Shamba Holiday Park

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Level grass pitches
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Pitches

  • Family-friendly site with swimming pool for use in all weathers
  • Within 20 minutes' drive of Peppa Pig World and Adventure Wonderland
  • A 20-minute drive from Bournemouth beach; 10 minutes from New Forest
Shamba Holiday Park is a family-friendly site that’s just a short drive from both the New Forest National Park and the sea and sand of Bournemouth town centre. Guests can make use of the facilities on site, which include a heated swimming pool, a comfortable toilet and shower block, a play area and a clubhouse with a games room. An on-site shop is also stocked with many of the essential items that you might find you need for your stay. If you're always looking for a way to keep the kids entertained, you should be pleased to know that the site runs children's activities during the school holidays and on selected weekends. Shamba Holiday Park is in a convenient location just off the A31 and is five minutes' drive away from the centre of Ringwood. The friendly team looks forward to giving you a warm welcome to this lovely site.

Site type

RV sites 100
Tent sites 100
Travel trailer sites 100
Open all year
Opens

Tourist board rating

Please note

Vehicles

  • Commercial vehicles (vehicles used for work-related purposes, carrying goods or fare-paying passengers) and sign-written vehicles are not permitted on site.
  • Units heavier than 5000 kgs are not allowed.
  • Units longer than 8 metres are not allowed.

Occupancy

  • Group bookings of 2 or more units travelling together are not permitted via Pitchup.com.
  • Group bookings of 3 or more adults are not permitted (couples and immediate family members excepted).
  • No bachelor/bachelorette parties permitted via Pitchup.com.
  • Single-sex bookings of 3 or more people (couples and immediate family members excepted) are not permitted via Pitchup.com.
  • The park caters for families (immediate members) and couples only - bookings from all other forms of groups are not accepted.

Reception

  • Reception is unmanned after 5 p.m.. Please inform the park while on your way there should you expect to arrive after this time, so that the team can provide information about your unit/pitch.

General

  • The bar is open between 01/01 and 31/12.

Dogs

  • The campground/park does not accept breeds/crossbreeds listed in the Breed-specific legislation (i.e. Pit Bull Terrier, Japanese Tosa, Dogo Argentino, and Fila Brasileiro) and/or any of the following: Staffordshire bull terrier, American Staffordshire terrier, Rottweiler, any Mastiff or Tosa.

Admission

  • Under 18s must be accompanied by their parents or legal guardians.
  • Campervans are permitted as long as they have a side window.

Languages spoken

English

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Pitch types & availability

Reviews

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Location
8
Value for money
7
Accommodation
8
Facilities / Activities
6
Customer service
7
Child friendliness
7
Cleanliness
6
Wifi
4

49% would recommend this site to a friend

51% would stay here again

What customers say

Friendly, helpful staff and a popular pool get shout-outs. However, reviews often note tired facilities, poor washroom cleanliness, noise, and overcrowding. Some had issues with pitch size and site upkeep.

Summary AI-generated from Pitchup.com customer reviews. Last updated 2026-08-25

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Arrival date (latest first)

The camp was large, it catered well for all facilities and was safe.

Overall

6 out of 10
Location
10
Value for money
5
Facilities / Activities
8
Customer service
10
Child friendliness
No rating
Cleanliness
10
Wifi
1
Alex F. 1 review

Powered grass campsite

Liked Facilities where good such as washing up area, showers, toilets and water supply and waste disposal. The site was clean and tidy.

Disliked Evening venue was small, the sound system particularly for entertainment was poor, and there was very little control of children and teens running around late at night very loudly. This was not the camp for a quite night and and early bedtime. There were notably overflowing bins and the camps play area was dated and could do with investment.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Unfortunately not the right site for our family.

Overall

1 out of 10
Location
1
Value for money
1
Facilities / Activities
1
Customer service
2
Child friendliness
1
Cleanliness
No rating
Wifi
No rating
Anonymous

Powered gravel and cement/asphalt travel trailer campsite

Liked N/A

Disliked No hand soap
No toilet roll
No hot water at our stay female block
No lightning female block
Unkept

Recommend to friends Visit again

Staff very friendly…

Overall

4 out of 10
Location
4
Value for money
3
Facilities / Activities
5
Customer service
7
Child friendliness
No rating
Cleanliness
3
Wifi
1
Anonymous

Powered grass campsite

Liked Staff very friendly

Disliked Toilet and showers weren’t the cleanest could be with being updated. Very noisy in the evenings. A lot of kids were being very disrespectful on site.

