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Just returned from a 4 night break to this site and can only echo all the previous excellent reviews.
We were shown to pitch 119 at the top of the field(just to clarify a previous reviewers comment on these pitches being on a slope) yes these pitches are on a general slope there are large flat areas plenty big enough for the average tent so there are no worries about falling out of bed.
The playpark is certainly impressive which did seem to keep the kids occupied most of the day, I would add that although not a problem for us(we were all kids once) there was certainly a bit of noise after it had closed at 9pm with the kids not leaving the park as told by the warden. This I feel is not the fault of the site as parents have a part to play as well. (just a personal gripe as my daughter who is 11 commented on it).
The noise continued till about 1030ish with the older kids playing 'Manhunt'. Again not really a problem for us, just an observation.
The facilities were although not new, very serviceable with plenty of hot water. The view from our pitch was wonderful and we could survey the whole of the main field from it.
Blandford has all the amenities you need although when we visited the local pool was closed for repair, but to be honest my daughter enjoyed the park so much it wasn't a problem.
The site is within easy reach of Poole/Bournemouth and the other attractions, we visited Corfe Castle and Monkey world.
All in all we had a wonderful time and would definaltly go again,
This was my first 'big' camp after a few weekend try outs closer to home.
As per other reviews, the toilet floors were not spotless but it wasn't a big problem. I only had to wait for a shower once, and it was only me waiting. We had a nice flat pitch, and all the trees and hedges seemed well cut back. Sinks, laundry, etc all were fine - loved the live webcam of baby birds! Shop had everything we were desperate for and a few things beside.
Local pub had a nice play area - and the campsite play area was very impressive. Luckily it was suitable for my 2 year old as well as my 5 year old.
We were there for a week. The first half I had a few issues with noise - the kids formed into giant teams and played a manhunt type game until 11 which involved running around tripping over the guylines and shouting a lot. Luckily it would seem the orchestrators left on the Saturday and it changed to some noise until 10 and then peace - much better. Unfortunately luck of the draw.
By the way, our sat nav (iphone Google maps and Navfree) couldn't find the camp site. It took us miles out the way to a private drive with a sign 'no access to inside park'. When you get close enough to see the brown tent signs, follow them. Just a shame they don't say 'Inside Park', I had visions of ending up at a totally different site.
I would be happy to go back, but to be honest I will probably try somewhere else next time - probably somewhere with a smaller play park. It was lovely for my kids in daylight hours but the night time disturbance for half my stay was a little too much.
We have been coming to Inside Park for nearly 10 yrs, with our 4 children and dogs
We come in Aug and May and have now recently since getting a caravan, started coming April sept and Oct
We have stayed on a lot of the pitches and granted some do slope, but last yr they did level off a lot of the top pitches
The site is divided into 2 parts - dog side and non dog side and my only complaint would be that some owners don't stick to this rule and will walk over to the non dog side to the play park with their dogs and allow them to wee and mess on the grass that the kids will later roll about in, the owners have 2 large signs up showing you the end of the dog side, but I guess some people are above all laws
The surrounded woodlands is great for dog walking and for the kids to play, there are also 3 marked out walks red walk white walk and yellow walk, which take you all around the stunning surrounding area
The toilet block always has hot water and is kept clean with 2 cleaning sessions per day, but by 9 pm they are messy, but I feel this is the campers fault rather than the site fault, as the mess is mainly dropped tissue and muddy feet, it is all spotlessly tidy again by morning
It has a laundry room with 3 machines and 3 tumbles, also an iron and board
They are also about 9 washing up sinks and a clothes washing sink.
They is 1 family/disabled room which has a baby bath, sink, shower, loo and hand rails and a seat for you to use while showering should you need it
There is a games room that has free wifi, it has a few pools tables and table football to keep the kids happy, they all sit in there with their phones and laptops as the park can be a bit touch and go for signal
The shop is open 9 am until 6 ish but off peak times its a few hrs twice a day, it stocks all you would need, it has a small gift selection so you can purchase gifts for people back home
The Play park is amazing, it keeps our 2 remaining kids happy( 9yrs and 13yrs )
The park is opened at 9am and locked at 9pm
With the shouts of 'chicken run' where they 'tease' the key holder and hide in the park, I'm sure the key holders hate this but the kids are very amused by it and from about 8pm you can hear the buzz from the park where they are waiting with excitement for the key holder to turn up, a lot of us parents go over to ensure its not ours that are being a pest, but a lot of parents don't, so the park cant be blamed for 'unruly kids' the key holder will go over to parents of kids that are being a particular pest, in aug one child was banned from the park for 2 days which I feel is fair, as it spoils it for other holidaymakers
With ref to manhunt this has been played for the 10 yrs we have been going and years before so I don't feel it could be stopped now even if people did want to stop it
They play 'manhunt' until about 10 pm, some reviews have said this is annoying, but it had become a parks tradition and they kids enjoy it very much, however they can become a little noisy,
As they simple run and chase each other through the woods until all members have been caught, The games room is locked at about 10. 30 when the owner does his last rounds of the park, and once this is locked the kids go back to their pitches.
