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

Camper sites 304
Tent sites 304
RV sites 304
Open now
Opens June 24

Tourist board rating

Please note
  • Under 18s must be accompanied by their parents or legal guardians.
  • Bookings must not be for more than 21 consecutive nights.

Languages spoken

English

Open from Mon, Jun 24 to

Campsite types & availability

Accommodation

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2 adults
0 children

Reviews

9.4

Overall rating based on 207 reviews View breakdown

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Voted 88% of visitors View breakdown

97%

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96%

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Only showing reviews for the last 30 months.

Perfect break.

Overall 10/10
Location 10
Value for money 10
Accommodation 10
Facilities / Activities 10
Customer service 10
Child friendliness No rating
Cleanliness 10
Wifi No rating
Anonymous The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Primitive grass campsite

Liked: Clean facilities, staff helpful and friendly. Peace and quiet. Beautiful setting with lovely walks and places of interest. Other visitors were friendly.

Disliked: Weather wasn't too good, but still enjoyed.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Excellent campsite with clean facilities and very helpful staff

Overall 8/10
Location 10
Value for money 8
Accommodation 8
Facilities / Activities 8
Customer service 10
Child friendliness 8
Cleanliness 8
Wifi 6
Rosie J. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Primitive grass campsite

Liked: Nice area with a choice of pitches e.g. woodland area and open grass Clean toilets Hot and clean showers Reception staff very friendly and helpful Location is good - pubs 5 min walk away

Recommend to friends Visit again

A great stay, very friendly staff and lovely surroundings.

Overall 10/10
Location 8
Value for money 10
Accommodation 10
Facilities / Activities 10
Customer service 10
Child friendliness 10
Cleanliness 10
Wifi No rating
Jonathan F. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Primitive grass campsite

Liked: Beautiful site with lots of oak trees. Small lockers for charging phones. Very clean shower and toilet facilities. Discount for backpackers when turning up on the day!

Disliked: A little noisy from the road and trains.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Great site would definitely visit again.

Overall 10/10
Location 10
Value for money 10
Accommodation 10
Facilities / Activities 10
Customer service 10
Child friendliness 10
Cleanliness 10
Wifi No rating
Tiffany H. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Primitive grass campsite

Liked: We had an amazing time at Ashurst camp site. Lovely site surrounded by woodland. Very quick walk to the pub, lots of woodland to walk through and so much to do in a short drive. Lots of toilets and showers so we never had to que. A very friendly and safe site. We have 4 children aged between 10 and 3 and they thoroughly enjoyed it. We are very new to camping and would highly recomend. Thank you.

Disliked: It was all great and very friendly site. If we had to be super picky the odd train noise was abit loud (as we pitched up next to the train tracks) we didn't know there was train tracks there when we pitched up. Also finding a space was abit daunting as we are new to camping (eith a large tent) and was expecting allocated spaces, although it was fun for the children picking a space.

Recommend to friends Visit again

We decided to stay an extra night.

Overall 10/10
Location 10
Value for money 10
Accommodation 10
Facilities / Activities 10
Customer service 10
Child friendliness 10
Cleanliness 10
Wifi No rating
Anonymous The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Primitive grass campsite

Liked: Ponies everywhere, really friendly staff, lush pub 5 mins walk across a field, tree line pitches, spotless ablutions, quiet for young kids, near lots of attractions, toasting marshmallows and ponies again. My son loved it so much, we booked another night.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Clean facilities, great location, friendly staff…

Overall 10/10
Location 10
Value for money 8
Accommodation 10
Facilities / Activities 6
Customer service 10
Child friendliness 6
Cleanliness 10
Wifi No rating
Joseph S. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Primitive cement/asphalt travel trailer campsite

Liked: Clean facilities, great location, friendly staff

Recommend to friends Visit again

Super clean, quiet and peaceful…

Overall 10/10
Location 10
Value for money 10
Accommodation 10
Facilities / Activities 10
Customer service 10
Child friendliness 10
Cleanliness 10
Wifi 10
Rich W. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Primitive grass campsite

