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We arrived the Monday of the Easter bank holiday to a quiet, empty field with about 5 tents in it. Apparently there had been hundreds of people in the same field that weekend, but you wouldn't have known when we arrived -- the field was immaculate!
All this meant that we had our choice of pitches in the large non-dog field and the toilet blocks were always empty and clean and the washing up sink was always available. By the next bank holiday weekend though, the toilets were always full and the one washing up sink was pitifully inadequate for the amount of people at the site!
We used the shop on a couple of occasions. We really enjoyed hearing and seeing the trains passing the site and being woken by partridges was a joy, rather than a nuisance.
The site is really well situated for Corfe Castle, Studland and Swanage, but we found the traffic noise difficult to tolerate, as it lasted all night and to walk into Corfe Castle you had to walk along the busy main road for about 20 minutes.
We enjoyed our stay here when it was just a few families scattered around the site, but we felt that the facilities were too limited for the busy periods (though there was a new toilet block under construction while we were there, so maybe these concerns will be alleviated soon).
All in all, I don't think we'll return to the site, only because of the traffic noise, but if that kind of thing doesn't keep you awake at night, we think it's great during quiet periods.
We have stayed at Woody 3 times this year. June, July and August! It feels like home to us now. Each time we have be able to stay in field 1 so have been able to see the steam trains up close which is really lovely.
Field 1 is on a slight slope but if you think about it before you pitch the tent it isn't a problem. If you pitch right by the railway line be aware that it can get rather windy. At the bottom end there is the rope swing and it can be quite noisy in the evenings with the kids playing there so if the noise would be a problem then choose somewhere else. My kids love the rope swing and they meet up with other kids there and have made some great friends.
The toilet/shower block is basic but perfectly adequate. It does look like another block is being built, well the footings are in. Only 1 washing up sink but you can get round it but washing up by your tent. There is loads of water taps around so you never have to go far to get water.
Shop is well stocked and not overpriced like some are. The staff that I have met this Summer have all been really nice and helpful. The cost of this site is also a bonus in my view, £6 per adult £3 per child when we stayed.
It is great for visiting Swanage, Studland, Wareham, Poole, Lulworth etc. Also nearby is the Tank Museum and Monkey World. The Steam Train is a little bit pricey but well worth doing even if it's just the once, we found it great to use it to visit Corfe Castle as parking there is very limited.
As with other reviews, this is a good camp site. Plenty of space. Little or no noise at night. Pitch where you want. Ground soft for pegs. Looks well drained.
Basic toilets and showers but clean enough. No sign at all of progress on the fabled new toilet block!
There are a couple of bridleways passing the site giving good access to long Purbeck walks. The steam railway running along Field 1 is a real plus. Note there is a diesel shuttle service into Swanage and back at night.
Sorry but have to start with a negative: The showers and toilets were dirty, with cold water, and not enough showers so always had to queue. HOWEVER it is a great location and very sheltered. Good footpath across field to Corfe Castle. The steam train that passes by the site is lovely and is worth taking a trip on it from corfe castle to swanage. Corfe castle is a beautiful village, yummy bakery. Try the Scott Arms at Kingston for Fab Food. Also worth a visit is the square and compass pub at Worth Matraves, 2 miles along bridleway and road from the site. Its great being able to pitch where you want, but not so great when you come back to a car parked either side of your tent! Watch out for the mice, one nibbled our ground sheet :-)
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
Stayed here for four days and found the site to be very good. Not overly manicured, with a relaxed and natural feel to the layout. Toilet and shower block basic but very clean, with free hot water to basins and showers. Fairly well stocked shop open twice a day which seemed to be fairly priced. Pleasant 20 minute walk to station for steam railway to Corfe or Swanage. Will go again.
We have just returned from this campsite after a fabulous weeks holiday> we were greeted by a helpful lady in the shop, we were dealt with quickly and efficiently allowing us to promptly choose our pitch and get set up. The pitches are spacious and we pitched up a gazebo without any extra charge.