The site is kept tidy, they are always emptying the bin areas,
There is a large tesco close by, also an icelands and a morrisons and others shops like boots should you need any meds for the kids
Some of the local takeaways deliver to the park if you meet them at the main gate by reception
The park has a chip van that comes twice a week, although we have never used it as it arrives at 7. 15 and we have generally eaten or at least started cooking by then, it then takes a good 30 mins for them to set up and the first order to be ready, maybe this should come about 5. 30 so its ready for people to eat about 6 ???
All in all a lovely site, lovely owners and their son is very helpful
We are going back there in 2 wks and already know our stay will be great
Had a last minute booking of a one nighter to test new motorhome and was highly delighted by service received and campsite itself.
They were friendly and helpful and didn't mind that I moved further in to the site rather than stay at the peg given. I checked on the latecomers notice board outside reception that the new peg wasn't being used first of course.
My two dogs loved the nearby woods to walk and be off-lead in. There were squirrel sightings aplenty and even a badger spotted going about his business in the morning! The resident swallows swooped low and near entertaining the dogs as I sat drinking my morning coffee under my awning. Heaven.
I used the well stocked shop and the spotless toilets but didn't have time to use the other facilities so it would be unfair to comment.
What a lovely site. Beautiful setting with a large open main meadow and lots of smaller pitches in the trees around the edges.
The children's play area is fantastic and centrally situated so you can keep an eye on them from most of the pitches. There are small areas of woodland with rope swings etc, where the children had a great time playing. Some great walks in the couple of miles around the site with beautiful views - ask at the shop for a free map.
The shower blocks are a little tired but were kept very clean and weren't crowded even on a busy weekend.
Owners were very friendly and accommodating, and kept a lid on noise once it got dark.
All in all, a great site and one I am sure we will return to.
Set in 15 acres of breathtaking countryside,right next door to the Jurassic Coast in Dorset, this site offers stunning views of the Chesil Bank, Fleet Lagoon, and Lyme Bay. Welcoming tents, motorhomes and caravans, this family friendly site offers spacious grass pitches with or without electric. For kids there's an outdoor heated swimming pool, 3 acre playing area including slides, swings and more.
Facilities include toilets, showers, washing up, launderette, and WifI. There is an onsite shop and off-licence. The Bar in the Barn at the site serves a delicious food and offers a variety of entertainment, including live music. As well as the attractions of Weymouth's beach and harbour, this is a great base to explore family attractions throughout South and West Dorset. Find out more here
Just come back from a week of beautiful weather in Dorset. First time staying at The Inside Park
We would not normally go during half-term, but we were meeting friends and had to suffer our first weekend at the end of the holidays. Having said that the site was big enough to accommodate everybody and the facilities were plentiful and clean (helped by the dry weather). Despite the size it doesn’t feel too commercial and the layout is great. But it is big and popular so don’t expect sunny weekends and holiday times to be quiet. We also found that because of the woodland there was a lot of very early bird noise, apart from going for the early morning wee a bit sooner it was then nice to get back in to bed and drift-off listening to it.
There is loads of private woodland you can access from the site to walk the dog and for children to play in. The children’s play area looked good too with stacks of activity equipment ( I was tempted). The shop is well stocked and the family that run it are helpful. There are good walks from the site too.
Much of the site has some slope to it, most is quite gentle, but there is very little flat area. The site seemed dry and well drained although a couple of spots were still waterlogged after the heavy rain earlier in the week. The nearest pub is a good 30min walk away but there are good facilities in Blandford including 2 supermarkets and local fresh food shops. Further afield there were plenty of good country pubs.
