Briarfields Touring Park

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Fully serviced hard standing touring pitches inclusive of electric
Fully serviced hard standing touring pitches inclusive of electric
Fully-serviced hardstanding pitches
Glamping pods
Hardstanding pitches with electric
The beeches - fully serviced motorhome/campervan only
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  • Adults-only park a couple of minutes' drive from the M5
  • Use as an overnight stopover or as a base for Cheltenham or Gloucester
  • Landscaped with mature shrubs, hedges and trees
Apart from a possible pitch on a tower block in the middle of a city, Briarfields Touring Park might be the most ‘leave your car at home’ site we’ve seen yet. Ditch the diesel guzzler or leave the motorhome on site and hitch a ride on one of the regular buses that pass right outside, leading to days’ worth of days out at Cheltenham (two miles away), Gloucester (six miles), Oxford, the Forest of Dean and the Cotswolds. And if you’re getting around under your own steam, the friendly family team at Briarfields can pick you up from local public transport when you arrive. Even on your own feet you’ll reach most of what you need quickly from the park: a pub and a newsagent are within a few minutes’ walk; an Indian restaurant, KFC and supermarket less than 15 minutes – and a caravan sales and spares dealership is a mile and a half away, just in case. Although Briarfields is only a couple of minutes from the M5 (it’s often used by guests on their way north or south as an overnight stopover), it’s been rather cleverly designed so you can think you’re slap bang in the middle of the countryside: the landscaped and the accommodation areas are edged throughout with mature shrubs, hedges and trees. Amenities are equally well looked after: the centrally placed amenities block is cleaned twice a day and has free hot showers for ladies, gents and disabled guests. Swing into reception when you arrive at Briarfields for reams of info, leaflets and maps on the many (many) things to do a bus ride away: buses run every ten minutes during the day and every 20 minutes in the evening to both Cheltenham and Gloucester, and another service to Oxford will give explorers about six hours in the city before heading back to Cheltenham. Briarfields is open all year round and is dog-friendly.

Site type

Touring caravan pitches 72
Motorhome pitches 72
Lodges, cabins, pods or huts 3
Open all year
Opens
Please note
  • The site does not accept breeds/crossbreeds listed in the Dangerous Dogs Act (i.e. XL Bully, Pit Bull Terrier, Japanese Tosa, Dogo Argentino, and Fila Brasileiro).
  • Group bookings of 4 or more adults are not permitted (couples and immediate family members excepted).
  • Single-sex bookings of 3 or more people (excluding couples) are not permitted via Pitchup.com.
  • No hen/stag parties permitted via Pitchup.com.
  • Guests under the age of 18 are not allowed on site.
  • Commercial vehicles (vehicles used for work-related purposes, carrying goods or fare-paying passengers) and sign-written vehicles are not permitted on site.
  • Reception is unmanned after 5:30 p.m.. Please inform the site while on your way there should you expect to arrive after this time, so that the team can provide information about your unit/pitch.
  • Units longer than 8 metres are not allowed.

Languages spoken

English

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Pitch types & availability

Accommodation

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2 adults
0 children
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Reviews

9.5

Overall rating from 488 Pitchup.com customers

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Peaceful

97% would recommend this site to a friend

95% would stay here again

What customers say

Adults-only spot gets top marks for spotless amenities, cracking staff and easy access to Cheltenham/Gloucester by bus. Pitches are roomy and neat. Some road/air noise mentioned, but most found it a non-issue. Great for stopovers or longer breaks.

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Everything the whole place was neat…

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Anonymous

Fully-serviced hardstanding touring pitch

Liked Everything the whole place was neat and tidy very well kept. Nice roomy pitches delightful owners Scott and jo

Recommend to friends Visit again

From the manager: Such lovely comments and feedback - thank you very much :) We're delighted you enjoyed your stay with us and look forward to welcoming you back again in the future.
Best Wishes,
The Briarfields Team

Well worth a visit.

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Deborah D.

Fully-serviced hardstanding touring pitch

Liked Beautiful little site. Bus stop right outside. Very clean tidy facilities. Wicker characters dotted round. Friendly staff large pitches. Highly recommend.

Disliked Nothing

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From the manager: Dear Deborah,
Thank you very much for your wonderful comments and feedback. We are so pleased you enjoyed your stay with us and hope to welcome you back again in the future.
Best Wishes,
The Briarfields Team

Well maintained site, excellent facilities. …

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Helen M.

