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Riverside Lakes Camping And Glamping
Slough Lane
Horton
Dorset (Browse area)
BH21 7JL
Tel: 01202 821212 or 07955 965938
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Pitches: 75
Open: 31/03/2024 to 01/10/2024
31/03/2025 to 01/10/2025
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 Small Campervans |
 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 |
 Rallies Welcome |
 Not Naturist Site |
 Dogs Welcome |
 No Dogs Allowed |
 Groups Welcome |
 Motorbikers Welcome |
| Facilities |
 Toilet Facilities |
 Hot Showers |
 Washing Up |
 Bathroom |
 Baby Changing Facilities |
 No Laundry |
 Drinking Water |
 Disabled Friendly |
 Chemical Disposal |
 No Battery Charging |
 No Gas Exchange |
 Recycling Facilities |
 Kitchen Facilities |
 Freezer / Fridge |
 No Motorhome Point |
 Wifi Access |
 Shop <5 miles |
 Bar <5 miles |
 Restaurant or Cafe or Takeaway <5 miles |
| Activities |
 No Playground |
 No TV Room |
 No Games Room |
 No Evening Ents |
 Fishing On Site |
 Wild Swimming <5 miles |
 No Indoor Pool |
 No Outdoor Pool |
 Horse Riding <1 mile |
 No Cycle Hire |
 Golf <5 miles |
 No Tennis |
 Beach <10 miles |
 Watersports <10 miles |
 No Boat Launch |
| Other Features |
 No Sea Views |
 Working Farm |
 Campfires Allowed |
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 Lakeside Pitches |
 Public Transport <5 miles |
 Offroad Dog Walk On Site or Direct Access |
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Date of Visit: July 2024  |
Unit: Touring Caravan |
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| Nights stayed: 7 |
Travelling as: Mature couple |
| Reviewer: Ppackh |
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 The campsite was very quiet and peaceful.
The only fault I can find is the showers needed shower curtains as it was very wet where you got dressed. It also needed cleaning more regular as loads of spiders and webs in bathroom and toilet areas. 
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| Date of Visit: September 2023 |
Unit: Tent |
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| Nights stayed: 3 |
Travelling as: Group |
| Reviewer: Shspu8 |
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We stayed in tents in the woodland area of the site, surrounded by lovely trees and ponds. I honestly couldn't recommend this campsite enough, it is wonderful, as a seasoned camper I can honestly say this site ranks top 5 for me.
The staff are so lovely and welcoming but completely unobtrusive and happy for you to get on and do your own thing. It was super quiet when we were camping, being the end of September, so we had complete freedom and the whole site had a very tranquil air about it.
As for the Facilities, couldn't be happier, the little shop at reception is handy and convenient with logs and kindling available on site (delivered by golf caddy to your pitch which is a nice bonus!) meaning no digging around in bushes trying to find dry sticks!
Wifi and charging areas are very handy to have for extended visits so check in's with family are doable although I also found that I had pretty decent 3G signal in parts of the site.
The toilets/shower blocks are up there as some of the nicest I have ever seen on a camp site, I don't know if it would be different in busier periods but they were super clean and well stocked with toilet paper/ soap/ etc, the showers were particularly nice, hot but not scolding and plenty of water pressure unlike many other camp sites. I was so impressed with the showers I even took a photo to show my camper friends!
The surrounding area is really pretty also, we went for multiple hikes and didn't need to walk far before we found ourselves fully surrounded by nature, loads of cute farms and pretty forests to amble through with footpaths a plenty.
There is a Londis not too far up the road for convenient supplies and the site is more than happy for you to order groceries or things like Just Eat/ Deliveroo.
We were so happy with our time at Riverside Lakes and would recommend to anyone!
I didn't even mention the little baby Piggies!
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| Date of Visit: June 2023 |
Unit: Campervan |
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| Nights stayed: 3 |
Travelling as: With friends |
| Reviewer: Karenf65 |
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Amazing campsite!
Owners are so helpful and everything is beautiful and tranquil.
Clean toilets and showers! Fishing available.
During the week is so peaceful.
Glamping in yurts, touring or tents.
Hook-ups available.
Pigs, chickens, alpacas,
I love it here!
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| Date of Visit: April 2023 |
Unit: Motorhome |
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| Nights stayed: 3 |
Travelling as: Mature couple |
| Reviewer: Cheryl |
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Beautiful campsite with lots of wildlife around the lovely lakes.
Site a bit muddy but lovely young lady helped pull us out,
Few issues with electric (not owners fault) and Kelly & Matt did all they could to rectify, even came round the pitches offering hot chocolate 🤗
The friendliest family run site we have been to and will definitely be returning very soon.
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| Date of Visit: August 2021 |
Unit: Tent |
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| Nights stayed: 3 |
Travelling as: Family with young children |
| Reviewer: Lclon5 |
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Absolutely brilliant!
The owners are lovely, campsite is beautiful amenities are fantastic!
