New Forest Camping and Caravan Sites

Camping and caravanning in the New Forest is ideal for relaxing and for feeling close to the wonderful great outdoors. Camping or caravanning brings you closer to our amazing wildlife and our beautiful scenery. It gives you opportunities to explore new places, experience nature and learn something new and to simply enjoy the laidback feeling of the New Forest National Park, where ponies roam freely and there are lots of opportunities to soak up the fresh air.

The New Forest is a great destination for anyone who enjoys the laidback feeling of the great outdoors and with ample footpaths, family-friendly activities, fascinating wildlife and nature and some amazing off-road cycleways, it’s easy to see why many people choose to have a holiday here.

Camping is the perfect break for families, and they are more than welcome here in the New Forest, with many of our campsites being geared up for younger visitors with fantastic playparks and other activities.

Camping and caravanning are also a great way to stay for couples and single travellers too! Whether you’re looking for an active break in the forest or some time to relaxed and rejuvenate, camping is a fantastic choice of accommodation for everyone.

There are a number of different campsites in The New Forest where you can stay. Whether you are looking for an intimate campsite with a secluded woodland setting or a campsite with all the modern conveniences, there is an excellent variety on offer here.

All of our campsites have easy access into the open forest, where you can expect beautiful walks through our gladed woodlands, off-road cycling and close proximity some fantastic days out for all the family.

Camping in the Forest manages ten of the campsites within the New Forest including sites in Brockenhurst, Lyndhurst and Cadnam (to name just a few). All of these sites have Green Tourism Silver Awards for their environmental credentials from the back-to-basics site at Aldridge Hill through to Roundhill Campsite with open grassy areas, ideal for children to play on. Some of the more basic sites offer fantastic opportunities to get close to nature.

Some of our smaller campsites include Red Shoot Camping Park, which is in the perfect location for walking! Red Shoot have their own local shop and a lovely pub just a couple of steps away. Another one of our smaller campsites is Harrow Wood Farm Caravan Park. Located on the outskirts of a quiet village called Bransgore, where you can find some lovely pubs and local shops.

Camp within the forest or down by the lake at Avon Tyrrell Campsite, between Bransgore and Burley. A gorgeous, unspoilt campsite, offering a peaceful break in a natural environment. Another rural campsite is Jubilee Camping, near Fordingbridge. With 3 fields with generously sized camping pitches, or hire one of their new woodland areas, where you can pitch your tents within your own private area amongst the woodland.

Another ideally located campsite is Long Meadow Campsite, which is surrounded by acres of forest, but still with quick enough access to Brockenhurst. Long Meadow offer spacious hardstanding and pitches, with or without electric. 

Stay at the amazing Shamba Holidays, on the outskirts of Ringwood, located in a seven-acre park, surrounded by trees and other fauna.. 150 spacious pitches with electric hook-ups and also some non-electric hook-ups, with access to amazing facilities including a swimming pool, shop, bar and restaurant!

As well as wonderful glamping pods, Back of Beyond Touring Park is a beautiful 30 acre haven, with lakes, woodland and heathland, it makes for a great place to unwind and listen to the sounds of nature.

One of Shorefield Holiday’s sites also welcome touring and camping, Lytton Lawn. If you’re looking for a coastal camping trip then this is the perfect place for you, being located near to their holiday park, Shorefield Country Park, in Milford on Sea.

For those summer camping trips, Chapelfield Camping is a great place to stay. With spacious pitches, surrounded by the beautiful nature of the New Forest, the perfect place to create lots of unforgettable memories. 

Harry's Meadow is a great location to pitch your tent and enjoy a relaxing break within the New Forest. Located in the magical hamlet of Frogham, near to Fordingbridge, with easy access to our fantastic walking and cycling network and lots of local country pubs. Paddock View in Copythorne is another perfect location to camp out. Quietly hidden away, but still nearby lots of fantastic visitor attractions, cosy pubs and walking and cycling routes.

Brooklands Farm Camping is the perfect place to book for a summer getaway. Surrounded by wonderful ancient trees, with direct access to walking and cycling paths, it's the ideal spot! Bring your tent or they also take bookings for campervans and small motorhomes too. Another peaceful location for a summer camping trip is Teddy's Farm nearby to Lymington! 

Set in the peaceful grounds of a traditional country pub, you'll find Dragons Den Camping. With 3 incredible tipee tents, with prodived beds, bedding and other comforts. Croft Cottage Campsite is a wonderful small campsite, with fantastic facilities and location. Plus there are alpacas and chickens living there too, that kids can wake up and feed in the mornings.

There are 14 fantastic campsites across the estate at Foxlease - so you'll be sure to fit something there to suit the needs of your camping holiday! For enjoying stunning views of sunrise and sunset across the coast, pitch your tent at Calshot Campsite, located on Calshot Spit. 

Campsites.co.uk have almost 50 camping, glamping and touring sites on their site that are located in and around the New Forest.  

You can also expect to see some beautiful displays of stars at night with many of our campsites being in secluded spots that are away from light pollution. You may even have the odd New Forest pony or other animals roaming close by to where you are sleeping!

Did you know that some of our campsites are also dog friendly, so the whole family can come and enjoy a camping trip to the New Forest.

Please note that camping in the wild and overnight parking is not allowed in the New Forest National Park.

Glamping

If you want to glam up your camping and don’t want to sacrifice your creature comforts, then The New Forest is also a fantastic place to experience glamping! Glamping is becoming increasingly popular, and is a fantastic way to stay for those who like the idea of camping but need that little bit of extra luxury

Back of Beyond Camping at St Leonard’s, near Ringwood is the perfect place for you to camp in style, with 4 different choices of glamping style, making 9 glamping units, to choose from, including a luxury yurt! Red Shoot Camping Park have a beautiful river keepers hut on site that you can stay in too.

Book your New Forest break today

What’s stopping you? Browse through our camping and caravanning listings below today and book your perfect New Forest break.

You can search by dates, facilities and much more. Don’t forget to take a look at our special offers for last minute deals on accommodation or added extras.

We also highly recommend that you purchase a Go New Forest Card for just £10 for your visit. This card will give you nearly 400 money-saving offers on accommodation, days out, activities, eating out and much more, you will soon recoup your £10 in savings!

Top tips for camping in the New Forest

The New Forest National Park is a wonderful place to visit and you can help it stay that way by being a Forest friendly visitor.

For their safety and your own please keep your distance from the animals - although owned and cared for by local people called commoners, they are unpredictable and best treated as wild.

BBQs : Due to the high risk of wildfires Forestry England has announced that fires of any type, including disposable BBQs are not permitted on the land they manage at this time.  All BBQ facilities at visitor spots in the New Forest have therefore been closed.

Please check with individual camping sites as to their policies on BBQs.