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Holmsley Camping In The New Forest
Forest Road
Thorney Hill
Bransgore
Dorset (Browse area)
BH23 7EQ
Tel: 01590 631641
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Pitches: 600
Open: 26/03/2026 to 31/10/2026
26/03/2027 to 31/10/2027
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 Tent Pitches |
 Caravan Pitches |
 Motorhome Pitches |
 Small Campervans |
 Glamping Units |
 No Statics for Hire |
 No Statics for Sale |
 Seasonal Pitches |
 Electric Hookups |
 Hardstanding Pitches |
 No Fully Serviced Pitches |
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| Who's it for |
 Families Welcome |
 Not Members Only |
 Rallies Welcome |
 Not Naturist Site |
 Dogs Welcome |
 No Dogs Allowed |
 Groups Welcome |
 Motorbikers Welcome |
| Facilities |
 Toilet Facilities |
 Hot Showers |
 Washing Up |
 No Bathroom |
 No Baby Changing |
 Laundry On Site |
 Drinking Water |
 Disabled Friendly |
 Chemical Disposal |
 Battery Charging |
 No Gas Exchange |
 Recycling Facilities |
 No Kitchen Facilities |
 No Freezer / Fridge |
 Motorhome Point |
 Wifi Access |
 Shop On Site |
 Bar <5 miles |
 Restaurant or Cafe or Takeaway <5 miles |
| Activities |
 Kids Playground |
 No TV Room |
 No Games Room |
 No Evening Ents |
 No Fishing |
 No Wild Swimming |
 No Indoor Pool |
 No Outdoor Pool |
 Horse Riding <5 miles |
 Cycle Hire On Site |
 Golf <5 miles |
 No Tennis |
 Beach <10 miles |
 Watersports <10 miles |
 No Boat Launch |
| Other Features |
 No Sea Views |
 Not Working Farm |
 No Campfires Allowed |
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 No Waterside Pitches |
 Public Transport <5 miles |
 Offroad Dog Walk On Site or Direct Access |
 Electric Car Charging Point |
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| Date of Visit: August 2018 |
Unit: Tent |
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| Reviewer: Woodya10 |
8 reviews from this member |
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 Holmsley - What a site! and that's not necessarily a good thing. The welcome we received was faultless, very welcoming and full of lots of info - A great start. We were shown to our pitch (Pitch 77) which appeared to be flat and fairly well maintained. Firstly we noticed that there were no actual pitch markings, basically we could pitch where we wanted as long as we were in the general vicinity of the pitch marker. This was ok but as our 10 days progressed it would appear that the 3m rule does not apply. Tents were all over the place in no order what so ever.
Then it rained! be warned this site floods quickly and we had water running under our tent. What we thought were flat pitches ARE NOT! The hard standing area for mostly caravans resembled a travellers site complete with caravans, kids all over the place and yapping dogs. I'm sure that Holmsley was once a really good site but has now gone down hill rapidly. It's by far the biggest site I've been to and with 600 pitches it's no wonder it gone to rack and ruin. Not sure if C&CC rules about cleanliness, noise and safety actually apply here - but it does appear on their website.
On a plus side the shop was excellent. Our 10 day was good, but we will not be staying at Holmsley again and I cannot recommend it. In closing, Holmsley fall well short of what a C&CC site should by. A shame really because it's location is excellent. 
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| Date of Visit: September 2018 |
Unit: Motorhome |
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| Reviewer: DJMotorhomer |
48 reviews from this member |
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Our first visit to a Camping in the Forest site. And our last. Terribly maintained. Hard standing pitches are simply on the road, it looked like a gypsy encampment more than a site.
As we have been site wardens for private sites we asked what time were the shower blocks closed for cleaning, the answer we received was 'whenever we get up'. That did not bode well with us.
Shower block is very dated and left in a disgusting state by other campers. Luckily we only spent 2 nights there and was glad to leave.
No wifi except for small area outside reception.
No phone coverage or 4G on 3 or Asda mobile.
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| Date of Visit: June 2018 |
Unit: Tent |
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| Reviewer: Daveandmitch |
8 reviews from this member |
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Our DofE group used Holmsley because our usual site at Avon Tyrrell was completely booked. So we had 28 teenagers and 5 leaders just staying the one night. Some sites would have said no but Holmsley were very accommodating allowing us a small field to ourselves.
So under the circumstances the site was adequate for our needs. However I think if I was camping for a week with my family I would think the site too big for a quiet getaway.
Showers were clean when cleaned but like a lot of busy sites quickly became wet and dirty. Why does that happen? There was a shop/takeaway on site but we never used it.
