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We have just come back from four nights here, for the second time (we did the same last year).
Last year I would say there was about 35 to 40 tents,a few motor homes, but not more 50 units.
This year however was mad !
We had a EHU and arrived about mid day pitched our tent on walking round the site most EHU were taken and was ok, busy, but ok.
As always this site has Spotless shower / toilet blocks and I have never seen queues.
By Saturday night the place was heaving, the places that the children would play on had gone.
Centre areas had tents on them, guy ropes crossed everywhere. There is a 20 foot rule in their site rules? it did not apply. We had people 6ft away one side, about 10 feet the other, 3 cars 12 feet in front of us, to the right of the cars 3 large and one small tent,and this the same over the whole site.
The 11.00 noise rule goes out the window with many people, sadly, last year I could easy give this site 10 out of 10, this year however, the late night noise, closeness of tents etc. 4 out of 10.
This is a great site, but not this May bank Holiday.
Just got back from a 4 night stay at sea barn and have to say the location of this site was amazing.
We arrived on the Sunday of the May bank holiday and the site was very busy however come Monday evening the site was pretty much empty.
The views looking over the fleet, chisel beach and the ocean are amazing and in all other directions there is nothing but countryside.
This is a very quiet site however not too quiet, we were able to play ball games and enjoy our evenings, the pitches are very large which gives you the feeling of space, you are not camped on top of each other which can often be the case.
The new shower facilities are very impressive and no additional charge. The older shower block does need updating however if you don't like the old one take the very short walk to the new block, that's what we did and it wasn't a problem.
We found the shop to be reasonably priced, in fact the disposable bbq's were cheaper than tesco's.
This site is in a remote location however there are nice walks available from the campsite down to shores and if you are a keen walker you can take the hike to Weymouth (we didn't). It is only a 10 minute drive in to Weymouth and you will find all the essentials there. There is a Morrisons within 5-10 mins of the site where we purchased most of our shopping or an Asda in Weymouth.
If you are wanting to get out and about Durble Door is approx 40 mins away, as is Monkey world and heading down the coast the site is a approx 35 mins from Lyme Regis (well worth a visit).
Finally we found a little cafe called the egg cup on the route to Lyme Regis, it did the most amazing cream teas, a must for all.
We went Bank Holiday weekend for the Weymouth Kite Festival and the site was about at capacity. We were lucky to be able to pitch by a hedge but others were in the middle of the field. There are no marked pitches for tents and going wherever you like would probably work better at quieter times. The views over Chesil Beach are great and on a clear morning we could see around the whole bay and over to Exmouth.
The site is generally flat with short grass. There are two toilet / shower blocks. Both were always clean and we never had to queue. We only spoke to staff when we registered. There is a shop but we didn’t need to use it.
The site was very quiet at night even though it was busy.
Disappointingly for us The Weymouth Kite Festival wasn’t as good as in previous years but the free fireworks in Weymouth on Sunday night were excellent. However, we love the Dorset coast and would definitely return to this site. Great coastal walks locally and loads of attractions close by. For a really special meal out we would recommend Mallams Restaurant, Trinity Road in Weymouth.
This site is one of my favourites and I always make sure I pay a visit at least once a year. Are you right in the heart of the countryside or are you by the sea? Well it depends which way you look, but the answer is both, and both the surrounding countryside a sea views are fantastic
The site itself is large, but being split into smaller fields all separated by mature hedgerows it maintains a small site feel which is another of its charms.
There are two toilet blocks, one brand new which opened this summer, it's large and has all the mod cons that a campsites has these days, it'll certainly be an improvement on the old block, the second block that remains is quite old, but clean, hopefully this may be up for replacement as well.
The pitches are large and some appear to be marked out and some not, they are all pretty much level and there are a few with electric hookup. Some pitches have a sea view but there are probably more that don't, however, the presence of the sea is enough.
There is a campsite shop selling the usual bits and bobs, but nothing elaborate, the campsite nearby has a bar that you can use, but there isn't anything else within walking distance unless you are a committed rambler. Weymouth though is only 10 minutes away by car and has everything you could possibly need.
The only downside to this site are the staff, from all my visits I am yet to have experienced a friendly welcome, in fact it must be harder to be as ignorant, disinterested and unpleasant as the lady in reception, than it would be to smile. Also I was quoted a lower price over the telephone than they tried to charge me at the site and this is not the first time, so be firm and insist and hopefully they will accept that you're in the right.
So if you can just grit your teeth and ignore the less than pleasant welcome then you can sit back and enjoy what is a great site, set in fantastic surroundings.
This is a very pleasant site right on the sea, overlooking Chesil Beach.
