Forest Oak Farm

View prices & book 9.4 221 reviews
Picnic area next to the lake
Picnic area next to the lake
Keep your car with you on your pitch
Lakes, pic nic area, and dog exercise area
Hardstanding pitches
Grass pitches
Around the site
The site features two fenced dog exercise areas
Pitches
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Keep your car with you on your pitch
Lakes, pic nic area, and dog exercise area
Hardstanding pitches

  • Friendly family-run farm estate next to the Forest Of Dean
  • Within easy reach of Symonds Yat Rock, Go Ape and Puzzlewood
  • Views of valley, lakes and fields and heaps of space for dogs to play
Woof woof... This peaceful lakeside retreat is a veritable pup's paradise: not one, but two large off-leash exercise areas and lead walks, a lake to paddle in and heaps of long countryside walking trails to take their humans out and about on. Two licensed fishing lakes, separate from the dog-friendly swimming lake, are also on site; day tickets are available to purchase on site. Near Lydney in Gloucestershire, Forest Oak Farm is a friendly dog-centred farm estate that lies between the banks of the River Severn and the Forest of Dean, and very warmly welcomes dog owners and their canine compadres to come spend some time there; since opening in 2012, the site has been expertly cultivated by the Dodson family – who also run a fab dog training centre on the farm – to provide a scenic spacious site and a welcoming atmos to all. Set out over 20 acres of fields, lakes and woodland filled with mature trees, this is a well-equipped park with plenty of 10-amp metered electric hook-ups and a bathroom block with toilets, showers, accessible facilities, a washing-up area and a laundry room. Foodwise, you can take your barbecue bits down to the smashing lakeside picnic area for an alfresco feast by the water. The site also has two large fenced dog exercise areas. Off site, there are heaps of good places to eat out around in Lydney and a little further afield around Blakeney, Alvington, Parkend and Clearwell – just ask the Dodsons about their favourite dog-friendly food joints.

Site type

Lodges, cabins, pods or huts 3
Tent sites 20
Travel trailer sites 20
RV sites 20
Open now
Opens April 4
Please note
  • Under 18s must be accompanied by their parents or legal guardians.
  • Group bookings of 3 or more units (e.g. tent, caravan, RV or accommodation hire) traveling together are not permitted via Pitchup.com.
  • Group bookings of 6 or more adults are not permitted (couples and immediate family members excepted).
  • Single-sex bookings of 6 or more people (couples and immediate family members excepted) are not permitted via Pitchup.com.
  • No bachelor/bachelorette parties permitted via Pitchup.com.
  • Discount cards and gift vouchers cannot be applied to bookings made via Pitchup.com.
  • A cable measuring at least 15 metres is needed for the electric hook-ups.
  • Units longer than 10 metres are not allowed.
  • Swimming in the lake is not allowed.
  • There is no reception building on-site: on arrival please contact the number provided on your booking confirmation.
  • Due to open water, farm machinery and out of bounds areas on site, children must be supervised at all times. 10kWh of electricity per night is included: any usage beyond this is metered on site at £0.60 per kWh and can be purchased onsite via the helpline. The Guest Helpline is only intended to support visitors during their stay and is manned between 7am and 7pm (except in an emergency or by prior arrangement).

Languages spoken

English

Open from Fri, Apr 4 to

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Reviews

9.4

Overall rating from 221 Pitchup.com customers

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Peaceful

95% would recommend this site to a friend

93% would stay here again

What customers say

This clean, peaceful campsite offers spacious, scenic pitches with lakes and countryside views. Highly dog-friendly with secure areas and a pond. BBQ stands & on-site fridges/freezers available. Mostly excellent, but occasional shower temp issues & limited local amenities.

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Lovely campsite, great facilities…

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Charlotte B.

Primitive grass campsite (large)

Liked Lovely campsite, great facilities

Recommend to friends Visit again

Had a fab 3 day break there this week with my dog. Site is lovely.

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Elaine M.

Powered grass campsite (large)

Liked How quiet site was it was perfect. Freezer was great. Toilets/showers always clean. Pitch size excellent. Dog facilities fab. Staff really friendly.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Very well kept site.

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Claire H.

Powered grass campsite (large)

Liked Lovely well kept site, amazing toilet and shower facilities. Very peaceful. Nice to see farm animals in fields around us, beautiful fishing lakes. Big pitches. Me and my son enjoyed a lovely night away here.

Disliked Nothing

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A lovely campsite, which was very clean and tidy. Good facilities with…

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Mark J.

Powered grass campsite (large)

Liked A lovely campsite, which was very clean and tidy. Good facilities with clean toilets, sinks and clothes washing.

