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St Leonards, Ringwood

Oakdene Forest

  • 4.4 Visitor Rating
  • Sleeps up to 8
  • Pets 3
  • Hot Tub
  • Activity programme
  • Indoor and outdoor pools
  • Near Bournemouth
  • Entertainment Passes included

Oakdene Forest Features

Accommodation features
  • Choose from a range of caravans or lodges
  • Outdoor hot tub (in Superior & Signature lodges and Sublime Caravan 2 and 3 only)
  • Flat screen TV
  • DVD (except Statement and Sensation caravans)
  • Wi-Fi
  • Kitchen including microwave
  • Bath and/or shower
  • Bed linen and duvets
  • Towels £6.50 for 1 bath and 1 hand towel (except Select Plus Lodges and properties with hot tubs)
  • Beds made up for your arrival
  • Barbecue stand (Lodges, supreme and sublime caravans only)
  • Double glazed and centrally heated
  • Gas and electricity included
  • Travel cots, highchairs and bedguards £14 per week and per short break each
  • Pets £9 per night each (max 3) (in specific accommodation only)
  • All non-smoking accommodation
  • * Outdoor pool opens Saturday 23rd May for the summer season and will close 31st August 2026.Shop with off licence – restricted opening times in low season††Age restrictions may apply to activitiesOakdene Country Music Weekender 9-11 October 2026Christmas Cracker Weekends 2026 are 4-7 & 11-14 December 202628th November - 1st December 5th - 8th December 12th - 15th December

Top Days Out Near Oakdene Forest

The best-known attractions within an easy drive of Oakdene Forest, with real driving times.

Theme park 28 min drive · 20.6 miles

Paultons Park

Sat nav: SO51 6AL

A family theme park on the edge of the New Forest, home to the UK's only Peppa Pig World.

  • Families
  • Full day
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Paultons Park is a family theme park on the edge of the New Forest National Park in Hampshire, set in 140 acres of parkland. It has rollercoasters, thrill rides, family rides, indoor and outdoor play areas and water splash parks, along with a collection of birds and animals.

Tip: Tickets are for a set date and some days sell out, so book your visit date in advance.

Ape rescue centre 33 min drive · 23 miles

Monkey World

Sat nav: BH20 6HH

A 65-acre rescue centre near Wool, home to the largest group of chimpanzees outside Africa.

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Monkey World is an ape and monkey rescue centre set in 65 acres near Wool in Dorset. It was founded in 1987 and takes in primates rescued from the illegal pet trade, laboratories and abuse, rehabilitating them into natural living groups.

Tip: Book online in advance, as tickets are cheaper than at the gate.

Wildlife park 31 min drive · 24 miles

New Forest Wildlife Park

Sat nav: SO40 4UH

Otters, wolves and a wolverine on the edge of the New Forest, with adventure playgrounds for the kids.

  • Families
  • Couples
  • Rainy days
  • Half day
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The New Forest Wildlife Park sits on the edge of the New Forest near Ashurst and Lyndhurst. It specialises in animals that are or once were native to Britain, plus otters and owls from around the world. The otters are the stars, including the world's largest collection of giant otters, and you can also see wolves, a lynx and Bodie, Hampshire's only wolverine.

Tip: Parking on site is free but first come, first served, so arrive early on busy days. Put the full address into your sat nav rather than just the postcode.

Zoo 45 min drive · 32.9 miles

Marwell Zoo

Sat nav: SO21 1JH

A 140-acre Hampshire zoo with giraffes, leopards, penguins and seven adventure play areas.

  • Families
  • Half day
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Marwell Zoo is a 140-acre zoo at Colden Common, near Winchester, run by the conservation charity Marwell Wildlife. It is home to hundreds of animals, including giraffes, leopards, meerkats and penguins, with red pandas, snow leopards and a walkthrough lemur exhibit among the other residents.

Tip: Book tickets online for the correct day before you arrive, and allow about 4 hours on a first visit.

Prehistoric monument 51 min drive · 31 miles

Stonehenge

Sat nav: SP4 7DE

The world-famous stone circle on Salisbury Plain, with an exhibition and reconstructed Neolithic houses alongside.

  • Families
  • Couples
  • 2-3 hours
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Stonehenge is a prehistoric monument on Salisbury Plain in Wiltshire, a World Heritage Site and one of Britain's best-known landmarks. The outer ring of huge sarsen stones, topped with lintels, was raised in the third millennium BC. It sits within a landscape dense with burial mounds and other Neolithic and Bronze Age monuments.

Tip: Pre-book your ticket before you travel.

Cathedral 35 min drive · 21.1 miles

Salisbury Cathedral

Sat nav: SP1 2EJ

England's tallest spire, a medieval clock and an original 1215 Magna Carta under one roof.

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Salisbury Cathedral is a leading example of Early English Gothic design. It was built in just 38 years from 1220, which gives it an unusually consistent style. Its 404-foot spire is the tallest in England, and the Cathedral Close around it is the largest in Britain.

Tip: Allow plenty of time to park if you drive. The nearest public car parks, Lush House (SP2 7TD) and Old George Mall (SP1 2PH), are about a five-minute walk away.

Art gallery & museum 21 min drive · 13.7 miles

Russell-Cotes Art Gallery & Museum

Sat nav: BH1 3AA

A Grade II* listed Art Nouveau seaside house in Bournemouth, filled with art and treasures from Japan.

  • Couples
  • Rainy days
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The Russell-Cotes sits on top of Bournemouth's East Cliff, next to the Royal Bath Hotel. This Grade II* listed building was originally called East Cliff Hall. Merton Russell-Cotes, then the hotel's owner, had it built in the Art Nouveau style as a birthday present for his wife Annie, and it later passed to the town as a museum.

Castle 36 min drive · 25.4 miles

Corfe Castle

Sat nav: BH20 5EZ

Explore the ruins of a Norman royal castle that stood out against a gap in the Purbeck Hills.

  • Families
  • Dogs welcome
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Corfe Castle is a ruined fortress built by William the Conqueror in the 11th century, standing on a steep hill above the village on the Isle of Purbeck. It was one of the earliest English castles built partly in stone, and it was added to over the 12th and 13th centuries.

Tip: The car park fills up quickly in busy periods, so consider an alternative car park or arrive in the afternoon, when it tends to be quieter.

Drive times are typical times by car with no traffic. Check opening times and book tickets on each attraction's own website before you go.

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Visitor Reviews of Oakdene Forest

4.4Visitor Rating out of 5

35 reviews from guests who stayed at Oakdene Forest

Julie
Date of stay: 21st September 2025

Caravan not clean in places, carpet particularly dirty, crockery old fashioned

Jem
Date of stay: 31st August 2025

Comfortable caravan, bit tired but it's the end if the summer season. Perfectly fine for 2 adults, 2 children and a long dog.

Verified Guest
Date of stay: 10th August 2025

Realy good and relaxed accommodation well worth the money some little concerns no table or desk in main bedroom and there was plenty of space for one under the television. Needed more of an information pack in the accommodation with the use of heating and towel rails, unable to use without help from staff. We would recommend to others.

Anne
Date of stay: 31st July 2025

Nice caravan. Good for 6 people. Wash basin which serves the 2 bedrooms which accommodate 4 people could do with being larger. Otherwise very good. Chopping knives are very blunt. Otherwise very well equipped with cutlery and crockery

Frances
Date of stay: 30th July 2025

good all round

Verified Guest
Date of stay: 27th July 2025

Lack of space in master bedroom wardrobe a bit small great size lounge decking more space for shower than usual cramped bathroom should always be bigger as always seem very small to get in & out off

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