Rookesbury Park Club Campsite

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Lovely bank holiday weekend

We have just enjoyed a lovely weekend at this site and plan to return. We found the site well kept and the facilities clean. Friendly staff that never stopped working. Site was well placed to visit the local area. Having two dogs with us we found the dog walk to be large and fenced in, which is perfect to exercise our Newfies. We would highly recommend the fish and chip van that visits on a Friday evening, the best quality we have ever had from a mobile van. We did not experience any negative aspects that some members have reported. Staff were always polite, site was silent by 11pm, toilets always had paper and were kept reasonably clean all day. We do agree that due to the site layout some areas do feel busy and crowded, but the atmosphere remained nice and calm. The only negative aesthetic issue is the seemingly abundant use of commercial sign written tow cars (I.e. panel vans) which made some areas look like a travellers site but this is us being really pedantic and did not have any impact on our enjoyment.

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Newfiebears

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Reviewed on 29/08/2017 22:13

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Last minute weekend break

We arrived at this site on a Friday afternoon and it was almost full so took a little time to find a pitch, however we managed to find a large level grass pitch away from the site road which was a good move as lots of vehicles, scooters and bikes were constantly going around site. Well kept and clean the site was less ordered than some sites due to its layout and grasss pitches are large, giving a more relaxed feel, which we enjoyed. The hardstandings did look close together and might be a better bet in poor weather. Although busy, the site was not noisy, it is in the middle of woods and has lots of walking and cycling available, but as we were time limited we made easy and quick trips by car into Southsea, Portsmouth and Gosport. There is so much to do we will have to go back again soon. Less than an hour away from home we won't overlook this site again. Wardens were polite and helpful.

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Stonehenge

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Reviewed on 16/08/2017 17:19

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Perfect!

We stayed here for a weekend and thoroughly enjoyed our stay. We stayed on a grass pitch which was level and large. The staff were all friendly and helpful. Toilet/shower block was lovely, clean, plenty of hot water and excellent water pressure in the showers and more than enough toilets, showers and sinks in private cubicles. Great dog walking field and children's play area. It's a wonderful 30 mins walk through the woods to the pretty village of Wickham which has plenty of shops, a couple of pubs and cafes. Can't wait to return!

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kimste27

Reviewed on 13/08/2017 15:22

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An almost great stay

Another stay at another club site with a massively noticeable improvement to the Caravan Club. Place was prestine, orderly and relaxed...until the wardens 'vanish' at the end of their shift. Nobody around when a few selfish folk have a few too many and cause the disturbances i see on almost all sites i've been to recently. Most people seem either oblivious or seemingly very tolerant and am sure most would brush it off hoping for calm within 30 mins or so of the noise curfew. What is deemed a curfew and what constitutes an acceptable level of noise? I'd say enough to wake/ keep your neighbour awake at an acceptable hour. 10-11pm? However there is and are always one group, as there has been on two consecutive nights at Rookesbury. Drink drink drink but where are the wardens? I went looking at 11pm simply to notify them as any later, might seem unsociable! It doesn't seem as tho too much importance is put on managing the site after the hours of darkness. I've heard...or would expect at least one 'patrol' but have never myself witnessed anyone doing any checks and we're all left in charge for ourselves being 'trusted'. Wardens were seemingkly asleep by 11pm. Their dog told to be quiet when i tried to attract some attention. For the price of a pitch these days i'd expect more daylight service than daylight robbery. What does it cost to guarantee a peaceful nights rest. We're all just a few metres apart so why can't everyone consider eachother than just the majority of us?

Comment from the Club:

Many thanks for your review. We just wanted to clarify that the wardens on site are off duty from 8pm. They start work early in the morning and as such the site staff were asleep by 11pm. We have a duty of care to staff and need to ensure they do have adequate time off between their working hours. They work incredibly hard to ensure the site is well looked after and they are sorry to learn you had a disturbed evening due to the noise from other members.

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challenger 620

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Reviewed on 06/08/2017 00:07

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Excellent Weather helps anywhere

We have stayed in the area before but never here. Lovely site, well laid out but at no time did it seem crowded even though it was almost FULL. We were on pitch 12 which proved to be one of the best considering the hot and very sunny weather we had in early July (plenty of shade). Almost aspects of the site are very good, though I do agree with some previous reviews regarding an abundance of dogs, some owners with 4. Plenty to do from the site and fairly close by, especially walking though cycling required going up a very steep hill to leave the site. Cycling in the nearby forest is also very hilly. We felt that to get the most from the area you needed to go to a local Tourist Information Office as the info on site was fairly limited. Overall we had an excellent 14 nights here but the brilliant weather helped. Would we return - I don't think so, but then we hardly ever return to a site for our main holiday.

