St Leonards Farm Caravan and Camping Park

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Non-electric pitches
Non-electric pitches
Tents and tourers are welcome on site
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  • Friendly site 20 minutes' drive from the centre of Bournemouth
  • Sociable atmosphere that respects guests' peace and quiet
  • Dogs welcome; water-based activities nearby in Bournemouth
If your destination is Dorset-based, farm yourself out to the friendly folk at St Leonards Farm Caravan & Camping Park. Just a 20-minute drive from the centre of Bournemouth, half an hour from Poole and 15 minutes from the New Forest National Park, it should make an excellent base to get out and explore from. This is a place that has sparkling clean loos, toasty hot water for showers and washing up, and well-marked-out pitches – clearly the owners know what guests want. Canine campers are also welcome too. If you want to sizzle your own sausages, saving one for the dog, you can exchange gas cylinders on site. There are two major supermarkets within five minutes’ drive, two pubs within a mile and a number of nearby restaurants if you’re feeling lazy/thirsty. St Leonards Farm Caravan & Camping Park is a sociable but quiet site and has a 'no noise after 11pm' policy – most welcome if you’re getting up at the crack of dawn for some seaside exploring. The security gates are locked at night for safety and security; there's overnight parking outside of the security gates if you need it, so check at reception to find out the exact times the gates are opened and closed.

Campground type

Tent sites 70
Lodges, cabins, pods or huts 2
Caravan sites 70
RV & Motorhome sites 70
Open now
Opens 14 February
Please note
  • Under 18s must be accompanied by their parents or legal guardians.
  • Group bookings of 3 or more units (e.g. tent, caravan, motorhome or accommodation hire) travelling together are not permitted via Pitchup.com.
  • Group bookings of 3 or more adults are not permitted (couples and immediate family members excepted).
  • Single-sex bookings of 3 or more people (couples and immediate family members excepted) are not permitted via Pitchup.com.
  • No bachelor/bachelorette parties permitted via Pitchup.com.
  • Dogs are not allowed if you are staying in the accommodation units.
  • Bookings must not be for more than 14 consecutive nights.
  • Commercial vehicles (vehicles used for work-related purposes, carrying goods or fare-paying passengers) and sign-written vehicles are not permitted on site.
  • Reception is unmanned after 7 p.m.. Please inform the campground while on your way there should you expect to arrive after this time so that the team can provide information about your unit/site.
  • Please note that requests for adjacent pitches cannot be processed. During the low season the water in shower block may be reduced to two hours in the morning and one in the evening.

Languages spoken

English

Open from Fri, 14 Feb to

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Site types & availability

Accommodation

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2 adults
0 children

Reviews

9.1

Overall rating from 533 Pitchup.com customers

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Peaceful

92% would recommend this campground to a friend

88% would stay here again

What customers say

Great spot for families! Clean facilities, friendly staff, and spacious pitches. Kids love the playground & soft play. A few grumbles about dated bits & road noise, but mostly highly rated.

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Lovely campsite, friendly receptionist. Some reviews mentioned traffic noise from nearby road,…

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Anonymous

Unpowered grass site

Liked Lovely campsite, friendly receptionist. Some reviews mentioned traffic noise from nearby road, but it kind of gets ignored and one gets used to it, it’s not as bad as I thought it would be. Facilities well maintained.

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Well maintained site. Good facilities. Kids loved the play area and barn.…

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Anonymous

Powered grass site

Liked Well maintained site. Good facilities. Kids loved the play area and barn. Nice relaxed atmosphere.

Disliked N/a

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Would definitely visit again.

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Lucy W.

Powered grass site

Liked Location was good, most pitches were the same distance from the toilet/shower block. The campsite was very accommodating for the children with a great play park, football pitch & indoor play barn. Short walk to Lidl with was handy when staying longer than a couple of nights. We loved the food vendors on site stone baked pizzas were great on Saturday night and the kids loved the visit from the ice cream van too.

Disliked Washing facilities could have been a little cleaner and showers were temperamental 2 days of cold water showers and only one day we were there was their hot water for showers but it didn’t spoil our stay.

