Ashurst Caravan and Camping Site

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Family-friendly woodland campsite in New Forest National Park
New Forest Wildlife Park five minutes’ drive; Southampton 15 minutes
Showers, toilet block and launderette; access to marked walking trails

If you're up for a spot of forest bathing – and in the company of free-roaming ponies – Ashurst Caravan and Camping Site, in the New Forest National Park, might be a spot that will suit you rather well. At this family-friendly site, you can choose to set up camp on flat, grassy pitches or delve deeper into the woods to stay in the shade of ancient oak trees. After that, all you need to do is embrace the peaceful vibe – or, if you prefer, get active by heading out for walks along waymarked trails through the woods, perhaps stopping for a rest and a pint of real ale at a traditional pub en route. If the grazing ponies and assorted birdlife on site have whetted your appetite for more animal-flavoured experiences, it's good to know that there's more of that within easy reach – within a 15-minute drive you can spy on otters, wolves and boars (New Forest Wildlife Park), watch deer being fed (Bolderwood Deer Sanctuary), and get up close and personal with farmyard animals and alpacas (Longdown Activity Farm). Whatever you choose to fill your days with, you may well be in need of a change of clothes and a freshen up once you get back to your pitch. That's easily done here, as the site's facilities include showers, a toilet block and launderette. Several gastropubs within a five-minute drive serve home-cooked meals, or you can walk into Ashurst village (five minutes on foot) and stock up on barbecue essentials at the supermarket. Please note, however, that disposable barbecues are not allowed on site.

Campground type

214

Tourist board rating

Please note

Under 18s must be accompanied by their parents or legal guardians.
Discount cards and gift vouchers cannot be applied to bookings made via Pitchup.com.
At least one of the party members must be aged 18 or over.

Please do not feed, pet or approach the animals in and around the campsite; they may look friendly but are unpredictable and can bite and kick. Please keep all food sealed and out of reach of the ponies. One amendment per booking is free; subsequent amendments are subject to a £10 fee.

Languages spoken

English

This campground is a member of Camping in the New Forest group.

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Primitive grass campsite

6 people maximum

9.3/10 242 reviews

No dogs allowed

Ground type: Grass

Pitch size: Max 9m width × 9m depth (81m²)

6 people maximum

9.3/10 242 reviews

No dogs allowed

One Roof tent or Travel Trailer or Class B motorhome or RV or Tent or Trailer tent allowed per site

Additional units require additional sites - quick book via 'Make another booking like this' after making your booking.

Site size

Max 9m width × 9m depth (81m²)

Ground type

Grass

Twin-axle vehicles accepted

Suitable for

Roof tent, Travel Trailer, Class B motorhome, RV, Tent, Trailer tent

Features

Bring a gazebo 0 included, 1 max.

Bring an awning 0 included, 1 max.

Bring a shelter tent 0 included, 1 max.

Car 1 included, 2 max.

Car parking by site/unit

Other restrictions

No dogs allowed

Extras

1st child is free (1 max)		-£3 (-£3) per night
1st two children are free (1 max)		-£3 (-£3) per night
Bring a gazebo (1 max)		£10 (£10) per night
Bring a pup tent Free (1 max)		£0 (£0) per stay
Bring an awning (1 max)		£3 (£3) per night
Extra car (1 max)		£5 (£5) per night
Storage tent (1 max)		£3 (£3) per night
Trailer (1 max)		£3 (£3) per night

You will be able to choose extras on the booking page.

Arrival days

No availability on our site

Primitive gravel travel trailer campsite

6 people maximum

9.5/10 39 reviews

No dogs allowed

Ground type: Gravel

Pitch size: Max 9m width × 9m depth (81m²)

6 people maximum

9.5/10 39 reviews

No dogs allowed

One Roof tent or Travel Trailer or Class B motorhome or RV or Trailer tent allowed per site

Additional units require additional sites - quick book via 'Make another booking like this' after making your booking.

Site size

Max 9m width × 9m depth (81m²)

Ground type

Gravel

Twin-axle vehicles accepted

Suitable for

Roof tent, Travel Trailer, Class B motorhome, RV, Trailer tent, (Tent not allowed)

Features

Bring a gazebo 0 included, 1 max.

Bring an awning 0 included, 1 max.

Bring a shelter tent 0 included, 1 max.

Car 1 included, 2 max.

