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Sandy Balls, New Forset (Fordingbridge)

Post by Neild » Tue Oct 26, 2010 7:55 pm

Just back from a few days in the New Forset with friends

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This was our Super Pitch, with Water (Fresh and Waste), EHU and TV Point.

We stayed at Sandy Balls http://www.sandy-balls.co.uk/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; near Fordingbridge for 3 nights. It's a good site that has a shop, 2 resturants and an indoor/outdoor pool complex. You could really keep yourself to yourself or get stuck into 'resort' type things. We opted for a bit of both.

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Moors Valley Country Park: http://www.moors-valley.co.uk/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
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Would recommend but be selective of pitch and also maybe avoid the high season :popcorn:


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Re: Sandy Balls, New Forset (Fordingbridge)

Post by Stu » Tue Oct 26, 2010 8:26 pm

It's a nice site but it can be busy and a bit too commercial for me. Pool is good though. What cost per night are you down to now. :oops:


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Re: Sandy Balls, New Forset (Fordingbridge)

Post by Neild » Tue Oct 26, 2010 8:29 pm

That's why I wouldnt go peak season. Was very quiet when we went. I can see kids running around AWOL till very late in the summer holidays :?

Cost per night was about £50 :thumbright:


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Re: Sandy Balls, New Forset (Fordingbridge)

Post by J@mes » Wed Oct 27, 2010 2:01 pm

We stayed at the New Forest Showground camping site this year for 8 nights (Long meadow campsite) and it was practically empty, about 6 other outfits out of 100 pitches!

Really basic, even the showers and washing facilities are in porta-cabins!

Can't beat it!! £20 a night with electric hook up for our tent (we are "glampers") 8-)


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Re: Sandy Balls, New Forset (Fordingbridge)

Post by Bodsy » Wed Oct 27, 2010 2:06 pm

£50/night!! I thought caravaning (or whatever the non pikey term is) was supposed to be cheap!


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Re: Sandy Balls, New Forset (Fordingbridge)

Post by xtc » Wed Oct 27, 2010 2:34 pm

Blimey, makes Marina's look cheap. Maybe the floating caravan is not so expensive after all!


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Re: Sandy Balls, New Forset (Fordingbridge)

Post by countrywide » Wed Oct 27, 2010 2:35 pm

I worked out that before camping site costs, it is about £100 a night. Tjat is based on 28 nights a year. So your looking at around £120 a night.

If you only do 14 nights, clearly it is £200 a night plus site fees.

It's only cheap in older vans with little depreciation.



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Re: Sandy Balls, New Forset (Fordingbridge)

Post by Stu » Wed Oct 27, 2010 3:05 pm

My tent costs about £5 per night so far. Obviously that cost will just go down. I suspect my small 2 man tent is down to around 20p


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Re: Sandy Balls, New Forset (Fordingbridge)

Post by Neild » Wed Oct 27, 2010 3:15 pm

Andy is spot on, owning and running a tintent is not a cheap option! - would say its more of an expensive hobby than a holiday vehicle!. We had many reasons for buying a van, mostly to explore much of this wonderfull country we live in, without staying is rubbish cramped hotels that cost a furtune (Yes, we are picky as to where we would stay, you wont find me in a £40 B&B I'm affraid) :lol: .

SB is not everyones cuppa t and it is a bit different to the normal sites - but we wanted full on facilities for the kids, rain or shine, SB gave us that.

My normal preference would be a country site in the middle of nowhere with full EHU/Waste/Wate with bike permitted and a little play area, normally around £20 per night. TBH £15 or £25 per night makes little difference to the affordability of a tintent.

Some people were camping but boy did they look miserable and cold!!!!!


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Re: Sandy Balls, New Forset (Fordingbridge)

Post by Bodsy » Wed Oct 27, 2010 3:24 pm

If you water your Porch, will it grow into a proper awning..... :whistle: :whistle:


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