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From the manager: Thank you for your review. We apologise for the hot water issue as we were having severe issues waiting for a new controller for the water heater to turn up and were dealing with an intermittent fault that meant we had to keep resetting the heater. We are hoping the part will arrive in the next couple of days.

Lovely campsite. Plenty of space. Lots for kids to do. Shops, McDonald's…

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Anonymous

Powered grass site

Liked Lovely campsite. Plenty of space. Lots for kids to do. Shops, McDonald's and pub all within 5 mins walk.

Disliked Could do with more than 5 showers in the block during busy season and maybe a warden doing checks at night for fires!

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From the manager: Thank you for your kind review. We do have more than 5 showers as there are 2 shower blocks on site.

Excellent site 👌

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Anonymous

Powered grass site

Liked We like are stay we will definitely stay again properly Oct, or next year very pleased with site, nice friendly people we'll done ✔️ 😀

Disliked My only problem was the shower was not very warm, I think I must man up ha,ha,

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Nice flat ground Toilet and shower facilities near the front entrance were…

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Andrew M.

Powered grass site

Liked Nice flat ground Toilet and shower facilities near the front entrance were very clean and tidy well kept and hot water.
Tried take away van one night was very good,and lical fish and chip shop nearby was excellent saw lot of people waiting but was served waiting minutes.

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Anonymous

Powered grass site

Liked None

Disliked Toilets where not cleaned properly.
No soap. No hot water for 2 days.
Tin toilets should be removed as a health hazard. Pitches not marked out.
Play barn was not open.
Lots of people were not happy.
Worst site we have ever been to.
Wish I had read the reviews before I booked.

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From the manager: Whilst we are happy to have constructive and reasonable feedback to respond to, this is just defamatory inaccurate nonsense and simply revenge reviewing for the sake of being spiteful. Most of our customers are happy with the park and their reviews attest to the inaccuracy of your unfounded comments. Laughable.

Excellent site - great for families

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Sue M.

Powered grass site

Liked Site was really clean and well maintained.
Creative layout gave the opportunity for privacy
Play areas ensured site was relatively quiet ( no children with us)

Disliked Corners were tight for my van

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very clean site ,friendly staff, good location for shops lidl ,and Sainsburys…

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Miles C.

Powered concrete slab caravan site

Liked very clean site ,friendly staff, good location for shops lidl ,and Sainsburys both large stores very near and a Beefeater (selling very reasonable and quality meals plus breakfast from 7:am) showers and toilets immaculate.

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Will book again but request grass area for caravan and awning

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Anonymous

Powered concrete slab caravan site

Liked Lovely clean large site with friendly helpful staff
Barrier gates in and out do you feel safe
Dog walking area
Large kiddies play area (although we didn’t need it)

Disliked Our pitch was on small size
No 8-24 we’re gravel for caravan grass for awning but cars had to go across front of van which made it narrow with opposite guess parked a little over the road/grass so moving off site was tight

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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 Soft play area TV room Take away Tennis Watersports

Amenities on site

Bath available Car parking by site/unit Composting toilet Dog park Drying room Food shop Free wifi Ice pack freezing Internet access Laundry 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

Themes

Wildlife haven

Utilities

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

Nearby amenities

Bar nearby Convenience store nearby Dog walk nearby Public transport nearby

Type

Farm Large (51-200 sites)

Nearby leisure

Cycle hire nearby Cycling nearby Fishing nearby Golf nearby Horse riding nearby Indoor pool nearby Leisure/theme park nearby Restaurant nearby Surf school nearby Watersports nearby

Touring and motorhomes

Caravan storage facilities Motorhome service point Seasonal sites

Location

St Leonards Farm Caravan and Camping Park

Ringwood Road

Bournemouth

Dorset

England

BH22 0AQ

Directions

Timezone

Europe/London +0100 (GMT+01:00)

GPS

50.81311°N
1.86731°W

Route directions

The site is just off the A31, opposite the Esso petrol station at Pinehurst Road. Look out for the big blue sign in the farm fields on your left as you head towards Ferndown from Ringwood.

