Camping at The Manor

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Very spacious pitches
Seating in the grounds
Dancing girl
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The field
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Very spacious pitches
Seating in the grounds
Dancing girl

  • Dog-friendly site in the grounds of an Edwardian country manor house
  • In the New Forest National Park, 15 minutes’ drive from beaches
  • Farm shops, pubs, cafés and train station within walking distance
You’ll be all set for a royally relaxing stay at Camping at the Manor in the New Forest National Park. Here, you’ll be dwelling in the grounds of an Edwardian country manor house where there are often wild deer to be seen roaming the grounds and occasionally the mad owner on his lawnmower ensuring that the pitches stay nicely trimmed. You’ll have plenty of space to make into your little hidey-hole, as the pitches are spread between three large fields, surrounded by mature trees and planting for extra privacy. They’re level-grounded too, so it shouldn’t be too tricky to set up your tent and you’ll have access to a composting toilet, a shower and a washing-up area. There’s a real treat in store when it comes to the world of food around this area, as New Milton (five minutes’ drive) lives up to its description as a market town. As well as regular shops, there are farm shops for local goodies and pubs, restaurants and cafés. Closer by, Ashley (35 minutes’ walk) has a small shop too. Of course, there are all the popular pubs and eateries around Sway, Milford on Sea, Hordle and New Forest too – many within a short drive of the site. Just let the site know if they can arrange any bookings on your behalf. Those of you planning on leaving the car behind won’t need to miss out, as local buses will take you to Bournemouth or Lymington and the train station in New Milton is just 40 minutes’ walk away.

Site type

Tent sites 50
Motorhome sites 3
Lodges, cabins, pods or huts 1
Open now
Opens 18 April
Please note
  • No hen/stag parties permitted via Pitchup.com.
  • If making a fire, the fuel, logs and coal have to be purchased on site.
  • Guests are advised to bring a good quality torch with them as parts of the campground/park are unlit.
  • No electric barbecues allowed.
  • Please note that the toilet facilities are unisex.
  • If reception is closed on arrival: please contact the number provided on your booking confirmation.

Languages spoken

English

Open from Fri, 18 Apr to

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Accommodation

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2 adults
0 children

Reviews

9.6

Overall rating from 176 Pitchup.com customers

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Peaceful

96% would recommend this site to a friend

95% would stay here again

What customers say

Great vibe, super helpful owners. Spacious pitches, tidy eco-friendly loos with hot showers. Tasty on-site food. Handy for New Forest & coast. Minor points: wash-up hot water, busy loos at peak times.

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This campsite was located in a good location with a friendly vibe.…

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Anonymous

Unpowered grass tent or trailer tent site (no cars)

Liked This campsite was located in a good location with a friendly vibe. The owners were very helpful and welcoming and the facilities were as described. They had a little shop with essentials and offered a good breakfast in the morning. Would definitely recommend.

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Incredibly friendly camp with a wonderful warm welcome. Loved the quirky style and…

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Anonymous

Unpowered grass tent or trailer tent site

Liked Incredibly friendly camp with a wonderful warm welcome.

Loved the quirky style and not having to vacate your pitch until mid day. The pitches are good and level, clearly marked out (and generous size) AND they let us book for asingle night.

Brilliant vibe to this place, and great location!

Recommend to friends Visit again

Great site in the heart of the forest. Ideal for a short family trip.

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Anonymous

Unpowered grass motorhome site

Liked Great spot, friendly, clean and well-run.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Excellent, well-run campsite, would definitely return.

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Anonymous

Unpowered grass tent or trailer tent site

Liked Lovely friendly, relaxed site. Good facilities and ideal flat pitches, nicely spaced apart.

Disliked Nothing.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Lovely stay. Clean showers. Friendly/ helpful staff.

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Estelle S.

Unpowered grass tent or trailer tent site

Liked Owners, very welcoming and helpful. The atmosphere near to the reception with the fire in the evening. Large pitches.

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Lovely surroundings friendly helpful staff Good camaraderie with other campers. Hot showers…

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Jaime R.

Unpowered grass tent or trailer tent site

Liked Lovely surroundings friendly helpful staff
Good camaraderie with other campers. Hot showers clean compost toilets

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Highly recomend

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emma D.

