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Lovely campsite with lots of space and very good clean shower and toilet block.
We did find the pitches a little closer together than we would have liked but overall there is a feeling of space as the pitches are set out in rows with wide paths between the rows.
So although you can sit outside your tent and feel that you have enough space, the side end of the tent is very close to the neighbouring one if you both have 8 berth tents ( the guy ropes of each tent overlap). I find that a bit too cozy but it didn't spoil our stay.
The stream in the Forest behind the site is beautiful and our children couldn't get enough of playing on the Tarzan ropes and paddling around the little footbridge.
The Deer are amazing. I woke up in the night and could hear them right outside the tent so took a peek outside and watched them for a while. A lovely thing to see and my husband was very annoyed that I didn't wake him up so that he could have seen them too.
We hired bikes from Trax who deliver to the site and charge £14 per day for adults and £7 for kids. Great service.
This site has a lot going for it, its location right on the edge of the forest is lovely.
It's spacious and the pitches are generous. They could easily squeeze on way more units than they do.
The facilities block is new and clean.
The deer grazing are so beautiful, saw them on the field a few times on midnight trips to the loo.
Can you feel a 'but' coming?
We didn't get off to a very good start. Booked in, and was given a pitch number and pointed across the field to its rough location.
The pitches are marked by numbered stones set into the ground. The units either side were pitched centrally across their stone so we did the same. The weather was horrendous for pitching, rain and wind, so we weren't having the best of times with it!
We had a break before getting everything into the tent and another group arrived and started pitching between us and the next unit. We queried this as the spacious pitches were a feature we'd booked for especially. The warden was fetched and said that pitching was to the right of the stone and 'we tell everyone that when they book in'. We most definitely were not told that and a quick glance round showed that a lot of other people hadn't been either. It was roughly a three way split between, right, left and centrally to the stone. Apparently regulars know how it works-very useful!
We offered to move our tent if we could get some help, but the decision was that it was fine and we'd crush up, so we ended up literally with guy ropes crossing with this other tent :( They were worse off than us, they had to park their car in front of the tent as there was no room on what was passing for their pitch.
I suggested perhaps a sign wouldn't go amiss, there are signs about everything all over the site. The warden explained that they weren't the owners and they pass complaints and suggestions to the owners, but nothing ever gets done-great!
Later that day, a little paper mockup of a pitch with tent and car appeared on the check in desk. We stayed for a week, so units came and went, making us look like the only idiots who couldn't pitch properly.
The shower block was woefully inadequate, there are 4 showers for each sex and I didn't go in any time when they weren't all in use. I hate to queue so I took to showering at random times like 8:30 at night when one might be available.
The showers were closed at 12 for cleaning and ventilation. The design of the block is really appalling in this respect. The showers are in a corner right away from any windows. At peak time in a morning, glasses steam up the minute you walk in the block and there's water running down every surface, toilet walls, everywhere, and the mirrors are completely unusable.
The showers were a reasonable temperature, and I don't like a hot shower, but hubby used the disabled ones on the last day and burnt his back.
Free hair dryers are a nice touch, but a mirror on the wall by them, rather than having to look over someone's shoulder while they brush their teeth, would be better.
The washing up bowls, again, nowhere near enough, just 4 and there are 100 pitches! Add to that, that despite their clean, modern, new and shiny design, 2 of the plugs didn't fit in the plug holes! Little things that make a huge difference. Far better to attend to them than have planted containers, just as a for instance. Get the essential things right, then you can start with extras. Water was good and hot though.
In addition to the main block, there's a portacabin in the middle of the field with 2 ladies and basins and 2 mens and a urinal. I know this, as the lady in our party, because the door was always open so I was treated to the sight of men using the urinal from the door of our tent-nice!
The reception is open 8. 30-6. 30, and it's where the freezer is for ice blocks. This seemed big enough and it was good to have it free, but really inconvenient not to be able to access it outside of those times. We had a ferry trip to the Isle of Wight one day followed by early morning fishing the next, so didn't have cool packs for a couple of days.