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| Date of Visit: April 2018 |
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| Reviewer: Kentpingu |
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Have been visiting this site for many years and have to say the standard has changed considerably. Seasonal pitches now seem to dominate the site with their vans parked on the tarmac so close together around all the grassed edges, so your view from the grass where you pitch your tent is of backs of caravans or straight into people's awnings. Many have made wooden flooring for their awnings and are screwed to the tarmac.
At busy weekends it appears the six metre rule becomes non existent. Staff do not enforce this. The rule is also no open fires but evidence on the grass shows this is happening (again staff do not enforce this)and with so many units crammed in, it is a fire disaster waiting to happen.
The staff are pleasant but the standard of camper is changing. There are mops to rinse the showers when finished but these are rarely used leaving the cubicles uninviting and muddy. Teenagers are hanging out in the showers having toothpaste fights, breaking toilet seats and I have even seen fecaes placed on the toilet lids. The site needs more strict supervision at peak periods. It is like staying on a very bad council estate.
In fairness to the staff it is a very large site to cover but during busy periods they would benefit from some extra wardens walking the site? It is such a shame as this is a beautiful place in the forest and am afraid to say that it is now one I shall remove from my list until the Camping and Caravan Club up their game. The roads are full of deep potholes which cannot be good for touring caravans.
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| Date of Visit: September 2017 |
Unit: Campervan |
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| Reviewer: Kateandjames |
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I camp quite a bit in the New Forest and its been several year since I last stayed at this site, it's not one I'll be going back to in a hurry.
Large groups of caravans and white vans parked nose to nose around the toilet blocks gave this site an appearance in places of a travellers site, not a camping in the forest site. What happened to the 6m rule!
Any peace and tranquillity was spoilt by loud club music (still playing at 11. 30) coming from one part of the site; road noise from the ever busy A35 and planes going into Bournemouth Airport.
Toilets however were reasonable given the large number of people camping, and the on-site shop sells food, drink, take-aways etc.
There is plenty of cycling a walking direct from the site.
Wardens were friendly and happy even when trying to unblock the smelly drains.
Enjoy Benidorm, then you'd probably enjoy this site!
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| Date of Visit: July 2017 |
Unit: Motorhome |
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| Reviewer: JerAzel |
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Just had 3 nights here. Wardens were very friendly. We had hardstanding pitch & sun all day. Showers had loads of hot water & were very clean even on a busy weekend. Late booking so had no electric hook up, but no problem run fridge on Gas.
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| Date of Visit: May 2017 |
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| Reviewer: Thejackienixon@hotm |
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Just back from a Bank Holiday Weekend at this large Camping in the Forest site. It's a remote area, but the nearby village of Bransgove has a couple of good pubs and a few shops if you need them. It's a 15 minute cycle away. The site does have a well stocked shop and takeaway too.
We had to queue on Saturday morning to get in and choose our pitch. The gate staff were great, friendly and helpful. They needed to put a positive spin on what was by this time utter chaos! The place was heaving, really not relaxing in any way! The toilets, showers and washing up areas were in constant use and queuing was the only option to use them.
At any other time I'm sure this site would have a very different vibe, but the atmosphere was just not what I have ever experienced before on my hundreds of camping trips. There didn't seem to be anything laid back about the entire site! It seemed that London had emptied into the New Forest and bought with it the hustle and bustle! I won't be going again.
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| Date of Visit: August 2016 |
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| Reviewer: 2plus2andadog |
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First impression of the campsite wasn't great. As you drive you up to the campsite you see a large field full of the same tents so thought the campsite was going to be extremely busy and noisy. Once on the campsite the staff member who checked us in was friendly and told us to drive around and look before camping. I was really disappointed on the drive round because most of the space is taken up by caravans parked all over the place. There are weird hardstanding areas for caravans everywhere so it looks like they're parked on the car parks. I think you can store caravans and stay long term so this made the place look quite run down (we had a caravan next to us that had a broken awning and the curtains were all broken) and not at all like the previous New Forest Campsite that I had stayed in near Lyndhurst. Had I not already paid for my pitch I would've left and tried to book at the place in Lyndhurst.
However, we did manage to find a beautiful spot, in the field furthest away, amongst some trees. The ground is VERY rocky so make sure you take some rock pegs, although they do stock them in the shop.
Once we had put up the tent and got used to the caravan car park, it got better. The shop is pretty good and reasonably priced. It also sells take away food and things for breakfast. There is a park plus 3 shower blocks so they never get full, although they could be cleaned more often.
Although it was pretty busy the site wasn't noisy, just watch out for children with no road sense on their bikes as parents let them cycle where they want with complete disregard to cars driving along the roads.
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| Date of Visit: August 2016 |
Unit: Touring Caravan |
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| Reviewer: Suziec1977 |
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We stayed here for 5 nights and found it a good base for access to the New Forest. There is lots to do in the area - both in the woodland and by the coast. We particularly enjoyed the open top bus tour, which stopped just outside the site (half a mile walk).
