Oakdene Forest Park (shorefield Holidays) 
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St Leonards
(new Forest)
Ringwood
Hampshire (Browse area)
BH24 2RZ See Map
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Tel: 01590 648331
Pitches:
Open: 5 Feb To 2 January
Rating: 
5/10 from 25 Reviews
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| Date of Visit: August 2006 |
Unit: Tent |
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| Reviewer: Sarah72 |
1 review from this member |
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Very mixed feelings about this site really.
The club is o.k, about what you expect from a family park like this and geared for the children, our 2yr & 8yr old enjoyed it, more seating would be good although from my experience there's never enough at these places. Showers & loos always really clean (a big plus).
Didn't use pool so can't comment on that.
The only major problem we found with this site was the ground in the main field was rock hard, loads of stones and the most dirty dust i,ve ever come across whilst camping, it blew in the tent so everyting became dirty and you can imagine how my 2yr old loved to roll in it, I couldn't keep him clean for 5 mins! I've come home from music festivals feeling cleaner and unfortunaly because of this would not return.
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| Date of Visit: August 2006 |
Unit: Touring Caravan |
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| Reviewer: Barry136 |
3 reviews from this member |
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Definite family site. Lots of kids. Pool is a bit small but nice. Site is well kept. Take ear plugs if you want to sleep before midnight. The site is geared up mainly for people hiring statics. The touring setup is a bit second rate, space wise, and very busy in school holidays. Good site shop and bar.
Good walks in local forest. Not a quiet site, very busy but great for kids.
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| Date of Visit: August 2006 |
Unit: Tent |
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| Reviewer: Kelli |
2 reviews from this member |
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If you like campsites that are over-crowded, with inadequate toilet facilities - and campers who are very loud with loads of screaming children running around late at night (and early in the morning) then this site is for you!
The tents are pitched almost on top of each other, there is no where for the children to play, except for in the road - which is very busy both day and night -because many people drive to the toilet and shower blocks as they are so far away from the Meadows! You do not have any privacy to sit out and enjoy the evenings.
Although the pool is very nice - it is open to not only Oakdene customers, but Forest Edge and also private members that it becomes so crowded you are unable to move - let alone swim.
Certainly a huge disappointment!
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| Date of Visit: July 2006 |
Unit: Tent |
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| Reviewer: Richings |
2 reviews from this member |
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Oakdene is a large campsite with the main part of the site around the central complex being mainly large static homes, the campers are mostly situated in a meadow around the back of the main area (5 min walk away).
Due to the distance from the washing up and shower facilities, there are some portacabins at the bottom of the meadow. These were very clean and tidy with lots of hot water (no queues), only downside were that the showers were rather small, there was also no bath that we had found useful for bathing our 18mth year old at another campsite.
The pool (free) was great and it had a water slide that our little boy Samuel couln't get enough of.
The onsite diner was expensive and not that good, the shop is a spar shop with everything that you would need (a little expensive) but there is a Sainsbury's 2 miles down the road.
To sum it up, this is a big business campsite not your small friendly campsite, however you cannot complain at £30 for 4 nights.
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| Date of Visit: July 2006 |
Unit: Tent |
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| Reviewer: Leefitz |
1 review from this member |
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We have just arrived back from our 1st camping trip and had a lovely time at this site. We stayed right at the back of the Meadows in what looks to be their overflow field. It is quite a way from the loos and showers and about 15 minutes walk from the amenities, but it was quiet with not really much traffic with it being out of the way. Kids had a whale of a time exploring and making friends. Pool is fairly small and very busy, but we were expecting this as it was summer holidays. Didn't use the clubhouse as we tended to stay around our tent in the evening. Shop quite expensive, but there is a Sainsburys and a Lidl up the road. Would definitely go back again ( in fact we tried for august bank hols but they were fully booked)
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| Date of Visit: July 2006 |
Unit: Tent |
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| Reviewer: Charlie28 |
1 review from this member |
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For a first time camper, Oakdene was great. With two small kids we had a serviced pitch (no need for electricity or water) to be nearer the toilet block and main building to break us in easier. The meadow had a better 'camaraderie' feel to it with the tents closer together, and I'm sure they all enjoyed walking all that way to use the loos! The staff were helpful in making sure we got settled in quickly. The tents were well spaced out and all the relevant services were close by.
The only thing I would say about the place was a real lack of recycling. Considering the amount of empties that were getting thrown out (bins full of beer bottles!)on packing up day you have thought recycling would have had a greater profile
Didn't use any of the resturants, or see any of the shows. The pools were great, my four year old must have gone down that slide at least 100 times.
I've booked another weekend just to make sure the pleasures of camping wasn't a fluke.
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