Fully-serviced hardstanding touring pitch

Liked Well maintained site, excellent facilities. Everywhere was very clean. Helpful and friendly staff on check in and accommodated a late check out for us. Nice large pitch size. Easy to get to off the motorway. Great signal with the wifi. Looking forward to coming back next year though I will miss all the Christmas decorations.

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From the manager: Aww thanks so much for your super comments and feedback Helen. Delighted you enjoyed your stay with us and we look forward to welcoming you back again next year.
Best Wishes,
The Briarfields Team

Very clean site that is very…

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Laura G.

Electric hardstanding touring pitch

Liked Very clean site that is very well looked after. The reception staff were very welcoming and gave us ideas for things to do/visit during our stay. The site is very pretty and loved that our doggo had places to investigate too! The facilities are clean, modern and very nice to us!

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From the manager: Thank you very much Laura for your lovely comments and photos :) We are delighted you enjoyed your stay with us and hope to welcome you back again in the future.

Best Wishes,
The Briarfields Team

Will return

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Robert C.

Fully-serviced hardstanding touring pitch

Liked Well kept site.. friendly staff close to bus stop

Good cycle path

Disliked can get a little noisy regarding road traffic

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Owners are very very nice people…

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ken J.

Electric hardstanding touring pitch

Liked Owners are very very nice people very helpful, with excellent toilet and shower
Block and excellent large pitches, with Bus stops outside of site to Cheltenham
And Gloucester, one excellent Motorhome/caravan site, MANY Thanks for my
Stay Ken Jones (Newport) South Wales.

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From the manager: Dear Ken,

Aww thank you very much for your lovely comments and feedback. We're delighted you enjoyed your stay with us. Very much look forward to welcoming you back again in the future.

Best Wishes,
Jo and the Briarfields Team

Great Site Reception and so…

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Anonymous

Electric hardstanding touring pitch

Liked Great Site Reception and so helpful

Recommend to friends Visit again

From the manager: Thanks so much for your lovely comments and feedback. We are so pleased you enjoyed your stay with us and hope to welcome you back again in the future.

Best Wishes,
The Briarfields Team

I had a warm welcome from…

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Danica T.

Electric hardstanding touring pitch

Liked I had a warm welcome from both the lady and gentlemen on reception of the park. Barriers are in force in and out of the camp (numberplate recognition) making it feel safe for a female solo traveller. The site is exceptionally clean and well maintained. Particularly loved the 80s music in the washrooms. The shower and toilet facilities were 10/10.. faultless .. really lovely and warm and so spotlessly clean. I shall be staying here very often. Thank you for a wonderful stay!

Disliked Absolutely nothing!

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From the manager: Awww Danica we are thrilled with your fantastic feedback and comments :)

Look forward to welcoming you back again soon.

Best Wishes,
The Briarfields Team

Clean toilet/shower block. Quiet and…

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Ian T.

Fully-serviced hardstanding touring pitch

Liked Clean toilet/shower block. Quiet and clean site. Level pitch

Disliked Would have been nice to have had a clubhouse

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From the manager: Thanks so much Ian for your lovely feedback and comments. We're delighted you enjoyed your stay with us :) We are very much in the midst of obtaining planning permission for a little on-site clubhouse - watch this space!

Best Wishes,
The Briarfields Team

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Jeanette L.

Electric hardstanding touring pitch

Liked Everything

Disliked Nothing

Recommend to friends Visit again

From the manager: Dear Jeanette,

Thank you so much for your lovely review and photos! We’re really happy to hear you enjoyed everything about your stay with us, and it means a lot that you’d both recommend us and visit again.

Kind Regards,
The Briarfields Team

Features

Adults only

Dogs allowed

Leisure on site

Bar or club house Cycle hire Evening entertainment Fishing Fitness centre Games room Indoor swimming pool Kids' club On-site restaurant/cafe Outdoor swimming pool Play area TV room Take away Tennis Watersports

Amenities on site

Bath available Composting toilet Dog park Drying room Food shop Free wifi Ice pack freezing Internet access Launderette Parent & baby washroom Pick-up from public transport Portable toilet Pub toilets Public telephone Shower available Toilet block Washing-up area Wifi

Groups welcome

Family friendly Motorcycle friendly Rallies welcome Single-sex groups welcome Student groups welcome

Rules

Adults only Barbecue provided Barbecues allowed Campfires allowed Commercial vehicles allowed Dogs allowed Dogs allowed all year

Themes

Leave the car at home Walkers' paradise

Utilities

Charging facilities Chemical disposal Communal freezer Electric car charging point(s) Gas cylinders available Recycling available Renewable energy

Nearby amenities

Bar nearby Dog walk nearby Nearby farmers' market Public transport nearby Shop nearby

