A spotless site that the owners obviously take great pride in, the pitches are all level grass and clearly marked out, the owners are very particular as to how you pitch up so make sure you go see them first if at all possible.

The caravan park is quiet and while not an adult only site there isn't much for children to do and I felt the site was probably more suited to adults. There are a few seasonal pitches and a few spaces for tents with the majority of the tourers in the central area.

All the facilities are close at hand and again very, very well maintained.

The campsite is close to a local pub, probably about a 10-15 min walk and Woodbrige is a short drive away. We didn't have much time to get out and explore but certainly will next time.

A good find and I would recommend it without doubt

Myself and a few friends (mixed group) went to Highburn House for a weekends camping, this was not the first time we have gone here but it will certainly be the last.

We found that the owners of the site were very rude, abrupt and unfair to us. This would have been the 4th time we had visited this site and each time we were in a mixed group of around 12 people. When we arrived, we were never asked if we were part of a group or meeting others there, yet this was the reason the owner gave as a reason to evict us from the site! The owner claimed that they dont accomadate groups of more than two tents on the site. This was basically a lie as there was a group of around 20 people on one side of the site. We got the impression from the owner that we were being thrown off the site as we are in our mid-20's. We had pitched our tents around 1pm and went into Wooler to watch the World Cup on TV yet returned at around 5pm to find that the owner had phoned the police as we were not off the site in 15mins! We politely advised the lady that we could not leave the site as we had had a drink and were unable to drive. This did not bother her and she told the police to get us off the site.

The police were very good, they showed understanding and helped us try and find a solution. The police eventually persuaded the owner that the ones who had had a drink could leave their cars over night.

We had politely tried to reach a solution with the owner to resolve the problem, the owners husband originally said we could stay providing we booked in furture! We offered to move our tents to the other side of the field so we were out the way of other campers (who incidentally had no complaints towards us and were just as shocked and annoyed at the owner for making us move) but it looked as though she had an agenda towards younger people as she was very rude, devious and underhand in trying to have us removed from the site. She even resorted to lying to the police to back up her claims. Something which we alerted the police to. Unfortunately however the police were powerless as it was private property.

I could understand the owners request to have us off the site if we were being loud and were annoying other campers, however we pitched our tents, we conversed with other campers on the site and had a very good relationship with them. They were very very suprised that we had been told to leave. One couple said they would never go back to Highburn House again!

I feel that we were treated very unfairly and we thrown off the site for the simple reason we were 'younger'. The owner claimed we had never been to the site before, however we had been every year for the last 4 years and even had pictures on facebook!

I will never return to Highburn House again, in future myself and my friends will go to Riverside Holiday Park on the other side of Wooler. We were able to find space at Riverside and the staff were very understanding and accomodating and had no issue with us being in a group as long as we were respectful of others in the site, which I believe is very reasonable and something myself and my friends are very wary of whenever we have been away.

To close I would never recommend Highburn House to any of my family, friends or work colleagues.

Just returned from a long weekend in Bucklegrove and looking forward to visit again as soon as we can. Even though the weather was typically British with heavy rain at times, the whole site had something to offer from the club house to a very clean and welcoming swimming pool, all free!!!!.
The shower and toilet blocks were the cleanest you could wish for with the water being HOT and not luke warm.
I would recomend this site to anyone visiting the West Country, as its great to find owners who are looking out for all its visitors.

clean tidy site good large wet room dis fac s not far to drive to any attractions .good space for moter homes good drainage no puddles will vist again

we have had many years of camping in uk but this is one of the best sites we have stoped at 9.5/10 all round

We stayed on this site over May Day.

When they say it's quiet - it really is - you really can't hear the M25. There are a mixture of hard and grass pitches - the hard standing pitches are huge!

There are two play areas for kids - they looked new or very well maintained, but as we were pitched the other side of the site, can't confirm either of the above.

The literature says the site is flat, however, we had to use chocks, as did many of the units we saw - but it's not hugely uneven.

The dog walk is actually a public footpath, and leads to further walks, however, the "circular dog walk" is absolutely brilliant, and at this time of year when the Bluebells are out, it is beautiful.

I only saw one motorhome service point, but it wasn't overly busy, with water/waste points dotted around the site.

Toilet blocks were good, as to be expected on a CC site.

The site is locked via a computer system and raised "ramps", and are secured overnight, although I did see the exit open overnight to allow those who had to leave for work early to get out.

The wardens were extremely friendly and chatty, and were willing to help out as much as possible.

I will definitely be making a return visit, and would wholeheartedly recommend the site!

Sloping field with shingle hardstanding around outside grass tent pitches in middle all pitches (including tents) can get 16amp electric New water / waste /Elsan area lot's of waste bins Has a Barbeque area (under cover)

Open All Year we were here for New Year 2007
Downside lot's of seasonal pitches and really old vans on them. Upside price listed on notice board is for 1998 £8 a night (£10 including electric ) We paid £10 a night . Lots to do in the local area for Walking ,Fishing, Shopping 1/2 an hour to Manchester city centre 15 minutes to Oldham. Also if using Sat Nav to visit this site plot the route for Rakewood Road not the campsite (it is listed on Tom Tom’s own POI’s) if you try to use the auto setting it will try to take you the wrong side of the lake where there is no access

Stayed here a couple of months back and its a smashing site with some great walks in the forest directly accessible from the campsite.

Facilities are good and access to the site is easy.

Went to Searles in April 2009. We stayed in our tent. The site was very clean & lovely. Would recomend it to everyone. I have 3 kids (they were 5,13 and 15 at the time) they really enjoyed it. Gr8 entertainement in the eve's and the swimming pool was lovely as well. There is also a Tesco's nearby the site which took about 5mins to walk there or 1 min (very handy).

Will be going again asap

Easy to find site with great access and a carded barrier entry. The staff in reception and in the bar are very friendly, and the wardens around the site are always ready to help and give advice. A well stocked shop with a few caravan/camping essentials as well as the usual groceries, newspapers, alchol etc. There is a very well stocked caravan/camping shop just 2 minutes walk from the site, should you not have it all with you(like me)! with everything from an awning peg through to outdoor chairs and hitch locks. The shower/toilet blocks were spotless, very spacious and provided loads of hot water, they were warm to walk into and had the radio playing away in the background. The site was well kept with a nice woodland dog walk for your four legged friends! The bar/restaurant is only open at weekends out of season, but it did provide nice food and a good pint at a very reasonable price. Very close to the lovely market town of Wimborne(well worth a vist), also near to Poole, Bournemouth and of course the New Forest. Would recommend on the strength of this visit and look forward to going again in the summer.