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The site was busy but never felt overcrowded-we were in Paddock D which we requested and was well spaced
The facilities are great and you learn when to time your showers as they do get busy but you would expect that in the middle of the school holidays
The is a huge field for the kids to play in with a huge blow up bouncy castle in peak season which you pay £5 for the whole night which I think is decent value to keep the kids happy for a couple of hours while you have a drink in the Big barn bar
The pool has been upgraded this year and although small its nice to have a dip when the weather is hot
There is loads of places near by, Weymouth, Portland, Bridport so you have plenty of choice
Wont be going next August as the Olympics in Weymouth mean it will be packed but may try and get a long Bank holiday break in here
Me and my partner have just got back from a lovely week in Weymouth. We had an EHU tent pitch which was large and flat.
There was two toilet blocks next to each other in the middle of the campsite, one is brand new and the other one a lot older, but both were always clean and always had loo roll.
The shop was well stocked had everything needed. The bar in the barn served a very nice breakfast. We did not go in at night but from our tent we could her the entertainment and it sounded good and come 10pm the music stopped.
We never used the swimming pool as it was always full of children. The playground looked good for children, and they also had bouncy castles.
There is a nice walk from west fleet through sea barn down to the lagoon. This campsite is perfect if you have children, as there is lots for them to do.
Family of five, stayed here for 10 nights in August in our new tent, which stood up well to the wind and rain! It's quite a big site, which we knew when we booked, larger than we'd normally consider visiting, but it was a late booking and we were just pleased to get a pitch at a site with a decent reputation.
Given the size of the site, and the fact that we were there during peak season, I have to say I'm pretty impressed at how well the place is run. We expected plenty of noise at night - we didn't really get any.
Very late one evening I was walking to the toilet block and passed a large tent in the middle of a field, whose occupants were playing an iPod quite loudly. We found out the following day that they'd been 'yellow carded' by the owners, who appear to take such matters seriously.
We expected older kids to be dive-bombing into the swimming pool - well, they were on one occasion, until the owner came along and told them in no uncertain terms that they'd be barred from the pool if they carried on doing it.
We expected massive queues for showers, toilets and washing facilities - I think I queued for a shower once, although we tried to use those facilities outside peak times. Yes, they could do with a few more showers, toilets, etc, but we found that with a bit of forward-planning, we could avoid the worst of the queues.
As has already been mentioned, there is a new facilities block and an old one. The new block is fine, push-button showers are irritating, but they were free at least. I wouldn't fancy taking a shower in the old block, they looked a bit run-down and, as a result, were hardly used, even in August.
The toilets in the old block were adequate. The sinks for washing up in the old block are exposed to the elements, unlike those in the new block which are under cover, but when it was dry I actually preferred to use the old ones, as they had double draining-boards per sink, so it was less crowded. Watch the hot taps though, they're really hot! Even holding the hot tap down to get the water out can burn your hand.
The shop wasn't badly priced, compared to similar shops at other sites. Not huge, but well-stocked with all the food and camping essentials you might need. The kids enjoyed the pool. The weather wasn't great so, again, the pool may be a bit on the small side if the sun is shining and everyone wants to use it.
Others have commented on the crowded non-EHU fields, and I can vouch for this, but only for a day or two at a time. We arrived on a Friday and left on a Monday, so I observed the flow of traffic in and out of the site for two weekends.
It is a bit of a free-for-all for non-EHU pitches, and we were lucky with the pitch we got, but some fields got very crowded in the middle, during the weekends when new arrivals are turning up before leavers had actually departed. So, Sundays seemed to be incredibly busy, but by the Monday, spaces started to appear again. Not sure what I can recommend here, it's pot luck really!
That said, we were pleased to be where we were, at the far end of field C, nice and quiet, even though we were only a two-minute walk from the shop, pool and bar at the other end of the site. The EHU pitches in field A, which is nearest to the facilities, seemed fairly cramped, and too close to the noise and passing traffic for our liking.
Oh, the bar! It's fine, prices probably a little above average, the peak-season entertainment is OK, nothing special, but if you want to get a table between, say, 7. 30 and 9. 30pm then forget it (this was August, remember). Arrive early if you want a table.
In summary, whilst this site was just a bit too large for our liking, my overriding impression is of owners who seem to have got the balance right between allowing people the freedom to enjoy themselves, and clamping down on disrespectful behaviour as and when required.
It's in a good location, not too far from Weymouth and Dorchester, with some pleasant villages nearby, and there's enough space and facilities on-site to keep people happy. I'd be happy to recommend the site to friends. We had a great time.
