New Forest View

From £35 For 1 night, 2 adults 9.2 399 reviews
Beautiful scenery (added by manager 12 Aug 2022)

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Beautiful scenery (added by manager 12 aug 2022)
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Lovely evening by the pond (added by manager 12 aug 2022)
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Park entrance (added by manager 19 apr 2021)

  • Small site with fishing lake next to an 18th-century coaching inn
  • Within a half-hour drive of Drayton Manor, Snowdome and Twycross Zoo
  • A 40-minute drive from Birmingham's Cadbury World and Science Museum
The first sight for many folk arriving at New Forest View is a bear. Don’t bolt… he’s called Bosworth (after the famed 15th-century battlefield nearby)… and he doesn’t move. Which is a bit of a shame for him, for there's a hefty spread of activities and attractions in the surrounding heart of England counties of Leicestershire, Derbyshire, Staffordshire and beyond, from forest walks and wildlife encounters to winter sports, fishing and waterskiing. Get cracking right on site, as this small Leicestershire park for touring vehicles has its own fishing pond, bookable in advance. Next door, the coaching inn has been welcoming thirsty and hungry travellers for four centuries, with real ales, bar snacks and restaurant meals, regular Chinese and Indian carvery nights and a beer garden with a kids’ play area (which might not have been there four centuries ago…). For true fishing aficionados, there are further carp to be caught a five-minute drive away at Tucker’s Holt, and at Kingsbury Waterpark (half an hour). The latter makes a decent destination for non-anglers as well, with walks, cycle trails and birdwatching, plus waterskiing and jetskiing on the lakes. Dogs are welcome on this site.

Site type

Tent pitches 5
Touring caravan pitches 25
Motorhome pitches 25
Open now
Please note
  • Your dog must be tattooed or microchipped.
  • 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) and/or any of the following: Staffordshire bull terrier, American Staffordshire terrier, Rottweiler, any Mastiff or Tosa.
  • Group bookings of 15 or more units (e.g. tent, touring caravan, motorhome or accommodation hire) travelling together are not permitted via Pitchup.com.
  • Single-sex bookings of 4 or more people (excluding couples) are not permitted via Pitchup.com.
  • No hen/stag parties permitted via Pitchup.com.
  • A charge of £1,00 (R24,12) applies for the use of the shower.
  • Facilities/activities including fishing are subject to extra charges payable on arrival.
  • Commercial vehicles (vehicles used for work-related purposes, carrying goods or fare-paying passengers) and sign-written vehicles are not permitted on site.
  • At least one of the party members must be aged 18 or over.
  • Units longer than 10 metres are not allowed.
  • The charging of electric vehicles is not permitted on site.
  • Please note the showers are coin-operated.

Languages spoken

English

Open from Fri, 22 Mar to

Pitch types & availability

Accommodation

Tent pitchesTouring caravan pitchesMotorhome pitchesLodges, cabins, pods or hutsCaravans for hireRent a tent
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2 adults
0 children

Reviews

9.2

Overall rating based on 399 reviews View breakdown

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would recommend this site to a friend

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Only showing reviews for the last 30 months.

Great overnight stop.

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

Electric hardstanding and grass touring pitch

Liked: Quiet site next to friendly pub, great warden, very helpful, knowledgeable and nothing too much trouble. Advisable yo book in advance.

Disliked: Nothing.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Lovely quiet overnight stay, excellent clean site, level pitches

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

Electric hardstanding and grass touring pitch

Liked: The camp ranger was on hand to welcome us and showed us to our pitch. The toilet block was clean. The pitches were a good size with grass and hardstanding on the pitch. It was a quiet and friendly, well presented site and well maintained and secure. Lovely set up. There is a pub (Globe) in the village approx 20 mins walk away, lovely pub, friendly and good food. We will definitely be returning

Disliked: Nothing

Recommend to friends Visit again

Very nice couple who run the site

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

Electric hardstanding and grass touring pitch

Liked: Great staff and nice clean site

Recommend to friends Visit again

Nice small site. Friendly helpful staff. Good area for walks.…

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

Electric grass pitch

Liked: Nice small site. Friendly helpful staff. Good area for walks.

