West Bay Holiday Park

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Touring and Camping
Swimming pool
Touring and camping
Touring and camping

  • In an attractive harbour village two minutes' walk from the beach
  • Two miles from the market town of Bridport
  • Pool, paddling pool, adventure playground, climbing wall, bar and café
Dorset apple cake with clotted cream, spankingly fresh seafood, organic cheeses, sumptuous ice cream, lipsmacking local ales – no wonder so many people flock to Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall’s old stamping ground. The first River Cottage TV shows were filmed at his smallholding near West Bay Holiday Park, where guests are perfectly placed to make the most of the farmers’ markets, restaurants and brewery tours in the pretty neighbouring town of Bridport on Dorset's Jurassic Coast. Don’t forget your bucket and spade: you can walk straight through the gates of the holiday park into West Bay’s scenic harbour and onto the stunning beach which goes on for miles. There’s no shortage of things to do on site either: wallowing about in the indoor pool, which has a separate toddlers’ pool with a slide, as well as a full-sized flume; there's also bike hire, nature trails, eclectic activities for preschoolers to teens in the well-organised kids’ clubs, a great adventure playground with a climbing wall, amusements, and free evening entertainment for the whole family in the Riverside Club. There are good basic amenities on site (including a launderette, shop and off licence, and a cash machine) as well as a bar and café with harbour views if you tire of the washing up.

Site type

Tent pitches 88
Touring caravan pitches 116
Motorhome pitches 116
Caravans for hire 63
Open now
Opens 10 March

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).
  • Dogs are not allowed if you are staying in the accommodation units.
  • 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.

Languages spoken

English

Open from Mon, 10 Mar to

Pitch types & availability

Reviews

83%

would recommend this site to a friend

80%

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Only showing reviews for the last 30 months.

Friendly staff and additional activities you could pay for…

Overall 6/10
Location 6
Value for money 4
Accommodation 4
Facilities / Activities 8
Customer service 8
Child friendliness 6
Cleanliness 6
Wifi 4
Sarah P. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Electric grass pitch

Liked: Friendly staff and additional activities you could pay for

Disliked: Outdated toilet and shower and pool

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Friendly staff

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

Star fully-serviced hardstanding touring pitch

Liked: Staff were lovely and welcoming , lovely area to stay in beach on the doorstep. Pub and takeaways on site . Play area good size and site felt safe.

Disliked: Our pitch was very tight to get a twin axle caravan in . We were on pitch 5 and they had put a dog pen up in front that made it very hard to get into, showers were too hot for the kids. Shower didn’t have a dry space to put clothes in you had to change in open space in toilet blocks.

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Great location with West Bay on your doorstep. Touring staff Andy and Dave…

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

Star fully-serviced hardstanding touring pitch

Liked: Great location with West Bay on your doorstep.
Touring staff Andy and Dave were friendly & welcoming.

Disliked: Pitches were tight & access narrow
Shower block & swimming pool needs some TLC

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First trip with campervan thoroughly enjoyed it 😊

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

Electric grass pitch

Liked: Ease of check in
Good facilities
Cleanliness
Club house
Friendly staff Beautiful
Beautiful area

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would go back purely for lovely Westbay.

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

Star fully-serviced hardstanding touring pitch

Liked: Good location. Good for families.

Disliked: Toilet and shower block need attention. Toilet seat broken left on floor during our 3 day stay. Another toilet door wouldn't lock. 1 shower permanently out of order. Shower next to it pouring water out of shower head the whole 3 days we were there. Obviously not bothered about their water bill.

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A good weekend away

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

Electric grass pitch

Liked: The pitches are a good size, lots of room, we were placed on 108, it was very generous.
Good view over West bay, and a sea view, but it comes at a price , it's a hill climb with good roads.
The park is good, we didn't use most of the facilities as we had a dog, but she was welcome in the bar.
There is a recently added dog park, for off lead walks.

Disliked: One of the showers in the ladies toilet block, was constantly running, which was making the tiles outside it, very slippery.

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Mostly good,just minor hiccups easily fixed

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

Star fully-serviced hardstanding touring pitch

Liked: Convenient location,friendly staff,well stocked shop.

Disliked: Pitch had lots of dog hair clumps from previous tenants,showers not very efficient,urinals running constantly

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Poorly kept toilets and no WiFi in the touring pitches staff friendly

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

Star fully-serviced hardstanding touring pitch

Liked: Staff were great. Fully serviced pitches well spaced. Views great, clean toilets

Disliked: Poor state of toilets and showers. No WiFi as stated anywhere on touring pitches except in toilet! Leaking showers in male and female facilities all 8 days, never fixed. Toilet seats missing.

