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Freshwater Beach Holiday Park
Burton Bradstock
Bridport
Dorset (Browse area)
DT6 4PT
Tel: 01308 897317
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Pitches: 500
Open: 13/03/2026 to 08/11/2026
12/03/2027 to 14/11/2027
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| Who's it for |
 Families Welcome |
 Not Members Only |
 Rallies Welcome |
 Not Naturist Site |
 Dogs Welcome |
 No Dogs Allowed |
 Groups Welcome |
 Motorbikers Welcome |
| Facilities |
 Toilet Facilities |
 Hot Showers |
 Washing Up |
 No Bathroom |
 Baby Changing Facilities |
 Laundry On Site |
 Drinking Water |
 Disabled Friendly |
 Chemical Disposal |
 No Battery Charging |
 Gas Exchange |
 Recycling Facilities |
 No Kitchen Facilities |
 No Freezer / Fridge |
 Motorhome Point |
 Wifi Access |
 Shop On Site |
 Bar On Site |
 Restaurant or Cafe or Takeaway On Site |
| Activities |
 Kids Playground |
 No TV Room |
 No Games Room |
 Evening Entertainment |
 Fishing On Site |
 Wild Swimming On Site |
 Indoor Pool On Site |
 Outdoor Pool On Site |
 No Horse Riding |
 No Cycle Hire |
 Golf <1 mile |
 No Tennis |
 Beach <1 mile |
 Watersports <1 mile |
 Boat Launch / Mooring <5 miles |
| Other Features |
 Sea Views |
 Not Working Farm |
 No Campfires Allowed |
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 Coastside Pitches |
 Public Transport <1 mile |
 Offroad Dog Walk On Site or Direct Access |
 Electric Car Charging Point |
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| Date of Visit: August 2006 |
Unit: Tent |
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| Reviewer: Labyrinth |
2 reviews from this member |
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 We were here last August Bank holiday weekend. It was a sorely disappointing experience. We are regular campers and were surprised by the poor quality of the showers and their lack of cleanliness. There was plenty of hot water but also plenty of black mould in the shower cubicles. The loos were cleaned infrequently given the huge numbers using them. The site was extremely noisy with traffic and returners from the clubhouse. The beach was littered with bottles, cans and fast food wrappers. The shop was expensive even by campsite standards and overly basic, masses of sliced white bread and coke. 
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| Date of Visit: August 2006 |
Unit: Touring Caravan |
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| Reviewer: Lozza11 |
3 reviews from this member |
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When we first arrived the park was absolutely packed, as it was the week before the kids were due back at school and a bank holiday Monday! Our friends had booked our pitch for us, so when we arrived we pitched up in our plot while our friends were out. Anyway the lady who comes round to check each plot came over to say that we hadn't pitched correctly. She was quite rude. She said our jockey wheel had to be on the marker and our car had to be on the right side of our caravan? Then she made comments on how our friends had pitched their caravans, saying they were too close together, and the wrong way round. We couldn't see what the problem was, our friends wouldn't mind if our caravan was 2cm over there pitch. Apparently this lady was quite rude to alot of people who had pitched near us. Anyway we didn't move our caravans, we told her we had paid alot of money (nearly £700 for 3 plots for 2 weeks) and we would reasonably park our caravans where we wanted. She said if we didn't move them she would fetch the manager. But the manager never came, and we never heard off them since. So don't be surprised if they get their measuring tape out, as they are strict on how you pitch!
Apart from this slight hiccup at the beginning of our holiday, you really couldn't pick any faults with the site. The new block of showers, toilets and laundrette was perfect- showers were clean, very spacious and hot water 24/7. The facilites here for the kids is great too. The site itself is very large, because its close to the sea it is quite windy so don't forget the hold them tents and awnings down properly, as we saw lots of awnings broken due to gale force winds! Would go back again!
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| Date of Visit: August 2006 |
Unit: Tent |
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| Reviewer: Jools4 |
3 reviews from this member |
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Some of the views posted conflict with our stay.
I thought the pitches were spacious (but we were not on the tent bit at the front of the site which did look crowded). I liked the fact that pitches are marked out and allocated at booking rather than turn up and try to squeeze in somewhere.
