Scenes Above - Sandown, Isle Of Wight (Micro Light)
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Soak in the picturesque landscape as you experience all the awe-inspiring thrills of Hot Air Ballooning!
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The Needles
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The Needles
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Why stay here ...
Price Drop - we've lowered our prices this year by up to 8% at Southland Club Campsite on selected dates in 2024^ (price reductions already applied). Find out more at camc.com/ukoffers.
LOW 10% refundable deposit plus FREE cancellations and FREE amendments*
Family fun, dog friendly & beautiful beaches at Southland
Situated on the outskirts of the small village of Newchurch in the beautiful Arreton Valley, Southland Club Campsite is a great location to enjoy your holiday. Half the island is a designated Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty and there are over 120 attractions and places of interest for you and your family to visit including the Needles, Carisbrooke Castle and Osborne House.
Southland Club Campsite is a great choice for an Isle of Wight campsite. It has flat, level, well drained meadowland pitches as well as a large playground and play areas. Trees and shrubs punctuate the site layout, giving a peaceful feeling of privacy. The campsite is convenient for all parts of the island, and within easy reach of some of the finest beaches.
The island has an excellent bus transport system and you can catch buses from the Isle of Wight Zoo which frequently run into Sandown and Newport. Sandown and Shanklin are only 3 miles by road and both of these towns share the same sheltered bay with its sandy beaches and safe bathing, perfect for families. Newchurch village with its charming Norman church is five minutes on foot and there you will also find a pleasant country inn serving fresh, hearty food.
The garlic farm, a short distance from the site, is said to make the best coffee on the island. Slightly further afield there are loads of fun activities available including sea and freshwater fishing, golf, tennis, squash, swimming, horse riding, windsurfing, sailing and more. The information room at the site offers plenty more ideas for getting out and about in the local area.
Ferries to the Isle of Wight
The ferry from Portsmouth to Fishbourne takes as little as 35 minutes, with crossings from Lymington and Southampton also on offer. To book any of these crossings, visit camc.com/crossings or call us on 01342 316101.
Members can save 6% off selected saver fares with Red Funnel, 20% off economy caravan rates/up to 50% discount off economy motorhome rates on Wightlink ferry crossings. To find out more visit camc.com/ferryoffers.
Great news - Fast check-in at Southlands Club campsite is now here to stay. Five days prior to your arrival, you will receive instructions by Text on how to use fast check-in and to confirm your vehicle registration. For more information visit camc.com/fastcheckin.
Please note: Portsmouth City has a Clean Air Zone. Whilst Southland Club Campsite is not within this zone, the Wightlink Ferry Terminal in Portsmouth is. We advise members to review Portsmouth's Clean Air Zone and check at Gov. UK Clean Air Zone if charges may apply for your vehicle to drive into the city or pass through the zone on your journey to site.
Additional ways to stay:
Storage pitches - available here. Visit camc.com/storage.
Seasonal pitches - rent one of our pitches on a long term basis. Visit camc.com/seasonals.
Glamping - book a glamping holiday on this site by visiting experiencefreedom.co.uk.
Cottages - Cockerwell Cottage, a 5 bedroom cottage sleeping up to 10 people, is available to rent on this site. Visit camc.com/southlandholidaycottage.
To contact the campsite directly, please call 01983 865385.
Nearest alternative campsites: Rookesbury Park Club Campsite, Black Knowl Club Campsite, New Forest Centenary Club Campsite and Rowan Park Club Campsite.
Terms and Conditions - ^Price Drop - we’ve lowered our prices this year by up to 8% at Southland Club Campsite between 29/03-01/09 (excluding 15/04-02/05, 07/05-23/05, 03/06-18/07).
*Book any UK Club campsite with a 10% fully refundable deposit (minimum £20) plus FREE cancellations and FREE amendments up to 21 days before arrival. Applies to any non-promotional booking.
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Dimbola Museum & Galleries
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Beaulieu
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New Forest Activities
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From canoeing, archery and much more, there's something for everyone to enjoy the great outdoors.
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Directions
From East Cowes on the A3021: in 3 miles at the roundabout turn left onto the A3054 (Ryde); in 1 mile at The Cedars Inn turn right at traffic lights; at first mini roundabout turn left (Robin Hill); at the traffic lights (Hare and Hounds public house) do not follow sat nav; instead continue straight down the hill to Arreton. At the T-junction turn left onto the A3056 towards Sandown. Turn second left past Fighting Cocks Roadhouse. From Fishbourne: continue to traffic lights and turn right (Newport); turn left at next traffic lights (Cedar Inn); then as above. From Yarmouth: on A3054 leave Newport onto A3020, then A3056 (Sandown); in 5.5 miles turn second left past Fighting Cocks (signposted Newchurch).
Sites key:
- Postcode:
- PO36 0LZ
- GPS:
- Lat 50.65951 / Lon -1.213506
- Plan a route to this site
- OS field ref:
- SZ556847
- OS map ref:
- 196
- Handbook map ref:
- J2
Transport links
- Bus stop within 1 mile
- Buses go to: Sandown, Ryde and Newport
- Car hire on site
- Daily public Transport within 1 mile
- Nearest port: {0}
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Everything you need and fast track entry,, bonus
Southland Club Campsite
Location perfect for getting around the isle. Use the customer service contact number and they managed a fast better deal with crossing and stay than I could find on line.
