Hill Cottage Farm Camping and Caravan Park Reviews

Campervan with awning and EHU

Good clean facilities, friendly staff,lovely woodland by the site for walking,would definitely return,

2 nights in campervan.

The grass pitch was lovely very easy to access, lots of room for our campervan, drive away tent and awning. Was very easy to hook up and pay the metred electric. Ablutions are adequate with a pay to use washing machine and tumble dryer, sink area was very nice, clean and easy to use/access. The dog walk around the field was lovely and was made better seeing the horses. Awesome stay and would highly recommend to anyone.

Site's response

Fantastic, thank you for the recommendation, really glad you enjoyed your stay with us. Come back soon!

Camping

Lovely well kept site with clean and well equipped facilities

Good site, definitely return.

Good campsite, lovely Thai takeaway. Little park was great for smaller kids and close to a nice pub. Good for dogs too in the main with walks out. People lovely and friendly too. Partner loved the size of the pitch.

Great campsite

Great campsite, very clean, peaceful and all staff very pleasant and helpful.

Site's response

Thank you for taking the time to leave a lovely review. We hope to see you again soon.

One night stay

Friendly staff, clean, modern facilities with large serviced pitches. Metered hook up which was easy to top up when low. Will use again on future trips due to its location.

Site's response

Thank you Kevin, we look forward to seeing you again soon.

Perfect caravan site

It was our first time at Hill Cottage Farm, and what a lovely surprise we had. The site itself was kept to a very high standard. Our pitch was kept so well, grass cut and bushes trimmed. The toilets were very clean. We used the fishing lakes which were looked after, very well. Everyone who worked there were very friendly. Had a Thai takeaway from the restaurant on our last night, delicious! Will definitely go back again

Site's response

Thank you for your lovely review Stephen, I will pass your compliments to the team.

One night stay

Would be improved with better lighting around site at night, ability to change shower temp as it was scolding, and the timers for lights in wash area and the washing machine room is too short, which is irritating. Washing machine room goes off after 10 or so seconds. I understand timers for saving electricity but a bit longer would be good.

Site's response

Thank you for taking the time to leave a review. I will forward your feedback to the maintenance team to look into these issues.

Lovely site, good price and easy access

Lovely clean site, easy to reach with no horrible surprises en route. Having pre registered our vehicle index number, the ANPR system reads your plate as you turn in and the barrier is raised by the time you get there and is the correct entrance for your colour pitch. Hardstanding (18 blue) was a good size and some of the grass pitches opposite were absolutely huge. The metered e-electric worked well as we put £10 on our account before we arrived. The power was used for running the fridge, battery charger and cooking and to be more power conscious, instead of using the water heater, we used a kettle for washing up, thus saving quite a bit on electricity prices. If you wanted to save even more, you could use the site washing up facilities. The e-electric is a really good idea as I think it makes you much more aware of what you may be using. It saddens me to see empty caravans with air con units chugging away all day when there is nobody home. This system works really well and makes you think about your use. The only thing I would suggest is that the system sends you a text message when you are getting low on credit as we ran out of power at 03:05 and were woken up with the control panel bleeping. If you were out all day, you could lose a fridge full of food. Other than that, it is a good system and works well. Toilet and shower block are basic but functional. Overall, I liked the site and will be returning. The owners obviously spend a lot of effort keeping the place clean, tidy and welcoming. Beware of the prickly trimmings around the base of the hedges, I think they are hawthorn bushes. After they have been trimmed, some of the trimmings are on the grass where you sit, so footwear is a must. Definitely a site to recommend.

Site's response

Thank you for taking the time to leave such a comprehensive review. A lot of people say they like the idea of paying just for what they use on the electricity rather than an a flat fee which is often far more than actually used. Guests have reported receiving a text when electric credit was low so I will investigate why you didn't, apologies for that. As you know, you can top up on your phone from anywhere day or night. We hope to see you again soon.

Great campsite

Had a great time , amazing places located nearby

Site's response

Thank you.

