Me and my family had a lovely holiday staying at Sandy Balls…read more Recommended by a friend of my Mum's my parents really wanted to return to this area after having a great long weekend staying just outside Fordingbridge. Sandy Balls is easy to find and the welcome centre is very friendly and come out from the building to great you whilst your still in the car. All the cabins are easy to locate as the site is well signposted. The cabins are brilliant! They all come with an outside picnic bench and barbeque, with barbeque equipment stored in each of the cabins. Are cabin had three bedrooms, a double ensuite and two twin rooms. Probably only one of the places I've stayed at where the twin rooms were a decent size. I really liked that they both included small dressing tables with a draw and stool underneath. The wardrobe space was large but the standard few coathanger provided. The bedding was great but my only complaint was I got very hot and would have liked a thinner duvet. The cabins were very good a keeping heat in and were always opening windows to cool down a little. The ensuite and bathroom were lovely, the best feature being the led lights intergrated into the mirror. The living room/ dining room was well balanced, plenty of room for 4 people to set on the sofas but I think a 6th guest would have found it a squeeze. The kitchen was great, all the appliances looked new, we found the fridge a little small but we did have a lot in there. Would have much preffered a chopping board that wasn't glasss but appart from that the kitchen was really easy to use. I big plus point for me was the arcade games! I really enjoyed having them there and had a lot of fun playing on the 2p machines and table hockey. The cafe/restaurant and pub were very good in their own right and didn't feel like they were there just for people coming to Sandy Balls for holiday. We won the weekly quiz and had a great evening not living the holiday park.

Reasonably priced. Nice location and cabins were clean and had everything that we needed…read more Really nice place to get away and stay to experience such a lovely location. Been there twice over and 20 years between and it hasn't managed to end up outdated. Still going strong. Recommend for families and couples .

Secluded, good facilities, great for the kids…read more Camping in October, you must be mad. Nope, I have a campervan. The Inside Park sits in the middle of a largish farm, just a couple of miles outside Blandford Forum. It has around 120 pitches, a fanastic kids adventure playground and several paths through the adjacent woods to keep you and the dog happy. The site happily takes bookings for tents, caravans and motorhomes although you need to bear in mind if camping off season, that the ground can get quite wet so you may not be able tow your caravan off site your self. Not to worry, however, as the site manager has a tractor to help out. Facilities are good, albeit just in one place which could be a fair walk if you're in the top field with a tent. I suspect most campers coming here have a caravan with facilities built in. If you have a campervan like us, facilities are fine for fresh water, chemical toilet disposal but there's no convenient gulley for disposal of your waste water. You'll need a long hose and some patience. On site there's a shop with a reasonably good stock of food & camping items, a laundry, showers and a games room with 3 pool & one table football table. The secluded nature of the site appeals to those who want something a bit quieter, out of the way with plenty to hand.

Excellent facilities, lovely location... My dogs' first camping trip and this was perfect. Pet…read morefriendly, kid friendly and really clean facilities. There's a little takeaway van that could do with staying open just a little bit longer, but the shop is fairly well stocked. the loos/showers are very clean and the children's play area makes you wish that they had this kind of stuff when you were little. All in all - very nice!

Excellent campsite in a good location. Just spent my 4th weekend there and it never disappoints…read more Pub with food (if you want that kind of thing), well stocked shop, children's playground, laundry room, clean (free of charge) showers and toilet blocks. Freezer facility Easy access to Durdle Door beach, although you do need a certain level of fitness because the path slopes steeply and there are some steps. Lulworth is around a mile and a half away along a cliff top walk - also quite steep, but there is another longer and more level route (not accessible for pushchairs and wheelchairs). Plenty of farm and wildlife to see and hear if you keep an eye out. Do take earplugs if you are a light sleeper - it's one large rookery! Camp on the 'field' rather than in the trees for a more quiet time of it. I really cannot recommend this place enough. If you don't like tents, there are static caravans ('mobile' homes) for hire and also places for your own caravan, overlooking the sea. Everyone should go!

We stayed here for a week in the summer. The chalet we stayed in was very basic and last decorated…read moreabout 25 years ago. Several things were wrong - dripping tap, broken heater, no key for back door (fire hazard) and despite numerous complaints nothing was done. The swimming pool was nice.

Stayed here on a Mon - Fri holiday last week. Had a brilliant time! Our lodge was very clean, well…read moremaintained and well equipped. TV & mobile reception wasn't that great but that's great if you're looking to get away from it all! I would definitley recommend and would stay there again.

This campsite, part of the New Forest, was very pleasant and I would certainly recommend others to…read morevisit if the weather report says it's going to be a nice, sunny weekend. We planned our trip months in advance, so it didn't quite go to plan weather-wise (despite it being the beginning of August... welcome to England), but pack a mac and a hoody with your T shirts and you're prepared for all conditions. The site itself was very clean and close enough to the A31 to escape to civilisation, if needs be. No showers or electricity on site though, so be prepared to slum it a little. Horses also roam freely round this part of the country, which is quite nice and makes things interesting- they're quite harmless, but leave any food out or attempt any ad-lib bare-back riding, and your tent might not last the night.

Stayed here for a couple of nights this summer and was pleasantly surprised having not attempted to…read morecamp since my youth. There are two main areas in this camp site, one for families and one empty field where you can park your car and stick your tent up next to it. This place also caters for electrical hook ups for caravans and the like. Facilities include a small shop (on-site) to get the basics, gas canisters and toilets and showers which are free to use 24 hours a day, so that you don't have to relieve yourself in the bushes in the middle of the night (hurrah!). This camping site is in a pretty good location if you are interested in doing some local site-seeing as it's a short drive away from Corfe Castle and Swanage and just outside Wareham. It's also pretty close to Lulworth Cove (the favourite holiday destination of Mike Leigh's smug vegetarians Candace-Marie and Keith). The price of pitching isn't hugely expensive considering what you pay these days and the facilities provided make it worth it. Look out for farm shops on the road down to Corfe Castle.

Great campsite for both caravanners and tents. Friendly staff, good old fashioned site. Working…read morefarm, so expect country smells!

A truly lovely camp site / caravan park. The site is situated on the south coast of the island,…read moreright on the shoreline. There are a handful of static caravans on the lower part of the cliff and the main campsite area, shop and cottages are a short walk up to the top of the cliff. There is a play area for children along with various petting animals (*kids wash your hands after petting the animals!!*) and some more exotic breeds such as water buffalo and llamas. We stayed in one of the static caravans and it was one of the most relaxing holidays I have ever had. The caravans look out onto the sea and there is a safe fenced garden area with picnic benches where you can BBQ and watch the spectacular sunsets with a glass or two of the local wines (yes - there are a couple of vineyards on the IOW). The caravans are large and well maintained. The camping area is extensive and the facilities are good. The site shop has everything you would need but is pricey. The village of Brighstone is 10 minutes walk away and there are bigger shops and a couple of nice pubs that serve food. The charming coastal town of Ventnor is approx 15 mins drive away and Shanklin another 10 mins from Ventnor. Grange Farm will be a regular holiday destination for us - it really is a great family spot.