Longfield Caravan Park

View prices & book 8.5 33 reviews
Fenced pool area
Fenced pool area
Heated outdoor pool
Heated pool
Motorhome pitch
Grass with electric pitch
Grass with electric pitch
Grass with electric pitch
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  • Well-equipped and well-established Dorset touring park
  • Excellent location 10 minutes' drive from Bournemouth and New Forest
  • Heated outdoor pool on site; meet the site's talking parrots
Ever stayed at a touring park that’s got talking parrots on site, and has a ski slope a couple of minutes’ walk away? Well, those are just a couple of the treats in store for guests at Longfield Caravan Park, a premium family-run site in the wonderful Dorset countryside. The chatty birds have been living in the aviaries here for more than 50 years, and they’ve become a popular attraction in that time… but they’re far from the only fabulous feature at this well-established and well-equipped park. The lovely solar-heated outdoor pool is another excellent attraction – and it’s safely fenced off to give parents peace of mind on pool days. The touring pitches (on gravel and grass, with space for an awning) have been nicely laid out around this parkland setting, with mature hedges and pine trees providing shade, privacy and a lovely green backdrop for your break. Handy facilities include a launderette, an Elsan point, a grey waste disposal point and bathrooms with male and female showers and toilets, plus accessible bathrooms. Location-wise, this site scores very highly, too – it’s easily accessed from the A338, about halfway between Ringwood and Christchurch (and about 10 minutes’ drive from both). That location puts you within easy reach of the New Forest National Park, the Dorset coast and heaps of great family activities. Not that you have to get in the car if you don’t want to: you could simply walk to SnowTrax Alpine Activity Centre (500 metres away, and home to a café as well as the ski slopes) or cross the road to walk your dog across the heath.

Campground type

Tent sites 25
Camper sites 25
RV sites 25
Open all year
Opens
Please note
  • Under 18s must be accompanied by their parents or legal guardians.
  • The campground/park does not accept breeds/crossbreeds listed in the Breed-specific legislation (i.e. Pit Bull Terrier, Japanese Tosa, Dogo Argentino, and Fila Brasileiro) and/or any of the following: Staffordshire bull terrier, American Staffordshire terrier, Rottweiler, any Mastiff or Tosa.
  • No bachelor/bachelorette parties permitted via Pitchup.com.
  • Commercial vehicles (vehicles used for work-related purposes, carrying goods or fare-paying passengers) and sign-written vehicles are not permitted on site.
  • Continental touring caravans (caravans built with the passenger door on the right-hand side) are not permitted.
  • At least one of the party members must be aged 21 or over.
  • Trailers, RV and Class B motorhomes with the passenger door built on the left-hand side are not permitted.
  • No gas barbecues allowed.
  • No charcoal barbecues allowed.
  • No electric barbecues allowed.

Languages spoken

English

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Accommodation

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Reviews

8.5

Overall rating from 33 Pitchup.com customers

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

85% would recommend this campground to a friend

82% would stay here again

What customers say

This small, friendly, family-run site boasts excellent cleanliness and a pleasant atmosphere. The pool is a hit with families, and owners are very helpful. Some find facilities dated & pitches close. Occasional road noise noted.

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Arrival date (latest first)

Good site with clean facilities, swimming pool, friendly staff.

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8 out of 10
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Denise D.

Powered grass and gravel travel trailer campsite

Liked The swimming pool , the friendly staff.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Hosts were friendly Other guests seemed nice Pool…

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3 out of 10
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Andrew S.

Powered grass and gravel travel trailer campsite

Liked Hosts were friendly
Other guests seemed nice
Pool

Disliked Our pitch was very bad, no grass
Main road was 15 feet away, very loud
No washing up facilities I could find
Site map would have been helpful
No wifi and signal was poor

Recommend to friends Visit again

Convenient location, clean facilities, friendly host.…

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10 out of 10
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Thomas H.

