Ashley's Meadow
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- Accessible and family-friendly site at Drybrook in the Forest of Dean
- Bike hire 15 minutes’ drive and Go Ape Mallards Pike 20 minutes
- Fully furnished bell tents, shared barbecue and communal kitchen
Site type
2Admission
At least one of the party members must be aged 18 or over.
General
- Please note that the toilet/shower facilities are unisex.
Occupancy
- Bookings must not consist of more than 2 different households.
- No hen/stag parties permitted via Pitchup.com.
- The site caters for families (immediate members) and couples only - bookings from all other forms of groups are not accepted.
Reception
- There is no reception on-site: on arrival please contact the number provided on your booking confirmation.
Safety
- Fires, barbecues and/or firepits will not be permitted in dry, windy and/or hot weather conditions.
- If making a fire, the fuel, logs and coal have to be purchased on site.
Languages spoken
English
Open from Fri 3 Apr to
Pitch types & availability
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Reviews
100% would recommend this site to a friend
100% would stay here again
What customers say
This campsite is highly recommended for families, offering peace, quiet, and a range of activities for children, including plentiful toys, a trampoline, and animals. Reviewers praised the comfortable tents, excellent amenities, and helpful, friendly hosts. Some noted minor improvements needed in the kitchen cutlery and washroom paintwork, while others wished for better mobile signal coverage. The site's location is also highlighted as beautiful and convenient for exploring the Forest of Dean and Wye Valley.
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Last updated 15/09/2026
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Amazing hosts, clean and practical.
Bell tent
Liked The facilities are absolutely fantastic, there is nothing the host hasn’t thought of cover absolutely all bases you only need to take your clothes basically!
It was myself and my wife with our 2 children aged 12 and 9 also our dog poppy, it is gated so if your staying in Burt where we was the dog will have the run of a lot of land more or less, the other bell tent is also gated off from the rest.
The bbq area and play house is class for the kids and was such a nice open space to enjoy the outdoors.
Cannot recommend this place enough we will be returning that’s for sure.
Disliked The only downside is the mobile signal coverage, could do with WIFI stretching out to the tents but it’s not necessarily a massive issue.
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Lovely place
Bell tent
Liked Everything! From the warm greeting to the tent itself. Everything was well thought out and everything we needed supplied. Lovely place. We’ll definitely be back.
Disliked Nothing!!
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From the manager: So lovely to meet you all, welcome back anytime. X
This was an amazing place to…
Bell tent
Liked This was an amazing place to stay. The kids loved the trampoline, playroom (so many toys!), feeding the pigs, and the football goal. Julie welcomed us so warmly and was very helpful. The tents were brilliant and beds were super comfortable and warm. Best campsite!
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Anonymous Bell tent
Liked Loved it
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A beautiful, quiet site that is welcoming to all
Bell tent
Liked Beautiful, and very quiet, a real escape. The tents were simply but very comfortably furnished and the owners have thought of lots of little details that make a stay very enjoyable (eg pretty solar powered lights, providing emergency toiletries just in case etc). Our hosts were very welcoming but left us to our own devices.
A lot of thought has been put into making the site accessible for people using wheelchairs.
Disliked Nothing of note. The owners have a few minor finishing touches to make to the paintwork etc in the newly built washrooms but this didn’t bother us at all.
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Fantastic location beautiful scenery, excellent amenities,…
Anonymous Bell tent
Liked Fantastic location beautiful scenery, excellent amenities, shower room clean, tents excellent, 10/10. The host was really kind and helpful.
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Everything you need for a stay…
Bell tent
Liked Everything you need for a stay away from home.
The animals were friendly especially the little pigs.
This place is perfect for a family stay with lots of games to play onsite and a trampoline and swing.
Perfect for a trip to Forest of Dean and the wye valley.
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I'm general this camp is fantastic for families who want to rest.
Anonymous Bell tent
Liked Peace and quiet, only one more family there, so the kids could play together, lots of toys, great shower facilities, possiblity of have a BBQ and a campfire.
Disliked The kitchen area could have had more cutlery and knives. But other than that everything else was great.
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We had an absolutely wonderful stay…
Bell tent
Liked We had an absolutely wonderful stay here over half term. Beds are super comfortable, owners very helpful and friendly. There are absolutely masses of toys available for the children, so much so that we hardly saw our ours apart from at mealtimes! We really appreciated the cool of the games room, and having a fridge and freezer available, given the very high temperatures.
Disliked Nothing!
