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Southland Caravan And Motorhome Club Site
Winford Rd
Newchurch
Sandown
Isle Of Wight (Browse area)
PO36 0LZ
Tel: 01342 327 490
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Pitches: 174
Open: 16/03/2026 to 05/11/2026
16/03/2027 to 05/11/2027
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 Tent Pitches |
 Caravan Pitches |
 Motorhome Pitches |
 Small Campervans |
 No Glamping Units |
 Holiday Homes for Hire |
 No Statics for Sale |
 Seasonal Pitches |
 Electric Hookups |
 Hardstanding Pitches |
 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 |
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| Facilities |
 Toilet Facilities |
 Hot Showers |
 Washing Up |
 Bathroom |
 No Baby Changing |
 Laundry On Site |
 Drinking Water |
 Disabled Friendly |
 Chemical Disposal |
 No Battery Charging |
 Gas Exchange |
 No Recycling Facilities |
 No Kitchen Facilities |
 No Freezer / Fridge |
 Motorhome Point |
 Wifi Access |
 No Shop |
 Bar <1 mile |
 No Restaurant |
| Activities |
 Kids Playground |
 No TV Room |
 No Games Room |
 No Evening Ents |
 No Fishing |
 No Wild Swimming |
 Indoor Pool <5 miles |
 No Outdoor Pool |
 Horse Riding <5 miles |
 No Cycle Hire |
 Golf <5 miles |
 No Tennis |
 Beach <5 miles |
 No Watersports |
 Boat Launch / Mooring <5 miles |
| Other Features |
 No Sea Views |
 Not Working Farm |
 No Campfires Allowed |
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 No Waterside Pitches |
 Public Transport <1 mile |
 No Dog Walk |
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| Date of Visit: August 2008 |
Unit: Touring Caravan |
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| Reviewer: Johnjory |
124 reviews from this member |
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 Difficult to add anything more to the complimentary things said by the previous reviewers. We also found Southlands to be an extremely well run, high quality, family oriented site which deserves their numerous awards. I guess that consistency is the clever bit.
Southlands is quite a large, conveniently situated, level, attractively landscaped site divided into different areas with lalandi hedging. The main track ways are graveled, and the ground well drained. So, it is ideal for people in tents and keeps mud to a minimum.
We stayed over the Bank Holiday weekend when the site was full and the single large modern toilet block (complete with family room; disabled facility; bath (£1); privacy cubicles; baby bathing facility) was extremely well maintained and coped perfectly with the number of people. Opposite the toilet block is a similarly well equipped washing up and laundry facility.
The Isle of Wight is a very nice place to visit with vast amounts of things to see and do. We were there during the annual Steam Rally and the annual Scooter Rally. The steam rally was one of the best I’ve seen. Then, it was like the clock had been put back to 1968 on Sunday night in Ryde with 100’s of vintage Vespas and Lambrettas and a (free) Small Faces tribute band on the seafront. All good natured, perhaps because most of the Mods now have bus passes! (Like me!)
Just pick up a (free) copy of “Wight Life”; “I.O.W Pocket Guide”; “Pub Walks Pocket Guide”, and “Holiday Guide” and you will have absolutely everything listed and described.
A note on the ferries. Don’t worry if you are a little early or late for your booked crossing. The service runs every half hour, as long as you have got a ticket, they will put you on the next available crossing.
A few personal recommendations:
Warren Farm, Alum Bay (One of the best farmhouse cream teas): Marharajah, High Street Shanklin (Good, reasonably priced Indian restaurant.): Pearly Boise, High Street, Shanklin: (Ice Cream Parlour with all home made ice creams): Winter Gardens, Ventnor (Views, performances, and good value restaurant); Buddle Inn, Niton Undercliff (Food, real ale, music in ‘Smugglers Barn’): Bonchurch Inn, Bonchurch (Superb, medium priced Italian restaurant.)