Powered grass and gravel travel trailer campsite

Liked Convenient location, clean facilities, friendly host.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Excellent site. First adventure for Grandma and granddaughter.

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9 out of 10
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Sally R.

Powered grass and gravel travel trailer campsite

Liked It is a lovely, small, secure site and we will definitely be back. Friendly and accommodating owner and staff, facilities being updated but are adequate and clean. Swimming pool a definite bonus and the bird avery is beautiful.

Disliked Amenities a little distance away. Just make sure you have everything you need with you.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Quite, surrounded by trees. Clean facilities. Love it. Thank you xx

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Sarah L.

Powered grass and gravel travel trailer campsite

Liked Everything, but the beautiful clean pool was a firm favourite

Disliked Leaving xx

Recommend to friends Visit again

Clean and Tidy site.

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7 out of 10
Location
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Value for money
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Accommodation
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Facilities / Activities
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Customer service
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Child friendliness
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Cleanliness
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Gary B.

Powered grass and gravel travel trailer campsite

Liked Only one female shower and one male shower but clean and spacious. There was a swimming pool which although we didn’t need must be a great bonus for many people.

Disliked It was too small and not enough room around each pitch for us. Also there was no view at all, we felt very hemmed in and left a day early. Having said that this is our own personal choice as everyone else there looked happy and comfortable so we need to do our research better next time! Also we were greeted by the son of the site manager/owner, he was very welcoming and helpful.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Thank you Longfields! We will be back!

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10 out of 10
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Fleur N.

Powered grass and gravel travel trailer campsite

Liked Everything was lovely. Lovely owners and fellow residents. Very peaceful. Lovely pool. Nice, cosy feeling to the place. Very close to snowtrax which our son loved. Great value. Very secure.

Disliked Nothing

Recommend to friends Visit again

Lovely little site would definitely go back again.

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8 out of 10
Location
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Value for money
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Accommodation
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Julie M.

Powered grass and gravel travel trailer campsite

Liked Very friendly and informative greeting. There may only be one male and one female shower but we never had to wait and the shower was a great temperature and pressure perfect. The pool is small but never overcrowded. It did say it was heated, but I don't think that is working as it was freezing.

Disliked We had a great pitch but other pitches are very cramped and on our last night one smaller motorhone squeezed in by our side and they were so close you could hear every movement they made. Could do with a footpath down a very busy road to Snowtrax.

Recommend to friends Visit again

We would come back to this site!

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9 out of 10
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Anonymous

Powered grass and gravel travel trailer campsite

Liked This site is a small quiet site, perfect for relaxing! We spent 4 nights here, loved having the use of the swimming pool. The family that run the site are very friendly and welcoming. Nothing was too much trouble!

Disliked Minor things that are going to be addressed in the near future. Toilet and shower very dated, however kept clean and no trouble with hot water.
Washing up facilities would be good aswell.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Great little campsite

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10 out of 10
Location
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Value for money
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Accommodation
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Facilities / Activities
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Customer service
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Child friendliness
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Cleanliness
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Wifi
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Gail W.

Powered grass and gravel travel trailer campsite

Liked The pool and the small size of the site

Disliked Said washing up area but no washing up area there.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Features

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

Themes

Forest Peaceful Spectacular scenery

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 Nearby farmers' market

Type

Medium (26-50 sites)

Accessibility

Accessible parking at site Bathrooms: Large spacious shower Bathrooms: Large spacious toilet Level campground, no steep slopes Site close to accessible bathrooms Smooth, hard roads e.g. tarmac Step-free or level access

Nearby leisure

Canoeing/kayaking nearby Climbing nearby Cycling nearby Fishing nearby Golf nearby Horseback 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

