Black Knowl site

karenseymour
karenseymour Forum Participant Posts: 61
edited August 2016 in UK Campsites & Touring #1

we are staying at this site in the new forest for a night on are way down to devon who else has stayed here whats it like can you see the wild horses

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  • huskydog
    huskydog Club Member Posts: 5,460 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    edited August 2016 #2

    we stay for a week in November every year , and you will hopefully see ,horses .pony's ,highland cattle and in the late evening you may see the deer on the open grass near the entrance

  • EasyT
    EasyT Forum Participant Posts: 16,194
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    edited August 2016 #3

    We saw plenty about within a few hundred yards of the site watch out for them when you are driving on the roads around there too!

  • karenseymour
    karenseymour Forum Participant Posts: 61
    edited August 2016 #4

    good info

    looking forward to this site

  • JVB66
    JVB66 Forum Participant Posts: 22,892
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    edited August 2016 #5

    It's not only outside the site you could encounter the New Forest "hazards"but also on the aproach roads though BrockenhurstWinkSurprised

  • Vicmallows
    Vicmallows Forum Participant Posts: 580
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    edited August 2016 #6

    If you stay on the Camping-in-the-Forest sites, especially the 'basic' ones like Matley Wood, the horses will quite likely come right up to your 'van and poke their nose in the door.

    One night at Setthorns 'something'  was snoring very loudly for several hours just outside the 'van. Assumed it was a deer or horse  ..... or maybe a boar?

    If you want to see wild donkeys, Lyndhurst common is an almost certainty.... and they certainly won't let you eat your fish-and-chips in peace.

     

     

  • brue
    brue Forum Participant Posts: 21,176 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    edited August 2016 #7

    We were leaving Black Knowl after a visit and several ponies decided to have a lie down and snooze in the entrance road....they weren't too keen on being moved so it took quite a bit of coaxing to clear our exit.Smile

  • karenseymour
    karenseymour Forum Participant Posts: 61
    edited August 2016 #8

    We were leaving Black Knowl after a visit and several ponies decided to have a lie down and snooze in the entrance road....they weren't too keen on being moved so it took quite a bit of coaxing to clear our exit.Smile.

    thats so funny

     

  • anothersunrise
    anothersunrise Forum Participant Posts: 264
    edited August 2016 #9

    They quite often in hot weather gather under the trees outside the entrance to the site.  They also like to gather outside the Tesco express. 

    On a serious note. Please do watch out for them on the roads, more are getting killed every year.  Only a couple of weeks ago a foal was left to die after a hit and run. 

  • harryb
    harryb Forum Participant Posts: 1,536
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    edited August 2016 #10

    I wouldn't stay there if I were you. The site is so nice you may not get to Devon Winking

  • karenseymour
    karenseymour Forum Participant Posts: 61
    edited August 2016 #11

    They quite often in hot weather gather under the trees outside the entrance to the site.  They also like to gather outside the Tesco express. 

    On a serious note. Please do watch out for them on the roads, more are getting killed every year.  Only a couple of weeks ago a foal was left to die after a hiti will drive slow ive been to the new forest before and i do know what i am doing

  • karenseymour
    karenseymour Forum Participant Posts: 61
    edited August 2016 #12

    I wouldn't stay there if I were you. The site is so nice you may not get to Devon Winking

    thanks for the info

     

  • anothersunrise
    anothersunrise Forum Participant Posts: 264
    edited August 2016 #13

    They quite often in hot weather gather under the trees outside the entrance to the site.  They also like to gather outside the Tesco express. 

    On a serious note. Please do watch out for them on the roads, more are getting killed every year.  Only a couple of weeks ago a foal was left to die after a hiti will drive slow ive been to the new forest before and i do know what i am doing

    Write your comments here...  Apologise if you felt I was aiming that at you. I wasn't.  It was a  comment  for anyone.  

  • superhoops
    superhoops Forum Participant Posts: 2
    edited August 2016 #14

    Leaving tomorrow sadly after 6 days a lovely site spotlessly clean and very friendly wardens ok toilet blocks are tired but watch next year for the new ones but they are still very clean will definitely be back one of my favs

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