It is divided into several 'camping bays', each separated from the others by thick hedges. This means that you can pitch in a fairly quiet spot and not be within sight and earshot of hundreds of other tents. I chose to camp at the far end of the site where you get good views over the sea. The only trouble with that was that it was very windy! To avoid the wind choose one of the bays surrounded by hedges.
There are plenty of pitches that have electrical hook ups and they provide barbecue areas by the water points.
There was a very clean toilet block with free showers, hot water, clean toilets and plenty of soap, paper etc. They were also building a brand new, very smart toilet block which I understand is now finished.
There is a small shop on site which supplies virtually everything you could need. They have another site nearby at West Fleet, this is a bigger site and has a bar and a pool which you can use. I did not use the bar as it was never open when I went there. The South West Coastal Path runs very close by and there are other walks through farm land. The nearby village has two pubs and shops.
My only very small complaint would be that they obviously do not allow dogs to foul the site and they have apparently got a dog walking area, but I could never find it. It is not signposted so I had to exercise the dog on the footpaths and roads.
We arrived on the 14th August and pitched our tent, near to the childrens play area and shower block. Perfect location excellent views across the lagoon and beyond to Portland.
The site as it is on top of a hill does get very windy and we were lucky to survive our third night with the tent intact.
Facilities were excellent, we visited the sister campsite one evening for a drink. Prices not exactly club prices but they had a giant inflatable slide for the children to play on, they had a blast.
Shower block was second to none and the shop I felt was well stocked with essentials and not overly priced.
We visited the Sea Life centre when the weather wasn't so great and this was a good day out. Although I would advise anyone to check the local tourist magazines to get children go free vouchers as this saved a considerable amount.
All in all an excellent site in a fabulous location, ideal for exploring the whole of Dorset.
Just returned from a mixed weather week, despite the weather and the time year camp site wasn't too over crowded. Told to pitch anywhere apart from the electric hook ups and there was plenty of room. Pitched our Royal Bordeaux 6xlzg and although a big tent plenty of room to pitch it. Two toilet blocks one old and one new. Old one is a little out dated but fine and new one is very good. Lots of hot water loads of showers very well thought out for campers including two fully fitted bath and shower rooms for mainly families but everyone can use them. Grounds well maintained. Able to use next doors swimming pool at west fleet which is only a 10 min walk. Drainage around site was good with the rain we had, seemed to clear quite quick. This can be a very windy site at times but great views over the sea. Close to Weymouth and Dorchester towns.Well stocked shop and not too badly priced Will come back here again
We (2 Adults & 2 Toddlers) spent a wet N wild weekend here. On arrival the member of staff was polite and told us we could pitch anywhere we liked as it a free pitching site, but not those with numbers as they are for EHU, and we were on our way. The site his up high on the coast so if winds are expected try to pitch wisely and get some protection from other tents,hedges etc. Like I say our weekend was 8-10 aug, wash out, The Saturday was a complete monsoon! some other tents had collapsed due to the driving wind off the coast. The shop is very very basic. The site has had built recently a new shower block, my bother in law took my neice to use one of the family bathrooms and said it was fantastic. We used the older block, which had numerous toilets, about 12 basins and approx 6 shower cubicles. This block was clean and tidy, queues in the morning, we showered in the eve, no queues then. Washing up sinks available too. It's sister campsite is a 10/15 min walk if you wanted to use their pool/bar etc. Its is down a narrow single traffic road with no street lighting. We didn't visit it. The site was full but not overcrowded. Its is a basic site, no play area for children, no fancy club house etc. We would go back.
We have just returned having spent a week at this site. The site is a couple of miles off the main road which is great as you cannot hear any traffic at all. The views are amazing.
We were disappointed by the fairly unfriendly reception. The staff in the shop stopped just short of actual rudeness but were by no means welcoming. We had booked a EHU pitch and it was in a corner with a lovely dry stone wall on one side and trees and shrubs on the other. It was very flat. My only criticism of it would be that it was pretty small. We could not pitch our tent and get the car on the pitch as well. This was not too much of a problem as we could park in front of the pitch but this did mean that we were blocking ourselves in.
If you have a non electric pitch you can pitch where ever you want. As a result of this policy we were slightly concerned by the arrival of a group of 4 tents who made their own little camp next to us as we were even more blocked in by the tents and their 4 cars - it started to resemble a car park at one point!
As previously mentioned the new shower block is lovely with fancy electronic showers which were great. The only downside is that there are only 4 for men and 4 for women which meant that I had to queue every time I needed to use them. I think that if they rebuild the old block too then this pressure will be eased.
