How much does it cost to stay at Herston Caravan and Camping?

From $104 (for 2 nights, 6 people) - prices may change depending on your dates and party.

Herston Caravan and Camping

View prices & book Last booked 12 hours ago 6.4 361 reviews

Electric hardstanding and grass touring pitch

Holiday park one mile from the beach in Swanage
Half an hour's drive from Monkey World and Durdle Door
Playground, shop and takeaway on site; dogs welcome

Three cheers for this one on Dorset's Jurassic Coast: Herston Caravan and Camping is a family-friendly site only five minutes' drive away from the town of Swanage and its sandy beach. Everyone should find a full programme of stuff to do and see in this neck of the woods: perhaps rides on the steam-powered Swanage Railway, windsurfing down at Swanage Bay or clifftop walks on the South West Coast Path. The popular attractions of Corfe Castle, Old Harry Rocks and Durdle Door are all under half an hour's drive away too. Facilities on site include a playground and a mini market that also functions as a visitor information centre. Grab food from the takeaway on site when you're hungry. The spacious and clean toilet blocks have plentiful hot showers, family bathrooms and disabled facilities, and the site also has a launderette and a washing-up area. Dogs are also welcome at the park as long as they are kept on a lead and cleaned up after.

Campground type

164

Open all year

Please note

Under 18s must be accompanied by their parents or legal guardians.
The campground/park does not accept breeds/crossbreeds listed in the Dangerous Dog Act (i.e. Pit Bull Terrier, Japanese Tosa, Dogo Argentino, and Fila Brasileiro).
The charging of electric vehicles is not permitted on site.

Languages spoken

English

Site types & availability

Bell tent

4 people maximum

Dimensions: 16.4ft width × 16.4ft length

4 people maximum

Bring all camping equipment minus the tent (linen, sleeping bags, pillows, cooking equipment, etc.)

Dimensions

16.4ft width × 16.4ft length

1 room

Open space 1 x Double bed, 2 x Single camp bed

No toilets in the unit: shared facilities available.

No showers in the unit: shared facilities available.

Features

Car 1 included, 2 max.
Dog(s) allowed 2 included, 2 max.

Car parking by site/unit
Firepit
Gas and electricity included
Picnic table
Power socket(s)

Other restrictions

Bed linen not provided

Extras

Bring a gazebo (1 max)

GBP 6 (GBP 6) per night
Extra car (1 max)

GBP 4 (GBP 4) per night

You will be able to choose extras on the booking page.

Arrival days

From GBP 120 (GBP 120) 2 nights, 2 adults

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50% would stay here again

We were treated to gorgeous sunsets each evening

Superior site!!! joke! web pictures totally deceiving!

Only showing reviews for the last 30 months.

Facilities, location inc. views, maintenance arrangements, showers…

Overall 9/10
Location		10
Value for money		10
Accommodation		10
Facilities / Activities		8
Customer service		10
Child friendliness	No rating
Cleanliness		9
Wifi	No rating

Anonymous June 2025

Powered grass site

Liked: Facilities, location inc. views, maintenance arrangements, showers

Recommend to friends Visit again

Amazing site always our go to when that way.

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

Anonymous June 2025

Fully-serviced concrete slab caravan site (large)

Liked: Stayed here a few times now over a few years. Always a cleaner well looked after site. Friendly staff always. Pitches are clean and looked after. Showers are good and spacious.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Great location & Views. Could do with more toilets and flatter pitches

Overall 8/10
Location		9
Value for money		7
Accommodation		7
Facilities / Activities		6
Customer service		6
Child friendliness		6
Cleanliness		7
Wifi		1

Anonymous June 2025

Powered grass site

Liked: Site was clean and inspected regular. Views were good. Location was very good for Swanage centre.

Disliked: Ground was not totally flat. Not ideal for tents. Could do with more toilets and a additional separate pot washing area. The toilets where good and had showers within each, but perhaps because of that people queued very regular for them in the morning and in the evening (due to a busy weekend also). The fact is if a toilet was out of order there would be serious concerns/issues.

Recommend to friends Visit again

All good, no complaints

Overall 10/10
Location		10
Value for money		10
Accommodation		10
Facilities / Activities		8
Customer service		10
Child friendliness		1
Cleanliness		10
Wifi		10

Anonymous June 2025

Powered grass site

Liked: Everything !

Disliked: Nothing

Recommend to friends Visit again

Great campsite would definitely recommend

Overall 8/10
Location		8
Value for money		8
Accommodation		8
Facilities / Activities		7
Customer service		7
Child friendliness		7
Cleanliness		8
Wifi		1

Anonymous June 2025

Bell tent

Liked: Quite location and had a lovely small shop on site

Recommend to friends Visit again

Great stay. Will return.