Site specialises in dogs, with a dog pond, and fenced free run pens.

Well managed site, which was quiet at night. Thanks Michelle for looking after us.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Great camp site

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Alexandra F.

Primitive grass and gravel travel trailer campsite

Liked Loved this site, well laid out, good clean facilities. Stayed here with my sister and our dogs.
Excellent for dogs, 2 enclosed dog areas and a dog wash.

Disliked Showers could have been warmer, but it was a hot weekend so not a problem.

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Great site for the dogs having 2 spaniels they loved it…

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Debbie T.

Powered grass and gravel travel trailer campsite

Liked Great site for the dogs having 2 spaniels they loved it

Recommend to friends Visit again

From the manager: Oh yes, dogs love Forest Oak Farm for sure. And we love them. Was great to meet you, so glad you and the spaniels enjoyed their stay :)

Love it there

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andrew m.

Primitive cement/asphalt RV campsite

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Recommend to friends Visit again

From the manager: Short and sweet but very welcomed feedback! thank you for taking the time to leave this review and we look forward to welcoming you back :)

Ideally situated for Forest of Dean, Wales etc.

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elizabeth a.

Powered grass campsite (large)

Liked We loved the size of the site, not too many pitches and plenty of field space, though that could be because it was quiet. The pitches were a nice size and the little hedges and fencing in between gave privacy.
It was very peaceful, the dogs were very well behaved (we don't actually have dogs and didn't realise it was a dog specific site).
Bathrooms were spacious and clean, powerful showers!

Disliked nothing!
No wifi, but that wasn't a bother for us!

Recommend to friends Visit again

From the manager: Lovely to hear that our dogless visitors enjoy their stay as much as those travelling with their canine companions;) We are just a small site run by a small family of hard workers so to receive such lovely feedback means a great deal - so thank you and please do come back soon.
p.s. It would be way outside our financial capacity to provide wifi to the campsite. For those happy to have a data free holiday or are able to use the excellent phone signal to meet their needs we are the perfect little haven.

Absolutely beautiful place , nice and quiet, lovely lakes (shame the fish…

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Anonymous

Primitive grass and gravel travel trailer campsite

Liked Absolutely beautiful place , nice and quiet, lovely lakes (shame the fish got washed away ) easy access to forest dean just a short drive away. Toilets and showers are 10/10

Disliked Nothing

Recommend to friends Visit again

From the manager: Thank you lovely, so pleased you enjoyed your stay and enjoyed our little haven as much as we do. We have more stock coming for the fishing lake this September. Hopefully it will go some way to address the unexpected and devastating loss we experience during the storms in January. It was the worst flooding incident experience in this region in over half a century :( So we are very hopeful for next years fishing seasons.

Enjoyable stay but wouldn't come back!!

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Anonymous

Primitive grass campsite (large)

Liked It was nice to have are own place next to the lake!! It was nice and clean! Was dog friendly and had dog paddocks!

Disliked It felt like they didn't like visitors and wasn't very welcoming!! It's more dog friendly than people friendly!!

Recommend to friends Visit again

From the manager: Thank you for your feedback about the beauty of our site. You were indeed given a beautiful pitch by our lovely site owner. Perhaps your concern stems from our polite request that you amend your pitch type from backpacker (which you were not) to a standard pitch, as you did not meet the requirements for the discount pitch you had booked. It is always worth checking when you book a pitch that what you are bringing fits on the pitch and that you meet the pitch requirements. We did spot this in advanced and raise this with you a few days before arrival. Michelle was very polite in upgrading you on arrival and allocating you the best spot we have available. I am not aware of any other contact with staff (we only had one person on duty) but please do share if you had any contact which gave you concern.

Features

Dogs allowed

Leisure on park

Bar or club house Cycle hire Evening entertainment Fishing Fitness centre Indoor swimming pool Kids' club On-site restaurant/cafe Outdoor swimming pool Playground Recreation room/arcade TV room Takeout Tennis Watersports

Amenities on park

Bath available Composting toilet Dog park Drying room Free wifi Grocery store Ice pack freezing Internet access Laundromat Parent & baby washroom Payphone Pick-up from public transport Picnic table Portable toilet Pub toilets Restrooms Shower available Washing-up area Wifi

Groups welcome

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

Rules

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

Camping 2.0

Jumbo tent sites

Themes

Budget/backpacker Forest Lake and/or mountain Peaceful Spectacular scenery Wildlife haven

Utilities

Charging facilities Communal freezer Communal fridge Dump station Electric car charging point(s) Propane/gas cylinders available Recycling available Renewable energy

Nearby amenities

Bar nearby Dog walk nearby Nearby farmers' market Public transportation nearby

Type

Farm Medium (26-50 sites) Small (11-25 sites)

