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We visited Doward park for 5 nights in August 2009 and this is one of our favourite sites!
The site itself is fairly small and very secluded and quiet although at the same time the kids on the site were having a great time playing in the woods etc.
The toilet / shower facilities are again quite small but perfectly adequate for this size campsite. The on site shop was also pretty well stocked and the owners very friendly.
The allocated pitches were a good size. You have to park your car in the car park rather than next to your tent but we actually approved of this - it made the whole campsite look a lot neater (and les like a car park)!
The dog enjoyed lovely long walks directly from the site - caves, great views, woodland, Symonds Yat and of course down to the Saracens Head Pub!
Our only negative of the site was that the ground was very stony underneath the soil - easily solved next time with strong pegs!
Lovely, well laid-out site in a beautiful part of the countryside.
The owner lives on-site next to her shop and she seems to take great pride in her site, providing local information and keen to help you settle-in. Her shop stocks most of your necessary items.
Our pitch had a well-manicured concrete & pebble hardstanding 'designed for cars & caravans'(?) Obviously suitable for the campervan too but we had to pitch our awning half on pebbles - half on grass.
Washrooms, toilets etc. Were adequate, basic and clean but with only 2 of everything - this could cause congestion at busier times of the day.
Weather was terrible! It rained every day of our 4 day stay! So, to enjoy your stay bring your wellies or walking boots, as some parts of the walks in the woods were impassable. So, we couldn't consider a walk to the nearest pub, which was a shame!
It would have been good fun and good exercise if the weather had been better though!
Doward Park is a very nice site in a pleasant, quiet location. It obviously appeals to younger families, with it's Bluebell Wood and safe play area etc. However, playground shouting & squealing of 'the little ones' playing broke the serenity too often for our liking.
Had a great 12 night stay on Doward Park! Site is very complete although small (but therefore very cosy and most campers at the same time easily get to know each other)! Toilet block good and most of the time clean, showers at peak times not enough (two ladies and two men showers)! In the surroundings there a many many beautiful walks to be made, all with stunning and rewarding views! The walk to Goodrich Castle and to the top of the Symonds Yat Rock are walks to recommend everyone! Further more there a numerous interesting and nice things to do with the kids in the nearby area. For shopping we went to Ross with a nice big Morrisons. Overall a lovely campsite to recommend!
Stayed here two nights with 3 adults, one child and one dog for £12 a night in 2009.
Lovely peaceful site-well stocked shop and friendly owners.
The children's play area is a fenced off section of the woods which has dens and rope swing etc in it. A great place for kids to explore and enjoy freedom with you feeling safe in the knowledge that they cannot escape the site!
There are lovely forest walks from the site.
A lovely place and I'd love to go back when there were a few more kids there for my son to play with, maybe in the school hols!
We stayed for 3 nights and our comments are as follows:
Positives for us were:
Lovely setting, relatively flat, good facilities (didn't have to queue), owner always available, easy to find, not cramped pitches, very peaceful site. However, the owner's children were slightly loud during the early evening - loud music on and off, screaming and shouting (think they have a pool), and occasional announcements over a tannoy by the owner's son (telling his mother every evening to hurry up).
Negatives for us were:
Little bit regimented (we prefer to choose our own pitch), ground extremely hard in areas (couldn't get our pegs in far), rule about dogs to be kept on their lease wasn't enforced, got rudely awakened at 6.45am with a glass bottle collection (whole camp got up very early that morning).
Overall, we did enjoy the campsite, but for us the negatives slightly outweighed the positives, and for us, this isn't a campsite for us (as we don't have children).
With easy access to the Wye Valley, or the Malverns, this is a fantastic spot for a back-to-nature camping escape, with all electricity generated on site. Non-electric grass pitches with fire pits for your tent or campervan, or enjoy the home comforts of various quirky wooden cabins and thoughtfully renovated shepherd's huts. Despite its offgrid feel, guests can access brand-new toilets and hot showers.
With thoughtful touches around the camping field, including planting, beautiful wild grasses, and flourishing vegetable beds, the site sits between Ledbury, Ross-on-Wye and Newent, providing a pick of independent shops and amenities. Pubs and cider makers are located a stroll away, and dogs are welcome. Look forward to a warm welcome from hosts Ruth, James, and their cheery canines Chaucer and Luther! Find out more here
This is a little gem of a site. Its small but very clean and welcoming. Set in the forest of dean with great walks into the wye valley.