Small alarm bells were ringing as soon as we arrived and found that the booking-in staff couldn’t find our payment receipt. After a half hour wait, and receipt still not found, we paid the rest of the money we owed and were allocated a pitch.
We set up camp and then our daughter wanted to go for a swim in the pool. This was one of the main reasons we chose West Fleet. Our daughter loves to swim. The pool is supposed to be monitored by the parents, but many of the children were left to do as they pleased – bomb, dive and play ball games. All of these activities are against the pool rules. My daughter was put off going swimming again by two boys spitting water about the showers and into the pool, regardless of other users and to the amusement of their parents.
We must say that we were given a very nice pitch with EHU. It was in a good sheltered spot behind a large hedge. But it wasn’t until a little later, when other families started to pitch up around us that things turned. The young boys were playing with their football and cricket games, and we were in direct line of every ball hit. They ran into our tent and surroundings to retrieve their balls without any permission or manners what-so-ever.
The pitches seemed to be a little claustrophobic in the non-EHU areas. The camp was kept to a high standard of cleanliness. The shower/toilet block was also spotlessly clean, but due to its limited size, queuing was inevitable in both the ladies and the gents. The large, extensive, playing area was good. There are climbing frames and giant inflatables (evening times only). The bar, restaurant, games room and entertainment barn was nice to visit, and the bar prices weren’t excessive. The entertainment was good – singers, children’s entertainers, bingo and disco. The camp quietened around 10. 30pm and was totally silent by 11.
We travelled around the area, and took trips to Weymouth and Portland where my wife and daughter went for a horse ride at the local stables. Portland Bill is a beautiful place and a visit is well recommended.
It was on one of these excursions that we visited both Sea Barn and East Fleet sites. We were impressed with Sea Barn, but blown away by East Fleet. It was so tranquil and had a beautiful view, overlooking the sea. We then realised our mistake… East Fleet was the one we should have chosen.
All of the members of staff were friendly and helpful.
If you are after a nice, quiet, peaceful camping holiday… this is not the place for you!
Just back from a long weekend here and really like it. Mrs DM is happy as long as the toilet block is nice so a big tick in the yes box there, the toilet block is virtually brand new, as is the swimming pool area. Unlike other reviews we had no issue with queueing for showers but the site was nowhere near full. Everything else is perfectly adequate, if a little frayed around the edges. The 'Bar in the Barn' is exactly what it says and has a unique atmosphere of it's own, adding to the site's charm. Food is nothing more than the standard campsite fare (burgers, nuggets, etc. ) but they do use beef from their own cows in the burgers and steaks which is a nice touch.
The true test of a site is whether you'd go back there, I'll be returning to West Fleet very soon.
Ok here's a site to put in your 'keeps' book. West Fleet Holiday Park. Just outside of Weymouth and a short walk from the lagoon itself, we think its absolutely brilliant for your £££££! Pool is small but clean and user friendly, unless you have disabilities as there are no flush entry or hoists, but given site costs its great facility to have. Bar is basic but good. Hopefully you don't mind chips with everything? Steak was awesome though. Its home reared Charolais (hopefully spelt that right!) and very tasty!
For the kids there is a basic but strong play area in a large field reserved just for that purpose. Must check if I can fly my kite there next time. If that's not your thing its a stones through from the Chesil lagoon and not too far from Abbotsbury (Swannery). All in all its a really spacious park with well defined pitches. Absolutely outstanding toilet/shower/family bath facility. In fact I don't have a bad thing to say about it! GO enjoy it!
Three families, one in camper van, all booked into EHU, mostly sunny weekend in half-term.
Really enjoyed it. Clean loos, friendly staff, kids adored pool, lots of space to play and explore. Left smiling.
Children have large (5 acre?) field near reception with play equipment and space- that was appreciated.
Only quibble was the speed of the traffic. We were on pitch 165 near entrance. Even with our kids visibly playing next to tents, we had some cars go past at ridiculous speeds. The very few speed bumps (pimples) were designed for Morris Minors, not today's 4x4s. That is something that certainly could be improved.
We had never been before but after just half hour of arriving we just fell in love with the place, best campsite ever. The shop was always full, staff are very friendly and helpful and other campers were friendly too. Kids had loads fun. The policy of peace after 11pm we thought would be as normal a load of rubbish, but to our surprise 11 pm hit and the site went peaceful. Would recommend this site to everyone. Showers and toilets super clean.
We stayed week before May Bank Holiday and over the weekend too, so we saw it transform from an eerily quiet and vast empty site to one that was extremely busy - with (non EHU) campers crowding in on each other in the main fields.
