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PERMANENTLY CLOSED
Forest Holidays Christchurch
Bracelands Drive
Christchurch
Coleford
Gloucestershire (Browse area)
   
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 No Tents |
 No Caravans |
 No Motorhomes |
 No Campervans |
 No Glamping Units |
 No Statics for Hire |
 No Statics for Sale |
 No Seasonal Pitches |
 No Electric Hookups |
 No Hardstandings |
 No Fully Serviced Pitches |
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| Who's it for |
 Families Welcome |
 Not Members Only |
 No Rallies |
 Not Naturist Site |
 Dogs Welcome |
 No Dogs Allowed |
 Groups Welcome |
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| Facilities |
 No Toilets |
 No Showers |
 No Washing Up Area |
 No Bathroom |
 No Baby Changing |
 No Laundry |
 No Drinking Water |
 Disabled Friendly |
 No Chemical Disposal |
 No Battery Charging |
 No Gas Exchange |
 No Recycling Facilities |
 No Kitchen Facilities |
 No Freezer / Fridge |
 No Motorhome Point |
 No Wifi Access |
 No Shop |
 No Bar |
 No Restaurant |
| Activities |
 No Playground |
 No TV Room |
 No Games Room |
 No Evening Ents |
 No Fishing |
 No Wild Swimming |
 No Indoor Pool |
 No Outdoor Pool |
 No Horse Riding |
 No Cycle Hire |
 No Golf |
 No Tennis |
 No Beach |
 No Watersports |
 No Boat Launch |
| Other Features |
 No Sea Views |
 Not Working Farm |
 No Campfires Allowed |
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 No Waterside Pitches |
 Public Transport |
 No Dog Walk |
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| Reviewer: Katskorner |
8 reviews from this member |
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 August 2005
I have been visiting this site since the age of 3 and I am now in my early 30's so they must be doing something right!
We stayed for a long weekend with our new caravan on EHU and had no problems at all - we did trip the post a couple of times but a quick flip of the switch and we were up and running again. The facilities are great, loos clean and showers hot - if not a little too hot if you are the only one in there! The shop is good but to be honest we never really buy much more than a paper anyway.
Reception is busy and too small but that has always been the case. The new security gate was a surprise - you have to pay a £5 refundable deposit for a key but they had no choice as someone released some wild pigs into the forest recently and the camp safety was compromised so they put the gates in.
We love this site - always have and suspect I always will. My husband and toddler agree too so it can't be bad.
Oh yes, and there is a great pub just through the trees at the back of the site - the King's Head (the King of Spain) where you can get good ale and good food. Worth a visit. Remember to take a torch for coming back! 
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| Reviewer: Warbis66 |
28 reviews from this member |
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August 2005
This was our third family camping trip with three young children. We went here mainly for its closeness to Bristol but also for its previously good reviews on this site.
We were delighted with the efficiency of the whole thing, I booked via phone on the Friday lunch time and rolled up a few hours later. We paid our £5 for the security gate and were told to pitch anywhere as long as you are a minimum of 6 mtrs from another tent. The site is spotless, yob free and quiet. We particulary enjoyed the dog free environment. The kids loved the small but excellent play area and we enjoyed the nearby spectacular scenery of the Forest of Dean. This isnt a site to come to if you want the high life but if you enjoy good old fashioned family fun and a several spotlessly clean loo blocks, this is the place for you. Happy camping.
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| Reviewer: Glorfindel |
2 reviews from this member |
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June 2005
We have been back to this site 6 times since the May Bank Holiday and we love it! Excellent facilities with all you need on site including a well stocked shop with camping goods etc. Children well catered for and absolutely beautiful surroundings. Also, we are not dog lovers so it's a plus for us it's a dog free site.
I was amused to see the other comments regarding the reception staff as we too have experienced their 'I'm very busy manner'. However, the rest of the staff could not be more friendly and helpful.
We are hoping to get at least another two trips in before Tent season officially closes!
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| Reviewer: Stewart5 |
1 review from this member |
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August 2005
This is a fantastic campsite! We recently stayed for a long weekend - a last minute decision but a great choice. It is worth noting 2 points though...1) You need to pay a refundable deposit of £5.00 to get a key for the electric gates put there because of point 2.... 2) There are WILD PIGS in the neighbourhood about which you are advised upon check-in. There are also loads of grey squirrels on the site who have perfected the art of stealing any food left visable and disappearing... well, like a squirrel up a tree!
