Whitemead Caravan Park

From £24.50 For 1 night, 2 adults 9.5 253 reviews
Touring pitches (added by manager 03 Aug 2022)
Hardstanding touring pitch (added by manager 03 aug 2022)
Grass touring pitches (added by manager 03 aug 2022)
View from the tent pitch (added by manager 03 aug 2022)

  • Family-run park in the village of Wool, five miles from the coast
  • Under two miles from Monkey World and the Tank Museum
  • Five minutes' walk from train station, bus stops, pubs and shops
If you’re picking holiday reads to bring to Whitemead Caravan Park in Wool, Dorset, there’s one blindingly obvious contender: step forward local lad Mr Thomas Hardy. Reread your old copy of Tess of the D’Urbervilles down here and you may just spot a few similarities between a couple of local buildings and certain locations in the novel. Even if literary references aren’t your thing, there are many reasons to plant yourselves at this family-run park in the Dorset village of Wool. Chief among these may well be its easy access to a plethora of transport options: make life easy by leaving your car or caravan on site and toddling a few minutes to the train station or bus stops for your days out. Alternatively, get legs going on the network of local walking and bike paths – heaps of fab attractions are within easy reach on foot or two wheels. Upon your return to the village, reward your efforts with a feed of fish and chips or a restorative pint of local ale at one of the two pubs within staggering distance. Also within a few minutes’ walk are a butcher and a baker (sadly no candlestick maker) where you can pick up fresh food for the evening barbie. Less poetic but no less convenient are the village’s two supermarkets, and the park’s own mini market, full of handy essentials. If you didn’t quite manage to tire your kids out during the day, send them over to the playground, or wander over to the games room for a few rounds of pool, darts or table football. Wifi is available if they need a little bit of quiet time alone to play with gadgetry. The park stretches over five acres so you can always find a shaded spot to settle down with a glass of wine and a Hardy novel (other authors’ works are also permitted..).

Site type

Touring caravan pitches 50
Tent pitches 50
Motorhome pitches 10
Open now

Tourist board rating

Please note
  • Under 18s must be accompanied by their parents or legal guardians.
  • 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).
  • Single-sex bookings of 3 or more people (couples and immediate family members excepted) are not permitted via Pitchup.com.
  • No hen/stag parties permitted via Pitchup.com.
  • Commercial vehicles (vehicles used for work-related purposes, carrying goods or fare-paying passengers) and sign-written vehicles are not permitted on site.
  • Continental touring caravans (caravans built with the passenger door on the right-hand side) are not permitted.
  • At least one of the party members must be aged 18 or over.
  • Only DVLA specification conversions or manufactured campervans are allowed. Converted motorhomes/campervans must be constructed to include living accommodation with the following : seats and a table, cooking facilities, storage facilities and sleeping accommodation which may be converted from the seating.

Languages spoken

English

Open from Thu, 14 Mar to

AA 5 pennants

Pitch types & availability

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Only showing reviews for the last 30 months.

Very clean site…

Overall 2/10
Location 4
Value for money 2
Accommodation 2
Facilities / Activities 2
Customer service No rating
Child friendliness No rating
Cleanliness 8
Wifi 8
Anonymous The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Electric grass touring pitch

Liked: Very clean site

Disliked: The shop on site is ridiculously expensive. There are signs in the showers, to clean them yourself after using!. When cone ting out water to the tap they made us disconnect statung that lots of others have to share, therefore we run out of water when showering, yseing water. Had to drag a massive barrel to keep filling up, this is not plumbed in then is it. They disconnected a piece to the tap to prevent us from using it. I would not stay here ever again ! 😒

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From the manager: Dear Guest, thank you for your review, Would like to point out from your feedback in regards to the tap situation, you where asked on several occasions to remove your hose due to the tap being shared between numerous pitches, as the pitches themselves are not fully serviced pitches. so on this occasion a member of staff did remove the connection part of the tap to stop connection. Also everyone on site uses aqua rolls to fill up water and your pitch itself was 10 foot away from the tap. In regards to the signs in the showers, this is not for cleaning up after yourself, this is to mop the floor after use for common courtesy for the next guest. Our shop is a convenient shop therefore pricing is a little higher than your average supermarket. kind regards Whitemead team

Fantastic site .staff were excellent and toilet and shower block first class…

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
Anthony K. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Electric hardstanding touring pitch

Liked: Fantastic site .staff were excellent and toilet and shower block first class all off the site very clean and tidy very close to monkey world and train station to get out and about

Disliked: None

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From the manager: Thank you for your lovely review. We hope to see you again soon. :)

Nice site perfect location

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

Electric hardstanding touring pitch

Liked: Facilities and friendly staff. Location.

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From the manager: Thank you for your review :)

Excellent facilities

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

Electric hardstanding touring pitch

Liked: Great site. Excellent facilities and so well kept. The site is in a brilliant location, close to the train station and bus stop. Only a 10 minute drive from Lulworth Cove and Durdle Door, which was our reason for going

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From the manager: Thank you for your review :)

Excellent site would not hesitate to recommend it

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
Anonymous The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Electric hardstanding touring pitch

Liked: The site and surrounding area, very friendly staff

Disliked: Nothing

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From the manager: Thank you for your review :)

Lovely secure well maintained site with friendly staff. Nice pub across the…

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

Electric grass touring pitch

Liked: Lovely secure well maintained site with friendly staff. Nice pub across the railway line. Some noise from the trains but not too late or early and is handy for days out.

