We stayed on the site at the beginning of August and found it to be in a lovely spot with wild New Forest Ponies all around the area outside the site - not far from the site there are paths that you can ride on (not smooth cycling paths, so be aware that this is rougher than those lovely cycle lanes). Riding through the forest can also be hilly but do try to go deeper, either walking or pushing the bike if the hill is too much - we turned around to see a beautiful white pony emerge from woodland and walk on to the path behind us - so quiet and we were really remote - it was beautiful - occasional stretches where the ponies have laid down across the road or are standing across the road and you have to move around - so lovely - if you love nature and horses then you are in for a treat if you visit this site. We walked to Bransgore - not much there but a small Tesco - lovely walk - quiet country lanes, but took us a long time to walk there ( about 40 minutes) and then to get back again - but the weather was lovely and we enjoyed exploring. There is a bus stop outside the site but this is a tourist bus (you pay about £17 or something similar and you can get on and off - we didn't want to do that and so had to drive off in our motorhome (something we try to avoid if we can). However, we were able to get parked at Bournemouth and had a fabulous couple of days visiting there. We found parking on the roads above the town and walked down (I want to say St Peters roundabout, but that could be the wrong name - but the parking was about £8.00 for the day, which we thought was reasonable. Bournemouth is large so we were able to walk along the front and visit a couple of restaurants - Vesuvius on the front was basic and nice - not much of a selection unless you like burgers / pizza, but we made a feast from a selection of small dishes and enjoyed it. We also walked to the top of Alum Chine to shops and restaurants there. So we were pleased with the New Forest location but had expected to be able to get a bus to coastal locations. However, with visiting food vans you don't really need to travel off if you don't want to - the fish and chips were fabulous - we would return just for those! Very reasonable and good portions. Enjoy!