Care Ashore Campsite

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Lower field and main house
Lower field and main house
Campsite views
Caravans and campers on site
Top field and social club
Bar
Fishing lake
Main drive
An early morning at springbok
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Campsite views
Caravans and campers on site
Top field and social club

  • Spacious pitches at a 260-acre Surrey estate near Cranleigh
  • A 15-minute drive to Winkworth Arboretum; 40 minutes to the coast
  • Fishing and social club on site; profits support local charity
A holiday for yourselves, and you get to do good for others at the same time? It’s a win-win situation when you stay at Care Ashore Campsite, part of a secluded estate on the border of Surrey and West Sussex. The estate is run as a charity that provides accommodation and support for former seafarers, and any profits made by the campsite will be fed back into providing services for the residents. Concerned you may have to sacrifice certain facilities in order to support this worthy cause? Not a bit of it – this is a lovely site that’s part of a 260-acre estate made up of farmland, forest and formal gardens. You’ll be able to take walks around at your leisure, perhaps stopping in at the pretty walled garden or picking up a day pass for some fishing on the one-acre lake. Dog-friendly pitches here are spacious and fuss-free, and have access to basic shower and toilet facilities, plus a camp kitchen/washing-up shack. Guests are also welcome to stop in for a drink at the on-site social club. Barbecue evenings at your pitch are permitted too, if you’d like – there are shops 10 minutes’ drive away in Cranleigh for all the bits you’ll need. (Please note that barbecues must be raised off the ground and disposed of responsibly once they have cooled down.) If a country walk and pub are musts on your rural break, you’ll be pleased to hear that both are on hand – in fact, you could combine both with a stroll to one of the hostelries within a 30/45-minute walk. For other outings nearby you’ll have a choice of heading north to the Surrey Hills, west to the South Downs National Park or south to the coast (about 40 minutes away).

Site type

Tent sites 20
Travel trailer sites 20
RV sites 20
Open all year
Opens
Please note
  • Under 18s must be accompanied by their parents or legal guardians.
  • Your dog must be tattooed or microchipped.
  • The park does not accept breeds/crossbreeds listed in the Breed-specific legislation (i.e. Pit Bull Terrier, Japanese Tosa, Dogo Argentino, and Fila Brasileiro).
  • Group bookings of 6 or more units (e.g. tent, caravan, RV or accommodation hire) traveling together are not permitted via Pitchup.com.
  • No bachelor/bachelorette parties permitted via Pitchup.com.
  • Facilities/activities including fishing are subject to extra charges payable on arrival.
  • The grocery shop is open between 01/01 and 31/12.
  • At least one of the party members must be aged 21 or over.
  • A cable measuring at least 15 metres is needed for the electric hook-ups.
  • The bar is open between 01/01 and 31/12.
  • Swimming in the lake is not allowed.
  • Please note that the shower facilities are unisex.
  • Guests must only use green waste chemicals for waste and water disposal.

Languages spoken

English

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Reviews

9.1

Overall rating from 500 Pitchup.com customers

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Facilities / Activities
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Customer service
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Child friendliness
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Cleanliness
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Wifi
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Peaceful

94% would recommend this site to a friend

93% would stay here again

What customers say

Spacious, well-kept sites in lovely, quiet settings. Friendly staff & locals, handy bar, great for dog walks. Basic but clean facilities. Peaceful and good value for a relaxing break.

Summary AI-generated from Pitchup.com customer reviews. Last updated 2026-06-23

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Lovely place to stay

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Owen S. 4 reviews

Powered cement/asphalt and grass campsite

Liked Lovely spot quiet and a bonus is the Care Ashore bar very friendly and nice guys to talk to. Good walks around the estate.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Excellent site with access to Estate…

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9 out of 10
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Tony K. 12 reviews

Powered cement/asphalt and grass campsite

Liked Excellent site with access to Estate walks

Disliked Nothing

Recommend to friends Visit again

Lovely peaceful location.