The wardens seemed generally friendly and helped out with a few queries. One seemed to always have a satellite map of the weather up on screen so you could see if it was going to rain.
Depending how quiet you like it, noise could be an issue. Despite being a good distance from the road, with trees between, you can definitely hear it, especially if it's wet.
There are quite a few planes passing over too, some extremely low, Southampton airport?
And the nature of the site seems to be quite sociable, in that there were loads of groups. The rule is no noise after 11pm and this was kept to, but it seemed to be a challenge to make as much noise as possible up till that time! Not sure how you'd complain if it was broken as the wardens aren't on site after 6. 30? I suppose you'd have to have a confrontation or sleepless night and ask them to deal with it in the morning.
Worth mentioning is the deer poo-there's loads of it, everywhere.
All this and the highest price we've ever paid to camp, £28. 50 a night with hookup. We only went with it as it seems par for the course in the new forest area. I really expected absolutely top notch for that price though, and it certainly wasn't that.
Off the site, for groceries there's a tesco express and a nisa in brockenhurst. We tried the nisa, but it wasn't a patch on the choice and freshness in tesco, so we went there most of the week.
We did the shortcut walk one day, forgot to time it, but it was longer than I'd thought, mainly I think because the majority is on a long, flat, dead straight path, so it's very monotonous. We bottled it and got a taxi back! The stream just off the site looked very tranquil and ideal for kids, rope swing and bridge, very pretty.
We had the infamous tea from the thatched cottage which was lovely, mismatched crockery and far too much clotted cream-highly recommended! The buttery in brockenhurst also good, great cakes!
New forest icecream is on sale everywhere, tried a few flavours, but really not impressed. The gelaterie in lyndhurst, much better! Bertie's chippy on the main street did delicious fish and chips.
Milford on sea was nice for swimming, shingle, so footwear you can swim in advised.
Mackerel fishing from lymington was great fun, we caught hundreds between the 12 of us on board!
Not a lot at fordingbridge, but nice tea shop with tea garden on the main street.
Christchurch was lovely, lots to see, boat trips from the quay, free water park for kids, nice walk along the river, priory, shops, spent a lovely few hours there.
We pre booked the IoW car ferry and it was, quite literally, plain sailing. Spent a while watching fishermen on Yarmouth pier, did the needles and alum bay. This was very busy, but not excessively, and surprisingly reasonable prices. £4 parking, £4 return on chair lift, £5. 50 for 20 min boat trip to needles. If you should go to Ventnor on the south of the island, avoid Merlins-horribly greasy cafe.
We were lucky with the weather and had a really lovely week in the New Forest. We'll probably be back, but not at this site.
This is a super campsite. We're a 4-person family and camped with 4 other families in the non-electric area. Pitches are numbered but very large - our 7x7 m tent (Hi Gear Sahara) fitted on with loads of room to spare. There are wide pathways between rows. One night the camp was full (according to the signs) but it did not feel cramped - still plenty of open space.
Site managers very friendly. Pretty flowers to make the toilet block presentable. Sensible gravelling of high traffic areas of the large site.
Main toilet block is modern and very clean morning and night. And during a 4am visit to the gents I found out why - there was a cleaner working at that time! I complemented him on his great work.
The toilet block could do with better ventilation though, gets very steamy. Our party found the push-button showers rather too hot, we mentioned that to the manager who said she would pass it on to the owner.
Location is superb. No traffic noise as the field is so far from the road. The site is adjacent to forest areas and 5 minutes walk from a pretty stream which provided endless entertainment for our party's kids. With nearby attractions such as this, the site doesn't need a play area. Good Vodafone coverage.
The site is very dark at night, only the toilet block is lit. This makes it great for star gazing, we saw the International Space Station pass a couple of times and some shooting stars.
A pleasant flat 30 minute walk (following directions given to us on a sheet from reception) takes you to Brockenhurst which is pretty and has basic shops as other reviewers have commented. We walked back a slightly longer way and saw plenty of horses grazing on the open grassland.
