Eype Beach Holiday Park

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  • Quiet Dorset caravan park with sea views from every pitch
  • Five minutes’ walk to Eype Beach; 35 minutes’ drive to Weymouth
  • Tea garden for cream teas and snacks; restaurant five minutes’ walk
With extensive views of the English Channel and Lyme Bay, direct access to the South West Coast Path and a dog-friendly Jurassic Coast beach within five minutes’ walk, it’s three cheers for Eype Beach Holiday Park. And this quiet Dorset seaside site has much more going for it too. Covering four-and-a-half acres of gently sloping hillside, the park has plenty to make family holidays remarkably easy. No need to panic if you run out of foodie supplies, as there’s a small shop on site for the basics, as well as a tea garden where you can enjoy morning coffees or a Dorset cream tea while the kids stay afloat on ice creams and snacks. All guests are welcome to use the facilities at neighbouring Highlands End Holiday Park, just five minutes’ drive or 15 minutes’ walk. There you can keep younger children occupied at The Little Fire Station Soft Play, or challenge teens to rounds on the none-hole pitch-and-putt course overlooking the sea (charges apply). Enjoy family dips on the pool at Highlands End Leisure Club – and if you fancy some downtime all to yourself, book a leisurely session in the sauna or steam room (again for an extra charge), sneak in a coffee at Costa or enjoy a beer in Martin’s Bar and Restaurant – where there’s a menu of light bites, classic pub dishes, kids’ favourites and even treats for the dog.

Site type

Tent sites 34
Lodges, cabins, pods or huts 2
Motorhome sites 26
Caravans for hire 20
Opens

Tourist board rating

Languages spoken

English

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Features

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 Car parking by site/unit 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 Single-sex groups welcome Student groups welcome

Rules

Barbecue provided Barbecues allowed Campfires allowed Commercial vehicles allowed Dogs allowed Dogs allowed all year

Themes

Budget/backpacker Peaceful Remote location Spectacular scenery Walkers' paradise

Utilities

Charging facilities Dump point Electric car charging point(s) Gas cylinders available Recycling available Renewable energy

Nearby amenities

Bar nearby Dog walk nearby

Type

Medium (26-50 sites)

Accessibility

Disabled facilities

Nearby leisure

Fishing nearby Golf nearby Indoor pool nearby Restaurant nearby

Location

Eype Beach Holiday Park

Eype

Bridport

Dorset

England

DT6 6AL

Directions

Timezone

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

GPS

50.71692°N
-2.78345°W

Nearest transport

Coach
2.3 km Coach Station
24.4 km South Station
26.2 km Marks and Spencer
Rail
16.6 km Maiden Newton Rail Station
17.1 km Axminster Rail Station
17.4 km Crewkerne Rail Station
Ferry
26.6 km Weymouth Ferry Terminal
46.6 km Exmouth Ferry Landing
47.8 km Starcross Ferry Landing
Airport
44.7 km Exeter 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

Pebbly Eype Beach (five minutes’ stroll) welcomes dogs all year round and you can let the kids loose with buckets and spades to go rock pooling or ferreting for fossils. This peaceful beach sits on the spectacular Jurassic Coast, famous for its fossils, craggy coastlines and beautiful beaches. Wherever you walk along this coastline, the sweeping curves of Lyme Bay are your stunning backdrop. Coastal paths run over the clifftops to Thorncombe Beacon (20 minutes’ walk), Seatown and the landmark Golden Cap (both 50 minutes) to the west, or to West Bay (25 minutes) and the cutesy village of Burton Bradstock (an hour) to the east. Backed by soaring cliffs, West Bay (10 minutes’ drive) has a pretty fishing harbour to have a mooch around, while Weymouth (35 minutes) has fine Georgian architecture, sand sculptures to enchant the kids and plenty of harbour-side pubs to keep adults happy. And surely you can spare one day away from this gorgeous coastline to indulge the kids on the go-karts, chute slides and carousels at Crealy Theme Park and Resort (55 minutes)?

Water quality at nearby bathing waters

Name Distance Type 2020201920182017
Eypemouth 0.1 km Sea N/AExcellentExcellentExcellent
West Bay (West) 1.4 km Sea N/AExcellentExcellentExcellent
Seatown 3 km Sea N/AExcellentExcellentExcellent
Hive 4.8 km Sea N/AExcellentExcellentExcellent
Charmouth West 8.7 km Sea N/AExcellentExcellentGood

Data source: European Environment Agency

Must see

Mapperton House & Gardens 10.1 km

Abbotsbury Swannery 14.4 km

Radipole Lake Nature Reserve 25.4 km

Weymouth Sea Life Park and Marine Sanctuary 25.8 km

Montacute House 26.5 km

National Trust

Shute Barton 20.5 km

Loughwood Meeting House 20.9 km

Branscombe: the Old Bakery, Manor Mill and Forge 25.1 km

Max Gate 25.4 km

Montacute House 26.5 km

Cycle routes

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

Other

Lower Seatown - Seatown - Chideock - Eype 0 km

West Bay 1.5 km

Seatown - Golden Cap - Ridge Barn - Stanton St Gab 2.8 km

DOWNE HALL 3 km

North Chideock - Symondsbury and More. 3.5 km

Local events

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

    Dorchester, England 25.2 km

  • Sidmouth Folk Festival (Friday, 2 August 2024 – Friday, 2 August 2024)

    Sidmouth, England 32.1 km

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

    Dorchester, England 34.5 km

  • Beautiful Days (Friday, 16 August 2024 – Friday, 16 August 2024)

    Ottery St Mary, England 37.2 km

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

    Wareham, England 41.5 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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Only showing reviews for the last 30 months.

