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Wellowwood Camping

7 4 reviews

Back-to-basics site on a Hampshire farm on the edge of the New Forest
New Forest Lavender Gardens five minutes’ drive; Lepe Beach 35 minutes
Dog-friendly site; woodland walks and off-road cycle paths nearby

Time to get back to basics with a break at Wellowwood Camping, a dog-friendly site on a family-run farm a five-minute drive from the Hampshire village of West Wellow. At the site, which is easily accessed from the A36, you can drive right up to your grassy pitch, so there’ll be no lugging of heavy gear before getting settled. There are a couple of portable toilets in the field, but not much else – at least in the way of amenities. What the site does have, though, is a pretty enviable location: you are within a 10-minute drive of New Forest National Park, where there’s no shortage of family-friendly activities and attractions to keep you busy during your stay. Start the day with an exploration of the local surroundings, whether on foot or by bike (there are several off-road cycle paths in the vicinity). Bordered by centuries-old oak trees, Sherfield English (15 minutes’ walk) is a fenced-off area of wood- and wetlands popular with dog walkers, who can let their pooches off the leash. There are several equestrian centres within a 10-minute drive, or you can head to Dandy’s Ford (five minutes’ drive) for a spot of angling on three lakes stocked with carp and bream. All the while, be sure to keep your eyes peeled for the local wildlife, from bats and harvest mice to ponies roaming freely within the New Forest.

Campground type

Languages spoken

English

Nearby parks that are bookable on Pitchup.com

Unfortunately, we have no nearby bookable campgrounds.

Features

Portable toilet

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 Dogs allowed all year

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

Type

Small (11-25 sites)

Accessibility

Disabled facilities

Nearby leisure

Cycle hire nearby Cycling nearby Fishing nearby Golf nearby Horseback riding nearby

Location

Wellowwood Camping

West Wellow

Romsey

Hampshire

England

SO51 6EP

Directions

Timezone

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

GPS

50.9938°N
-1.59482°W

Nearest transport

Bus

1.7 mi Red Rover

1.8 mi Canada Corner

8.5 mi Lyndhurst Park Hotel

Rail

3.5 mi Mottisfont & Dunbridge Rail Station

3.8 mi Dean Rail Station

4.4 mi Romsey Rail Station

Ferry

10.7 mi Southampton Vehicle Ferry Terminal

10.8 mi Southampton Passenger Ferry Terminal

12.1 mi Hythe (Hants) Ferry Terminal

Airport

10.7 mi Southampton Airport

18.2 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

Surround yourself in colour and heady fragrance at the New Forest Lavender Gardens (five minutes’ drive), where there’s more than just purple shrubs, with vibrant sunflowers and multicoloured dahlias. You can also stock up on plants for your own garden here, and sample delicious home-baked cakes in the pretty tea room. There are rides and attractions for all ages at Paultons Park (15 minutes), from vertiginous drop towers to gentle boat rides for toddlers. One of the popular highlights of the park is Peppa Pig World, where kids can meet some of the characters from the beloved cartoon show. With views of the Isle of Wight, just across the Solent, Lepe Beach (35 minutes) is a good spot for swimming and watersports. Pine trees shade the hiking trails in Lepe Country Park, and the surrounding coastline is dotted with remains of D-Day training exercises and World War II memorials.

Water quality at nearby bathing waters

Name	Distance	Type	2020	2019	2018	2017
Calshot	17.5 mi	Sea	N/A	Excellent	Excellent	Excellent
Lepe	17.9 mi	Sea	N/A	Excellent	Excellent	Excellent
Christchurch Bay	18.2 mi	Sea	N/A	Excellent	Excellent	Excellent
Highcliffe	18.3 mi	Sea	N/A	Excellent	Excellent	Excellent
Christchurch Highcliffe Castle	18.6 mi	Sea	N/A	Excellent	Excellent	Excellent

