The Site is situated on the outskirts of the small village of Newchurch in the beautiful Arreton Valley, with its numerous country walks. With a  pleasant rural setting, the site offers flat, level, well drained meadowland pitches. Trees and shrubs punctuate the park layout, giving a feeling of privacy. The site presents an ideal location from which to enjoy your holiday. Half the island is designated an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty and there are over 120 attractions and places of interest to visit. The park itself is located in an ideal position to reach all parts of the island, and within easy reach of some of the island’s finest beaches. Sandown and Shanklin are only three miles by road; both these towns share the same sheltered bay with its sandy beaches and safe bathing. Newchurch village with its Norman church is five minutes on foot and there you will also find a pleasant country inn which serves food. Further afield there are many activities available including sea and freshwater fishing, golf, tennis, squash, swimming, horse riding, windsurfing, sailing etc.

On the edge of the Wareham Forest, this pleasant site provides an excellent base for touring Dorset. Some of the most attractive parts of Dorset are owned by the National Trust including substantial stretches of coastline. It is rich in combes, cliffs bays and islands and particularly rewarding for the visitor interested in birdlife and walking. Golden Cap where the Trust owns 2,000 acres of hill, farmland, cliff and beach has the highest cliff in England, brilliant with yellow gorse. This is Hardy country and you can recognise many scenes he describes in his novels. Casterbridge is Dorchester (18m). His birthplace, a charming thatched cottage with a garden ablaze with colour, is at Higher Bockhampton and can be visited by appointment with the custodian. Lawrence of Arabia's house at Cloud's Hill (10m) is also open to visitors.

Located in the midst of the ancient royal hunting forest of William the Conqueror and now National Park, the site has an open aspect and is within walking distance of Brockenhurst. With over 140 miles of track nearby, you can explore the Forest on foot, by cycle or on horseback. The Lyndhurst Museum and Visitors' Centre explains the fascinating history of the Forest, and there are numerous places for the family to visit nearby. Cruise ships can be viewed on the Solent; Southampton & Bournemouth shopping centres are within easy driving distance.