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Just come back from a weekend camping trip to Freshwater Beach Holiday Park. What a lovely site. Pitches are large and well marked. Toilet blocks were spotless and had plenty of privacy cubicles with toilet sink and shower. Lots of hot water, good showers and hairdryers were free to use. The wash up area was clean and again plenty of hot water.
The site was quiet by about half eight (when it got dark).
We didn't have our children with us but it looked good for family's with an indoor pool and outdoor pool.
This site is right on the beach and it is easy to walk into west bay via the beach (stay away from the cliffs), along the cliff top path or via the golf course.
The site is dog friendly with lots of poo bins although they are not allowed in the bar or restaurant.
Wifi available via a voucher system that you can buy from the leisure center reception or the 'Mace' shop. We would recommend this as the phone signal is very poor.
All in all a good site especially out of season and we would definitely go back.
First visit to this site, but very impressed to say the least.
Book in was easy and within 10 mins of us getting to our pitch, a member of staff turned up to make all was OK and to ensure that the tent was pitched the correct direction. The pitch easily swallowed our Sunncamp Shadow 800 and Awning.
The toilet blocks were kept spotless, even if some kids kept throwing wet toilet paper around everywhere.
Large areas for the kids to play, and they loved the beach area, the indoor / outdoor pools and bouncy castles.
The shop is fairly priced but there are several supermarkets close for the larger shop.
Both the takeaway and the Jurassic Fun Centre served good food at pub prices.
The noise levels are night are quiet and security are walking around just to help keep any noisy groups to a quieter level.
Phone signals are very poor on site, and Wi-Fi is on a daily rate.
After getting back and chatting with friends, think that a group of us will be returning next year.
Just returned from Freshwater Bay. Great family holiday. Beach was a bit of a disappointment as heavy shingle but walked along beach to west bay. Pools great. New indoor Jurassic centre has great indoor pool and bowling lanes. Didn't get a seat in the club house quite small for size of site. Staff very friendly and toilets/showers etc in excellent condition at all times. Would say site is more geared towards families with children under 12 as not much for teenagers to do. Amusement arcade was ok but could be made bigger. We pitched in tent field and had fab pitch. Everyone very friendly and kids played on scooters along safe, quiet road together whilst parents sat outside their tents. Very relaxing holiday and great base for visiting Weymouth, Lime Regis. Shop was large and stock most things wasn't too expensive. Would recommend site to a friend
If you want a peaceful getaway, then this crowded and highly commercial family site is unlikely to be up your street during school holidays. There is a good shop, a large centre offering all-age evening entertainment for the masses (not unlike that offered at a Haven or British Holidays park), an amusement arcade, indoor pool, outdoor pool, kids play park, small bowling alley, sports bar, hairdressers and no doubt more.
We would no doubt have enjoyed our stay rather more had it not been for the foul weather during the first week of August. Gale force winds rolling straight in off the sea and horizontal rain is not my idea of fun, so we gave up a couple of days early and headed back east towards home to escape the tail of Hurricane Bertha (or one of her friends).
The weather is the weather and is absolutely not this site's fault, but worth noting that there is no shelter from it - there are no trees, no hedges between the tightly packed pitches or other means of escaping the sea breeze. Pitches were well organized but positively stingy, so parking and pitching proved awkward with our large caravan and it was not pleasant driving in and out even without the caravan attached because the tarmac strips between the pitches are so narrow and there are no walkways for the kids, bikes and there were cars sticking out.
The facilities block to the east of the main field were the biggest and best I have ever encountered anywhere. They could probably be described as 'award winning' / 'brilliant'.
Phone signal was non-existent and the rather pricey Wifi was barely working at all on the main field, but this possibly due to the strong wind or excessive demand as people were staying in their units.
There is a fantastic beach offering extensive sea views and a nice walk along to West Bay. There are plenty of eateries in Bridport and a handy Morrisons, but you'll need a car or taxi. Portland Castle, Portland Bill Lighthouse and Abbotsbury Swannery are a 20 to 30 minute drive to the east and all are worth a visit. Weymouth has a gorgeous sandy beach / bay, but is busy and commercial during the schools holidays.
Altogether this place was much too crowded and commercial for our tastes, but no doubt there are a great many other folks who enjoy the hustle and bustle along with the well developed facilities and who are not looking for a quiet and restful spot. It was not for us and we will not return, but would recommend it for those who enjoy holiday parks rather than camp sites.
