California Chalet and Touring Park

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Hardstanding pitches on site
Views of the site
Camping pods
Peaceful park

  • Peaceful woodland park 10 minutes' drive from Wokingham centre
  • An hour's drive from Oxford, the New Forest and the south coast
  • Next door to a lake and country park for fishing and walks
Settle in for a stay at Wokingham’s California Chalet and Touring Park and you’ll be in good historical company: the park’s location was once part of Windsor Forest and a fave hunting ground of the Tudor royals. These days the five-acre site has been set up as a peaceful woodland park, with heaps of space for a quiet family break. Hunting is long gone, but neighbouring Longmoor Lake is a fab place for a spot of fishing: carp, pike, tench, roach and perch are up for grabs if you’ve got the relevant rod licence. Also just next door is California Country Park, a 100-acre park with wildlife trails, a playground, picnic areas, paddling pool and a cosy café for daytime eats. For further foodie needs, a pub, chip shop and supermarket are a five-minute drive away. If you’re looking to venture a little further afield, Wokingham’s well placed for exploring the attractions of Berkshire and beyond – with a drive of an hour or so you can be wandering around Oxford, spotting ponies in the New Forest or taking in the sea air on the south coast. Facilities on site are kept minimal to preserve the peaceful vibe, but all the essentials are in place: a laundry room (with clothes drying area), an outdoor washing-up area and a well-appointed toilet block with accessible facilities, hot showers and useful bits and bobs like razor points. Staff make a point of keeping an eye on this last to make sure it's always in fine fettle for guests.

Site type

Motorhome pitches 30
Lodges, cabins, pods or huts 14
Tent pitches 5
Touring caravan pitches 30
Open all year
Opens

Tourist board rating

Please note
  • Under 18s must be accompanied by their parents or legal guardians.
  • Your dog must be tattooed or microchipped.
  • Discount cards and gift vouchers cannot be applied to bookings made via Pitchup.com.
  • Reception is unmanned after 5 p.m.. Please inform the site while on your way there should you expect to arrive after this time, so that the team can provide information about your unit/pitch.
  • At least one of the party members must be aged 18 or over.
  • No naked flames are allowed inside the hired accommodation units.
  • Swimming in the lake is not allowed.
  • If reception is closed on arrival: please contact the number provided on your booking confirmation.

Languages spoken

English

AA 3 pennants

Pitch types & availability

Reviews

92%

would recommend this site to a friend

91%

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Only showing reviews for the last 30 months.

Great stay

Overall 8/10
Location 7
Value for money 7
Accommodation 9
Facilities / Activities 9
Customer service 9
Child friendliness No rating
Cleanliness 10
Wifi 1
Anonymous The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Fully-serviced hardstanding touring pitch (XL)

Liked: Great stay with beautiful grounds and clean and quiet

Recommend to friends Visit again

It's a really well-kept site, so peaceful and lovely for a stroll.…

Overall 8/10
Location 8
Value for money 9
Accommodation 8
Facilities / Activities 8
Customer service 7
Child friendliness 9
Cleanliness 8
Wifi No rating
alan b. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Fully-serviced hardstanding touring pitch (premium)

Liked: It's a really well-kept site, so peaceful and lovely for a stroll. The pitches are fully serviced and level.

Disliked: Probably my fault for being a newbie, but when we first got to our shared pitch (details were in the text and email), after leveling the caravan, the electric hookup was too far away. I called for help out of hours, and they just told me to move. Live and learn, I guess.

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Peace and tranquility…

Overall 4/10
Location 10
Value for money 1
Accommodation 10
Facilities / Activities 7
Customer service 4
Child friendliness No rating
Cleanliness 4
Wifi 1
Anonymous The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Fully-serviced hardstanding touring pitch (premium)

Liked: Peace and tranquility

Disliked: Planned power outage we were not told about.

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Overall a very pleasant stay, despite the inclement weather.