Will definitely be going again, but for longer!
Couldn’t recommend more!
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| Date of Visit: August 2019 |
Unit: Tent |
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| Nights stayed: 10 |
Travelling as: Family with young children |
| Reviewer: Pixieliz |
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Fabulous place, absolutely idyllic. The children loved to play on the tyre swing while we cooked dinner on the open fire.
My little girl learned to fish which she loved and has continued with back home.
The owners are so friendly and welcoming and the bathrooms etc a are very clean. I appreciated the proper bath as our baby was only 6 months at the time.
So much to do in the area (we loved the heavy horse museum nearby and water slide park at Poole).
Best holiday ever!
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| Date of Visit: May 2017 |
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| Reviewer: Jacfrosty |
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We stayed here for 3 nights during the earlier part of this week. Lovely campsite, beautifully maintained. The pitches are in groups of a few, single isolated ones and an area (not hard standing) for those in campervans and caravans.
There is EHU on quite a few of the less isolated pitches. The remoter ones are without.
The grass is left to grow long except where 'trails' have been mowed and where the pitches are. It really is quite beautifully done. You feel you are in a meadow (which you are) full of buttercups and other wild flowers and yet the pitches are perfectly groomed.
They have some open fire areas and also will provide a fire pit for individuals.
The facilities are clean and comfortable. There is a very nice bathroom with a full-sized bath in it. They also have in the dish-washing area an enormous fridge and 2 freezers for freezing your freezer blocks.
The family who own it are so kind and helpful.
It was very quiet when we were there which was perfect for us. However, even full I do not think people will feel at all over-crowded with so much 'non-camping' area around.
A lovely site, we will return.
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| Date of Visit: August 2016 |
Unit: Tent |
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| Reviewer: ArkansasJane |
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Just back from a week's stay in lovely dry weather. This was our first visit - 2 adults and one 8 year old. I'd booked a pitch at the far end (chill out area) and in many ways, this was the loveliest spot.
We saw and heard plenty of wildlife, including a badger snuffling through the long grass by our tent - so exciting! We were away from passing (foot) traffic and so it was especially peaceful and dark.
This is an AMAZING site, hard to find now, with so many places offering smart facilities and entertainment. This is the opposite and is so simple (but extremely well run, by a lovely family).
No hook ups, apart from the hard standing field by the entrance, so no electronic noise (hooray); terrible mobile coverage (hooray); no kids entertainment apart from a brilliant rope swing in the shade, dismantled at night, and gorgeous piglets.
No cars on site, except for unloading/packing up. A FANTASTIC idea, which saves you from revved engines, slamming car doors and party animals coming back at midnight and shining headlights over your tent. I wish lots of campsites did this.
Brilliant and useful features were the fridges and freezers and electric points for re-charging phones. Free showers were just fine - spacious and pretty clean, though never hot (warm was fine).
Night skies were wonderful, sunsets beautiful, the glow sticks every night were great and made for some lovely games; the ice cream van was fun. The fire pits were great. Lots of glowing campfires everywhere on an exceptionally dark site.
You could easily spend 2 or 3 weeks here. The only downside for me was that the traffic around the Bournemouth area is appalling in summer (the A35 is notorious apparently) and so trips out, especially southwards, towards the coast ) took way longer than we'd anticipated. But not the fault of Maggie and Nigel. T
Hanks. We hope to be back (if we can get in)
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| Date of Visit: July 2016 |
Unit: Tent |
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| Reviewer: ShortHamstrings |
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This is our favourite campsite and we visit several times a year. The owners have come up with a unique philosophy of having several lovely big pitches grouped together dotted around the site with plenty of wild meadows in between.
There are lakes if you like fishing, a tyre swing for the kids (which gets taken down at night, nice touch!) and you can have fires which is top of our wish list.
There is a strict no noise after 10pm policy which is happily enforced, so many places we have been to where this is ignored, but then again the people who come to this site do so for the relaxed and peaceful vibe.
Toilet blocks are usually pretty clean as are the washing up areas. There are a couple of fridges and freezers here too which is really useful for re-freezing ice blocks and storing food.
Moors Valley Country Park is about 5 mins drive away, this is a great day out, and the lovely Sandbanks Beach about 20 mins drive away.
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| Date of Visit: June 2016 |
Unit: Motorhome |
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| Reviewer: Mr CB |
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Just returned from an amazingly relaxing week end at site and have to say that I have never stayed at a such a well run and friendly site.
The pitches are very large and well maintained, the washing up area was good with plenty of hot water and the toilet block was outstanding. We had a brazier one night and it really did add to a very lovely evening watching the sun set and stars come out.
The walk from the site to Drucilla's took us just over an hour through some wonderful country side with the help of a very descriptive route map supplied by the site.
The people running the site were so friendly and helpful I can not thank them enough for shearing their lovely part of Dorset with us.
We will be back many times in the future.
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