Overall 10/10
Location		10
Value for money		10
Accommodation		10
Facilities / Activities		10
Customer service		10
Child friendliness	No rating
Cleanliness		9
Wifi		9

Anonymous June 2025

Powered grass site

Liked: Friendly welcoming staff. Easy to find pitch. Large spacious pitch. Plenty of clean facilities. Large, hot showers.
Easy walking distance into Swanage.

Disliked: We didn't stay long enough 😂

Recommend to friends Visit again

Amazing place for family. Loads of space for children to play , beautiful…

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

Ewa O. June 2025

Powered grass site

Liked: Amazing place for family.
Loads of space for children to play , beautiful views. Short distance to the beach and city . Highly recommend

Recommend to friends Visit again

Good family friend site with nice views from the tent field.

Overall 9/10
Location		10
Value for money		9
Accommodation		9
Facilities / Activities		9
Customer service		9
Child friendliness		9
Cleanliness		9
Wifi	No rating

Deanna S. June 2025

Powered grass site

Liked: Good facilities. We were not expecting such a great view of the sea and At night the valley is lit up too. Enjoyed hearing the steam train too. Nice and quiet, handy little shop. Excellent location- close to plenty of nice places to go like Shell beach.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Location…

Overall 1/10
Location		6
Value for money		2
Accommodation	No rating
Facilities / Activities		1
Customer service		1
Child friendliness		2
Cleanliness		1
Wifi	No rating

Nigel R. May 2025

Powered grass site

Liked: Location

Disliked: No hot water for a 2 night stay.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Nice place, good people and friendly service…

Overall 10/10
Location		10
Value for money		10
Accommodation		10
Facilities / Activities		8
Customer service		10
Child friendliness		10
Cleanliness		8
Wifi		1

Ali O. May 2025

Powered grass site

Liked: Nice place, good people and friendly service

Disliked: I think needs more bathroom

Recommend to friends Visit again

Features

Dogs allowed

Campfires 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

Bath available Car parking by site/unit Composting toilet Dog park Drying room Food shop Free wifi Ice pack freezing Internet access Laundry Local produce Parent & baby washroom Pick-up from public transport Portable toilet Pub toilets Public telephone Shower available Toilet block Washing-up area Wifi

Groups welcome

D. of E. 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

Budget/backpacker Bush Leave the car at home Luxury Peaceful Remote location Spectacular scenery Walkers' paradise Wildlife haven

Utilities

Charging facilities 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

Large (51-200 sites)

Nearby leisure

Canoeing/kayaking nearby Climbing nearby Cycle hire nearby Cycling nearby Fishing nearby Golf nearby Horse 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

Drainage hook-up points for caravans Seasonal sites Water hook-up points for caravans

Location

Herston Caravan and Camping

Washpond Lane

Swanage

Dorset

England

BH19 3DJ

Directions

Timezone

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

GPS

50.61816°N
-1.97913°W

Nearest transport

Coach

1.6 km Bus Station

5.8 km East Street

Rail

11.3 km Poole Rail Station

11.9 km Parkstone (Dorset) Rail Station

12.2 km Hamworthy Rail Station

Ferry

7.2 km Shell Bay Ferry Terminal

7.6 km Sandbanks Ferry Terminal

8 km Brownsea Island Ferry Landing

Airport

20.5 km 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

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 beach (10 minutes' drive) or Lulworth Cove (40 minutes) to hire your craft and see the place from sea level. The 630 mile-long South West Coast Path passes through town: pick it up and head eastwards to the Studland and Godlington Heath Nature Reserve to see the wild and nature-filled Wessex that inspired Thomas Hardy (or hire a steed from the trekking centre for extra historical detail). Going west, the path goes past the splendid sights of Stair Hole and Durdle Door (40 minutes), while descents of varying steepness lead down to quiet and cove-like beaches like Winspit (accessible only on foot from Worth Matravers, 10 minutes away) and Kimmeridge (half an hour). For a spot of time travel, pick up the Swanage Railway for a nine-mile steam trip to Wareham, perhaps stopping off en route for a clamber round the ruins of Corfe Castle (10 minutes). Younger visitors should have a ball among the play barns, pedal go-karts and pettable animals at the Putlake Adventure Farm, five minutes away. Further afield, there are pony rides, deer safaris, tractor trips and bouncy castles at Farmer Palmer's Farm Park (30 minutes), and at a similar distance the heavy hardware in The Tank Museum and the charming residents of Monkey World should keep everyone's monkeys out of mischief.

