Leat Farm

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Grassy pitches
Well-kept field
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The site's field
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  • Dog-friendly farm site between Cranborne Chase and the New Forest
  • A 10-minute drive to New Forest Water Park; half an hour to the coast
  • Behind a working water mill and tea rooms; pubs and shops nearby too
Craving watersports, treetop obstacle courses and cycle-easy forest paths? With Cranborne Chase on one side and New Forest on the other, Leat Farm is all about a relaxing retreat in the outdoors. That’s certainly what you get, as the dog-friendly farm site is part of a working smallholding and timber yard on the river Allen with a clear chalk stream, plenty of plant life and a working Stenner sawmill over 100 years old. You'll blend properly into farm life here, thanks to the site’s two horses (Bobbie and Cobby), four goats and a small band of turkeys nearby. At the same time, won't be too far away from the buzz, whether that's the beach or city – within driving distance, there’s Salisbury (half an hour’s drive), Southampton (50 minutes), Bournemouth (half an hour) Christchurch (25 minutes) and Poole (45 minutes). As for the local town, well, from Fordingbridge (five minutes), there’s a fair few adventures to be had and that’s not counting a trip down taste lane (restaurants, shops and pubs are in plentiful supply). There are riding stables, a park, woodland archery and a little further out, the New Forest Water Park (10 minutes) for a good go at wakeboarding, paddleboarding and other watersports. When you’re looking for something a little closer by, the site is behind Alderholt Mill, a working watermill with tearooms (a breakfast spot, maybe?). To the north of the site, there’s also a trout fishery five minutes' drive away.

Site type

Caravan sites 3
Motorhome sites 3
Tent sites 30
Open now
Opens 8 May
Please note
  • Your dog must be tattooed or microchipped.
  • No hen/stag parties permitted via Pitchup.com.
  • The campground/park caters for families (immediate members) and couples only - bookings from all other forms of groups are not accepted.
  • At least one of the party members must be aged 18 or over.
  • If making a fire, the fuel, logs and coal have to be purchased on site.
  • Please note that the toilet/shower facilities are unisex.
  • Swimming in the lake is not allowed.
  • There is no reception building on-site: on arrival please contact the number provided on your booking confirmation.

Languages spoken

English

Open from Thu, 8 May to

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Reviews

9.4

Overall rating from 83 Pitchup.com customers

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Child friendliness
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Cleanliness
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Peaceful

94% would recommend this site to a friend

93% would stay here again

What customers say

Leat Farm: serene, simple camping. Spacious spots, lovely nature, stream, wildlife. Owners are a big plus! Facilities are basic but okay, though lighting & shower numbers can be tight when busy. Great for relaxed family hols.

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A quiet, spacious campsite with very basic facilities

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Andrew A.

Unpowered grass tent site

Liked The owner, who was lovely came round daily to collect rubbish and sell firewood. There is little light pollution so star gazing is possibly.
There is plenty of open space to play games, and the campsite didn't feel cramped even when it got busy.
Not far from the heart of the New Forest, and some lovely beaches

Disliked The toilets, shower and washing up sink are very basic.
There was an event or party nearby that played loud music every night for 3 nights, until 4 or 5 in the morning. I would assume not a regular event, but should what should be a quiet, peaceful campsite

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Informal (pitches aren't marked, for a…

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Rosa R.

Unpowered grass tent site

Liked Informal (pitches aren't marked, for a example).
Flat ground.
Flushing toilets.
Allowed fires (raised off the ground) - lovely owner comes round and sells wood at v.reasonable price.
Middle of field left empty for play, with equipment left out to use.
Mainly families.

Disliked Not dislikes just good to know - unlit toilets so need torch at night.
There isn't a running hot water tap to do washing up, just cold water.
Pretty basic but had everything we wanted from a campsite.

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The location and the lady that…

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Rob N.

Unpowered grass tent site

Liked The location and the lady that runs it and also the animals on site

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Brilliant back to basics site

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Daniel E.

Unpowered grass tent site

Liked Lovely big field, loads of room
Friendly owner
Great to have a fire
Loved visiting the watermill for cream team a 5 min walk away
Loved playing in the stream

Disliked Basic single shower and toilets are not the best but fine for us and as described.

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Super relaxing and stress free

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melissa s.

Unpowered grass tent site

Liked We have had the best most relaxing time at Leat Farm
Our first camping experience
Beautiful way to get back to nature, kids off tech, kayaking in the stream (boats provided) tennis, cricket, all in the field.
Bob the cob horse is beautiful with other animals to see too.
Donna was just amazing so friendly, accommodating and super helpful.
Every afternoon we were offered a bin bag, fire pit, more wood for thr fire.
Children were given tennis bat, cricket bats, balls to use during their stay.

Everything was just super relaxing and chilled, as you want it to be.

Only one shower but with 70 plus people there was never a queue for this or the toilets.

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Amazing place, perfect for family with…

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Sandra D.

Unpowered grass tent site

Liked Amazing place, perfect for family with kids. Very friendly owner. We will definitely back.

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Lovely pitches realy friendy staff

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Roksana S.

Unpowered grass caravan site

Liked Lovely place. Nice peacefull with river loads of space. Highly recommended

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The camping field was brilliant, lots…

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Marcelle W.

Unpowered grass tent site

Liked The camping field was brilliant, lots of space to set up. Facilities were always clean. I would definitely recommend.

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Owner is lovely, really calm area.…

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Charlotte W.

Unpowered grass tent site

Liked Owner is lovely, really calm area. A great area to relax and enjoy the river, have a fire pit and enjoy quality time with friends and family.

Disliked Ground was super hard but not their fault just weather has been super dry.

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Being able to have a fire…

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Clare G.

