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From $58.89 (for 1 night, 2 adults) - prices may change depending on your dates and party.

Adventure Pirate

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View from bramble nook's outdoor seating

Wild camping site on an outdoor activity centre five miles from Poole
A 10-minute drive from Poole and half an hour from the Jurassic Coast
Activities on site including archery, mountain biking and axe throwing

From pottering about Poole and scoping out the Jurassic Coast to crossbow shooting, big tree climbing and mountain biking on site, you’ll want to get everyone on deck for a break at Adventure Pirate, five miles from Poole. This Dorset site is wild camping galore and you’ll really be able to muck in, as it’s attached to an activity centre that runs a bucket load of outdoor activities. You’ll need to roll up with all your equipment here (tents or bivvies and nibbles and drinks included), as there are no facilities other than a couple of composting toilets, a single basic shower, a drinking water tap, a washing-up station and some rubbish bins. Once you’ve left your car in the car park and hauled your kit to your chosen pitch in one of the site’s trolleys, you’ll be going fully wild, with ground fires permitted to keep you feeling toasty. There are five acres of safe woodlands on site, so the kids are free to go off and build dens, get muddy or play their go-to games. On top of that, you may very well leave with a new skill under your belt, as the site runs activities including axe throwing, archery, crossbow or air rifle shooting, big tree climbing, survival, foam gun battles and mountain biking. All activities are subject to availability and a fee, and in busier periods, additional sign-up sheets may be displayed (by the way, guests get a 25% discount). For a drink to wash all those activities down or a meal to get your energy levels back on track, Lytchett Minster has a couple of pubs 15 minutes’ walk away or Poole’s got its own delectable dining scene, 10 minutes’ drive away.

Site type

Open now

Please note

Under 18s must be accompanied by their parents or legal guardians.
The campground/park does not accept breeds/crossbreeds listed in the Dangerous Dog Act (i.e. Pit Bull Terrier, Japanese Tosa, Dogo Argentino, and Fila Brasileiro).
Bookings must not be for more than 14 consecutive nights.
No cars/motorbikes by the pitch/unit. All cars must be parked in the designated area.
Minimum spacing of 5 metres between pitches.
Guests are advised to bring a good quality torch with them as parts of the campground/park are unlit.
Please note that the toilet/shower facilities are unisex.

Languages spoken

English

Open from Fri, 4 Apr to Sat, 1 Nov 2025

Pitch types & availability

Unpowered forest floor tent site

8 people maximum

Ground type: Forest floor

Pitch size: Max 7.0m width x 7.0m depth (23.0ft width x 23.0ft depth) Calculated area: 49.0m² (527.4ft²)

8 people maximum

One Tent allowed per pitch

Additional units require additional pitches - quick book via 'Make another booking like this' after making your booking.

Pitch size

Max 7.0m width x 7.0m depth (23.0ft width x 23.0ft depth) Calculated area: 49.0m² (527.4ft²)

Ground type

Forest floor

0 rooms

Suitable for

Tent, (Camper trailer not allowed)

Features

Bring a gazebo 1 included, 1 max.
Bring an awning 1 included, 1 max.
Bring a pup tent 1 included, 1 max.
Car 2 included, 2 max.
Dog(s) allowed 2 included, 2 max.

Other restrictions

Car parking by site not allowed

Arrival days

From £26 (£26) 1 night, 2 adults

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Other pitch types

Bramble Nook bell tent

5 people maximum

Dimensions: 7.0m width x 7.0m length (23.0ft width x 23.0ft length) Calculated area: 49.0m² (527.4ft²)

5 people maximum

The unit is 50m from the parking area, trolleys are provided

Please bring your own towels and bed linen.

Dimensions

7.0m width x 7.0m length (23.0ft width x 23.0ft length) Calculated area: 49.0m² (527.4ft²)

1 room

Open space 1 x King sized bed, 2 x Single bed, 1 x Single camp bed

No toilets in the unit: shared facilities available.

No showers in the unit: shared facilities available.

Features

Car 1 included, 1 max.
Cool box 1 included, 1 max.
Dog(s) allowed 1 included, 1 max.
Doona and pillows 4 included, 4 max.

