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Sandford, Poole

Sandford

  • 4.0 Visitor Rating
  • Sleeps up to 14
  • Pets 2
  • Hot Tub
Sandford Holiday Park, situated in the picturesque county of Dorset, offers a serene yet vibrant setting for a family holiday.


This park combines the natural beauty of the Dorset countryside with a host of amenities and activities, ensuring a fun-filled stay for guests of all ages.

Dining at the park is highlighted by The Boathouse restaurant, which offers a selection of delicious meals in a relaxed atmosphere, perfect for unwinding after a day of adventures.

For those seeking thrills, the high ropes course provides an exhilarating challenge among the treetops, suitable for both beginners and more experienced adventurers.

The indoor pool at Sandford Holiday Park ensures swimming fun is available no matter the weather, making it a popular spot for families.

For evening entertainment, the Showbar is the go-to venue within the park, hosting a variety of shows, live music, and events that cater to the whole family.

A unique feature of the park is the self-service ice cream station, where guests can enjoy a variety of flavors, perfect for cooling down on a sunny day or indulging in a sweet treat.


Outside the park, Dorset offers a wealth of activities and attractions that capture the essence of the English countryside and coastline.

The historic Jurassic Coast, a UNESCO World Heritage site, is just a short drive away, offering breathtaking scenery, fossil hunting, and picturesque walks along the cliffs and beaches.

Dorset’s rolling hills and quaint villages provide a perfect backdrop for cycling, hiking, and exploring the great outdoors.


Guests can also visit the charming market towns and seaside resorts scattered throughout the county, where they can enjoy local shops, traditional pubs, and fresh seafood.

Cultural attractions such as Corfe Castle, the Tank Museum, and the Abbotsbury Swannery offer insightful and enjoyable days out for all ages.


Sandford Holiday Park in Dorset is an ideal destination for those seeking a blend of on-site entertainment and the opportunity to explore one of the UK’s most stunning and diverse counties.

With its range of facilities and the beauty of Dorset just on the doorstep, it promises a memorable holiday experience.
  • Indoor and outdoor heated pools
  • Entertainment Passes included
  • Great family entertainment
  • Country setting

Sandford Features

Park Facilities
  • Indoor heated pool
  • Outdoor heated pool
  • Waterslide
  • Adventure playground
  • Soft play area
  • Crazy golf
  • High ropes course *
  • Arts and Craft Den *
  • Sports Dome
  • Bungee Trampolines *
  • Kart Hire *
  • Virtual reality experience *
  • Laser quest *
  • Multi-sports court
  • Amusement arcade *
  • Wildlife nature trail
  • Outdoor 'n' Explore programme
  • Arena Bar & Courtyard
  • Street Eats
  • Loaded
  • Fish & Chippery
  • Legend’s Takeaway
  • Costa Coffee® available
  • The Skylite Bar
  • Convenience store
  • Launderette *
  • Woof Park Dog Agility
  • Free Wi-Fi access (in designated areas)
  • Outdoor pool – Open 23rd May (weather permitting)
  • Charges apply for some facilities
  • Early Bird – save up to £150 per week for 2019 holidays booked by 3rd February 2019 or up to £120 per week for 2019 holidays booked by 3rd March 2019
Accommodation features
  • A fantastic choice of caravans, lodges and a house
  • Outdoor hot tub (in Amberwood House and Wimborne Lodge only)
  • TV with Freeview
  • Kitchen including microwave
  • Bath and/or shower
  • Bed linen and duvets
  • Beds made up for your arrival
  • Additional sleeping for one/two in the lounge area (except lodges)
  • Heating in lounge
  • Gas and electricity included
  • Babies must be included in party total
  • Cots and highchairs £15 each per week or short break
  • Group bookings may be subject to restrictions
  • Pets £49 per week or short break each (max 2) (in specific accommodation only – please check when booking)
  • All non-smoking accommodation
  • * Outdoor pool – Open 23rd May (weather permitting) There may be entertainment variants; an entertainment guide will be available on park. A responsible person of 16 years or over must accompany children under 8 in the water. A maximum of one child under 4 per responsible person or two children aged between 4 and 7 per responsible person is allowed in the water. *
  • Charges apply.