The toilet facilities and showers are basic but get the job done, there were not enough showers (I think there were around 6) for all 3 fields so the queues were very long first thing in the morning and in the evening but if you planned ahead these could be avoided, and I think organisation is paramount anyway when camping!
The trip for the 1st 3 days was amazing and we were already planning when to return, however on the 3rd day a group of 50 French students arrived and from here on the trip went to pot really such a shame, there 1st night they had very loud music on until around 11 even after I politely asked them to turn it down they just turned it up the following night it was a birthday party and they were screaming, banging tables and playing loud music until 330 in the morning our 3 children were kept awake and of course were very grouchy after that as were we. We did complain and the owner came out and spoke to them but things did not get any better < ok they did settle down around 12 instead of 330 but they were still screaming and shouting and throwing things around making lots of unnecessary noise. I felt that there is not a good enough system on this site to enforce the 10.30 curfew the owner or a member of staff should have overseen the curfew time to ensure it was being adhered to. The students were thoughtless but in there defence they were young and in my opinion should have been given a corner of the back field, rather than being set up in the middle of the family part. Such a shame because this really affected the latter part of our holiday
All in all we had a good time, it is a great location and near to some fantastic places to visit.
The campsite itself is very basic and the toilet and shower block really need updating and improving. There are new facilities being built for next year so that should help. The 1 washing up sink is ludicrous for a site of this size and be prepared to queue!
There are no 'rules' about where to pitch up which is generally OK but 2 days in a row we came back to find other tents literally a few feet from ours and we were disturbed by our new 'neighbours'.
During our stay there was a big group of French students, they were causing other guests a lot of problems with noise although they were in our field they didn't bother us too much. The owner didn't seem very helpful in helping the other campers deal with the problem.
Basically, you get what you pay for and at £16.00 a night we were happy with our stay. If you want a 5 star site then you'll need to pay more! We will return next year and hope to see improved facilities!
Me and my husband recently stayed at this site in our tent and had a great time (which was helped by the fantastic weather). The site is large and split into 3 fields, we stayed in field 2 where the toilet/shower blocks were. The blocks were a little dated but clean (in fact they were closed between 12-2pm each day whilst they were cleaned). The blocks could get busy at peak times, my husband even said they were queuing for showers in the mens one morning. However it did look like they were building another block.
The site shop was well stocked but it was a shame it only opened for a few hours a day. We hired ice packs for 30p each but always had to rush back to the site in the afternoon to swap them for fresh ones.
The steam train running along side the site was a lovely feature and the driver and passengers would always wave to the campers!
The location of the site is great for exploring swanage, wareham, corfe, bournmouth, pool and weymouth. We especiaially liked the beach in swanage and sitting by the river in wareham. We would also recommend the Ship Inn at swanage, the meals were great.
All in all we enjoyed our stay and would camp there again.
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
Ditto everything in the last review.Had a great time as usual and the owner was on top form.Late night noise was properly dealt with,couldn't tell by whom as it was dark.Possibly Basil Fawlty!Soon stopped after that.
We had some first time campers with us who are now converted and like us,cannot wait to return.No prob with the showers etc if you time it right too.
Watching the deer in the upper fields whilst BBQ- ing with a cold beer and the evening sun really takes some beating.Butterflies,scenery,local food,lack of traffic and the best restaurant in Dorset,the seafood shack towards Swanage pier,make this the best place to holiday anywhere.
Another excellent holiday at this fab site. Yes it still only has one washing up sink, but just take hot water from the ladies toilet block back to your tent. New toilet and shower block being built so that will be a bonus.
No hot water one morning due to a fault but was repaired within 2 hours, so good service.
The owner isn't as miserable as he seems, just take the time to chat to him he can be quite funny!
I can highly recommend a holiday here, relaxed loads of room and a steam train to wave at!
