Whitemead Forest Park

From £28 For 4 nights, 6 adults 9.4 379 reviews
Aerial shot of the hardstanding and the tent pitches (added by manager 28 Jul 2021)
Well-spaced pitches (added by manager 01 jul 2021)
Scenic (and level!) pitch. (added by paul_s132216 27 apr 2022)
View from gravel/hard standing pitch. (added by jeanettehibbert 13 jun 2022)

  • Well-equipped park just outside Parkend in the Forest of Dean
  • Puzzlewood and Clearwell Caves within a 10-minute drive
  • Indoor swimming pool, spa area, restaurant and kids' activities
As you’d expect from the name, Whitemead Forest Park is surrounded by woodland. And not just any old woodland... but the age-old Forest of Dean, one-time stamping ground of the royals and their pals. It’s not hard to see why the regal types would flock to this part of Gloucestershire – the surrounds are most scenic, and packed with plenty of things to do including days of wandering among ancient trees (on foot, on bikes or on horseback), exploring spooky caves and riding rural railways. So far, so peaceful… and that vibe is stretched out to the park’s facilities too, which include a free gym, sauna, steam room and spa pools. And if you’re in charge of kids that have more active plans in mind? Such scenarios are sorted too: the indoor swimming pool has a kids’ area, and there are also several outdoor play areas scattered around the site. Through the summer holidays, the park’s all abuzz with various activities they can join in with (for an extra charge). Despite all this activity, there’s little chance of going hungry here – the restaurant serves all day from breakfast to dinner (via afternoon tea…) with a couple of bars also on hand to provide the drinks and entertainment. If you’d like to venture out, there are a couple of pubs in the nearby village of Parkend (10 minutes’ walk) and lots of restaurants and shops in Lydney (10 minutes’ drive).

Site type

Lodges, cabins, pods or huts 88
Touring caravan pitches 71
Tent pitches 30
Motorhome pitches 71
Open now

Tourist board rating

Please note
  • Under 18s must be accompanied by their parents or legal guardians.
  • The site does not accept breeds/crossbreeds listed in the Dangerous Dogs Act (i.e. Pit Bull Terrier, Japanese Tosa, Dogo Argentino, and Fila Brasileiro).
  • No hen/stag parties permitted via Pitchup.com.
  • Bookings must not be for more than 21 consecutive nights.
  • At least one of the party members must be aged 21 or over.

Languages spoken

English

Open from Fri, 26 Jan 2024 to

Gold David Bellamy Conservation Award AA Holiday Centre

Pitch types & availability

Reviews

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would recommend this site to a friend

94%

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Only showing reviews for the last 30 months.

Very good site friendly & efficient staff with clean amenities.

Overall 10/10
Location 10
Value for money 10
Accommodation 8
Facilities / Activities 8
Customer service 8
Child friendliness 8
Cleanliness 8
Wifi 8
Anonymous The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Electric gravel and hardstanding touring pitch

Liked: Very nice park good size hardstanding. Amenities excellent. Restaurant nice decor and good food with excellent service. The entertainment was OK.

Disliked: Would rather tarmac hardstanding as ours was gravel.

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Very good and quiet night

Overall 10/10
Location 10
Value for money 10
Accommodation 8
Facilities / Activities 10
Customer service 10
Child friendliness No rating
Cleanliness 10
Wifi 6
David G. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Electric gravel and hardstanding touring pitch

Liked: Beautiful site, modern well-maintained, immaculate shower block, and a good price. Food was excellent, everything hot and good value, friendly staff

Disliked: Only thing was poor tv reception in our old Moho, i did ask a few with newer Vehicles and they said the same. Facilities first class

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Beautiful site, very well maintained, facilities very good . Excellent location ,…

Overall 10/10
Location 10
Value for money 10
Accommodation No rating
Facilities / Activities 10
Customer service 10
Child friendliness No rating
Cleanliness 10
Wifi 10
Anonymous The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Electric gravel and hardstanding touring pitch

Liked: Beautiful site, very well maintained, facilities very good . Excellent location , beautiful walks direct from site

Disliked: Nothing

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Highly recommended

Overall 10/10
Location 10
Value for money 10
Accommodation No rating
Facilities / Activities 10
Customer service 10
Child friendliness 10
Cleanliness 10
Wifi 8
Joseph O. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Electric gravel and hardstanding touring pitch

Liked: The whole site was everything you wanted . Well kept , maintained, plenty of stuff to do on site . Brilliant location. We went in off peak season so don’t know what peak season will be like .