Accommodation at Sandford

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  • Sleeps 6
  • Pets 2

Stay in style with our lodge range. Features a generously sized living area for a relaxing holiday. Features a fully equipped kitchen, heating & double glazing, a bathroom with shower, and beds fully made up on arrival. Plus, fresh towels and a complimentary hub pass!Images are representative and may not be the specific accommodation assigned on booking.

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Prestige 3 Lodge slps 8 ensuite, decking

  • Sleeps 8

The best of the best. Our largest range of lodges, with top quality fixtures and fittings, a premium finish, and stylish decor. Features a fully equipped kitchen, heating & double glazing, a bathroom with shower, and beds fully made up on arrival. Plus, fresh towels and a complimentary hub pass!.

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  • Sleeps 3

This is the perfect budget-friendly accommodation. Everything you need in a compact living space. Features a fully equipped kitchen, heating & double glazing, a bathroom with shower, and beds fully made up on arrival. Plus, a complimentary hub pass!Images are representative and may not be the specific accommodation assigned on booking.

From £226 for 7 nights
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  • Sleeps 3
  • Pets 2

This is the perfect budget-friendly accommodation. Everything you need in a compact living space. Features a fully equipped kitchen, heating & double glazing, a bathroom with shower, and beds fully made up on arrival. Plus, a complimentary hub pass!Images are representative and may not be the specific accommodation assigned on booking.

From £243 for 7 nights
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  • Sleeps 6

This is the perfect budget-friendly accommodation. Everything you need in a compact living space. Features a fully equipped kitchen, heating & double glazing, a bathroom with shower, and beds fully made up on arrival. Plus, a complimentary hub pass!Images are representative and may not be the specific accommodation assigned on booking.

From £263 for 7 nights
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  • Sleeps 6
  • Pets 2

This is the perfect budget-friendly accommodation. Everything you need in a compact living space. Features a fully equipped kitchen, heating & double glazing, a bathroom with shower, and beds fully made up on arrival. Plus, a complimentary hub pass!Images are representative and may not be the specific accommodation assigned on booking.

From £263 for 7 nights
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Silver Bedroom Caravan, Sleeps 6

  • Sleeps 6

Provides a comfortable amount of living space. Perfect if you’re looking for a balance between size and value. Features a fully equipped kitchen, heating & double glazing, a bathroom with shower, and beds fully made up on arrival. Plus, a complimentary hub pass!Images are representative and may not be the specific accommodation assigned on booking.

From £285 for 7 nights
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  • Sleeps 6

Provides a comfortable amount of living space. Perfect if you’re looking for a balance between size and value. Features a fully equipped kitchen, heating & double glazing, a bathroom with shower, and beds fully made up on arrival. Plus, a complimentary hub pass!Images are representative and may not be the specific accommodation assigned on booking.

From £297 for 7 nights
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Top Days Out Near Sandford

The best-known attractions within an easy drive of Sandford, with real driving times.

Ape rescue centre 14 min drive · 8.3 miles

Monkey World

Sat nav: BH20 6HH

A 65-acre rescue centre near Wool, home to the largest group of chimpanzees outside Africa.

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Monkey World is an ape and monkey rescue centre set in 65 acres near Wool in Dorset. It was founded in 1987 and takes in primates rescued from the illegal pet trade, laboratories and abuse, rehabilitating them into natural living groups.

Tip: Book online in advance, as tickets are cheaper than at the gate.

Castle 12 min drive · 7.7 miles

Corfe Castle

Sat nav: BH20 5EZ

Explore the ruins of a Norman royal castle that stood out against a gap in the Purbeck Hills.

  • Families
  • Dogs welcome
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Corfe Castle is a ruined fortress built by William the Conqueror in the 11th century, standing on a steep hill above the village on the Isle of Purbeck. It was one of the earliest English castles built partly in stone, and it was added to over the 12th and 13th centuries.

Tip: The car park fills up quickly in busy periods, so consider an alternative car park or arrive in the afternoon, when it tends to be quieter.

Theme park 46 min drive · 36.7 miles

Paultons Park

Sat nav: SO51 6AL

A family theme park on the edge of the New Forest, home to the UK's only Peppa Pig World.

  • Families
  • Full day
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Paultons Park is a family theme park on the edge of the New Forest National Park in Hampshire, set in 140 acres of parkland. It has rollercoasters, thrill rides, family rides, indoor and outdoor play areas and water splash parks, along with a collection of birds and animals.

Tip: Tickets are for a set date and some days sell out, so book your visit date in advance.

