Which New Forest campsite? Choose
Luxury camping, Ready Tents or bring your own!
New Forest campsites, offering luxury camping in safari or ready tents are not available for 2012. However, camping or caravanning, right in the heart of this UK National Park is! Enjoy nature, close up, and it should be an experience you'll never forget. Where else can you pitch your tent, or pitch your caravan with New Forest ponies grazing just a few feet away. Deer may roam really close to your tent too. Hang on to your food though and keep it safe!
Update for 2012 season
Incase you have missed my posts Luxury camping in Safari tents or Ready Tents is not available at
Holmsley New Forest campsite
. You can still read my
Safari Tent Review
and find out what a luxury tent hopefully will be like if this is reintroduced for 2013!
Ready tents were at
Roundhill
and
Holmsley
. Read my
Ready Tent review
for hopefully when it is reintroduced next year! Eurocamp have pulled out of luxury camping in the UK campsites for 2012. You can't book a luxury or ready tent at the two sites unfortunately.
However, read on for the 10 New Forest Forestry Commission campsites. Make your choice as to whether you want a no frills stay or a few more facilities. The New Forest campsites are run by the Forestry Commission and The Camping and Caravan Club - this is called
Camping in the Forest
I found it quite difficult to get the latest opening dates and so make sure you check thoroughly before committing to a booking please.
Here are the 10 New Forest National Park Camping and Caravanning sites
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Aldridge Hill
- Open 24 May 2012 to 4th June & 21 June to 3 September 2012. Site closed 5th to 20th June 2012
200 pitches for tents, caravans and motorhomes
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Ashurst
- camping facilities for a family holiday
Open 29 March 2012 to 1 October 2012
280 pitches for tents, caravans and motorhomes
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Denny Wood
- opens 14th April 2012 to 26th September 2012
170 pitches for tents, carvans and motorhomes
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Hollands Wood
- open 29th March 2012 to 1st October 2012
Winner of the Silver David Bellamy Award for Conservation
600 pitches for tents, caravans and motorhomes Suitable for a family holiday
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Holmsley
Open 29 March 2012 to 5 November 2012
600 pitches for tents, caravans and motorhomes suitable for a family holiday. Safari and Ready Tents Not available for 2012
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Ocknell and Longbeech
Open 29th March 2012 to 1 October 2012
these two sites are next to each other and offer value for money camping
480 pitches for tents, caravans and motorhomes
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Matley Wood
- opens 14th April 2012 to 26th September 2012
This site is close to Denny Wood site and has 70 pitches only for tents, caravans and motorhomes
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Round Hill
Open 29 March 2012 to 1 October 2012
500 pitches Ready Tents (not available), tents, caravans and motorhomes this campsite offers value for money
Roundhill Ranger Activities
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Setthorns
- Open all year
237 pitches for tents, caravans and motorhomes
If you want to camp using a tent but without all the hassle, or perhaps you've never camped before? then have a look at the information on my
Ready Tents at Sandy Balls
page - you just have to turn up to practise camping under canvas here. The tent is already put up for you! How cool is that?
You can check any accommodation through
Now the season has drawn to a close in the New Forest why not
discover East Anglia with
Tentgo's All Year Campsite and Camping Guide,
where to go, what to do, secret places to visit and when you need a break from campfire cooking some fine little 'eateries' sprinkled about. I love some of the recipes!
I've just added 2 new links for you to follow which I think you may enjoy, whether you are planning a holiday or just want to read and keep updated on camping and sites throughout the UK.
The first is
Perfect Pitch Magazine
they really do cover everything!
Here's the next one - they do reviews as well and I've just read a campsite (not in the New Forest thank heavens) described as "older than God's dog" - well worth a visit even if you only want to browse. Try
Pitchup.com
for yourselves. If you need to look further afield in other parts of the UK this is a great place to start searching.......
 
World Wide Campsites and Activities Holidays I can recommend
During the course of writing my website I often come across fantastic websites I think I should recommend to you. I'll simply list them with a brief description and let you do the rest!
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Activity Holidays at Lac du Coeur Limosin France
can offer you bespoke activity holidays around there lake and land in France. it is suitable for "families, adrenalin junkies, and businesses with the opportunity to build bespoke adventure holidays based around exciting and stimulating water sports, cycling and hiking activities. Set around our lake (Lac du Couer - Lake of the Heart), set in 4.5 acres of tranquil French countryside. This sounds pretty special to me and well worth a visit if you are considering going to France or even live in France!
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Would you like to buy a map before you start camping?
New Forest Explorer Map OL21 and New Forest Walks
will certainly help you find your way around.
Perhaps you would like to use WikiMapia to look at more detail of the New Forest? If you use this map you can find exactly the area of your chosen campsite and what the nearby villages look like ...before you book! Give it a go.....
WikiMapia
Do you need to search for further information?.....here's how
Welcome to New Forest Life SiteSearch. I really hope you find this Google tool helpful in finding your way around my site.
Are you wondering where you saw the Sandy Balls Holiday Centre? Perhaps you found some information, or a really lovely photo of a New Forest pony, and wanted to find it again?
New Forest Life SiteSearch has the answer.
In the search box below, simply enter New Forest followed by whatever you are searching for
For example: put Sandy Balls if you are looking to find information on the Sandy Balls Holiday Centre and hit the Search button.
Happy Searching!
I hope you really enjoy your New Forest camping experience whichever campsite you choose in this stunning UK National Park.
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