We had a fabulous week at The Inside Park. Very good facilities but a bit muddy later on? This did not detract at all from a great stay. Loved the free and always hot water. Play area fab for the children. It is shut at 9pm so things quieten down to some extent. If you want to be really peaceful then it would be best to pick a pitch that is away from this part of the park. It was completely quiet after about 11pm when the older children went to bed. The park is beautiful and we had a really spacious pitch. Staff friendly and good little shop. We would definitely go back as lots to do in the area.
We love love love this campsite. I would agree with other reviews and you can hear kids up to 11pm however the noise is of kids having fun NOT of drunken idiots who have spoilt many a camping trip. The facilities are basic but fully functional and clean. The play park is just fab, I've camped at more expensive sites that don't have half a good park. The llamas make a weird noise and sometimes you can hear barking from a kennels but NEVER any traffic. For me this is the best campsite, decent facilities but not commercial.
Just got back from the site, stayed from friday 3rd May to the afternoon of the 6th may.
The site was full and we only managed to get in because of a cancellation on the Tuesday before.
The staff are extremely helpful and friendly and could not do more to help us. We stayed in the little area opposite the reception so were rather spoilt as the showers, shop and toilets were only a short walk away.
Walking around the rest of the site I was impressed with the amount of room each pitch had.
The children's activity park was the best I have ever seen on a campsite. The showers and toilets were cleaned twice a day and were spotless.
I can understand why campers return here every year as we will be doing in the future.
We have stayed at the inside park the last two years and both times have been a delight! Really relaxed and the owners were so helpful. The toilet/shower facilities are functional and clean.
It has a brilliant kids play area and has various different food options throughout the week, pitches can be a little uneven in places but not too bad.
The local Dorset area is lovely and is well placed to visit pages such as Weymouth, Corfe castle and the wonderful square and compass pub in Worth Matravers!
Set in 15 acres of breathtaking countryside,right next door to the Jurassic Coast in Dorset, this site offers stunning views of the Chesil Bank, Fleet Lagoon, and Lyme Bay. Welcoming tents, motorhomes and caravans, this family friendly site offers spacious grass pitches with or without electric. For kids there's an outdoor heated swimming pool, 3 acre playing area including slides, swings and more.
Facilities include toilets, showers, washing up, launderette, and WifI. There is an onsite shop and off-licence. The Bar in the Barn at the site serves a delicious food and offers a variety of entertainment, including live music. As well as the attractions of Weymouth's beach and harbour, this is a great base to explore family attractions throughout South and West Dorset. Find out more here
We stayed on the week leading up to the bank holiday, it was a last minute decision to go away and I enquired about availability to be told it was full, I was gutted as the reviews (and photos of the site) had made my decision that this was a ideal site. Next day I received a email informing me of a cancellation, which I took straight away.
On arrival, the drive down the lane tells you that you really are 'in the outdoors'. We had a warm welcome and were shown to our pitch, explained we could pitch anywhere around the numbered peg, it was around a tree with 3 others and next to access to the top field, and opposite the playground.
The facilities are more than suitable, part modern/part well used. But always clean, yes there is the issue of others not cleaning the toilets/showers after themselves, but I always found they were clean and never busy. Plenty of dish washing points and a laundry facility to use if needed.
The walks are great, site clean, playground is amazing for the children (my girls 3 & 6 loved it), the whole site is secure so my stepson (13) had fun making new friends and exploring it by himself. The playground is closed at 9pm and although the older children do play out a bit longer, by 9. 30/10pm it was quite and very relaxing.
Blandford Forum has the regular shops, whilst still being a lovely quaint village and not far to go to, though the site shop is fine.
And to top it off, we all made friends and booked up for the same week next year before we packed up to leave for home.
Being our first year of caravanning we weren't quite sure what to expect. Having stayed of the Isle of Wight we decided to stop off on the mainland.
We plumped for this site not knowing what to expect. On arrival we couldn't find the office to book in, eventually someone came booked us in and told us where our pitch was, this we had to find by ourselves. Though it was a quiet are is was rather unkempt and not very inviting. After getting set up we wondered round looking for different amenities, found the shower block and was rather surprised, it had obviously seen better days and the cleanliness was a lot to be desired.
We didn't see any wardens or anyone to help us with any problems, luckily we didn't have a problem!
Had our children been younger they would have been thrilled with the play area, it had everything you could think of, it was used consistently from dawn to dusk, though the older children were rather manic at times and didn't abide by the rules (not the sites fault it must be said).
The wildlife was in abundance just in our area let alone in the woodland walk, what a pleasure.
The little shop was well stocked with most items required, though shops were only a stones throw away.
