Rookesbury Park Club Campsite

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Visit time and time again

We are new to caravanning and this site was recommended by another site warden . It was our second visit ( our third is already booked). This site is perfect if you have dogs ....a nice size area for dogs to play safely ....and woods for fantastic walks . Toilets always clean and clean generous shower rooms hot water whatever time of day. Wardens seem always cheery and grounds kept clean and dog waste bins never overflowing ( which does make a difference) really nothing negative to say would not hesitate to recommend and will visit whenever to opportunity arises

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Carolian58

Motorhomer from Hampshire

Reviewed on 04/09/2015 18:58

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Great site

We stayed for three nights over the Bank Holiday in August 2015. The site is well kept and the facilities excellent. The staff were brilliant, friendly and helpful - couldn't have asked for more. We will certainly visit again!!

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Bananabrain

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Reviewed on 03/09/2015 18:49

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Lovely stay in a welcoming and peaceful site

This is a lovely site, set next to the quiet woodland of Hundred Acres or Forest of Bere. We have stayed here a few times and each time the site has been spotlessly clean, well cared for and the wardens have been helpful and friendly. The facilities are great, clean and ample. There is a fabulous dog exercise field which is enclosed and secure, allows even the most curious of pups a chance to play safely off lead. Wickham is a small village but has the essentials of a chemist, some take aways, a large co-op and a couple of pubs and restaurants. Fareham is the nearest larger town (about 15 min drive) and has all main shops (M&S, Boots, BHS, Wilkos, TK Makk etc) as well as Tesco and Sainsburys and is a good choice if you don't want to go into Portsmouth or Southampton. There is a lovely children's play area on site and a great children's assault course at the woods at the top of the site, as well as some clearly signposted walks for those with some energy to let off!

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Beekite

Caravanner from Devon

Reviewed on 01/09/2015 21:26

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Thankyou Rookesbury

I turned up here at 19:55 and dragged the poor warden out of his warm, dry caravan into the rain to let me through the barrier, having not booked or phoned ahead. Not a word of complaint did I recieve however, just directions to where I could best pitch and a polite request to call in at the office to pay in the morning. CC wardens come in for some stick sometimes, justifiably so in my experience, but the guys at Rookesbury are about the friendliest I've come across and I look forward to staying again - having booked ahead first!

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MeicCaerdydd

Campervanner from Pembrokeshire

Reviewed on 01/09/2015 00:04

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Fab

Stayed here for two nights after our original choice of site was flooded. Wish we could have stayed longer as this was definitely our favourite site during our travels. The dog walk is a mini field, so great for the dogs to stretch their legs. The whole site is within a forest setting and is very peaceful and quiet. As it is set on a slope, the pitches are tiered and a nice distance apart. The facilities were very good and the play area a definite hit with the kids. Because it is in the forest, the route to it is along narrow winding roads and it's quite steep in and out. Not for the faint hearted!! Worth the drive though. Definitely on our list of sites to revisit.

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fynnbar

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Reviewed on 31/08/2015 07:38

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Return to Rookesbury

I think this was our third visit to this campsite but the first with the motorhome. The site is a bit out in the sticks if you don't have your own transport but there are details of local taxi firms in the Information Room. Wickham is the nearest village and Reception can provide details of a short cut(!!!) which does not involve walking along roads, its just over two miles. The Kings Head in Wickham does a nice range of sandwiches and also meals and there are a good variety of shops in the village. The actual site is typical of many Club sites and members won't be disappointed in the standards. However one moan is that the motorhome service points have heavy metal covers which are a bit of bind to remove and replace. The site has WiFi but I found it very slow but that might just be the number of people on site. Mobile signal on my network was not much better!

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DavidKlyne

Motorhomer from Buckinghamshire

Reviewed on 29/08/2015 23:23

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Great site

It's our second visit to this great place, interesting undulating site with many interesting places to park your caravan, spotless toilet blocks and very up to date, Fareham is a great place to shop with large indoor and outdoor shops and also right near the waterfront, pubs & places to eat. My only criticism is the passing places on hill as you drive out uphill they are on the wrong side and when towing a caravan the last thing you want to do is stop on a hill to let the downward traffic past, some of the passing points are deep mud and should be concreted over otherwise someone will get stuck.

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chipwoodcarp

Reviewed on 28/08/2015 17:51

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Location a priority

Chose this site as it is close to family so perfect for us. This is the first Caravan Club site we have been to since joining and have to say that it is the cleanest too. Showers and loos were spotlessly clean. The boiler broke down one morning which meant cold showers but it was dealt with promptly. I have to agree with Sammytheshammy when he raised the issue of children on bikes, scooters and skateboards. I know that children need to be able to play but please ... not on the main road around the site. We had several children directly outside our caravan shouting at each other whilst we were attempting to have a quiet meal. We were rather confused when there seemed to be quite a few overnighters using the main site when there is very clearly a separate field for overnighters. During a 4 night stay we had 3 different visitors pitch up behind us. On the whole this is a good site however, a few tweaks here and there could make it brilliant. We will stay here again purely for its convenient location for us.

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PeeBee149

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Reviewed on 27/08/2015 19:55

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Been to this site loads of times this time very disappointed to find the dog walk halved, was not so nice this time as kids going past the caravan sometimes on the pitch on their bikes and on the road all day on their scooters and skateboards I suggest what they should do is make a part were kids can not ride their bikes scooters and skateboards

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Sammytheshammy

Reviewed on 26/08/2015 16:36

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First Time at Rookesbury (Camping)

Visited Rookesbury for the first time for an overnight on Saturday 22nd Aug 15. Whilst we are caravaners and Club members we were looking for a night away in our tent. We booked on line (note to the Club - why doesn't tent booking for members get handled on the same pages as for vans) and had the usual email confirmation. The wardens we met at check in were very friendly and welcoming and we were directed to the tent field after being advised we could drop off/setup on the field but had to park in the tent field car park (which is fine as it keeps the field clear and is less damaging). We were really surprised by the size of tent field (great) and its tucked away behind the hedge such that you can't even see the main site. There were a few smaller tents around the edge when we arrived (we went for one of the big tent pitches in the centre of the field) but another 6 tents did come later that evening. The field is flat and well kept and with us having our dog with us was ideal as it was so close to the adjoining dog field. Before it was split (dog/tents) the dog field must have been one of the largest we have ever come across but even now its still very large and there was plenty of room for our dog to tear around. As always the wash blocks were clean and tidy. If I had to make a few suggestions on how to improve the tent field then a water tap on the field would be good, as would putting in some electric points (noting the price of a night in a tent is not a lot less than being in the van on an electric pitch). I have camped at the Winchester site (which is nice and has electrics, but the tent area is very small and its not so secluded) so will definitely be coming back to Rookesbury (with both tent and van).

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RobnTracy

Reviewed on 25/08/2015 20:28

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