Lovely March week in the New Forest
Just back from a very nice March week, luckily with fabulous weather, in the New Forest. I like Caravan Club sites because you know what you are going to get. This one is bigger and better than most, fabulous facilities, clean, warm, quiet. Great pitches with lots of room, hard standing, good roads linking the various areas of the site, nice gardens, dog walk, playground, wifi, good reception area, parking - you name it, its all here!
To me though there just seemed to be something missing and a few things that I marked down. Firstly you need the car to get anywhere at all. It's just off a very busy main road between Lyndhurst and Christchurch. I ended up hating that road as you had to use it to get anywhere. The nearest village Bransgore for pubs/shops was 2 or 3 miles away just too far to walk really. The site is very flat being on an old WW2 airfield, it's a bit bleak without much protection from any wind, it's all a bit the same throughout without much variation where ever you pitch. The hard standing is very hard and anchoring our awning was very hard work so bring a big hammer and heavy duty pegs. Wifi was very much hit or miss. I bought the annual pass for £25 which is great value but the signal for Sky coverage of the Cricket World Cup kept dropping off my iPad despite the site being extremely quiet.
The site is under the Bournemouth Airport flight path but the occasional aircraft noise was not an issue for us, you can just hear road noise at peak times from the nearby A road but again it's nothing to spoil your stay.
However I'm probably being a bit mean because generally the site is brilliant and the Wardens helpful and friendly when needed.
We enjoyed our holiday, my wife in particular loved the facilities but personally I would prefer a bit more character and the ability to stroll down to the local village or pub.
The New Forest is an amazing place. Love the walks, quietness - away from the busy roads - and access to the Coast.
SimonGould
Reviewed on 30/03/2015 20:50
