Rookesbury Park Club Campsite

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Great Wardens

This was, I think, my 5th or 6th stay this year and apart from a little hiccup on arrival due to a rally occupation and pitches taken out of service, we drove around the site 4 times trying to locate a hard standing. Wardens were great in identifying available pitches. This is in my mind a flagship site with wonderful friendly staff

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Oneputt

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Reviewed on 17/09/2024 17:14

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As good as ever

We stayed at Rookesbury Park last year and it was brilliant. It was the same this year apart from the weather. Last year hot this year cold so it was nice to go into warm shower blocks! I said last year that this was one of the best places we've stayed at and my opinion hasn't changed. Clean, tidy and well run. The staff are friendly and welcoming plus the owl in the forest hoots all night. Just great.

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Reviewed on 15/09/2024 18:45

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Rated 4 of 5

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Dog paradise and quite nice for humans too

All the usual CMHC cleanliness and maintenance. Rookesbury Park is a large site with lots of open space but sectionalised so doesn't feel huge. Its very well drained and grass pitches are great though leveling blocks are needed. The site is in the middle of a large wooded estate which is criss crossed by public footpaths and many varied walking opportunities. There is loads to do for everyone in the local area. Whilst the site feels a bit remote it's only a couple of miles from Wickham and small supermarkets pubs and food outlets. It is also possible to hear the M27 when the wind is in the wrong direction. This can be a bit intrusive to the purists of peace and quiet. We don't have children so its difficult to say if its good for families but there's a large field with play equipment. The site has great facilities for dogs and I'd give it 5* from the dog perspective. There is a huge cut grass exercise field with deer fencing and as a bonus there are various dog pit stops dotted about the site for quick toilet breaks, it's really thoughtful because last thing at night I don't want to go to a big field in the dark. There's also a dog shower. The site being spacious is a bonus for dog owners because you can get space between you and your neighbours. I couldn't give 5* due to terrible connectivity. I expect mobile signal to struggle due to location in the woods but WIFI? The club free wifi was terrible and we were pitched about 20 yards from the aerial. I wasn't prepared to buy the premium without assurance it was 100% better than the free. In this day and age its poor. Club needs to sort it out. overall its a 4+ really. We thoroughly enjoyed our stay and we will return.

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DJMo

Reviewed on 31/08/2024 23:33

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This stop wasn't planned. Great for a ferry crossing from Portsmouth harbour.

We had to cancel our one night stay at Hunter's Moon due to our cancellation of our crossing from Poole. Due to a technical issue with one of Condors ferries. The alternative crossing was from Portsmouth 2 days later. We managed to secure a pitch with the help of the wardens from Hunter's Moon. Who were fantastic and understanding. When we arrived on site, the warden that served me knew who I was and our story. The wardens in the office were all friendly and welcoming and understood our situation. The grounds were well kept. Great play area for the kids. Only issue that I had was the state of the toddler room (no fault of the wardens). The first night that I went to use it, the bath was full of DUPLO lego, towels on the changing table, teething toys on the floor and the loo brush in the sink. My first thought was that a young family had left their stuff behind in a rush and that they could go back at some point to collect their belongings. The next morning the stuff was still there. I had to get my 5 years old showered in the ladies (which isn't a problem). I reported this to the female warden at the office. She apologised, but it's not thier duty to look into the toilet and shower blocks after people have used them. If the allocated time to clean is between certain times then I don't expect them to go back in every 2/3 hours. I think sometimes people treat the sites as dumping grounds, which isn't right, members or not. Have some respect for others, please!!!

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juniper22

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Reviewed on 27/08/2024 16:54

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Great site ,Great staff ,Great facilities

We had a 7 day stay at this site in our campervan with our two dogs ,this site is superb ,the staff were great the facilities were second to none ,the site presentation and cleanliness great ,we had a super holiday ,there is a large field “dog run” which our two collies loved along with a fantastic walk through the woodland area directly accessible from the site via a secured gate. One word can describe this site “GREAT “

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JillColin

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Reviewed on 17/08/2024 17:48

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Fantastic Week!

We've just had a fantastic week at Rookesbury Caravan Club Site. We last stayed here four years ago. There was so much to see and do we couldn't fit it all into one week, so we promised we would visit again. Well, we had fantastic weather all week! We visited Quarr Abbey in Ryde, Isle of Wight and hired bicycles there from TaV cycles. We've seen the model village and art museum. Southsea and Portsmouth were lovely. So many shipping vessels to look at. Rookesbury is a wonderful site. The team are friendly and helpful. The site and facilities are clean. Everyone on the site while we were there were friendly and respectful. Thank you Rookesbury! :)

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sungold

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Reviewed on 11/08/2024 16:54

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Our final hurdle

We arrived late on Friday night, 27/7/24 and located an envelope on the board. We were booked onto to a ferry pitch and then 2 nights on a normal pitch leaving Monday for home. Wondering how we would go about morning after ferry pitch stay to migrating onto normal pitch. We had no need to worry. We went into the office and was greeted by a really cheerful lady who made it so easy. We felt really looked after and cared for. Thank you for looking after us.

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thebooths

Reviewed on 30/07/2024 18:53

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Great Wardens

Another warm welcome by the lovely hard working Wardens. Due to family circumstances this was my fifth stay at this immaculate site so far this year. Have booked another stay for early September

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Oneputt

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Reviewed on 30/07/2024 11:34

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Good site, but...

Nice site in a quiet isolated location with Wickham village a couple of miles drive away or an hour walk through the woods (shorter route is now closed). The pitches are packed tightly with the CMHC making use of every inch - which is a real shame. There's more space allocated to the dogs and tents than caravans and motorhomes which suggests the club has lost what should be their focus. At the expense of reducing the pitch density, the site could be even better. The wardens were great bar one who seemed to be having an off week as we witnessed him have run-ins with different people on 2 separate occasions. We'd read all of the reviews before we went and we really looking forward to it and while it is a lovely site, I think you need lower your expectations to avoid being disappointed. Yes it's a quiet isolated location in beautiful countryside, but the amount of grass to maintain comes with the noise of daily grass cutting for hours on end. Maybe avoid the top end as otherwise you have the tractors emptying bins, grass cutting and ferry pitches change overs. Hence some of the 5* reviews are a little unrealistic. I'm all for a glowing review, but maybe a bit of balance would be helpful.

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cyborg7

Reviewed on 27/07/2024 05:59

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Only One Hiccup

Scrupulously clean facilities and plenty of them, modern and in first class condition. Excellent large field for off-lead dog exercise, plenty of service points, very well maintained and kept pitches (mainly). Courteous staff. Massive pitches compared to many I've been on, peaceful atmosphere, well placed for visiting Portsmouth etc. The only hiccup is that we arrived in absolutely torrential rain and thunder and chose what was probably the only lumpy and sloping pitch on the site, got drenched trying to level up both front to back and side to side but needed to just get on with it after a long drive and 3 anxious dogs in the car. If we'd stayed longer we'd have moved pitch (not worth the faff for 3 nights). This was just bad luck - the Site itself is absolutely worth staying on and when the sun came out next day it was a really nice place to stay.

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Reviewed on 26/07/2024 17:02

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