Overall 9/10
Location 10
Value for money 8
Accommodation 10
Facilities / Activities 8
Customer service 10
Child friendliness 7
Cleanliness 8
Wifi 1
Trevor W. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Fully-serviced hardstanding touring pitch (premium)

Liked: Peace and quiet of the touring park. Good facilities, although now looking a bit dated. Right next door to the country park, with a lovely lake, ducks and geese to feed. Also there is a very good cafe (Jackson’s), serving lovely coffee’s hot and cold meals.

Disliked: Nothing really!

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Great place and would definitely stay again!

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

2 bedroom cabin

Liked: Great chalet which was clean and well presented. Fantastic location within the country park. We cannot thank the owners enough for their flexibility with our booking. Would definitely stay here again and one night isn’t enough!! Thanks

Disliked: Nothing

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Great venue. Not too many camping pitches but still well set up…

Overall 10/10
Location 10
Value for money 10
Accommodation 10
Facilities / Activities 10
Customer service 10
Child friendliness 10
Cleanliness 10
Wifi 1
Anonymous The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Electric optional grass tent pitch (four person)

Liked: Great venue. Not too many camping pitches but still well set up with beautiful surroundings ding walks, playground, paddling pool and good facilities. We had a great time!

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Fab 2 night stay!!

Overall 9/10
Location 10
Value for money 8
Accommodation 9
Facilities / Activities 9
Customer service 10
Child friendliness No rating
Cleanliness 9
Wifi 8
Anonymous The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Camping pod (two person)

Liked: Small but enough room. Loved having the fridge, kettle and tv in the pod. Beds were small but Comfortable and the location was lovely, very peaceful and quiet. Shower block was Clean and tidy Only thing missing was a bin but overall a lovely 2 night stay at California touring park!! Will recommend and come again.

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Lovely site

Overall 8/10
Location 10
Value for money 10
Accommodation 8
Facilities / Activities 10
Customer service 2
Child friendliness 10
Cleanliness 4
Wifi 2
Marie s. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Fully-serviced hardstanding touring pitch (premium)

Liked: The grounds were nice very quite
Places accessible

Disliked: The toilets/showers weren’t cleaned at all over the weekend
Never saw any staff

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We will be coming back.

Overall 8/10
Location 10
Value for money 10
Accommodation 10
Facilities / Activities 10
Customer service 8
Child friendliness 4
Cleanliness 10
Wifi 2
Eva Regina V. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Fully-serviced hardstanding touring pitch (premium)

Liked: An excellent site with cleaning facilities and level pitches. It was comfortable and dog friendly. A lot of greens around, the lake is near and the staff is very friendly.
It was quiet and we had a good time to calm down immediately.
Thank you for the short but nice time.

Disliked: Unfortunately there is no Pub for an evening beer nearby. 😉

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Pleasant 3 day stay

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

Fully-serviced hardstanding touring pitch (premium)

Liked: Pleasant site situated next to a small country park which was ideal to walk dogs around and allow them to have a cool off in water. Cafe at country park serves reasonable quality food.

No traffic noise from roads. Slept well.

Staff on site polite. Grounds well maintained. Toilets and showers cleaned daily.

Showers reasonably powerful even if had to keep pushing button.

Disliked: The site a little strange in that not just a holiday site as appeared to have permanent residents.

Shower cubicles a little on small side with no where to put shoes as only small hooks to hang clothes.

Pitches quite close together

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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 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

Forest Lake and/or mountain Luxury Peaceful Spectacular scenery Walkers' paradise Wildlife haven

Utilities

Charging facilities Chemical disposal Electric car charging point(s) Gas cylinders available Recycling available Renewable energy

Nearby amenities

Bar nearby Dog walk nearby Nearby farmers' market Public transport nearby Shop nearby

Type

Medium (26-50 pitches)

Nearby leisure

Canoeing/kayaking nearby Climbing nearby Cycle hire nearby Cycling nearby Fishing nearby Golf nearby Horse riding nearby Indoor pool nearby Mountain biking nearby Outdoor pool nearby Restaurant nearby Sailing nearby Tennis nearby

Touring and motorhomes

Drainage hook-up points for tourers Seasonal pitches Water hook-up points for tourers

Location

California Chalet and Touring Park

Nine Mile Ride

Finchampstead

Wokingham

Berkshire

England

RG40 4HU

Directions

Timezone

Europe/London BST (GMT+01:00)

GPS

51.37869°N
-0.87056°W

Route directions

As you enter the park from the main road, the entrance to the Chalet and Touring Park is located along the drive on your right-hand side. Drive to the main gate and look for a pedestrian gate to the left of the main gate. Please check in at the office for collection of all fobs, maps, brochures and keys.