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PaulfromLeeds

Caravanner from West Yorkshire

Reviewed on 04/08/2017 18:47

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Rated 4 of 5

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Peaceful havem

We very nearly cancelled this site, having read some of the negative reports BUT very glad that we didn't! Lovely peaceful location in the middle of the woods with lots of lovely walks. Unfortunately it was slightly spoilt by a a few families camping nearby to each other who seemed oblivious to other campers by leaving bikes and ramps, circles of chairs in the middle of the field which had I been camped close by would've found it intimidating, as I know an older couple did! but I think the wardens were onto them and had a friendly word with them. That said, it in no way spoilt our stay there. All the negative comments about the wardens seemed unfounded as we certainly had a warm and friendly greeting. I totally understand why it is a 1 o'clock check in, as the approach road is single track and winding. We would certainly return there.

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dns

Reviewed on 30/07/2017 13:08

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A Well Placed Site

Stayed overnight at this site enroute to the ferry and again on our return from France, booking a ferry pitch (available outside office hours) due to our late arrival, then moved onto a standard pitch in the morning. This is a great site if traveling to and from Portsmouth ferry or just to visit Portsmouth and it's attractions for which the 'park and ride' bus service from just off J1 M271 provide a convenient way to the city. The site is situated within woodland and well clear of the road so traffic noise isn't a problem at all. There's a good choice of grass or hard standing pitches across the site giving an open feel to the site and children will enjoy to large open play area. The facilities are in a number of blocks across the site so you're never too far away from one and as you would expect they're spotless. Staff are both very friendly and helpful and are always working to keep the site pristine. This is certainly a site we will stay at when using the ferry but also as a base to explore the surrounding area.

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firefly580

Caravanner from Cheshire

Reviewed on 15/07/2017 13:18

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RYDEROCKET

DON'T WASTE YOUR MONEY GOING TO CRUFTS, YOU CAN SEE ALL THE DOGS IN THE WORLD HERE. PEOPLE WITH UP TO FIVE DOGS A PITCH. I WAS NOT ALLOWED TO USE A SAFE ELECTRIC SPLITTER TO FEED MY CARAVAN AND CAMPERVAN, TO KEEP THE FRIDGE'S GOING...AND YET YOU CAN HAVE BBQs RIGHT NEXT TO YOUR VAN. SURELY THE ELECTRIC POST's ARE RCD PROTECTED, SO IT CANNOT BE A SAFETY MATTER, THEY MUST BE WORRIED YOU WILL BE USING TO MUCH ELECTRIC !!!!!!!!

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andwend

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Reviewed on 12/07/2017 07:20

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This is a great site for dog walking

We like this site as it is very well laid out. Good spacing, not too many long lines of pitches and plenty of trees and bushes separating areas. It has a big dog walking field on site and it is adjacent to Hundred Acre Woods so it is great for walking the dog. NIce walk through woods to Wickham. We found the wardens helpful. Yes we were "told off" for arriving before 1.00pm, but we smiled and joked about it, apologised and got in. Maybe it would be a problem on a bank holiday weekend when it is busy and wardens are overworked but a smile goes a long way and we got in OK. This is a very nice site. There is a big kids play area (not that we used it) and sufficiernt loos and water points. We will be back, it will take more than a warden on a bad day to spoil this site :-)

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dmcv

Motorhomer from Hampshire

Reviewed on 04/07/2017 17:43

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Rated 4 of 5

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Used to be good..........................

Living only 30 minutes drive away we have used Rookesbury regularly since we began caravanning in 2002. However our May late bank holiday weekend may have been our last. As others have said in previous reviews we too arrived at 12.00 on the Saturday, there were already 4 vans at the barriers only to be told arrival time was now 13.00, sorry I missed this but not very well highlighted on the booking confirmation. Having been disciplined by the strict warden we were told to sit in the car as the van owners in front had been ordered to walk the site to choose pitches, presumably this was their punishment for arriving at 12.00. More outfits are now arriving and blocking the gates, 3 outfit owners return and move onto site, one in front of us is still missing, presumably have gone to confession to repent of their sins. Outfits arriving after us can now pass us and access site. Eventually we can get past the lost owners and get onto site but now we don't know which pitches have been chosen by the walkers and which are still available!!!! We find a pitch and set up, however lightly damp tent field means toilet block is always filthy, by 8pm no toilet roll, no hand soap, slippery grass stained/muddy floor. Site has slipped its halo, we may try again next year once I've checked the warden/assistant warden list to see who's there for the year.

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Carian

Reviewed on 23/06/2017 20:56

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