Herston Caravan and Camping
View prices & book- Award-winning holiday park a mile from the beach in Swanage
- Half an hour's drive from Monkey World and Durdle Door
- Lively entertainment programme at the site's show bar
Campground type
- Under 18s must be accompanied by their parents or legal guardians.
- The park does not accept breeds/crossbreeds listed in the Breed-specific legislation (i.e. Pit Bull Terrier, Japanese Tosa, Dogo Argentino, and Fila Brasileiro).
Languages spoken
English
Campsite types & availability
FHU cement/asphalt and grass travel trailer campsite
8 people maximum Ground type: Cement/asphalt and grass
Site size: Min 8.0m width x 10.0m depth (26.2ft width x 32.8ft depth) Calculated area: 80.0m² (861.1ft²)
Arrival daysFrom £28 1 night, 2 adults
View prices & bookFHU cement/asphalt and grass travel trailer campsite (large)
8 people maximum Ground type: Cement/asphalt
Site size: Min 12.0m width x 12.0m depth (39.4ft width x 39.4ft depth) Calculated area: 144.0m² (1550.0ft²)
Arrival daysFrom £31 1 night, 2 adults
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Powered grass campsite
6 people maximum Ground type: Grass
Site size: Min 7.0m width x 7.0m depth (23.0ft width x 23.0ft depth) Calculated area: 49.0m² (527.4ft²)
Arrival daysFrom £25 1 night, 2 adults
View prices & bookBell tent
4 people maximum Dimensions: 5.0m width x 5.0m length (16.4ft width x 16.4ft length) Calculated area: 25.0m² (269.1ft²)
Arrival daysFrom £60 1 night, 2 adults
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Reviews
Voted 39% of visitors View breakdown
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FHU cement/asphalt and grass travel trailer campsite
Liked: Location
Disliked: Entrance shabby.no bar or restaurant on weekday in June!.shop not well stocked.take away not open
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Basic campsite. Does have clubhouse. Lots of long-term caravans.
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Liked: Location was fantastic! Only a 40min walk into Swanage. Not the height of the season, but site was quite quiet. Baby foal was gorgeous! 😍 Hit the showers early, so nice a clean. Shower was powerful.
Disliked: Bar could do with updating. Really lovely that the only pool table is free. (though did mean people hog it!) Being propped up on books maybe not!
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Nice weather…
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Liked: Nice weather
Disliked: Inadequate facilities for the size of the place. One shower and toilet block for all the campers and toured to use. Resulting in having to walk a fair distance to use, also join a queue. Shower and toilets block messy with door locks missing. Site seems neglected, grass not mown, seems to need an extensive programme of maintenance. Especially at the price they charge
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Convenience of location. Nice easy 20 minute walk into Swanage. Generally good…
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Liked: Convenience of location. Nice easy 20 minute walk into Swanage. Generally good shower/washing up facilities
Disliked: Noisy caravan near us playing loud music from 11pm through to early hours. Tent pitches get very boggy in wet weather.
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Really family friendly site
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Powered grass campsite
Liked: Campsite was lovely. Brilliant if you have a couple of families staying together. Toilet facilities were kept clean at all times. Campsite staff were amazing at giving you help when you needed it. Being able to have a campfire under the stars was the best bit.
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Liked: Location to Swanage although down a very muddy path.
Disliked: The site is the worst we have ever stayed in! The whole site is very unkempt, weeds all over the pitches. The toilets and shower blocks are a disgrace! Holes in the Formica in the shower blocks, dirty, no hand towels for the whole duration of our 4 night stay! No hand soap in the dispensers. On arrival you are given a map with no information on, just pitch numbers! We paid £40 a night to pitch our caravan on a very uneven gravel pitch with water and electric and nothing else. We would strongly advise avoid this site at all cost unless it has a drastic makeover.
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Generally happy, but i can see that some people will be dissapointed.
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Liked: The fact we had all amenities, ie water, hook up, drains, bar on site, shop and the take away food wagon.
Disliked: Pitches were very untidy, grass needed cutting, generally want tidying. The whole site needs updating.
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not for us
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Liked: There wasn't anything
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Burger van was great especially the first day when we hadn't packed…
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Liked: Burger van was great especially the first day when we hadn't packed much food. Pitch was a good size and well set out for awning. Shop and bar, we didn't use but good to have on site.
Disliked: Showers were not very clean. Used twice and each time had to clean the floor before taking a shower. The second time I could visibly see other than a quick wash down they were not being cleaned well, build up of scum in places. Great to have the amenities but could be cleaner.
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Good value if you used it as a base.
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Liked: How friendly the staff was, especially the club house staff and entertainment guy. How close it was to Swanage beach even walking and very local to other activities. Plenty of opportunity for good food.
Disliked: The cleanliness of the toilets, how unkept the whole place was and how far away the toilet block was, not that we used it. Nothing for the children to do. Pictures were deceiving.