Car parking by site/unit

Other restrictions

No dogs allowed

Extras

1st child is free (1 max)		-£3 (-£3) per night
1st two children are free (1 max)		-£3 (-£3) per night
Bring a gazebo (1 max)		£10 (£10) per night
Bring a pup tent Free (1 max)		£0 (£0) per stay
Bring an awning (1 max)		£3 (£3) per night
Extra car (1 max)		£5 (£5) per night
Storage tent (1 max)		£3 (£3) per night
Trailer (1 max)		£3 (£3) per night

You will be able to choose extras on the booking page.

Arrival days

No availability on our site

Reviews

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Location		10
Value for money		9
Accommodation		9
Facilities / Activities		9
Customer service		9
Child friendliness		9
Cleanliness		10
Wifi		6

94% would stay here again

What customers say

Great New Forest spot with direct woodland access and roaming ponies. Staff are friendly, facilities are clean and plentiful, and pitches are spacious. Close to amenities and transport, it's perfect for exploring. Some mention occasional train/road noise and waterlogged pitches after heavy rain.

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Arrival date (latest first)

Friendly staff in reception on arrival.…

Overall 10 out of 10
Location		10
Value for money		10
Accommodation	No rating
Facilities / Activities		10
Customer service		10
Child friendliness	No rating
Cleanliness		10
Wifi	No rating

Sep 2025 David W.

Primitive gravel travel trailer campsite

Liked Friendly staff in reception on arrival. Quiet and peaceful site. Shower and toilet block was nice and clean. Can’t complain about anything for my first ever overnight in the van.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Great site, will use again

Overall 9 out of 10
Location		9
Value for money		8
Accommodation	No rating
Facilities / Activities		8
Customer service		10
Child friendliness		8
Cleanliness		10
Wifi	No rating

Sep 2025 Kevan C.

Primitive grass campsite

Liked Friendly staff and horses
Clean and tidy site
Excellent facilities - showers, toilets etc
Freedom to select your pitch
Quiet site
Location is close to lots of activities, trails and tracks.

Disliked Train line is quite close but you get used to the tooting.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Great location 3 pubs near by…

Overall 10 out of 10
Location		10
Value for money		10
Accommodation	No rating
Facilities / Activities		10
Customer service		10
Child friendliness	No rating
Cleanliness		10
Wifi	No rating

Sep 2025 Leisa T.

Primitive grass campsite

Liked Great location 3 pubs near by and a shop. Direct access to the forest where you can find easy hikes and bike rides to explore. Train station next door and bus stop out on the road. Lots of roaming ponies
Reception were friendly and knowledgeable. Toilet block clean and the showers were powerful. Only stayed 2 nights. Will stay again.

Recommend to friends Visit again

It was fabulous! Spacious pitches,quiet,peaceful. Beautiful…

Overall 10 out of 10
Location		10
Value for money		10
Accommodation	No rating
Facilities / Activities		10
Customer service		10
Child friendliness	No rating
Cleanliness		10
Wifi		10

Sep 2025 Anonymous

Primitive gravel travel trailer campsite

Liked It was fabulous! Spacious pitches,quiet,peaceful. Beautiful ponies everywhere, plus cows and calves. Tranquil. Nice wardens. Pub 2 mins although food basic 🙄 train 2 mins to various places. One of the best sites I’ve ever been on. Facilities clean, bit dated. Fantastic site.

Disliked Nothing

Recommend to friends Visit again

Great location…

Overall 10 out of 10
Location		10
Value for money		10
Accommodation	No rating
Facilities / Activities		10
Customer service		10
Child friendliness	No rating
Cleanliness		10
Wifi	No rating

Sep 2025 Antony M.

Primitive gravel travel trailer campsite

Liked Great location

Recommend to friends Visit again

Great site in the New Forest…

Overall 9 out of 10
Location		9
Value for money		8
Accommodation	No rating
Facilities / Activities	No rating
Customer service		10
Child friendliness	No rating
Cleanliness		10
Wifi	No rating

Sep 2025 Mark V.

Primitive grass campsite

Liked Great site in the New Forest with easy access to trails. Friendly, helpful staff.
Clean toilet/wash/shower block with free showers. Pitches are all fairly level with regular visits from the local ponies.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Not great at all

Overall 2 out of 10
Location		5
Value for money		10
Accommodation	No rating
Facilities / Activities		1
Customer service		1
Child friendliness	No rating
Cleanliness		3
Wifi		1

Sep 2025 Catherine C.

