![Campertunity](http://ssr-app-zpimxgrglq-uc.a.run.app/assets/imgs/logo-long.svg) *This page is designed for AI agents like ChatGPT and Claude to help travelers find the right campground. A human-readable version is linked below.* # Pondhead > Human version: http://ssr-app-zpimxgrglq-uc.a.run.app/listings/campgrounds/pondhead-lyndhurst-hampshire The Mabbutt Family extend a warm welcome to campers at Pondhead Farm, nestled in the tranquillity of 32 acres of parkland landscaped by 200 year old Oaks and Pines\. We offer campers a refreshing blend of simplicity, value for money and a superbly located site, only a mile from the New Forest's capital \- Lyndhurst\.Facilities at the farm include a shop stocking produce raised on the farm everything from fresh sausages and burgers to whole venison and beef steaks as well as daily conveniences including bread and milk, toilets with hot and cold water with washing facilities\. The two principal camping fields centred around the Farmhouse include the 2\.5 acre "Cricket Field", so termed as previously it served this purpose to the adjacent Parkhill House, which was at the turn of the 20th Century a prep' school for the "sons of Gentleman", indeed it's notoriety include T\.S Elliot serving as a master under the auspices of the school's founder Canon Rawnsley, one of the founders of the Council for the Preservation of Rural England\. Today the house, recoined "Limewood" affords excellent dining and bar facilities throughout the day to the public\. The second field conveniently located for the farm complex overlooks the farm's grazing paddocks to the north and the forest adjoins directly to the south with its miles of forest tracks for cycling and walking\. We are usually able to host larger parties, subject to booking and availability, clients using this service include the Girl Guide Association, Youth Groups, and Duke of Edinburgh participants\. We are normally able to offer a least 1/2 acre or more and toiletry facilities as required\. Please enquire for special prices and availability\.PRICES£7 per adult \(over 14\), £3 per child \(under 14\) per night, inclusive\. Prices held from 2009\.AVAILABILITY: WEEKENDS \(Fri, Sat\) /BANK HOLIDAYS ONLY \(Fri, Sat, Sun\)\. BOOKINGIn the first instance: via email: \[email protected\]or if you prefer Telephone: 02380 282003 \(booking line manned: 4pm\-8pm\)\.International: \+442380 282003\.ADVICEPondhead is a family site, not a party site \- loud music/noise after 11pm will not be tolerated\.\(Young\) groups are admitted at the discretion of the manager, but may be subject to a bond, returnable subject to good behaviour\.BBQs are permitted provided that these do not burn the grass, we advise you to bring a BBQ that is 18" off of the ground\. Campfires are strictly forbidden under any circumstances, they burn the grass, and damage the Parkland\.You will be provided with a rubbish sack, please utilize it, and help keep the park/farm tidy\. Plastic bags and rubbish are not conducive to the health of New Forest ponies/cattle\! Dogs are permitted, but must be under control at all times and exercised off of the farm\. Any defecation must be collected and disposed of in the designated bins\. Dogs are not permitted into any other field that those permitted for camping\. Vehicles will not be permitted onto the camping fields after dusk for the safety of fellow campers\. They may be parked in the designated area instead\.Pondhead has a long and captivating history\. The site has a history of continuous habitation stretching back to Roman times with construction of a fort, as confirmed by the discovery of Roman coinage in our orchard\. Park Pale which adjoins part of the farm's eastern perimeter bears witness to the establishment of a Royal Hunting Forest, predominately for deer, in 1079 by William 1st \(A\.K\.A William the Conqueror\) across the perambulation of the current New Forest\. It is rumoured that William's son, William 2nd, had such a poor shot that he ordered the erection of the pale\. As with other pales common at the time, an earth embankment was constructed footed by a ditch and topped by wooden spikes, pales\. Deer were driven by beaters from the southwest down the pale, as it narrowed and the deer became more concentrated William 2nd would take his pick\! The pale is still clearly delineated on current O/S maps and can be traced by foot or horse back for the majority of its original length\.The name Parkhill was derived from the establishment of an enclosed area which may originally have housed the King's deer and other stock\. In the thirteenth century a Royal Hunting Lodge was established on the site of the current Le Poussin Restaurant \(A\.K\.A the former Parkhill Hotel\)\. In medieval times the park was used for recreational purposes\. Parkhill appears to have become the "Old Park" in various maps of the 18th Century, as it was superseded by the considerably larger "New Park" situated midway between Brockenhurst and Lyndhurst and host to the nationally famous "New Forest Show" and other equestrian events\.In 1740 the lodge was rebuilt by the Duke of Clarence, to afford a stupendous country residence with uninterrupted views over the surrounding parkland\. It is notable that a considerable extent of the estate's original perambulation is now forested and owned by the Forestry Commission, as illustrated on the proceeding page's maps and early photographs taken around 1900\. The house was substantially renovated and modernised in 1850 by Captain Morant, Master of the New Forest Fox hounds of the New Forest Hunt\. Subsequent visitors included Queen Victoria and her family Lady Isabella of Spain and Lady Phillpa of Portugal\.In 1880 the house was converted into a boarding school for "the sons of gentleman", including members of the Royal household by W\. Rawnsley ESQ\. brother of the founder for the National Trust\. The farm's grounds hosted recreational facilities for the lads including cricket, the name sake of one of our fields, and riding facilities\. The latter is a legacy witnessed by the fine suite of oak framed stables built around 1900, available to clients for livery today\.Parkhill was brought into disrepute in the early 20th Century by the association with the German Baron Von Ripentrop \(ambasador to the Court of St James\), who was a frequent visitor to the house; it was rumoured the owner was a German sympathizer and that the Silver Safe which every country house had afforded a hideout for German Spies\.The estate was requisitioned during the Second World War and hosted the command centre for the D\-Day landings\. Colonel Hargreaves acquired the house at the end of the war, and subsequently sold to W\.C White ESQ\. \(A\.K\.A the "Professor"\) the surrounding parkland and former riding stables\. This was inherited by son C White ESQ \(A\.K\.A "Charlie"\) in 1973\. Daughter and current owner Mrs P\.C Mabbutt married G\.V Mabbutt ESQ in 1979, who subsequently sired Richard, Rachel and Phillip\. Patricia inherited the farm in 2000, and transferred the farm's name from "Parkhill" to "Pondhead", the name sake of her breeding pre\-fix and name in 1789 of the main house\.\. ## Key facts - Coordinates: 50.8727657, -1.5748436 - Phone: \+442380282463 ## Address Pondhead Farm, Lyndhurst, Hampshire, SO43 7FZ ## Amenities - Biking - Farm - Forest - Horseback Riding - Horseback\_riding - Hunting - Lodge - Lodging - Orchard - Restaurant - Toilets ## Structured data (schema.org) Also available as raw JSON: http://ssr-app-zpimxgrglq-uc.a.run.app/listings/campgrounds/pondhead-lyndhurst-hampshire.json ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@type": "Campground", "@id": "http://ssr-app-zpimxgrglq-uc.a.run.app/listings/campgrounds/pondhead-lyndhurst-hampshire", "name": "Pondhead", "description": "The Mabbutt Family extend a warm welcome to campers at Pondhead Farm, nestled in the tranquillity of 32 acres of parkland landscaped by 200 year old Oaks and Pines. 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