New Forest View

From £35 For 1 night, 2 adults 9.2 392 reviews
Beautiful scenery (added by manager 12 Aug 2022)
Lovely evening by the pond (added by manager 12 aug 2022)
Welcome (added by manager 22 jul 2020)
Park entrance (added by manager 19 apr 2021)

  • Small site with fishing lake next to an 18th-century coaching inn
  • Within a half-hour drive of Drayton Manor, Snowdome and Twycross Zoo
  • A 40-minute drive from Birmingham's Cadbury World and Science Museum
The first sight for many folk arriving at New Forest View is a bear. Don’t bolt… he’s called Bosworth (after the famed 15th-century battlefield nearby)… and he doesn’t move. Which is a bit of a shame for him, for there's a hefty spread of activities and attractions in the surrounding heart of England counties of Leicestershire, Derbyshire, Staffordshire and beyond, from forest walks and wildlife encounters to winter sports, fishing and waterskiing. Get cracking right on site, as this small Leicestershire park for touring vehicles has its own fishing pond, bookable in advance. Next door, the coaching inn has been welcoming thirsty and hungry travellers for four centuries, with real ales, bar snacks and restaurant meals, regular Chinese and Indian carvery nights and a beer garden with a kids’ play area (which might not have been there four centuries ago…). For true fishing aficionados, there are further carp to be caught a five-minute drive away at Tucker’s Holt, and at Kingsbury Waterpark (half an hour). The latter makes a decent destination for non-anglers as well, with walks, cycle trails and birdwatching, plus waterskiing and jetskiing on the lakes. Dogs are welcome on this site.

Site type

Tent pitches 5
Touring caravan pitches 25
Motorhome pitches 25
Open now
Please note
  • Your dog must be tattooed or microchipped.
  • The site does not accept breeds/crossbreeds listed in the Dangerous Dogs Act (i.e. XL Bully, Pit Bull Terrier, Japanese Tosa, Dogo Argentino, and Fila Brasileiro) and/or any of the following: Staffordshire bull terrier, American Staffordshire terrier, Rottweiler, any Mastiff or Tosa.
  • Group bookings of 15 or more units (e.g. tent, touring caravan, motorhome or accommodation hire) travelling together are not permitted via Pitchup.com.
  • Single-sex bookings of 4 or more people (couples and immediate family members excepted) are not permitted via Pitchup.com.
  • No hen/stag parties permitted via Pitchup.com.
  • A charge of £1.00 applies for the use of the shower.
  • Facilities/activities including fishing are subject to extra charges payable on arrival.
  • Commercial vehicles (vehicles used for work-related purposes, carrying goods or fare-paying passengers) and sign-written vehicles are not permitted on site.
  • At least one of the party members must be aged 18 or over.
  • Units longer than 10 metres are not allowed.
  • The charging of electric vehicles is not permitted on site.
  • Please note the showers are coin-operated.

Languages spoken

English

Open from Fri, 22 Mar to

Pitch types & availability

Reviews

92%

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Only showing reviews for the last 30 months.

Culd improve toilet facilities.

Overall 6/10
Location 6
Value for money 2
Accommodation 6
Facilities / Activities 4
Customer service 6
Child friendliness No rating
Cleanliness 6
Wifi No rating
Anonymous The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Electric hardstanding and grass touring pitch

Liked: Nice site.

Disliked: For the time of year the toilet had no heating system and there was a charge for the use of the shower. Pub next to site did not do food.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Wayne Super friendly and helpful Will defo stay here again Perfect with pub next…

Overall 10/10
Location 8
Value for money 8
Accommodation 8
Facilities / Activities 8
Customer service 10
Child friendliness No rating
Cleanliness 8
Wifi 10
Soroya M. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Electric gravel touring pitch

Liked: Wayne Super friendly and helpful Will defo stay here again Perfect with pub next door! Beautiful woodland walk for the dog too!

Disliked: Nothing

Recommend to friends Visit again

Avoid if you want better value for your money.

Overall 2/10
Location 2
Value for money 2
Accommodation No rating
Facilities / Activities 2
Customer service 2
Child friendliness No rating
Cleanliness 2
Wifi 10
Anonymous The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Electric hardstanding and grass touring pitch

Liked: Good wifi and Pub next door for something to eat.

