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Norden Farm Touring Caravan & Camping Site
Corfe Castle
Wareham
Dorset (Browse area)
BH20 5DS
Tel: 01929 480098
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Pitches: 150 electric + 100 non-electric
Open: 01/04/2024 to 31/10/2024
01/04/2025 to 31/10/2025
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 No Hardstandings |
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| Who's it for |
 Families Welcome |
 Not Members Only |
 Rallies Welcome |
 Not Naturist Site |
 Dogs Welcome |
 No Dogs Allowed |
 Groups Welcome |
 Motorbikers Welcome |
| Facilities |
 Toilet Facilities |
 Hot Showers |
 Washing Up |
 Bathroom |
 Baby Changing Facilities |
 Laundry On Site |
 Drinking Water |
 Disabled Friendly |
 Chemical Disposal |
 Battery Charging |
 Gas Exchange |
 Recycling Facilities |
 No Kitchen Facilities |
 Freezer / Fridge |
 Motorhome Point |
 Wifi Access |
 Shop On Site |
 Bar <1 mile |
 Restaurant or Cafe or Takeaway <1 mile |
| Activities |
 Kids Playground |
 No TV Room |
 No Games Room |
 Evening Entertainment |
 Fishing <5 miles |
 Wild Swimming <5 miles |
 No Indoor Pool |
 No Outdoor Pool |
 Horse Riding <5 miles |
 Cycle Hire <1 mile |
 Golf <1 mile |
 Tennis <1 mile |
 Beach <5 miles |
 Watersports <5 miles |
 Boat Launch / Mooring <5 miles |
| Other Features |
 No Sea Views |
 Working Farm |
 Campfires Allowed |
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 No Waterside Pitches |
 Public Transport On Site |
 Offroad Dog Walk On Site or Direct Access |
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| Date of Visit: July 2009 |
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| Reviewer: L+JMorris |
9 reviews from this member |
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 This is a very busy site, with several fields but only one shower block. Consequently this is well used. If an early bird, that's fine, but there were queues later in the morning. Also the block got very dirty, very quickly, because of muddy shoes/boots. Also it's quite a trek - we took the car on one occasion when it was raining.
As other reviewers have noted this isn't a quiet site, the 'rules' seemed to be non existent when we were there, including dogs roaming (and occasionally fighting)and dog mess to avoid, kids playing football and running in and around tents, and open fires - not bbq's, a bit scarey when you're in a tent waiting for sparks to land.
In saying all the above I should imagine if you manage to arrive when it's quiet and get a pitch closer to the toilet block, this would be a lovely site, especially if you have small children. The farm is right on your doorstep with some cute animals to ooh and aah over. The shop is well stocked and the staff helpful.
The Norden station on the Swanage Steam Train line is five minutes walk away, and for £9 return you can travel to Swanage and back. Corfe Castle and the village are about 15 mins walk away, and well worth a trip. Studland village is 5 miles drive with fabulous beaches and a great pub. It's a lovely area with good walking and lots to see. 
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| Reviewer: Serendipity1601 |
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At first glance, this site is in a lovely location, within walking distance of Corfe Castle and in a lovely green valley. Farm animals are wandering around and we pitched close to a field of cows and sheep. The pitches are very flat and you can set up wherever you please when it's not busy.
However, we found the noise levels from other campers too much - the curfew isn't until 11pm and despite a complaint to the owner, our 'neighbours' didn't turn down their loud music until way past that (but it was too loud even at 9pm - the owner didn't seem to care about this).
The shower and toilet blocks are reasonable, but quite a walk depending on which field you are in and there isn't really enough if the site were full.
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| Date of Visit: July 2009 |
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| Reviewer: Jon76 |
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Just spent a week at Norden Farm with family in 2 tents - 4 adults and 3 children under 3. A great campsite and a great time had by all in the main field with electric hookup.
The working farm is very real and quite refreshing from the manufactured animal farms that you can pay to see these days. All the animals you can think of all on one site! The farmer invited us to watch a calf being born on one evening which was just amazing. We were stood 3 feet away from the action and he even asked me to help when he needed another pair of hands to hold the rope (I won't go into detials!). It doesn't get much more real!
Perfect central location for touring in the area of Lulworth, Durdle Dore, Sandbanks Beach and Poole harbour(across the Ferry), Monkey World etc. And the site is a 10 min walk from the station at end of the line for the steam train to Swanage.
5 min drive to Wareham with a decent Co-Op and Sainsburys and a fab fish and chip shop (on the same road as Sainsburys about 3 doors down - forget the name of it). The shop on site is decent for the essentials - it just shut a bit early (6pm) when we were there.
Corfe Castle is a 2 minute drive away (awkward walk down the main road from the site). Small village, but a nice place and good for a killer walk up the steep hill to the castle.
The new shower, wash-up and laundry facilities near the entrance were great - modern and always clean. Looks like they are starting to build another (new) block for the top field too as the current one there looks a bit dated.
Would definitely go again - we met plenty of people who said that they 'come here every year' and I can see why.
No real criticisms, the main one would be the health and safety concerns (as a parent) from all the farmyard equipment and mess - very little ones need to be watched closely e.G. A few sharp corners, bits sticking out and lots of poo. But I guess that comes with the real farm.
Give this site a go, you won't be disappointed.
