New Forest Centenary Club Campsite

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Good for families

Nice well maintained site

We stayed for four nights in October on a serviced pitch, this was our second visit but the first time mid week and not just a quick weekend break. Arrival and check in was hassle free and the wardens friendly and very helpful, and remained that way throughout our stay. The site itself is a very high standard and although we used our own facilities during the stay we did check out the toilets and showers, everything was spotless. We took advantage of the Chilli van and the Fish & Chips, both extremely tasty and good value for money. Lots of walks and cycling right on your doorstep and if you are interested in World War 2 history, especially airfields, this is the place for you. We found lots of evidence of the wartime airfield, including lots of items hidden away of the beaten track. We will definitely return.

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Bri and Kaz

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Reviewed on 26/10/2021 18:44

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Rated 4 of 5

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Good for families

Good site BUT

We visit this site at least twice per year, usually for 2 weeks at a time. Good facilities, good wardens, well kept site, everything we have gone to expect of the club. Now the BUT. It is becoming increasingly annoying and to be perfectly honest disgusting the way other members with dogs seem to deem it acceptable to allow their “best friend” to foul in any place they choose. This includes the grass between pitches or behind other people’s vans. It got to the point that two people came out of their vans let the dog do it’s motions behind our van, admittedly clear up(which incidentally still leaves some deposit) snd go back to their van. Bearing in mind this is right opposite the dog walk. Anyone, including children can get dog mess on them just by walking or sitting on the grass. Urine, has the same effect. It is completely unacceptable behaviour to put others through this disgusting habit. This is not exercising your dog, it’s allowing it to do a toilet. The club should really clamp down on this disgusting behaviour, believe it or not, there are people who do not have dogs and do not want to have to keep looking out for others peoples disgusting mess. It’s about time people started to act responsibly with their pets, even to the point of not leaving pets unattended in vans while they go out and enjoy themselves. This is not confined to this site.

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Reviewed on 25/10/2021 17:01

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Good for families

Great site, but not the best location for us

Stayed here two nights in October 2021, It's a shame the fish and chip van only visits on one day a week (I think), so you can easily miss out. We moved from here from to the Black Knowl site, which for us is better located as you can commence severly stunning walks directly from the site. So Black Knowl will be our first choice next year! There were cycles available to hire outside reception (all done by an App) Several non-electric and only one electric. The barrier facility is a joke, because when you leave you have to deposit your fob in a rotten old red box with an unlocked lid, so anyone could retrieve a key from it and would be able to operate the incoming and outgoing barriers. At least Black Knowl had a steel box with a narrow opening

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Williefixit

Reviewed on 19/10/2021 19:22

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Good for families

Summer Break 2021

We stopped here from 17th to 24th September , absolutely fantastic and the wardens work so hard from clean toilets and showers to caring for the grass and flowers. Thank you so much we've booked for next year already.

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Reviewed on 30/09/2021 12:53

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Good for families

Too short of a stay.

Stayed for the weekend from 17 to 20 September 2021. Lovely site, well laid out with plenty of space between the pitches. Facilities are very good and kept very clean as is the whole site. A good base to explore the area with plenty to see within a 20 to 60 minute drive. Some very good pubs to have a meal at, we went to the Carpenters Arms in Bransgore, had an excellent meal at a good price. The site is lovely and quiet with plenty to see just walking around. Will definitely look at staying here for a longer time probably next year. Would recommend this site to anyone wanting to visit the New Forest.

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Pammiesteve

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Reviewed on 24/09/2021 12:51

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Rated 4 of 5

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Good for families

Return visit....

Booked in here for 3 nights with our youngest Granddaughter who is mad about horses..... was ideal before our 2 weeks in the IOW. Not sure what folk expect during school holidays, it's a large site, of course there's going to be kids about with bikes & grass pitches are going to be well worn.... there is ample info for folk to do due diligence on if it is suitable for them or not, I think the number of pitches is a giveaway!!!!! Ideal location for exploring a wide range of locations + the pizza van arrived to! Friendly wardens. Defo one that we would return to on a regular basis.