Disliked: Would have liked hot water dishwashing and having to pay for shower.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Small and friendly site. Location was great for us

Overall 8/10
Location 10
Value for money 6
Accommodation 8
Facilities / Activities 4
Customer service 10
Child friendliness 6
Cleanliness 6
Wifi 2
Anonymous The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Electric grass pitch

Liked: Location Quiet Friendly staff

Disliked: Limited facilities - only one female shower and not big enough for me and my child (don’t forget £1 coin for 5mins) Only cold water to wash up with

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Excellent site with friendly staff. Great hard standing pitches.

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

Electric grass pitch

Liked: Very pretty, excellently-maintained site. Wayne and Sue went out of their way to make us feel welcome and comfortable.

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We stayed here for easter weekend with some friends and we had…

Overall 8/10
Location 8
Value for money 6
Accommodation No rating
Facilities / Activities 2
Customer service 6
Child friendliness 8
Cleanliness 8
Wifi 10
Claire W. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Electric gravel touring pitch

Liked: We stayed here for easter weekend with some friends and we had a lovely time. The site is lovely I like that all the vans look at the pond in the middle. There was a few fishermen which was nice to see. Wayne the warden is a real credit to the site, approachable and friendly and a pleasure to stop and chat to. We had no electricity on the first night due to a trip from someone else, we woke up and the van was 12 degrees Wayne was apologetic and said we could have knocked at his van but that's not something we would have done but it was quickly resolved in the morning. Thank you Wayne! We had some friends visit and we did an egg hunt for them around the park which was great. The pub next door did an Easter Sunday lunch and it was expensive but really tasty and good value for money. Would recommend a visit, there is a gate taking you straight to the pub. The site is easily accessible and I would highly recommend the gravel pitches in the winter/spring months due to rainfall and flooding, lots of the vans/motorhomes on the grass were moved or left or cancelled, I can imagine in the summer they will be lovely. Gated entrance with a code and found we felt very secure and safe. We would be back but only due to location and convenience of the site, not the facilities.

Disliked: The owners didn't wave once or even smile which I found to be particularly rude. The park is ok but boring for the slightly older child. I didn't like that the shower was chargeable as this is what we pay the pitch fee for, it doesn't matter if I shower in my van or in the block I use the same amount of water and electricity so this was very disappointing. We held of showering the kids until we arrived at our next site.

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Won’t stay again

Overall 6/10
Location 10
Value for money 4
Accommodation 10
Facilities / Activities 6
Customer service 10
Child friendliness 8
Cleanliness 6
Wifi 2
Stephanie B. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Electric grass pitch

Liked: Friendly welcome on arrival and shown to pitch, nice park and pond. Clean site

Disliked: Electric tripped every night, grass pitches were really muddy and there was music being played loudly from another camper. WiFi is shocking. For the price we paid we wouldn’t visit again.

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Excellent Site

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

Electric grass pitch

Liked: Brilliant site, small and compact. Wayne was very accommodating, very helpful as we are new in the camping game, we asked quite a few questions. The pub next door was also brilliant and they do a fantastic Sunday lunch. Thanks for a brilliant stay.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Culd improve toilet facilities.

Overall 6/10
Location 6
Value for money 2
Accommodation 6
Facilities / Activities 4
Customer service 6
Child friendliness No rating
Cleanliness 6
Wifi No rating
Anonymous The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Electric hardstanding and grass touring pitch

Liked: Nice site.

Disliked: For the time of year the toilet had no heating system and there was a charge for the use of the shower. Pub next to site did not do food.

