Riverside Holidays
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If you’re still saving up for your own yacht (us too), amble along to Hamble for the next best thing: a nautical break at the immaculate Riverside Holidays, set in green fields overlooking one of three marinas in an area teeming with international yacht folk, and by the River Hamble for a spot of sailing, fishing or riverside walks.
Riverside Holidays is family-owned and run, and you’ll get a shipshape welcome from the friendly team, who’ll do their best to make sure everything during your stay is plain sailing; there are resident wardens on site too to keep things steaming along smoothly.
As well as the spotless facilities and amenable staff, the location of Riverside is also above board: it’s on the edge of the pretty Hampshire village of Hamble, where you can indulge in some boat and yacht spotting from the café overlooking the harbour, and is only two minutes from the marina with its bar, restaurant and conservatory and sundeck overlooking the river. Pitches are available for tents, tourers and motorhomes for eight months of the year, and self-catering accommodation all year (dogs are allowed on the touring and camping part of the park only and must be kept on a lead while on site).
When cruising off site, the Riverside reception has plenty of info on what to see and do in the area; you can hire a bike at the park too to get around a little bit faster than on foot.
Nearby attractions and activities
Hamble is around 15 minutes’ walk away from Riverside: as well as being one of the leading yachting centres in the country there are boat trips, waterside restaurants serving mouth-watering Hampshire produce, cobbled streets and the annual regatta Hamble Week in summer. Netley’s Royal Victoria Country Park and Burlesdon’s Manor Farm Country Park are both nearby for woodland and riverside walks.
Burlesdon Windmill and the Burlesdon Brickworks Museum are a few miles outside the village, and there are over 4000 subterranean exhibits to see at the Royal Navy Submarine Museum in nearby Gosport.
The Hamble Valley, stretching along the Solent and Hamble rivers between Portsmouth, Winchester and Southampton, has walking trails of all lengths. The 15-mile Strawberry Trail takes in Hamble and Burlesdon villages and for more bracing types there’s the 60-mile coastal trail the Solent Way which passes through the Hamble Valley. More faint-hearted souls can amble from Hamble to Hill Head along part of the route, or take the simple 4.5-mile stroll of the Hamble Rail Trail.
City sightseers can catch a bus at Hamble to Southampton, Hampshire’s biggest city and with stacks of green spaces and parks: Southampton Common has festivals and fairs and circuses in the summer, as well as the Hawthorns Urban Wildlife Centre with wildlife garden and café. The city also has the longest surviving section of medieval walls in England, with an archaeology museum, God’s House Tower, set in one of the tower walls; there’s the Solent Sky Museum for aerial enthusiasts and the Southampton Maritime Museum for nautical ones, as well as the Titanic Museum and Titanic Trail around the city. Stay on into evening to explore the Ocean Village and Town Quay areas, or go clubbing or fluttering at Leisure World with its night clubs, casino and bingo.
There’s more old city sightseeing in historic Portsmouth and Winchester, both within driving distance of Riverside; get the kids giggling at the laughing kookaburras of Marwell Wildlife in Winchester and let them scramble around the HMS Victory and HMS Warrior 1860 at Portsmouth Historic Dockyard. They’ll also squeak to go to Peppa Pig World in Hampshire’s Paultons Park, and to splash around at The Rapids leisure centre at Romsey.
Attractions near Riverside Holidays
Must see
- Southampton Maritime Museum (4.4 miles)
- Beaulieu National Motor Museum (6.8 miles)
- Osborne House (8.2 miles)
National Trust
- Newtown Old Town Hall (11.3 miles)
- Winchester City Mill (13.3 miles)
Cycle routes
Find local routes on the National Cycle Network - over 12,000 miles of cycling routes.
Activities near Riverside Holidays
Calshot (4.2 miles) Beach - Excellent Water Quality Beaches
Hillhead (5.5 miles) Beach - Excellent Water Quality Beaches
Lepe and The Solent Coastline – New Forest (6.1 miles) Walking
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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
Disabled facilities
Drying room
Food shop
Free wifi
Ice pack freezing
Internet access
Launderette
Parent & baby washroom
Pick-up from public transport
Public telephone
Shower available
Toilet block
Washing-up area
Wifi
Utilities
Charging facilities
Chemical disposal
Gas cylinders available
Recycling available
Renewable energy
Touring and motorhomes
Electrical hook-up points for tourers
Hard standings
Seasonal pitches
Tourer storage facilities
Rules
Campfires allowed
Commercial vehicles allowed
Dogs allowed
Themes
Gay friendly
Nearby leisure
Fishing nearby
Golf nearby
Horse riding nearby
Indoor pool nearby
Leisure/theme park nearby
Restaurant nearby
Sailing nearby
Tennis nearby
Groups welcome
Motorcycle friendly
Rallies welcome
Single-sex groups welcome
Student groups welcome
Nearby amenities
Bar nearby
Nearby farmers' market
Public transport nearby
Shop nearby
Type
Large (51-200 pitches)
Ordnance Survey maps (GB and Northern Ireland only) are available at lower levels via the drop-down menu.
Nearest transport
- Coach stations
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Southampton: Town Quay Coach Stop — 4.3mi
Southampton: Cruise Terminal Coach Stop — 4.4mi
Southampton: Coach Station Harbour Parade — 4.9mi
- Train stations
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Hamble Rail Station — 0.7mi
Bursledon Rail Station — 1.1mi
Netley Rail Station — 1.3mi
- Ferry ports
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Hamble-le-Rice Ferry Landing — 0.7mi
Warsash Ferry Landing — 1.0mi
Hythe (Hants) Ferry Terminal — 3.7mi
- Airports
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Southampton Airport — 6.0mi
Bournemouth International Airport — 23.5mi
Directions
Leave the M27 at junction 8 and follow the signs for Hamble village taking the B3397, passing the Tesco superstore on your left-hand side. Continue on this road over the two mini roundabouts and straight through the set of traffic lights until you come to the Hound Road roundabout. Travel straight over this roundabout and immediately after it take a left into Satchell Lane, signposted Riverside Holidays and Mercury Yacht Harbour.
Follow Satchell Lane until you see the turning on your left for Mercury Marina and Riverside. Riverside is clearly signposted and is on the right hand side. Our lodge style reception building is at the entrance to the park.
Permitted arrival time
12 noon
Cancellation policy
A medical cancellation plan is available when you pay your balance. It covers your whole party up to the day before your holiday commences against cancellation due to accident, injury, illness or death of a member of the party or of a close relative of a member of the party. £5.00 per week or part week. Non refundable
Please note that your deposit paid to Pitchup.com is non-refundable.
Payment of balance
Balance of payment is to be paid direct to the park 28 days prior to arrival (the park will contact you).
For bookings within 28 days the park will contact you after your booking to take payment. Payment on arrival is not accepted.
Cards accepted on the park
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Terms and conditions
Site booking terms and conditionsPlease note
Dogs and other pets are welcome in the touring/camping area only, and are not permitted in any of the buildings, must be kept on a leash at all times and must be excercised off the park. Sorry, no pets in the holiday accommodation.
Check availability at Riverside Holidays…
Non electric grass tent pitch (for 1-4 man tent), may be on a slight slope. Strictly one unit per pitch (no pod or pup tents).
Max. persons: 4x
16-amp grass electric pitch for tents, touring caravans and motorhomes (to 21 ft or three-man tent). Strictly one unit per pitch (no pod or pup tents).
Max. persons: 6x
