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Stayed at the park in March as one of the only campsites open all year round.
Quite reluctant to go after reading reviews but was pleasantly surprised. The toilets were run down but we actually watched them being craned out and the new ones being brought in. Quite amusing to watch!
Spoke to the man in the office and unfortunately as the park is open all year round, work has to be carried out while open. He said the new toilets will be finished for Easter.
On a positive note, great location, friendly staff and in the evening we all sat around a lovely camp fire, we thoroughly enjoyed ourselves. Definitely going back in the summer and it will be an added bonus that the work will be finished.
Well, quite an experience. Having scanned the reviews already left for this site, I find myself amazed at the ability, which clearly I do not possess, of the British camping public to put up with facilities which are quite so basic, to put it kindly. Ok, let's be frank. This site has a good location, not quite having the views over the Solent which were claimed, but then the field nearest the Solent was closed when we visited. What is not mentioned is the next-door landfill site between the site and the Solent, which during daylight hours has a bulldozer, well, bulldozing. The chap in charge was friendly and charming, and I was very impressed to begin with. However, once past the statics / park homes which are nearest to reception, all changes. The field (and it is, pretty much, a field) set aside for camping had a random selection of skips at it's entrance, followed by a ramshackle group of temporary huts.
These were the shop (closed, but it was out of season) and the toilet / shower block. I have never seen such a run down shower and toilet block. Ever. And I am a veteran of some pretty basic festival facilities, which now look pretty swanky in hindsight. The portacabin was very cold, unlit and had equal amounts of rust and wall / ceiling cladding peeling off or missing. The toilet cubicles themselves, four or five of them as I remember, were all soundly blocked in the worst possible manner. The smell was overpowering. The floor covering was parting company with the floor. I did not linger to try the showers, for what I hope are obvious reasons. Outside the portacabin block was a collection of old and very shabby motorhomes and caravans, which appeared to be stored, together with an assortment of trash and bits of old wood, an old table, an old window frame, a sack truck and a huge industrial style orange propane cylinder. Next to the portacabins was another temporary building dressed up as a log cabin, which itself had seen much better days. At the end of this was a pair of 'family bathrooms' which just about (and I mean just) passed muster. Both had working showers and toilets but were very old and run down.
There were a couple of water taps which we found on the edge of the field, which did not present a problem with access for our motorhome to fill up as the site was pretty much empty. The pitches. Well, there weren't any. Not a problem for some, but the 'park or pitch where you want' will inevitably pose problems for access to the meagre supply of water and electric hook ups. This was a site with some potential, although there is nothing to be done about the landfill site.
The nearest pub, the Chequers, is about a 15 minute walk. Very quiet when we visited on a cold early February evening, but very nice and well worth it.
We stayed here for a week at the end of half term. Luckily we managed to get on an electric hook up on the Saturday we arrived. They had organised a huge bonfire with fireworks and the usual BBQ of hot dogs burgers and jacket potatoes. A very nice evening and a change to have someone else organise the bonfire and fireworks for us!
The electric hook ups are at a premium on this site as there are a lot of seasonal/ permanent vans parked up using the hook ups. The site could do with some hardstandings as the grass and earth is beginning to wear away and muddy puddles remain!. Nonetheless, we had an enjoyable week, yes the wind is nearly always there but providing you peg down correctly you should survive!. The toilet block again is in need of upgrading, probably planning regulations making things difficult for the campsite!
We didn't have a campfire though others did whilst we were there. We look forward to visiting this site again as it ticked the boxes for us.
Just love this camp site, have been here so many times in the last 2 years we are nearly part of the field.
Yes the toilets/showers aren't 5 star but your in a field not a hotel.
Denise, family, wing and all other staff are all lovely and friendly. Any problems someone will try to help you out.
Have been throughout the year with no problems with noise or queues.
Quite a few water stands around, part of the fun is spotting them.
Love the level fields, Dont want hard stands put anywhere, it wouldn't be Hurst View if not on the grass, yes it does get muddy Its a field,all fields get muddy in the rain.
The on site shop is handy for milk etc, no silly prices charged.