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Features
Dogs allowed
Campfires allowed
Leisure on park
Bar or club house
Cycle hire
Evening entertainment
Fishing
Fitness centre
Indoor swimming pool
Kids' club
On-site restaurant/cafe
Outdoor swimming pool
Playground
Recreation room/arcade
TV room
Takeout
Tennis
Watersports
Amenities on park
Bath available
Car parking by site/unit
Composting toilet
Disabled facilities
Dog park
Drying room
Free wifi
Grocery store
Ice pack freezing
Internet access
Laundromat
Local produce
Parent & baby washroom
Payphone
Pick-up from public transport
Portable toilet
Pub toilets
Restrooms
Shower available
Washing-up area
Wifi
Groups welcome
Family friendly
Motorcycle friendly
Rallies welcome
Single-sex groups welcome
Student groups welcome
Rules
Barbecue grills allowed
Barbecue provided
Campfires allowed
Commercial vehicles allowed
Dogs allowed
Dogs allowed all year
Themes
Budget/backpacker
Forest
Hikers’ paradise
Leave the car at home
Luxury
Peaceful
Remote location
Spectacular scenery
Wildlife haven
Utilities
Charging facilities
Dump station
Electric car charging point(s)
Propane/gas cylinders available
Recycling available
Renewable energy
Nearby amenities
Bar nearby
Convenience store nearby
Dog walk nearby
Public transportation nearby
Type
Large (51-200 sites)
Nearby leisure
Canoeing/kayaking nearby
Climbing nearby
Cycle hire nearby
Cycling nearby
Fishing nearby
Golf nearby
Horseback 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
Touring and motorhomes
Gray water hook-up for caravans
Seasonal sites
Water hook-up points for caravans
Location
Herston Caravan and Camping
Washpond Lane
Swanage
Dorset
England
BH19 3DJ
Timezone
Europe/London +0100 (GMT+01:00)
GPS
50.61816°N
-1.97913°W
Nearest transport
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
Water quality at nearby bathing waters
Name | Distance | Type | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 |
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Swanage Central | 1 mi | Sea | N/A | Excellent | Excellent | Excellent |
Studland Knoll House | 2.6 mi | Sea | N/A | Excellent | Excellent | Excellent |
Shell Bay North | 4.4 mi | Sea | N/A | Excellent | Excellent | Excellent |
Poole Sandbanks Peninsular | 5.2 mi | Sea | N/A | Excellent | Excellent | Excellent |
Poole Shore Road Beach | 5.7 mi | Sea | N/A | Excellent | Excellent | Excellent |
Data source: European Environment Agency
Must see
Swanage Railway 1 mi
Studland Beach and Nature Reserve 3 mi
Corfe Castle 3.8 mi
Brownsea Island 5 mi
Dorset Cruises 8.1 mi
National Trust
Studland Beach and Nature Reserve 2.2 mi
Corfe Castle 3.7 mi
Brownsea Island 4.9 mi
White Mill 13.4 mi
Kingston Lacy 13.5 mi
Cycle routes
Find local routes on the National Cycle Network - over 12,000 miles of cycling routes.
Other
Herston - Worth Matravers - Corfe 0.3 mi
Swanage to Corfe Circular Walk 1.8 mi
Durlston Castle Historic Landscape 1.9 mi
Studland - Old Harry - Ballard Down - Studland 2.2 mi
Worth Matravers - Cliffs, Caves and Chapel 2.9 mi
Local events
- Camp Bestival Dorset (Thursday, July 25, 2024 – Thursday, July 25, 2024)
Wareham, England 10.1 mi
- Tankfest (Friday, June 28, 2024 – Friday, June 28, 2024)
Wareham, England 12.7 mi
- Tolpuddle Martyrs' Festival and Rally (Friday, July 19, 2024 – Friday, July 19, 2024)
Dorchester, England 16.6 mi
- Dorset County Show (Saturday, September 7, 2024 – Saturday, September 7, 2024)
Dorchester, England 20.8 mi
- New Forest and Hampshire County Show (Tuesday, July 30, 2024 – Tuesday, July 30, 2024)
Brockenhurst, England 23.1 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.
Nearest campgrounds
Unfortunately, we have no nearby bookable campgrounds.
Want to know more about camping in Dorset?
- Does Herston Caravan and Camping have a swimming pool? No View all features
- Is Herston Caravan and Camping dog friendly? Yes View all features
- What attractions are near Herston Caravan and Camping? A five-minute drive gets you into Swanage for sandy walks, sandcastle building, splashing about and more serious watersports. To kayak round the cliffs and coves of the Jurassic Coast, make for Knoll … Read more
- When can I check in and check out of Herston Caravan and Camping?
RV, travel trailer and tent sites Arrive: noon – 10 p.m. Depart by: 11 a.m. On-park accommodation Arrive: 3 p.m. – Anytime Depart by: 10 a.m. - How much does it cost to stay at Herston Caravan and Camping? From $31.84 (for 1 night, 6 people) - prices may change depending on your dates and party.