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Kasspa

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Reviewed on 14/09/2021 09:51

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Great location

Visited this site and enjoyed staying there. Firstly had a job finding the site and not being able to use sat nav as directed,however we approached it on the A35 and took the first turning on the left listed Bransgore,which was wrong and sent us in a wrong direction into Bransgore itself.Had to seek directions from a Pub. Once we found the site we realised where we went wrong do be aware to take the right turn off Don’t know why some reviews say the toilet block was dirty as we didn’t find it so. The shop and staff were very welcoming and pleasant ,so I don’t know what the complaints were for,the only disappointment was that they no longer sell newspapers even though they have shelves outside for displaying. The reason stated was that they would have to pay for delivery and if they collected themselves they sometimes got it wrong,surely if members placed an order the day before and paid for it would solve problems ,obviously like most things available from the shop they are priced up ,so that would cover the delivery charge surely On a personal note my wife and I found that on this site the members seemed to be a bit more”standoffish” and not at all talkative. The site we come from to this one was Moreton in Marsh ,where the members were totally different and were very amicable Anyway apart from that we enjoyed our stay there and benefited from fantastic weather

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vicofcanterbury

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Reviewed on 12/09/2021 11:32

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Good for families

Adria iszono

We have just returned for a week at this site just before the schools went back.Very busy ,unsupervised children everywhere riding bikes etc quite a safety issue. Pitches very close together and many of the grass pitches were mud patches no grass! The hard standing pitches seem to have more room between pitches ,as you felt that your neighbours were on top of you. Great location for everything but too big! However the The Three Tuns pub in Bransgore I would rate as out standing for its food , a bit pricey but worth every penny. Not sure I would return to the site again , it would have to be during term time !

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Reviewed on 10/09/2021 12:46

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Rated 4 of 5

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Great location, let down by dirty facilities

We spent just over a week at this site. The site is well situated for visits to the beach and New Forest so from a location point of view its great. It's a big site but broken down well into different areas, that gives it a good feeling. When we visited the site it was full and very busy. The cleanliness of the facilities on site was very very poor, very dirty all the time. Excepting it does depend how people leave them, but cleaning once day seems an outdated approach. This site needs to adopt the approach of European sites or commercials sites where the facilities are being constantly cleaned. I think this should especially be the case at the current time. We had a grass pitch and this was very badly maintained. The grass was very long with mud patches. Simple areas to put right, but not carried out. We have two young kids and we noticed that a lot of people do not stick to the 5mph speed limit on site, this needs to be addressed more proactively. When not install some interactive signs to make offenders more aware at the time, I think the happy/sad face signs work well. It's my view the site management are not getting the basic right. Ending on a positive, the kids playgrounds are great and the wood fired pizza and fish and chip van are Both excellent.

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aellison

Reviewed on 31/08/2021 12:16

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Good for families

Ideally located, good for families and touring the New Forest

Have visited this site several times before, ideal location for touring the New Forest. Good choice of trails outside the site for walking, running and cycling on and off-road. The site was very busy as expected during our stay, especially families during the school holidays. We had a choice of only one serviced pitch when we arrived, near the main entrance. Nearly all staff were cheerful and helpful on arrival. Unfortunately one lady was a little grumpy, not exactly what you want customer facing, telling people off, no more than two in the shop at any one time or going to the shop 2 minutes early! Our overall impression of the site was that it has become much bigger, seemed less space between some pitches, though there must be regulatory distances. Think the units and vehicles may be larger and what people take with them. The toilets and showers are cleaned once a day under contract, it did seemed most people didn't clean the floors after use, there was toilet paper on the floors (mens and ladies), possibly left by young children as some toilets weren't flushed after use. It's great to see busy sites and families enjoying time away after the covid restrictions. The site was quite noisy at times, it seems safe for families and children. One of the biggest issues we found was children on bikes, many not supervised using the road systems in all directions, also riding around the main entrance areas which are busy with incoming and outgoing traffic. Certain areas including the Centenary Garden and around toilet/shower blocks should be free from bikes, unfortunately this was generally being ignored by many young and older children. Everyone needs to be safe on site and although parents are responsible for their children's welfare, more could be done to manage this on site as some children thought was no problem riding around the pavements by the reception/shop so you needed to be very aware at all times. This continued into the dark hours, most without lights. Overall we had a fairly pleasant stay but our impression was not as good as our previous stays. Maybe that was just our experience. Most places in the area are very accessible by care or bikes, lots of walking/running whatever your preference. It's certainly more pricy, perhaps to be expected. There are lots of other sites much better and less expensive in the network which we have toured. Choice is always good and much depends on what you want from your time away.

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Reviewed on 31/08/2021 08:19

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