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Salisbury Camping And Caravanning Club Site
Hudsons Field
Castle Road
Salisbury
Wiltshire (Browse area)
SP1 3SA
Tel: 01722 320713
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Pitches: 150
Open: 01/01/2026 to 31/12/2026
01/01/2027 to 31/12/2027
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 Caravan Pitches |
 Motorhome Pitches |
 Small Campervans |
 No 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 |
 No Rallies |
 Not Naturist Site |
 Dogs Welcome |
 No Dogs Allowed |
 Groups Welcome |
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| Facilities |
 Toilet Facilities |
 Hot Showers |
 Washing Up |
 No Bathroom |
 Baby Changing Facilities |
 Laundry On Site |
 Drinking Water |
 Disabled Friendly |
 Chemical Disposal |
 Battery Charging |
 Gas Exchange |
 No Recycling Facilities |
 No Kitchen Facilities |
 No Freezer / Fridge |
 Motorhome Point |
 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 |
 Open All Year |
 No Waterside Pitches |
 Public Transport <1 mile |
 No Dog Walk |
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| Date of Visit: June 2008 |
Unit: Tent |
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| Reviewer: Mushyspud |
2 reviews from this member |
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 On arriving at the campsite we were quite suprised at the location. Although we knew its central location within the town itself, it was still a little shocking to see so much 'urban' around! The view on 3 sides was houses / flats and on 1 was hillside and the Old Sarum monument! This isnt a negative, just an observation as athough close to a block of flats and residential areas - we didnt find it ruined anything. In fact it's proximity to Salisbury's town centre meant the nice 30 minute walk along a river (which was on the most part beautiful) was an interesting twist to camping in the great outdoors!
The area is split into two fields, which are separated by a hedge. The first one (the one with reception) offers electric hook ups. The field after is for none electric pitches. It is this field which has the block of flats along one side of it - we pitched the opposite side of the field to the flats so didn't feel at all overlooked.
The ground is level in the electric hook up field, but only the first part of the none electric hook up field offers completely level ground. It isnt a major slope and again we coped on it just fine.
The electric hook up field also contains both toilet blocks. The main block is situated right next to the hedge dividing the two fields and as the fields themselves arent vast - the trek to them from even the farthest corners is negligable. I only used B block - the main block, which also includes the pot washing area, laundry facilities and an impressively stocked information area. The block was exceptionally clean and offers several separate wash basing cubicles / toilets and 4 shower cubicles.
The shop offers excellent supplies, and the staff are nice. In particular the chap on his bike who directs you to a pitch!
Now for the 'downsides' - there is nowhere to store fridge packs not even at a cost - instead the shop offers a lending service, which costs £1 deposit and 45p per pack to lend. I thought this a little costly - added to the fact the shop isnt open late - keeping a constant supply of cold in your cool bag may prove difficult!
Also there is nowhere in the toilet blocks to plug your hairdryer in to. Again there is one fitted to the wall, but this costs 20p a time.
Talking of the toilets - be mindful of the cleaning times, for when they come about anyone in the block at that time is 'turfed out' regardless of what you are in the middle of. While there one person had just stepped in to the shower after a long queue (summer solstice weekend) and regardless of the soap suds etc she was told to leave - immediately!
There is a gate to enter the campsite which is closed at 11pm and not opened again until 7am so again b e mindful of desire to be out late / early. The gate offered security though as to get to the site you literally drive through a public park area (Hudsons Field) although primarily this park was used by kite fliers / dog walkers etc, it was also used by folks showing off the latest mods to their cars on occasion.
This aside though it is an interesting site where for the most part you are magically blissfully un aware of the fact you are almost on a park so close to a city! 
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| Date of Visit: May 2008 |
Unit: Tent |
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| Reviewer: Carterc2 |
4 reviews from this member |
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This was the first outing in a tent for about 15 years! We chose the site as close to home, and found the welcome very friendly. The site staff took us to pitches we could use and as others have stated, the pitches are in rows marked by different heights of grass. We did feel that tents are the poor relations on the site as there are 2 fields that have varying degrees of slope. Even though the rates were the same for tents, caravans and motor homes, we were offered a pitch in the 2nd field which is the furthest away with the worse slope.
