Wood Farm is one of the Dorset parks in the Park Holidays UK collection, at Charmouth, west Dorset.
Wood Farm sits above Charmouth, on the Jurassic Coast in west Dorset, a mile or so from Lyme Regis.
This is the most productive fossil coastline in Britain, and the reason most people come.
A local day out: Fossil hunting on Charmouth beach
The cliffs here are Lower Jurassic and they shed ammonites and belemnites onto the beach with every storm. You do not need equipment, and you should not hammer the cliffs, which are unstable. Walk the shingle after a high tide and look. The Charmouth Heritage Coast Centre on the beach runs guided fossil walks and will identify what you have found, which turns a hopeful hour into an actual education.
Also within reach
- Lyme Regis and the Cobb — The harbour wall from The French Lieutenant's Woman, and a good museum.
- Golden Cap — The highest point on the south coast of England, walkable from Charmouth.
- Abbotsbury — A swannery, subtropical gardens and the start of Chesil Beach.
Book a break at Wood Farm
Park Holidays run caravan and lodge breaks at Wood Farm through the season, and short midweek breaks are usually the cheapest way in. Availability and prices vary by date, so it is worth checking what is left before you plan around a particular week.
Click here to check prices and availability at Wood Farm
Attraction opening times, admission prices and park facilities change. Check before you travel. This page was written in August 2026.
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