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One of the best places we’ve been for a first time visit

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
Stephen G. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Star fully-serviced hardstanding touring pitch

Liked: Fantastic stay , first time and definitely worth returning for a longer stay

Disliked: Nothing to speak of

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Overall a lovely weekend, will stay again

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

Star fully-serviced hardstanding touring pitch

Liked: Showers nice and hot
Friendly wardens
Handy walk to west bay, central location
Dog friendly

Disliked: Timing on showers too short

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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 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

Themes

Spectacular scenery

Utilities

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

Nearby amenities

Bar nearby Dog walk nearby Public transport nearby Shop nearby

Type

Large (51-200 pitches)

Nearby leisure

Fishing nearby Golf nearby Horse riding nearby Sailing nearby

Location

West Bay Holiday Park

West Bay

Bridport

Dorset

England

DT6 4HB

Directions

Timezone

Europe/London BST (GMT+01:00)

GPS

50.7116°N
-2.7648°W

Nearest transport

Coach
1.5 mi Coach Station
14.3 mi South Station
15.4 mi Marks and Spencer
Rail
9.8 mi Maiden Newton Rail Station
11.2 mi Crewkerne Rail Station
11.5 mi Axminster Rail Station
Ferry
15.6 mi Weymouth Ferry Terminal
29.7 mi Exmouth Ferry Landing
Airport
28.6 mi Exeter 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

Start on the doorstep in West Bay itself: you could go fossil hunting underneath the sandstone cliffs, crabbing in the harbour, take a boat tour of the Jurassic Coast, or head out into the big blue yonder on a sea fishing trip; then there’s golf, paragliding, scuba diving, watersports, and excellent walking along the coastal paths… Take a break from feeding yourself up on all the gorgeous local produce to hand feed the birds at Abbotsbury Swannery, where the 600 nesting mute swans make for an impressive sight (and plenty of hungry beaks); there are also award-winning gardens and a kids' farm to explore. The coastal resort of Lyme Regis has been drawing the crowds since time immemorial and is well worth a visit; other historical gems in West Dorset include the Jacobean manor house of Mapperton, set amongst topiary, terraced gardens and rolling hills; Forde Abbey and gardens; a cluster of castles; and the giant chalk man in the hillside at Cerne Abbas. Alternatively, if there are animal addicts in your party, they'll go ape for the 240-plus inhabitants of Monkey World and potty for the penguins and underwater specimens at Weymouth Sea Life Park.

Water quality at nearby bathing waters

Name Distance Type 2020201920182017
West Bay (West) 0.1 mi Sea N/AExcellentExcellentExcellent
Eypemouth 0.9 mi Sea N/AExcellentExcellentExcellent
Hive 2.1 mi Sea N/AExcellentExcellentExcellent
Seatown 2.7 mi Sea N/AExcellentExcellentExcellent
Charmouth West 6.3 mi Sea N/AExcellentExcellentGood

Data source: European Environment Agency

Must see

Mapperton House & Gardens 6.2 mi

Abbotsbury Swannery 8.1 mi

Radipole Lake Nature Reserve 14.9 mi

Weymouth Sea Life Park and Marine Sanctuary 15.2 mi

Hardy's Birthplace 16.5 mi

National Trust

Shute Barton 13.6 mi

Loughwood Meeting House 13.9 mi

Max Gate 14.9 mi

Hardy's Cottage 16.4 mi

Branscombe: the Old Bakery, Manor Mill and Forge 16.4 mi

Cycle routes

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

Other

West Bay 0.8 mi

Lower Seatown - Seatown - Chideock - Eype 0.9 mi

DOWNE HALL 1.7 mi

Seatown - Golden Cap - Ridge Barn - Stanton St Gab 2.7 mi

North Chideock - Symondsbury and More. 3 mi

Local events

  • Dorset County Show (Saturday 6 September 2025 – Saturday 6 September 2025)

    Dorchester, Dorset 14.9 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.

Offers

Conditions apply - see pitch type section for details

Nearest sites

Unfortunately, we have no nearby bookable sites.

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Frequently asked questions

  • Does West Bay Holiday Park have a swimming pool? Yes View all features
  • Is West Bay Holiday Park dog friendly? Yes View all features
  • What attractions are near West Bay Holiday Park? Start on the doorstep in West Bay itself: you could go fossil hunting underneath the sandstone cliffs, crabbing in the harbour, take a boat tour of the Jurassic Coast, or head out … Read more
  • When can I check in and check out of West Bay Holiday Park?
    Camping and touring
    Arrive:  2 p.m. –  11 p.m.
    Depart by:  10 a.m.
    On-site accommodation
    Arrive:  Anytime –  Anytime
    Depart by:  Anytime
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  • How much does it cost to stay at West Bay Holiday Park? From £14 (for 1 night, 4 people) - prices may change depending on your dates and party.