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Ridge Farm Camping & Caravan Park
Barnhill Road
Ridge
Wareham
Dorset (Browse area)
BH20 5BG
Tel: 01929 556444
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Pitches: 60
Open: 01/04/2024 to 29/09/2024
01/04/2025 to 29/09/2025
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| Who's it for |
 Families Welcome |
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 Dogs Welcome |
 No Dogs Allowed |
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| Facilities |
 Toilet Facilities |
 Hot Showers |
 Washing Up |
 No Bathroom |
 No Baby Changing |
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 Chemical Disposal |
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 No Recycling Facilities |
 No Kitchen Facilities |
 No Freezer / Fridge |
 No Motorhome Point |
 No Wifi Access |
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 Bar <1 mile |
 Restaurant or Cafe or Takeaway <1 mile |
| Activities |
 No Playground |
 No TV Room |
 No Games Room |
 No Evening Ents |
 Fishing <5 miles |
 No Wild Swimming |
 Indoor Pool <1 mile |
 No Outdoor Pool |
 Horse Riding <5 miles |
 Cycle Hire <1 mile |
 Golf <5 miles |
 Tennis <1 mile |
 Beach <5 miles |
 Watersports <5 miles |
 Boat Launch / Mooring <1 mile |
| Other Features |
 No Sea Views |
 Working Farm |
 No Campfires Allowed |
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 Public Transport <5 miles |
 No Dog Walk |
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| Date of Visit: June 2024 |
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| Nights stayed: 2 |
Travelling as: Mature couple |
| Reviewer: Taffspeed |
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 Stayed for two nights in June 24, the site was ok, quiet,
The reception/shop was shut whenever we walked past, didn't see the owners,
The shower and toilet block was very dated tired looking but was ok everything was OK which didn't reflect the prices, for the costs to stay here and expected more than ok. 
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Date of Visit: June 2024  |
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| Nights stayed: 6 |
Travelling as: Retired couple |
| Reviewer: Valell |
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Second time at Ridge Farm, a nice quiet site, good amenities and lovely walk along the river into Wareham.
No children's play area which suited us perfectly.
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| Date of Visit: July 2023 |
Unit: Touring Caravan |
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| Nights stayed: 6 |
Travelling as: Mature couple |
| Reviewer: Mrs mouse |
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Have to be honest, I wasn't sure when we arrived but this turned out to be a lovely site. The reception/shop is only opened for a few hours twice a day but the names and pitch numbers are on a board by reception.
Note to self. It helps to look at the map of the site with pitch numbers clearly marked first, somehow we didn't notice it and wandered around looking for our pitch number!
The shop is stocked with local meat, bread and basics, also has a coffee machine and croissants /pain au chocolate in the mornings.
The pitches are mostly level and drain well, just as well as we had quite a lot of rain while there.
The facilities are kept clean and although appear dated are actually very good. The showers are push button and last a good amount of time and run at a comfortable temperature. They are roomy enough to prevent clothes becoming wet. There are three hand sinks, a privacy cubicle with a hand sink and five toilet cubicles (in the ladies side).
There is also a laundry room and dish wash room in the same block.
Chemical disposal is at the end of the block. The water is piping hot for dish washing so that's a bonus.
There is no play area for children but plenty of room to play. A big bonus for us was the peace and quiet, its a great place to unwind.
Out of the campsite you can walk up a quiet road through the little village and along a footpath (part of the Purbeck Way) beside the river into Wareham.
It took us about twenty minutes and we spotted deer on a few occasions in the nearby fields. In Wareham there are two lovely pubs that do food beside the river, we ate in the Quay Inn and it was excellent.
The fish and chips we bought in town and ate beside the river were also very good.
Plenty to do in the local area. We visited Kingston Lacey and Brownsea Island and Corfe castle, all National Trust, have to pay for the ferry to Brownsea from Poole or Sandbanks.
Bovington Tank museum is nearby and a very interesting day out, we visited Beaulieu but it is a bit of a trek to get there. Monkey World is nearby as well.
Lovely beaches in the area although we only managed time to visit Swanage. Gives us a good excuse, if needed, to visit again and see a bit more of the area.
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| Date of Visit: July 2023 |
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| Nights stayed: 3 |
Travelling as: Young couple |
| Reviewer: Metalhead |
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Inspired by Springwatch being filmed at RSPB Arne, which is 2 miles away from this campsite, coupled with never being on the Jurassic coast before we decided to book a few nights near Wareham and Weymouth area to explore. We stayed the first 3 nights at Ridge Farm.
Deposit paid by bank transfer, the balance paid on arrival. We got there and the site office was closed but our name and pitch number was on a notice board so that was fine. Hookup connected, kettle on after the long drive and a bit of a chill out for a bit. It looked a really nice site. Plenty of space, not too busy and everyone just relaxing by their vehicles.
We walked along the narrow road to nearby Stoborough for a meal and pint at the King's Arms - the nearest pub to the campsite. Highly recommended. Wareham is just another 10 minutes up the road with more pub options and there's a nice walk back along the riverside back to the campsite.
The site office was open the next morning to pay the balance. It's a well-stocked shop but we'd already got most things with us that we needed for a few days. There are leaflets outside for local activities too. The toilets and shower facilities were spacious and clean. The push-button showers were nice and hot with a deep room so plenty of space to get dry and keep your clothes dry away from the shower section. No problems here at all.
As mentioned, the walk in to Stoborough and Wareham is quite easy. We also walked one evening across Stoborough Heath. There are deer everywhere round here! And plenty of other wildlife. Horses, butterflies, even a frog hopping along the path. I wish we'd had more time to explore.
