Comments on: Camping in the New Forest http://www.campr.co.uk/camping-new-forest We write about cool camp sites, camping gadgets and camping news. Mon, 09 Jan 2012 04:40:21 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Jane http://www.campr.co.uk/camping-new-forest#comment-1043 Jane Sun, 12 Jun 2011 19:06:36 +0000 http://www.campr.co.uk/?p=675#comment-1043 We stayed at Chapelfield on the May bankholiday weekend and had a lovely time. Very family friendly and the owners could not be more helpful. Although it looks abit basic, don't be put off by the portaloos and trailer type showers, they were both some of the cleanest that I have come accross. Also in walking distance of a very nice pub and in a good location to explore the New Forest. For the price I would definately recommend. We stayed at Chapelfield on the May bankholiday weekend and had a lovely time. Very family friendly and the owners could not be more helpful. Although it looks abit basic, don’t be put off by the portaloos and trailer type showers, they were both some of the cleanest that I have come accross. Also in walking distance of a very nice pub and in a good location to explore the New Forest. For the price I would definately recommend.

]]> By: Gary http://www.campr.co.uk/camping-new-forest#comment-800 Gary Thu, 28 Apr 2011 21:03:33 +0000 http://www.campr.co.uk/?p=675#comment-800 Me again. My better half has just pointed out that I dont know my left from my right and that it is an fact the left hand side of Hollands Wood as you drive in that has the flooding issue and road noise and not the right as I said above. She also enjoyed pointing out that teenagers tend to prefer drink beer and not bears ! Thank you dear x Me again. My better half has just pointed out that I dont know my left from my right and that it is an fact the left hand side of Hollands Wood as you drive in that has the flooding issue and road noise and not the right as I said above. She also enjoyed pointing out that teenagers tend to prefer drink beer and not bears !

Thank you dear x

]]> By: Gary http://www.campr.co.uk/camping-new-forest#comment-799 Gary Thu, 28 Apr 2011 15:16:55 +0000 http://www.campr.co.uk/?p=675#comment-799 Hi Mike, To be totally honest, and this is only my opinion, but not being able to squeeze into Hollands Wood may well have been a lucky escape. The site does possibly have the best shower and washroom facilities of all the Forest Holiday sites in the area admittedly and yes you may well have got a glimpse of a stray pony wandering past your pitch if you had been lucky enough to find a spot on the inner edge of the site overlooking the common, but I can assure you from bitter experience that Hollands Wood is one site that you want to steer well clear of when its busy. Don't get me wrong its a great site when not over run with bear swilling teenagers crammed 5 high into a two man festival tent whilst at the same time dueling with their mates in a battle of the hot hatch base box challenge into the early hours with little or no intervention from the site staff. Hollands Wood is normally a near perfect family orientated site with, as previously mentioned, superb facilities and which offers real forest camping with snug corners amongst the heather and hedgerow to tuck yourself away from it all under the canopy of the forest above yet also within a comfortable stroll of Brockenhurst Village and some great family pubs. Its worth noting though that the right hand side of the site as you drive in can tend to flood in places when the heavens open and you do also get quiet a bit of road noise on that side during the night but all in all well worth a visit again during the week or on a more normal weekend weather wise. Chapelfield is not a site that we have visited, I must admit, but I guess the pitch rates, when compared to the Forest Holiday sites, does suggest that the facilities will be less comforting shall we say. However, this can sometimes work in a sites favour depending on what it is you are looking for, peace and a good nights sleep for me! At the end of the day you had a weekend away under canvas in the forest and in my books that's far better than the same time at home catching up on all those nagging jobs that need doing. Good luck for your next trip away, oh and if you have not done so before its well worth having a look at the Forest Holidays web site as booking on line in advance is very simple and being that they are now part of the Caravan and Camping Club then if all are booked then there is always the option of a triple C accredited site close by. Happy Camping Gary Hi Mike,

To be totally honest, and this is only my opinion, but not being able to squeeze into Hollands Wood may well have been a lucky escape. The site does possibly have the best shower and washroom facilities of all the Forest Holiday sites in the area admittedly and yes you may well have got a glimpse of a stray pony wandering past your pitch if you had been lucky enough to find a spot on the inner edge of the site overlooking the common, but I can assure you from bitter experience that Hollands Wood is one site that you want to steer well clear of when its busy.

Don’t get me wrong its a great site when not over run with bear swilling teenagers crammed 5 high into a two man festival tent whilst at the same time dueling with their mates in a battle of the hot hatch base box challenge into the early hours with little or no intervention from the site staff. Hollands Wood is normally a near perfect family orientated site with, as previously mentioned, superb facilities and which offers real forest camping with snug corners amongst the heather and hedgerow to tuck yourself away from it all under the canopy of the forest above yet also within a comfortable stroll of Brockenhurst Village and some great family pubs.

Its worth noting though that the right hand side of the site as you drive in can tend to flood in places when the heavens open and you do also get quiet a bit of road noise on that side during the night but all in all well worth a visit again during the week or on a more normal weekend weather wise.

Chapelfield is not a site that we have visited, I must admit, but I guess the pitch rates, when compared to the Forest Holiday sites, does suggest that the facilities will be less comforting shall we say. However, this can sometimes work in a sites favour depending on what it is you are looking for, peace and a good nights sleep for me! At the end of the day you had a weekend away under canvas in the forest and in my books that’s far better than the same time at home catching up on all those nagging jobs that need doing.

Good luck for your next trip away, oh and if you have not done so before its well worth having a look at the Forest Holidays web site as booking on line in advance is very simple and being that they are now part of the Caravan and Camping Club then if all are booked then there is always the option of a triple C accredited site close by.

Happy Camping

Gary

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