Southland Club Campsite

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Fantastic Holiday

We have just returned from a really great break on the IOW. The Caravan Club made the booking easy and the ferry crossing from Southampton to Cowes was fine. The site is set in the lovely Arreton Valley - it is well kept and spotlessly clean, The Wardens are friendly and helpful. The shower blocks are really clean and there is plenty of hot water. The island has a lot to offer and if you like walking there are some amazing walks and great views. We will be back again and would recommend this site.

Reviewed on 17/07/2016 17:26

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Ab fab

Without question the best CC site we have ever stayed on. Lovely, friendly wardens, immaculately kept with excellent facilities. Very cleverly, the children's play area (which is great, would have loved a go on some of the equipment) is away from the main part of the site - happy children, happy non-children people. We found the location very good for visiting the island. The fields are broken up by huge hedges which make smaller 'rooms'. This breaks up the wind and also makes a big site quite intimate. There is a lot of hedge cutting/grass mowing and it can be a bit noisy - but the site is just immaculate so I think you just need to tolerate this. The wardens are very good at swiftly dealing with, shall we say, anti social behaviour (dealt with quickly = end of problem). If only we could have dealt with the horrible barking dog behind us so easily (some dog owners are astoundingly stupid - but enough of that now). We tackled the slightly perilous walk to the pub (nice beer, very boaty). Then we sussed it. Go to the far right hand end of the hard standing area, there is a gate, walk down the side of a bungalow, turn right onto the road and voila - pavement the rest of the way to the pub plus a shorter walk. We had a fantastic stay, despite the weather and would certainly return. Well done those wardens for such a beautiful site. 

Rotor47

Caravanner from Surrey

Reviewed on 14/07/2016 22:30

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Great site

This was our second stay at this site and again were were over the moon with our stay. Wardens are very friendly and helpful. The site was spotlessly clean and tidy. Very peaceful and relaxing stay. The site is a little remote and you do take a risk if you walk to the local pub, but this is a minor detail.

Grovesy

Caravanner

Reviewed on 12/07/2016 10:41

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First Time

We had a lovely mid week stay last week, excellent staff and lovely site, certainly going back again.

OscartheBoy001

Motorhomer

Reviewed on 11/07/2016 22:59

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Honestly

Arrived at site received a warm welcome from staff at reception. Site pitch was excellent plenty off room. only used launderette facility very clean. Only issue i have constantly cutting of grass and hedges machines was very loud was unable to relax so we had to go off site just to get away from the noise.

Hoochie

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Reviewed on 11/07/2016 19:40

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The Maze

Really loved this site, the way the site was set out it was like a big maze. Lovely big grass pitches. Toilets etc very clean. Staff very friendly and helpful.

WESTIES X 3

Caravanner

Reviewed on 10/07/2016 18:33

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Beautiful site - BUT!!

This is a beautiful site. Quite sheltered due to the hedging and very quiet at night. BUT - the wardens were unacceptably noisy through the day. The mowers were going constantly through the day especially the afternoon - just when you need a rest. Worse were the strimmers going full pelt for 4 hours at a time. They have ear defenders we did not. Every single afternoon they mowed the walk at the back of the site. The grass is so short there's hardly any left! Yet all along the hedging is full of weeds. I know they need to keep the site looking nice and some noise is normal but this was torture!! Rant over the site is a lovely place to be and members were very chatty (mostly about the noise ) Showers up to the usual standard, friendly lady in reception, good information room, large dog walk and a play area with scenic walk. Would love to return but maybe not. Such a shame.

DonJanMollyJack

Caravanner

Reviewed on 10/07/2016 17:55

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Excellent site BUT

This is undoubtedly one of the best club sites we have used over the years. Nice sized pitches and staff very obliging, BUT one general observation pertaining to all club sites. Why are dogs not allowed in laundry when guide dogs and hearing dogs are. This is a silly rule and is discrimination in reverse. It should not be the case , I would appreciate other members views on this subject

MADmickathome

Reviewed on 10/07/2016 17:29

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Lovely Site

We stayed for 11 nights inc the last week of June. It was not the best weather! However, the site is immaculate from the manicured pitches and high hedges to the very clean facilities. Thank you site managers! It is easy to get to. IOW has lots of places to visit. The dog walk is ok as dogs can be let off the lead but not large enough for them to let off steam. The only gripe we had, was that footpaths were mainly accessed from a walk along the road, which was fairly busy - we have three dogs so did struggled more than most. However, the footpaths on the IOW are well sign posted and plentiful!! For those with motorhomes the grass pitches were level and far more attractive than the hard standings. We had a drink at The Pointer, the beer garden would be lovely on a sunny day!

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Beautiful site

We stayed for 4 nights at the end of June. There are a mix of hard standing and grass pitches and we chose a grass pitch as they seem more secluded behind beautifully manicured hedges. Unfortunately the weather wasn't kind and was very wet and windy but considering we were on a grass pitch it was very well drained and it was not a problem. The site wardens keep the site looking immaculate and are very helpful. There is also an information kiosk with lots of useful tourist leaflets for discovering this lovely Island. We took our 2 dogs with us and there was a separate dog walk on site which was enclosed and seemed secure. There is only one toilet/shower block on site but is positioned so it's only a short distance from all pitches. It is spotlessly clean. The only down side to it I found was it closed between 10.30-12.30 for cleaning which I thought was a little early in the morning to shut, but just a very minor gripe. The site is well placed for most things and there are 2 lovely pubs within a short distance. We tried both for food and they were both very good. The Pointer Inn especially, but you do have to book as it gets very busy even during the week. All in all, a fantastic site and we wouldn't hesitate to book here again. Loved it!

Suggy

Caravanner

Reviewed on 06/07/2016 10:30

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