The previous reviewer claims there isn't much to do around here which made my jaw drop. We travelled all the way from Chester to Dorset in order to enjoy the vast array of things to see in Dorset. We were gutted that we didn't have more time to see everything. However, though we would definitely visit the area again, we are not sure we would use this site.
POSITIVES:
The main attraction for us was the heated open air pool. Surprisingly, hardly anyone was using it even when the campsite was packed, probably because the weather was mixed. However, it was gorgeously warm in the water whatever the weather.
The site is also a short walk away from the most amazing unique feature of our British coastline - Chesil Bank. We enjoyed a walk down to the lagoon and saw a deer.
We can strongly recommend 'The Lugger Arms' in nearest village Chickerell (which has a Spar). We ate here with our young children and were treated wonderfully by the friendly staff. The food was something special.
Overall we had an enjoyable time here because there were so many families and children for our son to play with and generally, a very friendly sociable atmosphere. Yet I do have some criticisms:
The children's play area seemed a long way away from the rest of the campsite, and was not very good. Swings had been taken down from the metal stands leaving what kids thought were monkey bars! There was one netted ring swing which all the children had to compete for to use, and a slide which had only a rope ladder approach, so was completely useless for toddlers. The other 'adventure playground' pieces looked dubious to me and I noticed that the children must have thought so too because they were not using them.
The pool is only open 'by request' at any time other than high season, and the bar was completely closed when we arrived.
The toilet/shower blocks vary greatly in quality. There is a brand new one in the middle of the second field, which is very well equipped, but not enough to cope with the bank holiday crowds, so the other smaller older blocks are opened up. One of them is near the shop and probably ignored by most campers because it is too far away from anyone, while the other one is in poor condition. Most of the toilet cubicles in the Ladies had broken locks or missing seats, and there were cracked mirrors over the sink units. If you can't be bothered to queue for the new block, then the showers here had no queues at all.
There were even queues for the washing up sinks.
The new block has family bathrooms, which on the face of it is a fantastic feature. However, these rooms get locked up at six. This is ridiculously early in the day for any family on holiday. We missed the chance to use it for three days on the run because we were out and about off site during the day and did not return in time, and our kids usually bath at seven. Such a shame to have a great feature like this and it not be useful.
Why were there so many EHU pitches around the site not being used, while all the rest of the campers were crowded on top of each other in the 'free for all' fields? If you are planning to camp here at busy times, it might be worth paying an extra few quid to get a proper pitch in the bigger fields around the back of the site.
Pool aside, I think there are plenty of other sites along the Dorset coast that have more to offer in terms of location, price and facilities.
This is a nice site. Friendly staff, spacious pitches, no overcrowding even though this was bank holiday weekend.
We were placed in the field nearest to the bar and if visiting again would request a pitch in another field as it was a little noisy in the evening for small children to sleep, that said the music stopped at 10:30 sharp and silence descended before 11:00.
The entertainment was quite good and our kids really liked the 'Magical Mayhem' duo of kids entertainers. Our pitch was near the shop and the pool which was very well used and in excellent condition albeit a touch chilly at first!
If you don't enjoy the sound of children having fun then do ask for a pitch away from this area because there were kids in the water all day long regardless of the weather and the squealing does carry, the pool has a tall gate which cannot be opened by little ones as long as it has been closed by the last person through and this is securely padlocked once the pool is closed in the evening.
The old shower block by the shop is functional but very dated, if you want a little more luxury though the new block is very nice and only a 1 min walk across the neighbouring field.
Shop is well stocked but a bit pricey for stuff like tins.
Bar prices are what you would expect really £3.30 a pint, although soft drinks at just £1 are decent value. The bar meals are basic but well cooked and tasty and the kitchen coped admirably on the very busy first night that we were there.
There is a very nice walk from the back of the site through cornfields and along the coast for a couple of miles, with the reward of 'The Elm Tree Inn' at the other end, however when we arrived at the pub we were informed by a very terse member of staff that they were almost closing and we could only sit outside, which was not a problem but we were made to feel like a nuisance for being there, not exactly the warm welcome that the sign for the Inn promises.
In the local area we visited the Dinosaur Museum which involved a 30min queue in the rain and over £20 for a family ticket for what was frankly a disappointing attraction.
The Sea Life Park is pretty good especially on a warm day as kids can make the most of the outdoor splash zone, remember swimming costumes and towels or you will end up buying them there.
Studland beach is worth the hour drive on a sunny day as it and the view across to Sandbanks are absolutely stunning, parking is free if you are National Trust member.
Overall this is a nice site with decent facilities and a relaxed atmosphere where we felt happy to let our youngsters explore by themselves, recommended.