The site is also very exposed with little shelter to use. With the bad weather, our tent was exposed to the strong winds and rain. The camp site did cope well with the heavy rain and the water ran away well without turning the field in to a mud bath.
On a positive note, the site facilities were very good, very clean with plently of 'free' hot water for showers and washing. There was also a laundry and baby changing room in each of the 2 blocks. The on site shop was well stocked with essentials.
With a young child, there was no play area for them to use apart from the large public field adjcent to the camp site. We felt we (or another adult) had to always accompany the children if they wanted to play in the field.
When the sun eventually came out, the walk in to Salisbury was very pleasent along the canal path. This took no more than 30 mins on a gentle stroll.
We would use the site again for short breaks - but only if we are able to get there ahead of peak times to find a flatter pitch.
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| Date of Visit: May 2008 |
Unit: Tent |
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| Reviewer: Hywel31 |
9 reviews from this member |
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We spent the Whitsun bank holiday weekend at this site. It was our first time at a camping and caravanning club site and it was also the first time we had been camping with our one year old daughter.
The site is well run and maintained the facilities were always clean despite it being very busy over the weekend. The staff were friendly and helpful (they were able to put our friends in the neighbouring pitch - this may not seem much but we have been to sites where you would think we were asking them to do something obscene). There is a parent and child room, which we did not use as it did not have a shower but if you had a smaller baby it had a Belfast sink so this may have been good as a baby bath.
The site itself is fairly small, but this could be a deception as it is right next to Hudson's field which is a large open space which would be good for team games, kite flying etc. There is no children's play area either on the site or in Hudson's field, but there is a quite good one (our daughter liked it) in the park which is a 10 minute walk down the hill along the road (A345) into the city.
There is a small Co-op next to the park and a Waitrose just off the ringroad when you join the A345. Sainsbury's is in the centre of the town and Tesco's is the other side of Salisbury on the A36 from Southampton.
The site is right next to Old Sarum and you can walk quite a way around the site without having to pay entry, which is restricted to the central castle mound. The Harvester which is uphill from the site (but along the road) provided a place to eat out of the wind and was convenient for the site. The Five Rivers leisure centre was near the site (you can walk there along the river route that you get given when you arrive) but due to the deluge we drove and it is only a very short drive and you don't need to touch the ring road. It has all the usual leisure centre facilities. We used the pool, which was very good. There are in fact 3 pools a baby / young child pool, a deeper children's pool and a main swiming pool (25m).
The one(very minor and personal)down side was that there were a lot of caravans and motorhomes when we were on site and with everyone in rows gave a bit of a feeling of uniformity.
All in all this was a very good site - we were persuaded to join the club and we are already considering a return trip and have booked another trip at another of their sites!
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| Date of Visit: May 2008 |
Unit: Trailer Tent |
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| Reviewer: Peridot |
2 reviews from this member |
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Spent Spring Bank Holiday at this site and will definitely be back.
Staff are very friendly and efficient - they certainly earned their keep on this very busy weekend. The usual C&CC officious attitude is there but relayed in a friendly way.
As others have said the facilities are excellent and well able to cope with peak demand. The two toilet / shower blocks in high season mean that one is always available if the other is being cleaned.
The pitch spacing any layout meant that the site, although full to capacity, didn't appear crowded.
We had other activities planned in the area so didn't get to try the walks to the fort or into Salisbury. We did however make good use of the huge Waitrose supermarket close by to wine and dine like Lords! (There's also a good Sainsburys and Tesco available)
Salisbury itself offers lots of attractions and has very plentiful inexpensive parking, together with lots of restaurants and take-aways, the menus for which are available to peruse on site.
This site really offers the best of both worlds - a peaceful quiet setting, with a great city within walking distance. We're already looking forward to a return visit.
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| Date of Visit: May 2008 |
Unit: Motorhome |
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| Reviewer: Kernow Camper |
265 reviews from this member |
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Nice little site. Perfect for walking into the lovely city of Salisbury (approx 1.5 miles along the cycle route/river). Fab views of Old Sarum Hill Fort - especially as the sun goes down in the evenings!
We arrived to a very warm, friendly welcome from the wardens who checked us in and took us to a choice of 'hardstanding' (plastic matting on grass not gravel) pitches. Pitches were small and in neat rows but fine for us.