Barbecue
Campers' kitchen
Cooker
Cooking equipment
Firepit
Gas and electricity included
Kettle
Lanterns/fairy lights
Outdoor furniture
Picnic table
Wood-burning stove

Other restrictions

Car parking by site not allowed
Bed linen not provided

Arrival days

From £220 (£220) 2 nights, 2 adults

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Reviews

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Only showing reviews for the last 30 months.

Dining area with seats , tables and fire pit

Spiky things on the ground caused loss of air from our air tent poles...

Loved the bell tent. Beds amazingly comfortable, and plenty of private space…

Overall	10/10
Location	10
Value for money	10
Accommodation	10
Facilities / Activities	9
Customer service	10
Child friendliness	10
Cleanliness	8
Wifi	No rating

Penelope B. May 2025

Bramble Nook bell tent

Liked: Loved the bell tent. Beds amazingly comfortable, and plenty of private space outdoors to sit and admire the view. Forest school facilities on site and our children made the most of them, with swings, dens and woodland to explore. Solar showers surprisingly warm, although we used them in good weather, and the compost toilets were checked regularly and kept clean. Staff friendly and helpful.
So much to do locally as well.

Disliked: A number of groups had dogs roaming the site and leaving their waste around. Very unpleasant, dogs on leads only would be my request. A couple of very noisy groups playing music and drinking - more enforcement of quiet time on what is a family and child friendly campsite would be appreciated.

Recommend to friends Visit again

- clean toilets - lots of activities - great chilled site - friendly…

Overall	9/10
Location	8
Value for money	7
Accommodation	7
Facilities / Activities	7
Customer service	6
Child friendliness	3
Cleanliness	6
Wifi	1

Anonymous May 2025

Unpowered forest floor tent site

Liked: - clean toilets
- lots of activities
- great chilled site
- friendly staff

Disliked: - pitches were close together and other peoples dogs were stressing out our dog
- shack wasn’t always open

Recommend to friends Visit again

The setting was really nice. Peaceful, great facilities and activities were fun.…

Overall	10/10
Location	10
Value for money	10
Accommodation	10
Facilities / Activities	9
Customer service	10
Child friendliness	10
Cleanliness	10
Wifi	No rating

Anonymous May 2025

Unpowered forest floor tent site

Liked: The setting was really nice. Peaceful, great facilities and activities were fun. Great forest area to walk around. Staff were also very friendly and helpful. Would recommend and will be going back eventually.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Everything was great !…

Overall	10/10
Location	10
Value for money	10
Accommodation	10
Facilities / Activities	10
Customer service	10
Child friendliness	10
Cleanliness	10
Wifi	10

Paul S. May 2025

Unpowered forest floor tent site

Liked: Everything was great !

Recommend to friends Visit again

Excelent

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

Aurelia M. May 2025

Unpowered forest floor tent site

Liked: It was amazing

Recommend to friends Visit again

Be careful if you have an air tent

Overall	2/10
Location	10
Value for money	2
Accommodation	6
Facilities / Activities	10
Customer service	2
Child friendliness	10
Cleanliness	6
Wifi	6

Mayumi Y. May 2025

Unpowered forest floor tent site

Liked: Good playground for kids

Disliked: Our air tent was completely gone with needles like spiky plans on the ground.

Arriving around 5pm, there was no glass pitch with fire pit left (at least visible ones) and we chose to put tent on none glass ground near the only fire pit we could find.

Horrible mistake.

It wasn't easily visible at all, but there were so many needles-like plans fallen on the ground, causing air poles on our tent to lose air. I had to wake and pump in every 1.5hr overnight to prevent tent to fall on our heads.

We also got several splinter on our feet while walking on our shoes on. (lucky I had tweezers with me!!)

We had to shorten our stay to 1 night instead of 2 nights we booked without workable tent, but management refused refund saying it's their policy.

Very disappointed to see no sympathy whatsoever from them of our situation, blaming us of our choice made.

Now it's going to cost us a good few hundreds pounds to replace our fairly new family tent & lost £50 of 1 night stay which we couldn't have.

What's a shame.
We are very frequent campers, but surely not returning......

