Abbotstone Wood Camping

Reception Area coming down from the Main Field. (added by manager 18 Jul 2014)

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Abbotstone Wood is having a great 2014. You can look forward to hot showers and clean toilets and more toilets and a woodland shower dotted around the site. The location and surroundings make this a very special site, ideally suited to large family groups and those that want to hideaway in the woods. Nowhere to get completely lost, but plenty of space to hide! Abbotstone Wood is the perfect combination of wide open spaces and shady glades deep in the ancient woods. You approach through the woods, before coming into an open meadow. This offers camping close to the facilities, and is surrounded by trees. Past the reception area it opens out to a large rolling meadow with fantastic views. Then there are the woodland pitches. Some great open glades or those mysterious but delightful little spaces between the trees. Sensible Campfires are encouraged, as are sensible dogs. Likewise, we have wood for your fires and our lovely campfire grills plus the essentials from Campstores including a coffee in the morning. If you want to do a little Bushcraft there are two hour sessions on Saturday afternonon and Sunday morning for the rest of the season. We think it’s fantastic and would love to hear your feedback. Happy travels from all at Abbotstone Wood Camping A Camping Unpugged Site.

Site type

Tent pitches 100

Languages spoken

English

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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

Disabled facilities

Dog park

Drying room

Food shop

Free wifi

Ice pack freezing

Internet access

Launderette

Local produce

Parent & baby washroom

Pick-up from public transport

Portable toilet

Pub toilets

Public telephone

Shower available

Toilet block

Washing-up area

Wifi

Groups welcome

D. of E. welcome

Family friendly

Motorcycle friendly

Naturist (nudist)

Single-sex groups welcome

Student groups welcome

Rules

Barbecue provided

Barbecues allowed

Campfires allowed

Commercial vehicles allowed

Dogs allowed

Dogs allowed all year

Camping 2.0

Jumbo tent pitches

Themes

Budget/backpacker

Forest

Peaceful

Remote location

Spectacular scenery

Walkers' paradise

Wild camping

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

Large (51-200 pitches)

Nearby leisure

Climbing nearby

Fishing nearby

Golf nearby

Horse riding nearby

Indoor pool nearby

Leisure/theme park nearby

Restaurant nearby

Location

Abbotstone Wood Camping

Abbotstone Down

Northington

Alresford

Hampshire

England

SO24 9TE

Directions

Timezone

Europe/London GMT (GMT+00:00)

GPS

51.12406°N
-1.1673°W

Route directions

Directions If you are coming from the North the entrance to Abbotsone Wood Camping is about ¾ mile south of the village of Swarraton on the B3046. It is signed and will be on the right at the top of the hill. If you are coming from the South (from Alresford) the entrance is about ¾ mile after The Abbotstone Down ancient site car park. on the B3046 It is signed and on the left, just before you go down the hill. Satnav Note Abbotstone Wood Camping has no direct post code, how off grid is that? This postcode SO9 9TQ will get you within a mile of the entrance on the B3046. It is NOT a post code for the site which is about ¾ mile south on the B3046. Ordnance Survey Map If you click on streetmap.co.uk and put Abbotstone Down into the search box, you will be able to find an Ordnance Survey map of the area. Ignore the arrow, and you will see the entrance track to the site on the B3046 nearly opposite the track leading to the reservoir and about ¾ mile west of Olivers Battery.

