Herston Yards Farm Reviews
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Just a five-minute drive from Swanage, Herston Yards Farm campsite is well located for exploring Dorset and the Jurassic Coast. The site offers camping and touring pitches with amenities including a bar, restaurant, shop and playground for kids. There's also a selection of bell tents and log cabins for those who prefer glamping. Head to Old Harry Rocks, Durdle Door or Corfe Castle, all within a 30 minutes drive.
3.67 /5
127 reviews
59%
would recommend
A weekend away
Deborah W
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Pulled in to the park. The staff in reception were informative as to where we were booked, but didn't seem to happy to be there at the desk. The tap for the drinking water was very worn & we struggled to get our hose attached. Once attached, the neighbours over the hedge had a cold shower from all the spray that came from the tap, but at least the grass got a good watering. The shower/toilet block was clean, but always seemed to be empty of loo roll, so a good tip would be to take your own. I feel that the park is in general poor condition. It could do with a good landscaping & tidy up. Needs a bit of TLC. The shop was well stocked & reasonably priced. Not many cars, including staff cars, seems to not understand the 5mph speed limit, which was quite scary to see, especially as there were free range children around. The walk to Swanage was very enjoyable.
Lovely location
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Stephen S
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Wanted a quiet get away somewhere near to the beach. This site is just 15 minutes walk to Swanage beach and all the shops. Lovely location with views of the Mendips. Corfe castle nearby. Facilities are a little bit tired in places, but clean and perfectly good. Great food wagon on site Friday Sat and Sun morning doing generous breakfast baps, burgers, scampi etc. This really is a lovely location to go camping. Friendly staff.
Herston campsite
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Jacqueline R
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Very welcoming and helpful.
Average
Karen M
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Great location for Swanage. Reception friendly on check in, but not sure if they had ever been up to the camping field as they just drew on the map where to go and the number was nowhere near the cross marked on the map. The field was called Seaview. Great view if you had a pitch at the top right hand side of the field! Driving through the site to get to the camping field was through static caravans. This wasn't very inviting. Once we got to the field, it was okay and plenty of space for our vehicle. We had a walk down to the shop (open until 5pm) and the bar didn't open until 5pm. Maybe this is due to the time of the year! Unfortunately, the kitchen wasn't open due to a broken element in the cooker. We have an older nervous dog so really wanted to stay on the campsite, that's why we chose Herston Farm, so we didn't have to go anywhere because of the facilities that were available. When asking the receptionist about takeaways that delivered they didn't have much of a clue. But, we had a lovely Chinese delivered. The takeaway was called Dragon Inn. The toilets were sort of okay. The gents' lock was broken and there were never any hand towels available. Didn't use the showers as we left a day early. We asked for a quiet spot because of our nervous dog and people started arriving the 2nd day pretty much on top of us. So we left in the afternoon. Very disappointed and won't be going back.
Really enjoyed our stay
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Kevin M
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Big site, but very well run. Would go back without a doubt.
Motorhoming
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Jill S
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Great site, lovely walk into Swanage. Flat and easy going, but not wheelchair friendly. Very noisy on Friday night until 1:30am but I heard 2 people talking outside the bar on Saturday and they said that they now have lots of families coming in, it has to stop, they need to be told. They were obviously told, as the rest of the weekend was fine and peaceful at nights. You've got everything you need - a shop, bar with food entertainment & live football. Great site and not far to go.
Great campsite
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Pauline T
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Lovely campsite, within approx 1 mile walking distance to Swanage and Swanage beach. Steam and diesel train run from station in Swanage. Campsite is large with various types of sites, grass, hard standing etc. On site is a shop, bar and restaurant, but the restaurant wasn't open at the time we camped, mid June, which was a shame. Very quiet whilst we were there, although lots camping.
Great campsite
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Jason S
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Great campsite situated less than a mile from Swanage. Great amenities, bar, shop and food. We booked a fully serviced pitch and had no issues whatsoever. Within walking distance to the train station, where you can catch a steam train to Corfe castle. Will be back, thank you.
Long weekend
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Sasha V
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Good park, friendly and helpful staff. Food van served good food. Walked to beach in 20 mins. Play park needs some attention.
Nice stay
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Ryan C
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Nice stay, great location.
Great campsite
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Emilia H
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Great campsite with a lovely atmosphere. Shower/toilet block was clean and well kept, and staff was helpful. Second time coming and will be using again.
