Newlands Holiday Park

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View from the hardstanding pitches
Pool
Birds eye view of pods, non electric camping area and beach
Birds eye view main touring field

  • Family-friendly park just outside Charmouth on the Jurassic Coast
  • Pools, play areas and indoor play
  • Modern amenities including hot showers and a launderette
There’s nothing fossilised about a stay at Newlands Holiday Park, a stone’s throw away from the Jurassic Coast on the Devon/Dorset border, where the staff and facilities should cater to your every holiday need. For example, this lush place has two separate play areas for the mini guests. There's also an indoor heated pool – and an outdoor one with loungers so you can bask in the sun and wonder where the kids get all that energy… More? There's an indoor soft play area. Also use family-run Newlands as a base for a Lyme Regis fossil-hunting holiday or just lounge about on site; either way, epic times are on the cards. The 23-acre landscaped park has all the facilities you’d expect from a thoroughly modern site: internet access and clean up-to-date amenities including hot showers and a launderette. Half a mile from Newlands, the World Heritage village of Charmouth has shops, restaurants and pubs… and is also known for its hardy souls taking to the sea in fancy dress on Christmas Day.

Campground type

RV sites 74
Mobile homes for rent 50
Lodges, cabins, pods or huts 19
Tent sites 76
Camper sites 74
Open now
Opens March 3

Tourist board rating

Please note
  • 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).
  • Single-sex bookings of 5 or more people (couples and immediate family members excepted) are not permitted via Pitchup.com.
  • No bachelor/bachelorette parties permitted via Pitchup.com.
  • All: access to the swimming pool is not included in the rate and is charged £3.50 ($4.45) per person per session.
  • The outdoor swimming pool is open between 05/30 and 09/01 (subject to weather conditions).
  • The restaurant is open between 03/07 and 10/29.
  • Entertainment and activities are available between 07/14 and 08/29.
  • The grocery shop is open between 03/07 and 10/29.
  • Dogs are not allowed if you are staying in the accommodation units.
  • The indoor swimming pool is open between 03/07 and 10/31.
  • Commercial vehicles (vehicles used for work-related purposes, carrying goods or fare-paying passengers) and sign-written vehicles are not permitted on site.
  • At least one of the party members must be aged 18 or over.

Languages spoken

English

Open from Mon, Mar 3 to

AA 5 pennants

Campsite types & availability

Reviews

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88% would recommend this campground to a friend

82% would stay here again

Only showing reviews for the last 30 months.

Ok but not great

Overall 5/10

Location
5
Value for money
4
Accommodation
7
Facilities / Activities
6
Customer service
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Child friendliness
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Cleanliness
4
Wifi
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Robert D. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Powered grass travel trailer campsite

Liked: Facilities good and pitches level. Good views over surrounding countryside.

Disliked: Quite noisy (campsite is near a main road). And although facilities new(ish) they were not kept partially clean. Food in the restaurant ok, but not great nor cheap.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Well worth every penny, you will not be disappointed

Overall 10/10

Location
10
Value for money
10
Accommodation
10
Facilities / Activities
10
Customer service
10
Child friendliness
10
Cleanliness
10
Wifi
10
Lynne H. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Powered grass tent or trailer tent campsite

Liked: Easy to find, staff were very friendly and helpful, all facilities were immaculate. Pitches were very spacious and allowed for privacy. Having free WiFi was a great bonus.
Lots of ground area providing alternative options for your stay, definitely considering taking the children and grandkids.

Disliked: A niggle but could live with it, shower direction was all over place

Recommend to friends Visit again

Excellent facilities, convenient location, fab for families

Overall 10/10

Location
10
Value for money
10
Accommodation
10
Facilities / Activities
10
Customer service
10
Child friendliness
10
Cleanliness
10
Wifi
7
julia m. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Powered cement/asphalt travel trailer campsite

Liked: Relaxed atmosphere, great facilities , pool was a hit with daughter. Next time will go to play area she wants to try zip wire

Disliked: Na

Recommend to friends Visit again

Very helpful friendly young man on swim desk on the sat 14th June

Overall 9/10

Location
9
Value for money
9
Accommodation
9
Facilities / Activities
9
Customer service
9
Child friendliness
9
Cleanliness
7
Wifi
4
Sarah Y. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Powered cement/asphalt travel trailer campsite

Liked: Great site / fantastic location nearly all of facilities were great and friendly staff

Disliked: We had to buy table tennis bats from the shop as past guests took them.
Would be an idea to charge a healthy deposit to sort this.
Jacuzzi was out of order on our the Sunday 16th 9am booked swim. Apparently, to much chlorine was added.
Male toilets in camping field could be cleaner, generally consistently dirty loos.
To much info required to sign on to WIFI
Aside from these points we joined extended family and enjoyed our stay, great location would definitely book again. Thankyou.

