Meonside Camping

Friendly owner, clean facilities, beautiful views.

Given the Covid-19 situation I was disappointed to see a couple of large groups camping on the Friday night.

Back to basics campsite in lovely location. Large open field with some fire pits.
Loved the breakfast truck.

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Basic campsite in lovely location, with views out across the South Downs. Four Portaloos and one sink with clean water provided. Van serving coffee and a few food options in the mornings, was a nice touch. One field only, quite small - definitely smaller than we expected from photos.

No showers.
Nowhere to leave rubbish or recycling onsite, nor any suggestions provided about where to drop rubbish nearby or on way home.
Site was quite over-booked on our visit. This was apparently as it was the last weekend of the season, and there was lots of demand, but it did feel a bit overcrowded for our liking.
Site was also very noisy. There were several large groups of young people, including what looked like one stag party. They were playing loud music, singing and shouting until 1-2am. Nobody from the site came to do anything about this, despite at least one complaint sent via text message to the owner. The campsite rules clearly stated quiet hours of 11pm-7am but these were not at all respected during our visit.

When you arrive you are free to choose your own plot.
Fires are allowed here which is one of the main things we were looking for & the owner drives round regularly and sells firewood.
The area is beautiful and ideal if you love long walks too. There are toilets on site which were cleaned daily but on hotter days may still smell.

As with everywhere you end up with a few extremely loud campers, unfortunately we were pitched up in between them. Also the ground was quite uneven and covered in molehills.

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We pulled on a field after being sent down the worst lanes ever with a caravan. Nearly missed the sign, had no acknowledgement of being there if I hadn't paid in advance wouldn't have done so. Stayed long enough to be able to change ferry booking and went. Not heard of them to see why we didn't turn up

Great views, clean portaloos. Will was lovely checking everyone was ok three times a day also selling firewood for the pits provided. Great walking if you have a dog. The village within walking distance has a beautiful church built in 1080. Would definitely recommend, even with limited facilities.

Would be great to have side access to avoid the busy road. A roof for the washing up area would also be a bonus.

Clean facilities and friendly staff.

Road was quite busy

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easy access, no fixed pitches, you can stretch out. very relaxed athmosphere.

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Friendly staff, helpful, lovely mobile coffee shop

No hot running water for washing up