Another day we visited Hengistbury Head, a headland with lovely sandy beach a half hour drive from the site. The beach has toilets and cafes and some lovely looking beach huts.
We only stayed for a couple of nights as we were visiting the New Forest Show but we will definitely be back for a longer holiday. Even with all the show traffic it felt peaceful and we were treated to a visit from a herd of deer at 4am. There was plenty of room for our large family tent plus a smaller one (teenage daughter brought a friend) and our car and trailer. We also had a large space in which we were able to play tennis and frizbee without annoying anyone else and the field was lovely and flat, with plentiful water points.
The facilities were superb, modern and spotlessly clean. Only one minor suggestion which would be to have some hooks/shelving around the washbasin area as there was absolutely nowhere to put towels and washbags, especially at busy times. Also possibly an additional mirror next to the hairdryers (in the ladies anyway) as you can find yourself looking over the shoulder of some person trying to clean their teeth while styling your hair. Not really a problem but maybe could be annoying for some. There was no additional charge for hairdryers and showers so no dreaded scrabbling around for another 20p piece, and not forgetting free facilities for freezing cold blocks too, even including the loan of frozen blocks if needed, which was a thoughtful touch.
The owners/managers couldn't have been more welcoming and went out of their way to make sure our stay was a pleasant one.
Unfortunately we weren't there long enough on this occasion to really explore the immediate area but we did have a lovely walk across the heath to Brockenhurst for ice-cream, where we saw wandering ponies and donkeys, plus a pretty spot next to a stream where children were paddling and playing on a rope strung from the overhanging branches, which would be ideal for a lazy afternoon with a picnic. Next time!
Our family of 5 (3 kids under 6) visited this campsite over a very hot weekend in July. It is perfectly situated in the heart of the New Forest. It is a short walk into the forest to a lovely stream with rope swings for the kids to play on. A bit further and you can take a nice walk into the lovely village of Brockenhurst over open forest land. The site is basically a very large field with part of it left to grow which is regularly visited by deer (plenty of deer droppings are evidence of this). The pitches are pretty crammed in with not much extra space with our 8 man tent and car (fortunately it was not a busy weekend and so there was space for kids to play). The shower block, toilets and washing up facilities were excellent, clean and big enough to accommodate the number of pitches. The staff were very friendly both before and during the visit. We would recommend to others and happily return.
Beautiful campsite in the heart of the forest. We stayed for 4 nights in July. The weather was amazing and the peace and scenery are unbeatable. Our two girls, aged 9 and 6 loved seeing the wild ponies and were in awe of the deer regularly visiting the campsite. There is also plenty around to amuse the little ones. Lots of cycle trails off road and little streams with tarzies. They probably would have liked a play park on site but they still found plenty to do.
The owners are very friendly and obviously love their job. The toilet block and other facilities are spotlessly clean and quite modern.
Brokenhurst is very pretty and only a short walk away. There are plenty of shops there and lovely little pubs serving good food. The train station is also there. It was only £14 return for our family of 4 to go to Bournemouth for the day.
We will definitely return and would certainly recommend. Our only criticism if we have to find one is that it would be handy if they sold a few basic essentials from the reception. One lady had a nightmare one day as she had ran out of nappies and sunscreen was needed by most. Fresh bread is also very nice on a morning, but maybe we are too used to France!
Great site with plenty of space left for children (or adults!) to play ball games etc. Direct access to the forest - fab shallow stream just a short walk from the site. Great in the heat to sit in the shade, read the papers while the dog & kids splashed about! Nice walk to Brockenhurst across the heath. Designated grass pitches - a little cosy with the neighbouring tents but certainly didn't feel too cramped. We have been more used to 'pitch where you like' sites previously. Plenty of space in between the rows of tents, so parking not an issue. Facilities good - clean showers & toilets & covered washing up point. Water very hot & they are the press button operated showers so not able to turn down - I feel it is too hot especially for young children. Able to freeze ice packs at reception. We found that people were quiet at night & early in the morning. So able to sleep well! We had a great weekend & having camped at the Forestry commission sites previously, found this site to be just as good & preferred it in many ways. Will definitely be going back for a longer stay!