The shower and toilet block is small but kept clean and tidy. There is a small shop on site and a spar just down the road. There is an enclosed section of the woods for the kids to play in, which my son loved and kept him occupied for hours with the other kids. The campsite was just great place to relax and unwind we loved it and will be going back.
We went to Doward Park for the first May Bank Holiday weekend. I think that some of the reviews on here kind of built up our expectations of the site a bit too high. The site itself is very nice, the facilities are adequate but perhaps we were expecting more!
The ground is full of pebbles so take extra tent pegs. The shop as already mentioned stocks a good range of basics. The kids loved the woods, the adults loved the walk down to the pubs the other side of the river in Symonds Yat. There is plenty to do in the local area.
Would we go back? Yes probably but we will give others a try before
The site was lovely with nice spacious pitches. The woods were fantastic for the kids. Kept them occupied for ages! Lovely for walking and visiting the caves. Good facilities. Didn't have to queue for anything. Shop had few bits and pieces if you needed and there was a SPAR nearby with a good range of basic food/bbq essentials. Site very quiet. No traffic noise as previously reported and no rogue squirrels! Didn't see one! Lots of friendly robins though. Owner very friendly. Even leant me her needle when I had a metal splinter! We shall definitely return. I'm planning another trip here already!
Stayed here the first weekend in August with some friends and our children.
Arrived late, very helpful owner showed us to our pitch, she lived on site. She also openned the shop briefly in case we needed anything .
More regimented site than I usually stay on, it has maked pitches but they are nice big pitches and immaculately clean.Also very flat and not at all muddy.
Children disappeared into the wooded playarea, and were in there most of the trip!
Facilities were immaculately clean too, site was full and never had to queue for anything. Except maybe the washing up area one evening, but there was endless hot water and two sinks there too.
Walked down to the pub from the site, lovely pub, went over the river on the hand pulled ferry, which delighted the children. The valley is very pretty and it was an enjoyable walk, even got a map from the site shop to find our way to and from the pub.
Nice `family feel` to the site too, all the children played together and the noise was zero, apart from the odd child in the night, after 10pm.
There was so much to do in the area we wished we`d stayed longer and will hopefully return next year
We love this place! Great pitches with nice natural borders giving a degree of privacy. Small shop with a cheery welcome and essentials you may have forgotten. Clean showers and toilets and a couple of pot wash sinks.
A nice walk through the woods to Symonds Yat and a great pub. We cannot praise this site enough and have been several times already. 10 out of 10!
With easy access to the Wye Valley, or the Malverns, this is a fantastic spot for a back-to-nature camping escape, with all electricity generated on site. Non-electric grass pitches with fire pits for your tent or campervan, or enjoy the home comforts of various quirky wooden cabins and thoughtfully renovated shepherd's huts. Despite its offgrid feel, guests can access brand-new toilets and hot showers.
With thoughtful touches around the camping field, including planting, beautiful wild grasses, and flourishing vegetable beds, the site sits between Ledbury, Ross-on-Wye and Newent, providing a pick of independent shops and amenities. Pubs and cider makers are located a stroll away, and dogs are welcome. Look forward to a warm welcome from hosts Ruth, James, and their cheery canines Chaucer and Luther! Find out more here
Location was off the beaten track but good directions from the campsite made it easy to find.
There are 28 pitches, some with electric hookups set in a forest clearing, its very pretty with flowering tubs around the office / shop and toilet / shower area. The pitches are fairly level and well set out, not cramped up at all. The site is clean and very well presented although do not expect modern / stylish toilets and showers as you will be disappointed but what they are is clean, bright with plenty of hot water (we went on a busy weekend and never had to queue or have a cold shower). There is a wooded area just at the edge of the camp called bluebell woods where the children had great fun making their own little adventures and there was plenty of grass area in the centre of the site for them to play too(the mums and dads seemed to have great fun playing too)! The site is quiet during the afternoons as a lot of people head out sightseeing, it fills up again late afternoon when everyone returns for their evening meal and spending time just chatting and enjoying the peace of the site. The night times were fairly quiet with just the odd little one crying but nothing that stopped you getting a good nights sleep. All in all a great site, close to lots of local attractions, small enough to be friendly but not obtrusive. Definitely worth another visit and looking forward to going again.
The campsite is in a lovely setting and the pitches are a good size, although they are allocated. Toilet and washing up facilities are clean and are ample for the site. The ground was a bit waterlogged when we were there but in all fairness there had been a lot of rain in the previous week. It is a nice walk down the hill, over the bridge and along the river to the Saracens Head, which does lovely food. Tried the Ferryman's too but was not really impressed.
