Birchwood Tourist Park
Coldharbour, Wareham, Dorset
Birchwood Tourist Park is a rural and family-run campsite, with mainly grass pitches and some hardstanding serviced pitches, welcoming tents, trailer tents, touring caravans and motorhomes. The park is located three miles' drive from Wareham town, surrounded by Wareham Forest with direct access for dog walking and cycling. The Jurassic Coastline, Poole, Bournemouth, Lulworth Cove, Swanage and Studland is a short drive away. Open all year.
About Birchwood Tourist Park
Birchwood Tourist Park is an open park, set over 27 acres and surrounded by the trees of Wareham Forest with direct access to its tracks, forestry commission footpaths of the Sika Trail and cycle ways. The paths provide a walking or cycling route through the forest into Wareham town or it is a 3 mile drive along the Bere Road. The park has a range of different pitch types including block-paved hard-standings with gravel areas for awnings, grass pitches, and some gravel pitches. You can choose from a fully serviced or electric hook up (10-Amp) pitch, and there is plenty of space for tents without a hook-up. Pitches suitable for your own tent, caravan, motorhome, campervan, or trailer tent. Pitch sizes vary, but generally 7m or 8m by 5m, with some larger 10m pitches, please enquire if you have a larger unit to check availability Well behaved dogs are admitted if kept on a short lead on the park and a dog wash station for after a forest walk. Rallies are welcome out of season, and the site owners would be happy to discuss your requirements. Seasonal pitches also available. Caravan storage by arrangement, for customers that stay at Birchwood.
The site is fully open from March to October, while hardstanding pitches are open all year round including Christmas and New Year.
On site there are two toilet/ shower blocks with free showers, a launderette with washers and tumble-driers, indoor and outdoor wash-up sinks, two chemical toilet disposal points and motorhome waste disposal point.
A children's play area includes a sandpit, swings and an unheated children's Paddling Pool which is 2ft deep/60cm deep (open from end of May to end of August). Large games field for kit flying and ball games, table tennis table.
You'll also find a self-service shop with off licence, general groceries, sweets, ice cream, soft drinks, toys, Calor gas exchange, and camping and caravanning supplies. In high season, a takeaway van maybe available. The site has a security barrier access system, with vehicle registration number plate access linked to your booking. Limited WiFi is available in some areas of the park (charges apply).
Adult only
Allow commercial vans
Allow pets on site
Bike hire
Café / restaurant
Communal BBQ
Disabled facilities
Drinking water
Electric hookups
Entertainment
Family friendly
Fires allowed
Fishing
Games room
Glamping
Golf
Horse riding
Hot tub
Kids club
Kids playground
Laundry
Near beach
Near pub
Open year round
Peaceful
RV pitches
Shop
Showers
Swimming pool
Toilet
TV room
Vineyard
Water hookups
Watersports
W.C. disposal
WiFi
There are 159 accommodation options on-site
50 x Non-Electric Grass Pitches (Type D)
Max 6 people
Grass pitch for units not requiring electric hook-up. For larger tents please contact the site.
75 x Electric Grass or Gravel Pitches (Type C)
Max 6 people
Grass pitches with electric hook-up point (10-Amp). Alternatively some gravel pitches available. Various pitch sizes (7m or 8m or 9m x 5m)
8 x Semi-Serviced Grass and Gravel Pitches (Type B)
Max 6 people
Semi-serviced pitches which include water tap, TV socket, and 16-amp electric hook-up socket on a grass or gravel or paved base.
20 x Fully Serviced Block-paved Hardstanding Pitches (Type A)
Max 6 people
Fully-serviced, block-paved pitches with water tap, TV socket, 16-amp electric and waste water outlet point. These have gravel area for awning.
6 x Fully Serviced Grass or Gravel Pitches (Type A)
Max 6 people
Fully-serviced, grass or gravel pitches with water tap, TV socket, 16-amp electric and waste water outlet point
Site tariff
Interested in staying at Birchwood Tourist Park?
Call 01929 554763 to book.
Unfortunately Birchwood Tourist Park doesn't share their availability calendar with us yet. Availability changes quickly, especially in summer, so we recommend enquiring by phone to avoid missing out.
Site rules and policies
Please check our website or contact us for our Park Rules.
Pitch fees are from 12.30pm on day of arrival to 11am on the day of departure.
Things to do on site and in the Wareham area
On site you'll find:
- Two toilet/shower blocks (one open all year), free showers, laundry, dog wash, washing up sinks
- Children's play area, sand pit and swings
- Paddling Pool for children (2ft deep, unheated, unsupervised): open end of May to end of August
- Onsite shop with general groceries and camping supplies
- Pool and table-tennis tables (charges apply for equipment)
- Large games field and a large open grass area for all ball games and kite flying
- Direct access points into Wareham Forest
- Free tennis, badminton, pitch-n-putt (with your own equipment) or a hire charge
- Ice packs to hire in summer
The site enjoys direct access into Wareham Forest for walking and cycling. Paths link onto the Forest Trails, the Sika trail which also has a direct route into Wareham town and the nearest pub is the Silent Woman.
A short drive away there are also golf courses, horse-riding centres and fishing.
Birchwood is in an ideal location from which to enjoy and explore the Dorset countryside, the Jurassic Coast, and many local attractions such as the Tank Museum, Monkey World, Farmer Palmers Farm, the Blue Pool, Corfe Castle, Brownsea Island (NT) and Swanage Steam Railway to mention a few.
Bus services from Wareham town (3 miles drive away) to the Breezer 40 for Poole or Swanage.
Attractions in Dorset and on the surrounding coastline include:
- Farmer Palmers Farm Park (3 miles)
- Monkey World Ape Rescue Centre (3.5 miles)
- Corfe Castle, National Trust (6 miles)
- Arne RSPB Nature Reserve (7 miles)
- Corfe Castle Model Village and Garden (7.5 miles)
- Clouds Hill, National Trust (7.5 miles)
- Swanage Steam Railway (8 miles)
- Lulworth Castle and Park (8.5 miles)
- Brownsea Island in Poole Harbour, National Trust (8.5 miles)
- Tank Museum, Bovington (9 miles)
- Poole Park with mini railway, lake, cafe, watersports, crazy golf, putting and tennis (12 miles)
- Lulworth RIB Rides Boat rides from Lulworth Cove to Dudle Door (12 miles)
- Putlake Adventure Farm (12 miles)
- Upton House and Country Park, Poole (14 miles)
- Hardy's Cottage and Garden, National Trust (14 miles)
- Durlston Country Park and National Nature Reserve and Castle (14.5 miles)
- Weymouth Sea Life Adventure Park and Tower (14.5 miles)
- Adventure Wonderland Bournemouth (18 miles)
- Abbotsbury Swannery (19 miles)
- Paultons Family Theme Park, Home of Peppa Pig World (31 miles)
- Bridport Market Town (31.5 miles)
- West Bay, film locations for ITV series Broadchurch (32 miles)
The site is also close to the Jurassic coastline, a World Heritage Site. A trip in the car can take you all along from Poole to Weymouth, with places worth a visit including:
- Poole and Brownsea Island
- Arne
- Studland
- Old Harry Rocks
- Swanage
- Durlston Head
- Kimmeridge Bay
- Tyneham
- Lulworth Cove
- Durdle Door
- Weymouth
Interested in staying at Birchwood Tourist Park?
Call 01929 554763 to book.
Unfortunately Birchwood Tourist Park doesn't share their availability calendar with us yet. Availability changes quickly, especially in summer, so we recommend enquiring by phone to avoid missing out.
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