Lightfoot's Farm

Ik was blij met: Suited me down to the ground.
Like all camping experiences this one was enhanced by glorious weather. Pitched up in the long grass left for nature. Quickly felt part of it as I sat listenig to the birds and watching the insects mull about the field.
Later I was joined by Roe Dear and a Fox. Even had a very curious Drake in the tent. I named him Sir Francis.
Magical stay. Thank you.

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Ik was blij met: Area - great position for exploring the local area. Many eonderful beaches and New Forest 10-20mins drive

Field kitchen - this was a fantastic facility, well equipped with gas stove, fridge, freezer, electricity, pots and pans. Large kitchen and plenty of seating. Absolutely made our rainy few days bearable. And good for socialising with other families.

Ik was niet zo blij met: The grass was longish and their were many mole hills, which made getting about hard, wet, work. I guess you probably can't do much about the molehills, but has the grass been cut it would have saved us all getting so wet and would have been easier to get about.

No lighting in the toilets and showers

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Ik was blij met: The location was good - drivable spots in the new forest / to the beach.
The kitchen was well stocked and very welcome in the rain.

Ik was niet zo blij met: The toilets were awful - we've stayed at many sites with compost loos but we had to drive our kid elsewhere because they absolutely refused to use them. No lights in the toilets either. Ran out of sawdust. One didn't even have anything to scoop the sawdust etc. And only two of three toilets were in use (there were a few campers there)
The grass was long which was horrible when walking about in the rain.
Nothing was walkable in the new forest, so driving only.
We had no check in or contact with the host regarding our camping even when we packed up to leave a night early.

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Ik was blij met: Not as expected

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Ik was blij met: very peaceful and everyone there was very mindful

Ik was niet zo blij met: the toilet

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Ik was blij met: The option to use a hot tub was a nice feature, although organisation of log sales etc was poor.

Ik was niet zo blij met: The toilet facilities were absolutely appalling. I understand and appreciate compost toilets, these were not executed correctly to say the least. Our young children were heaving at using a toilet were the previous few dozen occupants waste was sitting merely millimetres below the height of the toilet seat. Hugely unsanitary and honestly a health risk.

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Ik was blij met: Easy to get to, pitch your tent up anywhere in the designated area. Hot showers, firepits and barbeques provided. Communal kitchen was a really great thing, with a fridge and freezer available.

Ik was niet zo blij met: The shower and toilet facilities could benefit from a little upkeep, spiderwebs with dead, dry spiders were around - nothing too grisly, but a little bit of a sweep once in a while would be nice. No walkable routes around, so it’s not the greatest choice if you like roaming around the area.

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Ik was blij met: A lovely site with good facilities.

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Ik was blij met: This is a large piece of land on the back of the hosts home/workspace which is maintained but has a sense of wild and peacefulness. Fully equipped shared kitchen house with games and emergency supplies, good compost loos and sinks for each plot, firepits, furniture and odd, scattered structures including; hammock sites, swing and footy net for the kids, not to mention the wood fired hot tubs, perfect for the one cold night we had! Even wheelbarrows are provided for transporting stuff from the carpark. Peter was also kind enough to show us the indoor greens growing space and I bought some seeds to grow at home. Short drive from supermarkets and the epic New forest, also the coast. I would certainly stay here again if we are in the area it was so cozy!

Ik was niet zo blij met: Honestly can't fault anything.
Perhaps, the only tiny thing I can think for more convenience is to have wood onsite to buy for the hot tub/firepits, I'm sure there is a reason I never asked about but Peter told us about this in advance so wasn't a problem.

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Ik was blij met: Natural feel and glorious situation close to heathland.
Cafe on sight with super cakes.
Good showers and toilets.
Close to Wareham but close to Corfe Castle and the coast.

Ik was niet zo blij met: Very little to dislike but there is a constant distant hum of traffic on road to Wareham.
It’s not a pristine site but rustic and charming.

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