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Riverside Lakes Camping And Glamping
Slough Lane
Horton
Dorset (Browse area)
BH21 7JL
Tel: 01202 821212 or 07955 965938
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Pitches: 75
Open: 31/03/2024 to 01/10/2024
31/03/2025 to 01/10/2025
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| Who's it for |
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| Facilities |
 Toilet Facilities |
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| Activities |
 No Playground |
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 Fishing On Site |
 Wild Swimming <5 miles |
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 Horse Riding <1 mile |
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 Golf <5 miles |
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 Beach <10 miles |
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| Other Features |
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| Date of Visit: May 2009 |
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| Reviewer: Smee05 |
2 reviews from this member |
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Having booked a five day break near 300miles away from home, I was somewhat apprehensive regarding the reviews here on lack of showers and toilet facilities.
Hindsight is great isnt it?
Shower blocks and toilets have been added that now takes the totals to 5+5 showers (male and female) and a mixed shower near the main entrance. Toilet rolls / hand wash / shower gel / shampoo and washing liquid are provided in abundance or left by others on departure.
The site is magnificent, where, when booking you can decide to have complete peace or be around or near to other campers and the huge fire pits. The pitches are mowed regularly and everything is in pristine condition. Some very nice surprises to be found around the lake areas.
Geese, swans and hens walking past the tents in a morning are a sight to behold.
Yurts with log burners are available to hire and are beautifully situated around the edges of the lakes.
Firewood is supplied on arrival to start you off, and the odd bucket of wood extra is a few pounds more - braziers are also handed out should you need some privacy from the fire pits.
Eggs are passed around some mornings if the hens have been on overdrive, I was expecting a couple but came home from a day at the beach to find a dozen left by the owners!
ZIP WIRE - never thought I would see one on a campsite, but all the children loved it and certainly put a lump in my throat when I had a try!
The location is very good, 20 minutes into Bournemouth and 15 into Poole. Supermarkets / fuel are around 3 miles away. 
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| Reviewer: Mayapapaya |
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This is a gem of a campsite, in a beautiful setting, with just the right blend of laid-back welcome and attention to detail to make a great stay.
We stayed on the big front field, because we were a big party, with trailer tents. But you can also stay in one of the woodland clearings or on the meadow. The Fire pits, picnic benches and braziers were great additions. The owner also brought over a stack of straw bales for the kids to build a fort with!
The kids loved the freedom to roam, and messing around on the lakes, bridges and islands (bring a dingy if you've got one!) and on the zip wire.
The toilets in the car park were nothing to write home about, but then who wants to write home about toilets. They were clean and there were rarely any queues.
Moor Valley Country Park ten minutes down the road was a good family day-trip - with huge wooden play structures spread out around the forest.
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| Date of Visit: May 2009 |
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| Reviewer: Mrgiggle |
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I've done quite a bit of camping over the years and I can honestly say that this was the best site I've ever had the pleasure of visiting.
First of all, the ethos of the site, the owners and those that visit is wonderful. Everyone was very laid back, friendly and incredibly helpful, and people genuinely had a great spirit about them.
The site itself was beautiful, which is helped by being impeccably clean. You have masses of space as this is a campsite that doesn't go with the philosophy of “stack em high, sell em cheap”. Having said that, it was exceptional value for money - £28 for 2 people for 2 nights over the bank holiday weekend (there’s an honesty box as well though if you feel you want to contribute a little more which is another lovely touch)!
The lakes are great to walk around and if you look carefully enough, you'll find a hammock amongst the trees to enjoy. To say this site lets you relax is an understatement!
The facilities are perfect. Not once did I queue for the toilet, have a cold shower, or feel like I needed to wash once I'd left!
Although we didn’t have children with us, this is a place where the families with children that I saw were all having a great time. If I was brought here as a child, I’d have loved the zip-line and space to run around in!
The highlights:
-Provides a place where you really can unwind and forget the outside world
-Plenty of space
-Beautiful site
-Enjoying a few relaxing drinks around the camp fire with new-found friends
-Being offered a lift to Bournemouth by the owners father!
When I camp in this area again, this will be the first place I look to stay at. It really is fantastic.
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| Reviewer: Wirejay |
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Riverside Lakes really is a hidden gem that is perfect for those who appreciate a 'green' approach to camping.
Having spent a memorable sun-filled three days at Riverside Lakes, we can say that it is the
Prefect site to 'kick-back' and relax. Set in lovely green open meadow space, its a low-key place where entertainment comes from chilling out and watching the fire glow, in one of many fire-pits that are thoughtfully placed around the site.