We have heard the site has improved since we were there, so no doubt we will return at some time in the future. Although at the time there were a couple of downers, all in all we found it a relaxing time in tranquil surroundings.
Stayed here for a week with our two young children aged 5 and 7.
Have to agree with all the positive comments about this site, as it is a great site with good facilities and the staff are very helpful and pleasant.
The toilet block did get rather messy towards the end of the day with muddy showers (even though there is a mop provided to clean up after you) and toilet paper all over the floor of the cubicles.
For us the downside was, that we were allocated our pitch and we were on the main junction of the site where everybody passes you to go the the toilet, wash up or leave the site, so we were witness to a lot of foot traffic right up until after 11pm.
Although the play area closes at 9pm, the kids then congregated either in the woods (right near our pitch) or outside the toilets. They then (and were talking 15-20 kids) played manhunt every night, running and screaming (and swearing) around the site and passed our tent, tripping over guyropes or playing in the tree next to our tent. This for our young kids was too much and kept them awake far longer than we would have liked.
So if you have young kids and sleeping at reasonable hours is an issue, just bare this in mind.
However, I still think this is a great site that will suit many families.
We stayed for 5 nights, my Sister and 2 of her children stayed for 2.
On arrival, I had the most friendliest greeting. He couldn't be any more helpful, than he was.
I was shown to my pitch, told that I could pitch my tent anyway I wanted, explained to me where all the facilities are.
The site is very family orientated, with fantastic facilities for children; indoor games room with table tennis and pool. Sockets where Items could be charged. The site was quiet by 11. 30pm
There is a shop which sells the basic essentials; camping equipment, food, sweets, drinks. That included the adult stuff, ie wine and beers. Lots of fabulous walks for the dogs and woods for the children to play in and to make dens.
Two families helped me pitch my tents, in between rain and cups of teas, that was fabulous.
Plenty of sinks for dish washing, laundrette, which was well used. Plenty of toilets, showers and sinks, no need to queue, even with the site being full.
Down side, the only one. Not everyone cleaned the showers after themselves, which would make such a big difference keeping the facility clean, considering how wet it was. I thought they were cleaned once a day in the morning. But were cleaned in the afternoon as well. Lot of toilet paper were left on the floor. If they were dropped at least people could have picked them up.
On site they do, do food, fish and chips ect. Fish was nice, the chips not chippy standard by any means.
Blandford Forum is a short drive, pretty little town, with pubs and restaurants, takeaways. There is a Morrisons and Tescos.
Lots to see and do. We went to Corfe Castle, Lulworth Cove, Bovington Tank Museum.
Loved this site, beautiful grounds, clean facilities, great play area for the kids.
Will definitely be going again, situated not too far from glorious beaches (Swanage is my fave) - nice walks around the site,
Well stocked shop and games room with pool, table football and table tennis.
Plenty of showers/washing up sinks and washing/drying facilities which we used to wash our summer clothes due to the glorious weather we had!
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Tent Pitches 
Caravan Pitches 
Motorhome Pitches 
Small Campervans 
No Glamping Units 
No Statics for Hire 
No Statics for Sale 
No Seasonal Pitches 
Electric Hookups 
No Hardstandings 
No Fully Serviced Pitches 
Families Welcome 
Not Members Only 
No Rallies 
Not Naturist Site 
Dogs Welcome 
No Dogs Allowed 
Groups Welcome 
Toilet Facilities 
Hot Showers 
Washing Up 
No Bathroom 
Baby Changing Facilities 
Laundry On Site 
Drinking Water 
Disabled Friendly 
Chemical Disposal 
Battery Charging 
Gas Exchange 
Recycling Facilities 
No Kitchen Facilities 
Freezer / Fridge 
Motorhome Point 
Wifi Access 
Shop On Site 
Bar <1 mile 
Restaurant or Cafe or Takeaway <5 miles 
Kids Playground 
No TV Room 
Games Room 
No Evening Ents 
No Fishing 
No Wild Swimming 
Indoor Pool <5 miles 
No Outdoor Pool 
Horse Riding <5 miles 
No Cycle Hire 
Golf <5 miles 
Tennis <5 miles 
Beach <10 miles 
No Watersports 
No Boat Launch 
No Sea Views 
Working Farm 
No Campfires Allowed 
No Waterside Pitches 
Public Transport <5 miles
Offroad Dog Walk On Site or Direct Access 
Just returned from a 4 night break to this site and can only echo all the previous excellent reviews. 