Nearest transport

Coach
5.7 mi Bracknell Bus Station
7.9 mi Kingsmead Bus Termini
7.9 mi Kingsmead Bus Termini
Rail
2.4 mi Crowthorne Rail Station
2.6 mi Wokingham Rail Station
3.6 mi Winnersh Rail Station
Ferry
17.9 mi Shepperton Ferry Landing
17.9 mi Weybridge Ferry Landing
22.1 mi Moulsey - Hurst Park Ferry Landing
Airport
17.7 mi London Heathrow Airport Terminal 5
18.8 mi London Heathrow Airport Terminal 3
19.1 mi London Heathrow Airport Terminal 4

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

There’s plenty of scope for fresh air in California Country Park (right next to the site), but if you fancy stretching your legs a little more, you’ve got plenty of choice: the South Downs National Park, New Forest and the Chiltern Hills Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty are all within an hour’s drive for scenic walks and bike rides. Golfers can pick from three courses within a 15-minute drive. On fine days, take the kids to meet the friendly animals at Lockey Farm, 10 minutes away. For less clement days, the Museum of Berkshire Aviation, Skiplex Indoor Ski Slopes, Coral Reef waterpark and Gravity Force trampoline park are all about a 20-minute drive away. For a bit of culture and history, it will take half an hour or so to drive to Windsor Castle, or around an hour to Oxford for wanders around the university’s colleges and punting along the river.

Must see

The Look Out Discovery Centre 5.6 mi

LEGOLAND® Windsor 10.9 mi

Windsor Great Park 11.6 mi

The Savill Garden 12.2 mi

French Brothers Ltd 13.4 mi

National Trust

West Green House Garden 6 mi

The Vyne 10.7 mi

Greys Court 12 mi

Basildon Park 13.7 mi

Runnymede 13.8 mi

Cycle routes

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

Other

Around Barkham (Wokingham) 1.8 mi

WARBROOK HOUSE 2.3 mi

BEARWOOD COLLEGE 2.3 mi

FARLEY HALL 2.3 mi

Eversley - Castle Bottom Nature Reserve 2.6 mi

Local events

  • Reading Festival (Thursday 21 August 2025 – Thursday 21 August 2025)

    Reading, Berkshire 7.7 mi

  • Farnborough International Airshow (Monday 20 July 2026 – Monday 20 July 2026)

    Farnborough, Hampshire 8.7 mi

  • Rewind South (Friday 15 August 2025 – Friday 15 August 2025)

    Henley On Thames, Oxfordshire 12 mi

  • CarFest (Friday 22 August 2025 – Friday 22 August 2025)

    Basingstoke, Hampshire 20.1 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.

Offers

Conditions apply - see pitch type section for details

Nearest sites

Unfortunately, we have no nearby bookable sites.

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Frequently asked questions

  • Does California Chalet and Touring Park have a swimming pool? No View all features
  • Is California Chalet and Touring Park dog friendly? Yes View all features
  • What attractions are near California Chalet and Touring Park? There’s plenty of scope for fresh air in California Country Park (right next to the site), but if you fancy stretching your legs a little more, you’ve got plenty of choice: the … Read more
  • When can I check in and check out of California Chalet and Touring Park?
    Camping and touring
    Arrive:  12:30 p.m. –  Anytime
    Depart by:  11:30 a.m.
    On-site accommodation
    Arrive:  3:30 p.m. –  Anytime
    Depart by:  10:30 a.m.

    Office hours: Mon-Fri 9am to 5pm; Sat 10am to 4pm; Sun closed. If you arrive outside office hours there is a collection box outside the office.

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  • How much does it cost to stay at California Chalet and Touring Park? From £31 (for 1 night, 4 people) - prices may change depending on your dates and party.