Forest campgrounds in South East England

Goar Knap

• Pop-up camping with spectacular views over Hampshire countryside
• Stockbridge restaurants and pubs, golf and riding five minutes’ drive
• Back-to-basics woodland pitches with abundant wildlife; dark skies sit

Harry's Secret Site

• Wild-style rural Hampshire site in the New Forest Park
• A mile from Fordingbridge; Lyndhurst half an hour
• Surrounded by woods and meadows and overlooking the Avon Valley

Deerview Farm Respect Camping

• Family-run farm site on the edge of the New Forest National Park
• In Tiptoe, two miles from the centre of Sway or New Milton
• Next door to a friendly local pub; dogs and barbecues welcome

Shorefield Country Park

Stanbridge Farm

• Family-friendly glamping site in a spectacular woodland setting
• Luxury bell tents, hot tub, complimentary drinks and fancy dress
• Magic fairy garden, woodland kitchen hut and campfires allowed

Moor Farm

• Dog-friendly yurt in a peaceful field on a farm in Godshill
• Lots of walking trails nearby; a 15-minute drive from Blackgang Chine
• Woodburning stove, firepit, mezzanine and a shower with a glass roof

Column Wood Campsite

• Wild pop-up site in the High Weald National Landscape
• Seven acres of scenic woodland half an hour's drive from Hastings
• Half an hour’s walk from Robertsbridge village shops and pub

Blackberry Wood Campsite

Vann Farm Camping

• Rural and informal Ockley camping field in the Surrey Hills
• A 20-minute drive to Horsham; 45 minutes to the beach
• Walking or biking distance from pubs

New Forest Youth Hostel

Oakdene Orchard

• Pop-up site on 15 acres near Wootton Bridge
• A 10-minute walk to the Isle of Wight Steam Railway at Wootton station
• Next to a woodland nature reserve; pubs within 15 minutes' walk

Badgells Wood Camping

Woodlands Park

Lymington Camping

• Well-kept spacious pitches on a hilltop just outside Lymington
• Beaulieu, Bucklers Hard and Highcliffe Castle within 20 minutes' drive
• In the New Forest National Park, a 10-minute walk from the local pub

Woodland Bell Tent

• Peaceful bell tent glamping on the edge of St Leonard’s Forest
• Horsham 10 minutes' drive; Brighton 45 minutes
• Kingsize bed, woodburning stove, firepit and free logs

Jacobs Copse

• Woodland hammock camping in the New Forest
• Sleep in the open air on a 10-acre woodland site
• Half an hour from both Southampton and Portsmouth

Kestrel Valley View

• Dog-friendly pop-up glampsite 15 minutes’ drive from Winchester
• South Downs National Park five minutes’ drive; Marwell Zoo 30 minutes
• Off-grid shepherd’s hut in a wildlife haven with stunning valley views

Little Switzerland Caravan Site