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Spent two nights here last week, and found the site to be just as good as other reviewers have said. Well landscaped, the site slopes in terraces down towards the café and pool. We were in the Stonebarrow Steps area which was convenient for the shop and toilets / showers yet felt secluded and quiet. There is some road noise from the adjacent A35, but nothing to keep you awake. We slept like logs!
Friendly, helpful staff; shop stocked with essentials and more. We didn't use the café - only because we didn't have time - but my wife enjoyed a swim in the spotless pool. (Minor gripe - would be better if the pool opened earlier than 10am for those who'd like an early morning swim. ) Facilities are clean and more than adequate for the site size with free hot showers and plenty of room for changing.
Bus stop is just across the road with a good service to Axminster or Lyme Regis. The small village of Charmouth is in easy walking distance with a pebble beach which is good for pottering and fossil hunting, a few provisions shops, a pub and a chip shop / café.
Thoroughly enjoyed our stay here and will definitely return.
Stayed for 3 nights Fri-Mon. Well landscaped site, pitches are terraced, and more or less level. We had a super pitch with hook-up, water, and drainage. Site itself hilly but most are in this area. Reception staff very friendly, and very helpful, Small shop in reception, selling all the essential, and a bit more! This is at the top of the site. At the bottom, is the cafe, pool, and games room. Cafe very clean, snack prices reasonable, meals a bit pricey. Have themed nights there, eg. curry night etc. Pool just a nice size, warm, and clean. Sauna poolside. Ladies changing rooms have 2 showers, but only one enclosed changing cubicle. Had to wait about 10mins after coming out of the pool because there were two of us waiting to use it! Nice games room with pool table, table tennis etc. Bats are provided, but you have to purchase ping pong balls from reception! Our closest toilets/showers were halfway down the field. As in previous reviews, these were spotless. They were individual rooms with toilet, washbasin, and shower cubicle. Some road noise, but nothing that kept us awake! Can walk into Charmouth (bit hilly coming back!), few little shops, lovely chippy, and nice little beach with parking.
NOT SO GOOD:-
Showers are push button, and they only stay on for about 10 secs - a pain if you are washing your hair. Plus you can't control the temperature. ! £2. 50pp per swim to use the pool. Although we paid extra for a serviced pitch, people were coming from the pitches along the sides of the site, and filling their water containers from our tap! & emptying their waste into our drain!
All in all a nice site, but for the pitch price I think one swim per day should be included, and the showers should not be on a timer.
1. Smallest pitch and worst pitch in over 30 years of Touring. Caravan is only 6 metres long including A bar and it was just off the road at the front and about a metre from the nettles at the back. Plus the pitch had a steep slope both sides. Worst thing was looking out the window seeing the pitch the other side of the road which was about 4 times as big as the one we were given.
2. The nettles: we were holidaying with a toddler so had to make sure she never went near the nettles. A member of staff was strimming the few inches high grass round the static pitches but the touring pitches were left with 2 foot high nettles! I had to trample nettles in order to plug in my electric cable.
3. The noise. The staff member who took us to the pitch said he was taking us to the quiet part of the site. Apart from one evening when the A35 was closed, there was a constant drone of traffic. Even worse was the noise of the mini-digger and the chain saw right behind the caravan. Not forgetting the man on the mower who decided to mow very close around the caravan whilst we were in it. Bang went the nap for the toddler.
4. The showers: Push button showers certainly save water. The ones I used stayed on for between 2 seconds and 10 seconds (absolutely ridiculous). Plus no temperature control.
The Pros:
1. The staff: Nothing was too much trouble. The staff member who took us to our pitch helped push the caravan onto the pitch.
As our inaugural outing in our 'new' caravan, this site was ideal for us. Easy to find and easy access. The staff were very helpful and gave us a choice of hard standing pitches near the main entrance. Said that one of the staff would happily park the van for us if needed, but was easy to just push it onto the pitch.
Toilet and shower block were immaculate and they had a really good room for washing our 12 month old - with a built-in baby bath; however I did comment to the staff that there wasn't enough work-top or hooks to put all his stuff (Changing bag, Towel etc).
One thing that let's down the site, is the charge for the swimming pool, which I found quite restrictive when you have children, as you don't want them using it more than once a day, as could add quite a lot to your holiday. If it was included in the price, we would have used it a lot more.
Lyme Regis is a lovely place to go on a day trip and also Fossil hunting at Charmouth beach is a must. You can take your own hammer to save hiring one at the shop.
Fish and Chips at West Bay was definitely on our list, especially to have traditional Faggots, Chips, Peas and Gravy, but beware the Seagulls.