There are 2 toilet blocks with plenty of toilets, showers and vanity/wash basin rooms but only 1 was open last week due to it being 'out of season' and not full. This didn't cause any problems at all - we never had to wait. The shop always seemed to be stocked with the usual handy goodies. There is a laundry on site which also houses the information room which was packed full of folders and leaflets telling you all you needed/wanted to know.
It's a short walk to the Hill Fort at Old Sarum and well worth it as the views are fantastic. We sat and watched the light aircraft landing and taking off at Old Sarum airfield. There did seem to be constant aircraft noise but nothing too annoying!
Not far from the entrance to the Hill Fort is a Harvester pub/restaurant with plenty of outside seating - and they allow dogs outside!
This was our first experience of C&CC sites and we were impressed.
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| Date of Visit: May 2008 |
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| Reviewer: Spideygirl |
9 reviews from this member |
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The site was very clean and the showers etc were perfect. The wardens were friendly and helpful. However we didn't like this site, because it was mainly caravans and moterhomes in the electric field. Everything was pitched in a row formation and when in your tent all you are looking out onto was another caravan. I think the location is great for Sailsbury, but a bit urban for us. We were going there in August, but I will cancel now and book something a bit more tent friendly. We were never made to feel unwelcome, but a bit like the poor neighbour. Come 6pm everybody retreated to their caravans to watch telly.
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| Date of Visit: April 2008 |
Unit: Tent |
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| Reviewer: PaulE13 |
2 reviews from this member |
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Just returned from a really enjoyable weekend at Hudsons Field, Salisbury.
Immaculate shower block, friendly and helpful warden, good camadarie, level pitch, quiet, handy for the town just follow 'the golden way', easy to find and really nothing to fault it at all.
There really is something about waking up and seeing an iron age hillfort in the distance albeit through a slight drizzle.
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| Date of Visit: September 2007 |
Unit: Tent |
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| Reviewer: Fudge59 |
48 reviews from this member |
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Just had a weekend here, but have previously stayed in 2000.
Lovely site close to Salisbury, as others have said, a not too difficult walk into town.
The tent/unpowered part of the site is at the bottom of the field, in parts slightly further from the immaculate showers/toilets. The tent field is slightly overlooked by some flats, but there was no noise from on the Friday and Saturday nights that we stayed there. There is no shade so might be a bit hot in a heatwave, but in mid September was perfect.
Had a stroll up to the Old Castle pub, didn't eat but nice for a drink anyway. The rugby club around the corner apparently welcomes visitors.
The wardens were extremely friendly and couldn't be helpful enough.
Would definitely return to this site.
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| Date of Visit: August 2007 |
Unit: Touring Caravan |
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| Reviewer: Stiggycow |
10 reviews from this member |
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We have just returned from a lovely weekend here.The warden was very helpful ,giving us a map and drawing on the route into town along the footpaths,the local stores and other information.The site is sloping so you need levelling blocks,but she told us where to place those too.Two shower blocks meant that even though the site was pretty full we didn't have to queue.
The walk into town took about twenty minutes,nice and traffic free.Market day on Saturday.We found a great Chinese buffet restaurant in Fisherton Steet ,lunchtime £5.50 for all you can eat ,20 different dishes.Well worth a visit.
We walked up Old Sarum,the ruins of the old castle and cathedral.Once again no traffic.
This site is ideal for visiting Salisbury,especially as you can park the car and walk everywhere.
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| Date of Visit: July 2007 |
Unit: Motorhome |
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| Reviewer: Mohican |
6 reviews from this member |
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This site is always busy, there is a good bus service into Salisbury itself,
We have been many times and will certainly be back again sometime this season,
It is very clean and the site managers are always very helpful
They usually reserve the standings for the disabled as they are close to the showers, and although sometimes a bit far from the water we had plenty of hose pipe to cope.
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| Date of Visit: August 2007 |
Unit: Tent |
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| Reviewer: Tony_paj |
1 review from this member |
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We stayed at this site for our very first camping trip and must say that we were highly impressed and thoroughly enjoyed our 4 day stay.
The shower & loo facilities are excellent, the staff friendly and helpful and we were made to feel very welcome as 'newbies' by all that we met.
