Maple Field Camping

From £24 For 1 night, 2 adults 8.5 8 reviews
In the main field (added by manager 14 Oct 2019)
In the field (added by manager 14 oct 2019)
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Camping field (added by manager 14 oct 2019)

  • Hedge-lined four-acre park with views over Martin Down Nature Reserve
  • A 10-minute drive to the New Forest and 30 to Bournemouth beach
  • Kitchen, ping pong, art classes, bushcraft sessions and guided walks
Zip around a trio of counties on a trip to Maple Field Camping, in the north-west corner of Hampshire and on the border with Dorset and Wiltshire. Stays here are in a four-acre field surrounded by tree hedges, about a mile from the main A354 road and 10 minutes’ drive from Fordingbridge. The views are as snazzy as the location – look out from the top of the field over the chalk grasslands of Martin Down Nature Reserve by day, then turn to the heavens and admire the inky black skies while listening to the crackle of the communal firepit at night. While it may seem a hol here’s just about relaxing in the wilds and nothing more, this isn’t strictly the case – the middle of the field’s kept clear so kids can run wild, and activities include guided walks and art classes. Bushcraft sessions, where attendees craft spoons from sycamore, build dens and conjure up fires, are organised as well. Ping pong sessions are also on hand, as are tables where kids can create arty masterpieces. A spacious timber barn at the park contains toilets and showers, and a kitchen is also available to use, with kettle, fridges and freezers – a handy place to prep produce plucked from the site's veg garden. In your free time, rove the Roman road on the parish boundary and see the polished flints and shoots of wild garlic they left behind. Wanders are also to be had in The New Forest, 10 minutes’ drive away, and across the sandy beaches of Bournemouth (half an hour).

Site type

Tent sites 30
Opens May 6
Please note
  • Under 18s must be accompanied by their parents or legal guardians.
  • No bachelor/bachelorette parties permitted via Pitchup.com.
  • Commercial vehicles (vehicles used for work-related purposes, carrying goods or fare-paying passengers) and sign-written vehicles are not permitted on site.

Languages spoken

English

Open from Mon, May 6 to

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value for money site

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

Primitive grass tent campsite

Liked: kitchen facility & view from the top of the field

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Perfect

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

Primitive grass tent campsite

Liked: Facilities

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Quiet site with good facilities.

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

Primitive grass tent campsite

Liked: Quiet site with good facilities. The few other campers were friendly. Fortunately good weather for our stay but there are games and table tennis indoors if needed. Conveniently close to the main road but quiet enough for a good nights sleep.

Disliked: I was a bit concerned when I first arrived, no signage until you have turned off the road into the entrance, the site was virtually empty, no sign of any staff or access to the facilities. Once the site owner turned up I was put at ease, the facilities were unlocked and I realised that he was both enthusiastic and that I had everything here that I needed.

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Lots of space, tap for water in middle of the field, ping…

Overall 6/10
Location 6
Value for money 8
Accommodation 6
Facilities / Activities 4
Customer service 8
Child friendliness No rating
Cleanliness 8
Wifi No rating
Alex C. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Primitive grass tent campsite

Liked: Lots of space, tap for water in middle of the field, ping pong table

Disliked: There was only 1 toilet and if you use more than 1 shower at at time the water pressure wasn't good

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Great country based camp site. Clean, simple a great place to escape

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

Primitive grass tent campsite

Liked: Very friendly owner. Amazing views

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Excellent for nature lover! Friendly owner, quiet & close to wildlife

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

Primitive grass tent campsite

Liked: Close to Nature This camp site is wonderful for the naturalist camper and I cannot believe that there were no other campers on this quiet and rural site for the sunny week I was there. A few minutes walk from the Downs, it gave me chance to find 19 species of butterfly, turtle dove, nightjar and various owls, a hobby and other predatory birds. Grey partridge visited camp every morning and a barn owl quartered it at night. As the hedges are purposefully left to re-wild and there are plenty of wild flowers in the margins and central unmowed area, moth diversity was incredible with dragonflies staking out territories along the margins. Each evening, I could watch the sun go down over the Downs from the top end of the site with nothing but trees at the bottom of the field to mar the view. Being so keen on wildlife, this site is perfect and the camp owner very interested in any wildlife finds in the area and on the field. Facilities The facilities are everything you need including electricity, a fridge, showers, toilets, sinks etc... Water at various stations on the site and cooking areas provided me with more than I expected or needed. No light on the field is an advantage to me as I trapped moths using a light trap several times. In general The site is quiet and large, very much a wildlife haven and provided me with more than I was expecting. I really did enjoy my stay there and the owner is a wonderful, witty and engaging man to talk to with interesting knowledge of farming, local information, history and wildlife.

Disliked: Nothing. I absolutely loved my stay.

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The views are beautiful, has a fridge for you to use, 1…

Overall 6/10
Location 8
Value for money 8
Accommodation 6
Facilities / Activities 6
Customer service 4
Child friendliness 8
Cleanliness 8
Wifi No rating
Megan C. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Primitive grass tent campsite

Liked: The views are beautiful, has a fridge for you to use, 1 indoor toilet and shower. We saw bags at night which was amazing

Disliked: No one was there when we arrived so didn’t know what to do - drove up and set up tent abs next morning left. Meant almost anyone could leave or enter without things being checked.

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Overall an enjoyable relaxing stay.

