When can I check in and check out of The Inside Park?

Camping and touring Arrive: 12 p.m. – 9 p.m. Depart by: 11 a.m. Read more

How much does it cost to stay at The Inside Park?

From £25 (for 1 night, 2 adults) - prices may change depending on your dates and party.

The Inside Park

View prices & book Last booked 7 hours ago 9.3 34 reviews

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Well-established Dorset park two miles from Blandford Forum
Kingston Lacy estate 15 minutes' drive; half an hour to the coast
Set within 14 acres of ancient parkland, with private walking trails

Seeking some proper peace and quiet for your Dorset break? Tuck yourselves away among 14 acres of ancient parkland at The Inside Park, a couple of miles outside Blandford Forum. The team here have been welcoming guests for more than 30 years, with many people becoming repeat visitors over that time. And what is it that keeps them coming back for more? Well, despite being so close to town (very handy when you want to pop out to the shops or find somewhere to eat out), this place has quite a magical secluded atmosphere. The pitches are about half a mile from the nearest road, and surrounded by a swathe of fine specimen trees that are home to lots of wildlife (deer, hawks and badgers are among the animals you might spot as you wander here). Getting out to explore your surroundings is easy here, as there are about six miles of private waymarked trails running through the farm’s land – excellent for walking the dogs or taking the kids out to spot some of the aforementioned wildlife. There are also woodland areas for the kids to play in, along with an outdoor play area and an indoor games room with table tennis, pool and other games. The owners of this site have clearly learned a thing or two about guests’ needs over the years they’ve been running the place, so now there’s a good list of facilities, mostly located within a characterful 18th-century stable and coach house – a launderette, food shop and modern accessible bathrooms among them. Spacious pitches on free-draining land round everything off nicely for a comfortable, chilled-out countryside break.

Site type

Open now

Tourist board rating

Please note

Under 18s must be accompanied by their parents or legal guardians.

Languages spoken

English

French

Italian

Open from Tue, 1 Apr to Fri, 31 Oct 2025

Pitch types & availability

Reviews

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Only showing reviews for the last 30 months.

Estate walk. this way you pass the peacocks!!

View of park from the centre of our pitch

The play park on our arrival day, which was quiet but the kids were ecstatic when they saw it!

The view on our first morning, when there were no other campers in surrounding pitches.

Great park and plenty of space to run around/play football!

Beautiful views! picnic benches were a bonus!

Very good showers and clean tidy uncrowded site…

Overall	8/10
Location	9
Value for money	8
Accommodation	8
Facilities / Activities	9
Customer service	7
Child friendliness	7
Cleanliness	10
Wifi	7

Anonymous Jun 2025

Non-electric grass pitch

Liked: Very good showers and clean tidy uncrowded site

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Fantastic family stop over

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

Martin W. Jun 2025

Electric grass pitch

Liked: Massive site, huge pitches with an amazing park for the kids all at a great price.
Really accommodating staff.
Brilliant shop with lots of stock.

Disliked: Bit of a walk to the toilets down which was down a dark hedged area but not a problem to us as the site felt very safe. But not sure you would be happy letting your kids go that way at nights

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Fantastic Grounds, super clean, well maintained, great for kids

Overall	10/10
Location	10
Value for money	10
Accommodation	10
Facilities / Activities	10
Customer service	10
Child friendliness	10
Cleanliness	10
Wifi	4

Steve B. Jun 2025

Electric grass pitch

Liked: Fantastic Grounds, super clean, well maintained and super friendly staff. Easy access to campsite with fast check-in guided by a member of staff who showed us our pitch.

Facilities were spotless and so nice to be able to get proper hot water when showering.

The kids play area is the best playground i have seen and our kids were out all day playing and making friends. This made is super relaxing for us adults and prety much had a very chilled weekend. Kids slept all the way home.

Disliked: Only slight grumble was the distance to the shower / toilet block. No Wi-fi on pitch.

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Highly recommend this lovely site. Extremely good value for money.

Overall	9/10
Location	10
Value for money	10
Accommodation	10
Facilities / Activities	8
Customer service	10
Child friendliness	10
Cleanliness	10
Wifi	6

Jim T. Jun 2025

Non-electric grass pitch

Liked: Beautiful site. Really friendly staff. Loads of water points. Incredibly well maintained. Extremely clean facilities. Loved “The Swallow Inn” (not a pub - just an open window where swallows were nesting in an upstairs. Amazing children’s’ play area. Well located.

Disliked: There was nothing I disliked. We just thought the showers were a little weak. When combined with the soft water, it was quite hard to get the soap rinsed off.
There is 4G so would be great to have Wi-Fi in the park (there is free wifi in the reception area)

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Good site but experience ruined by a few bad apples

Overall	4/10
Location	8
Value for money	8
Accommodation	8
Facilities / Activities	8
Customer service	8
Child friendliness	8
Cleanliness	8
Wifi	No rating

Edward M. Jun 2025

Non-electric grass pitch

Liked: Good facilities. Plenty of toilets and showers and don't need to pay for them. Children enjoyed the play area. Nice well maintained grounds.