Unpowered grass tent or trailer tent site

Liked So relaxed, and organised. Lots of space. Heard woodpeckers, owls saw a deer, just beautiful surroundings

Disliked All good no negatives

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Amazing site, full of querkiness, clean facilities and lovely staff.

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Sophie G.

Unpowered grass tent or trailer tent site

Liked This campsite is so quirky, eco-friendly, and run but two of the most friendly, helpful, caring, dedicated people we've ever met...Maria & John/Stumpy. Who do everything themselves, from making the facilities, land/equipment and facility management and maintenance, manning the reception from 8am-10pm for all campers needs, with a great variety of food and drink on offer I should add, cleaning and tidying all facilities to being there for good banter and advice on where to visit etc

From the moment we met we were warmly welcomed, everything was explained clearly (how to use composting toilets, cold water for washing as hot water was prioritised for the showers - which is the way I prefer.lol) and were immediately given recommendations on where to visit...and as soon as we were set up and had some of their lovely bacon baps, as it was lunchtime, we headed to Ornamental drive as recommended, and fell in love with it.

There are 3 fields, with huge flat, mown pitches (10x10m), and you can pitch up anywhere you like. We chose the first field as it gave our kids the opportunity to have the entire middle of the field to play games for the entire stay (3 days), it was just wonderful. Showers were lovely and hot and the compost toilets didn't smell at all, honestly, I was amazed, not the faintest smell, and the kids found it quite exciting to get involved, filling their own cups of bark and bits supplied, to empty down the toilet after going. It was very impressive how spotless all of the facilities were, my kids would be very obvious with their reluctance to use facilities if they were slightly dirty or smelly, but they commented on how clean they were and that they were surprised they couldn't smell anything, they're 9 &6 and actually looked forward to going and filling the cups etc they also loved looking at all of the old number plates and fun items hanging all over the facilities plus really looked forward to using the can crusher, which was a favourite for all the kids.

There is no WiFi on this site..and it does say this on the ad. Camping is about enjoying the outdoors not being on devices.

All campers obeyed the 10pm quiet rule and everyone was really nice and respectful.

We were going to cancel as due high winds, but chanced it, and so glad we did, as the trees protected the site from it, which was a huge relief and meant we had such a fun time playing.

We would highly recommend this campsite, it's the kind of campsite that has a heart and soul to it, you can feel that SO much effort is put into it by Maria & John and that it's the complete opposite to a corporate campsite that just in it for the money.

Disliked Not being able to stay longer :)

Recommend to friends Visit again

Excellent friendly and clean family run site!

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Sammy B.

Unpowered grass tent or trailer tent site

Liked Could not have asked for a better campsite!
It is a small locally and family owned campsite with all you could require of a campsite!
Location is between lymington and the New forest so ideal for walks around nature or the port!
The owners are very friendly, with recommendations and guides to make your stay worthwhile! It has a small hut with essentials (chocolate and marshmallow, firewood etc) and some served food (pizza, bacon rolls etc).
Thank you and look forward to staying again!

Disliked There could be another sink for washing up.

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Very nice campsite. A few niggles but nowhere's perfect

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Matthew S.

Unpowered grass tent or trailer tent site

Liked Well maintained campsite.
Pitches were clearly marked.
Great location: easy to find, sufficiently isolated from the town but near enough if we needed something. Near to the beach too.
Food and drink available on site.
Hot showers with decent water pressure.
Facilities cleaned regularly.
Friendly staff.
A radio was playing songs during the day at reception. Not loud enough so as to disturb anyone, but made their picnic area that much more relaxing.

Disliked Promoted as "the best pizza in town"...
Well I'd hate to try the ones it beat! It will do in a pinch, but don't plan your evening around it. (Pretty sure it's just a supermarkets cheap version).
Compostable toilets. Yeah they don't smell as much as you'd think, but they still smell. Maybe people weren't adding the sawdust every time.
The hot water for washing up didn't seem to work.

Recommend to friends Visit again

From the manager: Thank you for taking time to review.

We aim to provide excellent value for money and friendly service throughout your stay.
Reading between the lines of your review I feel you would never be fully satisfied.

We are a 28 day eco friendly pop up campsite. Always clean and tidy manned 24hrs a day. The 'niggles' you wish to point out instead of simply chatting at reception directly to us make me wonder if a hotel would be a better choice next time.

Pizzas are all cooked in our stone baked oven. Different people , different tastes. Can't please everyone. Rude comments aren't welcome though and sadly typically British.