Will we go back of course we will, us and the dogs Love it.
I have had my frame tent pitched here all summer & have visited every other weekend and occasional week days. Wing, the guy who answers all the emails in the office, is friendly & up for negotiation thus I paid £12 per week to keep the tent up here & a further £20 per night when I stayed.
As has been said there can be a wait for showers at peak times and yes they are old, in a trailer and could do with replacing but they are cleaned at least twice per day. All the staff on site are friendly and welcoming and positively encourage camp fires, selling logs for £5 per bag; or collect it free yourself from the forest.
The site can be extremely windy due to the close proximity of the sea but my delta pegs held up well and I have had no problems. Would I recommend this site - yes I would!
If you are looking for a friendly site near the New Forest National Park and even closer to the sea then this has to be the one for you. The only down side is there is no pub/bar on site but it's a short walk across the fields to the chequers which is a fantastic country pub with good beer and great food.
I would happily return on the same basis next year but I am currently looking for a site on the Somme Battlefields in France to pitch the tent for next summer.
This was our first time at Hurst View, been going camping in the new forest for 10 years now and wanted to try a different site, one where we could have fires and be a little more relaxed
We arrived on tuesday 24th aug with 4 tents and set up in the big field in the middle, wind is a problem here but the site itself is great, nice and flat pitches, well grassed etc, great views
Showers were fine, I only ever used the family bathrooms, lots of space and nice warm showers,other people in our party used the smaller showers and said they were tiny, so I specifically went for the family showers being a larger lady, I only ever had to wait for about 5 mins for the showers so that wasn't too bad, and they were generally always clean.
We loved having a fire in the evening and being able to relax and talk and laugh without being told at 10 pm to keep the noise down, which was nice too, though we were respectful to other people around us
The kids loved the site, plenty of space to lay out the tarpaulins and cover them with fairy liquid and slide along and play volleyball etc, nice for kite flying too.
The surrounding area is stunning, plenty of local shops, tesco, waitrose etc, local chippy, chinese and indian within a few minutes drive
Milford on sea is beautiful with a lovely view over the iow needles
We found this site a perfect base to visit all the local beautiful places in the new forest, brockenhurst, christchurch, mudeford, beaches etc etc
And lymington quay is literally minutes away too and very beautiful
The people running the site are so friendly and helpful and the warden is a lovely guy
All in all thoroughly enjoyed our stay here and will definitely 100% be going back next year
Had a great week camping at Hurst view. We were a bit worried after some of the reviews we had read on here! great value for money. 2 adults 5 children (aged between 8-14) and 2 dogs. We could pick our own pitch no set space which was brilliant for us with 2 tents.
Kids loved it, flying kites, having camp fire every night (logs sold on site as are the marshmallows) and watching the meteorites was awesome. Went to the beach, visited Hurst castle and crabbing at Milford on sea.
Nice to do things that we wouldn't normally do! lots to do in the local area. Would recommend this site to any family! all staff were very helpful and friendly, toilets and shower always clean even August the busiest time of the year. Cant wait to go back at the end of October for bonfire night. Thanks Hurst view for a great stay.
Went camping here with my 16 year old, his best friend and 2 dogs, and another family with 2 girls. The toilets and showers were a little less to be desired but worked fine (they were a portable cabin that desperately needs updating), the family room however wa supposed to be lovely but I never used it.
At £20 odd pounds per night would have expected a little better, however that said was an excellent place. Scenery was beautiful you are right on the edge of a nature reserve and a very short walk to a dog friendly beach.
Shop was stocked with basic essentials and not pricey at all. You are allowed to have small camp fires which was a highlight for us and they come around the site in a van selling firewood quite cheap. We had a great stay would definitely go back
22 of us all descended on Hurst View for a week last week. We'd booked 6 months in advance as we needed 4 hookups and wanted to be able to pitch together in a big group. We had a campervan, 2 trailer tents, a large frame tent and three other large dome tents. We all loved the flat pitching and the freedom to setup however we wished.
The location is fantastic. At the end of the main field is a gateway which takes you on tracks right down to the Solent, and quite literally tens of miles of safe flat cycling and / or walking.
