Lovely site, friendly and helpful staff. My husband had an interview while we were on holiday and they helped a lot. Deer within close proximity of the site which are lovely to see. One reviewer mentioned the train noise was incessant. However we didn't find that a problem the trains run every half an hour stopping at Moreton every hour, the only thing we can think is that they must have been near to the gate which leads out onto the road to the station and The Frampton Arms and the crossing going up and down does make quite a noise. Trains from Moreton Station (within 5-6 min walk from the site) to Bournemouth, Wareham, Dorchester and Weymouth, other stations in between. We visited the Black Dog in Broadmayne, not an easy walk from the site because we couldn't find a path off the road that went all the way to the pub and the road was very busy. All that said it was worth the walk as the pub and staff were amazing. We had meals in The Frampton Arms (within walking distance from the site) which was nice and easy to get to and back, they also do breakfasts but we didn't get chance to try it, they don't have a specific vegan menu but can sort you out with something. The Thimble in Piddlehinton was quite formal but they had a vegan menu so there was more choice for me, personally better to order 2 starters (one for a starter and one starter for a main rather than having a main course) so that you have room for a pudding. You can stay in the carpark overnight at The Thimble for a fee if you want however we didn't do this so not sure how it works. We walked to The Walled Garden from the site which has a Send Cafe which was very nice too, they ask for a donation which you can either put cash in the box or pay by card at the Cafe. Tank museum at Bovington is well worth a visit, we did it 13 years ago before our daughter and they have added more things to do in that time so well worth a visit. If we get the chance to return to the site we would definitely go to Monkey World and The Cider Museum as we didn't get chance to do these. The cider museum is within walking distance from the site and go back to Dorchester and Wareham and Weymouth and Swanage, There is a steam train at Swanage but not all of them are steam we ended up with a diesel so if you're desperate for a bit of steam you need to plan your visit. At Swanage there is also a park where there are 3 dedicated motorhome parking spaces but we decided to use the train instead. Also we would go to Poole as we never managed to do that either as there is so much to do.
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Reviewed on 29/07/2023 21:30