Accessibility

Accessible parking at site Bathrooms: Large spacious shower Bathrooms: Wheelchair accessible shower Bathrooms: Wheelchair accessible toilet Site close to accessible bathrooms Uneven terrain; gravel or loose mud

Nearby leisure

Canoeing/kayaking nearby Cycle hire nearby Cycling nearby Fishing nearby Golf nearby Horseback riding nearby Indoor pool nearby Outdoor pool nearby Restaurant nearby Watersports nearby

Touring and motorhomes

Seasonal sites

Location

Forest Oak Farm

Purlieu

Lydney

Gloucestershire

England

GL15 4LN

Directions

Timezone

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

GPS

51.74132°N
2.50377°W

Route directions

Please be aware there are a number of farms using the same postcode. Do not turn off the A48 as the site entrance is on the main road. Keep going until you see a large white house between Lydney and Blakeney Village, called 'The Willows', with white painted stones around the driveway and garden. The site is directly opposite that house. The farm entrance has large flag poles on either side. What3words (for the farm entrance): dandelions.dragonfly.necklace.

Nearest transport

Coach
16.4 km Bus Station
16.7 km Bus Station
19.7 km Merrywalks
Rail
3.6 km Lydney Rail Station
10.3 km Cam & Dursley Rail Station
15.5 km Stonehouse Rail Station
Ferry
2.3 km Sharpness Old Docks
3.5 km Lydney Harbour
29.8 km Bristol Docks Ferry Landing
Airport
29.2 km Gloucestershire Airport
42 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

Forest Oak Farm is in a splendid spot for easy access to the Forest of Dean, the Wye Valley Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty and the wider Gloucestershire, south Wales and south-west England areas. Adventurers can test their mettle on the high ropes course at Go Ape, five miles from base, and over at Puzzlewood, eight miles away, there's a walking trail that meanders through an ancient 14-acre forest filled with towering trees and rugged rock formations. At Clearwell Caves, right next door to Puzzlewood, explore its sprawling natural cave system and learn all about the forest's 4,500-year iron ore and ochre mining history. The Forest Of Dean, around half an hour's walk from the park, is full to the brim with woodland walks, cycle tracks, lakes and secluded valleys. Be sure to bring your binoculars, because the forest is home to wild boar and deer that can (and should) be admired from afar. The smashing Symonds Yat Rock is a mere 25-minute drive away from Forest Oak Farm and provides visitors with plenty of fun outdoorsy and sightseeing opps; take one of the many waymarked trails that link it with the River Wye and a number of circular walks into the surrounding forest, visit the ancient Iron Age hill fort and – if you're there between April and August – point your trusty binoculars towards the nearby cliffs to spot the peregrine falcons that nest and hunt around them. Canoeing, kayaking, paddleboarding and mountaineering are available around the village of Symonds Yat too.

Water quality at nearby bathing waters

Name Distance Type 2020201920182017
Clevedon Beach 42 km Estuary N/AGoodGoodGood

Data source: European Environment Agency

Must see

Berkeley Castle 6.7 km

WWT Slimbridge Wetlands Centre 6.9 km

Chepstow Castle 16 km

Goodrich Castle 16.4 km

Caldicot Castle & Country Park 16.6 km

National Trust

Westbury Court Garden 11 km

The Kymin 14.9 km

Woodchester Park 15.9 km

Newark Park 17.5 km

Horton Court 22.9 km

Cycle routes

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

Other

Lydney - Harbour Road - Naas Lane - Lydney 2.2 km

Blakeney - Oldcroft - Allaston - Oakenhill Wood - Blakeneyhill Woods 2.9 km

Wenchford Picnic Site - Viney Hill - Wenchford Pic 3.5 km

Blackpool Bridge - Bradley Hill - Blaize Bailey - Soudle 4 km

Mallards Pike - Brierley - Cannop Ponds - Mallards Pike 4.6 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 sites

Unfortunately, we have no nearby bookable sites.

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Frequently asked questions

  • Does Forest Oak Farm have a swimming pool? No View all features
  • Is Forest Oak Farm dog friendly? Yes View all features
  • What attractions are near Forest Oak Farm? Forest Oak Farm is in a splendid spot for easy access to the Forest of Dean, the Wye Valley Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty and the wider Gloucestershire, south Wales and south-west … Read more
  • When can I check in and check out of Forest Oak Farm?
    RV, travel trailer and tent sites
    Arrive:  1 p.m. –  7 p.m.
    Depart by:  11 a.m.
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  • How much does it cost to stay at Forest Oak Farm? From $34.66 (for 1 night, 2 adults) - prices may change depending on your dates and party.