The site is in a good location to visit a number of places - Hay on wye, Ross on wye, Hereford and just over the border to Monmouth.
One negative - there did seem to be some heavy lorries passing somewhere nearby in the morning which were quite noisy.
This site was wonderful - our favorite site of all time, by far. The lady who owned the site was really friendly and very helpful. The site is just beautiful, with lots of squirrels and even a little rabbit who was out and about early each morning.
We stayed on pitch number 11 which seemed to get a lot of shade, which would be very welcome in the really hot weather. The only (minor) problem we had was the length of time it took to get our pegs in, due to the amount of stones under the ground of the pitch. We broke lots of our pegs but we'll be returning with some sturdier ones next time.
Other than that, there is nothing else bad to be said about the place. Bluebell woods kept the kids in our group (five of them aged from 2 to 8) amused for hours every day. The walk down to biblins, over the bridge (stopping at the pub at the bottom!) and back up again was really enjoyable and helped to work up our appetites. The kid all slept soundly that night!
We went on the river cruise which was lovely but a little overpriced I thought (£5.50 per adult and £3.00 per child). I wouldn't recommend the cream teas at the Rose Tea Gardens but their ice cream was gorgeous.
There are not enough good things I can say about this site! We all loved it. We had only booked for two nights but can't wait to go back for a longer stay. The weekend that we stayed the site was fully booked but we never felt crowded in. There was a lovely atmosphere and everyone seemed to be having a relaxing time.
We came hear with friends after coming previously on our own. The site is lovely, an upper part for about 4/5 tents on and a lower part which goes around in a circle. The wash area clean and tidy, there is bluebell wood right next to the site, where it is available for the children to play, make dens, also a rope swing. Good for all ages seen as though we had children ranging from 7 to 15. The walk was good down to the river with a very welcoming pub at the bottom. Nice to watch whats going on, on the river from above. Plenty of boats to hire. A real good base and we would come back again, as we already have done.
My husband and I have just returned from a 4 night stay at Doward Park camp site, It was a very peaceful site, with only a handful of tents and about 5 caravans, we were located in the corner pitch overlooking bluebell wood, which is part of the site, I know my 2 nephews would have loved this to play in.
The site is quite basic, 2 ladies showers and 2 mens showers,there is a hairdryer in the ladies shower room which was really useful, at a cost of 20p. There were 2 ladies toilets plus 1 disabled.
The showers were clean on arrival, although the showers weren't cleaned as often as they could have been, especially if you had one later in the day.
The site itself was lovely and clean, and it has a small site shop, which sells non perishable items.
We did have a problem with the squirrels whilst we were there, we did see the notice which was pinned up in the shop, stating not to leave bread, biscuits etc out, so we put our bread in one of the sleeping compartments and zipped it up for the day whilst we were out, unfortunately on our return the squirrels had bitten two quite large holes in our tent to get at the bread, just leaving the wrapper for us to discard!
So please be aware of this! otherwise we had a lovely stay and would return.
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Tent Pitches 
No Caravans 
Motorhome Pitches 
Small Campervans 
Glamping Units 
No Statics for Hire 
No Statics for Sale 
No Seasonal Pitches 
Electric Hookups 
Hardstanding Pitches 
No Fully Serviced Pitches 
Families Welcome 
Not Members Only 
No Rallies 
Not Naturist Site 
Dogs Welcome 
No Dogs Allowed 
Groups Welcome 
Toilet Facilities 
Hot Showers 
Washing Up 
No Bathroom 
No Baby Changing 
No Laundry 
Drinking Water 
Disabled Friendly 
Chemical Disposal 
Battery Charging 
Gas Exchange 
Recycling Facilities 
No Kitchen Facilities 
Freezer / Fridge 
Motorhome Point 
Wifi Access 
Shop On Site 
Bar <5 miles 
Restaurant or Cafe or Takeaway <1 mile 
Kids Playground 
No TV Room 
No Games Room 
No Evening Ents 
Fishing <1 mile 
Wild Swimming <1 mile 
No Indoor Pool 
No Outdoor Pool 
Horse Riding <5 miles 
Cycle Hire <1 mile 
Golf <5 miles 
No Tennis 
No Beach 
Watersports <1 mile 
Boat Launch / Mooring <5 miles 
No Sea Views 
Not Working Farm 
No Campfires Allowed 
No Waterside Pitches 
Public Transport <1 mile
Offroad Dog Walk On Site or Direct Access 
We visited Doward park for 5 nights in August 2009 and this is one of our favourite sites!
