 10
Location
 8
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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 April P. 1 review

Meadows powered grass tent or trailer tent campsite

Liked Amazing activities, clean, helpful staff

Disliked Smell of drugs, freezing pool and boiler broke so had to go elsewhere

Recommend to friends Visit again

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 Composting toilet 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

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

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

Directions

Timezone

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

GPS

50.7194°N
2.0864°W

Nearest transport

Coach
4 km Post Office
4 km Red Lion
7.7 km Seldown Coach Station
Rail
1.1 km Holton Heath Rail Station
3.6 km Wareham Rail Station
4.8 km Hamworthy Rail Station
Ferry
6.7 km Poole Ferry Terminal
7.2 km Poole Quay Ferry Landing
9.8 km Brownsea Island Ferry Landing
Airport
19.1 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

It’s a short hop in the car to begin discovering the area’s spectacular surrounds, from the wilds of the New Forest to the ancient cliffs, limestone arches and nature reserves of the Jurassic Coast (tick off another World Heritage Site on your 'must-see' list). Dorset is jammed with attractions to suit all interests. History buffs might fancy clambering around Northe Fort or scaling the ramparts at Corfe and Portland castles. The Adventure Wonderland family theme park has thrills for kids of all ages, plus a massive hedge maze to get lost in, and action men (and women) can go paintballing or drive a tank at the Bovington Tank Museum. There’s loads of fun for fauna fans, too: check out the chimps at Monkey World, swan about at Abbotsbury Swannery, visit Weymouth Sea Life Park, explore the largest saltwater lagoon in the country on the glass-bottomed Fleet Observer, or meet some farmyard friends at Farmer Palmer’s Farm Park. Drive a bit further and you can also make a day trip to Longleat Safari Park.
(within 10 km)
Castle, Aquarium, Theme park and Zoo (within 16.1 km)

Food and drink

  • The Boathouse Pub 0.08 km
  • Clay Pipe Inn Pub 0.2 km
  • Bakers Arms Pub 2.1 km
  • The 29029 Restaurant 2.4 km
  • Saint Peters Finger Pub 2.8 km
  • Monsoon Restaurant 3.5 km
  • The Kings Arms Pub 3.9 km
  • The Angel Pub 4 km
  • The Duke of Wellington Pub 4 km
  • The Red Lion Hotel Pub 4.1 km

Groceries

  • Lidl 2.3 km
  • The Co-operative Food 4 km
  • Sainsbury's 4.1 km
  • Aldi 4.6 km
  • Co-op Food 4.7 km
  • Lidl 4.9 km
  • Co-op Food 5.6 km
  • Co-op Food 6.7 km
  • Co-op Food 6.9 km
  • Asda 7.1 km

Parks and play

  • Woodlands Play Area Playground 1.2 km
  • Splash Zone Playground 1.4 km
  • Northmoor Park 3.3 km
  • Hauses Field Play Area Playground 3.3 km
  • Bestwall Park 3.4 km
  • John Procter Memorial Ground park 3.6 km
  • Redwood Road Play Area Playground 4.4 km
  • Dawkins Road Play Area Playground 4.9 km
  • The Hayricks park 5.3 km
  • Upton Country Park 5.6 km

Family days out

  • Farmer Palmer’s Tractor Rides Visitor attraction 1.4 km
  • Farmer Palmer’s Farm Park Visitor attraction 1.5 km
  • Falmer Palmer’s Deer Feeding Visitor attraction 1.5 km
  • Poole Harbour Canoe Club Visitor attraction 4.4 km
  • Poole Quay (Ferries for Brownsea Island) Visitor attraction 7.1 km
  • Dorset Adventure Park Theme park 8.5 km
  • Corfe Castle Visitor attraction 9 km
  • Corfe Castle 9 km
  • Corfe Castle Model Village Visitor attraction 9.3 km
  • Monkey World Zoo 9.7 km
  • Brownsea Castle 9.7 km
  • Lulworth Castle 12.4 km
  • Oceanarium Aquarium 14.8 km
  • Bournemouth Aviary Zoo 14.9 km
  • Santa-Fe Fun Park Theme park 15.2 km

Public transport

  • Holton Heath, Sandford Holiday Park 0.1 km
  • Holton Heath 0.2 km
  • Clay Pipe Inn 0.3 km
  • Sandford Drive 0.4 km
  • Wareham Forest Park 0.5 km
  • Holton Heath Garage 0.8 km
  • Home Farm 0.8 km
  • Organford Old Post Office 1.1 km
  • Sandford Primary School 1.4 km
  • Romany Centre 1.4 km

Beaches

  • Lake North Beach 4.1 km
  • Shipstal Beach 5.2 km

Other nearby

  • Wareham Golf Club Golf course 2.9 km
  • Bulbury Woods Golf Club Golf course 3.1 km
  • Ridge Marina 4 km
  • Cobbs Quay Marina 5.7 km
  • Davis's Boatyard Marina 5.7 km
  • Poole Yacht Club Marina 6.3 km
  • Port of Poole Marina 7.1 km
  • Poole Quay Boat Haven Marina 7.3 km
  • Falkland Square Shopping Shopping centre 7.4 km
  • Fishermans Landing area Fishing 7.4 km

Local services

  • Sandford Surgery Doctors 1.5 km
  • Texaco Fuel station 1.8 km
  • Mer Charging station 4.1 km
  • Day Lewis Pharmacy 4.1 km
  • Wareham Hospital 4.2 km
  • Tesco Bank Cashpoint 4.4 km
  • Heath Cottage Surgery Clinic 4.4 km
  • Lytchett Pharmacy 4.4 km
  • Barclays Cashpoint 4.5 km
  • Rowlands Pharmacy 4.6 km

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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

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 Sandford Holiday Park have a swimming pool? Yes View all features
  • Is Sandford Holiday Park dog friendly? Yes View all features
  • What attractions are near Sandford Holiday Park? It’s a short hop in the car to begin discovering the area’s spectacular surrounds, from the wilds of the New Forest to the ancient cliffs, limestone arches and nature reserves of the … Read more
  • When can I check in and check out of Sandford Holiday Park?
    RV, travel trailer and tent sites
    Arrive:  2 p.m. –  11 p.m.
    Depart by:  10 a.m.
    On-park accommodation
    Arrive:  4 p.m. –  11 p.m.
    Depart by:  10 a.m.
    Read more
  • How much does it cost to stay at Sandford Holiday Park? From $26.24 (for 1 night, 4 people) - prices may change depending on your dates and party.