Touring and motorhomes

Caravan storage facilities Seasonal sites

Location

Longfield Caravan Park

Matchams Lane

Christchurch

Dorset

England

BH23 6AW

Directions

Timezone

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

GPS

50.79757°N
1.81918°W

Nearest transport

Bus
3.6 mi Meeting House Lane
4.5 mi Bargates
4.6 mi Bargates
Rail
4.4 mi Christchurch Rail Station
4.6 mi Pokesdown Rail Station
5.2 mi Bournemouth Rail Station
Ferry
4.9 mi Tuckton Tea Gardens Ferry Landing
5 mi Christchurch Quay Ferry Landing
5 mi Wick Christchurch Ferry Landing
Airport
1.5 mi Bournemouth International Airport
22.7 mi 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

Whether they’re keen skiers or not, active kids are bound to have a blast at SnowTrax Alpine Activity Centre (five minutes' walk) – skiing and snowboarding are the main activities here but there’s also an adventure park with rope swings, ziplines and the like. Other great family days nearby include the New Forest Water Park (15 minutes’ drive), Dorset Heavy Horse Farm Park (20 minutes) and Paultons Park, Home of Peppa Pig World (25 minutes). Outings to the New Forest National Park are likely to be popular with all ages – perhaps taking a bike ride from Brockenhurst (half an hour), meeting the wildlife at Bolderwood Deer Sanctuary (25 minutes) or spending the day at the excellent Beaulieu Estate (35 minutes), home to the National Motor Museum and several other attractions. Coast time? Try the beaches of Bournemouth (10 minutes), Mudeford (15 minutes) and Sandbanks (25 minutes) or board a boat in Lymington (35 minutes) for a day out on the Isle of Wight.

Water quality at nearby bathing waters

Name Distance Type 2020201920182017
Bournemouth Fisherman`S Walk 5.3 mi Sea N/AExcellentExcellentExcellent
Bournemouth Manor Steps 5.4 mi Sea N/AExcellentExcellentN/A
Bournemouth Boscombe Pier 5.5 mi Sea N/AGoodGoodExcellent
Bournemouth Southbourne 5.6 mi Sea N/AExcellentExcellentExcellent
Bournemouth Hengistbury West 6 mi Sea N/AExcellentExcellentExcellent

Data source: European Environment Agency

Must see

Adventure Wonderland 2 mi

The Bournemouth Balloon 5.8 mi

Russell-Cotes Art Gallery & Museum 6 mi

Bournemouth Pier Beach 6.1 mi

Oceanarium, The Bournemouth Aquarium 6.1 mi

National Trust

Kingston Lacy 9.4 mi

Brownsea Island 9.7 mi

White Mill 10.6 mi

Studland Beach and Nature Reserve 12 mi

The Needles Old Battery and New Battery 14.1 mi

Cycle routes

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

Other

AVON HEATH (CURRENT BOUNDARY FROM 19/05/1998) 1.8 mi

Throop Mill - Parley Green - Nature Reserve - Berry Hill 2.7 mi

AVON TYRRELL 3.6 mi

Burbush Hill - Dur Hill - Whitten Pond - (New Forest) 4.7 mi

WIMBORNE ROAD CEMETERY 5 mi

Local events

  • Dorset County Show (Saturday, September 6, 2025 – Saturday, September 6, 2025)

    Dorchester, England 27 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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Frequently asked questions

  • Does Longfield Caravan Park have a swimming pool? Yes View all features
  • Is Longfield Caravan Park dog friendly? Yes View all features
  • What attractions are near Longfield Caravan Park? Whether they’re keen skiers or not, active kids are bound to have a blast at SnowTrax Alpine Activity Centre (five minutes' walk) – skiing and snowboarding are the main activities here but … Read more
  • When can I check in and check out of Longfield Caravan Park?
    RV, travel trailer and tent sites
    Arrive:  noon –  7:30 p.m.
    Depart by:  noon
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  • How much does it cost to stay at Longfield Caravan Park? From $40.18 (for 1 night, 2 adults) - prices may change depending on your dates and party.