Nearest transport

Coach
6.5 km Meeting House Lane
8.1 km Bournemouth University
9.6 km Bournemouth Station
Rail
9.5 km Bournemouth Rail Station
9.6 km Pokesdown Rail Station
10.2 km Christchurch Rail Station
Ferry
10.8 km Tuckton Tea Gardens Ferry Landing
11.1 km Christchurch Quay Ferry Landing
11.2 km Wick Christchurch Ferry Landing
Airport
4.7 km Bournemouth International Airport
38.8 km Southampton 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

St Leonards Farm is one of the closest sites to Bournemouth, with sandy beaches only seven miles away. There’s loads to do nearby if you’re feeling full of beans – try watersports such as windsurfing, sailing or surfing at Bournemouth’s artificial reef, or get busy with some go-karting, dry slope skiing, golf, fishing or horse-riding in the scenic surrounding countryside. Feeling a bit tired after all that sporty exertion? Take a picnic to nearby Moors Valley Country Park, which has a golf course, cycling routes and outdoor play area, or have a family day out at a plethora of local attractions including Paultons Park, Marwell Zoo, Beaulieu Motor Museum and Wimborne Minster Model Town. Kids will likely enjoy fossil hunting on the Jurassic Coast, and if they’re disappointed by not finding a T-rex skeleton right there and then, you can take them along to the Dinosaur Museum at Dorchester, then spoil them with a day out at Adventure Wonderland less than three miles from the park. The site is also an ideal stopover point for the Poole or Portsmouth cross-channel ferries.

Water quality at nearby bathing waters

Name Distance Type 2020201920182017
Bournemouth Boscombe Pier 10.5 km Sea N/AGoodGoodExcellent
Bournemouth Manor Steps 10.6 km Sea N/AExcellentExcellentN/A
Bournemouth Fisherman`S Walk 10.9 km Sea N/AExcellentExcellentExcellent
Bournemouth Pier 10.9 km Sea N/AExcellentGoodGood
Bournemouth Durley Chine 11.2 km Sea N/AExcellentExcellentExcellent

Data source: European Environment Agency

Must see

Adventure Wonderland 4.6 km

The Bournemouth Balloon 10.3 km

Russell-Cotes Art Gallery & Museum 10.6 km

Bournemouth Pier Beach 10.8 km

Oceanarium, The Bournemouth Aquarium 10.8 km

National Trust

Kingston Lacy 11.6 km

White Mill 13.6 km

Brownsea Island 15.3 km

Studland Beach and Nature Reserve 19.6 km

Corfe Castle 23.7 km

Cycle routes

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

Other

AVON HEATH (CURRENT BOUNDARY FROM 19/05/1998) 3.6 km

Holt Heath - Horton Tower - Holt Heath 5.1 km

Throop Mill - Parley Green - Nature Reserve - Berry Hill 6 km

WIMBORNE ROAD CEMETERY 8.9 km

AVON TYRRELL 9.3 km

Local events

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

    Dorchester, England 40.5 km

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.

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Frequently asked questions

  • Does St Leonards Farm Caravan and Camping Park have a swimming pool? No View all features
  • Is St Leonards Farm Caravan and Camping Park dog friendly? Yes View all features
  • What attractions are near St Leonards Farm Caravan and Camping Park? St Leonards Farm is one of the closest sites to Bournemouth, with sandy beaches only seven miles away. There’s loads to do nearby if you’re feeling full of beans – try watersports … Read more
  • When can I check in and check out of St Leonards Farm Caravan and Camping Park?
    Camping and caravan
    Arrive:  1 p.m. –  7 p.m.
    Depart by:  noon
    On-site accommodation
    Arrive:  1 p.m. –  7 p.m.
    Depart by:  11 a.m.
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  • How much does it cost to stay at St Leonards Farm Caravan and Camping Park? From $45.49 (for 1 night, 2 adults) - prices may change depending on your dates and party.