Recommend to friends Visit again

The swimming pool, friendly staff club…

Overall

5 out of 10
Location
6
Value for money
6
Facilities / Activities
5
Customer service
7
Child friendliness
5
Cleanliness
3
Wifi
3

Powered grass campsite

Liked The swimming pool, friendly staff club house was great and had everything we needed

Disliked Shower blocks were filthy and quite dated, the kids Park needs some work but with 3 members of staff i think the guys are doing the best they can, some lovely kids with very savioury language were left to do as they please right up until 2am when quiet down time is half 10 was annoying for many

Recommend to friends Visit again

***AVOID***

Overall

1 out of 10
Location
1
Value for money
1
Facilities / Activities
1
Customer service
1
Child friendliness
1
Cleanliness
1
Wifi
1
Anonymous

Powered grass campsite

Liked Nothing.

Disliked Everything. No answer to phones, email or Facebook messages.

Booked this site weeks ago as first time campers. But after checking the reviews once again it appeared that August reviews were terrible! Like unreal! Fights, dirty, amenities closed due to lack of staff, no space between pitches, drug dealing, feral children. I contacted shamba by all means but had no reply. We were booked as two famillies camping and made the decision to not even bother wasting our fuel. The site is under administration and seems they are just scraping the barrel to keep and income coming in. Such a shame. So we booked elsewhere. We shall not even consider booking here again.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Good on a budget , new owners now hopefully they can improve

Overall

6 out of 10
Location
4
Value for money
4
Facilities / Activities
4
Customer service
5
Child friendliness
No rating
Cleanliness
4
Wifi
3

Primitive grass campsite

Liked Staff extremely helpful and welcoming .
Clubhouse was good to have for the evening as weather was awful .
Staff made the visit and a asset to the campsite

Disliked Tents far too close to each other . Needs to be more room between pitches . Ontop of each other . Gate padlocked closed from 10pm jntil 8am think gate should be opened earlier in the morning if people need to leave

Recommend to friends Visit again

Needs a lot of love, hope the new owners can give improve the site

Overall

6 out of 10
Location
6
Value for money
6
Facilities / Activities
3
Customer service
7
Child friendliness
5
Cleanliness
2
Wifi
1
Anonymous

Powered grass campsite

Liked Very friendly staff

Disliked Hair in the pool, lack of food available onsite.
Park needs revamping

Recommend to friends Visit again

Good would come back hopefully when bit more going on

Overall

8 out of 10
Location
8
Value for money
7
Facilities / Activities
5
Customer service
8
Child friendliness
6
Cleanliness
8
Wifi
4

Powered grass campsite

Liked The area, the facilities clean and tidy, warden was very helpful and knowledgable

Disliked The club house not being opened the shop limited hours, would have been nice to have some entertainment

Recommend to friends Visit again

Could be a fabulous site, seemed very under staffed and in need of tlc

Overall

5 out of 10
Location
8
Value for money
5
Facilities / Activities
5
Customer service
7
Child friendliness
5
Cleanliness
5
Wifi
4
Rory M. 1 review

Powered gravel and cement/asphalt travel trailer campsite

Liked Great location, friendly wardens and the pool is a great feature. Nice little clubhouse and reasonably priced beverages.

Disliked Toilet and shower facilities not up to standard. Play area very dated and an eyesore. Seemed to be several people breaking the rules and one young child roaring around the site on a motorbike for the first few days

Recommend to friends Visit again

Quite, cheap, nice site

Overall

7 out of 10
Location
8
Value for money
7
Facilities / Activities
6
Customer service
8
Child friendliness
8
Cleanliness
6
Wifi
No rating

Powered grass campsite

Liked Back to basics site.
Lovely staff, especially the happy warden! Let kids have a turn on karaoke too.
Pitches were well maintained
Pool was fun for kids.
Would go back again.