This was our second visit to this site and it's changed a lot since the first visit.
They've put a new toilet/shower block in, removing the old shower, toilet and dish washing blocks. So the new building has a chemical waste disposal room, 4 covered dish washing sinks on the outside of the building, and the toilets/showers are split into men's and women's. The women's had 3 showers (plus a disabled room with a shower in), 6 sinks with mirrors above them, hair dryers on the wall (these where free) and lots of toilets. My husband says the men's side was the same. There was also a new small building in the middle of the camping field with a couple of toilets and sinks in each side.
There's also a new reception building with a freezer for ice packs inside, so you can only access it when the reception is open for a couple of hours in the morning and in the afternoon.
Our reception on arrival was lovely as always and the wardens showed us to our pitch and explained the new system. Flat stones on the ground with the pitch number on and you pitch to the right of it. They've rearranged all the pitching on the site but there is still a lot of room and it doesn't feel crowded at all. However, we were there for the hottest July week on record for a long time and found absolutely no shade on our pitch. We managed to cool our 2 year old down and stop her uncontrollable crying after another family invited us to use the shade of trees on their pitch. You would need to bear this in mind when booking your pitch, to ask for one along an edge of the field with trees.
Also, we were a little disappointed that we had paid for a EHU pitch and were therefore stuck on a pitch right along the road in and out of the site with just a wire fence between us and the road. Made it quite noisy whenever a car drove past and it really didn't feel like it was worth the extra money we paid.
Onto our actual stay on the site. We arrived on a Saturday so it was understandably quite busy but nothing the facilities couldn't cope with. Once Monday came around it went very quiet as most people left. By Thursday it had become very busy again. This is when the problems really started for us and a quite a few other people who mentioned to us they felt the same. A large group of people arrived, 2 trailer tents and at least 2 other units, it was a lot of people and kids in the group. They proceeded to break the site rule of no loud music from the moment they arrived and this continued until we left on the Saturday morning. The kids in the group also made a lot of inconsiderate noise well into the evening. On the first night we asked them politely if they would turn the music down at about 8pm as our daughter was trying to sleep. They said they would but never actually did. We mentioned to one of the wardens on their walk past our tent with their dog and she said she would go over after her rounds and ask them to turn it down. We noticed for the rest of the evening that a couple of times the music was turned down slightly but after a few minutes it would be back to being very loud again. When we mentioned this to the same warden the next day she said she had gone over and asked them to turn it down and that the campers had invited her to sit with them and have some wine! So no wonder the music was never stopped if the warden is sat there with them enjoying the free wine.
We were also concerned about the apparent double standards of the warden as earlier in the week she kept asking us if we wanted her to have our neighbouring campers music turned down, despite the fact that we couldn't even hear their music/radio from our tent that was literally next door. So needless to say we were very disappointed in the attitude of the site wardens to this issue. When it's busy you do expect an increase in the general noise but this was very much more than that and extremely inconsiderate of the campers in question.
We have now decided that this site is no longer for us. The combination of the site facilities upgrade causing a loss of the 'rough and ready' atmosphere that we loved so much last time and the disappointing attitude and handling of our complaints has made our mind up for us.
We stayed at this site for the first time in June for a weekend. Absolutely loved the place. The site is a very large open field which has electrical hook ups around the perimeter. It has deer roaming around the site, (and when I say around the site, I mean about 15 feet away from our tent at night) which could be a bit problematic for dogs who chase deer, thankfully our dog was fine. There is a small toilet block in the centre of the site, basic but very clean and they have a brand new toilet/shower/washing up block, which is very spacious and kept very clean. From what I saw there were no facilities for children, but a 200 yard stroll out of the site into the heart of the New Forest and onto their paths (who would need facilities when you have this). The only downside that I could say about the site is that when we stayed it was very windy, and due to the size of the field and the exposed aspect of it, the wind was howling through. They could maybe do with a hedge or two to stop this. Would definitely recommend and we would definitely revisit.