There's a big Morrisons in Bridport with a cafe, for cheap dinners and also a Minor Injuries unit at the Hospital in Bridport, which we unfortunately used for our baby who had an ear infection.
You will need a car for this site, as is just off the main road. We were warned about road noise by friends, but we weren't disturbed at all, as is one of those noises that just blurs out after a while.
Just come back from a stay here over the bank holiday with glorious weather. The booking in was straight forward and we were escorted around to our pitch by quad bike. Pulling in at the entrance did test the handbrake adjustment though!
The site is down the hill from the entrance off the A35, but almost all the pitches are on level terraces. The pitch we had was tarmac for the van with a pebbled area just to the side. Our small awning fitted just over this and we were able to peg in on the grass.
The site is immaculate and the staff are so genuinely pleasant, nothing is too much trouble and I think they would do anything within reason to ensure you had a good stay. The washrooms are all individual and were kept clean even though the site was close to capacity. The silence at night was unexpected, everyone seemed to be in bed by 10. The traffic could be heard but it was only the odd motorbike or boyracer with big bore exhausts that was a nuisance.
The pool and cafe was very good with the latter getting a bit of use due to our 'rushed' packing of foodstuffs. The cafe also sells alcohol with some local real ale included. The shop is in reception, it seemed to hold most essentials, with some toys and fishing tackle too. The play area was close by and was modern with a good covering of rubber safety chippings.
The nearest village and beach is Charmouth which is walking distance, with Lyme Regis a short bus ride away. We did notice that eating out was a bit more expensive than we are used to. The weekend wasn't long enough to get around everywhere we wanted to though.
Stayed at Wood Farm on a premium pitch. When we arrived it had been raining and it was extremely muddy but managed to drive over the grass and pitch up without causing too much damage to the grass. Site had only just opened for the season. Was impressed with the individual shower rooms. It was bitter outside and I think that the heating could have been switched on for longer periods of time as getting undressed in the shower room (at varying times of the day) was quite a chilling experience. However the water was hot and it soon warmed you up. Very clean and well kept site. Surprised that there appeared to be no security going on or coming off site.
Near to two local pubs and a really good bus service to take you into Lyme Regis, Bridport and surrounding area. We only used the car once during our stay. We also used the on site cafe and the food was good.
Overall we really enjoyed our stay and if in the area again will certainly stay at Wood Farm
Good site, well pleased, after booking in at reception you are escorted to your pitch (better than having 4 chooses. Your mind is made up for you) varying pitch size for tent, campervan, motor home, caravan. Good clean washroom water hot all the time in shower.
Good food on site next to swimming pool (2. 50 per session). Bus service within 200m, No. 31 & X53 buses run from Weymouth to Axminster every hour.
An excellent site, very well maintained and very well run. We visited in August for 6 nights. All staff we encountered were exceptionally helpful and friendly.
Very cheerful and helpful reception staff. Shop well stocked with basic essentials and more. Good size well spaced level pitch (Terraced pitches on sloping site) we stayed in area with individual electric, water and waste connections.
Toilets/showers and washing facilities were always clean. Laundry was well equipped. Restaurant very pleasant, reasonable prices and very helpful staff (adapting their steak night menu to suit dietary requirements of one of us).
Excellent well maintained fishing lake (although a bit of a steep walk back).
Childrens facilities looked to be very good, play area, games room, pool etc (no children in our party but we did consider it very suitable for our grandchildren)
Did not use the pool but it looked very pleasant and well appointed.
Chalmouth, a mile or so away was very pleasant, good selection of village shops and a popular beach.
Overall an exceptional site, we will certainly visit again.
Just returned from a visit to Wood Farm, Charmouth. Two adults and 2 children. The site was beautifully kept, we were very pleased to see this as this was our first visit with the grandchildren.
The electric hookups were close by and the hardstanding were level, the use of gravel for the awning is a good idea as it keeps dry (although you have to make sure that you put your shoes on before standing on the gravel!)
The toilet blocks were very nicely laid out/plentiful and cleaned regularly (although sadly not all the visitors using them were always as sanitary!) Do the mops and buckets for the use of the visitors have cleaning/disinfecting fluid in them? I was concerned that I was mopping the shower with just dirty water!
The play area was very nice for young children and the indoor pool was definitely a hit. The staff at the cafe and pool were most helpful and polite.
I thought the laundry a little expensive and I had to go back to the shop to buy the soap powder (could there be a dispenser in the laundry please).
The staff on site were very helpful with directions/bus times etc.
