This site is, as the name indicates, set on a hillside; it is wooded with pitches set either singly (mostly hard standing), or in groups (mostly grass) in discreet glades within the trees down a winding and fairly steep road. There are a few grass pitches in a more open position at the top of the site. I used to live in the area and I was visiting to see old friends and attend an event. I probably would not come to this site otherwise as these kind of wooded, enclosed sites are not at all to my personal taste. I find them oppressive and rather depressing and I was glad I was only here two nights. For those who like this kind of environment I cannot think of better. Some pitches seem to have been positively shoe-horned into the hillside and looked a bit small to my eye.
Although it is off the busy A343 Salisbury to Andover Road, I found that traffic noise was minimal and not at all a problem. For those, like me, with a motorhome and no alternative form of transport, there is a bus service, of sorts, to Salisbury or Andover. As one who used to live in Andover I can say “nothing to see here” so Salisbury, where there is much to see, or nearby Stonehenge, are the essential places to visit. However, the Army Air Museum, in the Andover direction, is also worth half a day. There are slim pickings for cyclists, and even worse for walkers; cyclists can get to places if they are quite comfortable on main and very busy roads. I didn’t need it, but I found the TV hopeless – about the worse I can recall. Maybe this is pot-luck according to where one pitches. The loo block was fine, but it is a long walk from many of the pitches and uphill. Mostly, I use my own facilities and I really think this would be the chosen plan for many who come here. The wardens I met were welcoming and friendly. Exiting the site, especially turning right, made me a tad nervous, even in a motorhome, but plainly this is not something within the CC control. Overall a lovely site if you like trees and a real away from it all feel.