The isle is great everything is your active, cycling, walking, water sports. Local attractions available to accommodate all from national trust windmills to designated cycle routes to a zoo. Not forgetting the dinosaur experience at the needles.
Will go back again at some stage, still so much to see. Great visit
Excellent campsite - really enjoyed our stay
Southland Club Campsite
We arrived with automatic check in which was super. The site is big and well spaced out. The reception and toilet block is pretty central. We were on hard standing and didn't find the 4 minute walk to the shower block a chore at all. There is a great information point at reception and laundry and washing up opposite the shower block. At no point did we have to queue for a loo or a shower and the closing time for cleaning didn't seem to be bothering anybody at the time of our visit, but the site was not full. The showers are hot and water pressure good. We took advantage of booking the ferry through the club site and sailed from Lymington into Yarmouth which is pleasant and forty minutes. About a 35-40 minute to the camp site which is pretty central for most things. The site is well kept, lots of mature hedges and trees but not too shady, plenty of sunshine and lots of space. Pitches were a good size - parking is between two white posts and plenty of room for awning and sitting etc. Wifi isn't great - it's free but buffering any type of TV via Ipad is not particularly great. The area is supposed to have 4G but again we didn't find this that reliable. The site is close to the Red Squirrel Trail which is super for biking and walking. You can head up to Newport (and as far as Cowes) or down to Sandown and along the coast and loop back round - the whole trail is about 32 miles in total and really good for access for all, there was a bit of a muddy section outside of Newport which they should address. Loads of footpaths branch off this trail. The round the island cycling route is great - there are two types of signs, one for clockwise and the other for anticlockwise. Be prepared to slow your pace of life - the Island is very popular with cyclists who are the natural speed control and the roads are small. There are lots of lovely things to see - Tennyson Down and that area is stunning - you can walk from Freshwater to Yarmouth and all round the coast to come back to Freshwater. Lots of lovely beaches and coast paths, plenty for the kids to do but be prepared to pay - donkey sanctuary is free. Car parking is fairly expensive - take cash if you can, there has been some card cloning incidents. Only Waitrose is at East Cowes but plenty of other supermarkets. We ate at the Dairyman's Daughter which also has artisan crafts there - book your table otherwise you won't get in, pub grub and it was good value for money. Newport is sort of the capital and where you will find the main shops and a nice atmospheric High Street. There are tired places on the Island as with everywhere but there are also lots of lovely places too - Seaview is very quaint and Yarmouth very nice. Carisbrook Castle and Osbourne House (English Heritage) are good. Quarr Abbey free - donation if you wish. We had a super time on our bikes and walking. Would recommend this site as a good base for visiting the Island and thank you to the wardens who are lovely.
Not up to standard
Southland Club Campsite
This site just wasn’t up to scratch, especially when compared to other club sites.
On a positive, the site is very well maintained aesthetically. Unfortunately there were a number of issues during our stay that make this a site we won’t be visiting again. We have visited a number of club sites, and have not experienced any of the issuesThose issues were:
1. The toilet blocks close for cleaning at 10.30am (for men). I can’t think of a worse time. This is a campsite. Some of us have campervans to reorganise each morning. You are constantly clock-watching. Even if you use the wash facilities in time, the toilets are closed other than a unisex toilet that is in constant use anyway due to the main blocks closed off. On one of the days, the attendant came in to the toilet block, and shouted that there was 10 minutes to go before it closed. I left in good time, but a barrier had already been placed on the door. This was just unacceptable. It felt like the cleaning time was at the convenience of the site rather than those staying.
2. Lack of visible staff. The automated check-in when we first arrived seemed like a great idea at first - until we found it difficult to find a member of staff in the shop/reception. We visited a number of times during the daytime too.
3. The ‘saving energy’ signs. There were signs displayed stating that the site bollard lights would be turned off in the evenings, and that people should use the light on their phones instead. This was part of a green initiative. I’m up for saving energy, but where was the information stating that the cost savings would be passed onto the customer? Afterall, we were still paying the same?
Just as a comparison, we just got back from the lovely Burford site in Oxfordshire. When we checked in, we were greeted by a member staff. There was always a staff member available right up until 5pm. The toilet/washing blocked closed at 2.00pm - when everyone had used them, and we’re out and about. No signs about turning off any evening bollard lights - and they even had visiting catering vans.
In comparison, the Southland site felt like it was simply doing the bare minimum to actually save money, at the inconvenience of the people who stay there.
Darkstarr
Reviewed on 27/08/2023 21:50
Lovely site
Southland Club Campsite
Quiet site with well spaced pitches, some separated by hedges. I liked the fact that some areas of grass had been left uncut to benefit wildlife and to mark a boundary between pitches. Facilities up to the usuual club standard and very clean. A cycling/walking trail is easily accessable from the site with a nice cafe.
An excellent large site
Southland Club Campsite
A fairly large site as I'm used to CLs. Please note if you do not have a toilet on board then you should stay at the grass pitches as the hard standing is quite far from the toilet and shower block. However the facilities are very clean and tidy. The automatic booking in system is very quick and easy as it recognizes your number plate on arrival with clear directions where to go. There is a lovely dog walking area at the south of the site with stunning views especially at sunset
Whitestone
Reviewed on 03/07/2023 21:54
Site contact details
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- 01983 865385
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