Military museum 19 min drive · 9.1 miles

The Tank Museum

Sat nav: BH20 6JG

Dorset's largest indoor attraction, with around 300 tanks telling the story of armoured warfare since the First World War.

  • Families
  • Rainy days
  • Half day
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The Tank Museum at Bovington tells the story of tanks and the crews who fought in them. Its collection of around 300 vehicles runs from the First World War through the Second World War and the Cold War to Afghanistan, with exhibitions built around personal stories from the soldiers themselves. It is Dorset's largest indoor attraction.

Tip: Allow 4-5 hours for your visit, and wear comfortable walking shoes as there is a lot of ground to cover.

Chalk hill figure 34 min drive · 24.5 miles

Cerne Abbas Giant

Sat nav: DT2 7LA

Britain's largest chalk hill figure, a 180ft ancient giant carved into a Dorset hillside above Cerne Abbas.

  • Dogs welcome
  • 1-2 hours
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The Cerne Abbas Giant is an ancient figure cut into the chalk hillside above the village of Cerne Abbas. At 180ft tall, it is Britain's largest chalk hill figure and perhaps the best known.

Tip: The viewing area in the car park gives the best view; the A352 lay-by is free but offers only a limited view. Keep dogs on leads, and expect mud on the steep slope after rain.

Maritime museum 12 min drive · 7.1 miles

Poole Museum

Sat nav: BH15 1BW

A free maritime museum in Poole's Old Town, reopened in November 2025 with three new galleries.

  • Families
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Poole Museum is a maritime museum, gallery and cultural centre on the Lower High Street in Poole's Old Town. It reopened in November 2025 after a seven-year redevelopment that restored all three of its historic buildings and added three new maritime galleries. Entry is free.

Tip: Scaplen's Court Museum and Garden sits right next door and is run by the same museum service.

Castle and park 16 min drive · 8.9 miles

Lulworth Castle

Sat nav: BH20 5QS

A Grade I listed Jacobean hunting lodge set in a 1,000 acre deer park on the Dorset coast.

  • Families
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Lulworth Castle is an early 17th-century hunting lodge built in the style of a revival fortified castle, and it is Grade I listed. It stands in a 1,000 acre deer park on the Lulworth Estate in Dorset. Visitors can explore the grounds and exhibits, and there is a playground in the park.

Natural arch 24 min drive · 12.5 miles

Durdle Door

Sat nav: BH20 5PU

A famous limestone arch on Dorset's Jurassic Coast, with a beach alongside.

  • Couples
  • Families
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Durdle Door is a natural limestone arch on the Jurassic Coast near Lulworth in Dorset. It is privately owned by the Weld family of the Lulworth Estate, but open to the public. The arch formed as the sea eroded a band of hard Portland limestone, leaving the small headland that includes it. UNESCO teams monitor both the arch and the adjacent beach.

Drive times are typical times by car with no traffic. Check opening times and book tickets on each attraction's own website before you go.

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Visitor Reviews of Sandford

4.0Visitor Rating out of 5

36 reviews from guests who stayed at Sandford

Laura Storey
April 2010

A fantastic holiday park, loads for the kids to do even if it rains. We will be back next year.

Verified Guest
Date of stay: 24th September 2025

Nice site but not sure we will go back again, caravan very dated, windows & door not closing properly, leaving gaps. Oven seal not all in place & again leaving a huge gap so had to cook pizza for longer. Fire in lounge obviously been taken out, no thermostats on radiators so couldnt regulate individual radiators, so either had to have radiators on or off, temperature dropped at night but too hot with radiators on !!! Nice fish & chip shop on site, arcade was great, couldnt book general swim ???? kids soft play & activities were upstairs, no lift to be able to take a pushchair up there. Been to better Parkdean sites than this one.

Verified Guest
Date of stay: 21st September 2025

Good , very spacious access

David
Date of stay: 14th September 2025

Dated . Caravan in shade most of the day.Could do with good deep clean.... sofa stained

Robert
Date of stay: 8th September 2025

Nice caravan, ok site .

Verified Guest
Date of stay: 25th July 2025

Lovely holiday overall. Staff were friendly and helpful. Lounge carpet absolutely filthy but maintenance cleaned it immediately when I drew it to their attention. Unfortunately the pre-occupation check was poor. Pleasant setting, a short drive to beaches and sites of interest

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