For the ultimate Newlands Holidays experience, you simply can’t leave without stopping by to sample the culinary delights at our restaurant. Our chef, Alan Bird, is a dab hand at cooking a whole variety of fantastic dishes that are sure to satisfy any appetite. On our evening menu, we’re serving up everything from classic British favourites like steaks and gourmet pies to more exotic fare like curries and pasta dishes, as well as Alan’s unique chef’s specials menu. Taste of the West Taste ...

Dorset might be primarily seen as a summer county by many of its visitors, but it has plenty to recommend it in the winter months too. Here are a few things we love about Dorset at this time of year... Country Walks In winter the Dorset countryside can be at its prettiest and most striking. While it can be tempting to stay indoors in the coldest months, if you do you will miss the opportunity to see all the beautiful winter sights Dorset has to offer, from frozen streams and ponds to ...

A big thank you to Hans Verhoef, a visitor to our park from the Netherlands, for this wonderful photo of the early morning sky over Newlands. Spectacular work Hans!

All good things come to an end, and we’ve reached the close of another season here at our Dorset holiday park. Our attention now turns to all the behind the scenes works and improvements that need doing in the next couple of months in time for when we open our gates again in February, for what already promises to be an even bigger and better year. Our accommodation tariffs for 2012 are already up on our website, and we really hope you’ll return to our park in the new year, whether for ...

Halloween week is in full swing here at Newlands, the spookiest, scariest holiday park in Dorset! This year’s Halloween is turning out to be the best ever, with loads of things going on for both kids and grown-ups. So far this week we’ve been making monster masks and playing ‘guess the weight of the giant eyeball cake’. See if you can guess right! There’s plenty still to look forward to this week – pumpkin carving, spooky storytelling, apple bobbing, and a ‘hunt the body parts’ game ...