When can I check in and check out of Andark Lake?

Camping and touring Arrive: 2 p.m. – 9 p.m. Depart by: 12 p.m. Read more

How much does it cost to stay at Andark Lake?

From £20 (for 1 night, 4 people) - prices may change depending on your dates and party.

Andark Lake

From £20 For 1 night, 5 adults Last booked 13 hours ago 8.6 352 reviews

Lakeside pitches (added by manager 23 Aug 2022)

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Swimming and diving on site (added by manager 23 aug 2022)

The grass pitch (added by manager 16 jun 2017)

Entrance to site (added by manager 16 jun 2017)

Peaceful site near the River Hamble: two pubs within walking distance
Six miles from Southampton and 12 from Portsmouth's ferry terminal
Set in scuba diving and open-water swimming lake grounds

Get set to get wet… with the Solent coast a couple of miles away, the Hamble river down the road and of course the lake on site, it’s safe to say that life pretty much revolves around the water at Andark Lake, a small and quiet grassy site six miles from the centre of Southampton. The main focal point here is the purpose-built scuba diving training lake, where wetsuit-clad types can sign up for training courses (when pre-booked) or recreational dives, hire kit and fill air tanks (for certified scuba divers). Open-water swims can be had for an extra charge at the weekends, when staff are on site and the place isn't in use by divers. Outside of swim time, there’s more water-based activity (sailing, paddleboarding, kitesurfing and windsurfing) along the riverside or at Swanwick Marina. Should all this aquatic activity have worked up a bit of a hunger, trot over to the site café for snacks and light lunches, plus hot and cold drinks throughout the day. For your evening meals, three pubs are within walking distance, or you can pick up supermarket supplies two miles away for a sunset sausage sizzle. Other amenities on site include a drinking water tap and a toilet block with male and female changing rooms, lockers and showers, all open 24/7. A coldwater sink is available in the pitching field where guests can wash pots and pans, and an accessible toilet is available on request.

Site type

Open now

Please note

Under 18s must be accompanied by their parents or legal guardians.
Your dog must be tattooed or microchipped.
Group bookings of 3 or more adults are not permitted (couples and immediate family members excepted).
Single-sex bookings of 3 or more people (couples and immediate family members excepted) are not permitted via Pitchup.com.
No hen/stag parties permitted via Pitchup.com.
The site caters for families (immediate members) and couples only - bookings from all other forms of groups are not accepted.
Reception is unmanned after 5 p.m.. Please inform the site while on your way there should you expect to arrive after this time, so that the team can provide information about your unit/pitch.
Guests are advised to bring a good quality torch with them as parts of the site are unlit.

Lake open-water swimming is not included in the rate and is charged at £7 per person for a day ticket . Swimming is only available Wednesday to Sunday. No swimming while divers are in the lake. The lake must not be used after hours or when no staff are on site, as it's a deep diving training lake and can be dangerous. Dogs are not allowed in the lake at any time.

Languages spoken

English

Open from Wed, 10 Jan to Sun, 22 Dec 2024

Pitch types & availability

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Only showing reviews for the last 30 months.

Ease of use, closeness of showers, toilets and cleanilness. Option to pay…

Overall	10/10
Location	10
Value for money	10
Accommodation	10
Facilities / Activities	10
Customer service	10
Child friendliness	4
Cleanliness	10
Wifi	8

Anonymous Apr 2024

Non-electric grass and gravel motorhome pitch

Liked: Ease of use, closeness of showers, toilets and cleanilness. Option to pay to swim in the lake. Close to Brickworks museum and other attaractions in a few miles walk. Easy to travel to / from via bus and / train to Southampton Central or further afeild.

Disliked: Becareful with children at this site as the water looks deep and I didn't see any facilities aimed at children.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Very limited evening food choices - pub food was awful

Overall	6/10
Location	8
Value for money	6
Accommodation	6
Facilities / Activities	6
Customer service	2
Child friendliness	6
Cleanliness	8
Wifi	6

Mark B. Apr 2024

Electric grass and gravel motorhome pitch

Liked: Pretty basic but everything was clean and worked

Disliked: Traffic noise from main road.