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7 out of 10
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Facilities / Activities
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Anonymous

Powered cement/asphalt and grass campsite

Liked Lovely surroundings in a peaceful location. Big EHU pitches with large grassy area next to each pitch.
Clean loos, not too far from the pitches.
Didn't use the washing up point or Elsan but it's nice to have them.

Disliked The EHU area is used by tents as well as motorhomes, with tent campers pitching on the grass and parking on the hard standing. Tents are therefore very close to nextdoor campervans in this setup. If we came again we'd probably avoid an EHU pitch knowing that it's mixed with tents and book in the field instead, albeit there's quite a slope in parts of the field.
As others have already said, there needs to be more loos for the number of pitches.
We hoped to have a hot breakfast in the Careashore building but we were told we needed to book it in advance. It would have been helpful to have been told this in the campsite info.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Good space, great facilities, perfect for…

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8 out of 10
Location
 9
Value for money
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Facilities / Activities
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Customer service
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Child friendliness
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Anonymous

Powered cement/asphalt and grass campsite

Liked Good space, great facilities, perfect for the kids and great local amenities.

Disliked Check-in was a bit confusing….there wasn’t one and as we arrived after 5pm there was no one we could speak to. Some friendly neighbouring campers helped us out in the end.

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Lovely site ,clean & tidy. Great…

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Anonymous

Powered cement/asphalt and grass campsite

Liked Lovely site ,clean & tidy. Great social club & bar, staff & people were very friendly.

Disliked There were only 2 shower shacks & 1 shower in men's & ladies loos. Husband tried the shack, the water temperature was unpredictable from very very hot to suddenly freezing cold. Could've done with mop in shower in ladies. Didn't realise there were business units so close.

Recommend to friends Visit again

A very enjoyable stay with good and helpful comms with site manager.

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8 out of 10
Location
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Value for money
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Facilities / Activities
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Customer service
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Wifi
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 Andrew B. 1 review

Powered cement/asphalt and grass campsite

Liked Excellent location in attractive grounds. Peaceful, with well organised and spacious hard standing pitches. Loos and shower block impeccably clean. WiFi would be wonderful! Would definitely return.

Disliked Ideally the site should have more showers and loos (only one shower and 2 loos for each sex at present.
A more accessible water source and a drive-over drainage point for motorhomes grey water would be very helpful. (There is a drain in the turning point area outside the site but it is partially blocked).
The current access point for wheeled grey water requires the heavy container to be lifted up over the surround to empty it

Recommend to friends Visit again

Enjoyed the stay and will use again

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7 out of 10
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Value for money
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Facilities / Activities
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Customer service
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Wifi
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Anonymous

Powered cement/asphalt and grass campsite

Liked No fuss , arrive, set up , enjoy the countryside and leave without any problems. Friendly staff and residents makes it even more pleasurable. Very clean well kept area.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Reason why I wouldn't stay there again,is it like to travel.

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Anonymous

Powered cement/asphalt and grass campsite

Liked The pitches were good and I enjoyed my time there

Disliked There wasn't enough showers in the ladies, only one and two toilets. They did not have WiFi, I managed. As long as you don't mind the noise from farm vehicles and overhead flights.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Pitches, grounds.…

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8 out of 10
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Anonymous

Powered cement/asphalt and grass campsite

Liked Pitches, grounds.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Quietness, hot water in kitchen clean…

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10 out of 10
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Claire B. 2 reviews

Powered cement/asphalt and grass campsite

Liked Quietness, hot water in kitchen clean up shed

Disliked Nothing. All perfect

Recommend to friends Visit again

From the manager: Thank you for your lovely review.

We're pleased to hear that you enjoyed your stay, especially the peaceful setting, and we appreciate you taking the time to share your feedback.

We hope to welcome you back again soon.