Just returned from a 3 day break with kids aged 11 and 13, arrived on Friday the first day the majority of schools broke up, check in from 12, drive in past all the statics, the reception is past all of them. We had booked a hard standing pitch. The main site is right at the bottom, I believe there's another camping field also. The main site is wide open with all large pitches just marked around them with marked grass, I like open sites so suited me fine. The toilet blocks were fantastic with showers, loos and sinks all in your one cubicle, they were spotless as were the washing up facilities. Site wasn't that busy presumably as we had the first weekend of the school hols. Nice easy walk to the beach which is pebbles but very nice and then the cliff path to Burton Bradstock 'hive beach' with the very posh cafe about 1 1/2 miles or through the site along fields to Burton Bradstock village with 2 pubs, about a mile.
The shop was good and sold most things, you can fish from the beach.
The outdoor pool had grass around it for sitting which seemed nice but we didn't use. The indoor pool has a large kids pool with sprinklers and a big normal pool which was lovely and warm.
Small kids playground, big space for ball games etc.
We played bowling, tip it is £2 before 11 am and goes up to £5 at night, take socks or 50p charge for throw away ones. We had lattes on the terrace upstairs with nice view. We all had the burgers one night, they are made on the premises, lots of different toppings and were tasty, the adults are large, so if you have kids or a small apatite just get kids sizes.
All staff were very friendly everywhere.
As it was just the start of the main season I didn't see any day time kids stuff on, at night in the entertainment centre I think kids disco for little ones starts at 7pm, make sure you play 'ship ahoy' in the centre, a bit like bingo, good fun, buy £3 card at bar before 9. 15 pm and it starts at 9. 45 pm, they had singers, magic, tribute acts etc all on in the entertainment centre and I think it ends with an adults type disco.
I'm sure it's one of those sites that will be heaving in the hight of the holidays but we timed in perfectly, enjoyed our stay.
Visited this camp site for the first time and the only fault we could find was the beach! As it is a shingle beach it was very painful to walk on. The toilet blocks was always very clean and plenty of showers and toilets and hot water was always available. Everywhere was very clean the staff pleasant. We did not visit the evening clubhouse so cannot comment. The swimming pools were again clean and the roof terrace was lovely to sit on and have a drink. There ought to be more parasols though 4 didn't seem enough. There is a Morrison's nearby and Bridport has a variety of shops all within a 10 minute drive. A very enjoyable holiday and we would return there.
Just back from a 4 night stay at Freshwater Beach, access was good, reception well signposted, asked on email for hardstanding with good views (got neither), pitches good size however they are allocated to you.
Toilet block clean and tidy although quite a few showers locked and not in use, shop expensive for basic needs and Morrisons only 5 min drive down road.
Pools were good, never used the arcade, beach is a pebble beach not a sandy beach
In this day and age Freshwater beach are actually charging for wifi access (not cheap either, £10 for couple days) unlike many many other sites that include it in the price or give it free within the entertainment area's,
Site itself for tourer for 4 nights £110 (ouch the least Id expect is free wifi). As someone mentioned before Parkdean only few miles down road (we came across it after booking at Freshwater) so we took look around and it appeared much more value for money with great views over West Bay Harbour, mentioned costs and wifi to reception at Freshwater and got shrugged shoulders, appears she didn't seem to care as she was just doing her job!
Wouldn't return, shop expensive and pitches dear along with no free wifi!
Tent Pitch - slightly sloped but nothing to worry about and looking around I think we were the exception as most seemed flat and well maintained. Hook up within close distant to pitch.
Location - Close to the sea and accessible to all vehicles.
Toilet/shower Blocks - Modern, well maintained, clean and free.
Facilities - amusement block, indoor and outdoor (not used) pool in good nik and my girl loved the indoor pool with water guns and slides - great. Shop seemed expensive but well stocked. Evening entertain for the kids was fantastic, cheesy but that's what kids love! The bar has an average stock of mixed drinks but is expensive.
West Bay and Bridport are within 5 min drive and have everything you'll need.
You also get a pack on entry that is very informative and has bin bags included.
When booking you think that £33 is pricey, however all the facilities are free and considering what we got we thought it relatively worth it.
We will return which is a good indication because I'm very picky and critical.
Freshwater beach is in a great location, easy to get to anywhere in Dorset. We spent a lot of the team in the pool which had two pools, as we have older children meant the young ones in the pool next door had just a much fun without our lengths/splashing upsetting them.
The shop is enormous and stocked with everything you need.
We went to the Swannery nearby which was great, a lot more interesting than our teenagers thought at first sight.