Disliked Could top up toilet rolls in bathrooms more regularly

Recommend to friends Visit again


Features

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 Local produce Parent & baby washroom Payphone Pick-up from public transport Portable toilet Pub toilets Restrooms Shower available Washing-up area Wifi

Groups welcome

Family friendly Motorcycle friendly Rallies welcome Scouts 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

Utilities

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

Nearby amenities

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

Type

Large (51-200 sites)

Nearby leisure

Cycle hire nearby Cycling nearby Fishing nearby Golf nearby Horseback riding nearby Indoor pool nearby Leisure/theme park nearby Mountain biking nearby Outdoor pool nearby Restaurant nearby Sailing nearby Tennis nearby Watersports nearby

Touring and motorhomes

Seasonal sites

Location

Shamba Holiday Park

East Moors Lane

Ringwood

Hampshire

England

BH24 2SB

Directions

Timezone

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

GPS

50.82482°N
1.85313°W

Nearest transport

Coach
5 km Meeting House Lane
9.6 km Bournemouth University
10.9 km Bournemouth Station
Rail
10.6 km Pokesdown Rail Station
10.8 km Christchurch Rail Station
10.9 km Bournemouth Rail Station
Ferry
11.5 km Tuckton Tea Gardens Ferry Landing
11.7 km Christchurch Quay Ferry Landing
11.8 km Wick Christchurch Ferry Landing
Airport
5.5 km Bournemouth International Airport
37.4 km Southampton 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

You needn’t stray far from base for fresh air activities: it’s a minute’s walk to East Moors Fishing Lake for days in quiet contemplation of the waters, and there’s further fishing five minutes’ drive away at Moors Valley Country Park, along with miniature steam trains, adventure play trails and golf. If it’s rides and slides you’re after, Adventure Wonderland is 10 minutes away, with rollercoasters and log flumes, safari jeeps and battle boats; for fans of a certain cheeky cartoon porker, Peppa Pig World has rides and an indoor playground (20 minutes). Wanting watery antics? Also 20 minutes away, Splashdown Waterpark has all the required river rides and waterfalls, or if you prefer your waves at a distance, head into Poole (25 minutes) for harbour cruises and ferry rides to Brownsea island. Beach lazing, windsurfing and fossil hunting are handily close by at Bournemouth (20 minutes) and along the Purbeck Heritage Coast around Studland (50 minutes). The surrounding Studland and Godlingston Heath National Nature Reserve makes for fine hikes, especially when the landscape turns into vivid yellows and purples in summer. Surrounded by the New Forest, Lyndhurst and Brockenhurst (20 minutes and half an hour) are popular hubs for bike hire and numerous cycling routes. There’s a six-mile family-friendly circuit close by around Burley (15 minutes), or for those with bigger ambitions and calf muscles, a 15-mile loop from Brockenhurst.

Food and drink

  • The Woodman Pub 0.8 km
  • St Leonards Hotel Pub 1.1 km
  • Smuggler's Haunt Restaurant 2.2 km
  • Elephant & Castle Pub 2.5 km
  • Tap And Railway Pub 2.6 km
  • Chef Da China Restaurant 3.3 km
  • The Forest Inn Restaurant 3.3 km
  • Aroma Restaurant 3.5 km
  • Cinnamon Restaurant 3.6 km
  • The White Heather Pub 3.8 km

Groceries

  • Lidl Supermarket 1.9 km
  • Sainsbury's Supermarket 2.1 km
  • Spar Supermarket 2.5 km
  • Tesco Supermarket 3.8 km
  • M&S Foodhall Supermarket 4.3 km
  • Sainsbury's Supermarket 5 km
  • Ringwood Brewery Shop Off-licence 5 km
  • Lidl Supermarket 5.2 km
  • Lidl Supermarket 5.2 km
  • Morrisons Supermarket 6 km

Parks and play

  • Play Park Playground 1.2 km
  • Ford Lane Recreation Ground park 2.1 km
  • Avon Heath Country Park (South park) 2.4 km
  • Tap And Railway Playarea Playground 2.6 km
  • Dugdell Playground 2.7 km
  • The House of Baba Yaga Playground 2.7 km
  • Ant's Nest Playground 2.7 km
  • Fryer Field Recreation Ground park 2.8 km
  • The Snake Pit Playground 2.8 km
  • Adventure Playground 2.8 km

