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Willow bell tent

From £100 1 night, 2 adults

4 people maximum No dogs allowed

Please bring your own towels and cooking equipment.

Dimensions

1.5m width x 1.5m length (5.0ft width x 5.0ft length) Calculated area: 2.3m² (25.0ft²)

1 room

Open space 1 x Double bed, 2 x Single sofa/futon

No toilets in the unit: shared facilities available.

No showers in the unit: shared facilities available.

Features

Bed linen 3 included, 3 max.
Car 2 included, 2 max.
Duvets and pillows 4 included, 4 max.
Beds made up
Car parking by pitch/unit
Electric heater(s)
Gas and electricity included
Heating
Kettle
Lanterns/fairy lights
Power socket(s)

Other restrictions

No dogs allowed

Availability

Your booking From £100
Based on 1 night, 4 people

Choose your dates and party size to see pricing and availability.

The Homestead

From £100 For 1 night, 4 adults 9.1 40 reviews
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Reviews

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would recommend this site to a friend

88%

would stay here again

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Only showing reviews for the last 30 months.

The site was very spacious and the new toileting and showering facilities…

Overall 6/10
Location 4
Value for money 4
Accommodation 6
Facilities / Activities 4
Customer service 6
Child friendliness 6
Cleanliness 6
Wifi 2
Anonymous The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Non-electric grass tent or trailer tent pitch

Liked: The site was very spacious and the new toileting and showering facilities are lovely. If you're looking for somewhere for a weekend and need facilities close by and access to Bournemouth than this place is great.

Disliked: The only thing that I believe is a negative is the location, this place is very close to Bournemouth airport and has a few main roads close by. The air traffic is very loud and cars can be heard from the site which really does take away the whole nature escape feel.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Lovely site with a wild feel in the trees lots of space and facilities

Overall 10/10
Location 10
Value for money 10
Accommodation 10
Facilities / Activities 8
Customer service 4
Child friendliness 8
Cleanliness 8
Wifi 8
Matt S. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Non-electric grass tent or trailer tent pitch

Liked: Lots of space wooded area gave a great wild feel and the new toilet block was very modern, clean and spacious. Plenty space for the dog to explore and lovely town and pub nearby.

Disliked: Is close to the Airport so planes are quite loud overhead. We are both heavy sleepers so didn’t affect us but may be an issue for others? Found it hard to contact someone working there no one at reception and no answers on phone numbers provided?

Recommend to friends Visit again

Very good…

Overall 10/10
Location 10
Value for money 10
Accommodation 10
Facilities / Activities 10
Customer service 10
Child friendliness 10
Cleanliness 10
Wifi 10
Nerijus V. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Non-electric grass tent or trailer tent pitch

Liked: Very good

Recommend to friends Visit again

Lovely place and friendly owners…

Overall 8/10
Location 8
Value for money 10
Accommodation 8
Facilities / Activities 8
Customer service 10
Child friendliness 10
Cleanliness 10
Wifi 10
Vitalia I. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Non-electric grass tent or trailer tent pitch

Liked: Lovely place and friendly owners

Recommend to friends Visit again

Great time…

Overall 10/10
Location 10
Value for money 10
Accommodation 10
Facilities / Activities 10
Customer service 10
Child friendliness 10
Cleanliness 10
Wifi 10
Aneta J. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Non-electric grass tent or trailer tent pitch

Liked: Great time

Recommend to friends Visit again

Great camping site quiet in the evening and with lots of open…

Overall 10/10
Location 10
Value for money 10
Accommodation 10
Facilities / Activities 6
Customer service 10
Child friendliness 10
Cleanliness 10
Wifi No rating
Dan G. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Non-electric grass tent or trailer tent pitch

Liked: Great camping site quiet in the evening and with lots of open space for the toddler during the day time. There was quite a bit of shade provided by tall trees and hedges - so helpful in the summer. Facilities were clean and sufficient for our one night stay

Recommend to friends Visit again

Good site with excellent clean facilities.Need to ensure ppl not close

Overall 8/10
Location 10
Value for money 10
Accommodation 10
Facilities / Activities 10
Customer service 10
Child friendliness 2
Cleanliness 10
Wifi 2
Anonymous The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Non-electric grass tent or trailer tent pitch

Liked: Everything bar someone being too close to us.