What a lovely site! Seriously right next to the railway line, steam trains in abundance! The site is very laid back, pitch up when and where you like (got good and bad points I suppose). Shop only manned one hour in morning and one hour in evening. Freezer blocks available for deposit and small charge for each re-freeze.
They also hire out sturdy wooden picnic tables, great idea. Slightly sloping (very in some places). Good to have one field with no dogs too. Toilets cleaned very regularly and a cheery chap does the job. No queues but cold shower one morning. It was fixed the same day. Washing up sink had queues but we did ours at the tent, didn't understand people sitting washing up by the sink!
No play area, but all the kids seemed to having a great time without one!
I definitely rate this site and can't wait to go back.
Site spread over 3 fields, one being a little regimented only because it has electric hookups. We were on the bottom field without leccy, which meant we could pitch up anywhere - nice.
13 acres means plenty of people wanting to use the one loo / shower block and the one washing up sink. Looks like there are new facilities being built though. Useful shop on site.
First impressions of this campsite were brilliant. Very reasonably priced and there seemed to be no rules on how much space you took up with tents, windbreaks, gazebos etc.
We were camped in Field one by the train track. Being so close caused us no issues as the trains stopped running overnight, not sure exactly what time, maybe around 11pm. But the children loved waving at the steam trains as they passed.
Location was excellent being so close to Corfe, Wareham, Poole, Swanage etc.
The toilets/showers were very basic and as it was peak season, and the campsite was packed, we quite often had to queue for showers. I didn't really have a problem with this though, you never had to wait too long and the showers were kept reasonably clean.
The shop was only open for a couple of hours a day but again this wasn't a problem, in respect of buying items, as we either waited for it to open or drove to one of the nearby shops.
Picnic tables were available to hire for £10 refundable deposit at £5 per week. We made use of this and found it very useful and a very reasonable price.
The few cons were that the person manning the shop had no record that we had booked a pitch with electric hook up and the noise on some nights.
As mentioned in some previous reviews there was a group of French students who made a lot of noise until unreasonable times. After the night they had been up shouting, screaming etc. Until 3am we went to the shop to complain. The site manager or owner did very little to remedy the problem. He spent all of 30 seconds talking to the adult responsible for the French party and in the end we had to discuss it with him ourselves to get the point across. The next night was better but there was no one on site who could have helped if it hadn't been. This was the biggest problem in my eyes. There only seemed to be someone on hand to help with any problems for the few hours a day the shop was open.
I would definitely stay at this campsite again without hesitation if the noise issue had been dealt with in a manner I was confident with. I would still consider staying here again, even now, but I would definitely check whether there were any large groups booked in at the same time.
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Tent Pitches 
No Caravans 
Motorhome Pitches 
Small Campervans 
Glamping Units 
No Statics for Hire 
No Statics for Sale 
No Seasonal Pitches 
Electric Hookups 
Hardstanding Pitches 
No Fully Serviced Pitches 
Families Welcome 
Not Members Only 
No Rallies 
Not Naturist Site 
Dogs Welcome 
No Dogs Allowed 
Groups Welcome 
Motorbikers Welcome 
Toilet Facilities 
Hot Showers 
Washing Up 
No Bathroom 
Baby Changing Facilities 
No Laundry 
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 
No Playground 
No TV Room 
No Games Room 
No Evening Ents 
Fishing <1 mile 
No Wild Swimming 
No Indoor Pool 
No Outdoor Pool 
Horse Riding <1 mile 
No Cycle Hire 
Golf <1 mile 
No Tennis 
Beach <1 mile 
Watersports <1 mile 
Boat Launch / Mooring <5 miles 
No Sea Views 
Not Working Farm 
No Campfires Allowed 
No Waterside Pitches 
Public Transport <1 mile
Offroad Dog Walk On Site or Direct Access 
We arrived the Monday of the Easter bank holiday to a quiet, empty field with about 5 tents in it. Apparently there had been hundreds of people in the same field that weekend, but you wouldn't have known when we arrived -- the field was immaculate!
