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Moreton Camping And Caravanning Club Site
Station Road
Moreton
Dorchester
Dorset (Browse area)
DT2 8BB
Tel: 01305 853801
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Pitches: 120
Open: 01/04 to 02/11
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 Tent Pitches |
 Caravan Pitches |
 Motorhome Pitches |
 Glamping Units |
 Statics for Hire |
 No Statics on Sale |
 Seasonal Pitches |
 Caravan Storage |
 Electric Hookups |
 Hardstanding Pitches |
 No Fully Serviced Pitches |
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| Who's it for |
 Families Welcome |
 Not Members Only |
 Rallies Welcome |
 Not Naturist Site |
 Dogs Welcome |
 No Dogs Allowed |
 Groups Welcome |
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| Facilities |
 Toilet Facilities |
 Hot Showers |
 Washing Up |
 No Bathroom |
 No Baby Changing |
 Laundry On Site |
 Drinking Water |
 Disabled Friendly |
 Chemical Disposal |
 Battery Charging |
 Gas Exchange |
 No Recycling Facilities |
 No Kitchen Facilities |
 No Freezer / Fridge |
 Motorhome Point |
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 No Shop |
 No Bar |
 No Restaurant |
 Wifi Access |
| Activities |
 Kids Playground |
 No TV Room |
 No Games Room |
 No Evening Ents |
 No Fishing |
 No Wild Swimming |
 No Indoor Pool |
 No Outdoor Pool |
 No Horse Riding |
 No Cycle Hire |
 No Golf |
 No Tennis |
 No Beach |
 No Watersports |
 No Boat Launch |
| Other Features |
 No Sea Views |
 Not Working Farm |
 No Campfires Allowed |
 Not Open All Year |
 No Waterside Pitches |
 Public Transport On Site |
 Offroad Dog Walk On Site or Direct Access |
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Coronavirus Update
Our site is opening in line with government guidance and we are taking bookings , please be assured you can book with confidence. Our toilet / shower facilities will be open. Some communal areas may be restricted - please check with us for more information
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| Date of Visit: July 2019 |
Unit: Trailer Tent |
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| Nights stayed: 2 |
Travelling as: Family with young children |
| Reviewer: Graemek |
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 We stayed at Moreton for a weekend to have another practice with our new trailer tent.
Site location
The site is located in a little village that has a railway line on the Weymouth to London Waterloo line. It is accessed via decent width roads and there is a friendly pub next to the entrance which we used for a drink during one of the evenings. The menu looked decent but we didn't eat here during our stay.
As mentioned the site is near to a railway line and a railway crossing which causes the trains (2 per hour or so) to sound their horn when coming through. This to be honest didn't really bother us that much. The road noise from the nearby roads however was a bit annoying especially as one of the roads is quite high speed and it seemed to run right behind our pitch!
Our pitch
We had pre-booked but the site was pretty full so there were not many pitches left upon arrival. Given that it was high season this is probably not unexpected.
We were given the choice of 3 pitches, 1 in the middle of site surrounded by other units and 2 at the ends of site under some trees. As we have only pitched our TT a handful of times we didn't fancy putting on a performance so chose to go on one of the pitches at the side.
The pitch itself was located on the far edge of site next to the children's play area. It was fairly small (we had to leave off the sun canopy from our fairly modest tent as it would have encroached on to the path) but it did have decent EHU.
The pitch did have a bit of a slope in a few directions which meant one of our bedrooms ended up on quite a slope side ways and both sloped slightly top to bottom.
Pegging out wasn't too bad, though at the side of the pitch near the path there seemed to be concrete or large rocks quite close to the surface. The grass itself seemed to be laid on 2 inches of sand with stony ground underneath.
Facilities
Toilet and shower facilities were of a reasonable standard and cleanliness. By far not the best we've encountered but definitely not the worst! They could do with updating as they feel a bit tired. We were also surprised there were only 2 small toilet blocks to cover 120 pitches. In our block there were only 3 toilets and 2 or 3 showers in each of the male/female sections.
