Greenacres Campsite

From GBP 19 For 1 night, 2 adults 9.7 414 reviews
Plenty of space to relax
Plenty of space to relax (added by manager 03 aug 2022)
Camping pod exterior (added by manager 03 aug 2022)
Site (added by manager 22 jan 2024)

  • Relaxed family-run site in the Forest of Dean and Wye Valley
  • Near Clearwell Caves, Puzzlewood, Cannop Ponds and Go Ape
  • Space to play, huge grassy pitches and close to a forest
Picture your next break among green space, woodland walks and cycling trails in the peaceful woodland setting of the famed Forest of Dean, on the edge of the market town of Coleford… You'll get a warm welcome at this relaxed, family-run and family-friendly park, in an area surrounded by ancient castles and abbeys, smashing scenery and miles of waymarked walking and biking trails. As Greenacres Campsite is right in the middle of the Forest of Dean, across the road from a woodland and within walking distance of the River Wye, it's in a good spot for fishing, bike rides and long woodland strolls, as well as easy access to attractions such as Clearwell Caves, Puzzlewood, Cannop Ponds and Go Ape at Mallards Pike Lake. Set in a field that stretches across two acres within an 11-acre smallholding, pitches are spacious, level and grassy, and the park is surrounded by huge mature trees that provide good shade and shelter from the elements. Kids should be kept very well occupied at the excellent playground less than five minutes' stroll away, where there's also plenty of space to for ball games and dog walking. Barbecues and campfires are allowed: most handy if you land yourself a fish or two in the Wye or decide to pick up a few sausages in Coleford… Otherwise, there's a good traditional English pub in Newland, a short walk away, and another in Staunton within a 30-minute woodland ramble. The wider local area has plenty of pubs, restaurants and takeaways (many of which are happy to deliver straight to the site).

Campground type

Caravan sites 40
RV & Motorhome sites 40
Tent sites 40
Lodges, cabins, pods or huts 2
Open now
Please note
  • Dogs are not allowed if you are staying in the accommodation units.

Languages spoken

English

Open from Fri, 22 Mar to

Pitch types & availability

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Reviews

98%

would recommend this campground to a friend

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Only showing reviews for the last 30 months.

Very good facilities…

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

Power optional grass site

Liked: Very good facilities

Disliked: Nothing

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Clean facilities, friendly staff

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

Power optional grass site

Liked: All was very good. Hope, owners, pitches

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Friendly, helpful staff. Excellent facilities.

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

Power optional grass site

Liked: Friendly welcoming campsite with excellent facilities.

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Fabulous

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

Power optional grass site

Liked: Wow! A small campsite but has exactly what you need. Greenacres were very accommodating for our family and friends - they ensured it pitches were together. Dog friendly too, which is always a bonus. Fire pits, kindling and wood you are able to hire/buy. They have a lovely little shop/cafe with fresh coffee ❤️ clean facilities with hot running water. There is a walk a 2 min walk where dogs can go off the lead and it's 15 min walk into the town. Staff were so friendly, always offering to go the extra mile. Thank you for a lovely stay

Disliked: Can get muddy but that's part of the fun! Don't forget your wellies

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Clean facilities massive pitches and lovely staff

Overall 8/10
Location 10
Value for money 10
Accommodation 10
Facilities / Activities 10
Customer service 8
Child friendliness 6
Cleanliness 10
Wifi No rating
Anonymous The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Power optional grass site

Liked: Second time we've been here and it's a great site, the pitches are huge and very relaxed about set ups. The facilities are always very clean and warm inside. You don't feel crowded there at all and the best part for us is being able to sit around an open fire! Love it here!

Disliked: Only negative was there was no one around on the Saturday after 4 so we couldn't get any logs which they didn't let us know about but we soon picked some out at the local petrol station.

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Good site

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

Power optional grass site

Liked: Good sized pitch. Shop facilities and laundry room. Staff were attentive and monitored noise when asked. Friendly staff towards the children and campers. Great field and park for kids to run around. Gate to walking path on site. Gave us the option to re-arrange due to rain and mud.

Disliked: Didn’t pick message up from pitch up for friends to be pitched together- advised to email directly in future. Only one toilet block - quite a walk when pitched at top of the field.

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Average to good site.

Overall 8/10
Location 8
Value for money 8
Accommodation 8
Facilities / Activities 6
Customer service 8
Child friendliness 8
Cleanliness 10
Wifi No rating
Anonymous The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Power optional concrete and grass caravan site

Liked: Good overall sight,good size pitches reasonably level.Facilites clean.

Disliked: Not many toilet cubicles if it’s busy,have to wait or use the family room.Children’s play area very basic and not suitable for very young children.Entrance to premises just about accessible for caravans.

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Immaculately clean shower rooms

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

Power optional grass site

Liked: Our first ever stay in our new campervan, couldn't have asked for it to be made any smoother by staying at greenacres

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Perfect campsite

Overall 10/10
Location 10
Value for money 10
Accommodation 10
Facilities / Activities 10
Customer service 6
Child friendliness 6
Cleanliness 10
Wifi 2
Tanya D. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Power optional grass site

Liked: Everything you could want from a campsite. Shower blocks and toilets were really lovely and well maintained. Well stocked on site shop. Good value for money

Disliked: The WiFi didn’t work well. Other than that we have no complaints

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Excellent site, friendly staff and good size pitches

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

Power optional concrete and grass caravan site

Liked: Loved the size of pitches, the facilities were all clean and modern, site overall well maintained and the area surrounding the site was perfect for our needs (dog walking and toddler play park just along the public footpath). Price was also very reasonable for our stay.