Disliked: Secluded site which was fine for one night only. Gravel pitches separated by ropes so not much privacy if staying longer. Found the site to be expensive at £30 + £3 for the dog for an overnight stay. Toilet facilities awful. Cold portacabin, toilet bowls not clean. Only one sink with no hot water. You also have to pay £1 for a time limited shower - only one cubicle with shower curtain so not private and dirty from residue from previous user.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Lovely pitch and site. Very helpful guy.…

Overall 8/10
Location 10
Value for money 10
Accommodation 10
Facilities / Activities 8
Customer service 10
Child friendliness No rating
Cleanliness 8
Wifi 6
Catherine P. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Electric gravel touring pitch

Liked: Lovely pitch and site. Very helpful guy.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Lovely clean secure site, made very welcome, nice toilets and shower. Enjoyed…

Overall 10/10
Location 10
Value for money 8
Accommodation 10
Facilities / Activities No rating
Customer service 10
Child friendliness No rating
Cleanliness 10
Wifi 10
Anonymous The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Electric hardstanding and grass touring pitch

Liked: Lovely clean secure site, made very welcome, nice toilets and shower. Enjoyed our stay overnight, with lovely views of the duck pond and fields and lovely and peaceful. Many Thanks

Recommend to friends Visit again

Can't belive a site so nice and picturesque

Overall 8/10
Location 10
Value for money 10
Accommodation 10
Facilities / Activities 8
Customer service 10
Child friendliness 8
Cleanliness 10
Wifi 10
Steve M. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Electric gravel touring pitch

Liked: Perfect location, fantastic old pub with great kids play area we was welcomed by the owner which was a nice touch

Disliked: No bins if I was to be picky

Recommend to friends Visit again

Pitches made moho nice and level. Friendly host, nice and secure.…

Overall 10/10
Location 10
Value for money 10
Accommodation 8
Facilities / Activities 8
Customer service 10
Child friendliness 8
Cleanliness 10
Wifi 10
Anonymous The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Electric gravel touring pitch

Liked: Pitches made moho nice and level. Friendly host, nice and secure.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Pleasant looking site, secure with automatic gates, nice pub next door. Friendly…

Overall 8/10
Location 8
Value for money 4
Accommodation 6
Facilities / Activities 4
Customer service 8
Child friendliness 6
Cleanliness 6
Wifi 8
Carl P. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Electric grass pitch

Liked: Pleasant looking site, secure with automatic gates, nice pub next door. Friendly staff.

Disliked: Showers are £1 for 5 minutes, lights go out after 3 minutes. Hot tap on sink didn't heat up, washing up facilities next to elsan point. £3 per dog per night but no facilities for them. Gravel paths noisy under foot.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Lovely site, friendly staff and great pitches.

Overall 10/10
Location 10
Value for money 10
Accommodation 10
Facilities / Activities 10
Customer service 10
Child friendliness 10
Cleanliness 10
Wifi 10
Jemma C. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Electric gravel touring pitch

Liked: Size of the pitches, peaceful surroundings and friendliness of the staff on site.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Lovely location and friendly onside warden.

Overall 8/10
Location 8
Value for money 6
Accommodation 8
Facilities / Activities 6
Customer service 10
Child friendliness 10
Cleanliness 10
Wifi 10
Sarah R. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Electric gravel touring pitch

Liked: How friendly the warden was and how flexible they were with timing considering the weather was horrific and there had been flooding! Loved that there was a little swing set and slide for the children. If we had been able to stay longer would have tried the pub out next door!

Disliked: Paying extra for shower, and no hot water. Feel shower should have been included in price. Possibly an extra toilet at some point?

Recommend to friends Visit again


Features

Leisure on site

Bar or club house

Cycle hire

Evening entertainment

Fishing

Fitness centre

Games room

Indoor swimming pool

Kids' club

On-site restaurant/cafe

Outdoor swimming pool

Play area

TV room

Take away

Tennis

Watersports

Amenities on site

Bath available

Car parking by pitch/unit

Composting toilet

Disabled facilities

Dog park

Drying room

Food shop

Free wifi

Ice pack freezing

Internet access

Launderette

Parent & baby washroom

Pick-up from public transport

Portable toilet

Pub toilets

Public telephone

Shower available

Toilet block

Washing-up area

Wifi

Groups welcome

Family friendly

Motorcycle friendly

Rallies welcome

Single-sex groups welcome

Student groups welcome

Rules

Barbecue provided

Barbecues allowed

Campfires allowed

Commercial vehicles allowed

Dogs allowed

Dogs allowed all year

Themes

Peaceful

Utilities

Charging facilities

Chemical disposal

Electric car charging point(s)

