Advertisement
Reviews of Folly Farm Caravan And Camping Park
|
|
|
|
Folly Farm Caravan And Camping Park
Crawley
Winchester
Hampshire (Browse area)
SO21 2PH
Tel: 01962 776486
Visit their website Check Digital TV coverage See Weather Forecast
This site has an availability calendar. You can check for availability here
|
Pitches: 50
Open: 01/04/2024 to 28/09/2024
01/04/2025 to 31/10/2025
Rating: 
   
|
Photos (8)
|
 Tent Pitches |
 Caravan Pitches |
 Motorhome Pitches |
 Small Campervans |
 No Glamping Units |
 No Statics for Hire |
 No Statics for Sale |
 Seasonal Pitches |
 Electric Hookups |
 No Hardstandings |
 No Fully Serviced Pitches |
 Show Full Facilities |
| Who's it for |
 Families Welcome |
 Not Members Only |
 Rallies Welcome |
 Not Naturist Site |
 Dogs Welcome |
 No Dogs Allowed |
 Groups Welcome |
 Motorbikers Welcome |
| Facilities |
 Toilet Facilities |
 Hot Showers |
 Washing Up |
 No Bathroom |
 No Baby Changing |
 No Laundry |
 Drinking Water |
 Disabled Friendly |
 Chemical Disposal |
 No Battery Charging |
 No Gas Exchange |
 Recycling Facilities |
 No Kitchen Facilities |
 No Freezer / Fridge |
 No Motorhome Point |
 Wifi Access |
 Shop <5 miles |
 Bar <1 mile |
 Restaurant or Cafe or Takeaway <1 mile |
| Activities |
 Kids Playground |
 No TV Room |
 No Games Room |
 No Evening Ents |
 No Fishing |
 Wild Swimming <5 miles |
 Indoor Pool <5 miles |
 No Outdoor Pool |
 Horse Riding <5 miles |
 Cycle Hire <5 miles |
 Golf <5 miles |
 Tennis <5 miles |
 No Beach |
 Watersports <10 miles |
 Boat Launch / Mooring <10 miles |
| Other Features |
 No Sea Views |
 Not Working Farm |
 Campfires Allowed |
|
 No Waterside Pitches |
 Public Transport On Site |
 Offroad Dog Walk On Site or Direct Access |
|
Reviews:
85 in total, now showing 61 to 70
Previous 10
Next 10
|
|
Jump to Page
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
|
Write your own Review to win an Outdoor Revolution Screenhouse 4 and £150!
If you've ever visited this campsite please submit a review for your chance to win! Each month one lucky person will have their review picked at random and will win an Outdoor Revolution Screenhouse 4 worth £299 AND £150 of Amazon vouchers. Leave as many reviews as you can for more chances - it only takes a few minutes
|
| Date of Visit: August 2011 |
Unit: Tent |
Rating:
| Rating Breakdown: |
Location:
| Facilities:
 | Customer Service:
|
Value for money:
 | Child friendliness:
 | Overall:
|
|
| Reviewer: HesterLyons |
1 review from this member |
|
 Stayed here last week and we absolutely loved it, but I can see how this site is not for everyone.
The facilities are dated and minimal, there is one sink, one toilet and one shower, and the same for disabled (we used this as a family room as there were no disabled visitors, and everyone was fine with this).
The play area is for brave parents only and is definitely unsafe being made up of a couple of wobbly metal climbing frames with a slide, a rope(y) swing and some worn play houses. The chickens eat everything you may leave lying around.
On the other hand there is a fridge / freezer, microwave, toaster, kettle, coffee, tea and sugar and a free washing machine for general use in the kitchen.
The showers are hot and lovely and we managed to easily shower the three of us in the eight minutes (toddler included).
Everything is cleaned at least once a day and there are plenty of mops and brushes to give it a quick sweep yourself if it gets mucky again.
The kids had a wonderfully unsafe and thus adventurous time in the play area and also loved the wendy house, there are free frisbees and bowling balls lying around, and there are woods to explore behind the camping fields.
The site is very quiet and has large pitches, so there is plenty of room to roam.
Electric hookup is included in the price. The warden and helper are relaxed and helpful. The site feels welcoming and safe even if its basic.
All the people we met in the six days we stayed were friendly and equally relaxed and the children made some nice new friends. The chickens are in their coop during the night and we weren't disturbed by them or the cockerel too early in the morning (although we did have a hedgehog in our tent one night!).
We had owls at night, and woodpeckers and song birds during the day.
