Owning a static caravan in Dorset: a guide

There are 243 holiday homes for sale at 12 parks in Dorset on My Holiday Caravan. Most are priced between £28,186 and £69,995, and the lowest start from £14,531. Prices depend on age, size and specification, and on the park and pitch.

2 of the 12 parks with holiday homes for sale in Dorset list a 12-month season. Most others open from around March to October or November. A 12-month park is still a holiday park, so the caravan cannot be your main home.

11 of the 12 parks with holiday homes for sale in Dorset say they accept dogs. Rules on how many, which breeds and where dogs can go vary, so check with the park.

July and August are the busiest months, with the school holidays and the warmest weather. May, June and September usually have long days and fewer visitors. Most parks are open from spring to autumn, and the year chart on this page shows how many are open each month.

Usually around two and a half to three and a half hours, via the M3, M27 and A31, depending on where in Dorset you are going.

Weymouth has sandy beaches and many parks, Purbeck has the best-known Jurassic Coast landmarks, west Dorset suits fossil hunting, and Poole and Bournemouth are closest to the main roads.

Some parks run letting schemes, some allow private letting with conditions, and some do not allow letting. It depends on the park, so check the park rules and pitch licence before you buy.

Site fees vary between parks with location, facilities, season length and pitch. Each park can give you a written breakdown of its current fees and what they include.