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Long Meadow New Forest Campsite
New Park
Brockenhurst
Hampshire   (Browse area)
SO42 7QH
Tel: 01590 622489
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Pitches: 100
Open: 01/03/2026 to 31/10/2026
           01/03/2027 to 31/10/2027

Rating: Average Review Score: 9/10 from 189 Reviews
                9/10 from 189 Reviews

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 No Glamping Units   No Statics for Hire   No Statics for Sale   No Seasonal Pitches 
 Electric Hookups   Hardstanding Pitches   No Fully Serviced Pitches   Show Full Facilities
Who's it for
 Families Welcome   Not Members Only   No Rallies   Not Naturist Site 
 Dogs Welcome   No Dogs Allowed   Groups Welcome   Motorbikers Welcome 
Facilities
 Toilet Facilities   Hot Showers   Washing Up   No Bathroom 
 Baby Changing Facilities   Laundry On Site   Drinking Water   Disabled Friendly 
 Chemical Disposal   No Battery Charging   No Gas Exchange   Recycling Facilities 
 No Kitchen Facilities   Freezer / Fridge    Motorhome Point   Wifi Access 
 Shop <1 mile   Bar <1 mile   Restaurant or Cafe or Takeaway <1 mile 
Activities
 No Playground   No TV Room   No Games Room   No Evening Ents 
 Fishing <10 miles   Wild Swimming <5 miles   Indoor Pool <5 miles   No Outdoor Pool 
 Horse Riding <5 miles   Cycle Hire <1 mile   Golf <5 miles   Tennis <5 miles 
 Beach <10 miles   Watersports <5 miles   Boat Launch / Mooring <10 miles 
Other Features
 No Sea Views   Not Working Farm   No Campfires Allowed 
 No Waterside Pitches   Public Transport <5 miles  Offroad Dog Walk On Site or Direct Access 

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Date of Visit: July 2010 Unit:  Tent
Reviewer: Ecrock 2 reviews from this member

 This was our 2nd visit to Long Meadow this year. We also visited in May 10. Absolutely love it here. The pitches are a great size and the field is not overgrown. Toilets & Showers were always clean and I never queued for these or the washing up facilities. Fantastic location if you're into mountain biking (as we are) or walking as you are directly in the forest and right on the trails.

The deer are a common site and can often be hear around the tents during the nights!

5 stars! 


Date of Visit: June 2010 Unit:  Tent
Reviewer: Amanda and co 21 reviews from this member

 Wanted a camp site in the New Forest and this was perfect.Good value for money. Very spacious pitches and although 100 pitches which were full the field still looked half empty We were greeted and welcomed on a drizzly Saturday afternoon after a five hour drive. The camp site backs onto part of the forest with various paths, streams and cycle routes. The camp site has 3 blocks of porta cabins and loos and these are kept clean and well maintained with plenty of hot water at all times. No queues on a bank holiday.

On the first night we walked into Brockenhurst through the Forest. Got a little lost so it took about an hour but can be done in 40 mins. Brockenhurst is the nearest for supplies with lots of little shops including a Tesco Express 3 pubs and Takeaways.

The camp site is in a central area for exploring the New Forest wether on bike car or foot. We visited in car all over recommend visits to Lepe(fantastic views of the Southhampton channel and Isle of Wight) Beau lie, Lyndhurst,Lymington, Burley and we even did Isle of Wight going out of Lymington. Best to book tickets online before you go as it is £34 rather than on the day £45.If you go to Haithe you can watch the big cruise liners coming out of Southhampton dock.

We only took the kids bikes who enjoyed cycling around the forest next to the camp site we wish we had taken ours but having my 75 year old mum who was camping with us we didn't take them. There is a firm called Trax www.Bikehirenewforest.Co.Uk who will deliver bikes to the camp site and they are most reasonable at £12 a day.

The pub 1 and 1/2 mile away called the Crown and Stirrup going towards Lyndhurst is very friendly with a great big beer garden and great food.

We will definitely go back to The New Forest and will take the bikes. The area is lovely and the horses and cattle just roaming around just make it even more special. If you want a camp site tucked away which isn't all singing and dancing than this is the one. Seeing and listening to the deer next to your tent at night makes it even more special. 


Date of Visit: July 2010 Unit:  Tent
Reviewer: Scarey01 1 review from this member

 We booked here for the weekend and upon making the booking found the owners to be really helpful and friendly. The initial impression as you drive up to the site is that it is pretty run down, but these buildings belong to an old Manor.

The site itself is a large field with the added bonus of deer grazing in adjacent fields. It is very peaceful and although we never got to do it heard that there are some lovely walks / cycle rides close by.

The facilities are fairly basic with 2 washing up sinks (1 outdoors), warm and powerful showers and a toilet / washing block. The facilities are kept really clean. The pitch size is plentiful and we had a lovely relaxing weekend. Would definitely return. 