The site is huge. Too big for my liking. If you don't mind a big site it is ok. Average/ as expected facilities which I never found crowded, even at peak times in the peak season. Toilet blocks were often closed for cleaning when I wanted to use them but this seemed necessary as some people had no regard for keeping the facilities clean and tidy. The staff must have worked hard to keep them as clean as they did.
I found it strange with people pitching on the concrete roads but got used to it! We had no hook up the first night and were able to find a pitch we liked in a quiet-ish area but not too far from the toilets. Nice little piece of woods for the kids to play in there too. Was much harder to find a pitch when we moved to hook up (hook up was fully booked for the first night of our stay). People can pitch where they like and it was virtually impossible to find anywhere with hook up where we could fit on without being too close or blocking vehicle access for others. A very helpful ranger, who had been our neighbour at our first pitch, tried to help us find somewhere quiet/nice with hook up but it was a struggle. So we were allowed to use the rally field as no group was booked on until the day after we left. This was fine with plenty of space for our children to play. Had we had to squeeze onto a different area it wouldn't have been enjoyable - just too cramped. I think the site needs more organisation and set pitches. They seemed to have no clue who was where! I was worried it would be very noisy at night but actually it was fine. There was a park area which my children, aged 6 and 2 enjoyed. It never seemed too busy there.
I wouldn't stay here again due to the size of the site and lack of organisation but would return to the area as there is so much to do.
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| Date of Visit: April 2016 |
Unit: Campervan |
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| Reviewer: WWLL |
60 reviews from this member |
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This is a really well situated site for the New Forest.
Wardens were friendly, facilities clean, shop well stocked and a friendly take away service.
The site is best suited to tents or caravans rather than moterhomes or camper vans, this is due to the pitching arrangements which are unmarked and not reservable, this means if you go out in the van your pitch may be taken forcing you to re-site on your return. The positive side to the unmarked pitch system is that you have a great choice and can be close to friends if you choose, or move at anytime if you wish.
Overall a nice friendly site.
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| Date of Visit: August 2015 |
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| Reviewer: Toddy40 |
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We have stayed at this site for many years now camping with friends at the end of the season.
The site is well situated surrounded bu nature and peace and quiet.
The facilities on the site, showers and toilets, are always kept to a very high standard. The tent pitch areas are kept in very good order and level. The electric hook up is reliable and not expensive.
The site is located well for days out to the beach or places to visit.
The staff are very helpful and very friendly.
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| Date of Visit: August 2015 |
Unit: Touring Caravan |
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| Reviewer: Fabandy |
4 reviews from this member |
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What a great site in the New Forest with electric. Even though it was high season and there were a lot of people there, we never felt overcrowded. It's a clean site with helpful staff and plenty of space for kids to play safely. Clean warm showers, a good shop and a take away open in the evenings. Close to Lyndhurst and Christchurch for supplies and the coast for the beaches.
We couldn't fault it at all and will definitely be staying there again.
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| Date of Visit: July 2015 |
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| Reviewer: HenryJF |
8 reviews from this member |
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Returned for our fifth visit to this excellent site. Large open spaces allowed our four groups to pitch close together and enjoy a long weekend. Great walks to Burley and to the pub topped off a holiday enjoyed by all. The facilities were well maintained and routinely cleaned. Already planning our return for summer 2016
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| Date of Visit: August 2015 |
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| Reviewer: Bongowight |
5 reviews from this member |
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Stopped for one night and to be honest that was one night too many, basically it's an old airfield, no set pitches just have to drive around in circles trying to find a gap to fit in, lots of big groups camping (well drinking) together, caravans parked on all the roads camping rather than on any of the grass pitches. Very noisy and no attempts by anyone to ask people to keep the noise down, we had a group opposite us who were parting quite loudly till about 2am and were not asked to quieten down at all. Went to have a shower in the morning to be told the whole block near us was closed for cleaning it stayed as such for 45 mins, given this was at 9. 30am seemed a bit stupid really to close a block in morning rush hour for the shower blocks! To be honest couldn't wait to leave in the morning and leave the rest to enjoy the live Jeremy Kyle show that is Helmsley!
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| Date of Visit: July 2015 |
Unit: Motorhome |
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| Reviewer: Annie456uk |
7 reviews from this member |
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This is an excellent site, that we look forward to visiting again in the future. Very well looked after by friendly staff. Showers and toilets spotlessly clean, and plenty of them, so no queuing. Lovely barista coffee shop and restaurant/takeway/breakfasts on week ends - coffee etc available on week days. Excellent, well stocked shop. Surrounding forest area brilliant for walks and cycling. Local villages offer good pub lunches, shopping etc. Will be going back!
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