Primitive grass campsite

Liked Location

Disliked Gates closed 10pm and didn't reopen until 730am. Queuing to get out the gate in the morning to go out for the day. Staff weren't polite. Noisy train track next to us all night yet the park noise level after 10pm should be quiet it says!!!! Also tent pitches were rock solid grass area not good for pitching a tent at all. Also Friday night it was very noisy all night and late arrivals. Hardly slept there too much noise. Needs more lighting around the whole site too.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Lovely spot in the new forest

Overall 10 out of 10
Location		10
Value for money		9
Accommodation	No rating
Facilities / Activities		9
Customer service		10
Child friendliness	No rating
Cleanliness		10
Wifi	No rating

Sep 2025 Brenda M.

Primitive grass campsite

Liked Space, trees, grass, ponies and staff. Good value as well! Nice pub next door.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Nice location but Wouldn’t go back.

Overall 3 out of 10
Location		8
Value for money		6
Accommodation	No rating
Facilities / Activities		5
Customer service		3
Child friendliness	No rating
Cleanliness		6
Wifi	No rating

Sep 2025 Anonymous

Primitive grass campsite

Liked Roaming ponies

Disliked Too many rules so didn’t feel welcome on arrival. Uneven pitches for access. Gates locked early so couldn’t go out and come back at leisure.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Absolutely amazing place to stay! we…

Overall 10 out of 10
Location		10
Value for money		10
Accommodation	No rating
Facilities / Activities		10
Customer service		10
Child friendliness	No rating
Cleanliness		10
Wifi	No rating

Sep 2025 Richard H.

Primitive grass campsite

Liked Absolutely amazing place to stay! we only stayed here due to being on a cruise the next day, but we will be back ! facilities are basic, but functional and thats what we like. fairly priced. Cannot comment on WIFI as we did not use it.

Disliked mis-leading signs. front of camp site says no dogs, sign by toilet block says to keep them on a lead. we normally travel with a dog but didnt on this occasion.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Features

No 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 Scouts welcome Single-sex groups welcome Student groups welcome

Rules

Barbecue grills allowed Barbecue provided Campfires allowed Commercial vehicles allowed Dogs allowed No dogs allowed

Themes

Forest Hikers’ paradise Peaceful

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 Public transportation nearby

Type

Very large (over 200 sites)

Accessibility

Bathrooms: Large spacious shower Bathrooms: Large spacious toilet Bathrooms: Wheelchair accessible shower Bathrooms: Wheelchair accessible toilet Uneven terrain; gravel or loose mud

Nearby leisure

Fishing nearby Golf nearby Horseback riding nearby Restaurant nearby

Touring and motorhomes

Seasonal sites

Location

Ashurst Caravan and Camping Site

Lyndhurst Road

Ashurst

Hampshire

England

SO40 7AR

Directions

Timezone

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

GPS

50.88845°N
1.52898°W

Nearest transport

Bus

2.2 mi Lyndhurst Park Hotel

4.9 mi Brockenhurst College

Rail

0.1 mi Ashurst New Forest Rail Station

2.5 mi Beaulieu Road Rail Station

2.9 mi Totton Rail Station

Ferry

5.4 mi Southampton Vehicle Ferry Terminal

5.4 mi Southampton Passenger Ferry Terminal

5.8 mi Hythe (Hants) Ferry Terminal

Airport

8.5 mi Southampton Airport

15.3 mi Bournemouth International 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’s a lot of enjoyment to be found in simply wandering through the woods around here, but if you want a specific place to head for, perhaps try Blackwater Arboretum (10 minutes’ drive), which has a collection of trees from around the world, or Bolderwood Deer Sanctuary (15 minutes), where you’ll be guaranteed to spot the native animals at feeding time. As well as all the wildlife attractions around here, there’s also one where the animals are rather larger than life… younger kids will no doubt love the chance to meet their cartoon favourites in person at Paultons Park Home of Peppa Pig World (15 minutes), plus the chance to go on various gentle rides. For older children, the gleaming attractions of the National Motor Museum, Beaulieu (15 minutes) may be more suitable. This location on the eastern side of the national park also gives easy access to Southampton (15 minutes) for the SeaCity Museum and Solent Sky aircraft exhibition or boarding ferries for a trip to the Isle of Wight.