Disliked: Not enough recycling points .

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Lovely forest location, pleasant staff, well maintained facilities

Overall 10/10
Location 10
Value for money 8
Accommodation 10
Facilities / Activities 10
Customer service 10
Child friendliness 10
Cleanliness 10
Wifi 10
Steven D. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Electric gravel and hardstanding touring pitch

Liked: Pleasant staff, clean well maintained facilities, showers, toilets, laundry etc. Nice pool, jacuzzi, steam room and sauna. Nice atmosphere in bar restaurant shop and food area. Lovely forest location and lots of places for walking.

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Clean…

Overall 8/10
Location 10
Value for money 10
Accommodation 10
Facilities / Activities 10
Customer service 6
Child friendliness 10
Cleanliness 10
Wifi 6
Anonymous The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

The Mead electric gravel and hardstanding tent, campervan or trailer tent pitch

Liked: Clean

Disliked: Stuff quite rude

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Favourite family site!

Overall 10/10
Location 10
Value for money 10
Accommodation 10
Facilities / Activities 10
Customer service 10
Child friendliness 10
Cleanliness 10
Wifi 6
Lucy-Ellen P. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

The Mead electric gravel and hardstanding tent, campervan or trailer tent pitch

Liked: We liked the two children’s play areas, the children also enjoyed the indoor pool. Site was very well Maintained, clean and looked new in most areas. Pitch was very clean and well maintained.

Disliked: Only four small communal showers in the swimming pool area in the ladies side, which created a little bit of a queue, I could imagine peak season this would be a problem.

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Excellent place :)

Overall 10/10
Location 10
Value for money 10
Accommodation 10
Facilities / Activities 10
Customer service 10
Child friendliness 10
Cleanliness 10
Wifi 10
Anonymous The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Electric gravel and hardstanding touring pitch

Liked: Everything was excellent:) pool, restaurant everything:)

Disliked: Rain :)

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Know what your getting…

Overall 10/10
Location 10
Value for money 10
Accommodation 10
Facilities / Activities 6
Customer service 10
Child friendliness 10
Cleanliness 10
Wifi 10
Anonymous The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Electric gravel and hardstanding touring pitch

Liked: Know what your getting

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Lovely site with warm, clean facilities

Overall 8/10
Location 8
Value for money 8
Accommodation 8
Facilities / Activities 10
Customer service 8
Child friendliness 8
Cleanliness 10
Wifi 6
Michelle C. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Electric gravel and hardstanding touring pitch

Liked: Clean and warm facilities. Nice food and drink in Forresters bar, reasonably priced. Good size pitch

Disliked: Lighting wasn’t great at night from my pitch to the toilet block and WiFi weak.

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Features

Leisure on site

Bar or club house

Cycle hire

Evening entertainment

Fishing

Fitness centre

Games room

Hot tub

Indoor swimming pool

Kids' club

On-site restaurant/cafe

Outdoor swimming pool

Play area

TV room

Take away

Tennis

Watersports

Amenities on site

Bath available

Car parking by pitch/unit

Composting toilet

Disabled facilities

Dog park

Drying room

Food shop

Free wifi

Ice pack freezing

Internet access

Launderette

Parent & baby washroom

Pick-up from public transport

Portable toilet

Pub toilets

Public telephone

Shower available

Toilet block

Washing-up area

Wifi

Groups welcome

Family friendly

Motorcycle friendly

Rallies welcome

Single-sex groups welcome

Student groups welcome

Rules

Barbecue provided

Barbecues allowed

Campfires allowed

Commercial vehicles allowed

Dogs allowed

Dogs allowed all year

Themes

Forest

Gastronomic delight

Peaceful

Remote location

Spectacular scenery

Walkers' paradise

Wildlife haven

Utilities

Charging facilities

Chemical disposal

Electric car charging point(s)

Gas cylinders available

Recycling available

Renewable energy

Nearby amenities

Bar nearby

Dog walk nearby

Public transport nearby

Shop nearby

Type

Large (51-200 pitches)

Nearby leisure

Canoeing/kayaking nearby

Cycle hire nearby

Cycling nearby

Fishing nearby

Golf nearby

Horse riding nearby

Indoor pool nearby

Mountain biking nearby

Outdoor pool nearby

Restaurant nearby

Sailing nearby

Tennis nearby

Watersports nearby

Touring and motorhomes

Water hook-up points for tourers

Location

Whitemead Forest Park

Parkend

Lydney

Gloucestershire

England

GL15 4LA

Directions

Timezone

Europe/London GMT (GMT+00:00)

