Haycraft Club Campsite

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Good for families

What a lovely area

The site is in a nice quiet location and within easy reach of Swanage. Signage could have been better as we ended up in the village hall carpark. The only let down was the toilet facilities which could do with updating. There is noting there to sit on when trying to dry your feet not even a flip down seat. When you get older trying to ballance on one leg is a bit of a challange.

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BernieB

Caravanner from Devon

Reviewed on 11/05/2022 14:57

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Lovely Gem

Short but sweet, the wardens couldn't do enough to be helpful and friendly, even mending our TV aerial for us - the TV reception is fabulous here and ours was too with a little help. Yes as the reviews say the shower block is dated but immaculately clean and perfectly functional. Small and perfectly formed site, grass mowed apart rom the wildlife areas which state they are wildlife areas, our dog loves the fenced in dog walk for a good run around. Can't fault it. We did overhear someone saying the pot wash roof was dirty, not sure they should be away in a caravan is this was even noticed. We will be back. (Not sure about good for families but lovely for a couple and a dog).

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CareyH

Caravanner

Reviewed on 11/05/2022 11:32

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Good for families

Great weekend > However!!

Please update this little gem of a site it’s long overdue. Thank You.

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The Furbies

Reviewed on 10/05/2022 21:49

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Good for families

Poor value for money

We stayed at Haycraft at the end of April and were shocked to be charged, as Club members, over £35 per night. The site is quiet and rural, but so are many CLs at half the price. Other than that, it has little to recommend it, for the price. The nearest bus stop is a 15 minute uphill walk away, there are no eating establishments within easy walking distance and we were not aware of any catering vans visiting the site. The grass around and between the pitches was fairly long, this may be policy to attract wildlife but it gave the site an unkempt look. The weather had been dry for some while, so plenty of opportunities for mowing. But what really lets it down is the shower and toilet block, which although clean, is very dated. There are three toilets, three washbasin cubicles and three showers for each sex. The showers in the gents ran intermittently hot and cold. Both sides had open roof lights and doors wedged open, which doesn’t make for a pleasant showering experience when the outside temperature is in single figures. One of the showers in the ladies didn’t work properly, so most preferred to queue rather than risk using it. This is a holiday area and there are plenty of good sites nearby. We walked on a public footpath through a Premier Parks site not far away. It was immaculate, with good facilities. The cost per night in the week we were there was £30, which included use of the indoor swimming pool. Enough said.

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Campervanner

Reviewed on 02/05/2022 08:40

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Excellent little site

Lovely and quiet, super efficient friendly staff, excellent clean facilities, great location, brilliant dog walking. What more can I say! Thank you

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Reviewed on 21/04/2022 20:04

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Good for families

Lovely site

We have just returned from a 5 night stay on this lovely site. The facilities were immaculate and the check in was excellent with a cheerful, informative and helpful warden. There's a lovely quiet dog walk at the bottom of the site around the outside of the play area. The Harman's Cross station is a few minutes walk from the site, with the Swanage Steam Railway taking you back decades in a time warp! Had a lovely walk back from Corfe Castle to the site. We lunched twice at the New Inn, Church Knowle and the food was excellent. Lovely steak and blue vinny cheese pie and one of the best grilled sea breams I have had in years! Highly recommend this tidy and friendly site, in a beautiful location not far from the sea cliffs, with plenty of wildlife in the area (deer, adders, brown hares to name a few!) so we will be back.

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Jax18

Motorhomer from Devon

Reviewed on 19/04/2022 17:51

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Gorgeous site!

Just returned from a 6 night break at this wonderful site. The location is perfect, surrounded by beautiful countryside and so tranquil. You can hear the 'puffing and tooting' of the local steam train and we used to enjoy a 10 minute stroll to the station to watch the steam train arrive. The wardens, Andie and Al, were so friendly and couldn't have been more helpful. They keep the site pristine and the toilet facilities immaculate. We had the best fish and chips in Swanage from "The Fish Plaice" (long queues but well worth the wait) and afternoon tea at "Love Cake" - also in Swanage. We would definitely recommend this site and shall certainly be returning.

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AllisonF

Caravanner

Reviewed on 19/04/2022 14:20

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Good for families

Autumn Break

Very nice park in a great spot, especially if you enjoy walking. Nice and quiet with plenty of space to move around the site. My only negative would be the lack of lighting. I guess there could be a reason for the lack of lighting ( light pollution / conservation area etc), but at the very least, there should be more roadway/footpath post lights, so campers can walk around the site safely. Only a minor issue, but one to be aware of (so if you visit, bring a big torch). However, there is a plus side to the lighting issue; the night skies were terrific...

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rockydog

Motorhomer

Reviewed on 04/11/2021 09:00

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One of our favourite sites

We have just returned from a 2 week stay at this site, it was our second visit and is now a firm favourite. Al and Andie, the site wardens, are very friendly and helpful, and keep the site and the facilities very clean and tidy. The site is ideally situated to visit most of Dorset, Lyme Regis is about an hour and a half away ( this was in October though, could be a lot longer in the summer!) Bournemouth 45 mins using the chain ferry and Corfe village a 5 minute drive away. We’ll definitely be booking for next year, the site and the wardens are a credit to the club.

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Reviewed on 02/11/2021 22:42

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Regular Visitors

We're regular visitors to the site and it's excellent. Here for four nights in mid-October, the pitch was excellent, the loo block clean, the ice cream (what was left of it as it was running down for the end of the season!) lovely, the dog walk perfect (though the piece of wood over a gully in the circular dog walk could do with some anti-slip strips as it's LETHAL when wet - an accident just waiting to happen!). Studland Bay, King Harry Rocks, Corfe, Bournemouth, Wareham, Wimborne all regular haunts and we always enjoy our visits here. A credit to the Club.

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Perlican

Caravanner from Berkshire

Reviewed on 28/10/2021 10:11

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