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From the manager: Thank you for your review.

The location is fab for exploring. Site very clean and the staff…

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

Electric hardstanding touring pitch

Liked: The location is fab for exploring. Site very clean and the staff very friendly.

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From the manager: Thank you for your review :)

Friendly staff…

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

Electric grass campervan pitch

Liked: Friendly staff

Disliked: Disfunctioning hand dryer in Gents.

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From the manager: Thank you for your review and feedback.

Super holiday

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

Electric grass touring pitch

Liked: Great facilities - showers and bathrooms very clean and well appointed. Great site that’s clean and well organised

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From the manager: Thank you for your review :)

Very good

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

Electric grass touring pitch

Liked: Excellent facilities, spotlessly clean. Gated security.

Disliked: Loads of vacant caravans so site was a bit soul less.

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From the manager: Thank you for your review.


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

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

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

Mountain biking nearby

Restaurant nearby

Watersports nearby

Touring and motorhomes

Motorhome service point

Seasonal pitches

Tourer storage facilities

Location

Whitemead Caravan Park

East Burton Road

Wool

Dorset

England

BH20 6HG

Directions

Timezone

Europe/London GMT (GMT+00:00)

GPS

50.68111°N
-2.22629°W

Nearest transport

Coach
5.1 mi Post Office
5.1 mi Red Lion
8.1 mi East Street
Rail
0.2 mi Wool Rail Station
4.1 mi Moreton (Dorset) Rail Station
4.9 mi Wareham Rail Station
Ferry
10.4 mi Poole Ferry Terminal
10.8 mi Poole Quay Ferry Landing
11 mi Weymouth Ferry Terminal
Airport
18.5 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

On the edge of the Isle of Purbeck and halfway between Bournemouth and Dorchester, Wool is handily placed for reaching some excellent attractions. Closest to the park are Monkey World and the Tank Museum in Bovington, both within a five-minute drive, 10-minute cycle or half-hour walk. If you’d like to play at being a knight, 15 minutes’ drive brings you to Corfe Castle, a medieval ruin with nooks and crannies for hiding out. Five miles south are the sea and the Jurassic Coast’s most famed attractions – Lulworth Cove and Durdle Door. Other options for days out include cycling around Wareham Forest followed by boating on the River Frome from Wareham (10 minutes’ drive), or a trip on the Swanage Railway half an hour away, or – well, it’s safe to say you won’t get bored...

Water quality at nearby bathing waters

Name Distance Type 2020 2019 2018 2017
Lulworth Cove 4.4 mi Sea N/A Excellent Excellent Excellent
Durdle Door East 4.6 mi Sea N/A Excellent N/A Excellent
Durdle Door West 4.7 mi Sea N/A Excellent Excellent Excellent
Kimmeridge Bay 6.4 mi Sea N/A Excellent Excellent Excellent
Ringstead Bay 6.5 mi Sea N/A Excellent Excellent Excellent

Data source: European Environment Agency

Must see

Monkey World - Ape Rescue Centre 1.2 mi

The Tank Museum 1.2 mi

Lulworth Castle & Park 3 mi

Lulworth Heritage Centre 4.4 mi

Corfe Castle 7.9 mi

National Trust

Clouds Hill 2.7 mi

Hardy's Cottage 7.9 mi

Corfe Castle 8 mi

Max Gate 8.8 mi

White Mill 11.2 mi

Cycle routes

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

Other

Clouds Hill - Moreton 2.4 mi

LULWORTH CASTLE 2.9 mi

West Lulworth Circular 3.9 mi

Whiteway Viewpoint - Flower's Barrow - Worbarrow Beach - Tyneham - Whiteway VP 4.6 mi

GRANGE HEATH (CURRENT BOUNDARY FROM 30/03/2005) 4.8 mi

Local events

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

    Wareham, Dorset 1.2 mi

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

    Wareham, Dorset 3.1 mi

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

    Dorchester, Dorset 5.6 mi

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

    Dorchester, Dorset 9.2 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 Whitemead Caravan Park have a swimming pool? No View all features
  • Is Whitemead Caravan Park dog friendly? Yes View all features
  • What attractions are near Whitemead Caravan Park? On the edge of the Isle of Purbeck and halfway between Bournemouth and Dorchester, Wool is handily placed for reaching some excellent attractions. Closest to the park are Monkey World and the … Read more
  • When can I check in and check out of Whitemead Caravan Park?
    Camping and touring
    Arrive:  1 p.m. –  6 p.m.
    Depart by:  10:30 a.m.

    When arriving at the main gates remain in your car until a member of staff comes to greet you and show you to your pitch.

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  • How much does it cost to stay at Whitemead Caravan Park? From £24.50 (for 1 night, 2 adults) - prices may change depending on your dates and party.