Disliked: Very busy and noisy with lots of children and young teenagers riding around on bikes until late at night. Camped near an inconsiderate group of two families who made lots of noise: shouting, swearing, kids on bikes with disc breaks squealing close to the tent, drum and bass music being played one night. Eventually quietened down about 11.30pm but that's too late, especially if you've got little ones trying to sleep.
We booked for three nights but left after two.
I had a shower one day and two uncouth lads were in the cubicles either side of me talking about washing their genitals. Made me feel like I was staying in a prison camp rather than on holiday!
I do think campsite owners should do a walk around at about 10pm to crack down on anti social behaviour. I've done more camping in Germany, France and Spain than England and have never had this experience there. Makes you wonder what this country is coming to!

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Clean facilities, lots of taps around and an enjoyable stay. Great park…

Overall	10/10
Location	10
Value for money	10
Accommodation	10
Facilities / Activities	9
Customer service	10
Child friendliness	10
Cleanliness	10
Wifi	10

Christopher V. May 2025

Non-electric grass pitch

Liked: Clean facilities, lots of taps around and an enjoyable stay. Great park for the kids.

Disliked: A slightly longer walk to the toilet than normal, but still good!

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Amazing camp site that was perfect for the family (including dog!)

Overall	10/10
Location	9
Value for money	9
Accommodation	9
Facilities / Activities	9
Customer service	10
Child friendliness	10
Cleanliness	10
Wifi	8

Samantha J. May 2025

Non-electric grass pitch

Liked: Loads of woodland to walk around and explore
The play park was big and in good condition
The pizza van on Saturday night was delicious
Staff were helpful and friendly

Disliked: Not in their control at all but we had loads of tick bites
Our electric hookup was awkwardly placed away from our pitch (71)

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Lovely site with plenty of things to do for the kids and…

Overall	9/10
Location	9
Value for money	9
Accommodation	10
Facilities / Activities	7
Customer service	10
Child friendliness	10
Cleanliness	9
Wifi	6

Anonymous Jun 2025

Non-electric grass pitch

Liked: Lovely site with plenty of things to do for the kids and dog and very spacious.

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Great Park for kids, nice walks and bike track. Chilled, clean site.

Overall	10/10
Location	7
Value for money	7
Accommodation	7
Facilities / Activities	8
Customer service	10
Child friendliness	10
Cleanliness	9
Wifi	3

Emily D. May 2025

Non-electric grass pitch

Liked: Great Park for the kids.
Handy shop
Lovely Walks with the dogs.
Bike track round the whole site through the woods!
Relaxed site no strict rules everyone friendly and helpful!
Clean facilities and plenty of availability even when site was busy!
Will be back again.

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Beautiful campsite!

Overall	9/10
Location	10
Value for money	10
Accommodation	10
Facilities / Activities	10
Customer service	10
Child friendliness	10
Cleanliness	10
Wifi	1

Natasha B. May 2025

Non-electric grass pitch

Liked: A beautiful campsite, with a fantastic park for the children! Lots of room for them to run around too. Facilities were kept really clean and everyone working there was really friendly. A handy little shop for anything you may have forgotten! The showers were a really comfortable size with room to change! We had a really lovely 2 night stay and would definitely recommend and go back. Thank you! (I don't think it had WiFi so put 1 star - couldn't remove it!)

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Features

Dogs allowed

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

Baby-changing facilities Bath available Car parking by pitch/unit Composting toilet Dog park Drying room Food shop Free wifi Ice pack freezing Internet access Launderette Off licence Parent & baby washroom Pick-up from public transport Picnic table Portable toilet Pub toilets Public telephone Shower available Toilet block Washing-up area Wifi

Groups welcome

D. of E. 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

Themes

Forest Peaceful Walkers' paradise Wildlife haven

Utilities

Charging facilities Chemical disposal Communal freezer Electric car charging point(s) Gas cylinders available Recycling available Renewable energy

Nearby amenities

Bar nearby Dog walk nearby

Type

Farm Large (51-200 pitches)

Accessibility

Accessible parking at pitch Bathrooms: Large spacious shower Bathrooms: Large spacious toilet Bathrooms: Step-free access Bathrooms: Wheelchair accessible shower Bathrooms: Wheelchair accessible toilet Bathrooms: Wide doorways (over 30 inches/75cm) Smooth, hard roads e.g. tarmac Well-lit path

Nearby leisure

Cycling nearby Fishing nearby Golf nearby Indoor pool nearby Mountain biking nearby Restaurant nearby

Touring and motorhomes

Motorhome service point Tourer storage facilities

Location

The Inside Park

Fairmile Road

Blandford Forum

Dorset

England

DT11 9AD

Directions

Timezone

Europe/London BST (GMT+01:00)

