
Wareham, Dorset, England
Powered grass campervan campsite (sea view)
Liked Going home
Disliked Worst and most overpriced campsite I’ve stayed at
Unfortunately, this was genuinely the worst camping experience I’ve had, and somehow also one of the most expensive at £49 for one night in our campervan.
Even finding reception was unnecessarily difficult. There were no clear signs directing us to reception, so we ended up driving into the paid public car park, which has camera-controlled parking. There is actually a turn for reception before this, but we saw no clear signage telling arriving guests where to go.
The biggest disappointment was the pitch itself. The photographs we saw when booking gave us a completely different impression of the campsite. Our sea-view campervan pitch was on a significant slope and you really need substantial levelling ramps to have any chance of getting a van reasonably level.
Our van was still pointing downhill so badly that I spent the entire night sliding down the bed. I eventually had to sleep the opposite way around because having my head downhill was so uncomfortable. I barely slept all night.
For £49 a night I expected considerably better. The toilet facilities were filthy during our stay, and the food and coffee options were extremely disappointing. Nothing about the experience justified the premium price.
Durdle Door itself is a beautiful part of the country, which makes the experience even more disappointing. Based on our stay, I feel the online presentation did not give an accurate impression of the pitch we actually received.
I’ve stayed at plenty of campsites and never felt compelled to leave a review like this. Unfortunately, this managed to be both the most expensive and the worst camping experience I’ve had.
I would not return and could not recommend it.
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