Place was nice and tidy nice grass unlike other places having worn out over used pitches. Food over priced, over cooked, I asked for drinks before meal, while eating meal and finally got them 15 minutes after finishing the meal. Park is pretty good kids had fun, could do with swings being fixed as they're missing. Went in outdoor swimming pool which I really enjoyed, kids lasted 10 minutes though as they're 2 and 4, so was too cold for them. I was warm once in there, would advise goggles as chlorine is strong. The shop has plenty in but be aware of some prices as there high. Pitch was good and new toilet/shower building clean and tidy.
Well, mmm, I'm not sure. This campsite was definitely below the standards of the other campsites we had stayed on but that said I'm not sure it was all that bad.
The campsite was very empty when we stayed and the owner was very helpful and allowed us to wander the site and basically choose a pitch that we would like, to which we decided to choose a very sheltered spot in a empty field which was just as well as the weather wasn't great and it was very windy.
The pitch was very level and nice and spacious, the shop stocked plenty of essentials and other things which I think were normal, reasonable prices. The site looked like it had a lovely pool and there was a sweet little bar which I think in high season could have been a real asset.
The site looked very basic however and gave the appearance more of a field than a campsite, there wasn't really any layout to the site, no roadways between pitches to drive along (you had to drive across the grass) no lights to guide the way in the dark, no flowers or borders just grass and field.
The new toilet block appeared comfortable at first although as the weekend went on it became very dirty and messy with the same toothpaste smeared across the toilet floor from sat evening through till Sunday tea time! (not what we expect) I believe the cleaners on this site clean the other two sister sites as well which may be why they were not kept clean and up to the usual standard we expect.
The new toilet/shower block contained about 5 showers and I get the funny feeling that on a full site this will not be anywhere near adequate! The old toilet/shower blocks are open and can be used but these take you right back to 1980s camping, they are not good and had they been the only facilities on site we would have left.
Overall I think this site is very much personal choice as to what you expect from a campsite and also I think that the owners may be trying their best to bring it up to date. I would personally say give it a chance and see what you think. There is a lot of potential here and the owners could really make a good go of this site if they try, I just hope that trying to manage three sites doesn't cut down on the standard they can provide.
Plus points; new shower block, new pool, useful shop, bar / food / entertainment, lots of space, small play area, polite & helpful staff, no rowdiness (whilst we were there).
Minus points; somewhat windswept, narrow access, pricey bar, small club 'barn', 10 min drive to supermarket.
Not a heck of a lot in the area for attractions, but good scenery (sea life park is a rip off in my opinion and the activities around it are for younger children).
Me and girlfriend stayed for two nights for a spontaneous weekend. I'm going to find it very difficult to put this site down though :)
I'll start with the outdoor pool which was very clean and probably one of the warmest outdoor pools I've ever been in. We swan early to avoid the rush in daytime but it didn't ever seem to get packed, probably because of the decent size.
Onto the shower/toilet block. I think it may be fairly new but was of a good size very clean and plenty of showers/ toilets and even a free hairdrier! Never had to wait to use any of these.
We chose our pitch on arrival and was flat and of bouncy seamless green grass which drained well after a night of rain.
Overall an easy to find clean friendly site with a bar, pool, loads of room in-between pitches and excellent clean facilities. Very happy, will definitely return :)
Mist and 25mph winds, good start to a camping hol, easy to find, no one at shop but a note on window saying pitch anywhere see you later, large site I'm sure I saw a pitch card saying 200, when we got there we saw two van's and a trailer tent, nice ground didn't need a mallet, pool was warm, and the toilet/shower block was what all sites should aspire to, the barn had shut for the season but there was a pub 10 mins walk away, we asked if we could use the barn to sit out as it was going to rain, no prob's, there are hedges and wall's to hide behind from the wind, not soggy after night of rain, very friendly and helpful just popped on to internet when we asked if she had any idea of the weather, will be using it again with some sun this time I hope
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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 
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 <1 mile 
Restaurant or Cafe or Takeaway <1 mile 
Kids Playground 
No TV Room 
No Games Room 
No Evening Ents 
Fishing <5 miles 
No Wild Swimming 
No Indoor Pool 
Outdoor Pool On Site 
No Horse Riding 
Cycle Hire <1 mile 
Golf <5 miles 
No Tennis 
Beach <5 miles 
Watersports <5 miles 
Boat Launch / Mooring <5 miles 
Sea Views 
Working Farm 
No Campfires Allowed 
No Waterside Pitches 
Public Transport <1 mile
Offroad Dog Walk On Site or Direct Access 
2nd Visit to West Fleet and it wont be the last