I defend our compost toilets as one of the cleanest at any campsite. You only need to read the other reviews folks to get a fair opinion.

Features

Pop-up campground

Dogs allowed

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 Car parking by site/unit Composting toilet Dog park Drying room Food shop Free wifi Ice pack freezing Internet access Laundry Parent & baby washroom Pick-up from public transport Portable toilet Pub toilets Public telephone Shower available Toilet block Washing-up area Wifi

Groups welcome

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

Rules

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

Themes

Bush Peaceful Remote location Spectacular scenery Wild camping

Utilities

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

Nearby amenities

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

Type

Large (51-200 sites) Pop-up campground

Nearby leisure

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

Location

Camping at The Manor

Vaggs Lane

Hordle

Hampshire

England

SO41 0FP

Directions

Timezone

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

GPS

50.77166°N
1.6326°W

Nearest transport

Coach
2.7 km Post Office
2.7 km Post Office
2.7 km Bradbeers
Rail
2.2 km Sway Rail Station
2.5 km New Milton Rail Station
6.1 km Hinton Admiral Rail Station
Ferry
7.5 km Lymington Pier Ferry Terminal
9.4 km Mudeford Quay Ferry Landing
9.6 km Hengistbury Head Ferry Landing
Airport
14.1 km Bournemouth International Airport
27.6 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

Beach day, anyone? There are plenty of options for your daily dose of sand and sea. Milford on Sea beach (10 minutes’ drive) has very easy access in the high season. You might want to practise your bodyboarding at Highcliffe beach (15 minutes), paddle at Mudeford beach (15 minutes) or indulge in watersports at Avon beach (15 minutes). Other places for a dip (or a snooze and some sandcastle building if you’re feeling like a lazier day) are Sandbanks beach (45 minutes) and Boscombe beach (half an hour). Bournemouth (35 minutes) has plenty of seaside entertainment too, as well as an aquarium with a penguin enclosure. As for the quirky stuff, the Sammy Miller Motorcycle Museum (five minutes) has a collection of restored motorcycles, including factory racers and exotic prototypes. Arty types might want to visit the Forest Arts Centre (five minutes) too. Put some peaceful walks in your plans too… there’s plenty to explore around the 24-acre Steamer Point Nature Reserve (15 minutes). It’s close to Highcliffe Castle (15 minutes), a grand Grade I-listed mansion that will add in some history.

Water quality at nearby bathing waters

Name Distance Type 2020201920182017
Christchurch Bay 4.7 km Sea N/AExcellentExcellentExcellent
Milford-On-Sea 5.4 km Sea N/AExcellentExcellentExcellent
Highcliffe 6 km Sea N/AExcellentExcellentExcellent
Christchurch Highcliffe Castle 7 km Sea N/AExcellentExcellentExcellent
Christchurch Friar`S Cliff 8.1 km Estuary N/AExcellentExcellentExcellent

Data source: European Environment Agency

Must see

Highcliffe Castle 6.7 km

Fort Victoria Country Park 10.6 km

Exbury Gardens and Steam Railway 11.9 km

Needles Park - Heritage Attractions Ltd 12.5 km

The Needles Old Battery & New Battery 12.8 km

National Trust

The Needles Old Battery and New Battery 12.8 km

Newtown Old Town Hall 17.3 km

Mottistone Manor Garden 20.2 km

Brighstone Shop and Museum 21.9 km

Brownsea Island 24.7 km

Cycle routes

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

Other

The Naked Man - New Forest 3.5 km

Setley - Beaulieu Heath - Setley 5.4 km

RHINEFIELD HOUSE 6.8 km

BROCKENHURST PARK 7 km

Keyhaven - Hurst Castle 7.1 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 Camping at The Manor have a swimming pool? No View all features
  • Is Camping at The Manor dog friendly? Yes View all features
  • What attractions are near Camping at The Manor? Beach day, anyone? There are plenty of options for your daily dose of sand and sea. Milford on Sea beach (10 minutes’ drive) has very easy access in the high season. You … Read more
  • When can I check in and check out of Camping at The Manor?
    Camping and caravan
    Arrive:  noon –  8 p.m.
    Depart by:  noon
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  • How much does it cost to stay at Camping at The Manor? From $55.98 (for 1 night, 2 adults) - prices may change depending on your dates and party.