Water quality at nearby bathing waters

Name	Distance	Type	2020	2019	2018	2017
Swanage Central	1.6 km	Sea	N/A	Excellent	Excellent	Excellent
Studland Knoll House	4.2 km	Sea	N/A	Excellent	Excellent	Excellent
Shell Bay North	7 km	Sea	N/A	Excellent	Excellent	Excellent
Poole Sandbanks Peninsular	8.4 km	Sea	N/A	Excellent	Excellent	Excellent
Poole Shore Road Beach	9.2 km	Sea	N/A	Excellent	Excellent	Excellent

Data source: European Environment Agency

Must see

Swanage Railway 1.6 km

Studland Beach and Nature Reserve 4.8 km

Corfe Castle 6.1 km

Brownsea Island 8 km

Dorset Cruises 13.1 km

National Trust

Studland Beach and Nature Reserve 3.5 km

Corfe Castle 6 km

Brownsea Island 7.9 km

White Mill 21.5 km

Kingston Lacy 21.7 km

Cycle routes

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

Other

Herston - Worth Matravers - Corfe 0.6 km

Swanage to Corfe Circular Walk 3 km

Durlston Castle Historic Landscape 3 km

Studland - Old Harry - Ballard Down - Studland 3.6 km

Worth Matravers - Cliffs, Caves and Chapel 4.7 km

Local events

Dorset County Show (Saturday 6 September 2025 – Saturday 6 September 2025)
Dorchester, England 33.5 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.

Policies

Booking terms and conditions

Admission

Admission is only permitted after registering at reception.

Safety

Barbecues are permitted but must be raised off the ground and attended by an adult at all times.

Changes to your holiday

Bookings cannot be amended within 28 day(s) of arrival.

Dogs

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

Safety

Firearms are not permitted.

General

In the event of a complaint, please speak to reception immediately. Complaints which are not brought to the management's attention during your stay cannot be dealt with once you have left the site.

Arrivals and departures

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.

Changes to your holiday

Modifications are subject to a GBP15.00 ($30.37) fee.

Arrivals and departures

No refunds/discounts for inclement weather, late arrivals or early departures.

Vehicles

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

General

Quiet hours must be respected between 11:30 p.m. and 9 a.m..
Radio, music and TV players must be kept at a low volume. Car doors and boots must be closed quietly.

Dogs

The campground/park does not accept breeds/crossbreeds listed in the Dangerous Dog Act (i.e. Pit Bull Terrier, Japanese Tosa, Dogo Argentino, and Fila Brasileiro).

Vehicles

The charging of electric vehicles is not permitted on site.

General

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.

Admission

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

Arrivals and departures

Units will be allocated on arrival.

Hired accommodation

Your unit must be left clean and tidy; a fine of GBP25.00 ($50.61) will be charged for unclean units upon departure.

Payment terms

Offers

Conditions apply - see site type section for details

Nearest campgrounds

Unfortunately, we have no nearby bookable campgrounds.

Frequently asked questions

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?

Camping and caravan
Arrive:	noon –	10 p.m.
Depart by:	11 a.m.
On-site accommodation
Arrive:	3 p.m. –	Anytime
Depart by:	10 a.m.

How much does it cost to stay at Herston Caravan and Camping? From $104 (for 2 nights, 6 people) - prices may change depending on your dates and party.

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Bring a gazebo (1 max)		GBP 6 (GBP 6) per night
Extra car (1 max)		GBP 4 (GBP 4) per night

Site types & availability

Facilities, location inc. views, maintenance arrangements, showers…

Overall 9/10

Amazing site always our go to when that way.

Overall 10/10

Great location & Views. Could do with more toilets and flatter pitches

Overall 8/10

All good, no complaints

Overall 10/10

Great campsite would definitely recommend

Overall 8/10

Great stay. Will return.

Overall 10/10

Amazing place for family. Loads of space for children to play , beautiful…

Overall 10/10

Good family friend site with nice views from the tent field.

Overall 9/10

Location…

Overall 1/10

Nice place, good people and friendly service…

Overall 10/10

Leisure on site

Amenities on site

Groups welcome

Rules

Themes

Utilities

Nearby amenities

Type

Nearby leisure

Touring and motorhomes

Timezone

GPS

Nearest transport

Water quality at nearby bathing waters

Must see

National Trust

Cycle routes

Other

Local events

Nearest campgrounds

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