Nearest transport

Coach
7.6 mi Broadway Guildhall
10.5 mi Coach Stop
13.1 mi Dragon Street
Rail
5.7 mi Micheldever Rail Station
7.7 mi Winchester Rail Station
8.9 mi Alton Rail Station
Ferry
18.9 mi Southampton Vehicle Ferry Terminal
19 mi Southampton Passenger Ferry Terminal
19.5 mi Hamble-le-Rice Ferry Landing
Airport
14.7 mi 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

Abbotstone Wood Camping is just a couple of miles from New Alresford, which is actually quite old, and a charming little town with everything you might need. It has a Co-op, a Tescos, as well as cafes, pubs, chemists and a good butcher, it even has its own brewery. The Itchen Valley Brewery, is open to visitors and of course you can buy some of their fine ales. It has a market every Thursday, and a Continental Market on some weekends. You can get further information at www.alresford.org The town is right in the heart of the Hampshire watercress country, and is the southern terminal for the Watercress Line Heritage railway, so you can take a steam train to Jane Austen’s home town of Alton if you like The campsite is also within easy walking distance of The Grange, Northington, a huge neo classical pile set in landscaped gardens. They run an Opera season here during June and July, and you could combine a night at the opera with a night under canvas. Go to Grange Park Opera for this year’s programme. Just along the road from the site is an ancient hill settlement known as Oliver’s Battery. There is a cycle track and a nature walk. You will find a footpath that leads you down to the deserted mediaeval village of Abbotstone which featured in the Doomsday Book, but was deserted during the Plague. Not much remains, but you can see the outline of fields and buildings in the meadows. You can also pick up a footpath from the campsite that runs northwards and after a mile or so brings you to the Woolpack pub at Totford, where you can have a beer or Sunday Lunch or both. There are several places to fish nearby, and some of them will offer day tickets. Google ‘fishing in Alresford’ and you will find a number of them. You can apparently drive a tank at Tichbourne Down, if that’s your thing. It’s not cheap but it’s only a few miles away and you can get details from daysoutsoutheast.co.uk Adventure Balloons operate over South Hampshire, and take off from West Meon and other places. Again, not cheap but a great experience if the weather is right. You can contact them on 01252 844222 Winchester has a traditional Farmers Market every Thursday, as well as a fine cathedral and plenty of good shopping. Should the weather cave in,(would it ever) the Winchester Science Centre and Planetarium is fantastic and well worth a visit. It is about 5 miles from Alresford on the Winchester road.

Water quality at nearby bathing waters

Name Distance Type 2020 2019 2018 2017
Hillhead 21.6 mi Sea N/A Good Good Good
Lee-On-Solent 22.4 mi Sea N/A Excellent Excellent Excellent
Calshot 22.7 mi Sea N/A Excellent Excellent Excellent
Stokes Bay 23.9 mi Sea N/A Excellent Excellent Excellent
Eastney 24 mi Sea N/A Excellent Excellent Excellent

Data source: European Environment Agency

Must see

Mid-Hants Railway 'Watercress Line' 2.5 mi

INTECH Science Centre & Planetarium 6.1 mi

Winchester Cathedral 7.7 mi

Jane Austen's House 7.8 mi

Birdworld 14.7 mi

National Trust

Hinton Ampner 5.7 mi

Winchester City Mill 7.5 mi

The Vyne 12.9 mi

West Green House Garden 15.9 mi

Uppark House and Garden 16.8 mi

Cycle routes

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

Other

Abbotstone Down - Abbotstone - Old Alresford - Abbotstone Down 0.2 mi

THE GRANGE, NORTHINGTON 1.4 mi

OLD ALRESFORD HOUSE 1.8 mi

STRATTON PARK 3.7 mi

AVINGTON PARK 4.1 mi

Local events

  • CarFest (Friday, 23 August 2024 – Friday, 23 August 2024)

    Basingstoke, Hampshire 7.6 mi

  • Wickham Festival (Thursday, 1 August 2024 – Thursday, 1 August 2024)

    Fareham, Hampshire 15.3 mi

  • Farnborough International Airshow (Monday, 22 July 2024 – Monday, 22 July 2024)

    Farnborough, Hampshire 20.1 mi

  • Reading Festival (Wednesday, 21 August 2024 – Wednesday, 21 August 2024)

    Reading, Berkshire 24.7 mi

  • Goodwood Festival of Speed (Thursday, 11 July 2024 – Thursday, 11 July 2024)

    Chichester, West Sussex 25.5 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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