Sandford Holiday Park

From £11 For 4 nights, 6 adults 7.9 489 reviews
Heated outdoor pool (added by manager 06 Jul 2022)
Safari tents (added by manager 29 apr 2022)
Safari tents (added by manager 29 apr 2022)
Swimming pool (added by manager 13 mar 2023)

  • 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

Tourist board rating

Please note
  • 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).
  • 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, Mar 8 to

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Pitch types & availability

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Only showing reviews for the last 30 months.

Great site for kids, pitches were level, showers very disappointing.

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

Meadows powered grass travel trailer campsite

Liked: Great facilties for children

Disliked: Showers were awful, cold and no water pressure .

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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 10
Katy S. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Meadows powered grass travel trailer campsite

Liked: Pitch was easy to find. Everything easily accessible and clean. Staff were friendly and helpful.

Disliked: Not a vast amount of areas that were both dog and child friendly so made it tricky as we had our dog with us and couldn’t go in to watch any entertainment.

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The pitches were extremely muddy. Although we understand the weather…

Overall 6/10
Location 4
Value for money 4
Accommodation 4
Facilities / Activities 6
Customer service 6
Child friendliness No rating
Cleanliness 8
Wifi No rating
Anonymous The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Meadows powered grass travel trailer campsite

Liked: The pitches were extremely muddy. Although we understand the weather was wet; perhaps they shouldn’t have rented them out. But generally the staff were friendly. Very difficult to leave a positive review due to weather.

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Very nice site clean facilitys friendly helpful staff

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
John P. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Meadows powered grass travel trailer campsite

Liked: Liked the site in general good dog walking facilitys

Disliked: Showers not good but very clean

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This was our first time away in the caravan and to our…

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

Meadows powered grass travel trailer campsite

Liked: This was our first time away in the caravan and to our surprise we thoroughly enjoyed it, good amenities and close to local attractions, staff were friendly we even booked a extra night

Disliked: The only downside was the showers were not hot enough but after speaking with staff we sorted this by turning more than one shower on

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Polite, friendly staff. Clean toilets.…

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

Meadows powered grass travel trailer campsite

Liked: Polite, friendly staff. Clean toilets.

Disliked: Cold water in showers.

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The toilet and shower block were clean and the amenities/entertainment hub was…

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

Meadows powered grass travel trailer campsite

Liked: The toilet and shower block were clean and the amenities/entertainment hub was good.

Disliked: Male shower was only slightly Luke warm.

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Safari tent was better than expected very good great bedrooms great shower…

Overall 10/10
Location 10
Value for money 10
Accommodation 10
Facilities / Activities 10
Customer service 8
Child friendliness 10
Cleanliness 10
Wifi 4
Anonymous The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Holton 2 bedroom safari tent

Liked: Safari tent was better than expected very good great bedrooms great shower very nice

Disliked: Reception staff unhelpful and activities very hard to book

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On site facilities. Well organised. Beautifully kept…

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

Paddock powered grass travel trailer campsite

Liked: On site facilities. Well organised. Beautifully kept

Disliked: Waiting in bar area to be served.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Lovely site and surrounding area

Overall 8/10
Location 10
Value for money 4
Accommodation 10
Facilities / Activities 10
Customer service 10
Child friendliness 10
Cleanliness 10
Wifi 4
Lisa M. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Paddock powered grass travel trailer campsite

Liked: Very friendly and clean

Disliked: The experience of food and drinks

Recommend to friends Visit again


Features

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

Rallies welcome

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 GMT (GMT+00:00)

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.

Water quality at nearby bathing waters

Name Distance Type 2020 2019 2018 2017
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, June 28, 2024 – Friday, June 28, 2024)

    Wareham, England 11.4 km

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

    Wareham, England 12.5 km

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

    Dorchester, England 15.1 km

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

    Dorchester, England 23.9 km

  • New Forest and Hampshire County Show (Tuesday, July 30, 2024 – Tuesday, July 30, 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.

Want to know more about camping in Dorset?

  • 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 $18.87 (for 1 night, 4 people) - prices may change depending on your dates and party.