Best Wishes
The Springbok Estates Team

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 Car parking by site/unit 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 Portable toilet Pub toilets Restrooms Shower available Washing-up area Wifi

Groups welcome

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

Rules

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

Themes

Peaceful Spectacular scenery Wildlife haven

Utilities

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

Nearby amenities

Bar nearby Dog walk nearby

Type

Medium (26-50 sites)

Nearby leisure

Cycling nearby Fishing nearby

Location

Care Ashore Campsite

Springbok Estate

Satchel Court Road

Alfold

Surrey

England

GU6 8EX

Directions

Timezone

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

GPS

51.10369°N
0.52897°W

Route directions

In addition to using the location shown on Google Maps, you can use what3words (selects.paramedic.grad), which will bring you to the junction off Dunsfold Road and onto Satchel Court Road. From here, follow signs for Care Ashore.

Nearest transport

Coach
14.4 km Crossroads
14.4 km Crossroads
16.1 km Tesco
Rail
8.8 km Witley Rail Station
10.1 km Milford (Surrey) Rail Station
11.2 km Godalming Rail Station
Ferry
31.3 km Weybridge Ferry Landing
31.4 km Shepperton Ferry Landing
35 km Ditton Island Ferry Landing
Airport
25.3 km London Gatwick Airport North Terminal
26.2 km London Gatwick Airport South Terminal
26.3 km London Gatwick 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

If you like a good garden visit on your break, you’ve come to the right spot – it won’t take long at all to reach the likes of the National Trust gardens at 121-acre Winkworth Arboretum (15 minutes’ drive) and Nymans (35 minutes), with woodlands, a lake and natural play areas. The colourful Ramster Gardens (15 minutes) and pretty Leonardslee Lakes & Gardens (35 minutes) are certainly worth adding to the list too. If you’ve brought the kids along, a trip to Fishers Farm Park (15 minutes) may well be on the cards for tractor rides, mini golf, treetop trails, pony rides and lots of animals to meet (plus indoor play areas in case of dodgy weather). You might also like to see the big birds at Surrey Hills Falconry (20 minutes) or hit the beach in Worthing (40 minutes). No kids in your party? A day at Denbies Wine Estate (35 minutes) might appeal instead then – you can sign up for tours and tastings here, and there’s a lovely restaurant too.

Water quality at nearby bathing waters

Name Distance Type 2020201920182017
Littlehampton 33.5 km Sea N/AGoodGoodGood
Worthing 34.5 km Sea N/AN/AN/AN/A
Lancing, Beach Green 34.7 km Sea N/AGoodGoodGood
Middleton-On-Sea 35.3 km Sea N/AExcellentExcellentExcellent
Shoreham Beach 35.7 km Sea N/AExcellentGoodExcellent

Data source: European Environment Agency

Must see

Fishers Adventure Farm Park 8.6 km

Petworth House & Park 14 km

Polesden Lacey 20.3 km

Parham House & Gardens 20.7 km

Denbies Wine Estate 21.1 km

National Trust

Winkworth Arboretum 7.3 km

Oakhurst Cottage 7.5 km

Shalford Mill 13.1 km

Petworth House and Park 14.1 km

Hindhead Commons and The Devil's Punch Bowl Caf� 14.3 km

Cycle routes

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

Other

VANN 5.3 km

HASCOMBE COURT 6.2 km

BUSBRIDGE LAKES 9.1 km

MUNSTEAD WOOD 9.1 km

ORCHARDS 9.1 km

Local events

  • Farnborough International Airshow (Monday, July 20, 2026 – Monday, July 20, 2026)

    Farnborough, England 24.9 km

  • Goodwood Festival of Speed (Thursday, July 9, 2026 – Thursday, July 9, 2026)

    Chichester, England 29.7 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 Care Ashore Campsite have a swimming pool? No View all features
  • Is Care Ashore Campsite dog friendly? Yes View all features
  • What attractions are near Care Ashore Campsite? If you like a good garden visit on your break, you’ve come to the right spot – it won’t take long at all to reach the likes of the National Trust gardens … Read more
  • When can I check in and check out of Care Ashore Campsite?
    RV, travel trailer and tent sites
    Arrive:  noon –  9:30 p.m.
    Depart by:  11 a.m.
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  • How much does it cost to stay at Care Ashore Campsite? From $54.33 (for 1 night, 5 people) - prices may change depending on your dates and party.