The onsite shop is brilliant, stocking everything and anything - we forgot our airbed and a bike lock and found both in the shop at very reasonable prices. They have freshly baked bread and croissants in the morning which is a great treat. The staff were friendly and always helpful. We did note however that Friday evening check-in was hectic with lots of queues - we got there on Friday luchtime and checked-in immediately.
The site is on a hill with the hook ups at the top and the majority of tents at the lower end, which is more level. You choose your own space as long as you leave 6m between yourself and others. The showers and toilets were always clean, lots of hot water and virtually no waiting around. The only let down was the lack of a hairdrier or facilities to use your own which didn't go well with "going out", or children with wet hair!
It is an ideal base for cycling - but you need to drive 10 mins to use the family cycle trail (parking £2.00all day, but get there before 11am!). To note, go CLOCKWISE around the trail as you only have 4miles of uphill and 7miles of downhills and level cycling! The kiosk near the end of the trail sells much welcomed ice-creams! The whole family enjoyed our stay especially the kids (11,6,3 yrs) who enjoyed the freedom, play area and the dog free site. This is a good site to recommend to couples, groups of friends and families alike, as you are asked not to disturb others between 10pm and 8am so the atmosphere stayed friendly! As novice campers this trip has most certainly given us the camping bug!
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| Reviewer: _-_strawb_-_ |
3 reviews from this member |
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July 2005
We've stayed at this site about 5 times over the last 3 years, as we have family who live nearby. The shop is well stocked, the showers are hot and cleaned regularly. Theres plenty of shower/toilet blocks and dish washing facilities available. All hot water is free and always available and we've never had to que, even when the site is busy.
They have recently introduced a key system for the main gates, this means you have to pay a refundable £5 deposit for a key to open the electric barrier to get into the site.
The pitches are ok, some are on slopes but there are a few flatter areas nearer the play area, we've never had trouble finding one, although it can get busy there at peak times and the pitch areas are not marked out.
The wardens are always on hand, to help out if you need them.
The area surrounding the site is beautiful especially Symonds Yat (Saracens Head pub is worth a visit, good food) there are a few canoe hire centres in the area...basically theres loads to do, there are also lots of walks and its not unusual to see a squirrel or rabbit on the site, which is great fun for the kids.
My only moan, would be that at busy times the booking in desk gets very busy and has at times seemed quite disorganised, with some staff not being as helpful as they possibly could be.
But apart from that, its a good site and we will be going there for many years to come.
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| Reviewer: Justy |
13 reviews from this member |
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June 2005
After reading some of the previous reviews I was a bit worried as we had booked a pitch with EHU. I had visions of rolling down a hill. However I was very pleasantly surprised. Yes some of the EHU pitches were a bit slopey but not too bad and we found a lovely flat pitch. The site is very clean with plenty of toilet blocks which are clean and stocked with loo rolls. I have only 2 complaints really. 1) The directions on the web site are rubbish. It took us 3 quarters of an hour to find the place from Monmouth (6 miles away). 2). It was a bit noisy at night. On the Saturday there was loud music from the other side of the site which went on until past 11.30pm. Apart from that it was great and will be going there again.
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| Reviewer: Angieorange |
2 reviews from this member |
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December 2004
We stayed here over the New Year holiday and took a lot of time when choosing the site. We needed somewhere with laundry, washing up facilities, shop and telephone and selected this campsite based on the facilities they offered. The price we paid for that holiday season was actually higher than the price for spring 2005.
However when we arrived the facilities were not available... the building housing the laundry room, dishwashing sinks and some of the toilets/showers was locked for the winter and we had to use a building at the top of the site for showering. There was no alternative laundry room and dishwashing area. The warden offered to open another building to use the sink there but only COLD water was available for washing up there!
I tried to dry my towel on the radiator in the shower block but the warden kept moving it saying we weren`t allowed to leave stuff there. The site was quiet and no harm was being done. When we asked to use the tumble dryer she refused to unlock the building as it had been drained for the winter and they hadn`t realised people would want it.
The shop was not available at all throughout the stay and even the on site telephone was out of order. Despite being in an area where not all mobile phones would get a signal!
The website did not give any indication that not all facilities wold be available. And it is hard to imagine that dishwashing would be a facility that people would not want. It should clearly highlight that facilities may not be available and REDUCE the price accordingly, not increase it due to holiday period.
The booking dept did assure me when I phoned after the holiday that all facilities shold have been available..obviously no one told the wardens!
My advice is to confirm everything before booking,especially if going out of the main season.
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| Reviewer: Frome50 |
10 reviews from this member |
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April 2005
We had booked over the telephone for Bracelands site but for some reason the booking hadn't been recorded. (The deposit had not been taken out of our credit card account either). Fortunately there was space on this site for our tent plus EHU.