GPS

50.84631°N
-2.19462°W

Nearest transport

Coach

11 mi The Town Hall

11.6 mi Post Office

Rail

10.6 mi Holton Heath Rail Station

11.2 mi Wareham Rail Station

11.3 mi Moreton (Dorset) Rail Station

Ferry

13 mi Poole Ferry Terminal

13 mi Poole Quay Ferry Landing

15.1 mi Brownsea Island Ferry Landing

Airport

16.6 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

If you're popping into Blandford Forum (five minutes’ drive) for a bit of shopping, stick around to visit the Blandford Fashion Museum or take a tour of the Hall & Woodhouse Brewery. There’s also a leisure centre here with a pool, and you can head a little way out of town to the Royal Signals Museum (10 minutes). From this handy spot within the Dorset National Landscape, there are plenty of lovely walks and bike rides – plus more adventurous bike activities at Okeford Hill Bike Park (10 minutes). The spectacular Kingston Lacy estate (15 minutes), English Oak Vineyard (20 minutes) and Sculpture By The Lakes (25 minutes) give different ways to enjoy the scenery. And of course Dorset’s fabulous coastline isn’t far off either – drive for half an hour or so and you’ll be at Bournemouth’s splendid sandy beach or at the ancient coves of the Jurassic Coast.

Water quality at nearby bathing waters

Name	Distance	Type	2020	2019	2018	2017
Poole Harbour Rockley Sands	11.1 mi	Estuary	N/A	Excellent	Excellent	Excellent
Poole Harbour Lake	11.8 mi	Estuary	N/A	Excellent	Excellent	Excellent
Poole Shore Road Beach	15.6 mi	Sea	N/A	Excellent	Excellent	Excellent
Poole Sandbanks Peninsular	15.7 mi	Sea	N/A	Excellent	Excellent	Excellent
Poole Canford Cliffs Chine	15.7 mi	Sea	N/A	Excellent	Excellent	Excellent

Data source: European Environment Agency

Must see

Kingston Lacy House and Gardens 7.4 mi

Monkey World - Ape Rescue Centre 10.3 mi

The Tank Museum 10.7 mi

Hardy's Birthplace 11.7 mi

Lulworth Castle & Park 14.3 mi

National Trust

White Mill 6.5 mi

Kingston Lacy 7.5 mi

Clouds Hill 9.3 mi

Hardy's Cottage 11.8 mi

Max Gate 13.8 mi

Cycle routes

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

Other

Spetisbury - Tarrant Crawford - Spetisbury Rings 3.1 mi

Hod Hill Fort - Iwerne Minster - Hambledon Hill - Coombe Bottom 3.8 mi

STEPLETON HOUSE 3.9 mi

RANSTON 4.2 mi

MILTON ABBEY 4.4 mi

Local events

Dorset County Show (Saturday 6 September 2025 – Saturday 6 September 2025)
Dorchester, Dorset 13.2 mi
Glastonbury Festival (Wednesday 25 June 2025 – Wednesday 25 June 2025)
Glastonbury, Somerset 27.5 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.

Policies

Booking terms and conditions

Admission

Admission is only permitted after registering at reception.
Under 18s must be accompanied by their parents or legal guardians.

Arrivals and departures

If the reception is closed on arrival, please check in at the noticeboard.
Late arrivals must notify the park as soon as possible. Your booking will be held for 24 hours. After this period the management reserves the right to relet your unit.
No refunds/discounts for inclement weather, late arrivals or early departures.

Changes to your holiday

Bookings cannot be amended within 14 day(s) of arrival.

Dogs

Dogs must be kept on leads and supervised at all times.

Extras

Motorbike(s) can be brought instead of the car(s) included.

General

Public areas are non-smoking.
Radio, music and TV players must be kept at a low volume. Car doors and boots must be closed quietly.
The management reserves the right to deny access or terminate the stay of those guests whose behaviour is deemed unsuitable. No refunds will be offered.
The site is not liable for any refund in the event of force majeure.

Pitches

Units should not be left unoccupied unless previously agreed with the management. Please speak to reception when the need arises, a fee may be charged for unsupervised units.
You must follow the management directives when pitching your tent/unit and related equipment.

Safety

Barbecues are permitted but must be raised off the ground and attended by an adult at all times.
Firearms are not permitted.
Open fires are prohibited.

Vehicles

Only one car is to be parked by the pitch. Extra vehicles must be parked in the designated area.

Visitors

Visitors must leave the premises by 9:30 p.m..

Payment terms

Offers

Conditions apply - see pitch type section for details

Nearest sites

Unfortunately, we have no nearby bookable sites.

Frequently asked questions

Does The Inside Park have a swimming pool? No View all features
Is The Inside Park dog friendly? Yes View all features
What attractions are near The Inside Park? If you're popping into Blandford Forum (five minutes’ drive) for a bit of shopping, stick around to visit the Blandford Fashion Museum or take a tour of the Hall & Woodhouse Brewery. … Read more
When can I check in and check out of The Inside Park?

Camping and touring

Arrive: 12 p.m. – 9 p.m.

Depart by: 11 a.m.

Read more
How much does it cost to stay at The Inside Park? From £25 (for 1 night, 2 adults) - prices may change depending on your dates and party.