Merley Court Touring Park, Merley, Wimborne,
Dorset BH21 3AA.

Website: www.shorefield.co.uk.
Phone: 01202 881484

Merley Court is a tasteful, immaculately-kept, 5-Star Best of British site about a mile from Wimborne town and just a short drive from Poole Harbour and the New Forest. Set in 10 acres of parkland and 5 acres of woodland, it has clean and tidy shower/toilet facilities, a bathroom suite, laundry rooms, dishwashing areas and a well-ordered clubhouse/bar with adults-only room, family room and games room.

   There’s a play area, well-stocked shop, heated outdoor swimming pool, excellent facilities for the disabled, a woodland walk and a cycle path (once a railway line) all the way from the site to Poole Quay fourteen miles away. Also, the pitch price at Merley includes free use of leisure and entertainment facilities at nearby Oakdene Forest Park.

   Talking of pitches, there’s a choice of grass pitches with or without electric, hardstandings with electric and ‘Executive Pitches’ with electric, water/drainage and selected satellite channels. The pitches are a generous size and some have hedges between. Pitch prices include the caravan, awning and up to 6 occupants. Dogs are allowed on-site (up to 2 per caravan) at extra cost and there’s even a dog-grooming parlour adjoining the site.

   Merley Court is ideally-placed for visiting the New Forest, Poole, Brownsea Island, Corfe Castle, Bournemouth, Swanage, Weymouth and Portsmouth. Paultons Park, Beaulieu Motor Museum and Nelson’s flagship The Victory are all within easy driving distance.

Location
At the junction (a roundabout) of the A31 and A3349 roads on the Wimborne bypass.

Season Dates
5th February 2010 to 2 January 2011.

Prices
6-person pitch from £12 per night (Standard Pitch) in Low Season to £40 per night (Executive Pitch) in Peak Season.

Camping & Caravanning Club Sandringham Site, The Sandringham Estate, Double Lodges, Sandringham, Norfolk PE35 6EA.

Website: www.thefriendlyclub.co.uk.
Phone: 01485 542555

Standing in the grounds of the Royal Estate, this beautiful grassy site has pitches set within mature woodland glades which impart an aura of peace and tranquility.

   Just a short walk from Sandringham House and Visitor Centre, the site is screened from the view of visitors to these attractions. It is an immaculately-kept site with spotlessly-clean toilets and showers, excellent laundry and washing-up facilities, well-thought-out amenities for the disabled, a well-stocked shop just outside the site boundary and staff who go out of their way to be friendly and helpful.

   There’s a choice of pitches with or without electricity, a children’s play area, mother & baby room, family shower room, wi-fi and more.

   The Sandringham Estate has over 60 acres of grounds, 600 acres of woodland and heath and a museum of royal memorabilia. Further afield, there are RSPB reserves at Snettisham and Titchwell, the lavender fields of Norfolk Lavender at Heacham, the beautiful market town of King’s Lynn and the traditional family seaside town of Hunstanton with its sandy beaches and Sea Life Sanctuary.

 Nearby Pensthorpe Nature Reserve is home to the BBC Springwatch programme and Peddlars Way and the Norfolk Coast Path both pass close to the site. Houghton Hall, Oxburgh Hall and Castle Rising are also all worth a visit.

Location
Near the A149 King’s Lynn to Dersingham road. However, approach via the A148/B1440 and B1439.

Season Dates
11th February 2010 to 22 November 2010.

Prices
CCC Member rates: £7.70 per person per night in Low Season (less 30% Age Concession Discount for over 55s) to £11.10 per person per night in High Season. Electric pitch £3.50 per night extra. Non-members £7 per pitch per night extra.