There are loads of sites in the new forest have you looked on the camp site search. My friends went to Ashurst (well I think that was what it was called last year) and said it was brill, ponies around you etc. etc. Have a look.
Have just searched through postings on campsites. Oakdene Park near Ringwood in Hampshire (10 minutes to New Forest). Includes a Forest Ranger and Nature walks, stated on website (haven't figured out how to put links in yet). Looks good and have just posted for more reviews. Depends on what facilities you require. We are pool and walking mad so would suit us. Hope this helps.
Try Holmsley campsite near Bransgore on the southern tip of the forest.Run by Forestry commision.
You get the best of both worlds. - a lovely site with a shop etc - In the forest and only a couple of miles to the seaside and a couple to the village and a chioce of three pubs!!
Quote: Originally posted by manatee-lady on 01/09/2005
Have just searched through postings on campsites. Oakdene Park near Ringwood in Hampshire (10 minutes to New Forest). Includes a Forest Ranger and Nature walks, stated on website (haven't figured out how to put links in yet). Looks good and have just posted for more reviews. Depends on what facilities you require. We are pool and walking mad so would suit us. Hope this helps.
we've been there this august, its a nice place but its not peaceful. teenagers on the rampage etc! we never got to go on a ranger walk, they weren't every day. the pub across the road was great though.
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one of the worse campsites we have stayed at if not THE worst so far. The owner is miserable, the charges were HIGH( more than sandy balls with all the amenities that offers for the same period!) There are Rules everywhere on what is basicaly a fairly shoddy excuse for amentites( 3 pushes per shower ONLY a sign announces in the shower- you think am I actually goinng to get more than 3 pushes, what if I need 4??) The facilites are inadequate for the size of site, too few loos and showers and definitely too few washing up sinks.
The shop is expensive and not terribly well stocked and playground isnt up to much and she sqeezes as many units in as she can, adding doublers to EHU's (which caused the electric to trip which she refused to come and deal with) and squeezing tents in between pitches so the flys were touching- totally flouting safety rules but woe betide anyone who flouts her 'rules' ( which seem to be made up and changed at will whenever she feels like)
AVOID LIKE THE PLAGUE!!! ( thats if you can find it- the signposting is dire- it took us over an hour to find, we wished we'd stayed at sandy balls where we'd stopped for directions in desperation as darkness fell!)
Lilmiss, hope you put a review on for Red Shoot as the ones on at the mo seem to be mainly very good but it's nice to have a balance of views. I was toying with Red Shoot for next year but not so sure now!
Amazing family weekend with old steam engines, classic car displays, market stalls, and full catering and bar. And camping on site - Save £25 by booking in advance.
Topic: New Forest
but that name always sets me off which won't surprize any regular posters
The facilites are inadequate for the size of site, too few loos and showers and definitely too few washing up sinks.