Just come back from a 8 night stay, what a brilliant site, as soon as we entered the site there were Fallow deer walking around the field. The toilet/shower block was one of the most modern and clean I have ever seen 1st class. The location is great open the gate and you are right in the New Forest, Brockenhurst is a short walk away through the forest along a easy route, with good views of the local wildlife. The owners are very friendly and will stop and chat and offer any advice if you need it. The hardstanding pitches are level concrete and there are plenty of water points available.
This was our first visit to Long Meadow and after reading the reviews were really looking forward to it. The campsite had only just been re-opened after its winter closure and has been redeveloped in the means of a brand new facilities block and hardstanding with electric. We had booked a grass electric pitch but was telephoned the week before to say all the grass electric pitches were fully booked (our pitch was booked in March and confirmed as a grass pitch!), the lady in the office said we would have to be on a hardstanding pitch but we could put our tent on the grass area next to it but warned us the grass seed hadn't really 'taken'. On arrival and shown to our pitch it became immediately obvious that we wouldn't be able to pitch our tent there, there was no grass, very stony and dried out tractor tyre marks leaving the ground very uneven. The wardens were extremely helpful and managed to find us a grass pitch in the main field but we had to sacrifice the electric. I have a feeling that we were 'moved' to a hard standing pitch due to family groups booking after us but wanting to be pitched together.
The field is very level and the pitches are a good size, they have made the 19 acres 'smaller' and you can no longer pitch around the edge of the field, that saying, after the bank holiday weekend the campsite emptied out considerably and we were left with big areas to let the kids play.
The new facilities block has 6 toilets and 3 showers (push button with a little changing area with bench) for each sex, there is also a disabled toilet and shower room. The chemical disposal is in a room with two large sinks each with a chain flush and central hose - be warned the pressure from the hose is pretty fierce so watch those splashes! Around the corner on one end of the block is four washing up stations and the bins are also located there. The other end of the block is the wardens office and they were lovely and helpful and always around. There is an older portacabin style block in the middle of the field which I'm guessing is just toilets - I didn't go in them.
The site itself is basic as in it has no playground, shop etc but we liked this. There is a gate at the top of the site which leads straight into the woods and the many cycle paths and footpaths, there is a lovely stream which the dogs and kids can have fun in. It takes about 15 minutes from the site to walk into Brokenchurst which has a Tesco Extra, post office, newsagents, ice creams and a few shops. In the other direction from the site is an hours walk to Lyndhurst which has a few more shops and pubs. We went to the Oak pub in Bank which served lovely chips! This took around 45 minutes to get to.
One of the lovely things about the site is the deer which are free to roam around the campsite, they do keep their distance but must come pretty close at night if the droppings are anything to go by the next morning! We loved this site and soon forgot about the initial pitching problem and have booked 6 nights in July. If you want a peaceful, relaxing holiday with some fantastic (flat - my favourite!) walks then this is the place for you. I would say the paths through the woods are ideal for pushchairs / wheelchairs due to the flatness but they are laid to gravel. I think you can hire bikes from the site but we didn't use this facility.
Stayed here for 10 days in August. The campsite really is back to basics and a real opportunity to get away from it all. The stream running along the end of the campsite is what perfect childhoods are made of.
If I were to suggest any changes, I would say to add more water points and maybe a shower block at the other end of the field, it’s a long walk. But this is by no means criticism, the site has 10/10 from me as it is
Just back from a superb 10 days at long meadow. The site is, as others have mentioned, just a large field with some portaloos and showers.
It is however one of the best sites we have stayed at.