Absolutely fantastic
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Jan B
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Everything about this site is perfect. Myself and hubby have just had two nights in our Volkswagen campervan. From when we first arrived to when we left everything has been just perfect 👍 we will most definitely be returning 👍
Lovely clean & friendly campsite
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Sam J
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Would have been nice to have nicer/cleaner toilets and showers. And the bar/shop/reception are a bit dated. But the campsite was lovely and very clean. Great location too.
Lovely location
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Susan L
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Brilliant location. Swanage is just down the road. We were on a fully serviced pitch in our motorhome and it was marvellous. We are just 2 adults but there were lots of children enjoying the sunshine and fresh air. We didn't use all the facilities but there were lovely shower rooms with a toilet and basin, all kept clean when we saw them. There is a breakfast van and a bar with entertainment. It's not a pristine site but it is after all a farm and we had everything we needed there. Would definitely stay there again.
Great stay
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Dennis W
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Great stay, everything as expected, would recommend 👍
Nice location, quiet site
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Rhyanne P
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We stayed at this site for a long weekend in May. The site is big but is home to a large number of permanent residents, which certainly impacts its appearance on driving in. However, the residents themselves did not cause any nuisance and did not impact our stay at all. The 'touring' part of the site is well maintained and we saw a lovely lady out and about everyday picking up loose bits of rubbish and generally maintaining the park. The pitches are a good size and are fairly level. You can walk directly from the site into Swanage town and beach. The shack selling hot food is a nice touch and we ordered breakfast baps from there one morning with no complaints. There is a bar / entertainment area but we did not use it to make comments. Overall, it is not the nicest site we have stayed but is close to local amenities and we would come back.
Tight pitches
Kevin D
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Scruffy site. Tight pitches, grass overgrown, hardstanding poor. Shower block in need of revamp. Location good. Will not be going again.
Could be cleaner in the toilet and showers
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Stephen S
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Early in the season but felt they should still have all the toilets and showers cleaned and checked. We could not even get into the ladies in the bottom field and we didn't see the gents being checked or cleaned during our stay. We didn't think the children on scooters etc near the entrance not being supervised was good. It is a great location for a walk into Swanage.
Excellent site and location
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Trevor B
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An excellent site and would thoroughly recommend to others. The toilet/shower facilities were excellent and it was the perfect dog-friendly location for us to explore the area with an easy walk into Swanage and a lovely long walk to Corfe Castle. We were first-time campervanners but found it easy to navigate to our pitch with an easy hook-up and plenty of facilities on site. Will definitely come back.
Great site in a perfect location!
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Richard H
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We stayed over the Easter weekend in 2024. The site has everything you need for a good stay. The surrounding area is lovely with lots to do nearby. There was a good mix of young families, small groups and couples. We will definitely be back!
Clean and tidy family campsite
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Scott D
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A nice quiet campsite (though very busy) not far from the centre of Swanage and the seafront. Our pitch, a large hardstanding pitch (fully serviced) was clean and tidy and not far from the on-site burger bar/breakfast bar and shower block. The on-site shop was a short walk away and had most of the essentials. The bar was quite crowded of an evening, with most of the entertainment geared towards the older demographic (bingo!), which was not ideal for kids and ours soon got bored, even with the prospect of kids' bingo looming. Sadly, the so-called kids' play area was nowhere to be seen. We were told it had been flooded, so there was little for young kids to do and that's my only real gripe.
Helpful staff
Martin S
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I found all the staff to be very helpful, particularly the chap who drives around in a BMW. The site would benefit from an additional shower block at the lower part of the site, along with an Elsan toilet facility and more waste bins. Sunday carvery was very nice.
Not the best
David T
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It was in February that we stayed and it was very wet. We were on a fully serviced hardstanding pitch. The one they tried to put us on was under water so we asked to move to one which was drier. This was fine until we tried to connect to the electric water and waste services. There was power but it tripped out constantly. Even when not drawing power, the water tap would not turn off. They did fix that. Waste water drain was at the back of the pitch, which meant you needed 5 meters of hose to reach it. We didn't have that. The Clubhouse was closed throughout our stay and shop was open for a few hours a day. Facilities were in need of updating and not that clean. All in all, not the best for a site that is supposed to be open all year round.
Peaceful and quiet with lovely walks and views
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Elaine B
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Lovely. Hot showers, lovely scenery and walks. It was peaceful and relaxing. Will definitely be going back, loved it.
Our stay at Herston Yards
David B
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Shower blocks need updating. No heating, shower rails falling off the walls and broken doors. Needs money spending. Staff friendly and the carvery was good but it was not well organized. Electric kept tripping when you put anything electrical on. The neighbouring pitch also had the same problems.