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Features

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

Car parking by pitch/unit

Composting toilet

Disabled facilities

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

Barbecue provided

Barbecues allowed

Campfires allowed

Commercial vehicles allowed

Dogs allowed

Dogs allowed all year

Themes

Peaceful

Utilities

Charging facilities

Chemical disposal

Electric car charging point(s)

Gas cylinders available

Recycling available

Renewable energy

Nearby amenities

Bar nearby

Dog walk nearby

Shop nearby

Type

Medium (26-50 pitches)

Nearby leisure

Cycling nearby

Fishing nearby

Golf nearby

Leisure/theme park nearby

Outdoor pool nearby

Restaurant nearby

Touring and motorhomes

Seasonal pitches

Location

New Forest View

Bosworth Road

Snarestone

Leicestershire

England

DE12 7DQ

Directions

Timezone

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

GPS

52.6855°N
-1.47373°W

Route directions

If you're travelling from the M42 (Measham direction) and using a satnav, the site is quarter of a mile past the spot where the postcode says, on the right hand side next door to the Old Crown pub.

Nearest transport

Coach
6.8 km Market Street
8 km Memorial Square
8.1 km Memorial Square
Rail
11.4 km Polesworth Rail Station
13 km Atherstone Rail Station
15.3 km Tamworth High Level Rail Station
Airport
18.5 km East Midlands Airport
31.2 km Birmingham International Airport Terminal 1
31.2 km Birmingham 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

To learn more about Bosworth and its battle, you could steam over there in suitably historic style, taking a vintage train ride from Shackerstone (10 minutes’ drive), or if you prefer 21st-century transport, the Battlefield Heritage Centre is 20 minutes away. For the thrills of the battlefield without the other bits, Drayton Manor Theme Park has all manner of white-knuckle adventure rides, or you could hit the icy slopes of the year-round indoor Tamworth Snowdrome (both half an hour away). Warm up afterwards with a trip round the spicy eateries of Birmingham’s Balti Triangle, topped off by sticky sweet chocolate factory tours at Cadbury World and experimental missions at the city’s Thinktank Science Museum (40 minutes). How wild do you like your wildlife? Twyford Zoo (10 minutes) has tarantulas and snow leopards; there’s a riot of feathered colours flapping about at Tropical Birdland (20 minutes), and wooded walks with those cute South American camelids at National Forest Llama Treks are within half an hour. It’s a 15-minute trip to see the early stages of the New National Forest, and there’s bike hire at the Youth Hostel if you want to see the saplings from the saddle. More mature woodland, plus walks, horse riding and birdwatching can be sampled at Sence Valley Forest Park, 10 minutes’ drive away, or you can beetle over to Bradgate Park (half an hour) on Leicester’s outskirts, for gentle hills and Tudor history, deer herds and skylarks.

Must see

Twycross Zoo 5.4 km

National Forest 7.4 km

Conkers Discovery Centre 8.4 km

Bosworth Battlefield Heritage Centre 10.9 km

Calke Abbey 12.3 km

National Trust

Staunton Harold Church 10.7 km

Calke Abbey 13.2 km

Letocetum Roman Baths and Museum 26.1 km

Sudbury Hall and the National Trust Museum of Childhood 30 km

Kedleston Hall 30.6 km

Cycle routes

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

Other

Measham - Conkers - Moira Furnace 3.2 km

Shackerstone and The Ashby Canal 3.5 km

Shackerstone - Newton Burgoland - Snarestone - Shackerstone 3.6 km

Oakthorpe Willsley Circular 4.8 km

Sence Valley Forest Park 4.9 km

Local events

  • Bloodstock Open Air (Thursday, 8 August 2024 – Thursday, 8 August 2024)

    Swadlincote, England 16 km

  • Download Festival (Friday, 14 June 2024 – Friday, 14 June 2024)

    Derby, England 17.2 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.

Want to know more about camping in Leicestershire?

  • Does New Forest View have a swimming pool? No View all features
  • Is New Forest View dog friendly? Yes View all features
  • What attractions are near New Forest View? To learn more about Bosworth and its battle, you could steam over there in suitably historic style, taking a vintage train ride from Shackerstone (10 minutes’ drive), or if you prefer 21st-century … Read more
  • When can I check in and check out of New Forest View?
    Camping and touring
    Arrive:  noon –  7 p.m.
    Depart by:  11 a.m.
    Read more
  • How much does it cost to stay at New Forest View? From R838,28 (for 1 night, 2 adults) - prices may change depending on your dates and party.