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Ryde, Isle of Wight

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Electric grass pitches

Just five minutes from Ryde Beach, Retro Staycations is a spacious, family friendly base set on a working farm with plenty of friendly animals. Choose from non electric and electric grass pitches for tents and tourers, or stay cosy in a camping pod (sleeps four) or one of six Airstream caravans. Enjoy seasonal music, fresh breakfast packs from the onsite farm shop and explore the Isle of Wight with Newport just 15 minutes away. Dogs are welcome!

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Amazing site

Bruce M

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Sprinter-Type Campervan - Non Electric Grass PitchesAug 2025

Fantastic site and lovely hosts. Really appreciated finding a site that was priced fairly. Will hopefully be back again soon.

Site's response

Thank you for your kind words! We're thrilled you enjoyed your stay and found the pricing fair. We will be freezing prices for the 2026 season, and we would be delighted to welcome you back anytime!

Super peaceful campsite

Andrew L

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Small Tent - Non Electric Grass PitchesAug 2025

Sarah was really friendly and welcoming; it's a lovely smaller campsite in a quiet area. Good level pitches and clean communal washrooms. We cycled from East Cowes which isn't very far, but Ryde is very close.

Site's response

Thank you for your kind words! We're so glad you enjoyed your stay and found the site welcoming and peaceful. It's great to hear you made the most of the location with your cycling trip. We hope to welcome you back again soon!

3 night camping stay

Tyler C

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Large Tent - Non Electric Grass PitchesAug 2025

Good location to this area of the island. Always love a site where you can choose to pitch. The 24 hour shop is fav as we got a pint of milk each morning and didn't need to worry about keeping it cold. Toilet block good. It wasn't too busy when we went and lots of VW campers had their own, but I imagine it could get busy if there's lots of campers, as there's only 1 shower in ladies and a few cubicles. What was there and when we went, we had no issues at all.

Site's response

Thank you, Tyler, for sharing your experience! We're delighted you enjoyed the location, free pitching options, and the convenience of the 24-hour farm shop. Now that the site is moving out of its infancy and becoming more established, we plan to invest in an increased number of shower facilities for next season. Since your visit, we've already introduced a communal fridge freezer for campers to keep their supplies cool and built a wooden ranch-style shaded area to help keep themselves cool during the Summer! We're glad everything worked well during your stay and look forward to welcoming you back in the near future.

Lovely camp, lovely people

Sam V

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Small Tent - Non Electric Grass PitchesAug 2025

Owner was very welcoming, site was clean and near lots of great places. Definitely recommend.

Site's response

Thank you for sharing your experience! We're thrilled to hear you enjoyed the welcoming atmosphere and convenient location. Your recommendation means a lot to us.

A very handy and friendly site

Mark G

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Small Tent - Non Electric Grass PitchesAug 2025

Simple and uncomplicated. Had a camping pitch, easy to find, easy access and very helpful and friendly site staff/hosts. Its nice and quiet but only just outside Ryde which has plenty for shopping and eating. Would certainly use again.

Site's response

Thank you for your great feedback! We're glad you found the campsite easy to access and enjoyed the peace and proximity to Ryde. Delighted to hear our staff made your stay even better. Looking forward to welcoming you back!

Great find, close to home

Rebecca W

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Jul 2025

Found this campsite on a local website, just by chance. So pleased that we did. Very smooth booking process and great contact from the host Sarah, both before and whilst on site. Very flexible with arrival time. Easy to find from their directions and friendly greeting on arrival. Spacious field with a slight slope. Lots of space between pitches (with electric hook-up, pitch no.5). Great views on all sides, one side with views of the glorious airstream caravans and over the back were fields. Good facilities and the best shower we've had on a site! Although there is only one, so if it's busy then may need to stagger use. And the washing up facility only has cold water available. Sarah very kindly showed us inside a couple of the airstream caravans, they are beautiful, unusual and surprisingly spacious complete with showers or even a bath! A very quiet site, with friendly host, spacious pitches and a farm shop at the end of the lane for fresh bacon, sausages and eggs. What more could we ask for? We'll definitely be back.

Site's response

Thank you for your lovely feedback, Rebecca. We're so pleased you enjoyed your stay and appreciated the space, facilities, and views. Your kind words about Sarah and the airstream caravans mean a lot. It was our pleasure to show you around. As the site is now becoming better established, we will be investing in a greater number of showers and are exploring the viability of housing a hot water boiler outdoors to feed the communal washing-up sinks. Watch this space! We very much look forward to welcoming you back soon. Roll on next season!

Happy campers

Paul B

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Small Tent - Non Electric Grass PitchesJul 2025

Had a great stay at RetroStaycations in our tent. Showers and toilets were great and farm shop available.

Site's response

Thank you for sharing your experience, Paul! It was lovely to meet you and your son. We're glad you enjoyed your stay and found the facilities and farm shop useful. We'd love to welcome you back anytime!

Peaceful, friendly, good views, great value

Maurice D

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Jul 2025

We arrived on spec and were delighted there was space - a flat field, a very friendly greeting, good facilities (6 toilets, 2 showers, very clean), dog friendly, lots of space and good views. Great value. We originally planned to stay one night but liked it so much we stayed for four.

Site's response

Thank you for your kind words! It was so lovely to meet you both. We're thrilled you enjoyed your stay, from the warm welcome to the clean facilities and scenic views. It’s wonderful to hear you extended your stay - it’s the best compliment we could receive! We hope to see you again very soon.