Hugh Dampney

A golf course on the doorstep is the unusual part of Hugh Dampney, the Caravan and Motorhome Club's Certificated Location on the working farm at Parley Court Farm, Hurn, a little north of Christchurch. The CL amounts to half an acre of grass at BH23 6BB, 7 miles out from Christchurch town centre and the beaches and the same distance from Poole harbour, which makes it a practical halt on either side of a ferry crossing. A village and a pub are each within a mile, sand starts 4.5 miles away, and coarse fishing, game fishing and watersports all fall inside 5 miles. Pitches are grass with 15 amp electric hook up and must be booked in advance. Families and dogs are catered for. Tents are not, and neither is anyone hoping for a shower block, since the club's facilities list amounts to a golf course, a working farm and good TV reception, so self sufficiency is the price of entry. Two things lift Hugh Dampney past that bare checklist: the cafe bar at the golf centre, open to all comers, and fishing right next to the site. Guest opinion divides, with praise for the location and the golf access set against repeated complaints about upkeep. Membership of the club is required, and prices open at £22 a night for a pitch and all occupants, plus a £20 deposit.