Sandford Holiday Park

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  • Family park close to Poole, Studland and Sandbanks
  • Indoor and outdoor pools, amusement arcade, play areas and kids' clubs
  • Bowling, crazy golf, ice cream parlour, restaurant and clubhouse
Sandford Holiday Park is an apt name for this park, which has acres of Britain’s best beaches within easy reach… From its peaceful Holton Heath woodland setting, it's just a short journey to the wide sands of Studland and Sandbanks, as well as lively resorts such as Bournemouth and Poole – all of which are within a half-hour drive. Boredom's not an option here, where the activities include a summer outdoor and indoor pool complex, a dedicated musical play pool for toddlers, courts for tennis and many other sports, bikes and pedal go-karts for hire, and nature trails crisscrossing the site. Still standing after all that energetic stuff? Then go swing’n’rolling at the bowling, or take the kids around the jungle-themed crazy golf and reward the winner with an extra scoop at the site’s ice cream parlour. The park also has three different kids’ clubs, banded by age to make sure top fun is had by all (even the harder-to-please teens should be mildly interested by the film-making and DJ workshops… plus the free wifi on site). Young’uns should also enjoy the indoor soft play zone and two outdoor play areas, with a pirate ship and a climbing wall as well as the usual playground paraphernalia. Recharge your batteries at the fish and chip shop or the Arena restaurant, which serves Costa coffee as well as pizzas and lots of other family-friendly meals. Then top it all off with a trip to the Limelite Club for family entertainment, cabaret and competitions from the sparkly Troupers: you should sleep well after that lot…

Site type

Touring caravan pitches 297
Motorhome pitches 297
Open now
Opens 7 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).
  • 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. If the site asks you to do so, you must complete an online ID verification process before you arrive. Your booking may be cancelled if you do not complete, or if you fail, the ID verification process.

Languages spoken

English

Open from Fri, 07 Mar to

Open from Mon, 09 Mar to

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Reviews

7.3

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67% would recommend this site to a friend

64% would stay here again

What customers say

A jol of a family campsite with loads to do. Staff are lekker, facilities are tops, and the sites are huge. Kids love the pools and fun stuff. Some say you pay extra for activities, and the loos could be cleaner sometimes, but management's sorting it. Good spot to see the area.

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The staff could do with better management in attitude and hospitality

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Anonymous

Meadows electric grass touring pitch

Liked Very pretty park.
There’s a Costa!
Breakfast was good.

Disliked Check-in, I was allocated a different pitch area to the one booked. On proof of the booking i was charged extra? Which I believe is a breach of contract.

The check in was hostile and not as welcoming as expected, I was made to feel at fault that the booking was incorrect.

In the bar my nightcap of Baileys was removed/cleared from the table while I visited the toilets. The manager refused to believe the situation had occurred and practically accused me of attempting to gain a free drink.
For context I was part of a middle aged group (yes they didn’t notice my drink being removed but we could well afford a Baileys but I felt robbed that my first evening had come to an abrupt end in this way.

Recommend to friends Visit again

We won’t stay here again ,take a look at Pentewan sands toilet blocks

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Anonymous

Paddock electric grass touring pitch

Liked The site was ok

Disliked 2 of the toilet blocks were closed by us ,then the gents in the 3rd one was closed so we had no loos or shower,this is not good enough
The bollards on the way out wouldn’t let us out and reception would not answer the fone so we were stuck for 40 mins
Reception staff don’t know the complaints policy
Why do you need yoti to have a pic of my drivers licence and a selfie for security verification when anyone can walk into the site at any time ,this is ridiculous
There wa# no power in the ladies so my wife couldn’t dry her hair
There were ceiling tiles missing from the shower cubicle in the ladies ,like someone was wanting to spy on them
The radiators in the shower blocks were not on and the blocks were cold
There was poo on the floor in the 3rd cubicle from the door in the ladies
There was wee under the urinal for two days and was not cleaned up
The hygiene boards on the shower cubicles was coming away from the wall as was the upvc skirting and that shower block was not clean

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evening entertainment…

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Michael G.

Paddock electric grass touring pitch

Liked evening entertainment

Disliked Dogs permitted in the no dog section of the restaurant. I saw a dog which was in the no permitted section just missed a young lad nearly biting him the parent reported it but nothing came of it.small kids running around the restaurant although a parent problem no staff or security asking for kids not to run.the chief was handling food with his hands upon plateing up so cross contamination.
When I booked in we were given our passes to which we were never asked to show any where so normal members of the public could if they wanted to just come in so if I had small children would be very mindful of staying.

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wont be going back again

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Anonymous

Paddock electric grass touring pitch

Liked Lauren in arts and crafts,she was amazing with the kids

Disliked idiot other staff with no professionalism

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Really enjoyed the week

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Anonymous

Paddock electric grass touring pitch

Liked Spacious, level pitch. Staff were brilliant. Beautiful walks around the forest.

Disliked Toilets close to our pitch were closed.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Very nice only stayed for 1…

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Diane E.

Meadows electric grass touring pitch

Liked Very nice only stayed for 1 night but enjoyed our stay

Recommend to friends Visit again

Great pitch and location

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laura p.

