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Has anyone been to this site yet? It is a new site, just opened this year.  We are booked to go in July and wondered what it is like.

Many thanks

Going to the Isle of Wight on the 1st July for the 5 day special.  Staying at The Orchards.  Stayed last year but going to have a look at Whitefield Forest and there is a site at Freshwater called Heathfield Camping & Touring.  It only cost £130 for the site and  return ferry for the car & caravan

Hi Matt

Im going to The Orchards on the 30th June for a week So I will see you there.  Is this site a good one then as it has lots of great reviews.  I paid about £170 for week and ferry.

Cheers Kathy

Yes it is good and it has great views of the countryside as well.  The swimming pools are very good.  The one inside is a bit small and you have to pay £5.00 to use it, but if the weather is good as it was last year then the outside one is as good. Pitched on grass last year and the pitch was on a slope, so gone for a hardstanding pitch this time.  Went to have a look at Southlands Camping last year which was nice but you don't get the views as hedges are everywhere and you are all put ito sections.

The Orchards have a good shop and take away service which is quite reasonable.

There are some great places to visit on the Isle of Wight as well.

Looking forwards to going.  Look out for a Black Freelander.

Great Matt see you there.  We are two women with a ford focus c-max and Swift lifestyle 480.  With UKC flag in back window.

Cann't wait to go i so excited.

See you there

Cheers Kathy

The Orchards Caravan Site is in Yarmouth on the west side of IOW.  Hope this helps.

Cheers Kathy

hi pauline,  we are also booked to go the the whitefield forest, 27 july for 7 nights,  we went past there last year and saw the signs advertising it.  seems to be in a good location, it sounfds nice, should be as they are experienced people who own it, they used to run the site at adgestone.  hopefully see u there

joe

We went over to the island a few weeks ago and stayed a friends chalet.  We actually went to take a look at this site and its just our thing.  Its surrounded by woods, the toilets and showers etc are all new and there seem to be plenty of them.  The pitches are large and each one has woods right behind, so would think there is access.

The only downside is there is a sawmill next door, but it only worked a few days a week and didnt start too early and the road is busy, so would suggest a pitch nearer the back of the site.

We have cheap use of the chalet whenever we want, so wouldnt camp on the Island at the present time, but if we did, we would certainly give this site a go.

Good luck