Sandford Holiday Park

From £11 For 4 nights, 6 adults 7.9 489 reviews
Heated outdoor pool (added by manager 06 Jul 2022)
Safari tents (added by manager 29 apr 2022)
Safari tents (added by manager 29 apr 2022)
Swimming pool (added by manager 13 mar 2023)

  • Family park close to Poole, Studland and Sandbanks
  • Indoor and outdoor pools, amusement arcade, play areas and kids' clubs
  • Bowling, crazy golf, ice cream parlour, restaurant and clubhouse
Sandford Holiday Park is an apt name for this park, which has acres of Britain’s best beaches within easy reach… From its peaceful Holton Heath woodland setting, it's just a short journey to the wide sands of Studland and Sandbanks, as well as lively resorts such as Bournemouth and Poole – all of which are within a half-hour drive. Boredom's not an option here, where the activities include a summer outdoor and indoor pool complex, a dedicated musical play pool for toddlers, courts for tennis and many other sports, bikes and pedal go-karts for hire, and nature trails crisscrossing the site. Still standing after all that energetic stuff? Then go swing’n’rolling at the bowling, or take the kids around the jungle-themed crazy golf and reward the winner with an extra scoop at the site’s ice cream parlour. The park also has three different kids’ clubs, banded by age to make sure top fun is had by all (even the harder-to-please teens should be mildly interested by the film-making and DJ workshops… plus the free wifi on site). Young’uns should also enjoy the indoor soft play zone and two outdoor play areas, with a pirate ship and a climbing wall as well as the usual playground paraphernalia. Recharge your batteries at the fish and chip shop or the Arena restaurant, which serves Costa coffee as well as pizzas and lots of other family-friendly meals. Then top it all off with a trip to the Limelite Club for family entertainment, cabaret and competitions from the sparkly Troupers: you should sleep well after that lot…

Site type

Touring caravan pitches 297
Motorhome pitches 297
Open now

Tourist board rating

Please note
  • The site does not accept breeds/crossbreeds listed in the Dangerous Dogs Act (i.e. Pit Bull Terrier, Japanese Tosa, Dogo Argentino, and Fila Brasileiro).
  • Commercial vehicles (vehicles used for work-related purposes, carrying goods or fare-paying passengers) and sign-written vehicles are not permitted on site.
  • Single-sex parties of three or more people under 25 are not permitted on site. Swimming pool access is included: please show your Entertainment pass. Entertainment passes are included in the rate.

Languages spoken

English

Open from Fri, 8 Mar to

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Great site for kids, pitches were level, showers very disappointing.

Overall 8/10
Location 10
Value for money 8
Accommodation No rating
Facilities / Activities 10
Customer service 10
Child friendliness 10
Cleanliness 8
Wifi No rating
Anonymous The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Meadows electric grass touring pitch

Liked: Great facilties for children

Disliked: Showers were awful, cold and no water pressure .

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Great site

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

Meadows electric grass touring pitch

Liked: Pitch was easy to find. Everything easily accessible and clean. Staff were friendly and helpful.

Disliked: Not a vast amount of areas that were both dog and child friendly so made it tricky as we had our dog with us and couldn’t go in to watch any entertainment.

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The pitches were extremely muddy. Although we understand the weather…

Overall 6/10
Location 4
Value for money 4
Accommodation 4
Facilities / Activities 6
Customer service 6
Child friendliness No rating
Cleanliness 8
Wifi No rating
Anonymous The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Meadows electric grass touring pitch

Liked: The pitches were extremely muddy. Although we understand the weather was wet; perhaps they shouldn’t have rented them out. But generally the staff were friendly. Very difficult to leave a positive review due to weather.

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Very nice site clean facilitys friendly helpful staff

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

Meadows electric grass touring pitch

Liked: Liked the site in general good dog walking facilitys

Disliked: Showers not good but very clean

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This was our first time away in the caravan and to our…

Overall 8/10
Location 10
Value for money 10
Accommodation No rating
Facilities / Activities 8
Customer service No rating
Child friendliness No rating
Cleanliness 10
Wifi No rating
Sara J. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Meadows electric grass touring pitch

Liked: This was our first time away in the caravan and to our surprise we thoroughly enjoyed it, good amenities and close to local attractions, staff were friendly we even booked a extra night

Disliked: The only downside was the showers were not hot enough but after speaking with staff we sorted this by turning more than one shower on

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Polite, friendly staff. Clean toilets.…

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

Meadows electric grass touring pitch

Liked: Polite, friendly staff. Clean toilets.

Disliked: Cold water in showers.

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The toilet and shower block were clean and the amenities/entertainment hub was…

Overall 8/10
Location 10
Value for money 10
Accommodation No rating
Facilities / Activities 6
Customer service 10
Child friendliness No rating
Cleanliness 10
Wifi 8
Dan M. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Meadows electric grass touring pitch

Liked: The toilet and shower block were clean and the amenities/entertainment hub was good.

Disliked: Male shower was only slightly Luke warm.

