Andark Lake

The peacefulness and the Outlook of the lake

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For me it was a perfect location between Portsmouth and Southampton. 5min walk to pubs and food. Short drive to supermarkets. 5min walk also to the sea and marinas. The site was well looked after, attentive and friendly staff and everything you need during your stay such as food, hot drinks etc….WI-FI was reachable from my pitch and was plenty fast enough.

To management, just a recommendation….a light sensor above the showers in block as when starting to get dark the only sensor is as you walk into changing rooms, which switches lights on, but once in showers they went off and will pick up movement from shower location therefore showered in the dark and had to find my way to door way to trigger the lights once more.

Where ever we were pitched is alway in a good spot

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Everything , it’s honestly such a lovely little place , it’s our third time in the last year and we have made some of our best family memory’s here

Nothing

Lake

Perhaps more of a discount for the lake when you staying at the campsite

Andark is a peaceful site with nice facilities, the loo blocks were clean and modern and also not moon miles away in the middle of the night. The Café looked pleasant though we did not make use of it. The pitch size is good and doesn't have any hidden extras such as charges for gazebos. The staff we met were all very pleasant but also very hands off, which is nice compared to come sites where your every move is monitored!
There are several pubs within close walking distance, we especially liked The Bold Forester. There are also some lovely beaches within short driving distance.

It was a shame that the lake was very expensive for an hours swim, though it is discounted to £5 for campers, that is still more than it costs to swim at a leisure centre. I understand that the site is primarily aimed at diving, so while we found it prohibitive, I am cognisant of the fact that they will have to maintain aspects of it in order to run their training facility, hence there being a charge, but a further reduced price, say £2 per person, would have led us to stay and use the lake, and probably the cafe, rather than seeking out alternatives.

My biggest (not insurmountable) grumble would be the lack of hot water for pan washing. That said it would not deter me from returning.

Tranquility
Location to loads of pubs and restaurants
Public transport nearby

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Peaceful site, clean facilities lovely views of the lake

Milk to purchase from the shop would be helpful

We had just gotten off an evening ferry so it was great being able to arrive so late. Nice lake and cafe.

Our pitch was tiny - really not a pitch at all. Seemed to be more of a car park with a tiny grass verge. Which is a shame as it could have been lovely spot overlooking the lake. We only have a VW so not a big camper but we still couldn’t pitch our awning (which we use for extra sleeping space) we asked to move but unfortunately no pitches available so we decided to move on 😢

Good place to enjoy with family

A bit small area but enjoyable for a short time.