So - If you want everything sparkly, safe and new then avoid this site as you will be disappointed.
However if you like a bit of basic DIY camping with a lot of nature about, this site is for you. 
|
|
| Date of Visit: July 2011 |
Unit: Touring Caravan |
Rating: 
| Rating Breakdown: |
Location:
| Facilities:
| Customer Service:
 |
Value for money:
| Child friendliness:
| Overall:
|
|
| Reviewer: Rachel Amos |
1 review from this member |
|
I thought this site was great.
We were a party of 9 (5 children aged 3 to 11) one caravan and one very large tent.
There were lots of pluses for our type of party in particular: very small play area and we stayed near it. Perfect for the little ones (I don't need top notch equipment attracting the teenagers) who used it multiple times; a lovely wood with the ability to make camps; very quiet and relaxed site, nice laissez-faire attitude; chickens wandering into the awning; lovely eggs to buy; other animals; nets for playing badminton and football which was nice - meant that we could play with no worries in the middle of the site and it felt very family friendly.
We were near the water and the electric hook-up was easy, the grass was full and soft if a bit sticky and prone to getting everywhere but better more grass than less. The kitchen suited us, we washed up easily and it has a nice view of the apple trees. It seemed a perfectly good size for the site and had a thoughful supply of many things that lots of camp sites don't.
The showers also worked well for us, I used the disabled shower with my 3 year old and we had plenty of water and were quite clean afterwards! A few selfish people did not seem to clean the floors after themselves so maybe a notice of what to do would help but on balance the lack of bossy notices was nice. The loos and shower were spotless when we arrived but had quite a lot of traffic over the weekend.
We went from the site to the New Forest for the day - a good idea as we got swiftly out to the motorway and home the next day. I chose this site instead of staying in the Forest and it turned out to be a really good plan. It did mean we did not do much locally, but the children were too busy making a den to even go to the swings in the village.
Lastly my eldest son and I watched the ducks being driven into bed in the duck house as the sun set and he was entranced by that! I would really recommend the site if you like a family friendly but quiet site.
|
|
| Date of Visit: July 2011 |
Unit: Tent |
Rating: 
| Rating Breakdown: |
Location:
| Facilities:
| Customer Service:
|
Value for money:
 | Child friendliness:
 | Overall:
|
|
| Reviewer: Tessa Dog |
4 reviews from this member |
|
This is a good but small site, it has all you need for a short stay in a tent, washing up facilities, microwave, washing machine, fridge freezer & showers.
The problem was it all needs a bit of TLC. The toilet/shower/washing up block was filthy by lunchtime. It needs a sign to say 'this area is not cleaned therefore please clean up after yourselves!'.
2 toilets for the size of site advertised did not seem enough. The campsite grass had not been cut for some time compared to that of the caravan field making you feel very second class!
On arrival with 2 small children, to be told the electric fence which ran the length of the tent field some 20 meters away from all the tents was still on due to cattle in the field was unbelievable.
The playground facilities in particular the climbing frame/slide, although used, needed at least a good jet wash or though ideally replacing.
|
|
| Date of Visit: June 2011 |
Unit: Campervan |
Rating:
| Rating Breakdown: |
Location:
| Facilities:
| Customer Service:
|
Value for money:
| Child friendliness:
| Overall:
|
|
| Reviewer: Hels-bells |
5 reviews from this member |
|
Stayed here at very short notice for the weekend with a group of 8 campervans and it's a charming little site with everything you need for a short stay.
As written in some of the previous reviews, the toilets could do with updating but they were clean, not too far from the pitches (vital at 3 in the morning!) and all fully functional. There were also a couple of showers and a small kitchenette including a washing machine, fridge with freezer section, iron and other appliances to assist with your stay.
Chickens and ducks roam freely and provide a source of entertainment when it rains! Electric hook-up was plentiful and there were picnic benches dotted around that you can use. £18 per night didn't seem too bad to include electric, awning, dogs, kids, etc. One of our group even had his vehicle and a trailer tent to park so the pitches were plenty big enough.
Nearest pub is closed which was a real shame but the next closest is 1 mile away and had it not rained for most of the weekend, we would have paid it a visit, mentioned the campsite and received 10% off our meals!
Overall this is a great little find and I'm sure we'll be back for another group campout!
|
|
| Date of Visit: April 2011 |
Unit: Tent |
Rating:
| Rating Breakdown: |
Location:
| Facilities:
| Customer Service:
|
Value for money:
| Child friendliness:
| Overall:
|
|
| Reviewer: Chunkiechops |
1 review from this member |
|
This is the 8th time we have camped at Folly Farm and have always found it very welcoming, friendly and well cared for.