Water quality at nearby bathing waters

Name	Distance	Type	2020	2019	2018	2017
Lepe	10.5 mi	Sea	N/A	Excellent	Excellent	Excellent
Calshot	10.7 mi	Sea	N/A	Excellent	Excellent	Excellent
Milford-On-Sea	11.8 mi	Sea	N/A	Excellent	Excellent	Excellent
Christchurch Bay	12.1 mi	Sea	N/A	Excellent	Excellent	Excellent
Gurnard	12.5 mi	Sea	N/A	Excellent	Excellent	Excellent

Data source: European Environment Agency

Must see

Exbury Gardens and Steam Railway 2.3 mi

Paultons Family Theme Park 4.2 mi

Southampton Maritime Museum 5.4 mi

Beaulieu National Motor Museum 5.6 mi

Mottisfont Abbey Garden, House and Estate 10.5 mi

National Trust

Mottisfont 10.5 mi

Newtown Old Town Hall 13.2 mi

Winchester City Mill 15.3 mi

The Needles Old Battery and New Battery 15.8 mi

Mompesson House 17 mi

Cycle routes

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

Other

Ashurst Station (New Forest) - Bridge-Camp - Ashurst Station 0.3 mi

Longdown Inclosure - New Forest 1.3 mi

Lyndhurst - Brockenhurst Circuit 2 mi

Lyndhurst - New Forest 2.8 mi

THE NEW FOREST 3.6 mi

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.

Policies

Booking terms and conditions

Changes to your holiday

Bookings cannot be amended within 7 day(s) of arrival.

Admission

Admission is only permitted after registering at reception.
At least one of the party members must be aged 18 or over.
Under 18s must be accompanied by their parents or legal guardians.

Arrivals and departures

Late arrivals must notify the park as soon as possible. Your booking will be held for 24 hours. After this period the management reserves the right to relet your unit.
No refunds/discounts for inclement weather, late arrivals or early departures.
Units will be allocated on arrival.

Extras

Motorcycle(s) can be brought instead of the car(s) included.

General

Bookings must not be for more than 21 consecutive nights.
Discount cards and gift vouchers cannot be applied to bookings made via Pitchup.com.
In the event of a complaint, please speak to reception immediately. Complaints which are not brought to the management's attention during your stay cannot be dealt with once you have left the site.
Quiet hours must be respected between 10 p.m. and 7:30 a.m..
The management reserves the right to deny access or terminate the stay of those guests whose behavior is deemed unsuitable. No refunds will be offered.
The park is not liable for any refund in the event of force majeure.

Safety

Barbecues are permitted but must be raised off the ground and attended by an adult at all times.
Firearms are not permitted.
Guests are advised to bring a good quality flashlight with them as parts of the park are unlit.
Open fires are prohibited.
Please do not touch or feed the animals.

Sites

You must follow management instructions when setting up your tent/rig and related equipment.

Vehicles

No vehicle movement between 10 p.m. and 7:30 a.m..

Visitors

Visitors must leave the premises by 10 p.m..
Visitors must register at reception and pay their fee.

Additional terms

In support of the New Forest Action Plan, we are asking campers not to bring disposable barbecues for their stay. We are also reminding campers that outside of our sites, no barbecues of any kind are now allowed anywhere in the New Forest.

If sleeping in cars, vans, or other converted vehicles, there must be sufficient ventilation (constant airflow to avoid suffocation and drop vents for gas) and internal sleeping accommodation. An open window without rain protection and dashboard air vents are not adequate ventilation. The sleeping compartment must have windows or no bulkhead for emergency access. Windows must have curtains or blinds for privacy.

Payment terms

Frequently asked questions

Does Ashurst Caravan and Camping Site have a swimming pool? No View all features
Is Ashurst Caravan and Camping Site dog friendly? No View all features
What attractions are near Ashurst Caravan and Camping Site? There’s a lot of enjoyment to be found in simply wandering through the woods around here, but if you want a specific place to head for, perhaps try Blackwater Arboretum (10 minutes’ … Read more

When can I check in and check out of Ashurst Caravan and Camping Site?

RV, travel trailer and tent sites
Arrive:	1 p.m. –	8 p.m.
Depart by:	11 a.m.
On-park accommodation
Arrive:	3 p.m. –	8 p.m.
Depart by:	11 a.m.

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It was fabulous! Spacious pitches,quiet,peaceful. Beautiful…

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Lovely spot in the new forest

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Nice location but Wouldn’t go back.

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Absolutely amazing place to stay! we…

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Leisure on park

Amenities on park

Groups welcome

Rules

Themes

Utilities

Nearby amenities

Type

Accessibility

Nearby leisure

Touring and motorhomes

Timezone

GPS

Nearest transport

Water quality at nearby bathing waters

Must see

National Trust

Cycle routes

Other

Local events

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