Out & About Magazine Autumn 2020

Out&About leisure

You don’t need to venture far to enjoy a idyllic rural holiday...the Hampshire South Downs has plenty to offer for a glamping, camping, yurt or shepherd hut holiday experience

The Sustainability Centre South Downs National Park Small campsite in a peaceful open space surrounded by woodland. Perfect for families, cyclists, walkers and groups. Six camping pitches on the main camp site, four camping bays and three yurts. Café serving veggie and vegan lunches and cakes and evening meals can be booked in advance. The whole campsite can be booked exclusively for one group or celebration, for a fixed price. Low-impact basic camping, without electricity, all in a woodland setting. www.sustainability-centre.org/ Ideal for a relaxed, secluded stay. The peaceful location has birds of prey, deer, foxes and badgers nearby and has lovely countryside views with the Watercress Line steam railway on the horizon. Open all year round and has electric, water and waste facilities. Licensed micro brewery a 10 minutes walk away and a caf é , a butcher and deli, small supermarkets and a num- ber of independent shops. Please note that toilet and shower facilities are not available. Caravans, motorhomes and campervans are all welcome. beverleyfarm.online/ Beverley Farm Medstead

Adhurst Yurts Five Yurts (Redwood pictured above), a cabin and Bell Tent, each 50 plus metres apart. Each has safari kitchen with gas hob, wood burner and campfire area. Some have a private bath or shower and some have their own privy. Fire bowls, all cast iron cookware and crockery are provided. Adhurst is glamping for purists with no electricity and dry compost privies and all wood provided by the estate’s own woodland. Perfect for children and dogs. Bushcraft can be incorporated into your stay with bespoke sessions from shelter building to plant identification to ponassing fish and more. www.adhurst.co.uk/ Quiet and secluded adult-only grass site with two Shepherds Huts with king-size bed, mini kitchen, lighting, heating, TV/DVD, wood burner, toilet, sink, table and chairs and outside veranda area; four Camping Pods with proper bed and facilities, one pod with small washroom with toilet, kitchen sink with tea and coffee making facility; five Two Hoots Near Arlesford

Watercress Lodges and campsite Next to the historic Watercress Line Six self-catering lodges, each with two upstairs bedrooms and bathroom,

contemporary kitchen, utility room, downstairs cloakroom, TV, Wifi and patio area. Pre-erected Glamping Safari tents (right) and Tipi tents. A Flat Spaces Bungalow on site can be hired for severely disabled or less abled. Facilities include a shower and toilet block. A freezer is available for use by campers for their ice blocks.

hard-standing pitches for caravans and motorhomes. Owners will need their own toilet and washing facilities, but fresh water, Elsan, waste disposal and electric hook-ups are supplied if required. All touring pitches are hard standings.

To minimize the impact on the environment the site has low wattage lighting and timers for electricity and water usage, and manages waste through an on-site recycling area. www.twohootscampsite.co.uk/

Please note, there is no provision for caravans or motorhomes. www.watercresslodges.co.uk/lodges/

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