Oak Cottage
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Wonderful Location
Loved this site. Booked for 4 days but managed to extend our stay. Friendly helpful owners who keep the site clean and tidy. ln. We walked our dog through nearby woods to the beach and a couple of times walked to Mudeford Quay. A beautiful walk.Bus stop nearby and we went to Christchurch and Lymington. The Walkford pub just down the road has friendly staff good food and beer at excellent prices.Although there is a railway line nearby we didn't notice the noise from the trains and the site is really quiet. We thoroughly enjoyed our time here and will definitely go back
julierobin
Reviewed on 27/08/2015 17:01
Great base
Received a warm welcome from the owner who gave us a bus timetable, info sheet & directions to walk to nearest beach. Lovely stroll through trees down to shingle beach with clear views of the Isle of Wight on good days which luckily we had. So much to do around here that this site is the perfect base though a tad small & edged by trees we had evening & morning sun to sit in but spent all our time out & about. A visit to lymington on market day is a must & a day trip to IOW on Puffin Cruisers is very enjoyable. The beaches had lifeguards & the nicest one we found was at Friars cliff with good cafe too. We found most places extremely dog friendly. We had a lovely meal in the local pub The Walkford at a very good price too. Very quiet cosy basic site - just what we wanted ! ( nb:easy to miss the narrow entrance into Holly Lane so go slow after passing the Walkford pub)
HappyMundays
Reviewed on 19/07/2015 23:05
Great place to stay
Polly25
Reviewed on 24/06/2015 19:28
Owls make more noise than the trains
Convenient site for Highcliffe Area
Wonderful,- Well worth a visit
Spent 3 nights here last week from Cornwall, visiting family in the area, en route to Broadway. Lovely quiet site, friendly owner, and easy walk to local watering hole with good value for money food about 100 yards. Access is NO PROBLEM for a caravan, (ours is 7.48 metres long) but just take care entering and leaving (same goes for ANY site you haven't been to before !), as mentioned by others, it is easy to pass the lane before you realise, but that makes it better as it is not in full view of potential thieves / vandals.! As for the "aggressive" dog... When will members realise / admit that they are on someone else's property, and treat owners and their animals with the courtesy and respect they deserve ? We had no problems with the dog, after making contact, and letting him approach us. Lack of info / signs...?? If the owner is not on site... ASK ONE OF THE OTHER VISITORS.! that is one of the best bits of this caravanning lark, meeting and making new friends. Top marks to Oak Cottage...WE will be returning. Thank you.
Disappointing location
A slightly "hidden" gem
BEWARE OF THE DOG
We missed the narrow turning into Holly Lane, which was poorly signposted, on our approach from Christchurch. The site appeared pleasant enough but there were no signs as to where the water and chemical empty points were situated. Another criticism would be that there were no dustbins situated in the area where the caravans were. We did not meet the owner until the third day of our visit, so the information sheet given to us came a little late in the day, as we were leaving the following morning. Unfortunately, on the morning of our departure I was attacked and bitten by the owner's dog, whilst trying to empty our chemical waste unit. Obviously unleashed, it came from the area of the house in a most aggressive manner intent on attacking me. Not an experience we would ever wish to repeat.
Comment from The Club:
Many thanks for leaving a review and we are sorry to hear you did not enjoy the site and that there was an incident with the owner’s new rescue puppy. The owner has put a lot of time and effort since your stay and communication with The Club putting things right at their CL Site and has put in place an enclosed and gated area at the back of her property, to keep members and the dog separate. Signs are in place and reference is made about how to safely gain access to the drinking water and chemical disposal point in the owner’s information sheet. I hope this helps address your concerns and thank you for taking the time to write a review and also bring this to our attention.
redcrane
Reviewed on 04/07/2014 14:36