Beautiful view to wake up to overlooking the sea! Very clean facilities,…

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

Unpowered grass tent or campervan site

Liked: Beautiful view to wake up to overlooking the sea! Very clean facilities, quiet and felt safe, lovely walks around the area.

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From the manager: We are so pleased that you enjoyed the views. A big thank you from all of the team.

Great location overlooking the bay; ideal for the coastal path walk. Site…

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

Unpowered grass tent or campervan site

Liked: Great location overlooking the bay; ideal for the coastal path walk. Site is on a slope but most pitches have been leveled. Not suitable i would suggest if you have mobility problems as the walk to the shower/toilet facilities (excellent) is steep. Warden staff are friendly and proficient, the site is kept in perfect condition.

Disliked: Take care on the single track road leading to the site ! you will have to reverse to let others pass and witnessed a number of 'close calls'. Not suitable for larger vans .

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From the manager: Thank you for your review and the 10 out of 10 rating.

A gem of a place

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

Coastal camping pod (no pets)

Liked: Everything, the views are spectacular and a great location with easy access to Lyme Regis

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From the manager: We are so pleased that you enjoyed the camping pod and found everything to your liking. Thank you for the 10 outy of 10.

Best of both worlds. Scenic, quiet campsite within short walk of more.

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

Coastal camping pod (no pets)

Liked: Beautiful views over coast. Small and quiet campsite. Lovely cabin which served as half-way between camping & glamping. Easy walking distance to bigger campsite with leisure facilities.

Disliked: V narrow winding country lane made getting to/from main road a bit stressful.

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From the manager: Dear Malcolm, thank you for your review. We are so pleased that you enjoyed your holiday in our Coastal camping pod. As you found out there are lots of lovely walks nearby.

Excellent conditions Very helpful and friendly warden staff. Massive thank you to them…

Overall 8/10
Location 10
Value for money 10
Accommodation 10
Facilities / Activities 4
Customer service 10
Child friendliness 10
Cleanliness 10
Wifi 2
Alex G. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Unpowered grass tent or campervan site

Liked: Excellent conditions
Very helpful and friendly warden staff.
Massive thank you to them both for help packing tent away during stormy weather.

Disliked: The weather due to storm.

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From the manager: Thank you for your review, such a pity the weather was not on your side this time. We are pleased that our team were able to assist you.

Excellent site, god value, amazing views.

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

Unpowered grass tent or campervan site

Liked: Great sea view and can walk to the beach in less than 5 minutes.
Easy access to local fossil beaches for fossil hunting.
Close to toilets, shower, washing up, good size pitches.
The site sent out weather texts before we arrived to keep a watch on the wind speeds which was helpful.

Disliked: The site is very steep and hard to drive up when wet. It could to with a more permanent road on the left side of the site like the right side has.

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From the manager: Thank you for your review. We are so pleased that you found our weather texts helpful.

Wonderful sea views. Quiet with various activities all near by…

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

Solar camping pod (no pets)

Liked: Wonderful sea views. Quiet with various activities all near by

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From the manager: Dear Naomi, Thank you for your lovely comments. We hope to see you again soon.

Gem of a site

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

Unpowered grass tent or campervan site

Liked: Great facilities and well cared for quiet site. We love the location and handy to have the Spar shop and bar on sister site Highlands End. Good walking from site to Bridport, West Bay and Seatown.

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From the manager: Thank you for your review, we are so pleased that you enjoyed your holiday.

A good relaxed break

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

Coastal camping pod (no pets)

Liked: Fabulous view.
Excellent amenities.
My first experience of early morning dips in the sea, everyone seemed welcoming , do head down in the mornings.

Disliked: The Tourist cafe onsite was a little pricey for me, but did have the basics, fabulous fresh bread and pastries. I used the Spar on the neighbouring site.

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From the manager: Thank you for the 10 out of 10. We are glad that you had a relaxing break and enjoyed early morning dips in the sea.

Very nice site if you want a quieter stay

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
Anonymous The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Coastal camping pod (no pets)

Liked: Loved the location of the coastal pod was a very quiet site,
Toilets and showers were exceptionally clean at all times
Would definitely recommend

Disliked: The door frame to pod is very low, we constantly hit our heads on it 🙁
No signage to remind you

Recommend to friends Visit again

From the manager: Thank you for the 10 out of 10. We are pleased that you enjoyed your stay in the pod.


Frequently asked questions

  • Does Eype Beach Holiday Park have a swimming pool? No View all features
  • Is Eype Beach Holiday Park dog friendly? Yes View all features
  • What attractions are near Eype Beach Holiday Park? Pebbly Eype Beach (five minutes’ stroll) welcomes dogs all year round and you can let the kids loose with buckets and spades to go rock pooling or ferreting for fossils. This peaceful … Read more
  • When can I check in and check out of Eype Beach Holiday Park?
    Camping and caravan
    Arrive:  1 p.m. –  9 p.m.
    Depart by:  11 a.m.
    On-site accommodation
    Arrive:  4 p.m. –  9 p.m.
    Depart by:  10 a.m.
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