The children all enjoyed going off exploring, and collecting firewood. We were in the 'Big Field' which is very large and there is no need to pitch anywhere near anyone else. It really is massive.
Fires are encouraged. We all loved sitting around a bonfire each evening, toasting marshmallows, chatting, playing games, BBQ'ing and generally living the camping life to the full.
The toilet/shower facilities are limited. We were told that this is because the Council have refused permission for updating and improving. We knew the toilet/shower facilities were not brilliant when we booked it. Few of us ever had to queue for a shower though (despite the site being nearly full) as we chose quiet times to go. If you enjoy queuing, go at 7:30am, if you want the place to yourself, avoid the popular times.
Lymington is great, with lovely shops, two good supermarkets (Waitrose and Tesco), and plenty of good value pubs all within a 5 or 10 minute cycle of the site and much much more if you go out a few miles (New Forest, Isle of Wight trip, good beaches further down the coast).
All of us agreed that we'd happily come back to the site another year. If the shower facilities were improved (Council willing!) this would be the perfect site. As it is, it is pretty close.
We booked here for the weekend because we wanted to be able to have a campfire and although the reviews on here were mixed we were willing to give it a go!
It was a pleasant surprise - the toilets and showers were fine, not luxurious but then its a campsite after all.
There were several large fields and although the site was fully booked it didn't feel cramped and we didn't have to queue for showers or toilets once. Lots of room for ball games, kite flying, cricket etc.
Reception staff were lovely and friendly - even lending one of our party a towel as she had forgotten hers and allowing her to charge up her computer.
Loved the fact that you could just pitch where you fancied and our party of three tents could form a little grouping around our campfire.
Great that fires were allowed - it looked fab at night all lit up and liked the van driving round selling fire wood in the early evening - nice touch and not over priced either.
Other campers were relaxed and friendly and there was a bit of noise but just general merry making and nothing much past midnight. Our kids aged from 7 to 11 didn't seem to notice it at all and slept like logs.
We walked to the Gun Inn at Keyhaven and the Chequers Inn close by and both were excellent friendly pubs with great well priced food.
The site itself is not that picturesque and pretty windy - our windbreak was worth its weigh in gold. But if what you want is a relaxed, well run campsite that actually encourages you to have a campfire under the stars then I recommend this one.
Our second hot weekend away this year which is always a bonus. We have a large tent no electric.
Now down to the review, we arrived around lunch time on the Friday & paid at the reception, very friendly staff and told we could pitch anywhere we liked. The location for the site is a complete winner, although being by the sea and with the lack of hedges it does get quite windy, also it's a real bonus to have a site that actively encourages campfires with them coming around on the Sat night in a van selling the wood.
Unfortunately the site has seen better days, because of the fires (i guess) the fields have lots of dips and I'm not sure if the grass is ever cut. There is a good size climbing frame which our 5 year old enjoyed, but it could do with a bit of maintenance (such as only 1 of the 2 swing attached the other just tied up out of the way).
All the amenities are located it one position near the entrance, and to be honest they are in dire need of updating and enlarging. The family bathrooms (2 of) which are the most up to date (and I have seen better) tended to have a queue for them even from couples, who just didn't want to use the other facilities. We never used the ladies but the mens where small and looking very old (rust and chipped walls) and it doesn't matter how many fragrance blocks you put into the urinals (they where full to the brim) it still wasn't too pleasant on the nose. Also in this general area there are 4 washing up sinks, a free freezer, and a chargeable washing machine and tumble dryer. Also this was the only place we found any taps for water.
There is a basic shop as well selling breakfast stuff (include free range eggs), sweets and replacement gas bottles.
One other thing to note is, as I said earlier the lack of hedges to break up the fields, in there place is barbed wire not handy at night (as you don't notice them) or during the day with kids running around.
To sum up it is great location but rather expensive at £20 a night, I won't be rushing back. If they update the facilities, plant some bushes and put more water taps around the fields, I might consider it again.
Stayed for a weekend. Fields are flat, large and provide good pitching. The access to views of the estuary, walks and nature is brilliant.