Liked: Super clean, quiet and peaceful

Recommend to friends Visit again

Lovely to be in the woods

Overall 8/10
Location 8
Value for money 8
Accommodation 8
Facilities / Activities 8
Customer service 6
Child friendliness 8
Cleanliness 8
Wifi No rating
Eve L. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Primitive grass campsite

Liked: Being able to camp under the trees where we chose and being able to walk in the woods and see deer. Clean, ample toilet/showering facilities. Busy, but others quiet. Lockers with plugs to charge phones.

Disliked: Lots of rules and not made to feel very welcome. Gate locks at 10pm and doesn't open until 7.30am. Train and road noise could bother some people. No kitchen facilities or outlets, other than the locker you can purchase.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Lovely stay in lovely part of the world

Overall 10/10
Location 10
Value for money 10
Accommodation 10
Facilities / Activities 10
Customer service 10
Child friendliness 10
Cleanliness 10
Wifi No rating
Emma F. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Primitive grass campsite

Liked: Great location. Well maintained and very clean. The horses are amazing and the staff super friendly and welcoming. Lovely pub just 5 mins walk from site and served great food.

Disliked: Nothing to dislike about this site.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Excellent all round

Overall 8/10
Location 8
Value for money 10
Accommodation 8
Facilities / Activities 8
Customer service 8
Child friendliness 8
Cleanliness 8
Wifi No rating
Candice K. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Primitive grass campsite

Liked: The site is lovely with lots of secluded spots so you don’t feel on top of one and other. The toilet and shower block clean, always stocked up with soap and toilet roll and an added bonus is the hairdryers. The staff friendly and helpful. This is our third year camping and ashurst is one of our favourite sites.

Disliked: Nothing really, only that the road and trains can be noisy at night and first thing in the morning.

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 Single-sex groups welcome Student groups welcome

Rules

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

Themes

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

Disabled facilities

Nearby leisure

Fishing nearby Golf nearby Horseback riding 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

50.8911°N
-1.5237°W

Nearest transport

Bus
2.5 mi Lyndhurst Park Hotel
2.5 mi Lyndhurst Park Hotel
5.1 mi Coach Station
Rail
0.2 mi Ashurst New Forest Rail Station
2.6 mi Totton Rail Station
2.6 mi Beaulieu Road Rail Station
Ferry
5.1 mi Southampton Vehicle Ferry Terminal
5.2 mi Southampton Passenger Ferry Terminal
5.6 mi Hythe (Hants) Ferry Terminal
Airport
8.2 mi Southampton Airport
15.6 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 10.4 mi Sea N/A Excellent Excellent Excellent
Calshot 10.6 mi Sea N/A Excellent Excellent Excellent
Milford-On-Sea 12.1 mi Sea N/A Excellent Excellent Excellent
Christchurch Bay 12.4 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 2.6 mi

Paultons Family Theme Park 4.1 mi

Southampton Maritime Museum 5.2 mi

Beaulieu National Motor Museum 5.6 mi

Mottisfont Abbey Garden, House and Estate 10.4 mi

National Trust

Mottisfont 10.3 mi

Newtown Old Town Hall 13.3 mi

Winchester City Mill 15 mi

The Needles Old Battery and New Battery 16 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 0.1 mi

Longdown Inclosure - New Forest 1.2 mi

Lyndhurst - Brockenhurst Circuit 2.3 mi

Lyndhurst - New Forest 3.1 mi

THE NEW FOREST 3.9 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.

Nearest campgrounds

Unfortunately, we have no nearby bookable campgrounds.

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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.
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  • How much does it cost to stay at Ashurst Caravan and Camping Site? From $35.40 (for 1 night, 2 adults) - prices may change depending on your dates and party.