For some reason the pitches were allocated so everyone was close together, leaving all the space in one place where no-one camped. It meant that it felt quite full and cramped.
The facilities in the field we were near had most of the showers out of action, but the ones we used seemed fine - lots of hot water, not a heated building but very clean.
Its a good site but with two drawbacks. Its pricey (£22/night) compared with the equally good Parkdesn site at near by West Bay (£18/night). I was charged £4 for a days internet access but could only watch 25% of a film I was watching because I exceeded my data allowance. It would be good marketing to provide the service free without the poor data allowance. The facilities are good and the staff are friendly.
We stayed here over the last week of August with our 7 yr old son and we loved this site. Easily the best we have been to with regard to entertainment facilities. Yes the weather was great which always helps but with an indoor pool, games area and bowling alley their would have been plenty to do anyway.
The pitch sizes were great and noise rules etc were well adhered to. I'd happily recommend this site to anyone. It was excellent.
Really enjoyed our 6 night stay at the end of the school holidays.
What can I say, the site is on the beach, indoor and outdoor pools, playing fields and a river, if you cant have fun here, then you don't want it.
The toilets are spotless and in great condition, the staff are great.
The clubhouse is busy and you won't get a seat in the holidays unless you get in early, but we stayed on an extra night and the club house was empty, as was most of the site!
The beach is shingle and hard to walk on, we got some beach/swimming shoes from sports direct in Weymouth which made all the difference (they sell them on site too).
Your passes for the pools are only valid till 10am on the day you are leaving and so we were told we couldn't go for a dip before we set off, which I can understand in busy times, but as the site was empty I thought this was a bit mean.
Overall great site, we basked in the Dorset sunshine and will go back.
Just spent a week at this beautiful site, quick process at reception for the pitch and very strict on certain ways your unit is sited which is fine. Water, chemical disposal are very close at hand, toilet/shower block was slightly dated but spacious and always clean, shop on site for your essentials, the facilities were superb for adults and children, 3 footie pitches, outdoor/indoor pool, park, gym, sauna, steam room, good evening entertainment and large prize money for bingo, direct access to pebbled beach with sea fishing in evening. Golf course opposite the park and burton bradstock a walk away with 2 pubs, post office, newsagents or a 3 mile drive into bridport town centre with plenty of shops, westbay (bridport harbour)is well worth a look, beatiful fishing harbour, if i was to come to dorset again then this site would be top of the list, fabulous site, cant praise it enough, ps the weather was fantastic which made a perfect holiday
We enjoyed this site so much last year, we took advantage of the 'book at this year's prices' offer and returned.
The Reception and ground staff are very friendly at this site and we were on our pitch setting up within ten minutes of arrival
The shower blocks were spotless and cleaners were everpresent. I think that the showers have been updated since last year. There are also new/additional electric hook up points in the camping area.
The evening entertainment is very popular and an early arrival is recommended.
There are daily activities for the kids - football, rounders, a large inflatable in the outside pool, a scavenger hunt, a dance lesson and a chocolate party to name a few. These are all free!
There is ample to do outside of the campsite with Weymouth, Hive Beach and Lyme Regis close by.
The series Broadchurch has made this site more popular but even though it was virtually full, it never feels over crowded.
The shop opens at 08:30 every morning and is well stocked and not overpriced.
Overall, a great site and needless to say we booked again for next year!
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Is Freshwater Beach Holiday Park child friendly? YES, it accepts children & has a playground View all facilities
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Tent Pitches 
Caravan Pitches 
Motorhome Pitches 
Small Campervans 
No Glamping Units 
Holiday Homes for Hire 
Holiday Homes for Sale 
Seasonal Pitches 
Electric Hookups 
Hardstanding Pitches 
Fully Serviced Pitches 
Families Welcome 
Not Members Only 
Rallies Welcome 
Not Naturist Site 
Dogs Welcome 
No Dogs Allowed 
Groups Welcome 
Motorbikers Welcome 
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 
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 
Sea Views 
Not Working Farm 
No Campfires Allowed 
Coastside Pitches 
Public Transport <1 mile
Offroad Dog Walk On Site or Direct Access 
Electric Car Charging Point
Just come back from a weekend camping trip to Freshwater Beach Holiday Park. What a lovely site. Pitches are large and well marked. Toilet blocks were spotless and had plenty of privacy cubicles with toilet sink and shower. Lots of hot water, good showers and hairdryers were free to use. The wash up area was clean and again plenty of hot water. 
