Family holidays in Dorset

Dorset is a fantastic family holiday destination. Whether you’re looking for a budget caravan holiday in Weymouth, a family adventure holiday in Lyme Regis or to stay in a luxury hotel with family rooms in Bournemouth, Dorset has it all. Bournemouth is very popular with families, especially in summer, when Bournemouth beach becomes packed with mums, dads, kids, buckets and spades. There are lots of other beautiful clean beaches along the Dorset coast including Lyme Regis beach, Swanage beach, Poole beach, Christchurch beach and Lulworth beach, so children can happily play on the sand and swim in the sea. Dorset also has lots of other family attractions including Monkey World, the Swanage Railway and Putlake Adventure Farm and many opportunities for family activities such as walking, horse riding, fishing and cycling.

Featured Dorset Accommodation

Sarunds Cottages Holiday Accommodation - Farnham

Elegant suites in high quality barn conversion available on a self catering or bed & breakfast basis near Blandford Forum. Luxurious furnishings

£100 to £125 Per night including breakfast

Dorset family holiday accommodation

When enjoying a family holiday in Dorset, whether a family beach holiday in Swanage or a rural activity break in Gillingham, it is important to find the right family friendly accommodation, as your family holiday in Bournemouth could be ruined if you accidentally book a stag and hen party hotel! Dorset offers lots of different kinds of child friendly holiday accommodation, including child friendly hotels with family rooms, family holiday parks where you can stay in static or touring caravans, tents or chalets, family holiday cottages, flats and apartment, family pubs and inns and more unusual accommodation such as log cabins, lodges and wigwams.

Wherever type of accommodation you stay in, you have more to think about when travelling with children. Would you prefer self catering accommodation (SC), bed and breakfast (B&B) or half board catered hotels that serve dinner bed and breakfast (DBB)? If your children are fussy eaters then self catering holidays may be the best option, although many hotels serve excellent childrens meals and in some Dorset hotels kids eat for free. You also need to think about childrens beds. Would you prefer a large family room, or separate rooms with an adjoining door? For holidays with babies, you need to check if you accommodation provides cots, high chairs or other baby facilities.

Family hotels in Dorset

Dorset has hundreds of family hotels and family friendly B&B guest houses, both in family beach resorts such as Bournemouth, Weymouth and Christchurch, and also in quiet rural locations such as Shaftesbury, Dorchester and Sherborne. Family hotels are not just hotels with family rooms, they should also have family facilities such as cots and highchairs, childrens play areas, toys and games. Guest houses with family rooms are less common than family hotels, as guest houses in Dorset usually have only a few rooms and don’t have the space, although some rooms do have space for fold down beds for children. When booking hotels and B&Bs in Dorset, it is a good idea to make sure that the hotel or B&B knows that you are travelling with children and ask about any special requirements that you might have.

Self catering family holidays in Dorset

Dorset accommodation offers many options for self catering family holidays, including family holiday cottages, family holiday flats and apartments, family holiday parks and family camping holidays in Dorset caravan parks and campsites. Family self catering holidays can often work out to be cheaper than staying in family friendly hotels and an advantage is that you don’t have to eat in restaurants for every meal, which can be difficult with small children.

Family holiday cottages in Dorset are great, and often have enclosed garden areas so children can play outside in the sun during summer. Family holiday flats and apartments provide good family self catering accommodation too, particularly the ones situated close to the centre of towns such as Bournemouth and Weymouth as you don’t need to walk far to shops, cafes, pubs and restaurants. For families on a budget, family holiday parks are the best self catering option. They can offer very cheap self catering holiday accommodation, particularly for large families or if you book out of high season, such as in winter. An advantage of family holiday parks in Dorset is that family entertainment is provided, with both kids clubs during the day and family evening entertainment at night.

Featured Dorset Accommodation

Sarunds Cottages Holiday Accommodation - Farnham

Elegant suites in high quality barn conversion available on a self catering or bed & breakfast basis near Blandford Forum. Luxurious furnishings

£100 to £125 Per night including breakfast

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