Ulwell Holiday Park Awarded 5 Star Award by VisitEngland

March 21st, 2025

ulwell holiday park 5 star ratingWe are delighted to announce that we have recently secured a top national honour for our family-run business. Ulwell Holiday Park has been awarded a prestigious five-star grading by VisitEngland after assessors made a detailed inspection of our facilities and services.

The park achieved excellence in all respects, but it was our grounds team that deserved a special mention! The assessors said they were to be congratulated on the high standards of maintenance they uphold.

Tribute was also paid to the teams responsible for keeping the park spotlessly neat and tidy, including the “immaculate” amenities building used by touring guests.

Ulwell Holiday Park has been owned by the Orchard and Scadden families for over 40 years, and our MD, Kevin Orchard said everyone was delighted at the park’s new five-star status:

“We feel both proud and humbled to have been awarded VisitEngland’s highest grading achievable by holiday parks in Britain,” said Kevin.

“What makes it extra special is that assessors look not just at the quality of the park’s facilities, but also at the friendliness, hospitality and warmth of welcome extended to visitors.

Delivering this is very much in the hands of our park team, so they must take a big share of the credit for ensuring that guests always enjoy the best possible experience.

We are already receiving bookings for next year, and the majority of our guests are once again either repeat visitors or coming as the result of a personal recommendation,” he added.

About Ulwell Holiday Park

In case you’ve not stayed with us before, we have a range of fantastic self-catering accommodation on-park, including luxury holiday caravans both to rent and to own, pitches for touring caravan, motorhomes and tents and our quirky glamping pods.

Guest facilities at the park include an indoor pool popular with both youngsters and grown-ups, an adventure play park, sports field, and enclosed dog exercise meadow.

There is also a recently opened beer garden at The Village Inn which is a favourite with both park visitors and local residents, and where local produce is a main focus of the menu.

The garden provides all-natural surroundings with a choice of outdoor seating areas, including intimate tables tucked away in the woodland where native trees provide wildlife habitats.

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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

All reviews

4.5

We are currently at an amazing 4.5 score at TripAdvisor, based upon 200+ reviews from verified guests.

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Proudly associated

Over the years the family has developed the park to award-winning standards and in a style which compliments its surroundings.

  • Camping and caravanning
  • British Holiday & Home Parks assocation
  • Poole Tourism
  • Visit Britain
  • ulwell holiday park 5 star rating
  • premier parks 2025

Finding us

BY ROAD

From Bournemouth via the Sandbanks chain ferry and following the B3351 into Swanage.

From Wareham using the A351 into Swanage, turn left along the seafront towards Studland.

BY BUS

The park is situated on the main bus route from Bournemouth to Swanage.

GPS

1 ° 58’ 16” West, 50° 37’ 34” North

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