Sopley Lake Camping

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Pitches in the orchard
Pitches in the orchard
The orchard
Grass camping meadow
Track to the camping meadow
The orchard pitches
Orchard pitches next to the cut flower field
Orchard pitches with solar panels
Firepit area, firewood supplied for a small fee
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The orchard
Grass camping meadow
Track to the camping meadow

  • Pop-up site edging the New Forest National Park in Hampshire
  • Bournemouth 15 minutes’ drive; Bolderwood Deer Sanctuary 25 minutes
  • Working farm with a shop and bakery; pick your own fruit and veg
Just outside the boundary of the New Forest National Park, Sopley Lake Camping is a pop-up site based on a pick-your-own fruit, flowers and vegetables farm five minutes’ drive from Bransgore in Hampshire. This may be a pop-up site, but there are plenty of amenities: you can pick up takeaway hot pastries, cakes and coffee at the on-site bakery and other goodies at the farm shop, and a communal firepit and barbecue area are yours to use. If you’re just not into alfresco cooking, you will be relieved to know that there are several pubs serving good evening food within 10 minutes’ drive. There is a play area with picnic benches outside the bakery, and colourful fields of cut-your-own flowers to view while enjoying a brew and a pastry. With the New Forest only about five minutes’ drive away, you'll have easy access to all its cycling and walking networks.

Site type

Touring caravan pitches 5
Motorhome pitches 5
Tent pitches 15
Lodges, cabins, pods or huts 2
Open now
Opens 1 April
Please note

Pitches

  • A cable measuring at least 25 metres is needed for the electric hook-ups.

Admission

  • At least one of the party members must be aged 21 or over.
  • Under 18s must be accompanied by their parents or legal guardians.

Safety

  • Fires, barbecues and/or firepits will not be permitted in dry, windy and/or hot weather conditions.
  • Swimming in the lake is not allowed.

Occupancy

  • Group bookings of 16 or more adults are not permitted (couples and immediate family members excepted).
  • No hen/stag parties permitted via Pitchup.com.
  • Single-sex bookings of 10 or more people (couples and immediate family members excepted) are not permitted via Pitchup.com.

General

  • Please note that the toilet/shower facilities are unisex.
  • The grocery shop is open between 01/05 and 31/10.
  • There are no bins onsite: all rubbish will need to be taken home with you.

Reception

  • There is no reception on-site: on arrival please contact the number provided on your booking confirmation.

Dogs

  • The site does not accept breeds/crossbreeds listed in the Dangerous Dogs Act (i.e. XL Bully, 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.

Vehicles

  • Units heavier than 7500 Kilogrammes are not allowed.
  • Units longer than 10 metres are not allowed.

Languages spoken

English

Open from Wed, 1 Apr to

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2 adults
0 children
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Reviews

8.9

Overall rating from 84 Pitchup.com customers

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Child friendliness
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Cleanliness
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Peaceful

95% would recommend this site to a friend

94% would stay here again

What customers say

Beautiful rural spot, friendly hosts, lovely lake and farm shop. Peaceful with spacious pitches. Some found limited loos/showers, hot water a bit hit-and-miss, and tricky signage. Good value.

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Arrival date (latest first)

A lovely small site. Great for the rural and ‘wild’ feel.

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Anonymous

Electric grass motorhome pitch

Liked Lovely setting, pitched up amongst the apple trees. It’s a quiet site with a small bakery and shop just across the field.

Clean around the pitches.

We sat and watched the bats at night - really lovely!

Disliked Toilets - three mixed cubicles, one was out of order. Not modern or particularly clean. Paper towels or a hand dryer would be better than the hand towel provided.

Shower - one single shower. It was lovely and hot but not powerful.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Location, farm shop, nice walk around…

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Anonymous

Electric grass motorhome pitch

Liked Location, farm shop, nice walk around the lake and farm field

Disliked Poor sign, very hard to find
Toilets and shower block have seen better days
Access the drinking water by vehicle is bit tricky

Recommend to friends Visit again

Could be a great campsite but the things above let it down.

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Anonymous

Non-electric grass tent or motorhome pitch

Liked Quiet campsite, the on-site farm shop was really lovely and it’s an easy drive to the beach and Christchurch.

Disliked Showers were either scalding hot or freezing cold, no way to adjust them. Campsite is not easy to find using Apple Maps as the farm location is half a mile up the road from the campsite, although check-in info is helpful there’s no info about the gate’s “false lock” and owner seemed annoyed to receive a query call about this.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Great overall setup, nice and quiet,…

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Anonymous

Non-electric grass tent or motorhome pitch

Liked Great overall setup, nice and quiet, nice facilities, rustic chic.

