We are off on holiday next weekend, nothing booked yet, but fancy Dorset coast. Have earmarked Freshwater holiday park, and Parkdean West bay. we like coastal sites, do have a dog, no children, but do like to be where its all going on. Any recommendations or advice on these two sites please? Or any other sites, thankyou!
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We went to Newlands i think one of the two you mentioned are a sister site to it.
We were not allowed on Parkdean as we have a van.
Nice site Newlands , very friendly staff,
I think the sites are busy and lots going on but whilst that bit of the coast is one of my favourites it is quieter and traditional seaside. You will struggle to find a nightlife, arcades, clubs etc off site.
That's why I like it.
------------- Steve
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Quote: Originally posted by leebee1 on 28/8/2011
Hi, We have just booked at Crabs bluntshay farm, which is a CCC certified site, reviews looked good, it is nice and quiet and perfect for my wife and I and our two yorkies, They love the beaches so hope I can take them on.
I hope it is as good as it sounds, will let you know when we return.
We went here last year. A typical CCC CS, it was lovely. I didn't post a review as there were plenty of positive ones. If you love the quieter sites you won't be disappointed. and we only paid £10pn for 4 of us in summer hols. Our fellow campers were friendly and our children had space to play. We went to a NT beach nr Bridport, and my hubby, who braved the cold sea, was very impressed with the clear water. Lyme Regis was a nice, unspoilt seaside town.
I have stayed at Newlands and also at Freshwater, both are very lovely sites and lots of places to visit. But no nightlife or arcades etc. just traditional seaside, and very good it is too.
Wow! a mixture of suggestions, thankyou. We have a tourer, they do allow them at parkdean west bay, and 2009, we stayed at sanford park, which was very good. Will have a look at the others you all suggested...tell me, what does C.C.C stand for? I am assumimg it is Caravan Club? Just want to be sure...certified sites relate to that too, yes?
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Quote: Originally posted by lodgers on 28/8/2011
Wow! a mixture of suggestions, thankyou. We have a tourer, they do allow them at parkdean west bay, and 2009, we stayed at sanford park, which was very good. Will have a look at the others you all suggested...tell me, what does C.C.C stand for? I am assumimg it is Caravan Club? Just want to be sure...certified sites relate to that too, yes?
CCC stands for caravan & camping club. CC stands for caravan club.
Certificated (not certified, that must be something quite different) sites are affiliated to the clubs and are usually basic sites. Up to 5 units only allowed.
Walked past Freshwater and Parkdean yesterday,I don't know about the 6 foot rule people on here talk about it looks like the 6 inch rule is being applied this weekend!
been to freshwater, very popular and busy site pretty clean all round and that goes with the £££tag!!! super area for a few good walks along beach and area in general,,and as stated before, it aint a Blackpool!!! [thankfully!!!]
------------- That's not a dog....... That's a Schnauzer
Walked past Freshwater and Parkdean yesterday,I don't know about the 6 foot rule people on here talk about it looks like the 6 inch rule is being applied this weekend!
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We like plenty going on onsite, not overly bothered about the local area, but sometimes its just nice not to have to drive anywhere for entertainment, we do enough of that at home, so we like a club on site. West bay looks interesting, plenty of walks, and shops in bridport...we had an awful week in Suffolk in june, so want to get it right this time!!
We have just stayed at Graston Copse holiday park in Burton Bradstock very close to freshwater bay, it was bank hol weekend, tents at freshwater bay visible from the road and were very close together, looked very busy so if you like busy sites it would probably be perfect. Graston copse is inland about a mile away and you can pitch where you like, its a quiet, flat site with no shop/ bar but has a good dog walking run but dogs need to stay on leads. There are plenty of fields and walking country outside the park so dogs can run free there. The good thing about Graston copse is you can use the facilities of the two sister parks nearby one of which is highlands end they have swimming pools bars etc and apparently Highlands end does reasonable food but is a bit windy there as its on the coast. West Bay is a lovely place to visit, loads of crabbing going on there and a couple of nice pubs. We also visited a lovely pub called The White Horse in Litton Cheney which serves an amazing sunday lunch with all the trimmings. Lyme regis is great if you like to visit small independant shops and, if you fancy trying to find fossils, this is the place to do it! Bridport is the biggest town nearby with all the usual shops. Hope this helps!
We went to Freshwater over May bank hol weekend in a group of 9 adults and 11 kids and we loved it. The loos and showers are by far the cleanest and nicest i've ever seen. It is big and busy but depends what you want. You don't have to go to club house although we went once and spent the rest of the holiday singing night night flopper ! One negative point they were fussy about the size of our tent (Outwell Hatrford XXL) and also where you park the car. We we bought a new smaller tent but when we arrived, there were plenty of huge tents. My friends have just been back in July and the brand new indoor sports complex is up and they said it was great. They have a Vango Monte Verde (huge) and got it on the pitch with no queries.
Amazing family weekend with old steam engines, classic car displays, market stalls, and full catering and bar. And camping on site - Save £25 by booking in advance.
Topic: Bridport Dorset anyone?
and we only paid £10pn for 4 of us in summer hols. Our fellow campers were friendly and our children had space to play. We went to a NT beach nr Bridport, and my hubby, who braved the cold sea, was very impressed with the clear water. Lyme Regis was a nice, unspoilt seaside town.