Overall we had a lovely time and would certainly come back again and have already recommended it to other members of the family.
We have just come back after staying eight nights tenting at Wood Farm and think this is an amazing site. The site is very hilly but the landscapers have made an excellent job of it so all pitches are perfectly level. Our tent pitch was big enough for our large six-person tent plus car plus a lot of surrounding area and the tent was pitched on bark which meant good drainage and although we had two days of high winds by the sea, all was calm at the site so it is well sheltered.
Wood Farm is situated in a beautiful valley off the A35 Exeter to Dorchester road, about two miles from Lyme Regis and one mile from Charmouth. On arrival the staff at reception and around the site were very friendly and continued to be so throughout our stay.
There are shower/toilet blocks all over the site so you don't have to walk far and they are kept spotlessly clean. Hot water is always available and we were never waiting for a shower at any time of the day. Some of the blocks have large rooms with toilet, shower, sink, hairdryer and large mirror if you want more privacy.
The site is very quiet, possibly because we were not there during school holidays but everyone seemed to be asleep by 9pm and the only sound was from the nearby road but this is something that you get used to regarding distant traffic.
There is an indoor heated swimming pool which is open for a few hours in the morning and between 2pm and 7pm in the afternoon plus the sauna is open in the afternoon. The cost is a very reasonable £2. 50 per person. The offshore cafe is situated next to the pool and does drinks and snacks plus two themed nights, eg, curry night/steak night etc. We didn't eat in the cafe but it looked very nice and others on the site recommended it.
The site is full of nature – every morning we had rabbits hopping around all over the site and on one occasion there was a female deer munching outside our tent. There are two small fishing lakes next to the dog walk and these have an abundance of wildlife.
Overall I would thoroughly recommend this site for many reasons and can't understand why some people above here have left some negative comments. One bit of practical advice – although it is only two miles from Lyme Regis, the walk back from the town is up a very long steep hill so I would recommend that you take the car and pay the £1. 70 all day parking charge on Charmouth Road (free after 6pm) as the walk home is quite difficult.
Also you can only reach lyme regis from Charmouth village via the rocky beach at low tide – the main cliff path has now disappeared.
I agree with all the positive comments about, friendly staff, excellent facilities etc. But be warned, if you have a small caravan, you will be put on a small pitch next to access road. You'll be watching cars go past you all day and the fumes are awful. I think as the pitches are same price, they should be same size.
A pretty quiet site considering it's just off a main road. Good pitch for a van with hook up.
Good walks from the site over to Charmouth or Lyme Regis although the site itself has a lovely lake walk too. Very good dog walk area.
One of the toilet/shower blocks was in the middle of being updated while we were there. The block that we used was very clean, warm and excellent showers that were nice and private. Wahing up facilities were good.
There was an on site shop and a jacket potato person arrived on a Friday night for campers!
We spent a week at Wood Farm in the August school holidays. Reception staff were very friendly and there was a nice feel to the campsite with great views. We were pitched quite close to the main road and traffic noise was fairly constant however further away nearer the lake the pitches seemed much quieter. The shower and toilet block were very clean and well kept, there was a tennis court and a small indoor heated pool which the kids loved. My only critism was that they had to be accompanyed upto the age of 15 which in my opinion puts a lots of families off from using it as much as they would like. There was a chip van that visited the site twice a week, we used it once and it was very nice. This site is useful for visiting Lyme Regis and South Devon.
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No Tents 
No Caravans 
No Motorhomes 
No Campervans 
Glamping Units 
No Statics for Hire 
Holiday Homes for Sale 
No Seasonal Pitches 
No 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 
No Baby Changing 
Laundry On Site 
Drinking Water 
Disabled Friendly 
Chemical Disposal 
No 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 <1 mile 
Kids Playground 
No TV Room 
No Games Room 
No Evening Ents 
Fishing On Site 
Wild Swimming <1 mile 
Indoor Pool On Site 
No Outdoor Pool 
Horse Riding <5 miles 
No Cycle Hire 
Golf <1 mile 
Tennis On Site 
Beach <1 mile 
Watersports <5 miles 
Boat Launch / Mooring <5 miles 
No Sea Views 
Not Working Farm 
No Campfires Allowed 
No Waterside Pitches 
Public Transport <5 miles
No Dog Walk 
Spent two nights here last week, and found the site to be just as good as other reviewers have said. Well landscaped, the site slopes in terraces down towards the café and pool. We were in the Stonebarrow Steps area which was convenient for the shop and toilets / showers yet felt secluded and quiet. There is some road noise from the adjacent A35, but nothing to keep you awake. We slept like logs! 
