The Royal Oak

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Beer garden
Beer garden
One of the pitches
A river runs alongside the pub grounds and gardens
Outside of the pub
The pub is open seven days a week, 11am to 11pm
Garden with plenty of seating and dog play areas
One of the pitches, with a palm tree visible to the rear
Gravel pitches at the far end of the tarmac pub car park
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One of the pitches
A river runs alongside the pub grounds and gardens
Outside of the pub

  • Spacious touring pitches behind the village pub in Ecchinswell
  • Highclere Castle 10 minutes' drive; walk to Watership Down
  • Pub open seven days a week, with meals, beer garden and play area
Finding a pitch at a pub is often a good idea, making it nice and easy to enjoy a few drinks of an evening without any need to worry about driving home. But that’s only part of the story at The Royal Oak, because this classic Hampshire village inn is in a wonderful location for all sorts of activities too, including walks in the neighbouring North Wessex Downs National Landscape and outings to Highclere Castle or Newbury Racecourse. The pub here is the heart of the small and pretty village of Ecchinswell, and it’s a very welcoming spot for guests. The Ecchinswell river runs alongside the pub and the pitches are generously sized, with low-voltage electric hookups and plenty of shade from the trees. Each one has a small private area for your outdoor chairs, and you’ll have access to showers, toilets and wifi while you’re here. And then there’s the pub itself of course – a friendly place that’s open from 11am to 11pm seven days a week and serves up a good range of tasty meals as well as drinks. For warmer days there’s a lovely beer garden with plenty of outdoor tables, a play area and a pétanque court for a little bit of gentle (or not) competition.

Site type

Motorhome pitches 3
Open now
Opens 13 August
Please note

Admission

  • Under 18s must be accompanied by their parents or legal guardians.

Dogs

  • The site does not accept breeds/crossbreeds listed in the Dangerous Dogs Act (i.e. XL Bully, Pit Bull Terrier, Japanese Tosa, Dogo Argentino, and Fila Brasileiro) and/or any of the following: Staffordshire bull terrier, American Staffordshire terrier, Rottweiler, any Mastiff or Tosa.

Extras

  • A charge of £15.00 applies for the use of the shower.

General

  • Please note that the toilet/shower facilities are unisex.
  • This is a quiet site: no music is allowed.

Languages spoken

French

Open from Thu 13 Aug to

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Features

Pop-up campsite

Dogs allowed

Leisure on site

Bar or club house Covered terrace area Cycle hire Evening entertainment Fishing Fitness centre Games room Indoor swimming pool Kids' club On-site restaurant/cafe Outdoor swimming pool Play area Pétanque TV room Take away Tennis Watersports

Amenities on site

Baby-changing facilities 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 internet workstation(s) Public telephone Shower available Toilet block Washing-up area Wifi

Groups welcome

Family friendly Motorcycle friendly Single-sex groups welcome Student groups welcome

Rules

Barbecue provided Barbecues allowed Campfires allowed Commercial vehicles allowed Dogs allowed Dogs allowed all year

Themes

Peaceful Walkers' paradise

Utilities

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

Nearby amenities

Bar nearby Dog walk nearby

Type

Pop-up campsite Pub campsite Tiny (1-10 pitches)

Accessibility

Accessible parking at pitch Bathrooms: Large spacious shower Bathrooms: Large spacious toilet Bathrooms: Wide doorways (over 30 inches/75cm) Level site, no steep slopes Pitch close to accessible bathrooms Smooth, hard roads e.g. tarmac Step-free or level access Well-lit path

Nearby leisure

Cycle hire nearby Cycling nearby Fishing nearby Golf nearby Horse riding nearby Restaurant nearby Tennis nearby

Touring and motorhomes

Seasonal pitches

Location

The Royal Oak

Hydes Platt

Ecchinswell

Basingstoke

Hampshire

England

RG20 4UH

Directions

Timezone

Europe/London BST (GMT+01:00)

GPS

51.33257°N
1.28485°W

Nearest transport

Coach
4.9 mi Bus Station
9.7 mi Coach Stop
11.6 mi Charnham Lane
Rail
4.6 mi Thatcham Rail Station
4.7 mi Newbury Racecourse Rail Station
4.8 mi Newbury Rail Station
Airport
26.6 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

The Royal Oak is a great starting point for walks, with routes leading straight out onto the North Wessex Downs – a favourite route among locals is the trail out to Watership Down, the chalk hill landscape that inspired Richard Adams’ famous novel. The 70-mile Wayfarer’s Walk also passes through the village, and there are several circular routes to try out too. Looking just a little further afield, you may like to pay a visit to Highclere Castle (10 minutes’ drive), a grand building that’s familiar to many as the setting for Downton Abbey. Its TV fame has made it very popular and visiting slots are limited, so it’s worth booking your tickets well in advance. For other days out, have a flutter on the horses at Newbury Racecourse (15 minutes), glide along the canal on a Kennet Horse Boat Company trip (25 minutes) or treat the kids to a day out at 4 Kingdoms Adventure Park & Family Farm (10 minutes).
(within 6.2 mi)
Castle, Aquarium, Theme park and Zoo (within 10 mi)