Recommend to friends Visit again

The lake , the toilets and hard standing.…

Overall	10/10
Location	10
Value for money	10
Accommodation	10
Facilities / Activities	10
Customer service	10
Child friendliness	10
Cleanliness	10
Wifi	10

Victoria K. Apr 2024

Non-electric grass tent or trailer tent pitch

Liked: The lake , the toilets and hard standing.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Toilets & showers very clean. Knowledge of where pitch would be so…

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	No rating

Anonymous Apr 2024

Electric grass and gravel motorhome pitch

Liked: Toilets & showers very clean. Knowledge of where pitch would be so no pressure on having to arrive by a certain time. Electric cable already there.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Nice warm shower Peaceful location Nice stroll to local pub,which sold some…

Overall	8/10
Location	10
Value for money	8
Accommodation	No rating
Facilities / Activities	10
Customer service	10
Child friendliness	No rating
Cleanliness	10
Wifi	No rating

Nicholas L. Apr 2024

Electric grass and gravel motorhome pitch

Liked: Nice warm shower Peaceful location Nice stroll to local pub,which sold some very good food Very handy to the port

Recommend to friends Visit again

Won’t be staying again

Overall	4/10
Location	6
Value for money	4
Accommodation	4
Facilities / Activities	6
Customer service	6
Child friendliness	2
Cleanliness	8
Wifi	2

Richard M. Apr 2024

Non-electric grass and gravel motorhome pitch

Liked: Shower block is modern and clean, although the water not very warm. Lake is nice.

Disliked: Pitches are too close together, there is no privacy. I was just a few meters away from 2 families with children who were having a get together and drinks and were fairly noisy till the early hours. Luckily there was a spare pitch further away so I moved there.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Not much tbh…

Overall	4/10
Location	8
Value for money	8
Accommodation	4
Facilities / Activities	4
Customer service	6
Child friendliness	6
Cleanliness	6
Wifi	2

Anonymous Apr 2024

Non-electric grass tent or trailer tent pitch

Liked: Not much tbh

Disliked: The facilities were not great.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Pretty site around a 50m artificial scuba diving lake. Surrounded…

Overall	10/10
Location	10
Value for money	8
Accommodation	10
Facilities / Activities	10
Customer service	10
Child friendliness	No rating
Cleanliness	10
Wifi	8

Anonymous Apr 2024

Electric grass and gravel motorhome pitch

Liked: Pretty site around a 50m artificial scuba diving lake. Surrounded by trees but close to A27 so some traffic noise. Very quiet in late afternoon but comes to life in morning with swimmers and divers in the lake. Very clean/ well maintained loo and showers. Nice little cafe on site where we had breakfast. Good email information from Andark before the visit. Wi-Fi on site.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Clean facilities, friendly staff and level hard standing pitch.

Overall	10/10
Location	10
Value for money	8
Accommodation	8
Facilities / Activities	8
Customer service	8
Child friendliness	No rating
Cleanliness	10
Wifi	8

Anonymous Apr 2024

Electric grass and gravel motorhome pitch

Liked: Quiet, clean facilities, polite and helpful staff. Very convenient for Portsmouth ferry.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Lovely site, and staff, very helpful despite much of the site being…

Overall	8/10
Location	8
Value for money	8
Accommodation	8
Facilities / Activities	8
Customer service	8
Child friendliness	6
Cleanliness	10
Wifi	No rating

Anonymous Apr 2024

Electric grass and gravel motorhome pitch

Liked: Lovely site, and staff, very helpful despite much of the site being waterlogged, staff managed well in the circumstances