Gas cylinders available

Recycling available

Renewable energy

Nearby amenities

Bar nearby

Dog walk nearby

Shop nearby

Type

Medium (26-50 pitches)

Nearby leisure

Cycling nearby

Fishing nearby

Golf nearby

Leisure/theme park nearby

Outdoor pool nearby

Restaurant nearby

Touring and motorhomes

Seasonal pitches

Location

New Forest View

Bosworth Road

Snarestone

Leicestershire

England

DE12 7DQ

Directions

Timezone

Europe/London GMT (GMT+00:00)

GPS

52.6855°N
-1.47373°W

Route directions

If you're travelling from the M42 (Measham direction) and using a satnav, the site is quarter of a mile past the spot where the postcode says, on the right hand side next door to the Old Crown pub.

Nearest transport

Coach
4.3 mi Market Street
5 mi Memorial Square
5 mi Memorial Square
Rail
7.1 mi Polesworth Rail Station
8.1 mi Atherstone Rail Station
9.5 mi Tamworth High Level Rail Station
Airport
11.5 mi East Midlands Airport
19.4 mi Birmingham International Airport Terminal 1
19.4 mi Birmingham International Airport

Please note: All distances on this page are calculated "as the crow flies" - please check actual distance depending on your mode of travel using the Get directions button above.

Local attractions

To learn more about Bosworth and its battle, you could steam over there in suitably historic style, taking a vintage train ride from Shackerstone (10 minutes’ drive), or if you prefer 21st-century transport, the Battlefield Heritage Centre is 20 minutes away. For the thrills of the battlefield without the other bits, Drayton Manor Theme Park has all manner of white-knuckle adventure rides, or you could hit the icy slopes of the year-round indoor Tamworth Snowdrome (both half an hour away). Warm up afterwards with a trip round the spicy eateries of Birmingham’s Balti Triangle, topped off by sticky sweet chocolate factory tours at Cadbury World and experimental missions at the city’s Thinktank Science Museum (40 minutes). How wild do you like your wildlife? Twyford Zoo (10 minutes) has tarantulas and snow leopards; there’s a riot of feathered colours flapping about at Tropical Birdland (20 minutes), and wooded walks with those cute South American camelids at National Forest Llama Treks are within half an hour. It’s a 15-minute trip to see the early stages of the New National Forest, and there’s bike hire at the Youth Hostel if you want to see the saplings from the saddle. More mature woodland, plus walks, horse riding and birdwatching can be sampled at Sence Valley Forest Park, 10 minutes’ drive away, or you can beetle over to Bradgate Park (half an hour) on Leicester’s outskirts, for gentle hills and Tudor history, deer herds and skylarks.

Must see

Twycross Zoo 3.4 mi

National Forest 4.6 mi

Conkers Discovery Centre 5.2 mi

Bosworth Battlefield Heritage Centre 6.8 mi

Calke Abbey 7.6 mi

National Trust

Staunton Harold Church 6.7 mi

Calke Abbey 8.2 mi

Letocetum Roman Baths and Museum 16.2 mi

Sudbury Hall and the National Trust Museum of Childhood 18.6 mi

Kedleston Hall 19 mi

Cycle routes

Find local routes on the National Cycle Network - over 12,000 miles of cycling routes.

Other

Measham - Conkers - Moira Furnace 2 mi

Shackerstone and The Ashby Canal 2.2 mi

Shackerstone - Newton Burgoland - Snarestone - Shackerstone 2.2 mi

Oakthorpe Willsley Circular 3 mi

Sence Valley Forest Park 3 mi

Local events

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  • Download Festival (Friday 14 June 2024 – Friday 14 June 2024)

    Derby, Derbyshire 10.7 mi

Please note: All distances on this page are calculated "as the crow flies" - please check actual distance depending on your mode of travel using the Get directions button above.

Want to know more about camping in Leicestershire?

  • Does New Forest View have a swimming pool? No View all features
  • Is New Forest View dog friendly? Yes View all features
  • What attractions are near New Forest View? To learn more about Bosworth and its battle, you could steam over there in suitably historic style, taking a vintage train ride from Shackerstone (10 minutes’ drive), or if you prefer 21st-century … Read more
  • When can I check in and check out of New Forest View?
    Camping and touring
    Arrive:  12 p.m. –  7 p.m.
    Depart by:  11 a.m.
    Read more
  • How much does it cost to stay at New Forest View? From £35 (for 1 night, 2 adults) - prices may change depending on your dates and party.