Shorwell, Isle Of Wight, England
Unpowered grass caravan site
Liked Well cut grass… and the late check in option, err not sure what else to say?! Good for stargazing as no light pollution??
Disliked One, cold shower available. Dirty portaloos (only two on site). No hot water available anywhere on site, including the washing up sink. Sloping site so glad we didn’t go with the children and a tent too. Inadequate bins provided. No warden or owners on site. When we stayed there was another van on site that kept starting their engine at gone midnight and shining their headlights across the field.
This site classes itself as ‘relaxed’ and ‘rustic’, however this is just another way of saying ‘don’t care’ and ‘get on with it’. Not once in the 24 hours we were there did we see anyone at all connected to owning or operating the site.
I would be extremely disappointed if I had booked a bell tent to stay here when there is one cold shower and two portaloos.
Thankfully we were in our van and bought our own toilet and could manage one night with no shower.
This is clearly a farmer or family taking advantage of tourism on the island but providing sub par facilities. We paid the same for a stay in Hampshire the night before and it had far better facilities, was in walking distance of a lovely village with safe footpaths and a warden on site.
If you're a campervan, find a lay-by and save yourself paying £20 for a sloping field with no facilities. If you’re a camper with a tent spend the same/not much more and find a different site with decent facilities. As experienced campers (tents) and camper vanners we are just relieved we only booked this as a one night stop over and didn’t have our children with us. Any longer and we would have been requesting a refund and booking elsewhere.
Lovely to see bags of rubbish just piled up around the two plastic dustbins (not even the size of a wheelie bin) on our way out today.
Worth £10 a night at most for a safe spot off the road in a self contained van. Should not be advertised a campsite as it clearly is not run as one or cared about.
Also disturbed in early hours of the morning by someone randomly driving onto, around and back out of the site.
No local amenities within safe walking distance ie on a footpath. ‘Campsite’ is alongside a main road.
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Stockbridge, Hampshire, England
Unpowered grass caravan site
Liked Location, cleanliness of facilities and attentiveness of warden. Warden spotted us arriving and introduced himself, helped locate us a quieter spot to pitch up as the site was rather busy. Although busy and not a big toilet/shower block the facilities were kept very clean. Shower was nice and hot and even had a hair dryer in the ladies. Friendly, relaxed and nice atmosphere on site. Good value site. Nice and level ground too. Great for our one night stop on the way to Southampton ferry from Kent.
Disliked Felt the site was a little lacking in the amount of toilets and showers.
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