Unpowered grass caravan site

Liked Being able to have a fire pit. The owner came around selling logs each night.
The pitch was cheap (£50 for two nights). The owner was lovely and friendly.

Disliked Fairly basis amenities - only one shower and three toilets which weren’t overly clean but the pitch was cheap and we could have a fire. You get what you pay for.

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Features

Pop-up campground

Dogs allowed

Campfires allowed

Leisure on site

Bar or club house Cycle hire Evening entertainment Fishing Fitness centre Games room Indoor swimming pool Kids' club On-site restaurant/cafe Outdoor swimming pool Play area TV room Take away Tennis Watersports

Amenities on site

Bath available Car parking by site/unit Composting toilet Dog park Drying room Food shop Free wifi Ice pack freezing Internet access Laundry Parent & baby washroom Pick-up from public transport Portable toilet Pub toilets Public telephone Shower available Toilet block Washing-up area Wifi

Groups welcome

Family friendly Motorcycle friendly Single-sex groups welcome Student groups welcome

Rules

Barbecue provided Barbecues allowed Campfires allowed Commercial vehicles allowed Dogs allowed Dogs allowed all year

Themes

Peaceful Wildlife haven

Utilities

Charging facilities Dump point Electric car charging point(s) Gas cylinders available Recycling available Renewable energy

Nearby amenities

Bar nearby Dog walk nearby

Type

Farm Medium (26-50 sites) Pop-up campground

Nearby leisure

Fishing nearby Golf nearby Horse riding nearby Watersports nearby

Location

Leat Farm

Sandleheath

Fordingbridge

Hampshire

England

SP6 1PX

Directions

Timezone

Europe/London +0100 (GMT+01:00)

GPS

50.92807°N
1.83356°W

Nearest transport

Coach
9.5 km Meeting House Lane
16.3 km Millstream Coach Park
17.1 km West Street
Rail
16 km Salisbury Rail Station
18.9 km Dean Rail Station
21.2 km Hinton Admiral Rail Station
Ferry
22.3 km Tuckton Tea Gardens Ferry Landing
22.3 km Christchurch Quay Ferry Landing
22.4 km Wick Christchurch Ferry Landing
Airport
16.7 km Bournemouth International Airport
33.4 km Southampton Airport

Please note: All distances on this page are calculated "as the crow flies" - please check actual distance depending on your mode of travel using the Get directions button above.

Local attractions

Heading off on a family hol? Well, there’s a lot to keep the little ones entertained, whether it’s the battle boats and spinning teacups at Adventure Wonderland (25 minutes' drive), the coasters at Paultons Park Home of Peppa Pig World (35 minutes) or falconry shows and snakes at Liberty's Owl, Raptor & Reptile Centre (20 minutes). Those of you looking to throw some outdoor activities into the mix will also be set, whether that's with sailing at the New Forest and District Sailability (15 minutes), Go Ape in Moors Valley Country Park & Forest (20 minutes) or full-on wildlife watching on Brownsea Island (an hour and 25 minutes). History’s not so far away around here either. First of all, there's the 14th-century Old Wardour Castle (45 minutes) or heavy horses and vintage trucks at Dorset Heavy Horse Farm Park (10 minutes), then the elegance of the Elizabethan manor at Breamore House (15 minutes) or the National Trust country mansion at Kingston Lacy (half an hour). After a museum dive too? There’s the National Motor Museum (45 minutes), The Tank Museum (55 minutes) and Sammy Miller Motorcycle Museum (40 minutes) for a look at the history of the vehicles.

Water quality at nearby bathing waters

Name Distance Type 2020201920182017
Christchurch Highcliffe Castle 23 km Sea N/AExcellentExcellentExcellent
Christchurch Friar`S Cliff 23 km Estuary N/AExcellentExcellentExcellent
Bournemouth Fisherman`S Walk 23.1 km Sea N/AExcellentExcellentExcellent
Bournemouth Manor Steps 23.1 km Sea N/AExcellentExcellentN/A
Christchurch Avon Beach 23.2 km Estuary N/AExcellentExcellentGood

Data source: European Environment Agency

Must see

Breamore House 5.8 km

Salisbury Cathedral 15.4 km

Wilton House 16.9 km

Adventure Wonderland 17.1 km

Old Sarum 18.5 km

National Trust

Mompesson House 15.6 km

Kingston Lacy 19.1 km

Little Clarendon 20.1 km

Philipps House and Dinton Park 20.6 km

White Mill 21 km

Cycle routes

Find local routes on the National Cycle Network - over 12,000 miles of cycling routes.

Other

BOVERIDGE HOUSE SCHOOL 4.9 km

BREAMORE 5.9 km

CRANBORNE MANOR 6.4 km

Godshill - Pitts Wood Inclosure (New Forest) 7 km

Godshill - Frankenbury - Castle Hill 7 km

Local events

  • Dorset County Show (Saturday, 6 September 2025 – Saturday, 6 September 2025)

    Dorchester, England 47.4 km

Please note: All distances on this page are calculated "as the crow flies" - please check actual distance depending on your mode of travel using the Get directions button above.

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Frequently asked questions

  • Does Leat Farm have a swimming pool? No View all features
  • Is Leat Farm dog friendly? Yes View all features
  • What attractions are near Leat Farm? Heading off on a family hol? Well, there’s a lot to keep the little ones entertained, whether it’s the battle boats and spinning teacups at Adventure Wonderland (25 minutes' drive), the coasters … Read more
  • When can I check in and check out of Leat Farm?
    Camping and caravan
    Arrive:  Anytime –  Anytime
    Depart by:  Anytime
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  • How much does it cost to stay at Leat Farm? From $115.20 (for 2 nights, 2 adults) - prices may change depending on your dates and party.