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From the manager: Dear Mayumi,

Thank you for taking the time to leave a review. We’re genuinely sorry to hear that your experience didn’t meet your expectations, and we do sympathise with the frustration of your tent being damaged — especially when camping as a family.

We’re passionate about creating a fun and memorable environment for our guests, and we’re proud that so many campers — especially over the busy bank holiday weekend — had a brilliant time enjoying the woodland setting, the kids’ playground, and the unique atmosphere we’ve worked hard to create.

Regarding fire pits and pitch selection: our team is always onsite and happy to help. If a fire pit isn’t immediately visible or accessible, we’re more than willing to assist in preparing one — especially early in the season when nature can sometimes cover older spots. We do encourage guests to speak to our friendly team on arrival so we can help guide them to a pitch that best suits their needs.

While we do follow our booking policies, it’s never our intention to come across as unsympathetic. We’re truly sorry that this impacted your stay, and although this experience wasn’t what you hoped for, we do wish you many happy camping adventures ahead.

Warm regards,
The Adventure Pirate Team

Staff were very friendly and helpful.

Overall	10/10
Location	10
Value for money	10
Accommodation	10
Facilities / Activities	10
Customer service	10
Child friendliness	10
Cleanliness	10
Wifi	10

Anonymous May 2025

Unpowered forest floor tent site

Liked: Loved everything about this campsite, very chilled and peaceful place. Loved being able to have a campfire in the evenings and how clean and looked after the toilets were. We all had a lovely time including my spaniels.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Fantastic.

Overall	10/10
Location	10
Value for money	8
Accommodation	10
Facilities / Activities	10
Customer service	10
Child friendliness	10
Cleanliness	10
Wifi	10

Anonymous May 2025

Unpowered forest floor tent site

Liked: Everything was amazing and lovely staff, my child 14,11 and 9 had a wonderful time exploring.

Disliked: Nothing we didn't like.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Toilets well maintained. Plenty of toilet rolls.

Overall	10/10
Location	8
Value for money	10
Accommodation	10
Facilities / Activities	4
Customer service	8
Child friendliness	No rating
Cleanliness	10
Wifi	No rating

Anonymous May 2025

Unpowered forest floor tent site

Liked: Being in the woods and having a camp fire.

Disliked: I should have read site information, but didn't like not being able to unload my car near where I decided to pitch. As a lady of certain years I found it hard dragging the cart to my pitch.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Would recommend and I will stay again

Overall	10/10
Location	10
Value for money	10
Accommodation	10
Facilities / Activities	10
Customer service	10
Child friendliness	10
Cleanliness	10
Wifi	10

Harvey T. May 2025

Unpowered forest floor tent site

Liked: Really enjoyed my stay at Adventure Pirate, plenty of pitches and nice and quiet apart from the nature around you which in my mind is what makes camping fun. Great value for money also.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Features

Dogs allowed

Campfires allowed

Leisure on site

BMX track 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 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

D. of E. 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

Bush

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)

Nearby leisure

Canoeing/kayaking nearby Climbing nearby Cycle hire nearby Cycling nearby Fishing nearby Golf nearby Horse riding nearby Mountain biking nearby Sailing nearby Surf school nearby Watersports nearby

Location

Adventure Pirate

Post Green Road

Lytchett Minster

Poole

Dorset

England

BH16 6AP

Directions

Timezone

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

GPS

50.74346°N
-2.0589°W

Nearest transport

Coach

6.5 km Seldown Coach Station

7.3 km Post Office

7.3 km Red Lion

Rail

3.5 km Hamworthy Rail Station

3.8 km Holton Heath Rail Station

6 km Poole Rail Station

Ferry

6 km Poole Ferry Terminal

6.3 km Poole Quay Ferry Landing

9.5 km Brownsea Island Ferry Landing

Airport

16.4 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

Activities aren't limited to the site – and that’s for certain at Farmer Palmer's Farm Park (five minutes’ drive). As well as bringing together a farm fantasy with interactive animal activities, this site has indoor and outdoor play areas and woodland trails and a maze (perhaps one of the only places you’ll want to get lost on purpose). Local beaches could certainly count as a playground of their own too, as beach sports and watersports are available for a chock-a-block day in Bournemouth (25 minutes), a nice contrast to the more austere Victorian parks and gardens, museums and galleries in the town. Then, of course, there’s Poole (10 minutes), with the riveting water rides at Splashdown and the harbour for windsurfing, kayaking and the works. You’ll surely want to take a bite out of the Jurassic Coast too, given that it’s only half an hour’s drive away. Whether it’s a scramble over Dancing Ledge (half an hour), a climb to see Old Harry Rocks (half an hour) or a duck into the old quarry caves at Winspit Quarry (35 minutes), this scenic part of the coast is crammed with beauty spots.