Date of Visit: June 2010 Unit:  Campervan
Reviewer: Elmo09 7 reviews from this member

 Lovely site, gates at back of site open straight into the New Forest national park. Twenty minutes walk across open heath to Brockenhurst.

The site is situated at the back of an equestrian centre so there are no roads nearby and the site is very quiet.

The pitches are very big and you get a real feeling of space here. No queues in showers but this might be different in high summer. The washing facilities are in new portable cabins which are well equipped and spotlessly clean.

The site warden is constantly cleaning and walks around the pitches a couple of times a day, so very well maintained. The atmosphere is very relaxed and friendly. We will definitely return. 


Date of Visit: June 2010 Unit:  Tent
Reviewer: Jim+vix 3 reviews from this member

 We (me, the missus and our dog) spent 8 nights at Long Meadow and couldn't have asked for more! We had a big electric pitch which was only a minute or so from the toilet/ shower blocks.

The warden was very helpful upon our arrival and throughout the stay, with information and advice on where to shop, eat, drink and what attractions we could visit during our stay. The toilets and showers while basic, were always spotlessly clean, hot water was plentiful and the showers powerful - just what we needed after plenty of long walks in the woods! Access straight to the woods with paths to the close-by towns and villages make it ideal for those who are there to dog walk or cycle!

My only criticism (and it's a small one) is that the grass on the pitches could have done with being cut a bit more often as the nettles and thistles had grown up around the back while we were pitching.

Other than that, 9/10 and we'll definitely be back! 

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Date of Visit: June 2010 Unit:  Motorhome
Reviewer: Rjcf 14 reviews from this member

 We stayed here for one night. It is basically a large field close to the showground, and the facilities are portacabin type. It was very quiet when we were there, but must get very busy when shows are happening. It is lovely to walk around the area, and see the ponies. It is a fair walk to the nearest village and I wouldn't want to do it in the dark, but it has shops, pubs and takeaways when you get there. Overall, it is very pleasant and we would use this site again. 


Date of Visit: June 2010 Unit:  Tent
Reviewer: Melaniejane 1 review from this member

 Very friendly and helpful wardens who showed us where everything was on the site, where to takes the dogs for a walk and gave us a leaflet which showed the local shops with street maps.

The showers and toilets were very clean.

The showers were powerful and hot.

The two washing up areas had plenty of room for your dirty and clean pots one was indoors and the other outside. 


Date of Visit: July 2010 Unit:  Tent
Reviewer: Aimsanddaz 1 review from this member

 This was our first camping trip as a family so we were slightly apprehensive about the whole thing.

However it turned out to be a fantastic break. Long Meadow is a perfect spot for families, as there's lots of space, it's very quiet and there's a little network of shallow streams and islands in the forest about five minutes walk away which kept the kids amused for hours.

The toilets and free showers were spotless at all times, and there was no noise at all after about 10.30pm.

The village of Brockenhurst (pub, Tesco, etc) is within walking distance (toddlers might need a pushchair as it was a bit of a walk) so we didn't use the car the whole weekend.

The owner was really friendly and helpful, and at £30 for two nights I thought it was quite reasonable. Thoroughly recommended! 


Date of Visit: July 2010 Unit:  Tent
Reviewer: Sk8_everywhere 1 review from this member

 Came across this site online after what felt like ages looking and only finding fully booked sites. So glad they were all booked, we had a lovely time here. Basic (ie a field, plenty of water points, some toilets, showers, two wash up sinks, bricks to put the bbq on and bins) but clean, spacious, quiet and friendly. And the showers are really good!

A great place to take your bikes, especially if you have kids. A lovely trail straight from the site into the forest. Hook up sites are £5 more, but you get the shade of the trees on one side of the field and at £20 a night they are def worth it; it was a hot weekend for us and in the field there is no shade. However you can escape into the cool of the forest very easily.

Will be back for sure. 


Date of Visit: June 2010 Unit:  Tent
Reviewer: WitchEcho 7 reviews from this member

 This was our first stay at Long Meadow and I can thoroughly recommend it. We stayed for seven days at the beginning of the summer season before the kids broke up for the holidays.

The site was very quiet during the week but the man on reception warned us that it would get very busy at the weekend and he was right, it went from 4 or 5 tents on the Thursday to near on 30 by lights out on the Friday! However, it never felt crowded and no-one made a huge amount of noise because of the 11pm noise curfew

The owners/staff are all really friendly. We had a little problem finding the correct pitch as we arrived after the reception had closed (we had called ahead and they said this was fine). They put up our pitch number on the door but we didn’t read the map right so we pitched temporarily for the night and moved the next day after the really friendly guy in reception showed us our pitch; not the sites fault but not a promising start for us. However it improved considerably after this.

The site is laid out as a huge field with a gravel road running from the gate past the showers/toilets on one edge of the field and then running the length of the field and then at right angles to the other side of the field. The EHU pitches also follow this line and then the non-EHU pitches are in rows across the bulk of the field.

