Event: The Swanage Pirate Festival

Date Event: May 25th – 26th 2024

Free Festivals in Dorset

The Swanage Pirate Festival is much anticipated event that celebrates Swanage’s swashbuckling past! This free festival in Swanage is perfect for families looking for an exciting day out whilst on holiday at Ulwell Holiday Park.

Guests are encouraged to dress up as either a pirate, mermaid or truly anything else, and join in on the nautical themed fun! The Swanage Pirate Festival will parade throughout Swanage town; however it will mainly be based in the Sandpit Field – which is where you will find a wide selection of traders and stallholders selling pirate-themed goods.

man dressed up as a pirate

Please note – the line-up and activities for the Swanage Pirate Festival 2024 haven’t been announced yet, however we will update this page as soon as further information is released.

Visit The Swanage Pirate Festival’s facebook page for more information.

Family-Friendly Holiday Park in Swanage

Our family-friendly holiday park has a wide range of excellent accommodation options suited for both short and extended breaks in Swanage. Ulwell Holiday Park has an range of brilliant facilities for you to use for your convenience, including our children’s playground, an indoor swimming pool, an onsite shop, a laundrette, a shower block as well as our brilliant restaurant and bar – The Village Inn.

To secure your holiday in Swanage, you can book your Ulwell Holiday Park accommodation either online or by simply calling our friendly reception team.

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What our guests say

A lovely quiet site

Andy Blackwell

A lovely quiet site, nice warm amenities with good sized shower cubicles, shop not open yet as it’s too early but the local pub is ideal. Staff were very friendly and helpful. If you’re reasonably fit you can walk into Swanage but the bus service is great so why would you want to. Overall a very nice break, we will be back.
Super swimming pool

Joseph Molford

Fantastic site, we have had a brilliant holiday. Super swimming pool and changing facilities. Site really handy to get to Swanage and Studland. Will definitely return. Thanks to all the staff for a lovely holiday.
Excellent quality caravan site

Peter Skrobacz

Excellent quality caravan site, top quality, small and friendly, location fantastic. Been visiting Ulwell for over 25 years now and every year is special.
An amazing week at Ulwell

Jenny H

We have just returned back from our weeks stay at Ulwell Holiday Park with our 2 small children and dog. It was an absolute brilliant week! The site has everything you need, and more! A lovely comfy pub on site for drinks and a bowl of chips, a small shop, swimming pool, large play are with park, and the bus stops right outside.. what more could you want
Easter break

Mit

We have just returned after a brilliant Easter break. Couldn’t fault anything at all and we didn’t want to leave. We didn’t visit the pub but the shop is stocked with local produce and essentials. The facilities are great and the location convenient. Our van was spotless and had everything we needed. We will definitely be back