4 nearly wild Tent Campsites in Southampton, England

Broadlands Lake Campsite

• Camping on an 82-acre estate between the New Forest and river Test
• A 10-minute drive from Romsey town centre and Paultons Park
• Well-stocked fishing lakes and clubhouse serving hot meals or snacks

Top Corner Camping

• Pop-up wild camping site on the edge of the New Forest in Hampshire
• A 10-minute drive to Peppa Pig World, and 25 minutes to Marwell Zoo
• Next-door to Petlake Alpaca Farm; pub with food 20 minutes’ walk

Bartley Cross Campsite

• Small, friendly and well-kept site in the New Forest National Park
• A 10-minute drive from a theme park and 20 minutes from Mottisfont
• Pubs a short walk away; open-top tour bus stop outside the site

YMCA Fairthorne Manor Family Park and Campsite

Matley Wood Caravan and Camping Site

• Wild camping-style pitches in the New Forest National Park
• New Forest Wildlife Park and National Motor Museum 10 minutes' drive
• Woodland walks from the site; half an hour's walk to Lyndhurst

Denny Wood

• Peaceful New Forest campsite five minutes' drive from Lyndhurst
• Beaulieu, Buckler’s Hard and Paultons Park within 20 minutes’ drive
• Simple woodland pitches with access to waymarked walking trails

Roundhill Caravan and Camping Site

• Bell tent camping with spacious pitches in New Forest National Park
• National Motor Museum 10 minutes’ drive; Peppa Pig World half an hour
• Next to Beaulieu Heath, with access to walking paths; dogs welcome

The Paddocks

• Peaceful camping paddock a mile from the Solent coast
• Titchfield Abbey 10 minutes' drive; 25 to Portsmouth Historic Dockyard
• Dogs on leads welcome; quiet site with no noise after 10pm

Bottom Pond

• Family-friendly site in the South Downs National Park
• A 10-minute drive from Winchester and the Watercress Line
• Access to a private woodland with a bridleway to the South Downs Way

Aldridge Hill Caravan and Camping Site

• Family-friendly streamside campsite in the New Forest National Park
• A mile from the centre of Brockenhurst; Lyndhurst 10 minutes' drive
• Pitches by woodland, streams or with views of rolling heathland

Longbeech Caravan and Camping Site

• Secluded Hampshire family campsite in the New Forest National Park
• Lymington, Beaulieu and Paulton's Park within a half-hour drive
• Woodland pitches with direct access to waymarked walking trails

Lymington Camping

• Well-kept spacious pitches on a hilltop just outside Lymington
• Beaulieu, Bucklers Hard and Highcliffe Castle within 20 minutes' drive
• In the New Forest National Park, a 10-minute walk from the local pub