The pitch was good but stony as we were on an EHU pitch around the edge of the field. There was plenty of room to pitch our five man tent and park the car. The field appears to drain well but it didn’t rain while we were there, the field is kept well mown on the pitches and paths but longer grass in between, it is also completely flat, so no sliding down your tent through the night!

The real reason to visit this site is the fact that it is in the heart of the New Forest. You go out of the back gate and you are instantly in the forest with a choice of cycle paths that lead eventually to Brockenhurst or Lyndhurst. The reception has plenty of info on the cycle routes and places to visit. We thoroughly enjoyed our rides around the forest and visiting the nearby towns.

The site itself has all the usual facilities; two clean shower blocks with ample free showers and hot water (I never had to queue even when the site was jam packed), several clean toilet blocks, one covered and one exposed washing up area and the reception had a freezer for ice packs (no charge!). The nearest supermarket is a well stocked Tesco express in Brockenhurst a five minute drive away. There are also plenty of decent pubs close by that serve good food. The guy on reception was happy to offer suggestions/recommendations when we asked.

Overall if you are looking for a basic, clean, well run site in the middle of the New Forest, you’d be hard pushed to find better. 

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Date of Visit: June 2010 Unit:  Tent
Reviewer: Welshbird67 1 review from this member

 Visited this site with our 3 year old. Initially thought it was just a big field (which it obviously was!), but the toilet, showers and washing up facilities were excellent and always clean with hot water at no extra cost.

At £15 per night, it was good value for money. A really beautiful location, a huge pitch, very relaxing, not busy. Our son loved it, lots of room for football, kite flying and running round.

Not for those who like a busy camp site as there was no pool, club or shop. The reception staff were extremely friendly, will definitely visit again and hope to have another visit from the local deer population. 


Date of Visit: June 2010 Unit:  Touring Caravan
Reviewer: Belle5559 2 reviews from this member

 We have just spent 11 nights on this wonderful site. With an electric hook-up we had all the comforts of home and the beautiful surrounding countryside.

The woodland walk just behind the site was a hit with the dog, which had been made very welcome, as was the river where she took her first swim.

It was so lovely to be able to sit by our unit and have a herd of deer only 30 feet away, not tame but used to people.

Thank you also to Alan and Ellen who kept the site and facilities beautifully and were always on hand to give advice on places to visit and eat locally. Also having brought the dog with us it was helpful to know where we would be welcome with her.

This is a most excellent location and we will be returning. 


Date of Visit: May 2010 Unit:  Tent
Reviewer: Claire43210 5 reviews from this member

 Had a fantastic week at Long Meadow. The drive in is dilapidated - but these buildings are NOT part of the site.

The site is basically one field with some portaloos (nice and clean) at the top. There are some washing up facilities and the showers have decking to stop feet getting wet after the shower!

The wardens were great and had lots of advice on best routes to Brockenhurst etc. You can hire bikes from the site and they will be delivered to you. There are lots of bike routes leading directly from the site to both Brockenhurst and Lyndhurst.

Kids loved the freedom and playing in the stream nearby. This is a fairly unbeatable site in terms of back-to-basics camping. We will definitely return! 


Date of Visit: May 2010 Unit:  Touring Caravan
Reviewer: Newtocamping10 1 review from this member

 This was only our second trip with our caravan, and our first with the children. We received a very warm welcome from the wardens - even before we had arrived, when booking over the phone.

The pitch, with EHU, was huge (10m x 10m). The site was extremely well kept, and the showers and toilets were spotless throughout our weekend stay.

A lovely position and completely unspoilt site: the children and dog just took themselves off to play in the New Forest. Would thoroughly recommend and will visit again. 


Date of Visit: May 2010 Unit:  Tent
Reviewer: Ladawncp 5 reviews from this member

 This is a very basic but no less perfectly adequate site.

The site is spotless although the grass really did need a mow.

It wasn't crowded and it was ever so peaceful. From inside our tent we could have imagined we were on our own.

The owners were very friendly and helpful and seemed to love our dog more than we do.

Showers were clean and water was hot although the dressing area was basically common so not good if you are modest. Toilets were spotless and well maintained. Despite the constant rain the floors were ever only muddy for a brief period (less than 15 minutes) before they were cleaned again.

There were occasional queues for the indoor washing up but I suspect this was only because of the relentless rain.

There were deer in the adjacent pasture on every morning we were there. And we entertained ourselves during the day with all the wonders of the New Forest.

It was cool (May Bank Holiday) when we were there but I imagine it can get quite hot in the summer if you are camped in the middle of the field with trees only along the edges.

There is no shop and the drive into the nearest town (too far to walk and dangerous with young children)is bothersome particularly since parking can be a challenge. Also, there isn't a pub anyway within walking distance.

There is no child play area but this didn't really matter as there was loads of space for the children to run around and play games safely 


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