Southland Club Campsite

Rated 4 of 5

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Good for families

First time to the Isle of Wight

The site is well looked after and the facilities where of a very good standard, staff very helpful and friendly. Will definitely book for next year, lots to see.

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walshy53

Reviewed on 07/11/2016 10:12

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Great site, shame about the lack of welcome.

This is the second time we have stayed at this site at the IOW. It is very well situated for Shanklin, Sandown but of course as the island is small it is an ideal starting point to reach anywhere on the island. There is some good cycling on quiet narrow country lanes and plenty of good walking. The pitch was lovely and although it was on grass it was well drained with good pegging ground for the awning. The only disappointing thing on this occasion was the welcome, or lack of it. When we went into the office the warden said, in a very brusque manner, "Club membership card!" Not welcome to Southlands, how was your journey or anything like that, simply a barked command. We felt most uncomfortable. However, later in the stay when my wife went to make an enquiry at the office the other warden was extremely polite and helpful. I guess her colleague was just having a bad day. But don't let me put you off, if you are headed to the IOW it is a great place to stay.

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ockndough

Caravanner

Reviewed on 27/10/2016 18:33

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Great Site

Excellent site with some of the best facilities we have experienced anywhere. Friendly and helpful wardens we will be returning next year especially as the Club negotiated fare for the Ferry was surprisingly small.

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Nigel KF

Reviewed on 26/10/2016 14:24

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Great again

Lovely site very well kept But still limited spots to choose from. The site itself is spotless and the wardens are very friendly and helpful but as with most sites we've been to just seem to struggle with enforcement of some rules like bikes and scooters flying around after 9.30pm making a hell of a noise and quite a bit of noise coming from other caravanners from tvs and radios. Keep up the good site work

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bodmanej

Reviewed on 25/10/2016 21:06

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A beautifully kept campsite

This site is extremely well looked after by the wardens. The toilets are spotless and the grounds are immaculate -the slight downside to this is that even in October there is the noise of lawn mowers and hedge trimmers most days. It has a good dog walk and is about 1 mile from the Red Squirrel cycle trail that takes you to Sandown. The biggest plus for this site though is the excellent Pointer Inn where an interesting and good value menu is on offer. Large helpings at a reasonable price. It is just over 1/2 a mile from the site but there are no pavements so a torch or high-viz jackets might be useful if planning to walk home. We were there in October and had wonderful weather where we spent our days cycling or walking the numerous paths that the Isle of Wight offers. Will return especially as the Caravan Club offer made it very affordable.

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BertaK9

Motorhomer

Reviewed on 23/10/2016 22:16

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Very pleasant stay

We have just enjoyed a week here and enjoyed the beautifully kept site and shower and toilets are spotless. One of the best sites we have visited and will definitely be returning. We were blessed with really good weather,warm enough to sit outside and also enjoyed a bike ride to Sandown along the cycle path,beautiful scenery ending back at The Pointer pub for a delicious lunch.

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Ronfran

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Reviewed on 20/10/2016 17:43

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A lovely site .

We booked a short ferry inclusive break at Southlands in October. A check of the weather forecast before we left home showed that there would be an East wind, which usually means a cold wind. Southlands is surrounded by high hedges on the grassed section, and they offer excellent protection from wind coming from most directions. The hard standing section does not have this protection. We like the way the grassed pitches are in small sections divided by hedging about 1 metre high which reminded us of what we like about many French campsites. Whilst we were there the wardens were working very hard to repair the wear the grass pitches had suffered over the summer, and this meant that a number of pitches were not available, but this in no way restricted us finding a suitable spot. The toilet block was immaculate and the showers lovely and warm. The whole site was very well kept and even the great amount of hedging was all well trimmed. (Not a job I would want to undertake). The dog walk is one of the best we have encountered. The only down side we encountered was some traffic noise during the day, but there appeared to be little passing traffic at night. Be warned that the road up to the site from the main road is a bit bumpy in places and there is evidence of vehicles grounding in a couple of places, so my advice is take your time for the last part of the journey. There is a large Morrisons Supermarket on the A 3056 towards Sandown, about 2 miles from the site with Lidls and Aldis further on.

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leadwelly

Caravanner

Reviewed on 18/10/2016 18:23

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Everything Good

This is a really well looked after site with great facilities which are kept spotless by the very helpful and friendly staff. If he could talk my dog would give the dog walk ten out of ten. Well kept and larger than most with lovely views. Even the weather was on it's best behaviour. We will be back

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Reviewed on 05/10/2016 22:54

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Great Site and facilities

This is a really well kept site with great facilities. The running repairs to the grass pitches are done to a very high standard. A good long dog walk that is sheltered and has a good view. Ideally located for visiting the many attractions such as the Garlic Farm, Rosemary Vineyard and our highlight Mottistone Manor Garden. This garden is a real gem and has access to nice walks with good views and points of historic interest. We only stayed for four nights making good use of the ferry deal with Wightlink. The crossing from Lymington to Yarmouth was very easy. It is a real shame that this deal is only limited to two short periods during the year. If this could be renegotiated with Wightlink the site would be much more attractive for a longer stay and also during the summer months when there is more wild life interest. Well done to all of the wardens for giving us a pleasant stay.

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Freedom2015

Motorhomer

Reviewed on 29/09/2016 21:56

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Great site but more Hard Standings Required

Lovely site. Great Wardens. Spotless facilities. On arrival we were told we had a choice of two pitches the first which I think was 69 and was very shaded due to trees so we went to the second which was 86 which was perfect, nice and flat and open on two sides with a hedge on the other two. We noticed around twenty pitches were covered with a sheet which we later found out was covering new grass seed as the grass had died due to groundsheets which is such a shame. We walked round the site to see that it is split in two, one half is all hard standings and the other half all grass. Obviously hard standings were preferable here as they were all gone. In a year there must be a lot of pitches put out of action due to dead grass which is frustrating for people trying to book this site and a great loss of revenue to CC. Good location for exploring the island which is well worth the ferry ride even though some of the seaside resorts are a bit run down and look as though some need a facelift. My standard comment still applies to not being prepared to pay for Wifi. Come on CC and provide wifi freely as most places are nowadays.

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AndyCrawford

Motorhomer from West Glamorgan

Reviewed on 26/09/2016 18:24

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