Disliked Inability to regulate shower temperature, very hot and no way of adjusting.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Beautiful campsite, fantastic facilities and super…

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Dnea V. 2 reviews

Non-electric grass tent or motorhome pitch

Liked Beautiful campsite, fantastic facilities and super clean. Probably my favourite short stay campsite!!!

Recommend to friends Visit again

Peaceful but basic

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Natalie P. 2 reviews

Electric grass motorhome pitch

Liked Views and location were stunning.
Other clients on the pitch were friendly and it was a nice vibe.
Campsite owner was really friendly.
Children’s park available to use.

Disliked A little too basic for us, only 2 toilets and 1 shower, they were a bit of a walk away from the pitch meaning I had to leave my children unattended if I needed the loo in the night.
Pitches had to be close together and were first come first serve.
No washing up area/dressing area.
No office on entry or anyone to greet us, had to fend for ourselves.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Plenty of room, decent pitch available.…

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rob t. 4 reviews

Non-electric grass tent or motorhome pitch

Liked Plenty of room, decent pitch available. Facilities basic but clean and adequate.

Disliked After hours access needs to be better explained.

Recommend to friends Visit again

A nice, pleasant campsite.

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Anonymous

Non-electric grass tent or motorhome pitch

Liked The campsite was spacious and had a rope swing that my daughter loved and won’t stop talking about.

Disliked The wash up area was damaged and unusable however not the greatest issue.

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Nice location…

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Anonymous

Non-electric grass tent or motorhome pitch

Liked Nice location

Disliked Not enough facilities

Recommend to friends Visit again

Would return 🥰

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Value for money
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Anonymous

Non-electric grass tent or motorhome pitch

Liked The surrounding area is wonderful and access to the farm shop is lovely! Hannah is also a wonderful host (and her kiddos are the sweetest). Lovely place and the kids loved the tyre swing.

Disliked The showers and toilet in the same room just meant a lot of waiting around for toilet access when the showers were being used. The water was also reallyyyyy hot so temp control would be better.
It would also be nice if there was a more designated spots for bookings as we had people way too close to us for our liking when there was more space they could have moved into.

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Features

Campfires allowed

Leisure on site

Bar or club house Cycle hire Evening entertainment Fishing Fitness centre Games room Indoor swimming pool Kids' club On-site restaurant/cafe Outdoor swimming pool Play area TV room Take away Tennis Watersports

Amenities on site

Bath available Composting toilet Dog park Drying room Food shop Free wifi Ice pack freezing Internet access Launderette Local produce Parent & baby washroom Pick-up from public transport Picnic table Portable toilet Pub toilets Public telephone Shower available Toilet block Washing-up area Wifi

Groups welcome

D. of E. welcome Family friendly Motorcycle friendly Rallies welcome Single-sex groups welcome Student groups welcome

Rules

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

Camping 2.0

Jumbo tent pitches

Themes

Forest Lake and/or mountain Peaceful Walkers' paradise Wildlife haven

Utilities

Charging facilities Chemical disposal Electric car charging point(s) Gas cylinders available Recycling available Renewable energy

Nearby amenities

Bar nearby Dog walk nearby Nearby farmers' market Public transport nearby Shop nearby

Type

Farm Medium (26-50 pitches)

Accessibility

Uneven terrain; gravel or loose mud

Nearby leisure

Canoeing/kayaking nearby Climbing nearby Cycle hire nearby Cycling nearby Fishing nearby Golf nearby Horse riding nearby Indoor pool nearby Mountain biking nearby Outdoor pool nearby Restaurant nearby Sailing nearby Tennis nearby Watersports nearby

Location

Sopley Lake Camping

Derritt Lane

Sopley

Bransgore

Hampshire

England

BH23 7AZ

Directions

Timezone

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

GPS

50.77602°N
1.76587°W

Route directions

If you are following Derritt Lane from Sopley to Bransgore, continue past the pick-your-own and farm shop on the right-hand side until you reach the next gate (with signs for Sopley Camping). Head straight across the field towards the woods, and then turn left for the camping field or right for the orchard electric hookups. What3words: occupations.hinders.singled.

Nearest transport

Coach
4.5 km Bargates
4.5 km Bargates
6.2 km Sea Corner
Rail
4.4 km Christchurch Rail Station
4.5 km Hinton Admiral Rail Station
6.5 km Pokesdown Rail Station
Ferry
5.2 km Christchurch Quay Ferry Landing
5.3 km Wick Christchurch Ferry Landing
5.4 km Tuckton Tea Gardens Ferry Landing
Airport
4.7 km Bournemouth International Airport
34.5 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