Mrs. Pickup is the perfect host and cannot do enough to make sure your stay goes without any hitches. She even gave the children eggs at Easter time - how lovely!
The toilet blocks are clean as long as you wipe the floor with the mops provided, once you have showered - nothing you would not do at home! and there is always toilet paper.
There is a separate kitchen with microwave, toaster, fridge/freezer and washing machine. We usually do our washing-up at the sink in there too as it's convenient. There is also a washing line outside for use.
The site has a children's play house and small play area, there is also a badminton net - just take your own racquets and shuttle cocks.
We tend to go in a group as it's more fun, so have several children roaming around at the time. It is very safe for the children and we can sit back and relax knowing they are all having a fun time.
Chickens can be a bit of a nuisance but if you don't feed them they tend to leave you alone. Don't leave any food un-attended as they will have it! The cockerel is noisy in the morning but it's a farm, what do you expect?!
Locally, you have Stockbridge, a cute little village with nick-nacky shops. There is a Sainsbury's if you turn left out of the site and travel for about 10 mins. Very useful. A pub, The Rack and Manger is across the road and takes about 10 mins to walk to through the woods.
We are camping again at the end of August - we can't wait. Cannot recommend this site enough - at £18 per night including a hook-up it is perfect and a real bargain!
|
|
Advertisement
|
| Date of Visit: September 2010 |
Unit: Touring Caravan |
Rating:
| Rating Breakdown: |
Location:
| Facilities:
| Customer Service:
|
Value for money:
| | Overall:
|
|
| Reviewer: Uk traveller9 |
11 reviews from this member |
|
Having read some of the reviews it was with trepidation that we booked this site. It was, at £16 per night far more than we usually pay. However, this fee applies whether you are a single tent camper or a large family.
We were delighted with the site. The site owner was really friendly and helpful and, on arrival we were given a pack of local information which included local shopping, places to eat and where to buy fuel. Electric hook up was included in the fee.
The site itself was level and well kept. Grass cutting seemed to take place daily. There were several picnic benches dotted around the site. We had one on our pitch and thoroughly enjoyed eating our meals at it. There was a playhouse for children as well as a play area and goal nets.
A whirlygig was available for drying washing.
A real bonus was the kitchen area which provided a kettle, toaster, microwave, fridge / freezer, iron, ironing board and a washing machine (bought new 2 weeks ago). There were containers of tea, coffee and sugar as well as crockery and cutlery that could be borrowed.
We were invited to help ourselves to apples from the orchard and told to take damsons home with us.
On one day a huge Victoria sponge appeared in the kitchen with a note to help yourself - it was delicious!
Eggs were for sale and chickens and ducks roamed the site. They tried to help themselves to our food and were frequent visitors in the awning!
Unfortunately a few selfish people did not clear the shower and kitchen area after use. Cleaning materials were available. Toilet paper was always available.
The wooded area gave a super walk down to the local pub.
All in all we would thoroughly recommend the site and would certainly revisit.
Charging for the shower prevented their abuse and we never had to queue for them. As for 80p for 8 mins being a rip off. We had 4 mins each!
|
|
| Date of Visit: May 2010 |
Unit: Tent |
Rating:
| Rating Breakdown: |
Location:
| Facilities:
| Customer Service:
|
Value for money:
| Child friendliness:
| Overall:
|
|
| Reviewer: CrazyMads |
1 review from this member |
|
Pros.
Lovely site for families. The owner was lovely and very friendly.
Wooded area where the children could go explore. Nice level grassy areas for pitching tents.
Free roaming chickens. Ducks eggs for sale daily.
Short walk through the woods to the local pub.
A kitchen area for washing up. Fridge freezers for storing food/ice packs if you wished.
Use of a microwave.
Use of a washing machine which wasn't very clean and broke down during my stay. Use of a toaster which was broken. However, not many sites even offer a kitchen facility so this was a bonus.
Two electric showers which cost 80p for 8 minutes. Plenty of time. You need to stock up on your 20 pence pieces though!
Cons.
The children's play area definitely needs a revamp. The equipment is not safe, but the children were more interested in the woods thankfully.
The Toilet/Shower facilities weren't cleaned very often. It did seem to me that the two toilets were not cleaned at all during my 3 night stay. I wore my crocs when showering!
