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Overview
About Longbeech Campsite
Why stop
- Quiet adults-only camping in ancient beech woodland
- Forest walks and wildlife start at the site
Heads up
- No toilets or showers, and a chemical toilet is required
Map
Where it is
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Before you go
The highest, rockiest slopes around here are a summer buffet for grizzly bears.
New Forest Tour Guide
Your drive to Longbeech Campsite, narrated.
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Gliders over Stoney Cross0:00 / 0:29
“The open ground around Stoney Cross once held one of the Forest's largest wartime airfields. RAF Stoney Cross opened in nineteen forty-two, with a runway more than a mile long.”
Plays on the road 0.6 km from Longbeech Campsite in the Parkwolf New Forest Tour Guide.
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Guide
More about Longbeech Campsite
Why stayThis is a back-to-basics, adults-only campsite, set up for people who want quiet rather than…
This is a back-to-basics, adults-only campsite, set up for people who want quiet rather than facilities. With 95 grass pitches for tents, caravans, motorhomes and trailer tents spread through woodland and open clearings, there is space to find a corner and settle in. It is quiet and natural, and the staff are helpful.
What the setting feels likeOpen grassy clearings give way to ancient beechwoods and thick stands of ferns.
Open grassy clearings give way to ancient beechwoods and thick stands of ferns. The forest starts at the edge of your pitch, which is the main reason people come back.
Things to doWalk straight out from the site into the surrounding forest, with waymarked routes nearby
- Walk straight out from the site into the surrounding forest, with waymarked routes nearby
- Spend a slow day among the beeches and ferns
WildlifePonies roam freely here and often graze through the campsite, and deer may pass through the…
Ponies roam freely here and often graze through the campsite, and deer may pass through the clearings. Keep food packed away, give animals plenty of room, and never feed them. Pets are welcome, so keep dogs under control around grazing stock.
The honest drawback and what to bringThere are no toilets and no showers on site. You must bring your own chemical toilet.
There are no toilets and no showers on site. You must bring your own chemical toilet. There are chemical-toilet disposal points and drinking-water taps for refills. Bring everything else you need, including water containers, torches and a plan for washing. It is a seasonal site and payment is card only. If you want proper washrooms or a family atmosphere, this is not the place to book.
Wildlife
Wildlife in New Forest
28 sightingsRed DeerMost seen around 7 AMSighting map
10 sightingsWhite-tailed EagleMost seen around 10 AMSighting map
14 sightingsHarbor SealMost seen around 7 PMSighting map
176 sightingsEuropean Fallow DeerMost seen around 7 PMSighting map
93 sightingsWestern Roe DeerMost seen around 7 AMSighting map
54 sightingsMute SwanMost seen around 6 PMSighting mapSighting maps show where each species has been reported across New Forest. Wildlife moves, so no sighting is guaranteed.