The one day spent at RSPB Arne itself was a bit of a washout so we didn't see much wildlife but the forest walks looked really great. The RSPB cafe is worth a visit too. In the wider area, there is Corfe castle and the beautiful Studland to visit. We did a sea kayak trip from Studland with Fore Adventures.
The sea was calm and the trip takes you out to Old Harry Rocks headland where you land on the rocks and explore even more. Really recommend doing something like that. Amazing experience and very well organised.
I'd highly recommend the site for it's peace and quiet and proximity to some amazing areas such as RSPB Arne. I just wish we had more time to explore (and better weather!) but it just means we will have to visit again!
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| Date of Visit: June 2023 |
Unit: Motorhome |
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| Nights stayed: 3 |
Travelling as: Retired couple |
| Reviewer: Journo |
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On the plus side: great location, handy for Wareham and RSPB Arne. Good-sized pitches. Although dated, showers hot and washing up water also hot. Good coffee.
Negatives: didn't reply to booking request. Wouldn't take phone booking and form supplied from website couldn't be completed on line.
First time I've encountered a site that didn't provide grey water disposal point. And the chemical disposal point is a splash-prone hole with no flushing mechanism or hand-washing facility.
Given there was drought and therefore an area-wide ban on fires and BBQs, I was surprised to see campers allowed to light a BBQ.
In short, a bit cheeky to charge £30 nightly.
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| Date of Visit: April 2022 |
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| Nights stayed: 3 |
Travelling as: Mature couple |
| Reviewer: WHeaps |
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Another stay at one of our favourite campsites in the area. Another warm welcome and all was well.
Water in showers was a bit cool on the first morning, but very swiftly attended to as soon as reported.
Although we booked too late for an EHU, the site was not too busy for a holiday weekend, and we had a nice spacious pitch with a view.
No doubt we will be back again another time.
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| Date of Visit: July 2021 |
Unit: Touring Caravan |
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| Nights stayed: 9 |
Travelling as: Retired couple |
| Reviewer: Margaretsp |
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Good sized pitches. Easy to find and very handy for Wareham. You can walk into Wareham along the river. Lots of dog walks.
The site was busy but there was plenty of room for everyone.
Showers were basic but clean with plenty of hot water. New washing machine and tumble drier. Not an "all bells & Whistles" site but good, no frills facilities.
No playground for kiddies but they played on the field.
The Granary in Wareham is good to eat at but you have to book.
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| Date of Visit: July 2021 |
Unit: Motorhome |
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| Nights stayed: 2 |
Travelling as: Family with young children |
| Reviewer: Harris |
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Great little site, nice clean and friendly.
Will be going again.
Last minute booking and staff very helpful.
Lots of hot water for showers and clean toilets.
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| Date of Visit: July 2019 |
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| Nights stayed: 2 |
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| Reviewer: Awfuldriver |
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What a great site.
Peace and quiet. Spacious pitches. Flat as a London pint. Trees for shade. Decent facilities, shop and very scenic setting with boats bobbing on the horizon.
Fair price.
Campers were the only source of noise - those unwilling to get off their cellphones or their backsides to retrieve their screeching toddlers, resorting to yelling at them instead.
That apart from lawnmover man just over the way who mowed his patch of green on a daily basis on his clattery ride-on. He sell's jar's of "jam's, marmalade's, honey's and lot's of other type's of bottle's of thing's" - can't miss his house - there's a big union Jack flapping outside.
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| Date of Visit: May 2016 |
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| Nights stayed: 8 |
Travelling as: Family with young children |
| Reviewer: TimCESmith |
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This is a delightful, smallish site, very well placed on the Purbeck peninsula. It is quietly tucked away but near enough to Wareham not to need a shopful of groceries on site. The ground is excellent and the grass cut to a sensible length, although you will find some loose clippings so bring a doormat. It's well sheltered with plenty of mature trees. Rock pegs will hold but the ground's perfect for plastic pegs.
There are plenty of caravans on seasonal pitches, mostly around the perimeter. These were well used by their owners and families who contributed to the friendly and relaxed vibe. We were there for half term week and it was pleasantly busy with some excellent tent setups to ogle.
The facilities are a bit WWII in character - probably rather bleak outside summer - and featured a pleasing respect for spiders which seemed to control the flies admirably. The showers are excellent - powerful, swift to run hot and at a consistently good temperature. The whole was kept very clean and was efficiently maintained. When some heavy handed camper broke one of the lavatory cisterns of an evening I was surprised to find it being fixed the next morning.
The pot wash area is under cover with a helpful bin for food waste, which I assume helps feed some pigs somewhere. Only two sinks here, but there are two more in the laundry room next door. Masses of scalding hot water through mixer taps and plenty of surface space for your dishes. Perfect.
The laundry is a domestic washing machine and an ancient looking but formidably effective tumble dryer. They run off slot boxes which take tokens that you buy from the on site shop - allow about a fiver for a wash and dry. Some campers found the shop's opening hours to be a problem. I never managed to work out the pattern myself, but if in doubt you just call or text the agreeable Janet on the number shown in the window. She usually turns out to be on site anyway, and the only time I needed to call she was already walking up behind me.
There's no dedicated play area for children, but with lots of open space, mature trees, a paddock full of sheep and lambs, the odd passing cat and plenty of other children about, my daughter didn't want for entertainment. There's no wifi but the 3G coverage is good enough to stream video.
In summary, it's a lovely, friendly, relaxed and uncomplicated site. You really have to search if you want to find any rules, which are a short paragraph of T&Cs buried somewhere on the website. Radical stuff, but everyone seemed to get on just fine using common sense and common courtesy. A keeper.
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