Scenes Above - Sandown, Isle Of Wight (Micro Light)
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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.
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.
*Book any pitch, at any UK Club campsite for any date and duration with only a £5 fully refundable deposit plus FREE cancellations and FREE amendments up to 21 days before arrival. Applies to any non-promotional booking.
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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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View and BookEnjoy a visit to Carisbrooke Castle, an artillery fortress, king's prison and a royal summer residence.
View and BookExhibitions of contemporary and historic photography and displays about the Isle of Wight Music Festival.
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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 third 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 third left past Fighting Cocks (signposted Newchurch).
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This is a large site but is laid out in several copses with hedgeing and no-mow areas. Its nice to look at but many pitches have restrictive lengths and my 7.5 metre long van had to pitch on a "7 metre pitch" with the hitchhead fouling the site road and a cone in front of it. I also had agressive birds and there was noise from the country lane behind the site at night, there are some houses on this lane and the residents don't care how loud they are! The facilities block was clean with plenty of hot water available. The wifi was poor and my mobile reception was also patchy on occasions. although my iphone and ipad would pick up the wifi and sign in, they often wouldn't be usable, however my old andriod phone with bt wifi app worked well and my laptop connected easily and worked well. My holiday was a combined ferry and site booking and the interaction with the ferry company was fine. Finally all the site staff I encountered were pleasant and they run a small shop on site which i and others found very useful. Overall verdict was that I enjoyed my stay and i would return to the site but I might book a hardstanding pitch because for the longer van they are better.
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