Things I think you will like about the I.O.W:
Low levels of traffic. (Congestion free, except Newport at 5 0’clock!): Numerous significant festivals/rallies all year round: Numerous of visitor attractions: Numerous beaches and un-spoilt bays: Vast network of well signposted footpaths/bridlepaths/byways/cycleways: Good value family oriented eats & drinks places everywhere.
Things I think you will not like about the I.O.W:
Peak season ferry fares. (But check if the campsite can offer you an “inclusive fare”): Anywhere with a coach park. (e.G.,& with apologies to, Smithy’s Forge & Needles Park.)
We will go back. 
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| Date of Visit: September 2008 |
Unit: Tent |
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| Reviewer: Robndeb |
1 review from this member |
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Wow .
We have stayed in a number of camp sites and this is by far the best! It has a ETB 5 Star rating and they earned every one of them!
I agree with other reviewer's comments about Washrooms, Spotless including the Gents! but Gents showers are a bit small but we guys make do, and the ladies, I am told are quite different and have larger showers as well, there are also family washrooms too.
Owners are very plesent and helpful, and no sooner has someone left there pitch its had a once over with the lawn mower ready for the next punter.
Lastly. Its got wireless Internet. In a campsite?, and its FREE, (donations to charity welcome) now thats something else!, not the fastest in the world but for planning your days out its fine. And for leaving a review or two :D
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| Date of Visit: July 2008 |
Unit: Tent |
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| Reviewer: Roo+Dave+P+M |
1 review from this member |
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Brilliant, well maintained, spotlessly clean campsite. The toilets & showers were always clean. The site is nice and flat and level with neat conifer hedges around pitches, giving a nice level of privacy and shelter. There is a small shop which supplies the basics. Theres plenty of nice pubs with good food in the area (we tried most of em). The site has very friendly staff and owners. Kids assure me that the play area was good too. Plenty to do in the area, blackgang chine and robin hill country park were big winners with the children. Electric hookup was handy as weve never bothered with one before, (being hardcore campers). There is a tap and hookup on every pitch. If returning to the isle of wight, we wouldn't consider staying anywhere else.
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| Date of Visit: August 2008 |
Unit: Touring Caravan |
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| Reviewer: Thetaylors |
9 reviews from this member |
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Just arrived home from 10 days at Southland. In 30 years of carvannning and camping this rates as one to the best we've been on, and that includes Caravan Club members only sites. We agree with other positive comments on this website - everywhere was always spotlessly clean and tidy. There were 4 units in our party and were were all sited conveniently together. The site sent went beautifully quiet at bedtime. The small hedged off areas definitely encourage peace and quiet. We felt very relaxed here.
Our only reservation was on safety grounds. There is a site rule that bikes should only be ridden on the made up roads and not through the grassed pitching areas. This rule did not seem to be enforced as children frequently cycled through at high speed, especially at barbecue time. To a degree this is understandable, kids being kids (we were young once), but we witnessed several adults doing it as well.
That minor moan aside, we can't wait to get back.
We don't need to extol the virtues of the Isle of Wight - it's lovely and long may it remain so.
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| Date of Visit: August 2008 |
Unit: Tent |
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| Reviewer: Claireandbart |
5 reviews from this member |
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We rang up last minute as were at Grange Farm at Brightstone for two nights but got so weather beaten with the pitch facing Atlantic that we rang up Southland-they just got a cancellation so had room for us.Wow-brilliant place. So clean and well laid out.The staff did everything they could to please and nothing was too much.The Wardens were friendly and helped us out of hours when our son caught a seabass and we needed to chill it for 24hours to eat the next day and they kept it in their caravan and helped fix our mobile.The pitches were well spaced out.The shower blocks were best I have ever seen-loads of hot water-peak August and always a shower free at 7-8am. The playground was good although not the best I have seen but the site felt safe. It was very quiet at night.Brilliant sinks and washing machines and tumble dryers all in clean wooden cabins.Site has amazing feel and everyone seems to be regulars coming back every year some being visting annually for 7 years! Just brilliant-would highly recommend. Near a campshop and Morrisons (5 MINUTES AWAY) and great pubs like the one next to the Arreton Craft barns. Vetnor worth a visit as great paddling pool/beach and crabbing fishing site and loads of cafes nearby. Bembridge is awsome and find the millpath as got 3 bridges and amzing crabbing and fishing.The baywatch cafe at Bembridge fantastic and right on the beach-great food-quite london feel.The beaches great here and fantastic for rockpooling/crabbing and shell collecting.