But when the reception staff said they were fully booked they meant it. The toilet/shower facilities could not take the numbers at peak times. Cold shower on Saturday morning and both toilet and shower cubicles in the men’s block are cramped with limited hooks and no seat in the showers. One hose pipe for fresh water.
There are no marked pitches, which is OK except there is neither control nor advice about pitching well apart for fire safety. This is made worse by fires being encouraged and on Saturday night there were even Chinese lanterns and fireworks being launched by a group of teenagers with no sign of a responsible adult.
Had a wonderful stay at this site. The guy who was in contact with us through e-mail was very funny and helpful.
We were also allowed to have campfires, which was a good idea, as it was a very cold wet, dewy night.
There wasn't a time specified to leave the site, and we had a wonderful afternoon of cricket with our grandchildren. Facilities towards the end of the day were a little messy, but that was probably due to the fact that it was a portable cabin, and they are famous for getting messy when wet.
All in all a lovely site that we will visit again.
We booked the hottest and busiest weekend of this campsites' year! All three of their fields were full to bursting.
The service at reception was friendly and helpful and I have no qualms to their intent on maintaining a good campsite.
After a disrupted night by two large parties of drunken antics, we were compensated in full. This aside we tried to enjoy our weekend break and really loved the choice of a campfire, which is one of the main reasons we chose this site. We had a go at a cardboard oven and managed to produce a reasonable tasting apple crumble!
Good points: Campfires allowed; Van comes round selling firewood direct to pitches; Overall good location; Washing up and shower facilities are plenty; Lovely walk down by bird reserve and sea; Play frame area for the kids and space for ball games; field with friendly horses to pet (owned by campsite).
Bad Points: No-one ensures rules are adhered to; Rubbish bins were overflowing (Smell in the heat was not pleasant); The shop on site was extortionate; Lack of hot water; showers temperature erratic; One washing up area had a rotten old microwave dumped and had obviously been there some time; A bit run down round the edges.
The poor cleaner had her work cut out for such a heavy demand on the facilities.
I may try this site again when there are no school holidays and less cramped. Hoping that we just picked the wrong time to go.
Just spent the Bank Holiday at Hurst View. Usual chaos but still had a great time. 2nd visit to site and will be back again. Seemed to be a little more crammed in than previous visit, believe the larger field at entrance to site was not open for use this time.
Usual mix of bank hol weather but a nice break none the less! Owners as ever very helpful and accommodating. Facilities same as last visit, could perhaps do with a few more loos and showers (as is the case with most sites). Queues in morning for showers but no problem after the rush!
Did have a bunch of rowdies still going strong into the early hours and could have done with a quiet word from the owners to moderate. Can't choose your neighbours I guess, but can choose your site. Choose this one and you won't be disappointed.
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Tent Pitches 
Caravan Pitches 
Motorhome Pitches 
Small Campervans 
No Glamping Units 
Holiday Homes for Hire 
No Statics for Sale 
No Seasonal Pitches 
Electric Hookups 
Hardstanding Pitches 
No Fully Serviced Pitches 
Families Welcome 
Not Members Only 
Rallies Welcome 
Not Naturist Site 
Dogs Welcome 
No Dogs Allowed 
Groups Welcome 
Motorbikers Welcome 
Toilet Facilities 
Hot Showers 
Washing Up 
No Bathroom 
No Baby Changing 
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 On Site 
Bar <1 mile 
No Restaurant 
Kids Playground 
No TV Room 
No Games Room 
No Evening Ents 
Fishing <1 mile 
Wild Swimming <1 mile 
Indoor Pool <5 miles 
Outdoor Pool <5 miles 
Horse Riding <5 miles 
No Cycle Hire 
Golf <5 miles 
Tennis <1 mile 
Beach <1 mile 
Watersports <1 mile 
Boat Launch / Mooring <5 miles 
No Sea Views 
Not Working Farm 
Campfires Allowed 
Open All Year 
No Waterside Pitches 
Public Transport <1 mile
Offroad Dog Walk On Site or Direct Access 
Stayed at the park in March as one of the only campsites open all year round. 