Family days out

  • Matchams Karting 2.9 km
  • Ringwood Forest 4.6 km
  • Friday's Cross 5 km
  • Adventure Wonderland Maze 5.5 km
  • Kingfisher Barn Visitor Centre 6.9 km
  • Stephen's Stone 7.3 km
  • Dragonfly Hollow 7.5 km
  • Gover's Glade 7.6 km
  • Dorset Heavy Horse Centre 8.4 km
  • Cunningham Crescent Skate Park 8.6 km

Public transport

  • Boundary Lane 0.4 km
  • Grange Road 0.4 km
  • Oaks Drive 0.6 km
  • St Leonards Hospital 0.7 km
  • Heath Road 1.1 km
  • St Leonards Little Chef 1.1 km
  • Lions Lane, Fernlea Close 1.1 km
  • St Leonards Hotel 1.1 km
  • Woolsbridge Road 1.2 km
  • All Saints Church 1.5 km

What’s nearby

  • Ferndown Forest Golf Club Golf course 3 km
  • Ferndown Golf Club Golf course 3.4 km
  • Moors Valley Golf Course 3.7 km
  • Parley Golf Centre Course Golf course 5.7 km
  • Somerley Park Golf Club Golf course 5.7 km
  • Dudsbury Golf Club & Hotel Golf course 5.9 km
  • Ringwood Fishing 6.3 km
  • Crane Valley - Valley Course Golf course 6.7 km
  • Remedy Oak Golf course 7 km
  • Crane Valley - Woodland Course Golf course 7.5 km

Local services

  • BP Fuel station 1.1 km
  • Cornerways Medical Practice Doctors 1.3 km
  • Esso Fuel station 1.5 km
  • GenieEV Charging station 1.6 km
  • Ashley Heath Pharmacy 2.1 km
  • Sainsbury's Ferndown Charging station 2.2 km
  • Sainsbury's Fuel station 2.3 km
  • The Barcellos Family Practice Doctors 2.3 km
  • Boots Pharmacy 3.6 km
  • Tesco Ferndown Petrol Station Fuel station 3.8 km

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Must see

Adventure Wonderland 5.6 km

The Bournemouth Balloon 11.7 km

Russell-Cotes Art Gallery & Museum 12 km

Bournemouth Pier Beach 12.2 km

Oceanarium, The Bournemouth Aquarium 12.2 km

National Trust

Kingston Lacy 12.7 km

White Mill 14.8 km

Brownsea Island 16.9 km

Studland Beach and Nature Reserve 21.2 km

Corfe Castle 25.3 km

Cycle routes

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

Other

AVON HEATH (CURRENT BOUNDARY FROM 19/05/1998) 2.4 km

Holt Heath - Horton Tower - Holt Heath 5.7 km

Throop Mill - Parley Green - Nature Reserve - Berry Hill 7.1 km

AVON TYRRELL 8.6 km

Burbush Hill - Dur Hill - Whitten Pond - (New Forest) 9.8 km

Local events

  • Southampton Boat Show (Friday, September 18, 2026 – Friday, September 18, 2026)

    Southampton, England 32.4 km

  • Dorset County Show (Saturday, September 5, 2026 – Saturday, September 5, 2026)

    Dorchester, England 41.8 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.

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Frequently asked questions

  • Does Shamba Holiday Park have a swimming pool? Yes View all features
  • Is Shamba Holiday Park dog friendly? Yes View all features
  • What attractions are near Shamba Holiday Park? You needn’t stray far from base for fresh air activities: it’s a minute’s walk to East Moors Fishing Lake for days in quiet contemplation of the waters, and there’s further fishing five … Read more
  • When can I check in and check out of Shamba Holiday Park?
    RV, travel trailer and tent sites
    Arrive:  2 p.m. –  8 p.m.
    Depart by:  11 a.m.
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  • How much does it cost to stay at Shamba Holiday Park? From $52.58 (for 1 night, 2 adults) - prices may change depending on your dates and party.