Crossways Club Campsite

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Good for families

Especially attractive site

We stayed at Crossways for two weeks up to early September and found it an unusual and fascinating woodland location. Staff on the site were helpful and friendly and in practice there was virtually no noise from either the quarry (which could not be seen) or the railway. The deer wandered around the site freely and seemingly without fear. It was very convenient to have a pub with excellent food close by and other choices within easy reach. Other posts have mentioned the composting loos which, although OK for many people and kept very clean, are very low to the ground with no hand rails and therefore for an old(ish) person with arthritic knees like myself, impracticable to use!

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Bip 1

Reviewed on 07/09/2017 14:39

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Good for families

Especially attractive site

We stayed at Crossways for two weeks up to early September and found it an unusual and fascinating woodland location. Staff on the site were helpful and friendly and in practice there was virtually no noise from either the quarry (which could not be seen) or the railway. The deer wandered around the site freely and seemingly without fear. It was very convenient to have a pub with excellent food close by and other choices within easy reach. Other posts have mentioned the composting loos which, although OK for many people and kept very clean, are very low to the ground with no hand rails and therefore for an old(ish) person with arthritic knees like myself, impracticable to use!

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Bip 1

Reviewed on 07/09/2017 14:39

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Rated 4 of 5

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Wildlife and special layout of site.

We stayed here for 5 nights. The site is laid out very differently to most sites , and we found this quite nice. The different areas have names. We stayed in 'The Dell' handy for toilets and showers. Our pitch was near the railway line but this didn't bother us that much as we were out and about more time than on site. The toilet and showers are scrupulously clean and even though the toilets are sitting on top of a pile of ....you know what.... there was no smell what so ever. There should be more of these composting toilets used. The showers were also very clean and the water pressure very good. There is a nice pub, within walking distance via a woodland path and secure gate, for good food and ale. The site is situated well for plenty of places to visit for all types of tastes. The Wardens and the assistant wardens were very friendly and always had time to speak to you and were also very helpful with local info. Will visit again.....lovely site, well maintained and cared for.

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Penny Pitstop

Caravanner from West Midlands

Reviewed on 05/09/2017 17:37

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Good for families

Relaxed peaceful site

Stayed here for 11 nights on 14th August 17. We loved the site layout so creative, unlike some of the clubs sites that resemble car parks. There are various glade like areas surrounded by trees. It was like camping in a woodland. The deer came to welcome us on arrival and we caught sight of them a few times during our stay. Yes the trains are fairly regular during the day and they sound their horn as they approach the crossing in the village, but you soon get used to it and funnily enough we didn't find it disturbing. I really value my peace and quiet and privacy when on holiday and our pitch was great. The facilities are not up to the standard of most caravan club sites and could do with an upgrade but I believe there are reasons why this has not been done, due to the site being leasehold. The composting toilets are weird but very eco friendly and didn't smell. I thought the dog walk was great - better than a lot of sites. There is a train station in the village where you can get the train to Weymouth or Dorchester or even up to London if you really want! We didn't take advantage of this, this time. You do need to use the car to get about. The co-op just along the road is great for supplies. We will be back.

Ps we didn't hear the quarry at all.

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MDavies

Reviewed on 30/08/2017 22:13

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worst club site

This is the worst club site I have been to. The showers are terrible and the toilets are worse. The layout is all wrong with the showers and toilets in separate blocks and different parts of the site. There is not enough space between vans especially on the hard standing pitches. The worst thing about this site is the noise from the quarry, it starts at 7-30am and caries on till 5pm. Will not be going again.

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benbern

Caravanner

Reviewed on 22/08/2017 18:57

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Rated 4 of 5

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Lovely site but facilities quite poor

This is a very pretty wooded site with nice secluded pitches, albeit that some are pretty squeezed in. It's in a good location too, close to many local attractions in this lovely part of Dorset. The wardens were very friendly and hard working, always available. Our only criticisms are the poor facilities - there are very few showers and they are in desperate need of upgrading, with poor water pressure. The composting toilets are fine, but not enough for a site this size. Each morning there was usually a queue for the ladies' showers which was also exacerbated by the cleaning times being far too early - both showers and toilets on our bit of the site both closed at 10am (for up to an hour) which is peak time for many people on holiday. Other blocks apparently closed later but they were uncomfortably far away through a maze of wooded pathways, so not a practical alternative. Please think about changing the cleaning schedule in light of how few toilets and showers there are! Just also to note that there is virtually no mobile phone signal for miles around so the only choice for internet would be to use the pay version.

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Dave 219

Caravanner

Reviewed on 16/08/2017 17:03

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Rated 4 of 5

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Helpful Wardens

Wardens very helpful when we had trouble with our motorhome, letting the mechanic use their phone to get parts. Would be really nice in good weather but was water logged for us. One minus is no phone signal on 3 and no wifi. Like to go back when weather is nice because be good site for wildlife.

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silloth

Motorhomer from Cheshire

Reviewed on 15/08/2017 12:24

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Rated 4 of 5

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Peaceful

We loved this site, the way the pitches are arranged in smaller areas is more relaxing than the usual rows or circle of caravans and we had lovely neighbours. I enjoyed staying here more than in the New Forest. There was a real sense of being away from the hustle and bustle. The train blasts its horn, but not at night, and the facilities are kept very clean. The water pressure in the shower was a bit low, but the composting toilets were excellent and it would be good to see them on more sites. There was a warm welcome when we arrived and the staff were superb throughout our stay. We have already booked another visit and would recommend it to anyone.

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Aurora B

Motorhomer

Reviewed on 09/08/2017 11:24

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Crowded

Arrived here for a weekend wardens were fine not many pitches left to choose from feels like your ontop of everyone not enough space between pitches no privacy in our opinion not very dog friendly either didn't stay for whole weekend not as nice as all the other sites we have been to will not be returning to this site

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sarah anne

Reviewed on 08/08/2017 13:47

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Rated 4 of 5

Good for families

Lovely site to stay in

The site is quite central to most of the main places you may want to visit in beautiful Dorset including West Bay , Corfe Castle, Weymouth, Poole and Durdle Door to name a few. It is set in woodland with lots of wildlife and deer. Very beautiful and peaceful! Pub walking distance where we had lunch one day which was nice. Co-op is a ten minute walk and there are some side lanes for country walks. The walk towards the cider museum is lovely. We had a fabulous hard standing pitch which was isolated and quiet with only two pitches nearby. There are lots of little isolated areas around the site which are great. Or there are grass pitches which have more caravans on them if you don't want to be secluded. I don't know what the problem is with some people complaining about the eco toilets. I wasn't sure what to expect but it's just like going to the toilet anywhere except it goes down a big hole! Absolutely fine and not dirty or smelly. Showers were ok but the shower blocks could do with an upgrade and modernisation. . But - they were clean and they did the job. The ones by the entrance are the most powerful and warm. There is a dog walk which is fine but quite a big site so a walk around the site is sufficient for the dog. Not sure I would want to stay in a tent ad the tent field is next to the road. Overall a lovely site and we would definitely stay here again.

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Reviewed on 05/08/2017 19:33

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