Disliked: The people that set up next to us was too close. The instructions state that you must be 20ft away from other campers. When we returned to the site after already setting our tent up there was not enough space to park the car next to our tent as someone had set up their tent thing close to ours!

Recommend to friends Visit again

very nice space, easy access, good amenities!…

Overall 10/10
Location 10
Value for money 10
Accommodation 10
Facilities / Activities 10
Customer service 10
Child friendliness 10
Cleanliness 6
Wifi No rating
Enora B. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Non-electric grass tent or trailer tent pitch

Liked: very nice space, easy access, good amenities!

Recommend to friends Visit again

We really enjoyed staying there and everything was very good…

Overall 10/10
Location 8
Value for money 10
Accommodation 10
Facilities / Activities 10
Customer service 10
Child friendliness 6
Cleanliness 10
Wifi 2
Asghar N. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Non-electric grass tent or trailer tent pitch

Liked: We really enjoyed staying there and everything was very good

Recommend to friends Visit again

We stayed for one night and everything was good 👍…

Overall 10/10
Location 6
Value for money 10
Accommodation 10
Facilities / Activities 10
Customer service 10
Child friendliness 6
Cleanliness 10
Wifi 2
Anonymous The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Non-electric grass tent or trailer tent pitch

Liked: We stayed for one night and everything was good 👍

Recommend to friends Visit again


Features

Leisure on site

Bar or club house

Cycle hire

Evening entertainment

Fishing

Fitness centre

Games room

Indoor swimming pool

Kids' club

On-site restaurant/cafe

Outdoor swimming pool

Play area

TV room

Take away

Tennis

Watersports

Amenities on site

Bath available

Car parking by pitch/unit

Composting toilet

Disabled facilities

Dog park

Drying room

Food shop

Free wifi

Ice pack freezing

Internet access

Launderette

Parent & baby washroom

Pick-up from public transport

Portable toilet

Pub toilets

Public telephone

Shower available

Toilet block

Washing-up area

Wifi

Groups welcome

Family friendly

Motorcycle friendly

Single-sex groups welcome

Student groups welcome

Rules

Barbecue provided

Barbecues allowed

Campfires allowed

Commercial vehicles allowed

Dogs allowed

No dogs allowed

Themes

Luxury

Utilities

Charging facilities

Chemical disposal

Electric car charging point(s)

Gas cylinders available

Recycling available

Renewable energy

Nearby amenities

Bar nearby

Dog walk nearby

Nearby farmers' market

Public transport nearby

Shop nearby

Type

Large (51-200 pitches)

Nearby leisure

Canoeing/kayaking nearby

Climbing nearby

Cycle hire nearby

Cycling nearby

Fishing nearby

Golf nearby

Horse riding nearby

Indoor pool nearby

Leisure/theme park nearby

Mountain biking nearby

Outdoor pool nearby

Restaurant nearby

Sailing nearby

Surf school nearby

Tennis nearby

Watersports nearby

Location

The Homestead

355 Christchurch Road

West Parley

Bournemouth

Dorset

England

BH22 8SH

Directions

Timezone

Europe/London BST (GMT+01:00)

GPS

50.78032°N
-1.87039°W

Nearest transport

Coach
2.9 mi Bournemouth University
3.7 mi Bournemouth Station
4.2 mi County Gates
Rail
3.7 mi Bournemouth Rail Station
3.9 mi Pokesdown Rail Station
4.3 mi Branksome Rail Station
Ferry
5 mi Tuckton Tea Gardens Ferry Landing
5.2 mi Christchurch Quay Ferry Landing
5.3 mi Wick Christchurch Ferry Landing
Airport
1.7 mi Bournemouth International Airport
25.2 mi Southampton Airport

Please note: All distances on this page are calculated "as the crow flies" - please check actual distance depending on your mode of travel using the Get directions button above.