Recommend to friends Visit again

Features

Dogs allowed

Leisure on site

Bar or club house

Cycle hire

Evening entertainment

Fishing

Fitness centre

Games room

Indoor swimming pool

Kids' club

On-site cafe

On-site restaurant/cafe

Outdoor swimming pool

Play area

TV room

Take away

Tennis

Watersports

Wild swimming

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

Single-sex groups welcome

Student groups welcome

Rules

Barbecue provided

Barbecues allowed

Campfires allowed

Commercial vehicles allowed

Dogs allowed

Dogs allowed all year

Themes

Lake and/or mountain

Peaceful

Spectacular scenery

Walkers' paradise

Wild camping

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

Small (11-25 pitches)

Nearby leisure

Canoeing/kayaking nearby

Cycling nearby

Outdoor pool nearby

Restaurant nearby

Sailing nearby

Watersports nearby

Location

Andark Lake

Oslands Lane

Lower Swanwick

Southampton

Hampshire

England

SO31 7EG

Directions

Timezone

Europe/London BST (GMT+01:00)

GPS

50.88013°N
-1.29099°W

Route directions

The site is at the top of Oslands Lane, an unmade track. The access road is opposite the Old Ship pub (Bridge Road). The road runs between Andark Shop and the Carsa Car dealership.

Nearest transport

Coach

5.1 mi Telephone House

5.1 mi Terminal 1

Rail

0.7 mi Bursledon Rail Station

1.1 mi Swanwick Rail Station

1.8 mi Hamble Rail Station

Ferry

1.8 mi Hamble-le-Rice Ferry Landing

1.9 mi Warsash Ferry Landing

4.8 mi Hythe (Hants) Ferry Terminal

Airport

5.7 mi Southampton Airport

24.7 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

Wetsuits at the ready – if you’re into your watersports you’ll have plenty to pick from around here. Swanwick Marina is 10 minutes’ walk away for sailing training, and there’s paddleboarding, windsurfing and kayaking on the Hamble 15 minutes’ drive away. Kitesurf kit hire and lessons are 40 minutes away on the other side of the river. Take a break from the big blue for a wander around Holly Hill Woodland Park, five minutes away by car, or a sea-view stroll through Portsmouth Historic Dockyard, 20 minutes away. SeaCity Museum, Solent Sky Museum and the Tudor House and Garden in Southampton are worth a visit too, and there are shops, restaurants and a cinema at the city’s West Quay. Cross the River Hamble to hit the New Forest National Park, 25 minutes’ drive away, for a walk, bike ride or horse ride or a trip to meet the furry and feathered residents of the New Forest Wildlife Park. It’s also worth trundling along to the classic car collection at Beaulieu’s National Motor Museum (35 minutes away).

Water quality at nearby bathing waters

Name	Distance	Type	2020	2019	2018	2017
Calshot	5 mi	Sea	N/A	Excellent	Excellent	Excellent
Hillhead	5.4 mi	Sea	N/A	Good	Good	Good
Lee-On-Solent	6.6 mi	Sea	N/A	Excellent	Excellent	Excellent
Lepe	7.2 mi	Sea	N/A	Excellent	Excellent	Excellent
Cowes	7.8 mi	Sea	N/A	Good	Good	Excellent

Data source: European Environment Agency

Must see

Southampton Maritime Museum 5.1 mi

Beaulieu National Motor Museum 8.1 mi

Portchester Castle 8.3 mi

Osborne House 8.9 mi

Portsmouth Historic Dockyard 9.8 mi

National Trust

Newtown Old Town Hall 12.5 mi

Winchester City Mill 12.5 mi

Hinton Ampner 12.8 mi

Mottisfont 15.4 mi

Bembridge Windmill 15.9 mi

Cycle routes

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

Other

Grace Dieu 0.9 mi

ROYAL VICTORIA COUNTRY PARK, FORMERLY ROYAL VICTORIA MILITARY HOSPITAL 2.2 mi

TOWNHILL PARK 4.7 mi

CENTRAL PARKS, SOUTHAMPTON 5.1 mi

SOUTHAMPTON CEMETERY 6 mi

Local events

Wickham Festival (Thursday 1 August 2024 – Thursday 1 August 2024)
Fareham, Hampshire 4.8 mi
Isle of Wight Festival (Thursday 20 June 2024 – Thursday 20 June 2024)
Newport, Isle Of Wight 12.2 mi
Isle of Wight Walking Festival (Saturday 11 May 2024 – Saturday 11 May 2024)
Newport, Isle Of Wight 12.4 mi
New Forest and Hampshire County Show (Tuesday 30 July 2024 – Tuesday 30 July 2024)
Brockenhurst, Hampshire 13 mi
CarFest (Friday 23 August 2024 – Friday 23 August 2024)
Basingstoke, Hampshire 23.4 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.