Playing facilities for kids were ok. Again not the worst we've had but far from the best. The football area was quite uneven with ruts that could cause tripping etc.
Stuff to do
We only stayed for a weekend however we did get chance to use the railway line into Weymouth for the day. This operated very slickly and was very convenient in avoiding the traffic and parking issues on a busy summer's day on the coast. £6 return each seemed pretty reasonable for a hassle free 20 minute journey.
Conclusion
It was ok, to be honest we expected more from a Club site. In our opinion it needs a bit of investment to bring it into line with its competition.
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| Date of Visit: March 2019 |
Unit: Motorhome |
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| Reviewer: Epowell59 |
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Good size site, and very quiet as we visited early in the year. Didn't have access to the whole site but it was all very well kept.
Toilets and showers all worked well and relatively clean. I imagine this will be packed later in the year.
Good selection of activities for the kids available. Trains are close by but nothing too disturbing. Went to the pub for lunch which we can highly recommend.
Overall a great experience!
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| Date of Visit: September 2017 |
Unit: Campervan |
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| Reviewer: PedroPete61 |
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I have not been here for over 18 months give or take and since then static Tents and Hard standings have appeared which is all good but the TV reception and wifi for the area is poor to say the least.
The Main road is busy but T E Lawrence is buried a mile or two on a quiet road for the walkers and bike riders amounst us.
The Train line next door is good as you can go anywhere you want. They seem to employing new staff and they were very helpful and made the stay enjoyable.
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| Date of Visit: June 2017 |
Unit: Tent |
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| Reviewer: Topcat+Dibble |
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One of our favourite sites and the only one we have visited twice. Ideally situated for this part of Dorset the site is typical for C&CC, well run with immaculate facilities, but it's what's outside the site that makes it.
At the entrance is the Frampton Arms pub, with two bars, one RAF Warmwell themed, the other railway. Good beer and food. Next door to that is Moreton train station where you can get trains to Dorchester and Weymouth one way and Poole and Bournemouth the other. There is a co-op store 15 mins walk towards Warmwell too.
First day we caught the train to Dorchester and spent the day mooching round the county town. The next day the train to Weymouth (£6ish adult return)for the Wessex folk festival. Well worth a visit.
Ps. Of note, we were on a grass only pitch at the lower end of the site this time (90) and it seemed there was only a couple of inches of top soil over hardcore. Made for frustrating time pegging out, but don't let this put you off a great site.
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| Date of Visit: October 2016 |
Unit: Motorhome |
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| Reviewer: David Klyne |
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To Find Site:- From Dorchester leave A35 onto A352. At roundabout take B3390 towards Crossways. Go through village and site is immediately past level crossing on the right next to the pub.
The Moreton C&CC site is situated in the countryside about seven miles from Dorchester. It is open from late March to early November and accepts non-members. There are 120 pitches, some are on hardstandings and the majority on grass. Like all C&CC sites you can determine the type of pitch when booking. Those pitches which are designated electric pitches have conveniently placed points which are rated at 16 amps and use CEE17 blue connectors. Water and waste water disposal points are at either of the two toilet blocks and same is the case for chemical disposal. The actual toilet blocks are clean and functional rather than being luxurious. Both have covered, but not fully enclosed, washing up areas. There are also laundry facilities but these are at the back of Reception. For children there is a nice adventure style playground. There is site wide WiFi but the reliability of the service varied a lot. Unfortunately on some networks the mobile signal is also poor. Reception sells a few essentials and next door is a comprehensive information room. A railway line runs along one side of the site. Whilst the trains are not particularly noisy some do sound their horn as they approach the level crossing, fortunately this does not happen overnight.
This site is very convenient for touring this part of Dorset with Dorchester only being a few miles away and Weymouth and Swanage just a little further on. For those not wanting to use their own transport Moreton Station is a short distance from the campsite with regular trains to Dorchester and Weymouth in one direction and Bournemouth and Southampton in the other. For food shopping there is a general store in Crossways a short distance from the site. Major supermarkets are situated in all the major towns locally.
