Crossways Club Campsite

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Such a great site

We have visited this site 5 times, and will be making our 6th visit very soon. The layout means that there is not a vast field full of caravans, but little areas of a few together. The wild life is great (we have seen deer, squirrels, and a toad), the Wardens are so kind and helpful, and the new ones this year keep up the lovely standards. This is one of our most favourite sites, easily accessible, conveniently placed for attractions, and yet ideal for a tranquil day on site in the middle of the woods. We cannot praise this site highly enough.

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archnemesis

Reviewed on 04/04/2016 16:30

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Rated 4 of 5

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Beat hunts on your doorstep

We travelled with our 3yr old son for a week stay over Easter, and would recommend this site. The site doesn't have a play park on site, (and the one mentioned in the information park really isn't to standard), however we had bear hunts on site and went out everyday on new routes..... We didn't find a bear, only a few deer :) The site is known for poor tv reception but this didn't effect us. We did find it annoying not having any 3G signal for planning our day out trips. There is an information office, however most attractions offer online discounts for advance booking, so we had to drive to the local coop for a reliable signal. I'd be willing to pay for site wifi access if it could be installed! The pitches are very small, this didn't effect us directly as we weren't using an awning, however neighbours were forced to park in front of their caravan simply because of the lack of space available for guideropes/cars. We would recommend visiting the tank museum (15/20mins away), the Dorset heavy horse centre (35mins away), and the Weymouth sealift centre (25mins by train-then 15min walk). Some review complain about noise but we didn't find this a problem. You can hear the train (it is right alongside the site), however when in our van the bird noise was louder! Staff were lovely and very welcoming. We have no complaints about the showers or toilets. Showers are 'old fashioned', but they worked and were clean so the decor didn't put us off. We'll definitely return next time we are in the area exploring.

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nickstid

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Reviewed on 30/03/2016 18:41

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Dry compost loos

Beautiful place, and would stay again, but we did not like the dry compost toilets, As normal all the staff were fantastic, thanks

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gaz10

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Reviewed on 28/03/2016 18:47

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Crossways

Very friendly and helpful wardens Enjoyed this quiet site in the woodland Spotted lots of roe deer walking in woods Good location for visiting lots of places and train station is close if not wanting to drive Would visit again

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olive67

Reviewed on 26/03/2016 22:00

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We enjoyed our stay.

This is a nice site, well laid out although you do have to pick your spot carefully if you would like to see some sunshine as it's mainly beautiful woodland. it looks like it can get a bit wet at times, we turned up a week after the wet weather but it was drying out nicely so we had no problems. The staff are excellent, very helpful and have a good sense of humour. There is a really good local 2 mins walk away that does good food. Directly opposite this is the main railway line to Dorchester, Weymouth and Bournemouth so making a night out without the car very very easy. We met "Doris" the friendly deer and her fawn. Watch out for the tight corner when driving through the site about 3/4 of the way around, it can catch you out a bit the first time. We would definitely return and thanks again to all the staff.

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V70 ADH

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Reviewed on 02/10/2015 09:37

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Not for me

It seems people fall into two 'camps' about this site. They either love it or dislike it and I'm in the latter category. I found the pitching areas to be jammed in and, as far as I could work out, the hard standing area is simply a roughish hard area where vans were squashed in with a view of the storage compound. I found the whole site to be dark and oppressive. The wardens were good and used their common sense. The highlight of our visit was seeing the deer that came out of the woods onto the site in the evening.

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Tinwheeler

Campervanner from Cornwall

Reviewed on 01/10/2015 19:20

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Idyllic

Having just returned from our third stay at this beautiful site I can only repeat my previous review. The quiet, secluded, spacious pitches combined with the friendly wildlife are just part of it's charm. Another positive is the proximity to the main line railway, with Dorchester and Weymouth just a few minutes away. We look forward to another visit as soon as possible.

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MoanyMum1

Caravanner from Hampshire

Reviewed on 30/09/2015 19:10

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another week end at crossways

had another super weekend at crossways,weather was the best for this time of year,site had taken yet a battering by the weather rain rain but yet a gain the wardens had done the very best to keep the pitches open that was not waterlogged sorry to see the wardens and assistant wardens go all the best for the future

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Moonlighting 1

Reviewed on 27/09/2015 18:06

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one to miss

The weather didn't help. I arrived in a nice frame of mind and it all went downhill from there. Like other commentators, I wouldn't go back. I could witter on about my impressions of this site but will advance only one: Why do the wardens allow so many people to depart late? e.g some as late as 2. It just clogs the place up for those arriving just after noon (as instructed by the book). Met quite a few people wandering around in the afternoon stating they were leaving that day. The newcomers were left with the soggy pitches.

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Tobvan

Caravanner

Reviewed on 25/09/2015 22:37

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Rated 4 of 5

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Wet (partly) long weekend

This is a very beautiful site, widely spread throughout mature woodland. There is one slight problem with woodland such as this, and that is that woods act as a sponge in heavy rain! We were unfortunate enough to arrive in the dark in torrential rain! The warden on duty was great and even suggested that we use one of the late arrival pitches which are hard standings. But no, we elected to find a pitch in the site. everywhere was sodden, but we did find a reasonable pitch in the end. I think that far more hard standing pitches would make this site even better. There is a great but slightly hilly and reasonably long dog walk. I have no problem with the composting loos or the separate showers. The staff were brilliant ( thank you) and we would definitely go there again.

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robjohns

Caravanner from Hampshire

Reviewed on 23/09/2015 21:35

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