Data source: European Environment Agency

Must see

Paultons Family Theme Park 3.8 mi

Mottisfont Abbey Garden, House and Estate 4 mi

Breamore House 8.4 mi

Exbury Gardens and Steam Railway 8.5 mi

Salisbury Cathedral 10.1 mi

National Trust

Mottisfont 4 mi

Mompesson House 10.2 mi

Winchester City Mill 13.3 mi

Stonehenge Landscape 15.7 mi

Little Clarendon 17.9 mi

Cycle routes

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

Other

AWBRIDGE DANES 2.4 mi

Canada - Penn Common - Stagbury Hill - Canada 2.5 mi

EMBLEY PARK 2.6 mi

Nomansland - Bohemia - Lover - Langley Wood - Hamptworth 3.3 mi

Monarch's Way, Michelmersh and Braishfield 4 mi

Local events

New Forest and Hampshire County Show (Tuesday, July 30, 2024 – Tuesday, July 30, 2024)
Brockenhurst, England 10.7 mi
Wickham Festival (Thursday, August 1, 2024 – Thursday, August 1, 2024)
Fareham, England 18.8 mi
CarFest (Friday, August 23, 2024 – Friday, August 23, 2024)
Basingstoke, England 21.3 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.

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Only showing reviews for the last 30 months.

Friendly, simple field, portaloos, bins and water tap. New Forest Folk Festival…

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

Anonymous Jul 2023

Primitive grass tent campsite

Liked: Friendly, simple field, portaloos, bins and water tap.

New Forest Folk Festival a couple of miles away. Music finished at 10pm

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Fairly quiet, simple and basic liked this for a few days. Water,…

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

Anonymous Jun 2023

Primitive grass travel trailer campsite

Liked: Fairly quiet, simple and basic liked this for a few days. Water, toilet ,waste disposal catered for.
Owner was lovely, welcoming and took the time to say farewell, given its a New venture,it has a great future to potential . Would like to revisit in a year or so and see how it's progressed. Enjoyed the kite's flying overhead, lovely to be in nature. And was fairly quiet.

Disliked: One side area was a little bit of an eye sore and the ground was extremely rugged in places for vehicles. Female toilet wasn't the nicest but took my portaloo so didn't effect me unduly.

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Wildly overpriced and falsely advertised

Overall	2/10
Location	2
Value for money	2
Accommodation	2
Facilities / Activities	2
Customer service	2
Child friendliness	No rating
Cleanliness	2
Wifi	2

Beatrice K. Jun 2023

Primitive grass travel trailer campsite

Liked: Hard to pick out anything we liked.
It was quiet.

Disliked: NOT AS ADVERTISED.

The photos on this booking are misleading. This campsite is incredibly overpriced (£25 per night) the toilets are portaloos with no running water and you are essentially sleeping right next to a building site - filled up skips and machinery.

I can see that the work being done is most likely to aid the site for the summer months however for right now, £25 per night is extortionate - there are no animals and no lake/water as the photos mislead you into thinking. The field is incredibly small and fenced off - you are unable to sleep next to the trees at the bottom of the field as there is no access. I wish the owners the best of luck with the site development.

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From the manager: I am sorry that you have felt mislaid about the campsite but the pictures of the lake and animals are in reference to the new forest being in close proximity to our site As for the skip and machinery they are not in the camping area but in the field to undertake work on the site. As for the portaloos it was never stated that they had running water but we do have a water supply for the site for campers to use as I mentioned on your arrival. I can only apologize that you felt mislaid as you had stayed for one night I had presumed you were happy If you had contacted me i would have been more than happy to discuss any problems that you had . Regards WELLOWWOOD CAMPING

Excellent clean, good facilities, close to local pubs and attractions

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

Bonnie W. Apr 2023

Primitive grass travel trailer campsite

Liked: What a little find! This is a new campsite with fantastic owners who have big plans! The site is basic but with everything you need for a perfect stay! They have provided toilets, water, gray waste disposal and even let us raid their wood pile for a fire! We booked for one night but was enjoying ourselves so much we booked another night! I have left this site feeling so relaxed and renewed I can not wait to come back time and time again. I look forward to seeing the progress made by the owners. It was hard to believe we were so close to the city and main attractions as it felt like we were a million miles from home. The birds singing was something else, watching the wild deer graze on the land and at night the sky was fantastic for watching the shooting stars! What a fabulous place thank you for our stay!

Disliked: Nothing!

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Frequently asked questions

Does Wellowwood Camping have a swimming pool? No View all features
Is Wellowwood Camping dog friendly? Yes View all features
What attractions are near Wellowwood Camping? Surround yourself in colour and heady fragrance at the New Forest Lavender Gardens (five minutes’ drive), where there’s more than just purple shrubs, with vibrant sunflowers and multicoloured dahlias. You can also … Read more
When can I check in and check out of Wellowwood Camping?

RV, travel trailer and tent sites

Arrive: 11 a.m. – 8 p.m.

Depart by: 10:30 a.m.

Read more