Recommend to friends Visit again

The site was fantastic it had the amenities that you could think…

Overall 8/10

Location
8
Value for money
8
Accommodation
8
Facilities / Activities
10
Customer service
10
Child friendliness
7
Cleanliness
8
Wifi
8
Grant J. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Powered grass travel trailer campsite

Liked: The site was fantastic it had the amenities that you could think of. Easy access to nearby villages, beaches and towns. And if I couldn’t say anymore the staff especially Zoe were extremely helpful. Helping us to continue our holiday due to the failure of our Olpro awning. I would recommend this site to everyone, families, single travellers and couples. Thanks for a wonderful week.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Lovely friendly holiday park.Great facilities. Very clean and maintained well.will be back…

Overall 8/10

Location
9
Value for money
8
Accommodation
8
Facilities / Activities
8
Customer service
8
Child friendliness
8
Cleanliness
8
Wifi
8
donna d. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Powered cement/asphalt travel trailer campsite

Liked: Lovely friendly holiday park.Great facilities. Very clean and maintained well.will be back

Recommend to friends Visit again

From the manager: Hi Donna,
Huge thanks for your lovely review, we can't wait to welcome you back again soon!
Best wishes,
Newlands Holidays

Clean, Free Wifi, Onsite shop, Soft play, Outdoor play area…

Overall 9/10

Location
9
Value for money
9
Accommodation
9
Facilities / Activities
10
Customer service
10
Child friendliness
10
Cleanliness
10
Wifi
7
David H. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Powered cement/asphalt travel trailer campsite

Liked: Clean, Free Wifi, Onsite shop, Soft play, Outdoor play area

Recommend to friends Visit again

From the manager: Hi David,
Many thanks for your review and lovely photo! We are so pleased to hear that you enjoyed your stay with us and hope to welcome you back again soon!
Best wishes,
Newlands Holidays

Nice campsite with good location and facilities. Good swimming pools and a…

Overall 8/10

Location
10
Value for money
8
Accommodation
7
Facilities / Activities
9
Customer service
9
Child friendliness
9
Cleanliness
9
Wifi
No rating
Anonymous The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Powered grass travel trailer campsite

Liked: Nice campsite with good location and facilities. Good swimming pools and a very good playground for younger children. Easy access to Charmouth and Lyme Regis by bus. Shop and staff were great.

Disliked: Our pitch was on a slope which caused problems with sleeping and cooking. We thought the pitches were a bit tight. Also, due to the terracing we felt we were overlooking groups further down the slope.

Recommend to friends Visit again

From the manager: Hello,
Many thanks for your review. We are pleased to hear that you enjoyed our swimming pools and play area. We are sorry that you were disappointed with your pitch, had we of known this, we are sure we could have moved you to another to not let this affect your stay.
Best wishes,
Newlands Holidays

Super facilities, really clean and superb staff, loads of stuff to do…

Overall 10/10

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

Powered grass tent or trailer tent campsite

Liked: Super facilities, really clean and superb staff, loads of stuff to do with easy access

Recommend to friends Visit again

From the manager: Hi Mike,
Huge thanks for your lovely review! We are so pleased to hear that you enjoyed your stay with us and hope to welcome you back again soon!
Best wishes,
Newlands Holidays

Fabulous site. We will return.

Overall 10/10

Location
10
Value for money
10
Accommodation
10
Facilities / Activities
10
Customer service
10
Child friendliness
10
Cleanliness
10
Wifi
7
Sarah S. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Powered grass travel trailer campsite

Liked: Newlands is a lovely well cared for site. The facilities are great. Brilliant pool and bar/restaurant. We were enjoyed delicious meals. We stayed on the touring caravan pitches which were well maintained and spacious.
The children loved the playground and spent many hours there.
We will definitely revisit.

Disliked: The only additional thing which would have improved our stay and I know this won’t affect all others is as we had a baby with us is if there was a large sink or small bath in the family shower room. This would have been great.

Recommend to friends Visit again

From the manager: Hi Sarah,
Many thanks for your review. We are so pleased to hear that you enjoyed your stay with us and that you want to return in the future! Thank you for your suggestion, we always take any comments on board.
Best wishes,
Newlands Holidays


Features

Leisure on park

Bar or club house Cycle hire Evening entertainment Fishing Fitness centre Hot tub Indoor swimming pool Kids' club On-site cafe On-site restaurant On-site restaurant/cafe Outdoor swimming pool Playground Recreation room/arcade Sauna Soft play area TV room Takeout Tennis Toddler's pool Watersports

Amenities on park

Baby-changing facilities Bath available Car parking by site/unit Composting toilet Dog park Drying room Free wifi Grocery store Ice pack freezing Internet access Laundromat Local produce Off licence Parent & baby washroom Payphone Pick-up from public transport Picnic table 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

Hikers’ paradise Peaceful Spectacular scenery

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 Nearby farmers' market Public transportation nearby

Type

Very large (over 200 sites)

Accessibility

Accessible parking at site Bathrooms: Wheelchair accessible shower Bathrooms: Wheelchair accessible toilet Hearing induction loops Uneven terrain; gravel or loose mud