The toilets were very good. The shop was large and well stocked but incredibly expensive - example small gas canister for gas lamp was £5 as opposed to £3 locally (only small item but markup typical of most items). Food on site was also v. Expensive. You can take it or leave it. Brideport is about 2 miles away as is West Bay both had excellent take away food and stores at reasonable prices.
I thought bar prices were reasonable but kids entertainment was very poor so we only went once.
Site is well run and tidy. Location and surrounding countryside is superb. Beach is not appropriate for young children but the river formed an excellent lagoon that the children used for playing in.
Would visit again.
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| Date of Visit: August 2006 |
Unit: Tent |
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| Reviewer: Tarajo |
3 reviews from this member |
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The site overall was very clean with great children's entertainment but was one of the most expensive I have visited they charge you extra for everything they can and found the staff were quite rude if you queried the charge for anything.
Would definitely recommend the Crown pub which is just a short drive away the food here was excellent and very reasonably priced
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| Date of Visit: July 2006 |
Unit: Tent |
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| Reviewer: M+S06 |
3 reviews from this member |
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Good. Ample showers, cleaned regularly. 2 (cold) outdoor pools, 1 shallow with lifeguards on duty. Childrens playground ok. Beach was pebbly and dogs were allowed. Take-away was very good. Bar a bit expensive. Pitches were flat with a fair bit of space. Plenty of hook-ups Didn't go to watch any of the 'entertainment' but could hear it from our tent!
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| Date of Visit: July 2006 |
Unit: Tent |
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| Reviewer: Northender0602 |
5 reviews from this member |
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2nd visit to this campsite in 3 years and have not been disappointed either time, the showers always nice and warm and only waited twice in a fortnight for no more than 5 minutes and I dont think thats too bad for peak season, Always nice and clean, a good flat site just a stroll to the beach and a good touring base and some good walking to be had, fishing too Car hardly moved the whole fortnight as we were very fortunate to have excellent weather that allowed us to walk most places.
Not cheap and they will sting you for any extra going and dont try to get away with anything because they patrol every day and WILL catch you out if you try to put up any unpaid for gazebo, so beware. But still an excellent campsite
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| Date of Visit: August 2006 |
Unit: Tent |
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| Reviewer: AndyMP |
5 reviews from this member |
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We had booked to stay at this site for a week beginning 13th and chose the site for its location and facilities for children. Its location is great, set in superb countryside.
On arrival reception was friendly and efficient; but that is where the good news ends! Perhaps the site was simply not our style, but we found it overcrowded, noisy and dirty. (The amount of litter was unacceptable). To be fair, the shower and toilet amenities were new and clean, but there were only five showers for each gender which was an inadequate amount to cover a very large number of pitches. There was also a heavy volume of traffic throughout the site, (including daily full-size refuse lorries), much of which had no regard for appropriate speed limits, especially given the amount of young children playing.
The beach is at the start of Chesil which is made of shingle and pebble, it shelves steeply, is inappropriate for bathing and is certainly not ideal for children. The club house had all the charm of a working mens' club. We also experienced much "yobbish" behaviour (including foul language) throughout the site which we found unacceptable for a supposedly family orientated site. The shop was adequate but had little fresh produce.
In summary, we were wholly disappointed with this expensive campsite (£32 a night) and left 5 days early.
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| Date of Visit: August 2006 |
Unit: Touring Caravan |
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| Reviewer: Burnards |
11 reviews from this member |
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Yes, it's expensive - our high season week cost us around £240.
Yes, you're pitched cheek by jowl. Yes, the beach is steeply-shelving shingle / gravel.
BUT the kids make friends here every time; they love the stables and the horse riding as well as the weekly donkey derby and hunt for the pirate, Captain Blood.
Jon Lee, who runs the stables and the entertainment, somehow remembers his guests from year to year and we get the impression that most of the staff are genuinely out to give clients - especially the kids - a good time.
The chippie was surprisingly good and non-greasy and the loos and showers outstandingly clean, especially considering how busy the site was. Lashings of hot water 24/7, too. This was our second visit and we will be back, although the wife hates it.