Local attractions

With the coast and the New Forest National Park so close, you’ll have a big choice of activities before you. Perhaps horse riding, cycling or canoeing on the Beaulieu river in the New Forest National Park (from 15 minutes’ drive)? Swimming, sea kayaking, kitesurfing or jetskiing in Poole waters, such as Sandbanks beach (25 minutes)? For somewhere that’s even closer by, you could tear up the go-karting tracks at South Coast Karting (five minutes) or work on perfecting your swing at the Dudsbury Golf Club (five minutes). Adventure Wonderland (five minutes) is another spot nearby with a whole load of family-friendly rides from a swinging pirate ship to spinning teacups. With Bournemouth beach (15 minutes) and Go Ape Moors Valley (15 minutes) a short drive away, there are many more ways to break a sweat. However, for anyone keen to look back on former times, you could opt for a walk and a brew at the National Trust’s Kingston Lacy (20 minutes), a 17th-century country house that’s still going strong.

Water quality at nearby bathing waters

Name Distance Type 2020 2019 2018 2017
Bournemouth Boscombe Pier 4.4 mi Sea N/A Good Good Excellent
Bournemouth Manor Steps 4.5 mi Sea N/A Excellent Excellent N/A
Bournemouth Pier 4.5 mi Sea N/A Excellent Good Good
Bournemouth Durley Chine 4.7 mi Sea N/A Excellent Excellent Excellent
Bournemouth Fisherman`S Walk 4.7 mi Sea N/A Excellent Excellent Excellent

Data source: European Environment Agency

Must see

Adventure Wonderland 1.2 mi

The Bournemouth Balloon 4.1 mi

Russell-Cotes Art Gallery & Museum 4.3 mi

Bournemouth Pier Beach 4.4 mi

Oceanarium, The Bournemouth Aquarium 4.4 mi

National Trust

Kingston Lacy 7.4 mi

Brownsea Island 7.4 mi

White Mill 8.5 mi

Studland Beach and Nature Reserve 10 mi

Corfe Castle 12.8 mi

Cycle routes

Find local routes on the National Cycle Network - over 12,000 miles of cycling routes.

Other

Throop Mill - Parley Green - Nature Reserve - Berry Hill 1.8 mi

WIMBORNE ROAD CEMETERY 3.2 mi

AVON HEATH (CURRENT BOUNDARY FROM 19/05/1998) 3.7 mi

LOWER CENTRAL GARDENS, UPPER CENTRAL GARDENS AND COY POND GARDENS 4 mi

Holt Heath - Horton Tower - Holt Heath 4.5 mi

Local events

  • New Forest and Hampshire County Show (Tuesday 30 July 2024 – Tuesday 30 July 2024)

    Brockenhurst, Hampshire 13.3 mi

  • Tankfest (Friday 28 June 2024 – Friday 28 June 2024)

    Wareham, Dorset 17.4 mi

  • Camp Bestival Dorset (Thursday 25 July 2024 – Thursday 25 July 2024)

    Wareham, Dorset 17.8 mi

  • Tolpuddle Martyrs' Festival and Rally (Friday 19 July 2024 – Friday 19 July 2024)

    Dorchester, Dorset 18.7 mi

  • Dorset County Show (Saturday 7 September 2024 – Saturday 7 September 2024)

    Dorchester, Dorset 24.6 mi

Please note: All distances on this page are calculated "as the crow flies" - please check actual distance depending on your mode of travel using the Get directions button above.

Want to know more about camping in Dorset?

  • Does The Homestead have a swimming pool? No View all features
  • Is The Homestead dog friendly? No View all features
  • What attractions are near The Homestead? With the coast and the New Forest National Park so close, you’ll have a big choice of activities before you. Perhaps horse riding, cycling or canoeing on the Beaulieu river in the … Read more
  • When can I check in and check out of The Homestead?
    Camping and touring
    Arrive:  12 p.m. –  6 p.m.
    Depart by:  11 a.m.
    On-site accommodation
    Arrive:  2 p.m. –  6 p.m.
    Depart by:  11 a.m.
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  • How much does it cost to stay at The Homestead? From £100 (for 1 night, 4 people) - prices may change depending on your dates and party.