First time ever been to the New Forest, can't believe have missed out on it all these years
!!!!! We took pot luck with the site. Lots of the £12 forest ones were closed, but we had a recce of the Alridge one while we were cycling this avo and that looked fantastic; huge and very very pretty.
We stayed at Longmeadows, mainly cos the write up said you'd see deer and were close to the cycling tracks in the forest itself. Weren't disappointed either. Stags rutting during the evenings/nights, even went to the loo last night and stopped in our tracks as we counted loads of deer and the odd stag in front of the loos Lovely views and cycling began approx 7 seconds from our van !! However, for 10 mins took shelter in a C&C site, Black Knowle ?, when the horses stampeded, what a difference; packed in, no-one out, all zipped up in awnings or watching telly, no views as such and really clinical. So pleased we're not members and chose that, or would have spoiled experience.
Isn't it amazing how your first stay/impressions can be so important to returning to a spot ? We wld defo use Longmeadows or Aldridge next time. Topped off with a stunning carvery in the Rose and Crown, Brockenhurst. Has made us fall in love with the uk once more
........... before any comments arrive, I know probably some peeps on here like C&C club, we're all different x
!!!!! We took pot luck with the site. Lots of the £12 forest ones were closed, but we had a recce of the Alridge one while we were cycling this avo and that looked fantastic; huge and very very pretty.
We stayed at Longmeadows, mainly cos the write up said you'd see deer and were close to the cycling tracks in the forest itself. Weren't disappointed either. Stags rutting during the evenings/nights, even went to the loo last night and stopped in our tracks as we counted loads of deer and the odd stag in front of the loos Lovely views and cycling began approx 7 seconds from our van !! However, for 10 mins took shelter in a C&C site, Black Knowle ?, when the horses stampeded, what a difference; packed in, no-one out, all zipped up in awnings or watching telly, no views as such and really clinical. So pleased we're not members and chose that, or would have spoiled experience.
Isn't it amazing how your first stay/impressions can be so important to returning to a spot ? We wld defo use Longmeadows or Aldridge next time. Topped off with a stunning carvery in the Rose and Crown, Brockenhurst. Has made us fall in love with the uk once more
........... before any comments arrive, I know probably some peeps on here like C&C club, we're all different x