Beware the electric fencing
However, I would stay again and would be delighted if the toilet/shower facilities had a revamp. If not I'd have to take my rubber gloves next time and give them a clean myself.
|
|
| Date of Visit: April 2010 |
Unit: Touring Caravan |
Rating:
| Rating Breakdown: |
Location:
| Facilities:
| Customer Service:
|
Value for money:
| Child friendliness:
| Overall:
|
|
| Reviewer: Eriba Barnicott |
4 reviews from this member |
|
Lovely spot - green, lush, trees, free-range chickens and, despite being next to the road, very quiet.
Lovely owners too, very helpful and considerate. Let down by the slightly sparse and dated toilet facilities but saved by a homely kitchen, complete with microwave and fridge. Nice touch.
Difficult to bathe a toddler in the shower area and I have to confess to feeling they could have been cleaner. Some nice play equipment was let down by a Winter's layer of mould and moss, yet to be cleaned off. However, overall, pretty good and a charming spot.
|
|
| Date of Visit: August 2009 |
Unit: Trailer Tent |
Rating:
| Rating Breakdown: |
Location:
| Facilities:
| Customer Service:
|
Value for money:
| Child friendliness:
| Overall:
|
|
| Reviewer: L15A |
3 reviews from this member |
|
This is my favourite site so far! I think it was the roaming chickens, ducks, geese that did it for me. The kids had fun with the badminton net, kiddies play area and general freedom to investigate other farm animals (beware the electric fencing though). The facilities were good with free washing machine and all other kitchen appliances. Showers were 80p for 8 minutes which was plenty of time for us but they were not very clean. The owners were friendly and chatty. Great price £16 all in including hook up, however some of the pitches were smaller than others so that is a bit pot luck. I would definitely return!
|
|
| Date of Visit: August 2009 |
Unit: Tent |
Rating:
| Rating Breakdown: |
Location:
| Facilities:
| Customer Service:
|
Value for money:
| Child friendliness:
| Overall:
|
|
| Reviewer: Weewelshyboy |
2 reviews from this member |
|
Firstly let me say that this is a fantastic little site,especially for families. Myself, my wife,and three of my children aged 12,9 and 18 months (the WELSH's) have just had the most wonderful three days at Folly Farm, with one days torrential rain not being a problem at all.
We were welcomed by extremely friendly, and down to earth owners who cannot do enough to ensure that your stay is as pleasant and problem free as possible. The amenities are fine. Toilets, shower(80p for 8 minutes no problem considering it is only 16 pounds per pitch with EHU),use of washing machine,microwave,and fridge/freezers absolutely free ! I doubt very much that this is the case on many other camping sites. BRILLIANT !
The kids loved the free space to play games,feed the freely roaming chickens,and basically have a great time.
We have booked up for another weekend at the end of August
|
|
Previous
85 Reviews in total, now showing 61 to 70
Next
|
Write a Review of this Site to Win an Outdoor Revolution Prize and £150
 |
Common Questions
Is Folly Farm Caravan And Camping Park child friendly? YES, it accepts children & has a playground View all facilities
Where is the nearest shop to Folly Farm Caravan And Camping Park? There is a shop within 5 miles View all facilities
Is Folly Farm Caravan And Camping Park dog friendly? YES View all facilities
Other Sites Near Winchester Other sites within 10 miles - All Sites in Hampshire
Latest News, Discounts and Competitions see all...
| Follow us on Facebook! |
 |
You can now follow UKCampsite.co.uk on Facebook! Keep abreast of the latest news and updates much more easily.
Simply click here then click on the Like button! |
|
All reviews and comments are the personal opinion of the review author only , and as such do not represent the view of the UK Camp Site.co.uk.
The facilities shown on this website are a guide only, and you should check with the campsite direct before making any booking. The UKCampsite.co.uk will not be held responsible for any errors or omissions
|
9528 Visitors online !
Free UKCampsite.co.uk Window Sticker - Recommend to Friend - Add a Missing Campsite
[Message Forums]
[Caravan Sites & Camping]
[Company Listings]
[Features / Advice]
[Virtual Brochure]
[Shop!]
[Reception]
[Competitions]
[Caravans & Motorhomes For Sale]
[Event Diary]
[Contact Us]
[Tent Reviews]
Please note we are not responsible for the content of external sites & any reviews represent the author's personal view only. Please report any error here. You may view our privacy and cookie policy and terms and conditions here. All copyrights & other intellectual property rights in the design and content of this web site are reserved to the UKCampsite.co.uk © 1999 - 2024 |
Advertisement
|
|
|
