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Durdle Door Holiday Park – reviews, photos

Lulworth Cove | Wareham, East Lulworth BH20 5PU , England
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Edinburgh, United Kingdom
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6 reviews 6 reviews
Reviews in 5 cities Reviews in 5 cities
7 helpful votes 7 helpful votes
“Far too expensive for what it is”
2 of 5 stars Reviewed 28 August 2011
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Paid near £200 for a week of camping on a poorly grassed area without a hook up. The facilities are clean but ageing not up to standard of price, the shop is as expensive as to motorway service station with some of the sharp practices; the club is better value but nothing to write home about. The location is great but there are steep cliffs to scramble down before you get to the beach. The camping areas can be very crowded 6m between tents is impossible, the other pitches under trees with bird droppings are not ideal with a great deal of passing traffic. The camp is principally a static caravan site the play areas for children are away from the tents so children need to be supervised and the camp and the area is apt at extracting as much cash out of tourists for the minimum effort. I would suggest that Durdle Door and Lulworth are worth a day visit (free parking at entrance to the site on the road) but there are better value sites nearby with newer facilities.

  • Stayed August 2011, travelled with family
    • 1 of 5 stars Value
    • 2 of 5 stars Sleep Quality
    • 4 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 2 of 5 stars Service
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London, United Kingdom
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3 helpful votes 3 helpful votes
“May go back for the views”
3 of 5 stars Reviewed 25 August 2011
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Stayed there on 20th August for 5 nights. Stayed on a premium pitch which was really spacious. It had electric hook up, fresh water and waste. Pitch was sloping but manageable in the tent.
Same gripes as most people: toilet/shower block was only cleaned once daily and as it is used by all the walkers that pass through Durdle Door was muddy in no time. Despite this the showers were hot and of good pressure and spacious. The pitches are not well maintained and the grass was long upon arrival (even after seeing the grass cut on other pitches, there didnt seem to be much difference). The crows were noisy but not an issue (slept through till 8 or 9 most mornings). The staff were fantastic in the shop, the bar and the reception and couldnt be more happy to help. The prices were good value (we'd just gone there from Hendra in Cornwall where it was more expensive) and the food was excellent, especially the chicken and leek pie and curries. The take away was also good value for money (£1.50 for 4 halves of garlic and cheese chiabatta).

The scenary around the park is stunning and attracts many walkers who make use of the facilities at the park. The walk down to the beach is almost treacherous! it is steep and mostly on loose gravel, not good if you suffer from vertigo. It took me and my 6 year old about 20-25 minutes to walk down there although we did go quite slowly. The beach at Man of War is mostly stones but being a cove, is well sheltered and the water very calm. We didnt go on the Durdle Door beach.

I would have given this park a very good rating if it had not been for the dirty showers/toilets. They could maybe take a leaf out of Hendra's book and have someone on duty all the time (or at least during the busy times) ensuring that each shower cubicle is clean and free from mud.

  • Stayed August 2011, travelled with family
    • 3 of 5 stars Value
    • 4 of 5 stars Sleep Quality
    • 1 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 5 of 5 stars Service
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Southampton, United Kingdom
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2 helpful votes 2 helpful votes
“Dirty bathrooms let this place down. Bathrooms are cleaned once daily with no mops to allow users to cleanup after themselves. ”
3 of 5 stars Reviewed 17 August 2011
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Dirty bathrooms let this place down.
Bathrooms are cleaned once daily with no mops to allow users to cleanup after themselves. Gross!!!
Otherwise this campsite would be quite good. Location is great. Pitches are by and large flat & spacious.

  • Stayed August 2011
    • 3 of 5 stars Value
    • 4 of 5 stars Location
    • 5 of 5 stars Rooms
    • 2 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 3 of 5 stars Service
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London, United Kingdom
1 review
2 helpful votes 2 helpful votes
“Very expensive for a below average touring site.”
2 of 5 stars Reviewed 24 July 2011
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We stayed here for the weekend:
Good points:
Location
Shop has resonable stock and prices
Bad points:
Taps at water points don't allow hose attachments
Land is maintained poorly
Very Expensive particulary as it doesn't offer super pitches i.e. water and drainage.
Security barrier not working
Brown water drainage next to fresh drinking water taps
One toilet block for the entire touring campsite so quite a trek for some

  • Stayed July 2011, travelled with family
    • 1 of 5 stars Value
    • 3 of 5 stars Sleep Quality
    • 2 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 4 of 5 stars Service
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4 reviews 4 reviews
Reviews in 4 cities Reviews in 4 cities
10 helpful votes 10 helpful votes
“will return”
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 22 July 2011
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brillant location being right near stunning durdle door (a steep slope and then 181 steps) and lulworth cove- 1 mile coastal walk away. We pitched in the wooded area as seemed less windy, but was bothered a little about the crows- woke me up both nights around 5am. It was like living in a crows nest, unavoidable i suppose, but next time will pitch in the open field, even though this will mean further from toilets/showers etc. Also wooded camp area is a narrow sloping strip, which feels quite cramped with losts of caravans nearby, which makes it feel like a a site designed for caravans rather than tents. Tip- take rock pegs, hard to peg up. Toilets/showers were very clean and site very well maintained. Handy shop on site, which we found quite expensive- one loaf of bread was £1.70. Bar on site, but we never used this. Lovely park area for the kids. Reception staff lovely. Nearby weymouth and swangage were great to visit.

  • Stayed July 2011, travelled with family
    • 4 of 5 stars Value
    • 2 of 5 stars Sleep Quality
    • 5 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 5 of 5 stars Service
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