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Features
Dogs allowed
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 WatersportsAmenities on site
Bath available Composting toilet Dog park Drying room Food shop Free wifi Ice pack freezing Internet access Launderette Parent & baby washroom Pick-up from public transport Picnic table Portable toilet Pub toilets Public telephone Shower available Toilet block Washing-up area WifiGroups welcome
D. of E. welcome Family friendly Motorcycle friendly Single-sex groups welcome Student groups welcomeRules
Barbecue provided Barbecues allowed Campfires allowed Commercial vehicles allowed Dogs allowed Dogs allowed all yearThemes
Forest Peaceful Remote location Wildlife havenUtilities
Charging facilities Chemical disposal Communal freezer Communal fridge Electric car charging point(s) Gas cylinders available Recycling available Renewable energyNearby amenities
Bar nearby Dog walk nearby Nearby farmers' market Public transport nearby Shop nearbyType
Tiny (1-10 pitches)Accessibility
Accessible parking at pitch Bathrooms: Large spacious shower Bathrooms: Large spacious toilet Bathrooms: Step-free access Bathrooms: Wheelchair accessible shower Bathrooms: Wheelchair accessible toilet Bathrooms: Wide doorways (over 30 inches/75cm) Pitch close to accessible bathrooms Step-free or level accessNearby leisure
Canoeing/kayaking nearby Cycle hire nearby Cycling nearbyLocation
Ashley's Meadow
Hillcroft
Springfields
Drybrook
Gloucestershire
England
GL17 9BW
Directions Timezone
Europe/London BST (GMT+01:00)
GPS
51.86207°N
2.52822°W
Route directions
Nearest transport
Coach
Rail
Ferry
AirportPlease 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
Food and drink
- Hearts of Oak Pub 0.7 mi
- The Malt Shovel Inn Pub 1.3 mi
- White Horse Pub 1.7 mi
- Royal Spring Inn Pub 2.3 mi
- Upper Bilson Inn Pub 2.5 mi
- The Crown Inn Pub 2.7 mi
- The Jovial Colliers Pub 2.7 mi
- Forge Hammer & River Spice Pub 2.7 mi
- Curry Leaf Restaurant 2.8 mi
- Golden Lion Pub 2.8 mi
Groceries
- Lidl Supermarket 2.7 mi
- Tesco Supermarket 2.9 mi
- Sainsbury's Supermarket 4.3 mi
- Morrisons Supermarket 4.3 mi
- Field Fare Supermarket 4.4 mi
- Ross Wines Off-licence 4.4 mi
- Aldi Supermarket 4.4 mi
- Co-op Food Supermarket 4.5 mi
- Lidl Supermarket 6.1 mi
- The Co-operative Food Supermarket 6.1 mi
Parks and play
- Lower Lydbrook Park 2.7 mi
- Lydbrook Recreation Ground park 2.7 mi
- Miners Welfare Playing Field Park Playground 2.9 mi
- Latimer Road Park Playground 3 mi
- Longhope Recreation Ground park 3.2 mi
- Double View Playing Area Playground 3.3 mi
- Double View Playing Area Playground 3.3 mi
- Ruspidge Recreational Ground park 3.9 mi
- The Prospect park 4.4 mi
- Caroline Symonds Gardens park 4.4 mi
Family days out
- Lea Bailey Light Railway Visitor attraction 0.9 mi
- Ragmans Lane Farm Visitor attraction 2.1 mi
- Littledean Jail Visitor attraction 3.6 mi
- Coppett Hill Butterfly Site Zoo 3.8 mi
- Goodrich Castle 3.9 mi
- Pedal-a-Bike-Away Centre Visitor attraction 4.1 mi
- Hopewell Colliery Visitor attraction 4.8 mi
- Wild Woods Centre Visitor attraction 4.8 mi
- The chalet Visitor attraction 4.9 mi
- Wye Valley Butterfly Zoo Visitor attraction 5.2 mi
- Clearwell Castle 7.8 mi
- Homme House Castle 8.5 mi
- Monmouth Castle 8.8 mi
- Pembridge Castle 9.3 mi
- Slimbridge Wetland Centre Zoo 9.8 mi
Public transport
- Hawthorns Cross 0.4 mi
- Nelson Arms 0.7 mi
- Cross 0.7 mi
- Varnister House 0.7 mi
- Tump Farm 0.7 mi
- West Avenue 0.7 mi
- Methodist Church 0.7 mi
- Crooked End Place 0.7 mi
- The Hollow 0.8 mi
- Primary School 0.8 mi
Other nearby
- The Maltings Shopping centre 4.3 mi
- South Herefordshire Golf Club Golf course 4.4 mi
- Forest Hills Golf Club Golf course 5.3 mi
- Forest Golf Club Golf course 6.1 mi
Local services
- Drybrook Pharmacy 0.7 mi
- Power Fuel station 0.7 mi
- Drybrook Surgery Doctors 0.9 mi
- Gulf Fuel station 1.7 mi
- Steam Mills Garage Fuel station 1.8 mi
- Forest Dialysis Centre Clinic 1.9 mi
- Brierley Service Station Fuel station 2.2 mi
- Forest of Dean Community Hospital 2.3 mi
- Gulf Fuel station 2.4 mi
- EG on the go Fuel station 2.5 mi
Must see
Goodrich Castle 3.9 mi
Caldicot Castle & Country Park 8.8 mi
WWT Slimbridge Wetlands Centre 9.9 mi
Gloucester Waterways Museum 11.8 mi
Gloucester Quays 11.8 mi
National Trust
Westbury Court Garden 5.7 mi
The Kymin 7.7 mi
Skenfrith Castle 11.4 mi
Ashleworth Tithe Barn 12 mi
Woodchester Park 15 mi
Cycle routes
Find local routes on the National Cycle Network - over 12,000 miles of cycling routes.
Other
Ruardean - The Pludds - Ruardean Woodside - Ruardean Hill - Ruardean 1.1 mi
Plump Hill - Haywood Plantation - Wysis Way - Plump Hill 1.6 mi
Mitcheldean - Plump Hill - Abenhall - Brimps Hill - Breakheart Hill - Mitcheldean 1.7 mi
Mitcheldean - Wigpool Common - Abenhall - Mitcheldean 1.7 mi
Lydbrook - Ruardean - Brierley - Mierystock 2.7 mi
Local events
- Cheltenham Festival (Tuesday, 16 March 2027 – Tuesday, 16 March 2027)
Cheltenham, Gloucestershire 20 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.
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Frequently asked questions
- Does Ashley's Meadow have a swimming pool? No View all features
- Is Ashley's Meadow dog friendly? Yes View all features
- What attractions are near Ashley's Meadow? Local attractions and activities include: - Forest of Dean Sculpture Trail (outdoor artworks): 15 minutes’ drive - Forest of Dean Cycle Centre (bike hire): 15 minutes - Cannop Ponds (fishing and walking): … Read more
- When can I check in and check out of Ashley's Meadow?
Read moreOn-site accommodation Arrive: 3 p.m. – 8 p.m. Depart by: 11 a.m.