Brocks Pine, BH24 2NP, Saint Ives
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A free HGV parking area beside Avon Heath country park, suitable for stays of up to 12 hours. It is often quiet and spacious, with three lay-bys, bins, and toilets that may be open overnight. Trucks can come and go, and there is no return for 8 hours, but the area is useful for cycling and walks.
From travellers' reviews
Listing copied from our source, 52 days ago
Listing copied from our source, 52 days ago
Nice quiet area stopped for the night before caring on the next day one toilet is open during the night
Was not very busy, lots of space, very quiet away from the road, the toilets were open but not sure if this is normal out of hours.
Okay for a few hours. Max time is 12 hours. Good base for cycle rides. Due to trucks coming and going and the 12 hour rule, we moved on. Ringwood road just the other side of the main road. Noisy but okay if needed. Three lay-bys each with a bin.
One of the quietest places I have parked, and it is free.Translating
Arrived Sunday afternoon, few campers and one truck with others arriving later. Drinking water tap on the left of the toilet block, it’s slow but “chop wood carry water” as the zen saying goes :) 12hrs stay only, no return in 8hrs so I didn’t spend the night but would park here again. Beautiful walk with the dog and few trails to choose from.
Excellent overnight parking. It is reserved for trucks, but parking to one side does not cause any inconvenience. It was very busy; there were four motorhomes. Quiet and close to the entrance of the nature park, where there is a bar, toilets and children’s play equipment. Recommended as an intermediate stop.Translating
Make sure you do not park in the car parks for the town centre; they have ANPR and charges apply (the gates are locked at about 7:30 p.m.). Maximum 12-hour parking in the HGV section.Translating
Arrived at 10 p.m. on Friday night. Two other vans and one lorry.Translating
good overnight! arrived at 8 on Friday night, not many lorries and 4 motorhomes. surprisly very quiet, no noise from the road.
Stayed for a night with the lorries (took care to arrive late and use a space too small for lorry), surprisingly peaceful, toilet open all night
Good for overnighting. Good café. You must understand that this is a lorry park, so there may be some noise from them.Translating
Totally packed with lorries, we had to move and find another spot
Good quiet spot and a few other motorhomes/vans hear, so felt safe
Totally free, quiet and access to services. A few lorries coming and going but it is a truck stop after all. Lots of space, just donr park where the lorries have to. Park on the lorry park edges
Perfect for an overnight stop because it is quiet and one of the men’s toilets remains open. Good for a daytime stop because there is a lovely playground with wooden tables and chairs. You can also get drinking water.Translating
Café, toilets and children’s park during the day, with miles of beautiful countryside. Free to stay overnight. Well worth a stop.Translating
Perfect for one night and especially as there’s not many options nearby. There is lorry noise but the country park made up for it and the fog loved it. Still slept well enough :)
Lovely area for a quick night’s stay on our way to the Poole ferry. Good facilities and a dog-washing station! It would be good to spend longer here and see the park. Slept well; trucks may come and go, but it was fine. Other campers were there too.Translating
We stayed here for one night, very quiet place, plenty of parking space, we arrived after 10 p.m., there were already 9 campers and a few more arrived until midnight. Toilets available all night, possibility of taking water, unfortunately you need to have a bank, you can't get close. A cafe open in the morning, playground. for with a nearby park, parking price per day £9 until 7.30pm then free
needed drinking water and got some. thank you. can't get close enough to the tap to fill the tank but could fill bottles. toilets there too. tap is on the back of the toilet block. few motorhomes parked but we didn't stay. kids play park there too and a dog shampoo wash £4 for 3 minutes.
Stayed one night during the weekend. Good spot for the night with toilets open until the evening. A popular spot for camper(van)s as there were about 6 of us, but plenty of space, and felt very safe.
Stayed here last night, before heading to a site in Poole. There were about 5 other motorhomes and one lorry. Nice and quiet, had a walk around the country park which was pleasant. Would certainly use it again.
Stayed twice. The weekend was good with a few motorhomes and just one truck. Stayed in the week it was very busy with lorries and disturbing at night. Clean toilets, drinking water if you have a reasonable length hose and a nice walk on the common. States maximum 12h stop but appears not to be enforced, we stayed longer on both occasions with no issue. States no caravans but motorhomes seem fine.