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16amp
10amp
Pet Friendly
Fishing
BBQ Allowed
camping
Motorhomes
Newlands Holiday Park
Charmouth
Dorset
GPS N 50.73890 W 02.88994
Tel +44 (0)1297 560259
200 touring pitches 80 statics on terrace layout.
The site is split in half by the reception / bar /pool /takeaway complex
Electric 10/16 amp
Free WiFi in bar
Site very close to A35 (150 yards) which can be heard during the day very quiet most of the night. Access very easy until you get to the pitches, the road to grass is not level due to the hill. Terrace pitches (grass ones) not totally level and for our outfit (Van is 6.9m) a little small. Some of the hardstanding ones have individual pylons with water tap and drain, are a little larger, though access is a little difficult on some even solo.
Views across the valley are very peaceful, and by pitching the caravan's so their nosewheel is facing down the slope the Westward views are nice especially sunset.
Recycling -
But locally street collection bins are for plastic bottles as well as rubbish.
Shop
In winter open shorter hours and gaps on shelves but basics well stocked.
Takeaway / restaurant
Food is cooked to order and some items are cook-
Bar
Entertainment even in low season on Saturday and Wednesday but none at other times except some bingo
Outdoor pool -
Indoor pool still open through winter though there is an extra charge to use (£1.50)
Amenity block just the one on our side of the campsite cleansed twice a day plenty of room now but not sure what it would be like in high season.
Beach fishing
1km away in Charmouth
Recommended to go 100 yards to the East of the river
(Monday) 1st session.
Blanked but did see school Bass jumping and was broken off once.
(Tuesday) 2nd session
Fished the full tide and got hand sized Pout also saw Spotted Dogfish landed
(Wednesday) 3rd and last session
Fished until an hour after high tide again only landed Pout but added a Spotted Dogfish to my tally
ALL fish returned as well undersized
Lyme Regis from the Cobb – didn’t get chance tides at wrong times for me
Bridport from beach (Sunday)
One or two knocks but no takes. Harbour wall not producing either.
The site is close to the area called Jurassic Beach all the way to Chesil beach there are an abundance of fossils and in Lyme Regis fossil shops abound. The beach at Bridport is composed of pea shingle whilst at Lyme Regis the gravel is larger but there is a large sandy beach too. Locally lots to see from Weymouth and Portland Bill all the way along Chesil beach into Devon and Pecorama, along with Beer Heights Light Railway, at the Peco factory at Beer.
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