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| Date of Visit: July 2009 |
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| Reviewer: HermieOne |
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We visited Norden Farm with three other families on a wet and windy July weekend. Although we had been told we would be in the Donkey Field, we were actually sent to the Top Field which is spacious and great for the kids to play but exposed to the weather; the wind just ripped through the valley whilst we were there. The ground also got very boggy during our stay but did seem to drain relatively quickly - wellies are a must. We felt the Donkey Field may have been slightly more sheltered.
It was lovely to hear all the animals in the nearby fields but less pleasant to be kept awake by the loud music being played by fellow campers until after midnight.
The nearest toilets to us were old but adequate for our needs. The modern block near the reception was good.
The farmer was very friendly, he even tipped us off that a calf was about to born. The kids loved visiting the animals and the play area. The shop was well-stocked and has lots of tourist information leaflets. We had planned to walk to the Swanage Railway Park and Ride for a steam train trip but to reach it you need to walk along the busy A351 towards Swanage - not an option with young children. The site is well situated for a wide range of other attractions though and the staff told us about some lovely walks in the area had the weather been more accommodating.
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| Date of Visit: July 2009 |
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| Reviewer: LISA79 |
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We picked this site because of the reviews and we were not disappointed.
We were shown to our pitch which was marked out clearly, it was flat and very spacious, we have a six man tent and we could park the car next to it.
The main shower block is at the front of the park it has a laundry room with free iron, dog wash, dishwashing, separate toilets and showers. There was a family room which was perfect it had a large shower, small bath, toilet and sink. We have 2 young daughters and I get the short straw when it comes to showers but this room was fab my hubby could finally help out, I wish more sites would take note of this. We were lucky that the family room was empty on the morning we went for the showers but we had already decided that if it was in use we would use the unisex showers. The only hiccup we had was the hairdryer would switch itself off after a couple of minutes but it was free and the showers.
They are building another shower block in the top field, there are some portakabin toilets there but no showers. There is also dishwashing there. It was busy the weekend we were there but there was no waiting for the facilities.
The shop was well stocked and reasonably priced.
The farm was a little run down they seem to be concentrating more on the camping side rather than the upkeep of the farm, but that didn't stop the girls from loving the cows, we seen one in labour, and a calf that was 1/2 an hour old.
The leaving time is mid-day when the site is full, but we didn't realise this till we packed up and I read the ticket. I know for next time.
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| Date of Visit: June 2009 |
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| Reviewer: Trav471 |
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An excellent site with free fishing and an excellent shower block!
Great for the kids. Animals on the farm (we saw a newly born calf), a safe place to play.
Only 20 minutes walk from the village of Corfe. Good for cycling and walking.
A fantastic, fun filled weekend. Highly recommended!
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| Date of Visit: May 2009 |
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| Reviewer: Leonard71 |
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The site was recommended by a friend of ours who had used it for many years for family holidays, every time he came back he told us to investigate it when we had a chance.
After a trip to Devon we decided to break the drive home up in Dorset and pulled in on the off chance there would be space, being a bank holiday weekend we crossed our fingers and were blessed with a lovely spot in the Top Field, a short walk to the washblock that was a little small for such a large area, but was always clean and never busy for us, the more modern block nearer the entrance was bigger and only a couple of minutes further away.
All the fields had plenty of bins including bottle and can recycling ones which is a bonus when we want to 'do our bit for the environment'
The village of Corfe and the railway are only a short walk.The 1/2 mile in the leaflet is a bit optimistic as it was 1/2 mile from the pitch to the main road for us! but it was a nice stroll and kept us busy for a day.
The staff were very helpful and polite when we came to book in and a quick look round the shop showed it stocked all the useful things you might have needed.
The only problem we faced was the high winds in the valley, a more sheltered pitch in another field next time would sort it, but other than that we'll be back again
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| Date of Visit: May 2009 |
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| Reviewer: Womaninshoe |
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Fab site, kids loved the 'free range' animals. Nice staff. Well stocked and reasonably priced shop. We were on the donkey field, short walk to the main toilet block, which was well maintained but probably a bit on the small side for the size of the site.
Lovely walk to Corfe Castle.
Would go again
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| Reviewer: Doey |
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Myself, Mandy and our two girls took a last minute break to Norden Farm at Whitsun 2009. We all agreed that it was possibly the best camping holiday we have taken since our family camping trips started in 2004.
The site is idyllic and very laid back, even though it was nearly full to capacity. The toilet / showers were clean and modern (apart from the toilets next to the Pond, which were a bit tired). The farm is wonderful and the kids had a wonderful time exploring and 'fishing' with their nets. They have made efforts to overcome the drainage issues and continue to do so, but I imagine that summers such as 2007 & 2008 would require wellies at best (waders at worst).
The shop is well stocked with everything you could need;- food and drink to spare socks and spare parts!
We had two concerns; first is that the hot water can run out after 8-9 in the evening, and secondly there are no Loos or Showers in the Top (main camping) Field meaning a long trek to the shower / toilet or to do the washing-up- Fitted ISO Units would be ideal (these could be seasonal- Whitsun and summer holidays only).
All in all the family had a great time at Norden Farm and we already planning a return in the near future.
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| Date of Visit: May 2009 |
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| Reviewer: Pkt64 |
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Just got back from spending 3 nights over the May half term. What a great friendly site. Quite busy but toilets kept clean. Great site for family's. Our kids loved looking around the farm and watching the cows being milked. As for location Great. All the major sites and beaches within 20min drive. Great for walkers. We are already planning our next visit.
Only 1 bad point need more toilets and wash area in camping fields but work is being done to improve this. Still not putting us off.
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