The site is adjacent to Hudson's Field which leads up to Old Sarum which is where the original Salisbury Cathedral was built and is well worth a visit. There are ruins of the Cathedral and also the Castle.
There are lovely views and walks from the campsite and a Harvester pub/restaurant is only a few minutes walk away. Hudson's Field is a huge area that can be used for games, kite flying, dog exercising etc. One of the days we were there we were lucky enough to see two lorry loads of racing pigeons being released and it was quite a sight to see them flocking and then heading off to their destinations.
The beautiful Medieval town of Salisbury with its magnificent Cathedral is only a short distance away, perfect for sightseeing and shopping alike.
We will certainly stay at this site again and would highly recommend it to anyone thinking of visiting the Salisbury area.
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| Date of Visit: June 2007 |
Unit: Tent |
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| Reviewer: Luke,Em+Tom |
1 review from this member |
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Typically good Camping and Caravan Club site.
The site is on the edge of Salisbury, with the town centre in easy walking distance, there is also a Harvester about 5 minutes walk up the hill.
The site itself is rather featureless - basically two fields (one for caravans & motor-homes, the other for tents) - but the facilities are very good - well maintained toilets and wash-blocks and a little shop. There is a huge recreation field next to the site - great for older children - but there are no play facilities for younger children or toddlers which is a shame.
Staff were very helpful and friendly and accommodated our fairly large tent (7.4m's by 4m's) with no problems.
Overall a very good site - of particular interest to tent owners is that the site is on chalk grassland. The weekend we stayed was very wet - it rained pretty much solidly for 24 hours but the ground drained really well and did not become waterlogged so, although we returned home with a damp tent, we manged to avoid a potential mud bath!
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| Date of Visit: April 2007 |
Unit: Touring Caravan |
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| Reviewer: Linda13 |
11 reviews from this member |
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Have just returned from another brilliant weekend at this site.Two caravans 4 children and 4 grown ups The views over the fields to old Sarum fort is a real pleasure. Everything on the site is well looked after and very clean. The wardens are friendly and helpful. My grandchildren 3 boys aged 13 to 15 were kept fully occupied with football and kite flying on the field which is separate to the camp site so no annoying ball games round the units.
A pleasant walk to Waitrose Superstore took us around 20 minuets. My granddaughter aged 16 enjoyed this,cant wait for my next visit.Something for everyone.
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| Date of Visit: April 2007 |
Unit: Touring Caravan |
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| Reviewer: Trooper |
26 reviews from this member |
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As a Camping and Caravanning Club member Salisbury provided exactly what was expected from the majority of club sites. This was my first visit to this site and I was pleasantly surprised not by the facilities as these consisted of the clubs usual high standards and helpful staff but the location was really great. A pleasant walk in one direction took us direct into the heart of Salisbury without having to walk along roads. A pleasant walk in the other direction took us to the English Heritage site at Old Sarum which I found really interesting.
The site has a gently slope which aids the drainage after rain (not that we saw any) so the ground was really firm. There is no shade at this site so depending on your opinion that's either great or something to avoid.
As I said a great site which I enjoyed and would recommend to anybody.
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| Date of Visit: August 2006 |
Unit: Tent |
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| Reviewer: Jheych |
1 review from this member |
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We have just visited this site and stayed for 8 days. The staff are pleasant, polite and helpful, but do tend to flap a bit in a crisis!
We pitched on the electric field as we had a rather large tent (yes it's true you are escorted to the pitch by someone on a bicycle!) . We found the aminities very nice, clean and always available, no shortage of hot water etc. Although can be a bit grimey if you leave it too late before ablutions (i.e 10am etc).
We enjoyed our visit very much, one or two noisy buggers with yapping dogs at dusk but on the whole a great holiday. The ride into salisbury on the cycle path is really pleasant.
On the not so positive side, we found our pitch a little windy and blustery (not surprising as hudsons field seems to be the home of kite flyers and parakart clubs). The view to Old Sarum is great but you could hear dog foxes late into the night which seemed to get some of the dogs on site yapping and also the locals use the path through hudsons field as a cut through late at night on the way home from the pub and can be a bit noisy. It didn't bother us too much at all.
Like I said, we had a great holiday, windy, blustery but all in all good visit. Would recommend but possibly not in very very high season.
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