Pondhead

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  • Relaxed and friendly site on a one-acre paddock a mile from Lyndhurst
  • Within the New Forest National Park, 15 minutes' drive from Beaulieu
  • Farm shop on site with home-reared meat and picnic supplies
Pondhead is a relaxed and welcoming Hampshire site on a one-acre paddock within a working farm in the New Forest National Park, a mile from the town of Lyndhurst (which you can walk to along a quiet footpath through the heath from the site). Pitches here are on a sheltered and dry field that’s mainly level and has access to a toilet block and drinking water points. It’s easy to get out onto forest trails from the site, and on evening walks it’s possible to spot all sorts of wild beasties including badgers, deer, foxes and owls. To make sure guests don’t disturb the neighbours (both the wild ones and fellow guests on site), this is a quiet family-oriented site and everyone’s asked to keep the hubbub down after 10pm. The surroundings and setting here are pretty special, but perhaps the best thing about this site is the tasty treats on offer at its farm shop: guests are encouraged to stock up on home-reared sausages, burgers and steaks for the barbecue, and you can also pick up breakfast bits (milk, cereal and orange juice) and picnic wares like pasties and pies to take off on your wanders. And where might those wanders take you? Well, out into the forest, of course, or down to the coast at Lymington, or to marvel at the motor collection at Beaulieu, or to meet Peppa Pig at Paultons Park or… well, it’s safe to say there’s plenty to do around here.

Site type

Tent pitches 10
Motorhome pitches 3

Languages spoken

English

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Features

Leisure on site

Bar or club house

Cycle hire

Evening entertainment

Fishing

Fitness centre

Games room

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

D. of E. 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

Utilities

Charging facilities

Chemical disposal

Electric car charging point(s)

Gas cylinders available

Recycling available

Renewable energy

Nearby amenities

Bar nearby

Dog walk nearby

Nearby farmers' market

Type

Small (11-25 pitches)

Nearby leisure

Cycle hire nearby

Cycling nearby

Indoor pool nearby

Location

Pondhead

Pondhead Farm

Beaulieu Road

Lyndhurst

Hampshire

England

SO43 7FZ

Directions

Timezone

Europe/London GMT (GMT+00:00)

GPS

50.8625°N
-1.5495°W

Nearest transport

Coach
1.2 mi Lyndhurst Park Hotel
1.2 mi Lyndhurst Park Hotel
2.9 mi Brockenhurst College
Rail
2 mi Beaulieu Road Rail Station
2.1 mi Ashurst New Forest Rail Station
3.3 mi Brockenhurst Rail Station
Ferry
6.6 mi Hythe (Hants) Ferry Terminal
6.7 mi Southampton Vehicle Ferry Terminal
6.7 mi Southampton Passenger Ferry Terminal
Airport
10.3 mi Southampton Airport
13.7 mi Bournemouth 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

Attractions and activities nearby include: - New Forest Golf Club: five minutes’ drive - Longdown Activity Farm: 10 minutes - New Forest Wildlife Park: 15 minutes - National Motor Museum at Beaulieu: 15 minutes - New Forest Reptile Centre: 15 minutes - Bucklers Hard (historic seaside hamlet): 20 minutes - Paultons Park (home of Peppa Pig World): 20 minutes - New Forest Water Park: half an hour - Hurst Castle (seaside fortress): half an hour.

Water quality at nearby bathing waters

Name Distance Type 2020 2019 2018 2017
Milford-On-Sea 9.9 mi Sea N/A Excellent Excellent Excellent
Lepe 10.1 mi Sea N/A Excellent Excellent Excellent
Christchurch Bay 10.1 mi Sea N/A Excellent Excellent Excellent
Calshot 10.7 mi Sea N/A Excellent Excellent Excellent
Highcliffe 10.8 mi Sea N/A Excellent Excellent Excellent

Data source: European Environment Agency

Must see

Exbury Gardens and Steam Railway 1.3 mi

Beaulieu National Motor Museum 5 mi

Paultons Family Theme Park 5.9 mi

Southampton Maritime Museum 6.7 mi

Fort Victoria Country Park 10.8 mi

National Trust

Newtown Old Town Hall 12.1 mi

Mottisfont 12.2 mi

The Needles Old Battery and New Battery 13.9 mi

Mottistone Manor Garden 15.8 mi

Brighstone Shop and Museum 16.6 mi

Cycle routes

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

Other

Lyndhurst - Brockenhurst Circuit 0.8 mi

Lyndhurst - New Forest 1.9 mi

THE NEW FOREST 2 mi

Ashurst Station (New Forest) - Bridge-Camp - Ashurst Station 2.3 mi

Longdown Inclosure - New Forest 2.6 mi

Local events

  • New Forest and Hampshire County Show (Tuesday 30 July 2024 – Tuesday 30 July 2024)

