Denny Wood

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Grass pitches (added by manager 30 Jan 2023)

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  • Peaceful New Forest campsite five minutes' drive from Lyndhurst
  • Beaulieu, Buckler’s Hard and Paultons Park within 20 minutes’ drive
  • Simple woodland pitches with access to waymarked walking trails
Camping out in the forest sound like the kind of outdoor adventure you might like a little bit of? Hampshire's Denny Wood campsite is just the spot for that – it's surrounded by the New Forest National Park (England’s largest ancient woodland), with the shops and restaurants of Lyndhurst only five minutes' drive away when you need them. There's a fabulously remote feeling on the secluded grass pitches here, which sit under trees or on open grassland, amid the natural features of the land – ferns, oaks, fallen trees and the like – for extra peace and privacy. That said, you probably won’t be alone for very long, as there's lots of wildlife around and the campsite is very often frequented by the free-roaming wild ponies of the New Forest. Sitting quietly and taking it all in is an excellent way to spend your time – but so is exploring more widely. Pitch up at Denny Wood and you’ll have direct access to several way-marked routes in the forest straight from your pitch. Get out there exploring the trails on foot or by bike and you'll be taken into a world of heathland, open grassland, rivers and ancient trees – a spectacular backdrop for outdoor adventures, whether you're travelling solo, with your other half or with the family. Denny Wood is intended to give guests a taste of real ‘wild camping’, so it’s worth noting there are no showers or toilets on site; you'll need to bring a chemical toilet with you.

Site type

Touring caravan pitches 170
Tent pitches 170
Motorhome pitches 170

Tourist board rating

Languages spoken

English

This site is a member of Forest Holidays group.

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Features

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

Single-sex groups welcome

Student groups welcome

Rules

Barbecue provided

Barbecues allowed

Campfires allowed

Commercial vehicles allowed

Dogs allowed

No dogs allowed

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

Type

Large (51-200 pitches)

Touring and motorhomes

Seasonal pitches

Location

Denny Wood

Beaulieu Road

Lyndhurst

Hampshire

England

SO43 7FZ

Directions

Timezone

Europe/London GMT (GMT+00:00)

GPS

50.8625°N
-1.5495°W

Nearest transport

Coach
1.9 km Lyndhurst Park Hotel
1.9 km Lyndhurst Park Hotel
4.7 km Brockenhurst College
Rail
3.3 km Beaulieu Road Rail Station
3.4 km Ashurst New Forest Rail Station
5.4 km Brockenhurst Rail Station
Ferry
10.6 km Hythe (Hants) Ferry Terminal
10.7 km Southampton Vehicle Ferry Terminal
10.7 km Southampton Passenger Ferry Terminal
Airport
16.5 km Southampton Airport
22 km 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

Ponies roam freely around the national park, so you’re likely to spot them sooner or later if you’re quiet enough. They’re wild animals, though, so remember not to get too close – if the kids want to get hands on with animals, there are plenty to meet at Longdown Activity Farm (10 minutes’ drive). Paultons Park, home of Peppa Pig World (20 minutes) is another place to see a collection of animals including penguins, meerkats and snakes (and cartoon pigs…) If you’re on a grownups’ holiday, days out might instead take you to Beaulieu, to visit the Palace House and National Motor Museum, or to Buckler’s Hard to see the village where Nelson’s ships were built and explore reconstructed 18th-century cottage interiors (both 15 minutes). The nearby village of Lyndhurst (five minutes) is worth a stop too, for the New Forest Heritage Centre and bike hire for the local cycle trails. Lymington (25 minutes) is another good town to have on your radar, for boat trips along the river and ferries to the Isle of Wight.