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| Date of Visit: July 2006 |
Unit: Tent |
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| Reviewer: Iare |
2 reviews from this member |
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Spent a lovely 2 weeks here.
Site was quiet, clean and well laid out.
Tent pitches were level and large, electric hookup and most pitches seperated by hedges, so you didn't feel exposed.
The toilet and shower block were spotless as well, plenty of hot water and never a long wait for a shower even when the site was full and busy.
Small shop on site for the essentials, but everything is so close that stocking up wasn't a problem.
Kids wandered around to there hearts content and enjoyed the freedom and security.
Will be going back!
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| Date of Visit: July 2008 |
Unit: Tent |
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| Reviewer: Annpearson |
2 reviews from this member |
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Came back yesterday (27 July 08) from 4 days away at Southland (me and OH went for our 25th wedding anniversary) and I have to say what a wonderful campsite this is, the place is immaculate and a credit to the owners!
Toilet/shower blocks always spotless, grass is mown and everywhere is pristine. Southland is in a briliant location, close to all touristy places and only a short drive to Sandown and shanklin beaches.
We only found this place after reading reviews on here and we will definitely be returning very soon.
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| Date of Visit: June 2007 |
Unit: Touring Caravan |
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| Reviewer: Shanedunn |
3 reviews from this member |
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The best site we have ever stayed on. Spotlessly clean site and facilities. Large level pitches, perfectly manicured hedges and lawns. A joy just to stroll around on a nice evening, peaceful and well managed.
Shower cubicles in gents could be a little larger but that is minor.
Well drained so not even a problem when the rain refuses to stop (as it did during one of our stays.
We normally return every year but looked for a change this year and regretted it.
IOW is a lovely place and this site is ideally situated to explore its many splendours.
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| Date of Visit: June 2008 |
Unit: Touring Caravan |
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| Reviewer: Diddydave |
3 reviews from this member |
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Well I must say me and the wife felt spoiled!
WHAT a great campsite. We found the owners viv and vanessa very welcoming and pleasant.
The campsite itself is very well set out and we got a big pitch. 26ft van with full awning and still had enough room for car to park next to it.
The park is set out in bays surrounded by hedges and though you had your own privacy, the other people around you were talkative and friendly.
Male toilets were always clean, could do with modernising but not a disgrace. Shop sold the assentals milk, bread and sweets and lollies for the kids.
Only a few miles to nearest supermarket and sandown/shanklin beach only 10mins drive away.
Play area ok for kids aged between 2/10 but for not older. Only stayed for 1 week but wished we stayed for 2. Booked ferry crossing through campsite, which took hassel out of organising everything. Late night arrivals area as well as we arrived at 3am after traveling from hull.
Going to book for next year. As loved it so much.
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| Date of Visit: May 2008 |
Unit: Tent |
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| Reviewer: Glasshalffull |
7 reviews from this member |
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Stayed here for a very wet last week in may. Immaculate would be the best way to describe this site & the attention to detail is amazing with campsite staff continually tidying trimming or cleaning around the site. All the facilities were top notch except the showers werent always as hot as they could be but everything was always very clean. The staff were friendly and helpful and always. Willing to give advice and information. Pitches were a good size but some were tucked away down hedge lined alleys which I found to be not as sociable as I like my camping to be. There are larger more open areas but you are shown to your allocated pitch with no options given. So if you're looking to stay somewhere quiet and peaceful in beautiful surroundings then this site is for you
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