The site itself was very nice with clean shower blocks and a nice little playground for children. The shop was excellent and the staff (there seemed to be hundreds of them in green sweatshirts) were very helpful and polite.
The downside for this site was the sloping pitches where the EHUs were situated - obviously geared up for caravans. I wouldn't go back to this site for that reason.
The other downside was that the barrier was locked at 10pm. We went out for a meal with relatives from the area and had to walk back from the barrier to our tent. With a disabled husband, this was no fun. I have been on sites which lock barriers at 11pm and have no problem with this.
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| Reviewer: lambsie |
2 reviews from this member |
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May (1st Bank Holiday) 2004
Beautiful scenic site in a peaceful location, facilities very good and kept very clean. There is no on site entertainment so for a place to get away from it all its ideal.
As others have said, site is sloping by electric hook up. I paid for electric hook up even though I was in a tent and didn't require it, as I wanted to pitch alongside my friends (one group in a caravan and another in a tent). This didn't go down too well with a few other campers (who obviously thought us in the tents hadn't paid extra for the hook up)!
There was a queue leading up to the site as we arrived when it was busy. Tempers were frayed, the staff in reception were quite snappy with me when I asked for the layout of the site - apart from that all the other staff seemed quite pleasant.
Beware arriving at busy periods and beware of the sloped camping as the site can get washed out when wet!
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| Reviewer: wilderbeest |
5 reviews from this member |
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May 2004
Friendly reception, booking over the internet worked.
Good shop with fresh bread, gas, etc. Clean showers, very nicely situated at the edge of the Forest of Dean. Great walks straight from the campsite, e.g. to Symonds Yat.
Chose a pitch without a hookup as they are on more level ground.
Will definitely go there again. If you have your own toilet, try the Woodlands site which is right next to this one.
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| Reviewer: SmudgerUK |
1 review from this member |
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May 2004
What a lovely site! We visited Christchurch for the Bank holiday weekend (Friday night to Monday morning. 3 Nights)
Beautiful surroundings, woodland etc.
The site has a large, well stocked shop and several toilet / shower blocks. The smaller toilet blocks seemed a little more basic than the larger more central ones, but were kept clean and had plenty of loo roll!
The site staff were very friendly and always seemed available when you wanted them and invisible when you didn't.
Christchurch was very busy and there seemed to be a constant stream of new arrivals, yet our group of 5 tents (15 happy campers including the kids) all managed to pitch together in one corner of the campsite and it did not feel at all cramped......(still room for a game of football)
Nice play area for the kids, although this has been graffiti'd (why do kids do that?)
All in all, a splendid long weekend had by all. Would definately recommend this site and I am positive we will be going back again.
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| Reviewer: Anthony |
3 reviews from this member |
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April 2004
A very clean and pleasant site.
Although on a slope, the electrical hook-ups are on the worst of the slope, so tents tend to be on the flatter area. Small terraces have been cut into the hill, so tenters don't have to worry about rolling down the hill.
The on-site shop is large and well stocked, with fresh bread and cakes each morning.
The shower blocks vary in their designs - some have better showers/clothes storage areas than others. All the showers are clean, although for several days one or other of the showers had no hot water. We found the top block best.
Some of the dish washing facilities are under cover, some are inside.
In the tent (non-hook-up area) there's picnic tables and BBQs.
The reception is shared with three sites in the same area, so queues to book in can get long at peak times.
There seem to be a large number of staff on duty, and they are friendly and helpful.
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| Reviewer: zazoo |
2 reviews from this member |
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May 2003
This is a nice campsite in a superb location. There is a nice play area for the kids and it's near to Symonds Yat with a superb view of the Wye valley. One thing that is worth pointing out though, is that this is a Foresty Commission site, who charge 3 pounds for an awning, dog, gazebo etc. We arrived with all these things and ended up with a bill for 22 pounds per night for a basic site! Please note as well that this site is on a sloping field, so tent campers be aware.
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| Reviewer: Nicky |
3 reviews from this member |
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September 2003
We (2 adults/1 child) stayed at the above campsite last weekend (1 night). A good time of year to go as not very busy, so therefore plenty of choice where to pitch our tent.
Great site - clean, good facilities (constant hot water), toilet/shower blocks cleaned regularly, plenty of washing up, drinking water and electric points throughtout the site.
Good choice of beautiful walks/cycle paths surrounding the sites (all 3 sites were interlinked well) and only a 5min drive to Symonds Yat. So a great location all-in-all and so peaceful.
The campsite shop was well stocked and I really cannot fault the site, so happy to recommend it.
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