Water quality at nearby bathing waters

Name Distance Type 2020 2019 2018 2017
Milford-On-Sea 15.9 km Sea N/A Excellent Excellent Excellent
Lepe 16.2 km Sea N/A Excellent Excellent Excellent
Christchurch Bay 16.3 km Sea N/A Excellent Excellent Excellent
Calshot 17.3 km Sea N/A Excellent Excellent Excellent
Highcliffe 17.4 km Sea N/A Excellent Excellent Excellent

Data source: European Environment Agency

Must see

Exbury Gardens and Steam Railway 2.1 km

Beaulieu National Motor Museum 8 km

Paultons Family Theme Park 9.5 km

Southampton Maritime Museum 10.8 km

Fort Victoria Country Park 17.4 km

National Trust

Newtown Old Town Hall 19.4 km

Mottisfont 19.7 km

The Needles Old Battery and New Battery 22.4 km

Mottistone Manor Garden 25.4 km

Brighstone Shop and Museum 26.7 km

Cycle routes

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

Other

Lyndhurst - Brockenhurst Circuit 1.3 km

Lyndhurst - New Forest 3 km

THE NEW FOREST 3.2 km

Ashurst Station (New Forest) - Bridge-Camp - Ashurst Station 3.7 km

Longdown Inclosure - New Forest 4.2 km

Local events

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

    Brockenhurst, England 3.5 km

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

    Newport, England 25.5 km

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

    Newport, England 25.6 km

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

    Fareham, England 25.8 km

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

    Basingstoke, England 44.5 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.

Reviews

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Only showing reviews for the last 30 months.

Can't wait to come back. This is now my favourite place to camp.

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

Non-electric grass pitch

Liked: Everything! The poor staff member had to deal with me and my bad luck of my card declining every time and still helped me out. Loved the area so much. The horses seemed to stay round us lots! Was amazing to just sit and watch them. My son was the loudest there this weekend so he was the only noise I had to deal with.

Disliked: Nothing. Wish it had electric but that didn't matter really.

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Everything…

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

Non-electric grass pitch

Liked: Everything

Recommend to friends Visit again

Beautiful, tranquil site set amongst the deciduous trees of the forest

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

Non-electric grass pitch

Liked: The Denny Wood site has always been very attractive. However, there were some signs of neglect regarding the facilities and it was evident that the C&CC were not making investment in the site. All that has changed. We witnessed very positive changes. The wardens cabin has been refurbished and now looks very smart. An on-site shop stocking essentials, is a bonus. The tired barriers around the drinking water supplies have been mended and re-painted and new fire alarm bells have been installed. All of this, without detracting from the peaceful and tranquil nature of this lovely site. The fact that the prices have been restored to a realistically low level to encourage visitors to stay for longer, is yet another positive. We will definitely be back.

Disliked: There is now nothing to detract from the beauty of this little gem of a site.

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Staff was friendly

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

Non-electric grass pitch

Liked: The woods were lovely to walk round and the kids live playing with the other kids that where there

Recommend to friends Visit again

Good clean site and good location

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

Non-electric grass pitch

Liked: Clean friendly staff and good value!

Disliked: None

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One of the best campsites I have ever been to

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

Non-electric grass pitch

Liked: Great location surrounded by forest. There were horses visiting the campsite in the morning obviously not bothered by the people. Staff is friendly and helpful. There are plenty of hiking or biking trails. I really enjoyed my time there and definitely would go back.

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Excellent site with clean facilities, friendly staff and level pitches

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
Robin T. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Non-electric grass pitch

Liked: No hassle, no grief, no traumas, in fact everything was very good. Clean tidy site with amenities as detailed. Exceptionally friendly and helpful staff.

Disliked: Nothing

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Nature…

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

Non-electric grass pitch

Liked: Nature

Recommend to friends Visit again

Peaceful

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

Non-electric grass pitch

Liked: Lovely quiet location close to the national motor museum, basic site , no electric, does have chemical toilet point and water. Great walks town short distance away with parking and great pubs.. try the Stag.

Disliked: Nothing

Recommend to friends Visit again

Greeted by a friendly helpful lady. Quiet, clean site. Lovely to have the ponies…

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

Non-electric grass pitch

Liked: Greeted by a friendly helpful lady. Quiet, clean site. Lovely to have the ponies and cows roaming.

Recommend to friends Visit again


  • Does Denny Wood have a swimming pool? No View all features
  • Is Denny Wood dog friendly? No View all features
  • What attractions are near Denny Wood? Ponies roam freely around the national park, so you’re likely to spot them sooner or later if you’re quiet enough. They’re wild animals, though, so remember not to get too close – … Read more
  • When can I check in and check out of Denny Wood?
    Camping and touring
    Arrive:  noon –  8 p.m.
    Depart by:  11 a.m.
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