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| Date of Visit: September 2016 |
Unit: Touring Caravan |
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| Reviewer: Axchal |
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A very pleasant, well maintained site with friendly and helpul wardens. Shower-toilet block of high standard with plenty of elbow room in shower. Frampton Arms pub, next door, serves excellent food at reasonable prices and campers get 10% discount, dogs alowed in certain areas Including dining. We had an excellent stay. Downside: very close to a noisy railway line, TV receception poor as was mobile reception and a portable wrooter didn't work at all. Well worth a visit.
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| Date of Visit: June 2016 |
Unit: Motorhome |
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| Reviewer: Dragon04 |
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Arrived on site, felt a little uncomfortable because being new C&CC Members my membership card had not arrived, although I had my membership number and a copy of the e-mail, I was told that they really needed to see my membership card.
We had a hard standing pitch which was a nice size for our 7. 5 meter motorhome. The grass pitches were behind the hard standing and the cars used any available space between the hard standing pitches to get out onto the site road.
The toilets were clean but I think in the season 6 female showers divided between two shower blocks might result in a little queue.
The railway station is very close with a good hourly train to Weymouth or Waterloo and all stations in between. Please note that the noise of the trains is not a problem but the railway crossing itself only has half barriers so, the trains have to use there horns just before the crossing and right by the camp site.
The pub at the entrance is very nice we ate in here I need night it's was good food at reasonable prices, (take you membership card for a discount).
We would stay here again because of it close proximity to the station.
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| Date of Visit: May 2016 |
Unit: Touring Caravan |
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| Reviewer: Doverover |
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First visit to this site. Very pleased. Clean toilets, large enough showers with plenty of hot water at any time.
Level plots and we were guided to ours with no whinging about driving over the grass.
Customer reception was excellent and we were offered a paper every day. When it didn't arrive one day one of the staff drove to the local Co-op and bought one for us.
Location is excellent for the area, Lulworth Cove, Tank Museum, Monkey World, and a number of National Trust sites.
Very pleasant pub within 50yds of the gate that served very nice food.
If I have a criticism (and it isn't the fault of the site) it is that the site is adjacent to a small local railway station and level crossing. I don't know if it is common practice but every time a train approached it hooted between the hours of about 0730hrs to 2300hrs. It didn't bother us much as we're in our 60's but someone with very young children may find it a nuisance.
Definitely would visit again.
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| Date of Visit: September 2015 |
Unit: Motorhome |
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| Reviewer: Lynnechapman |
3 reviews from this member |
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A very clean and tidy site, only a few hard standing pitches but grass areas quite firm but you will need to level up. Facilities very clean but not many showers. Laundry well equipped with outside drying area. Very close to railway station with easy access for trains on the main London to Weymouth line. I was told it was easier to get train than bus as bus stop a long walk. Park looked well equipped. I have stayed at this site before and I would stay again.
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| Date of Visit: August 2015 |
Unit: Tent |
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| Reviewer: JoggingHippo |
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Stayed here with other half and 5yo boy for the Bournemouth Air Festival. Moreton train station being a 2 min walk away and then 40 mins to Bournemouth.
Site is well kept, clean facilities, staff very friendly. Quite a lot of pitches squeezed in the available space, but didn't have any issues. Train noise didn't bother us.
Small play area for the kids, small shop with basics plus an info room with maps, flyers and lots of menus.
Packed up a day early just to avoid the forecast torrential rain. (which was definitely the right decision). Would be happy to stay here again.
Went to have a meal at the Frampton Arms, but was quite frankly disgusted with the rude man who 'was' going to be serving us. So we quickly departed and went to the Martyrs Inn (10 min drive away) instead. Good food, nice ale, polite staff!
Also went to Weymouth, a classic British seaside town.
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