The facilities are always clean and spotless and hot water is in abundance for showers. I even had a visit whilst shaving from the female site owner as she made sure everything was topped up. Another reviewer complained about a male in the womans toilets so had to put it in perspective, they only go in because they care about it being clean at all times! They are so friendly how could anyone be bothered?
Several washing up points are dotted around the showers and loos.
So what makes this site so good ? Well the owners are spot on in their approach to running it. They value quality over greed. Often while passing by we would stop for a natter and they would tell us how many are going and arriving and that they are going to be full.
Their idea of full is unlike any other site we have been to. Instead of cramming in as many units as possible the field is always left with large spaces where certain pitches arent filled as they let the grass recover.
They could easily fit another 30-40 units in but they choose not to making it such a good site because of all the available space.
10m by 10m pitches with even more space around to park in etc are pure heaven.
Our kids loved this site because we could let them roam around on their own and they made lots of new friends in no time. The site owners even turn away any groups that look like they may be antisocial even if it upsets them making it brilliant for those staying on the site.
The field full off stags that venture in at night to have a roam about it is something special to witness. Watching the stars and the international space station as it passed overhead was something amazing too.
The accessibility to the forest and its cycle routes are literally just out of a gate. Rope swings dotted around in the woods over streams with no 'elf and safety' spoilers just add to the adventure for the kids. Our 4 year old actually had the holiday blues coming home from this site as he was missing the swings within 15 minutes of the journey home !
Another point worth noting is there were a lot of short stayers and people touring. These included motorcyclists, foreign visitors and even young couples. The mix of people the site attracts is great and a credit to its owners.
All was quiet at 11pm with perhaps only the odd bit of laughter from the people who arrived that day. Never anything to complain about.
Well done long meadow, don't change a thing, your site is perfect as it is now.
We stayed at this campsite for a week. The Wardens/Owners are very very friendly and welcoming. They helped us with ideas where to go for daytrips, provided us with leaflets. We couldn't get a electric pitch for a week in August (there doesn't seem to be many electric pitches in the New Forest) but they kindly offered for us to charge up our laptop in their office so our boys could watch a film at night.
The campsite is very open with lots of space surrounded by trees and a great place very close in the woods for the kids to play in a stream with swinging ropes. Lots of people were there playing.
The toilets/showers/washing area was great and clean. Cannot fault it at all. Never had to queue. A big improvement on the previous campsite we'd stayed.
The Owners tell you about walks to the nearest towns, these were very good and pretty, just lengthy. Really recommend taking your own bikes. We failed to. You can hire bikes but they are not cheap.
If you had to summarise this camp site you would say that it is an open field with Portable cabins for toilets and showers with stand pipes thrown in for good measure.
But Long Meadow campsite has sooooooo much more to offer.
Yes the facilities are all in portable cabins but they are kept spotless in fact it was one of the cleanest facilities I have seen. Its not worth going into too much detail about the facilities as if have understood it correctly the campsite is shutting at the end of the season to have new facilities built.
For us as a family with a 8 year old the location was perfect. Even though there was not a play area for children there was plenty of space to keep them occupied and the highlight for ours was the beautiful stream at the end of the campsite which had rope swings attached to the overhanging trees.
The pitches were a good size 10m x 10m and then space left for fire precautions making it feel very spacious indeed. They were marked out by means of a stone in the ground with the pitch number painted on it.
The highlight for us was the Deer who after midnight would come into the camping field and graze around the pitched tents and this for the majority of the campers there was the main talking point throughout the day. On the last night we and several other campers stayed up to watch the deer who at one point came within 10-12 feet of us.
This site is a credit to Alan and his wife who's knowledge of the area and the local wildlife was fantastic. They worked continuously to make this site perfect and they are the kind of people that you feel you have known for years despite just meeting them.
As a general round up Long Meadow is a peaceful site full of wildlife and is ideal for people with children due to the amount of space for them to play. It's clean and makes you feel like you are in the country despite Brockenhurst only being a 30 – 40 minute walk through the woods and heathland. We just can't wait to return.
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