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Safari tent was better than expected very good great bedrooms great shower…

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

Holton 2 bedroom safari tent

Liked: Safari tent was better than expected very good great bedrooms great shower very nice

Disliked: Reception staff unhelpful and activities very hard to book

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On site facilities. Well organised. Beautifully kept…

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

Paddock electric grass touring pitch

Liked: On site facilities. Well organised. Beautifully kept

Disliked: Waiting in bar area to be served.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Lovely site and surrounding area

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

Paddock electric grass touring pitch

Liked: Very friendly and clean

Disliked: The experience of food and drinks

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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

Rallies welcome

Single-sex groups welcome

Student groups welcome

Rules

Barbecue provided

Barbecues allowed

Campfires allowed

Commercial vehicles allowed

Dogs allowed

Dogs allowed all year

Utilities

Charging facilities

Chemical disposal

Electric car charging point(s)

Gas cylinders available

Recycling available

Renewable energy

Nearby amenities

Bar nearby

Dog walk nearby

Type

Very large (over 200 pitches)

Nearby leisure

Fishing nearby

Golf nearby

Touring and motorhomes

Seasonal pitches

Location

Sandford Holiday Park

Holton Heath

Poole

Dorset

England

BH16 6JZ

Directions

Timezone

Europe/London GMT (GMT+00:00)

GPS

50.7194°N
-2.0864°W

Nearest transport

Coach
2.5 mi Post Office
2.5 mi Red Lion
4.8 mi Seldown Coach Station
Rail
0.7 mi Holton Heath Rail Station
2.2 mi Wareham Rail Station
3 mi Hamworthy Rail Station
Ferry
4.2 mi Poole Ferry Terminal
4.5 mi Poole Quay Ferry Landing
6.1 mi Brownsea Island Ferry Landing
Airport
11.9 mi Bournemouth International 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

It’s a short hop in the car to begin discovering the area’s spectacular surrounds, from the wilds of the New Forest to the ancient cliffs, limestone arches and nature reserves of the Jurassic Coast (tick off another World Heritage Site on your 'must-see' list). Dorset is jammed with attractions to suit all interests. History buffs might fancy clambering around Northe Fort or scaling the ramparts at Corfe and Portland castles. The Adventure Wonderland family theme park has thrills for kids of all ages, plus a massive hedge maze to get lost in, and action men (and women) can go paintballing or drive a tank at the Bovington Tank Museum. There’s loads of fun for fauna fans, too: check out the chimps at Monkey World, swan about at Abbotsbury Swannery, visit Weymouth Sea Life Park, explore the largest saltwater lagoon in the country on the glass-bottomed Fleet Observer, or meet some farmyard friends at Farmer Palmer’s Farm Park. Drive a bit further and you can also make a day trip to Longleat Safari Park.

Water quality at nearby bathing waters

Name Distance Type 2020 2019 2018 2017
Poole Harbour Rockley Sands 2 mi Estuary N/A Excellent Excellent Excellent
Poole Harbour Lake 2.7 mi Estuary N/A Excellent Excellent Excellent
Shell Bay North 6.7 mi Sea N/A Excellent Excellent Excellent
Poole Sandbanks Peninsular 6.9 mi Sea N/A Excellent Excellent Excellent
Poole Shore Road Beach 7.1 mi Sea N/A Excellent Excellent Excellent

Data source: European Environment Agency

Must see

Corfe Castle 5.7 mi

Monkey World - Ape Rescue Centre 5.9 mi

Brownsea Island 6 mi

Studland Beach and Nature Reserve 6.7 mi

Kingston Lacy House and Gardens 6.8 mi

National Trust

Corfe Castle 5.8 mi

White Mill 6 mi

Brownsea Island 6 mi

Kingston Lacy 6.7 mi

Clouds Hill 7.2 mi

Cycle routes

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

Other

WAREHAM MEADOWS (CURRENT BOUNDARY FROM 02/08/2004) 1.4 mi

ARNE (CURRENT BOUNDARY FROM 31/08/2001) 2.8 mi

STOBOROUGH HEATH (CURRENT BOUNDARY FROM 18/01/2004) 4 mi

CHARBOROUGH PARK 4.5 mi

GRANGE HEATH (CURRENT BOUNDARY FROM 30/03/2005) 5 mi

Local events

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

    Wareham, Dorset 7.1 mi

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

    Wareham, Dorset 7.8 mi

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

    Dorchester, Dorset 9.4 mi

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

    Dorchester, Dorset 14.8 mi

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

    Brockenhurst, Hampshire 23.6 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 Sandford Holiday Park have a swimming pool? Yes View all features
  • Is Sandford Holiday Park dog friendly? Yes View all features
  • What attractions are near Sandford Holiday Park? It’s a short hop in the car to begin discovering the area’s spectacular surrounds, from the wilds of the New Forest to the ancient cliffs, limestone arches and nature reserves of the … Read more
  • When can I check in and check out of Sandford Holiday Park?
    Camping and touring
    Arrive:  2 p.m. –  11 p.m.
    Depart by:  10 a.m.
    On-site accommodation
    Arrive:  4 p.m. –  11 p.m.
    Depart by:  10 a.m.
    Read more
  • How much does it cost to stay at Sandford Holiday Park? From £11 (for 1 night, 4 people) - prices may change depending on your dates and party.