Type

Large (51-200 pitches)

Accessibility

Accessible parking at pitch

Nearby leisure

Canoeing/kayaking nearby Climbing nearby Cycle hire nearby Cycling nearby Fishing nearby Golf nearby Horse riding nearby Indoor pool nearby Mountain biking nearby Outdoor pool nearby Restaurant nearby Tennis nearby

Touring and motorhomes

Drainage hook-up points for tourers Motorhome service point Water hook-up points for tourers

Location

Briarfields Touring Park

Gloucester Road

Cheltenham

Gloucestershire

England

GL51 0SS

Directions

Timezone

Europe/London GMT (GMT+00:00)

GPS

51.8949°N
2.13302°W

Nearest transport

Coach
3.8 km Royal Well Bus Station
5.8 km Garden Road
5.8 km Garden Road
Rail
2.3 km Cheltenham Spa Rail Station
8 km Gloucester Rail Station
11.7 km Ashchurch for Tewkesbury Rail Station
Ferry
30.6 km Sharpness Old Docks
32.9 km Lydney Harbour
Airport
1.7 km Gloucestershire 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

Well. Where do we start? At least a day in Cheltenham first, we think – more if you’re coming to have a flutter at the racecourse just four miles away or jazzing it up at one of the many festivals. Catch the bus early to take in as much as poss: a morning coveting the art, furniture, crafts and jewellery at Cheltenham Art Gallery and Museum, many created by Cotswold craftspeople inspired by William Morris, should build up an appetite for lunch and an afternoon of shopping around The Brewery, Bath Road and in the well-lined High Street. Harry Potter fans and the history-inclined will likely want an hour or two at medieval Gloucester Cathedral, used in the first and second films (see if you recognise the Cloisters). Away from Hogwarts, the cathedral has an award-winning exhibition centre, exhibitions and guided tours, and regular events and concerts including The Three Choirs Festival, one of the oldest classical choral music festivals in the world. The Gloucester Docks and award-winning Waterways Museum is also a good afternoon out for heritage fans, while the more modern can find plenty to occupy them at the waterside retail park Gloucester Quays. Plunge into the countryside next for a couple of days in the Cotswolds, where you’ll find acres of things to do whatever your inclination such as punting around local villages like Chipping Camden and Bourton-on-the-Water, or visiting the many museums ranging from Roman to motoring times. Wildlife options abound too, particularly for birders, with the Cotswold Falconry Centre at the Batsford Arboretum, geese and swans at Slimbridge Wetland Centre, and Birdland Park and Gardens in Bourton-on-the-Water where twitchers can see rare birds from around the world, including England’s only group of king penguins. Finally, take a day or two in the ancient Forest of Dean (Harry Potter and co ended up here too), one of the oldest woodlands in the country, to go underground at the old mines of the Clearwell Caves, hire a bike to hit the forest tracks, or, more relaxingly, take the four and a half mile trip from Lydney to Parkend on the Dean Forest Railway.

Must see

Gloucester Cathedral 8.4 km

Gloucester Quays 8.8 km

Gloucester Waterways Museum 9 km

Tewkesbury Abbey 10.8 km

Painswick Rococo Garden 12.2 km

National Trust

Ashleworth Tithe Barn 9.7 km

Bredon Barn 14.9 km

Hailes Abbey 16.1 km

Chedworth Roman Villa 16.8 km

Westbury Court Garden 20.8 km

Cycle routes

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

Other

Churchdown - Chosen Hill - Badgeworth - Churchdown 3.3 km

Shurdington - Crickley Hill - Little Shurdington 3.3 km

PITTVILLE PARK 4.6 km

Leckhampton Hill - Coberley - Ullenwood (Circular) 4.7 km

Ham - Northfield - Cotswold Way - Colgate - Ham 6.3 km

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 Briarfields Touring Park have a swimming pool? No View all features
  • Is Briarfields Touring Park dog friendly? Yes View all features
  • What attractions are near Briarfields Touring Park? Well. Where do we start? At least a day in Cheltenham first, we think – more if you’re coming to have a flutter at the racecourse just four miles away or jazzing … Read more
  • When can I check in and check out of Briarfields Touring Park?
    Camping and touring
    Arrive:  1 p.m. –  7 p.m.
    Depart by:  11 a.m.
    On-site accommodation
    Arrive:  1 p.m. –  7 p.m.
    Depart by:  11 a.m.
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  • How much does it cost to stay at Briarfields Touring Park? From R745,13 (for 1 night, 2 adults) - prices may change depending on your dates and party.