Good shop with fair prices and a nice network of footpaths into nearby West Bay or Burton Bradstock and of course it's smack in the middle of a prime area.
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| Date of Visit: July 2006 |
Unit: Static |
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| Reviewer: Lat123 |
1 review from this member |
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I have been staying at this site since I was 8 years old,thats 45 years. We have camped in a tent, a tin tent and static van the place is our second home. On the plus side as mentioned before there are the pools, the river that they block at the end so kiddies can safely use inflateables, the club, shop and showers etc. But the downside for me is the overcrowding on the camping field I'm sure they dont leave the correct space between tents. In school hols you cant get near the club bar. There are some building works planned for 10 pin bowling and bigger club house which will probably happen out of season. Also they are a bit greedy and charge you extra for anything they can ie kitchen tent etc. Saying all that I will keep going there but not in high season .
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| Date of Visit: May 2006 |
Unit: Touring Caravan |
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| Reviewer: Lunny |
1 review from this member |
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We have just returned from a fortnight stay at Freshwater and it was lovely. It's one of the nicest sites we've been on.The toilet blocks are nice and are cleaned regularly. The facilities are good i.e. Swimming pools, playgrounds, shop (which isn't over expensive), bar (which is good but expensive), takeaway, and in peak weeks they have donkey/pony and horse riding available. The pitches are really spacious and the prices for the pitches are also good value. If you turn right out of the site you follow the coast road to Weymouth via Abbotsbury and there are some lovely coastal views - definitely worth the ride. Also down the road is Bridport, which has a market twice a week. Note - make sure you take an awning strap as on our last day it as really windy and our awning was being blown all over the place - as were the tents that were on the site. We had a really good time here and will definitely be returning in the future.
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| Date of Visit: April 2006 |
Unit: Trailer Tent |
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| Reviewer: Chillman7 |
9 reviews from this member |
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We visited this site 8/4/6 till 15/4/6. Had a great Chill-out holiday here. Kids loved it though the week we were there there were only 1 or 2 tents near us. This is an ideal family orientated site. The outer field we were on (Toller Road) had brand new and excellent shower/toilet/washing-up/launderette facilities. The staff were very welcoming and helpful, both at reception and in entertainment block. Chemical toilet area cleaned daily, so no PONG.
We found the site shop was large and catered for all needs, including camping accessories and surprisingly competitive with local superstore prices.
We know we family types always tend to moan at Bar prices making it such an expensive holiday. I have to say this was the only negative point I will make on this site. You will either need to bring sackfuls of dosh or have your own favourite tipple before you go to Club-house.
We will definitely go again.
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| Date of Visit: September 2005 |
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| Reviewer: Sue taylor |
1 review from this member |
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We have just had a long weekend at this camp site and we loved it, firstly the shower blocks are the best we have seen in all our camping trips - top marks, and the beach was lovely.
We had a great time and recommend, there is plenty to do for all.
We had an electric pitch although the pitches arn't as big as the non electric pitch.
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| Reviewer: Jay+day |
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August 2004
Very very pleased with this site, horse riding , great entertainment for kids, great pool. Kids enjoyed the river in their dinghy. Good security, well stocked shop and a nice chip shop.
Only draw back, the beach isn't sand , please import some and it will be 100%. We will return again , will recommend.
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| Reviewer: Leannebevan |
4 reviews from this member |
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August 2005
Excellent facilities - the new toilet block has the best showers I have known on any campsite.
The children thought the river was fantastic and spent loads of time in their boat on it. The pools where great although the toilets near the pool where not as clean as the others on the site.
All in all if you want a holiday where you are able to let the children roam without fears this is a great site.
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| Reviewer: Slicer05 |
6 reviews from this member |
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August 2005
Very good site, nice location with large pitches, good club house, well stocked shop. Could do with more shower / toilet blocks. Showers however were kept very clean.K ids found plenty to do and said they would like to return again next year.
Surrounding area very good Weymouth being only 25 mins away. Charmouth 10 mins away, great for fossil hunting.
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