Ashurst Caravan and Camping Site

9.4 175 reviews
Hardstanding pitches (added by manager 31 Jan 2023)

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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

Tourist board rating

Languages spoken

English

Nearest campgrounds

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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

Disabled facilities

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)

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

Local events

  • New Forest and Hampshire County Show (Tuesday, July 30, 2024 – Tuesday, July 30, 2024)

    Brockenhurst, England 4.4 mi

  • Wickham Festival (Thursday, August 1, 2024 – Thursday, August 1, 2024)

    Fareham, England 14.7 mi

  • Isle of Wight Festival (Thursday, June 20, 2024 – Thursday, June 20, 2024)

    Newport, England 16.5 mi

  • Isle of Wight Walking Festival (Saturday, May 11, 2024 – Saturday, May 11, 2024)

    Newport, England 16.6 mi

  • CarFest (Friday, August 23, 2024 – Friday, August 23, 2024)

    Basingstoke, England 25.4 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.

Reviews

9.4

Overall rating based on 175 reviews View breakdown

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Only showing reviews for the last 30 months.

Spot on site .

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

Primitive grass campsite

Liked: off season so very Quite and loads of room to pitch , Clean , tidy and well run site .

Disliked: pot holes on road could do with filling . But it keeps traffic speed down .

Recommend to friends Visit again

The pony's walking around Nice showers toilets. Kept clean..site clean.…

Overall 2/10
Location 10
Value for money 8
Accommodation 8
Facilities / Activities 4
Customer service 2
Child friendliness 10
Cleanliness 10
Wifi 2
Mark N. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Primitive grass campsite

Liked: The pony's walking around Nice showers toilets. Kept clean..site clean.

Disliked: Some of the campers were pikeys playing Lound music around 3 / 4 o'clock in the morning s. So not a pleasant stay, we wanted a quiet relaxing weekend, that didn't happen. Never again.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Good facilities, nice spacious pitches, friendly hosts. And of course lovely ponies…

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

Primitive grass campsite

Liked: Good facilities, nice spacious pitches, friendly hosts. And of course lovely ponies :)

Disliked: The nearby road is really noisy and quite hard to escape even late at night. Would be great if more roads in the NF could be resurfaced with quietening asphalt - makes such a huge difference to the peace.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Great friendly site, with varied pitches and clean facilities

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

Primitive grass campsite

Liked: Ashurst campsite, one of my all time favourites, been here so many times and it never disappoints, the staff are wonderful, the setting is great, always a lovely quiet pitch to be found, and the facilities are clean, plentiful and always have hot water!

Recommend to friends Visit again

A lovely site with good eating places in walking distance and train…

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

Primitive grass campsite

Liked: A lovely site with good eating places in walking distance and train station , ideal for a quiet break. Shower block v clean

Recommend to friends Visit again

Very friendly staff, clean site.

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

Primitive grass campsite

Liked: Very clean, beautiful surroundings, lovely other campers. Great local pub.

Disliked: Nothing really….

Recommend to friends Visit again

Excellent site with clean facilities, beautiful scenery and local pubs

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: Very friendly campsite in a beautiful location. The campsite backs onto miles of forest to explore with wild cows and horses roaming the campsite and surrounding areas. The facilities are excellent and extremely clean. There is a co-op and 3 pubs within walking distance so spoilt for choice on eating out options. Our favourite pub was directly next to the campsite with just a style separating them. Great food, service and they even had a live band! From reading the other reviews we arrived with high hopes but it has certainly exceeded all of our expectations. Now that we've stayed here I don't think we'd go anywhere else within the new forest.

Disliked: Nothing

Recommend to friends Visit again

Site was quiet and facilities were clean. Plenty of space to move…

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: Site was quiet and facilities were clean. Plenty of space to move around. All staff were very welcoming and friendly. Enjoyable few days.

Disliked: Pitched right on top of train line moved away.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Excellent site in a lovely area

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

Primitive grass campsite

Liked: Very clean and safe site, showers and toilets well monitored by helpful and friendly staff. My husband had dementia and due to the path ways and lighting he can use the toilets and shower unaided. This is our second visit in a month love it.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Excellent

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: Facilities were exceptionally clean for a campsite, location was fab and close to amenities, staff were super friendly and accommodating, lots of room to camp with a mixture of woodland and grassy areas, ace to be able to watch the horses around the campsite, can’t think of a fault and would highly recommend to anyone!

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  • Does Ashurst Caravan and Camping Site have a swimming pool? No View all features
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  • 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:  noon –  8 p.m.
    Depart by:  11 a.m.
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