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Can anyone recommend a good site in the Isle of Wight - we're not fussy about where abouts.

We often go to Camping and Caravanning Club Sites but these are getting rather expensive now we have a family of 4 and have to go during peak season!!!

We're not fussed with fancy facilities - just a warm shower and a clean loo will be fine. Good scenery would be a plus too.

Any ideas?

Thanks!

We spent a week at Southlands Camping & Caravan Site really enjoyed it, it is quite big, but is split into sections, so felt smaller, the toilets where clean and plenty of hot water, also wash up facilities, laundry and wifi which went down well with our 14 year old.  I thought the Isle of wight was lovely, Sandown, the donkey sactuary, amozon world, we went round the whole island and thought we had picked the best area.  Near to us was The Old Barn Campsite, that looks fine, there was a supermarket within 2 mins drive and Sandown only 5 mins away.

Its a lovely Island and we will go again in a few years.

Shirley

Thanks Shirley. I looked at Southland's www and it looked lovely. I've also looked at other sites in the Isle of Wight now and the prices seem to be even higher than C&C club so maybe we'll stick with them for now!  I remember the days when we'd pay a max of £10 a night in high season! Now its more like £17 minimum!!

Gone are the days when we could just grab our tents and spend a weekend under canvas! Paying for 4 of us means its a luxury we can no longer afford!

Thanks again x

 HI Milkshake,

        I too recommmend Southlands, if  you take the inclusive Ferry deals available with the sites  it works out very reasonable .you can book  direct  with the Campsite,itself

Check out  or try Carpenters Farm, great site:

http://www.ukcampsite.co.uk/sites/reviews.asp?revid=3752

Cheers  Ratty

Anyone know a rough ball park figure how much it is to take a 15ft tourer on the ferry in August?  The ferry sites keep crashing!!!

I can recommend Ninham!! Huge pitches and lots of space and that is in mid August

http://www.ukcampsite.co.uk/sites/reviews.asp?revid=1707

Hi Sarah, We went with Red Funnel last August from Southhampton to Cowes with our car and caravan it cost about £170, hope that helps.  We went on the onest crossing so I am sure the shorter ones would be less.

Shirley

We stayed at The Orchards a couple of years ago & were very impressed with it.

The quality was excellent. The countryside views were breathtaking. It's near Yarmouth (where the ferry docks from Lymington) & the site organised all the necessary paperwork for te ferry when I booked the pitch.

There's indoor & outdoor pools, a games room & play area which kept me & the little'un busy while 'er indoors read books, watched soaps etc.

The shop was very well stocked & there was a take away on site which opened both for breakfast & in the evening.

Good luck

Hi Milkshake

I can reccommend quite a few different sites as I have stayed at a lot of them. I have lived on the Island for 20 years and stay for long weekends at different sites when we can't afford a ferry crossing (The only drawback to living on an island!).

It depends what type of site you are after. If you want nightlife and loads to do for kids then there are three haven sites, Thorness Bay (near Cowes), Nodes Point (near Seaview) or Lower Hyde (Shanklin) There is also Whitecliff Bay (Bembridge) which is the same type of site. Adgestone is a camping and caravanning club site and offers lots for kids too.

We prefer the peaceful sites and can highly reccommend Whitefield Forest (Between Ryde and Brading) This is a new site and it has been cut into a forest and is really clean and friendly. The only thing I could say was a downside is that if blues and twos go by or boy racers then they can be quite noisy, but that has only happened twice in three stays there. Another lovely site is Heathfield Farm (Freshwater) again lovely and quiet when we were there and lots of lovely walks from the site which suited us well.

I could go on for ever so if you reply and let me know what sort of sites you prefer then I will reccommend a few more

Regards

Nigel

Thanks Nigel!  We went to Adgestone in summer 06 ago and loved it - considering returning there but just wondered what others were recommended.

We don't want a Haven or anything with night life. We have two children (3 and 5) who *should* be in bed by 8pm (here's hoping!) so we would like somewhere where we can sit outside the tent in the evening and relax peacefully!

A pool would be nice but certainly not essential. An onsite shop - or at least a reception where we can get milk would be handy... a nice view maybe??

Other than that we don't really have any other requirements.  Just nice and clean and friendly.

We also have a big tent so somewhere where that isn't a problem.

Thanks again!

Hi Milkshake,