Policies

Booking terms and conditions

Admission

Under 18s must be accompanied by their parents or legal guardians.

Arrivals and departures

Late arrivals must notify the park as soon as possible. Your booking will be held for 24 hours. After this period the management reserves the right to relet your unit.
No refunds/discounts for inclement weather, late arrivals or early departures.
The site will send you further check-in information 1 day(s) before your arrival.

Changes to your holiday

Bookings cannot be amended within 7 day(s) of arrival.
Modifications are subject to a £5.00 fee.

Dogs

Dogs are prohibited from main facilities and amenities.
Dogs must be kept on leads and supervised at all times.
Guide dogs are allowed on site free of charge.
Your dog must be tattooed or microchipped.

Extras

Motorbike(s) can be brought instead of the car(s) included.

General

In the event of a complaint, please speak to reception immediately. Complaints which are not brought to the management's attention during your stay cannot be dealt with once you have left the site.
Quiet hours must be respected between 8 p.m. and 8 a.m..
Radio, music and TV players must be kept at a low volume. Car doors and boots must be closed quietly.
Refunds within the indicated cancellation period are only possible if the site is able to relet your unit/pitch.
The management reserves the right to deny access or terminate the stay of those guests whose behaviour is deemed unsuitable. No refunds will be offered.
The site is not liable for any refund in the event of force majeure.

Occupancy

Group bookings of 3 or more adults are not permitted (couples and immediate family members excepted).
No hen/stag parties permitted via Pitchup.com.
Single-sex bookings of 3 or more people (couples and immediate family members excepted) are not permitted via Pitchup.com.
The site caters for families (immediate members) and couples only - bookings from all other forms of groups are not accepted.

Pitches

Please note, pup tents are to be used for storage purposes only. Guests may not use them for sleeping.

Reception

Reception is unmanned after 5 p.m.. Please inform the site while on your way there should you expect to arrive after this time, so that the team can provide information about your unit/pitch.

Safety

Barbecues are permitted but must be raised off the ground and attended by an adult at all times.
Firearms are not permitted.
Guests are advised to bring a good quality torch with them as parts of the site are unlit.
Open fires are prohibited.

Vehicles

No vehicle movement between 11:30 p.m. and 6 a.m..

Visitors

Visitors’ cars are not permitted on site.
Visitors must leave the premises by 6 p.m..

Additional terms

Lake open-water swimming is not included in the rate and is charged at £7 per person for a day ticket. Swimming is only available Wednesday to Sunday.

No swimming while divers are in the lake. The lake must not be used after hours or when no staff are on site, as it's a deep diving training lake and can be dangerous.

Dogs are not allowed in the lake at any time.

The toilets and changing rooms are open 24/7 when there are campers are onsite. An additional outside unisex toilet is always open, and an additional disabled loo will made available on arrival for any disabled guests.

Payment terms

Does Andark Lake have a swimming pool? No View all features
Is Andark Lake dog friendly? Yes View all features
What attractions are near Andark Lake? Wetsuits at the ready – if you’re into your watersports you’ll have plenty to pick from around here. Swanwick Marina is 10 minutes’ walk away for sailing training, and there’s paddleboarding, windsurfing … Read more
When can I check in and check out of Andark Lake?

Camping and touring

Arrive: 2 p.m. – 9 p.m.

Depart by: 12 p.m.

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How much does it cost to stay at Andark Lake? From £20 (for 1 night, 4 people) - prices may change depending on your dates and party.