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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

Baby-changing facilities

Bath available

Car parking by site/unit

Composting toilet

Disabled facilities

Dog park

Drying room

Food shop

Free wifi

Ice pack freezing

Internet access

Laundry

Local produce

Parent & baby washroom

Pick-up from public transport

Picnic table

Portable toilet

Pub toilets

Public telephone

Shower available

Toilet block

Washing-up area

Wifi

Groups welcome

D. of E. 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

Camping 2.0

Jumbo tent sites

Themes

Bush

Peaceful

Remote location

Spectacular scenery

Walkers' paradise

Wildlife haven

Utilities

Charging facilities

Dump point

Electric car charging point(s)

Gas cylinders available

Recycling available

Renewable energy

Nearby amenities

Bar nearby

Convenience store nearby

Dog walk nearby

Public transport nearby

Type

Medium (26-50 sites)

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

Tennis nearby

Touring and motorhomes

Caravan storage facilities

Location

Greenacres Campsite

Scowles Road

Coleford

Gloucestershire

England

GL16 8QS

Directions

Timezone

Europe/London +0100 (GMT+01:00)

GPS

51.79764°N
-2.63307°W

Nearest transport

Coach
6.1 km Bus Station
13.4 km Cantilupe Road
17.7 km Bus Station
Rail
11.7 km Lydney Rail Station
17.7 km Chepstow Rail Station
20.9 km Cam & Dursley Rail Station
Ferry
13.1 km Lydney Harbour
13.2 km Sharpness Old Docks
33 km Bristol Docks Ferry Landing
Airport
34.4 km Gloucestershire Airport
46 km Bristol International 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

Outdoorsy types are well catered to around here, with canoeing and paddleboarding at Symonds Yat Rock, archery and clay pigeon shooting in St Briavels, and pony trekking at Bream. If you're into golfing, then you're also in luck: Coleford has two courses, both less than 10 minutes' drive away. Follow the walking trail through the ancient 14-acre forest of Puzzlewood – the location for the filming of Dr Who, Star Wars, Merlin and Atlantis – to see rock formations and twisted trees, or visit Clearwell Caves to learn about the forest's 4,500-year ore and ochre mining heritage, both within a couple of easy miles of the site. Heaps of historic spots are within easy reach of Greenacres Campsite too, including Tintern Abbey's ruins and the castles of Raglan, Goodrich and Chepstow. The Dean Heritage Centre is a short drive away in the valley of Soudley, and comes highly recommended by Greenacres staff.

Water quality at nearby bathing waters

Name Distance Type 2020 2019 2018 2017
Clevedon Beach 43.1 km Estuary N/A Good Good Good

Data source: European Environment Agency

Must see

Caldicot Castle & Country Park 5.9 km

Goodrich Castle 8.1 km

Raglan Castle 15.2 km

WWT Slimbridge Wetlands Centre 17 km

Berkeley Castle 17.1 km

National Trust

The Kymin 4.1 km

Skenfrith Castle 14.3 km

Westbury Court Garden 15.4 km

Woodchester Park 26.3 km

Newark Park 28.4 km

Cycle routes

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

Other

A4136 - Longstone - Forest Trail - A4136 1.3 km

Coleford - Nagshead RSPB Reserve - Coalway - Coleford 1.5 km

Staunton - Highmeadow Woods - Symonds Yat 2 km

Newland - Marions Enclosure - Knockalls Inclosure - Newland 2.1 km

Staunton - Buckstone - Hearkening Rock - Staunton 2.7 km

Local events

  • Green Man Festival (Thursday 15 August 2024 – Thursday 15 August 2024)

    Crickhowell, Wales 38.1 km

  • Bristol International Balloon Fiesta (Thursday 8 August 2024 – Thursday 8 August 2024)

    Bristol, England 39.5 km

  • The Hay Festival (Thursday 23 May 2024 – Thursday 23 May 2024)

    Hay-on-Wye, England 45.5 km

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.

Nearest campgrounds

Unfortunately, we have no nearby bookable sites.

Want to know more about camping in Gloucestershire?

  • Does Greenacres Campsite have a swimming pool? No View all features
  • Is Greenacres Campsite dog friendly? Yes View all features
  • What attractions are near Greenacres Campsite? Outdoorsy types are well catered to around here, with canoeing and paddleboarding at Symonds Yat Rock, archery and clay pigeon shooting in St Briavels, and pony trekking at Bream. If you're into … Read more
  • When can I check in and check out of Greenacres Campsite?
    Camping and caravan
    Arrive:  1 p.m. –  9 p.m.
    Depart by:  11 a.m.
    On-site accommodation
    Arrive:  2 p.m. –  9 p.m.
    Depart by:  10 a.m.
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  • How much does it cost to stay at Greenacres Campsite? From $35.98 (for 1 night, 2 adults) - prices may change depending on your dates and party.