GPS

51.76784°N
-2.56431°W

Nearest transport

Coach
7.3 mi Bus Station
10 mi Bus Station
10.1 mi Cantilupe Road
Rail
4 mi Lydney Rail Station
9.5 mi Cam & Dursley Rail Station
10 mi Chepstow Rail Station
Ferry
4.6 mi Sharpness Old Docks
4.7 mi Lydney Harbour
19.2 mi Bristol Docks Ferry Landing
Airport
19.4 mi Gloucestershire Airport
27.1 mi Bristol International Airport

Please note: All distances on this page are calculated "as the crow flies" - please check actual distance depending on your mode of travel using the Get directions button above.

Local attractions

For those seeking a bit of peace and quiet, there are stacks of splendid trails around the Forest of Dean to ramble or ride bikes along (and a bike hire place a few minutes’ walk away in Parkend if you need it). Should the kids demand more from their woodland outings, take them along to seek out dragons and unicorns along the themed trails at Puzzlewood, or launch themselves into the air on the ziplines and high ropes courses at Go Ape; both are 10 minutes away by car. Much of the area’s attraction is linked to its natural good looks, but there’s also manmade interest in the form of the miners’ caverns at Clearwell Caves and the puffing steam trains of the Dean Forest Railway (both 10 minutes' drive). In the unlikely event that you tire of this scenery, head west to the Wye Valley Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty for days visiting Goodrich Castle (20 minutes) and the Wye Valley Butterfly Zoo (25 minutes), or canoeing from Symonds Yat (25 minutes).

Water quality at nearby bathing waters

Name Distance Type 2020 2019 2018 2017
Clevedon Beach 26.2 mi Estuary N/A Good Good Good

Data source: European Environment Agency

Must see

WWT Slimbridge Wetlands Centre 7.1 mi

Berkeley Castle 7.1 mi

Caldicot Castle & Country Park 7.2 mi

Goodrich Castle 7.5 mi

Chepstow Castle 9.8 mi

National Trust

The Kymin 6.1 mi

Westbury Court Garden 7.5 mi

Skenfrith Castle 12.4 mi

Woodchester Park 12.9 mi

Newark Park 14 mi

Cycle routes

Find local routes on the National Cycle Network - over 12,000 miles of cycling routes.

Other

Parkend - Oakenhill Wood - Moseley Green - Church Hill - Parkend 0.1 mi

Parkend - Cannop Ponds - Nag's Head RSPB Reserve - Parkend 0.2 mi

Nagshead Visitor Centre - RSPB Reserve - Nagshead Visitor Centre 0.5 mi

Nagsgead RSPB Reserve - Cannop Ponds - Speech House 0.5 mi

NAGSHEAD (CURRENT BOUNDARY FROM 23/09/2003) 0.8 mi

Local events

  • Bristol International Balloon Fiesta (Thursday 8 August 2024 – Thursday 8 August 2024)

    Bristol, Greater Bristol 22.9 mi

  • Green Man Festival (Thursday 15 August 2024 – Thursday 15 August 2024)

    Crickhowell, Powys 27 mi

Please note: All distances on this page are calculated "as the crow flies" - please check actual distance depending on your mode of travel using the Get directions button above.

Offers

Lodge, cabin, pod or hut
Mega camping pod (no pets)
  • 25% off Glamping Pod Discount
Lodge, cabin, pod or hut
Mega camping pod (pet friendly)
  • 25% off Glamping Pod Discount

Conditions apply - see pitch type section for details

Want to know more about camping in Gloucestershire?

  • Does Whitemead Forest Park have a swimming pool? Yes View all features
  • Is Whitemead Forest Park dog friendly? Yes View all features
  • What attractions are near Whitemead Forest Park? For those seeking a bit of peace and quiet, there are stacks of splendid trails around the Forest of Dean to ramble or ride bikes along (and a bike hire place a … Read more
  • When can I check in and check out of Whitemead Forest Park?
    Camping and touring
    Arrive:  2 p.m. –  7 p.m.
    Depart by:  11 a.m.
    On-site accommodation
    Arrive:  3 p.m. –  7 p.m.
    Depart by:  10 a.m.
    Read more
  • How much does it cost to stay at Whitemead Forest Park? From £28 (for 1 night, 6 people) - prices may change depending on your dates and party.