The site was fully booked while we were there but due to the layout it never felt overcrowded and the late night noise levels were very low (always a bugbear of mine).
The weather was not brilliant while were were there however our pitch drained well and the site did not get boggy.
This was a good site and well placed for local attractions - Weymouth, Portland, Chesil Beach and Monkey World were some of our favourites.
It is a shame that the staff in the shop let it down as this is the first impression of the site and it really doesn't cost anything to smile and be a bit friendly.
Visited this site for 9 days over July /Aug beautiful views and at first glance appears to be beautifully kept, lovely new up to date shower cubicals and family rooms , however when more people started to arrive , the toilets struggled to be kept clean (apart from the 2 family rooms, these were always spotless). Barriers had been put up around one end of the toilet block and had been blown down, where they remained for over a week. Was noisy after 11 at night. Still had a lovely time, farm walk was nice. Will be visiting again, just not in summer hols .
Whole area was really busy with long queues at attractions and expensive car parking charges , including at night and on a Sunday. We went on a lovely fossil hunting walk at the lagoon( in which the children paddled) which we found on the Jurassic coast website , you just turn up with waterproof shoes.
Lovely new toilet blocks - the old block was fine though.
Reasonably priced shop
Lovely views and good walks if you have a dog
Accommodates large size tents - ours is a Royale Montpellier 12 and is huge.
Now for the downside of the site
Attitude of the staff at Sea Barn was appalling.
My daughters discovered that when certain people were serving in the shop they would not be served or allowed in the shop but when other people were in there then there wasn't a problem.
Was told after 4 days that our tent was in the wrong spot (not our fault) and was too close to another tent. Was asked to move but being as the people in the other tent weren't bothered they said that if we didn't want to move the tent then we wouldn't have to - we didn't.
Bar in the barn was disappointing to say the least
We chose Sea Barn because it's advertised as being very quiet and a site just for tents. Our first two days were very disappointing - we had noisy neighbours who woke us in the night and then we were woken before 8am by diggers arriving to work on the new shower block.
The rest of the stay, though, was very good. The shower block was finished during our visit and I think we were one of the first to use the impressive showers. They are very nice, but much needed as queues can form in the mornings for showers and use of washing up facilities.
What's good about the site - awesome sunsets and views of Chesil Beach, efficient cleaning staff, new shower block, short walk to South Coast Path, sheltered paddocks to pitch where you choose and a generally quiet family atmosphere.
What's not so good - reception staff didn't know much (like weather forecast), tumble dryer in laundry eats your pounds, large single sex groups camp here, and the site can get a bit blasted by the wind.
We didn't like the adjoining West Fleet site very much - our kids liked the swimming pool but there's nowhere to sit around it. The clubhouse was tatty, expensive and the entertainment was loud and quite embarrassing to watch.
Just returned from our first family camping trip ( 2 adults + 4 year old). We picked Sea barn based upon the previous positive reviews and proximity to Weymouth.
The site is divided into a number of smaller areas by means of hedging. This provides both the feeling of privacy and some shelter from the wind (as the site is on a hill it sometimes gets a bit blowy).
The site has a good mixture of both serviced and non serviced pitches and when we arrived on Saturday afternoon there were still a good selection of both. We pitched our 4 berth tent on a non- serviced pich overlooking Fleet bay
And enjoyed some magnificent views.
By Saturday evening there were in excess of 100 bookings and at no point did the site feel overcrowded.
The new toilet block opened on the day we arrived and is a great addition to the site. There are a number of single sex facilites along with some family bathrooms - all of which are great quality. We also made use of the older washrooms and I'd agree with other reviewers in that the blocks are clean, but old. That said, had the old blocks been the only available I'd have been more than happy as they were always clean and tidy.
There are no entertainment facilities on the site (other than a childrens playground), but this is what we wanted. If you want a livlier site I would go to West Fleet - we could hear an Elvis impersonator plying his trade there from across the field.
This is a great, quiet, family site with good facilities and great views of the Dorset coast.
You are less than 10 mins drive to Weymouth town center and there are plenty of shops in-between to pick up supplies (along with the on site shop).
In short - great site - we will definitely be returning soon.
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Tent Pitches 
Caravan Pitches 
Motorhome Pitches 
Small Campervans 
No Glamping Units 
Holiday Homes 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 
Wild Swimming <5 miles 
Indoor Pool <5 miles 
No Outdoor Pool 
No Horse Riding 
No Cycle Hire 
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 <5 miles
Offroad Dog Walk On Site or Direct Access 
This is a lovely family site, more a family site then for young couples like my boyfriend and i.