Meadows electric grass touring pitch

Liked Great location and good pitch nice size and it's a reasonable price

Disliked Could do with water on each pitch but it's more me being lazy than a dislike

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Would stay again

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Anonymous

Meadows electric grass touring pitch

Liked Lovely site
Good club and food
Clean and tidy
Friendly staff

Recommend to friends Visit again

Good pitches with a good site facilities. Would return again.

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Anonymous

Paddock electric grass touring pitch

Liked The facilities and the restaurant and bar.

Disliked Found one of the shower blocks with the toilets very dirty. Tryed to get an afternoon shower in the said block and no hot water. Found that the toilets in there wouldn't flush enough, so leaving the toilet looking like it hadn't been flushed.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Good family site with plenty to do

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John F.

Meadows electric grass touring pitch

Liked Polite and friendly staff, good size pitch, plenty to do on site even though we didn't get time to use any of them. Would come back but only out of season as it was still busy on our visit and feel it would be a really busy site at peak summer

Disliked Main toilet block is getting tired and really needs a revamp, poor lighting in the toilets. They were kept clean but they are tired and old. Showers also need to be replaced, clean but heads are no longer working well

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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

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 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

Utilities

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

Nearby amenities

Bar nearby Dog walk nearby

Type

Very large (over 200 pitches)

Nearby leisure

Fishing nearby Golf nearby

Touring and motorhomes

Seasonal pitches

Location

Sandford Holiday Park

Holton Heath

Poole

Dorset

England

BH16 6JZ

Directions

Timezone

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

GPS

50.7194°N
2.0864°W

Nearest transport

Coach
4 km Post Office
4 km Red Lion
7.7 km Seldown Coach Station
Rail
1.1 km Holton Heath Rail Station
3.6 km Wareham Rail Station
4.8 km Hamworthy Rail Station
Ferry
6.7 km Poole Ferry Terminal
7.2 km Poole Quay Ferry Landing
9.8 km Brownsea Island Ferry Landing
Airport
19.1 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

It’s a short hop in the car to begin discovering the area’s spectacular surrounds, from the wilds of the New Forest to the ancient cliffs, limestone arches and nature reserves of the Jurassic Coast (tick off another World Heritage Site on your 'must-see' list). Dorset is jammed with attractions to suit all interests. History buffs might fancy clambering around Northe Fort or scaling the ramparts at Corfe and Portland castles. The Adventure Wonderland family theme park has thrills for kids of all ages, plus a massive hedge maze to get lost in, and action men (and women) can go paintballing or drive a tank at the Bovington Tank Museum. There’s loads of fun for fauna fans, too: check out the chimps at Monkey World, swan about at Abbotsbury Swannery, visit Weymouth Sea Life Park, explore the largest saltwater lagoon in the country on the glass-bottomed Fleet Observer, or meet some farmyard friends at Farmer Palmer’s Farm Park. Drive a bit further and you can also make a day trip to Longleat Safari Park.

Water quality at nearby bathing waters

Name Distance Type 2020201920182017
Poole Harbour Rockley Sands 3.3 km Estuary N/AExcellentExcellentExcellent
Poole Harbour Lake 4.3 km Estuary N/AExcellentExcellentExcellent
Shell Bay North 10.7 km Sea N/AExcellentExcellentExcellent
Poole Sandbanks Peninsular 11 km Sea N/AExcellentExcellentExcellent
Poole Shore Road Beach 11.4 km Sea N/AExcellentExcellentExcellent

Data source: European Environment Agency

Must see

Corfe Castle 9.2 km

Monkey World - Ape Rescue Centre 9.5 km

Brownsea Island 9.7 km

Studland Beach and Nature Reserve 10.7 km

Kingston Lacy House and Gardens 11 km

National Trust

Corfe Castle 9.3 km

White Mill 9.7 km

Brownsea Island 9.7 km

Kingston Lacy 10.8 km

Clouds Hill 11.7 km

Cycle routes

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

Other

WAREHAM MEADOWS (CURRENT BOUNDARY FROM 02/08/2004) 2.2 km

ARNE (CURRENT BOUNDARY FROM 31/08/2001) 4.5 km

STOBOROUGH HEATH (CURRENT BOUNDARY FROM 18/01/2004) 6.5 km

CHARBOROUGH PARK 7.3 km

GRANGE HEATH (CURRENT BOUNDARY FROM 30/03/2005) 8 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.

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Frequently asked questions

  • Does Sandford Holiday Park have a swimming pool? Yes View all features
  • Is Sandford Holiday Park dog friendly? Yes View all features
  • What attractions are near Sandford Holiday Park? It’s a short hop in the car to begin discovering the area’s spectacular surrounds, from the wilds of the New Forest to the ancient cliffs, limestone arches and nature reserves of the … Read more
  • When can I check in and check out of Sandford Holiday Park?
    Camping and touring
    Arrive:  2 p.m. –  11 p.m.
    Depart by:  10 a.m.
    On-site accommodation
    Arrive:  4 p.m. –  11 p.m.
    Depart by:  10 a.m.
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  • How much does it cost to stay at Sandford Holiday Park? From R325,80 (for 1 night, 4 people) - prices may change depending on your dates and party.