Nearby leisure

Canoeing/kayaking nearby Cycle hire nearby Cycling nearby Fishing nearby Golf nearby Horseback riding nearby Indoor pool nearby Leisure/theme park nearby Mountain biking nearby Restaurant nearby Sailing nearby Tennis nearby Watersports nearby

Touring and motorhomes

Caravan storage facilities Gray water hook-up for caravans Motorhome service point Seasonal sites Water hook-up points for caravans

Location

Newlands Holiday Park

Nr Stonebarrow Lane

Charmouth

Dorset

England

DT6 6RB

Directions

Timezone

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

GPS

50.73852°N
-2.88999°W

Route directions

The road to Newlands does not have a name, causing problems for satnav systems. The nearest listed roads are Stonebarrow Lane and The Street. The site postcode is DT6 6RB.

Nearest transport

Bus
5.6 mi Coach Station
18.2 mi Yeovil Bus Station
19.9 mi South Station
Rail
5.8 mi Axminster Rail Station
10.5 mi Crewkerne Rail Station
13.6 mi Honiton Rail Station
Ferry
21.4 mi Weymouth Ferry Terminal
24.9 mi Exmouth Ferry Landing
25.6 mi Topsham (Turf Lock Ferry) Ferry Landing
Airport
23.1 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

Charmouth is the gateway to the Jurassic Coast and has some of the best fossils to be found in Dorset: the Charmouth Heritage Coast Centre has fossil collections and guided fossil walks and is where you can proudly bring in your very own fossil find to be identified. The beach is a 15-minute walk from Newlands: stroll from here to Lyme Regis keeping your head down for more fossily finds, then wander around Lyme to take a look at Cobb Harbour (made famous in Jane Austen’s Persuasion); buy freshly ground flour at the 14th-century watermill; amble along to at the ammonites, exhibitions and events at the museum, or tee off on the cliff at Lyme Regis Golf Club. Mini fossil-hunters will likely be monster fans of the award-winning Dinosaur Museum at Dorchester, and taking a detour while in town to the Teddy Bear Museum. If they’re watery types, they’ll have a whale of a time at the Splashdown Water Park in Poole and the walk-through underwater tunnel at the Bournemouth Oceanarium. Closer to Newlands and Dino Dan, families can see zebras and meerkats at the Axe Valley Wildlife Park, trundle along on the Seaton Tramway for a scenic trip through the estuary of the River Axe, or feed a shoal of fish at Lyme Regis Marine Aquarium.

Water quality at nearby bathing waters

Name Distance Type 2020201920182017
Charmouth West 0.7 mi Sea N/AExcellentExcellentGood
Lyme Regis Front Beach 2.4 mi Sea N/AGoodGoodN/A
Seatown 3.1 mi Sea N/AExcellentExcellentExcellent
Eypemouth 4.9 mi Sea N/AExcellentExcellentExcellent
West Bay (West) 5.7 mi Sea N/AExcellentExcellentExcellent

Data source: European Environment Agency

Must see

Mapperton House & Gardens 8.9 mi

Abbotsbury Swannery 13.8 mi

Jurassic Coast World Heritage Site 15.9 mi

Montacute House 16.6 mi

Blackdown Hills Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty 19.2 mi

National Trust

Shute Barton 7.9 mi

Loughwood Meeting House 8.1 mi

Branscombe: the Old Bakery, Manor Mill and Forge 11.3 mi

Barrington Court 15.4 mi

Montacute House 16.6 mi

Cycle routes

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

Other

Champernhayes - Monkton Wyld - Wootton Fitzpaine 2.3 mi

Langdon Hill - Golden Cap - Langdon Hill 2.5 mi

Fishpond Bottom - Wootton Fitzpaine and River Char 2.6 mi

North Chideock - Symondsbury and More. 3 mi

Seatown - Golden Cap - Ridge Barn - Stanton St Gab 3.1 mi

Local events

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

    Dorchester, England 20.3 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 campsite type section for details

Nearest campgrounds

Unfortunately, we have no nearby bookable campgrounds.

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Frequently asked questions

  • Does Newlands Holiday Park have a swimming pool? Yes View all features
  • Is Newlands Holiday Park dog friendly? Yes View all features
  • What attractions are near Newlands Holiday Park? Charmouth is the gateway to the Jurassic Coast and has some of the best fossils to be found in Dorset: the Charmouth Heritage Coast Centre has fossil collections and guided fossil walks … Read more
  • When can I check in and check out of Newlands Holiday Park?
    RV, travel trailer and tent sites
    Arrive:  11 a.m. –  6 p.m.
    Depart by:  10:30 a.m.
    On-park accommodation
    Arrive:  3 p.m. –  6 p.m.
    Depart by:  10:30 a.m.
    Read more
  • How much does it cost to stay at Newlands Holiday Park? From $37.79 (for 1 night, 6 people) - prices may change depending on your dates and party.