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I have been visiting this site for roughly 15 years now and I think it's still amazing as ever. We always get a very warm welcome and the people on site seem very friendly. The facilities are always clean and tidy especially the toilets. If you are looking for campsites in Wareham, I personally think that this is the best place around. I for one will be coming here for many years to come.

My family and I visited this campsite in August 2008. We booked very late and could not get as long a booking as required. However the helpful campsite staff let us know as soon as there was a cancellation and we managed to stay for the full 2 weeks. We camped with 3 young children and found the toilets and showers were always immaculate, having a toddler it was really useful to be able to control the shower temperature. We used the launderette which was well equipped and always had spare machines. The pool was a real bonus, and even though the weather wasn't brilliant, the children used it every day. We had fresh croissants and bread every morning from the well stocked shop. The children enjoyed the playequipment which didn't have the usual teenage group hanging around. We sat on a picnic bench in the evening enjoying a glass of wine whilst they played football and enjoyed the large open play area. The park rules of quiet at night were adhered to and we found it to be a really quiet and peaceful park - no music or loud noise. The direct access to the woods around the park is great for exploring with the kids and means you can leave the car behind and have a day out on the bikes. The surrounding area is great with the kids - the steam train from the park and ride to Corfe castle is a must! The beaches are beautiful - but avoid peak time on the roads. We think this is a fantastic site and have booked to return again this year - only wish we lived nearer to use it at half terms. There is just one thing we could wish for it is a pub that welcomes children within walking distance, but you can't have everything.

We stayed here for a week in October in a caravan on one of the fully serviced pitches. The pitch was fantastic and one of the best we have ever stayed on being very large easily able to accommodate our long twin axel and our 3m awning. Each of these pitches had a wooden 'pub' style table/bench and we put on our fleeces, put a few candles out and had a winter bbq in the dark - it was great. The pitches had plenty of space for a car to be parked. We did need to buy some extra long lengths of waste pipe as the drain was quite a long way back.

The facilities were immaculate and we could not fault them - in fact the cleanest loos and showers we have ever encountered. It was so refreshing to have a heated shower block and a shower that you turn on and off yourself and not one of those stupid showers that automatically turn themselves off every 60 seconds. There is a well-equipped shop and the staff were very friendly and helpful.

We did experience some power cuts during the evening and were told that this was because too many people were using blow heaters which was overloading the electrics - strange as one would think the individual caravan trip switch would go first!

The woodland walks led straight into Wareham forest - a little muddy in places for the time of year but nothing a pair of wellington boots and a walker's stick didn't sort out. The forest was beautiful and my son and myself enjoyed mountain biking through the trails - in fact it was a mountain bikers paradise. Lots of birds and wild flowers.

A great children's play area and a fabulous wooded area for proper camping in tents which gave a real feel for 'camping in the wild' being very sheltered and natural.

The pool was closed when we visited but it did not stop my son making many new friends. The TV reception was poor so a good aerial and booster or sat dish helps.

The site is located close enough to visit Monkey World, the tank museum, Swanage steam railway, the lovely Wareham with a wonderful old-fashioned style sweetshop.

There is a large caravan and camping suppliers about 15 minutes drive away. There is also a really good pub about 5 minutes drive (turn left out of the main entrance and its along on the right).

The coded barrier is a great idea (stops people stealing your caravan so a great security feature in my opinion). Another nice factor was that traffic was nice and slow around the site and I felt that my kids were safe (unlike some places where they drive like nutters).

We will definitely be going back for the next October half term as its a really nice time of year to go, less busy, but still a few kids around to play with each other. Definitely one for taking mountain bikes. All in all a great, clean, safe family site - thumbs up!!

My family and I have just returned from a short break at the campsite (we were trying out our new caravan). We usually camp in August for about three weeks at a time summer 07 was extremely wet but we had a lucky 15 day window of good weather.

camping in April was a new experience for us - we wanted to visit Dorset in a different season-to see what we have missed!

well we can report that the campsite was as lovely as ever, beautiful birds would wake us each day (finches, tits and a woodpecker!!!)

We were also visited each day by a friendly fox. We loved it and will return in the summer.

We may be the lucky ones but we have always found the staff friendly and helpful.

We have just returned from a long weekend camping here. It was our first visit and won't be our last. Site was great. Kids loved the pool. Weather was great. We cycled on the track to the pub. It would be great if the shop sold cigarettes!!!! Fantastic site. Can't wait to go back.