Water quality at nearby bathing waters

Name	Distance	Type	2020	2019	2018	2017
Poole Harbour Rockley Sands	3 km	Estuary	N/A	Excellent	Excellent	Excellent
Poole Harbour Lake	4.1 km	Estuary	N/A	Excellent	Excellent	Excellent
Poole Sandbanks Peninsular	10.5 km	Sea	N/A	Excellent	Excellent	Excellent
Shell Bay North	10.6 km	Sea	N/A	Excellent	Excellent	Excellent
Poole Shore Road Beach	10.6 km	Sea	N/A	Excellent	Excellent	Excellent

Data source: European Environment Agency

Must see

Kingston Lacy House and Gardens 7.9 km

Brownsea Island 9.4 km

Studland Beach and Nature Reserve 11.3 km

Corfe Castle 11.6 km

Monkey World - Ape Rescue Centre 12.3 km

National Trust

White Mill 6.8 km

Kingston Lacy 7.7 km

Brownsea Island 9.4 km

Corfe Castle 11.8 km

Studland Beach and Nature Reserve 13.3 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) 4.5 km

CHARBOROUGH PARK 5.6 km

Canford Heath 6 km

ARNE (CURRENT BOUNDARY FROM 31/08/2001) 6 km

POOLE CEMETERY 6.9 km

Local events

Dorset County Show (Saturday, 6 September 2025 – Saturday, 6 September 2025)
Dorchester, England 25.9 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.

Policies

Booking terms and conditions

General

Bookings are nominative and non-transferable.

Changes to your holiday

Bookings cannot be amended within 7 day(s) of arrival.

General

Bookings must not be for more than 14 consecutive nights.

Dogs

Dogs must be kept on leads and supervised at all times.

Safety

Firearms are not permitted.
Guests are advised to bring a good quality torch with them as parts of the campground/park are unlit.

General

In the event of a complaint, please speak to reception immediately. Complaints which are not brought to the management's attention during your stay cannot be dealt with once you have left the site.

Arrivals and departures

Late arrivals must notify the park as soon as possible. Your booking will be held for 24 hours. After this period the management reserves the right to relet your unit.

Pitches

Minimum spacing of 5 metres between pitches.

Changes to your holiday

Modifications are subject to a £10.00 ($21.50) fee.

Vehicles

No cars/motorbikes by the pitch/unit. All cars must be parked in the designated area.

Arrivals and departures

No refunds/discounts for inclement weather, late arrivals or early departures.

General

Please note that the toilet/shower facilities are unisex.

Arrivals and departures

Please pick any available pitch on arrival.

General

Quiet hours must be respected between 10 p.m. and 7 a.m..
Radio, music and TV players must be kept at a low volume. Car doors and boots must be closed quietly.

Dogs

The campground/park does not accept breeds/crossbreeds listed in the Dangerous Dog Act (i.e. Pit Bull Terrier, Japanese Tosa, Dogo Argentino, and Fila Brasileiro).

General

The campground/park is not liable for any refund in the event of force majeure.
The management reserves the right to deny access or terminate the stay of those guests whose behaviour is deemed unsuitable. No refunds will be offered.

Admission

Under 18s must be accompanied by their parents or legal guardians.

Payment terms

Offers

Conditions apply - see pitch type section for details

Nearest sites

Unfortunately, we have no nearby bookable sites.

Frequently asked questions

Does Adventure Pirate have a swimming pool? No View all features
Is Adventure Pirate dog friendly? Yes View all features
What attractions are near Adventure Pirate? Activities aren't limited to the site – and that’s for certain at Farmer Palmer's Farm Park (five minutes’ drive). As well as bringing together a farm fantasy with interactive animal activities, this … Read more