There are numerous family walks and cycle rides within the New Forest National Park (five minutes’ drive), like strolls through ancient woodland to Matchams Viewpoint (15 minutes), or a bike ride along former train tracks on the Old Railway Trail (10 minutes). Keep an eye out for grazing New Forest ponies and red deer too. If you don’t get lucky with the wildlife, you’re assured of seeing some at Bolderwood Deer Sanctuary (25 minutes), where you can feed the fallow deer. Liberty’s Owl, Raptor and Reptile Centre (10 minutes) is another good bet for kids, with its falconry displays and reptile house. Petrol-heads will want to see the vintage buses and racing cars at the National Motor Museum, Beaulieu (35 minutes) too. Christchurch has historic quays and two castles to explore, while Burley (both 10 minutes) has a long history of witchcraft and smuggling; you can browse several shops selling occult-related memorabilia. If you fancy sand between your toes, head for Bournemouth (15 minutes) beach or the long expanse at Sandbanks (35 minutes). Harbourside Poole (35 minutes) has lots of seafront pubs and restaurants, plus a lively vibe at the weekends.

Food and drink

  • Toby Carvery Restaurant 4 km
  • The Somerford Restaurant 4.1 km
  • Chutney Corner Indian Takeaway Restaurant 4.1 km
  • Brown's Fish & Chips Restaurant 4.1 km
  • Standard Bengal Restaurant 4.3 km
  • Dragon Palace Restaurant 4.4 km
  • Starlight Restaurant 4.4 km
  • The Kitchen Club Restaurant 4.5 km
  • Kashmir Indian Restaurant 4.5 km
  • Mela Restaurant 4.5 km

Groceries

  • Co-op Food Supermarket 2.2 km
  • No 1 South African Shop Supermarket 3.4 km
  • Sainsbury's Supermarket 3.9 km
  • Aldi Supermarket 4.2 km
  • Lidl Supermarket 4.4 km
  • Waitrose Supermarket 4.5 km
  • Lidl Supermarket 4.5 km
  • Tesco Extra Supermarket 4.9 km
  • Asda Supermarket 5.8 km
  • The Gourmet Grocer Supermarket 6.1 km

Parks and play

  • Waterman’s Park Playground 3.9 km
  • Waterman’s Adventure Park Playground 4 km
  • Christchurch Junior School Hard Courts Playground 4.4 km
  • Adventure Playground 4.5 km
  • The Quomps Playground 5.2 km
  • Highcliffe Play Area Playground 5.9 km
  • Fisherman's Walk Play Area Playground 7.1 km
  • Timber Tangle Playground 7.2 km

Family days out

  • Waterman’s Park Playground 3.9 km
  • Waterman’s Adventure Park Playground 4 km
  • Christchurch Junior School Hard Courts Playground 4.4 km
  • Adventure Playground 4.5 km
  • The Quomps Playground 5.2 km
  • Highcliffe Play Area Playground 5.9 km
  • Fisherman's Walk Play Area Playground 7.1 km
  • Timber Tangle Playground 7.2 km

Public transport

  • Horn Cottage Bus stop 0.7 km
  • Horn Cottage Bus stop 0.7 km
  • Meadowside Park Bus stop 0.9 km
  • Meadowside Park Bus stop 0.9 km
  • Rocky Ranch Bus stop 1 km
  • Sopley Post Office Bus stop 1 km
  • Rocky Ranch Bus stop 1 km
  • The Wool Pack Inn Bus stop 1 km
  • The Wool Pack Inn Bus stop 1.1 km
  • Meadow Close Bus stop 1.1 km

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Must see

Adventure Wonderland 5.6 km

Highcliffe Castle 5.8 km

The Bournemouth Balloon 9.7 km

Russell-Cotes Art Gallery & Museum 9.8 km

Bournemouth Pier Beach 10.2 km

National Trust

Brownsea Island 16.7 km

The Needles Old Battery and New Battery 18.4 km

Kingston Lacy 19.1 km

Studland Beach and Nature Reserve 19.6 km

White Mill 21 km

Cycle routes

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

Other

AVON TYRRELL 3.4 km

Throop Mill - Parley Green - Nature Reserve - Berry Hill 5.6 km

Burbush Hill - Dur Hill - Whitten Pond - (New Forest) 5.6 km

Hengistbury Head 6.3 km

AVON HEATH (CURRENT BOUNDARY FROM 19/05/1998) 6.5 km

Local events

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

    Southampton, England 28.7 km

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

    Dorchester, England 46.8 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 Sopley Lake Camping have a swimming pool? No View all features
  • Is Sopley Lake Camping dog friendly? No View all features
  • What attractions are near Sopley Lake Camping? There are numerous family walks and cycle rides within the New Forest National Park (five minutes’ drive), like strolls through ancient woodland to Matchams Viewpoint (15 minutes), or a bike ride along … Read more
  • When can I check in and check out of Sopley Lake Camping?
    Camping and touring
    Arrive:  12:00 –  20:00
    Depart by:  12:00
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  • How much does it cost to stay at Sopley Lake Camping? From €29.23 (for 1 night, 4 people) - prices may change depending on your dates and party.