Highly recommend

We highly recommend Hill Cottage Farm. From start to finish our stay was the best. The site is so well kept, the staff are friendly and welcoming. The facilities are excellent! It's so good that we have already booked again for Bank Holiday weekend. A special mention to Sheena who was so lovely with my children and who saved me when I had a flat battery. Shout out to the amazing Thai restaurant 🙌

Site's response

Thank you for taking the time to leave such a lovely review and it was lovely to see you all again this weekend.

Peaceful and relaxing

Lovely place, easy to self check in, facilities were clean and tidy.

Site's response

Thank you for taking the time to leave a review.

Good location on a pretty site

Short walk (less than a mile) to a nice pub. Nice dog walking path round a field and by 3 ponds.

Site's response

Thank you for leaving a review.

Relaxing & peaceful

A lovely site with easy access to the New Forest & Dorset. Lovely clean shower blocks. A lovely walk through the woods to Alderholt village & pub. Large pitches. We had a hard standing grass pitch which was plenty big for our caravan & awning. Will definitely return again.

Site's response

Thank you for your great review, we look forward to seeing you again soon.

fantastic stay, a very well looked after site

We had a fantastic stay, will definitely be back for a third time.

Site's response

Great, see you soon!

Excellent first stay

Really couldn't ask for much more from a campsite. We loved our very short stay.

Site's response

Thank you for taking the time to leave a review, really glad you enjoyed your stay. We hope to see you again soon.

Outstanding campsite

I cannot fault this great campsite, all of the facilities are clean and tidy. The onsite Thai restaurant is open from 4pm - 8pm where you can dine in or take away, very friendly staff and excellent food. I will definitely be booking again and highly recommend this place to stay.

Site's response

Thank you for taking the time to leave your lovely review. See you soon!

Lovely site

Really nice campsite. Very clean, great showers and toilets. Very nice staff and a Thai restaurant, which was fantastic. We will be back for sure. Thank you.

Site's response

Thank you Chris, really glad you enjoyed in your stay. We hope to see you again soon.

1st weekend in March

Excellent weekend, good weather, good facilities, and on site food.

Site's response

Thank you Paul, it's been a great start to the season with lovely guests, I'm glad you enjoyed it. Hope to see you again soon!

A lovely site

Lovely well presented site. Large pitches. Showers and toilets very clean and well maintained. Will definitely visit again.

Site's response

Great, we hope to see you in 2025.

First break in new van

Nice site, staff very friendly and helpful. Site was very clean. Would have been better with a pitch with a view, not just a static home opposite and very noisy campers behind, but that's not site's fault.

Site's response

Thank you for taking the time to leave a review. I'm sorry you experienced noise from other campers, it happens occasionally but we have staff onsite to help maintain the quiet policy after 10pm. We hope to see you in 2025.

Lovely quiet campsite and helpful staff

The site is in a good location (we were able to travel on wide roads to get the caravan through). It is small and quiet. The facilities are lovely and clean, with regular cleaning. The staff are very helpful too. We had a problem with our caravan which was spotted while we were off site and they phoned us immediately. This helped to prevent a major disaster and meant we could continue our holiday. The electric is easy enough to do, you just have to keep checking it. We would definitely book again.

Site's response

Thanks Emma, we hope to see you in 2025.

Short trip away! Really nice camping

A really clean and quiet campsite.

Site's response

Thank you Rebecca, I will pass your compliments on to the team.

Great site

We had a massive pitch, which had privacy hedging either side. We loved the metered electric, we spent £5 for 4 nights stay. Most sites charge up to £10/night for electric, so I was pleased that this is a much fairer system. The shower and toilet block were heated, they had good showers with push buttons. We had plenty of pre-stay info' e-mailed to us, so check in was easy. The location was a bit out of the New Forest Park. We walked from the site to Fordingbridge but at this time of year the footpaths were waterlogged in many places. We cycled to Moors Valley Country park, which had great forest cycle trails, 7.5miles each way to get there. All in all, a great stay.

Site's response

Thank you for your great review Lee. Very glad you enjoyed your stay, hope to see you again next year.

Restful break

A very good site, the staff were very friendly and helpful. The showers and toilets were very clean and there was a Thai restaurant /takeaway which was tasty.

Site's response

Thank you for taking the time to leave a review Thomas, we hope to see you again next year.