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

Primitive grass tent campsite

Liked: The view, size of pitch, quietness

Disliked: Length of grass

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Features

Leisure on park

Bar or club house

Cycle hire

Evening entertainment

Fishing

Fitness centre

Indoor swimming pool

Kids' club

On-site restaurant/cafe

Outdoor swimming pool

Playground

Recreation room/arcade

TV room

Takeout

Tennis

Watersports

Amenities on park

Bath available

Car parking by site/unit

Composting toilet

Disabled facilities

Dog park

Drying room

Free wifi

Grocery store

Ice pack freezing

Internet access

Laundromat

Parent & baby washroom

Payphone

Pick-up from public transport

Portable toilet

Pub toilets

Restrooms

Shower available

Washing-up area

Wifi

Groups welcome

Family friendly

Motorcycle friendly

Single-sex groups welcome

Student groups welcome

Rules

Barbecue grills allowed

Barbecue provided

Campfires allowed

Commercial vehicles allowed

Dogs allowed

No dogs allowed

Themes

Hikers’ paradise

Peaceful

Utilities

Charging facilities

Dump station

Electric car charging point(s)

Propane/gas cylinders available

Recycling available

Renewable energy

Nearby amenities

Bar nearby

Convenience store nearby

Dog walk nearby

Type

Medium (26-50 sites)

Pop-up campsite

Nearby leisure

Fishing nearby

Horseback riding nearby

Location

Maple Field Camping

Maple Field Farm

Martin

Hampshire

England

SP6 3LR

Directions

Timezone

Europe/London +0100 (GMT+01:00)

GPS

50.97998°N
-1.91159°W

Nearest transport

Coach
11.7 km West Street
11.7 km West Street
12 km Fugglestone Roundabout
Rail
12.5 km Salisbury Rail Station
14.8 km Tisbury Rail Station
20.6 km Dean Rail Station
Ferry
29.1 km Tuckton Tea Gardens Ferry Landing
29.3 km Christchurch Quay Ferry Landing
29.4 km Wick Christchurch Ferry Landing
Airport
23.2 km Bournemouth International Airport
38.9 km Southampton 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

Forge a path to Fordingbridge (10 minutes' drive), the northern gateway to the New Forest, to tramp across the Georgian stone bridge over the River Avon or step things up a notch at the waterpark with a bit of paddleboarding, kayaking and wakeboarding. For a bit more getting wet, swims and paddles on Bournemouth beach are half an hour away (or 45 minutes on the X3 bus), while Dorset’s Lulworth Cove – a site famed on social media for its particularly scenic stretch of sand – is an hour’s drive. Durdle Door's worth dropping by around here as well (55 minutes) to snap pics of its natural stone arch while on a cliffside wander along the chalky-white coast. To continue in a more sedate vein, slope over to Salisbury (20 minutes): this city houses the tallest spire in Christendom, a functioning 14th-century clock and an original Magna Carta copy in its cathedral.

Water quality at nearby bathing waters

Name Distance Type 2020 2019 2018 2017
Bournemouth Boscombe Pier 29.4 km Sea N/A Good Good Excellent
Bournemouth Manor Steps 29.4 km Sea N/A Excellent Excellent N/A
Bournemouth Pier 29.5 km Sea N/A Excellent Good Good
Bournemouth Fisherman`S Walk 29.6 km Sea N/A Excellent Excellent Excellent
Bournemouth Durley Chine 29.7 km Sea N/A Excellent Excellent Excellent

Data source: European Environment Agency

Must see

Breamore House 8.9 km

Wilton House 11.7 km

Salisbury Cathedral 12.3 km

Old Sarum 14.8 km

Kingston Lacy House and Gardens 20.5 km

National Trust

Little Clarendon 12.4 km

Mompesson House 12.4 km

Philipps House and Dinton Park 12.9 km

Kingston Lacy 20.7 km

White Mill 22.1 km

Cycle routes

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

Other

North-East From Pentridge 3.6 km

BOVERIDGE HOUSE SCHOOL 5.6 km

Broad Chalke - Fovant Down - Mead End - Broad Chalke 5.7 km

GARSTON WOOD (CURRENT BOUNDARY FROM 03/12/1986) 6 km

CRANBORNE MANOR 7 km

Local events

  • New Forest and Hampshire County Show (Tuesday, July 30, 2024 – Tuesday, July 30, 2024)

    Brockenhurst, England 28 km

  • Tolpuddle Martyrs' Festival and Rally (Friday, July 19, 2024 – Friday, July 19, 2024)

    Dorchester, England 37.2 km

  • Tankfest (Friday, June 28, 2024 – Friday, June 28, 2024)

    Wareham, England 39.4 km

  • Camp Bestival Dorset (Thursday, July 25, 2024 – Thursday, July 25, 2024)

    Wareham, England 43.4 km

  • Dorset County Show (Saturday, September 7, 2024 – Saturday, September 7, 2024)

    Dorchester, England 46.1 km

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 Hampshire?

  • Does Maple Field Camping have a swimming pool? No View all features
  • Is Maple Field Camping dog friendly? No View all features
  • What attractions are near Maple Field Camping? Forge a path to Fordingbridge (10 minutes' drive), the northern gateway to the New Forest, to tramp across the Georgian stone bridge over the River Avon or step things up a notch … Read more
  • When can I check in and check out of Maple Field Camping?
    RV, travel trailer and tent sites
    Arrive:  Anytime –  9:30 p.m.
    Depart by:  Anytime
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  • How much does it cost to stay at Maple Field Camping? From $41.05 (for 1 night, 2 adults) - prices may change depending on your dates and party.