Food and drink

  • The Royal Oak Pub 0.01 mi
  • Ego at The Star Inn Restaurant 1.1 mi
  • The Crown Pub 1.7 mi
  • The George & Horn Pub 1.9 mi
  • Carpenters Arms Pub 2.4 mi
  • Carnarvon Arms Pub 2.6 mi
  • The Swan Pub 3.1 mi
  • The Vine Pub 3.7 mi
  • Woodpecker Pub 3.8 mi
  • The Two Watermills Pub 3.9 mi

Groceries

  • Tesco Extra 3.7 mi
  • Lidl 4 mi
  • Co-op Food 4.2 mi
  • The Co-operative Food 4.8 mi
  • Sainsbury's 4.8 mi
  • Co-op Food 5 mi
  • Lidl 5 mi
  • Waitrose 5 mi
  • Tesco 5 mi
  • Aldi 5.4 mi

Parks and play

  • The Fieldgate Centre Playfield park 1.4 mi
  • Longcroft Road Play Area Playground 1.6 mi
  • Kingsclere CE Primary School Playground 1.8 mi
  • Kingsclere CE Primary School Reception Playground 1.8 mi
  • Kingsclere Recreation Ground Playground 1.8 mi
  • Strokins Road Play Area Playground 1.9 mi
  • Kingsclere Recreation Ground park 1.9 mi
  • Kingsclere Holding Field park 2 mi
  • Basingstoke Road Field park 2.4 mi
  • Four Kingdoms adventure park and family farm 2.4 mi

Family days out

  • Church of the Ascension Visitor attraction 2.1 mi
  • Headley Gravel Pit Visitor attraction 2.2 mi
  • Four Kingdoms Theme park 2.6 mi
  • Highclere Castle 3.3 mi
  • Greenham Common Car Park Visitor attraction 3.5 mi
  • Thatcham Reedbed Nature Reserve Visitor attraction 4.5 mi
  • Thatcham Nature Discovery Centre Visitor attraction 4.7 mi
  • Wasing Park Visitor attraction 5.6 mi
  • Donnington Castle 6.4 mi
  • Bucklebury Farm Park Zoo 7.3 mi

Public transport

  • Royal Oak 0.01 mi
  • The Star Ph 1.2 mi
  • The Star PH (Opp) 1.2 mi
  • Cottismore Farm 1.3 mi
  • Cottismore Farm (Opp) 1.3 mi
  • Coldridge Farm 1.4 mi
  • Strattons Farm 1.4 mi
  • Sydmonton Court 1.4 mi
  • Wellmans Meadow (Opp) 1.5 mi
  • Wellmans Meadow 1.5 mi

Other nearby

  • Sandford Springs Hotel & Golf Club Golf course 2.7 mi
  • Newbury & Crookham Golf Club Golf course 3.7 mi
  • NUX Nightclub 4.9 mi
  • kukui Nightclub 5 mi
  • Kingsland Centre Shopping centre 5 mi
  • Bishopswood Golf Course 5.8 mi
  • Town Meadow Golf Course 6.2 mi

Local services

  • Shell Fuel station 1.3 mi
  • Kingsclere Medical Practice Doctors 1.7 mi
  • Kingsclere Medical Practice Doctors 1.7 mi
  • Shell Fuel station 2.7 mi
  • Shell Little Waitrose Tothill Charging station 2.7 mi
  • McDonald's EV Rapid Charging Station Newbury 2.7 mi
  • Thornford Park Hospital 3.6 mi
  • Tesco Pharmacy 3.8 mi
  • Murrays Service Station Fuel station 3.8 mi
  • Tesco Petrol Station Fuel station 3.8 mi

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Must see

Highclere Castle and Gardens 3.3 mi

Mid-Hants Railway 'Watercress Line' 17.7 mi

Winchester Cathedral 18.7 mi

Jane Austen's House 18.8 mi

INTECH Science Centre & Planetarium 18.9 mi

National Trust

Sandham Memorial Chapel 2.4 mi

The Vyne 8.7 mi

Basildon Park 13.4 mi

West Green House Garden 15.4 mi

Winchester City Mill 18.8 mi

Cycle routes

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

Other

Ecchinswell – Nuthanger Farm and Watership Down – Ecchinswell 0.01 mi

Kingsclere - Ecchinswell - Old Burghclere - Kingsclere 1.8 mi

Hannington - the Wayfarers Walk - Hannington 2.2 mi

HIGHCLERE PARK 3.1 mi

SANDLEFORD PRIORY 3.3 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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