    Brockenhurst, Hampshire 2.1 mi

  • Isle of Wight Festival (Thursday 20 June 2024 – Thursday 20 June 2024)

    Newport, Isle Of Wight 15.8 mi

  • Isle of Wight Walking Festival (Saturday 11 May 2024 – Saturday 11 May 2024)

    Newport, Isle Of Wight 15.9 mi

  • Wickham Festival (Thursday 1 August 2024 – Thursday 1 August 2024)

    Fareham, Hampshire 16 mi

  • CarFest (Friday 23 August 2024 – Friday 23 August 2024)

    Basingstoke, Hampshire 27.7 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.

Reviews

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Only showing reviews for the last 30 months.

Good location to explore the local area…

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

Non-electric grass tent or trailer tent pitch

Liked: Good location to explore the local area

Disliked: Toilets could do with an update but not awful

Recommend to friends Visit again

All good, great value

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

Non-electric grass tent or trailer tent pitch

Liked: Easiness

Disliked: No showers

Recommend to friends Visit again

It was nice and peaceful, watching the cows and horses from my…

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

Non-electric grass motorhome pitch

Liked: It was nice and peaceful, watching the cows and horses from my rocking chair was just perfect! Facilities are basic, but I had everything I needed in the van, so really for me it was a really well priced and beautiful place to stay for a couple of days. Would absolutely go back, thanks for having me!

Recommend to friends Visit again

Nice location for short stays

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

Non-electric grass tent or trailer tent pitch

Liked: The location is great. It provides the basic facilities. The owners are really nice people.

Disliked: Nothing

Recommend to friends Visit again

Nice out of the way site surrounded by animals.

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

Non-electric grass motorhome pitch

Liked: The owners were friendly and helpful. The camp field was small and tucked away off the beaten track.

Disliked: Toilets needed attention - one of the doors didn’t shut properly. Rubbish area needed better organisation

Recommend to friends Visit again

It's a great back to basics, almost wild camping experience.

Overall 10/10
Location 10
Value for money 10
Accommodation 10
Facilities / Activities 2
Customer service 10
Child friendliness 4
Cleanliness 8
Wifi No rating
Steve F. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Non-electric grass tent or trailer tent pitch

Liked: Simple open working farm atmosphere, and a friendly polite owner / manager

Disliked: Nothing

Recommend to friends Visit again

Pitched at the bottom of the field overlooking a field with horses…

Overall 4/10
Location 2
Value for money 4
Accommodation 2
Facilities / Activities 2
Customer service 2
Child friendliness 2
Cleanliness 2
Wifi 2
Julia G. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Non-electric grass motorhome pitch

Liked: Pitched at the bottom of the field overlooking a field with horses and calves

Disliked: Nothing like expected, the write up on the website was very clever, the reality was nothing like it. Turned up at scrappy farm, wondering if we were in the wrong place. Eventually got hold of someone on the phone. Campsite next to derelict house and field full of rusting farm machinery. See other reviews re the loos, dreadful, nothing more to add. Don't reckon on the farmshop.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Very close to the wildlife friendly staff

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

Non-electric grass tent or trailer tent pitch

Liked: Very friendly and relaxed site , would recommend

Recommend to friends Visit again

Simple site. Nothing fancy. Just wanted a pitch with a loo and…

Overall 8/10
Location 8
Value for money 10
Accommodation 6
Facilities / Activities 4
Customer service No rating
Child friendliness No rating
Cleanliness No rating
Wifi No rating
Mark R. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Non-electric grass tent or trailer tent pitch

Liked: Simple site. Nothing fancy. Just wanted a pitch with a loo and water. Did the job.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Not a pitch just a field,

Overall 4/10
Location 6
Value for money 2
Accommodation 2
Facilities / Activities 2
Customer service No rating
Child friendliness No rating
Cleanliness 4
Wifi 2
Anonymous The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Non-electric grass motorhome pitch

Liked: Ponies and cows close by.

Disliked: Toilets only 2

Recommend to friends Visit again


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