Lovely extras like boat rides or walks around the small lakes, means that's there's plenty to do on-site. Sleeping in either your own tent or in one of the sites heated tepee's (provided with blaze stove and accessories) Riverside is just the thing for campers looking for something different. A hidden hammock in the woods and small glowing solar lights in the trees at night, all add to the fabulous vibe at Riverside Lakes.
The owners impromptu gifts of fresh eggs and firewood is a thoughtful gesture and its refreshing to see owners that put in a lot of time and energy to ensure that the site is a great place to stay.
Space between tent pitches is good and the owner made the effort to carefully select how campers are grouped together. Those looking to party grouped in one area and families elsewhere. Though we did experience a group of thoughtless campers playing loud music late into the night, we were really impressed that the owner was apologetic and dealt with the problem. Other nights on the site were fantastic.
Its great to see a site that is not commercialised. Riverside Lakes is not filled up tightly with campers and is a car-free zone, which is a added bonus. The local residents of hens, geese and visiting deer are lovely!
The eco-loo might not suit all, but showers and toilets are on site. Other facilities such as recycle bins are also provided and owner informed us that the sites electricity comes from renewable energy sources. The site is excellent value for money and their website is helpful to.
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| Reviewer: Kiddles |
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We stayed at Riverside Lakes over the May Day Bank Holiday Weekend. Although more than 100 people stayed at the site over the weekend, the nearest tent to our group was more than 30m away. We had our own fire pit with wood supplied at no extra cost, brought round by the extremely friendly owner on his quad bike.
The toilet and shower facilities at River Lakes as pretty basic at present, with only one shower, but as long as you are a bit flexible there's no problem. If you are the type of person who prefers an amazing setting with no noise except the birds and crackle of the flames to a huge sparkling block of facilities then this site is for you.
No cars are allowed on-site so you need to haul your luggage in one of the trolley's provided, or get it towed behind the quad bike, but this adds to the serenity once in. We enjoyed playing in the boats on the lake and the baked bananas with melted chocolate we cooked in our embers! Best of many campsites we have stayed at in the UK and we will be back.
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| Reviewer: Babooshka |
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We have just returned from a 2 night stay at Riverside. If your looking for peace and quiet, back to nature, laid back chilling this is it.
The facilities (toilets, showers, washing up) are basic and solar powered, so don't come here if your looking for a full blown holiday park.
It has 3 coarse fishing lakes which fishermen and campers can use. It has numerous woodland areas which you can roam around in, a lovely, clean, safe paddling stream and so much more.
They even have a yurt you can hire, which is fully equipped with all the gear.
The owners are so helpful and friendly but not intrusive. There are 2 big dogs which are very friendly and well trained, geese, swans, ducks and chickens wandering around the place.
Fantastic location, remote and peaceful, yet 10 mins from main new forest road.
The pitches are pegged, there is a small field which they prefer 'camper vans' to use (which has EHU) as they do not want cars churning up the rest of the campsites, and when you go, you'll see why. For tents etc, you are asked to leave your car in the carpark and borrow one of their trailers to carry your gear to your desired pitch. There is so much space here, you can choose to be up near the trees all alone, or around a huge firepit, or right up by one of the lakes. They let you wander and choose what suits you and then the empty trailer can be filled with kids for the bumpy ride back - mine loved it!
You can borrow all the equipment needed to have the most fantastic fires and what's a camp without a warming campfire??!
Recommend this campsite with all my heart, was so sad to leave and am planning or next trip already!
Its hard to know where to place this recommendation, its registered with the camping and caravan park, it has EHU and hardstanding. But I don't think you can get much more wild or remote camping than this - its amazing and I wish I found it years ago!
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| Date of Visit: August 2008 |
Unit: Tent |
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| Reviewer: Delaclue |
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The owner was really helpful and friendly on the phone and we were pleased they could offer us a fire pit (after all what's camping without a campfire?). The owner even supplied us with firewood which was a great bonus and complimentary fresh eggs were available in the morning (first come first served but the farmer was happy to get some more for us when they had all gone).
Toilets are basic but well supplied with tissue/soap etc. There is also an eco toilet which is actually well kept and hardly any smell. There are washing up facilities and cleaning products are supplied.
Fabulous grounds with plenty of space to pitch up.
Definitely worth returning to and as the previous review states - one we want to keep to ourselves!
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| Date of Visit: July 2008 |
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| Reviewer: Steve Jones 59 |
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We visited the site for our annual family camp and the owners couldn't be more helpful. They provided us with an area for a motorhome and 3 tents and ensured that we also had enough space for games and other activities. They brought us a log burning brazier, logs and even some firelighters. All part of the service.
The toilets etc are somewhat basic, but I've never camped in such a delightful spot. It's back to nature with Geese, Herons, Fish, Butterflies and the odd deer in the meadows.
I can't praise the site or the owners enough and will definitely return.
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