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Set beside the clean Ashley Gorge River you will find your own piece of paradise on generous grassy sites.
Set beside the clean Ashley Gorge River you will find your own piece of paradise on generous grassy sites.
Original refurbished classrooms from Oxford School. Each bunkhouse sleeps 26 and has their own showers & toilets. Pillows and bottom sheets provided.
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Just 45 minutes from Christchurch. The camp is surrounded by natural bush and natives and sits beside a fantastic swimming river.
Available options include powered and unpowered sites, cabins, group accommodation, a private fully equipped kitchen, dining room and our Pod.
Guests staying at our park enjoy use of fantastic on-site shared facilities including:
• WIFI
• Free BBQs, shared kitchen and dining rooms
• Lounge with games, table tennis and TV
• Kayak shuttle on request
• Coin operated laundry facilities
• Onsite shop
· Great playground, tree swings and small ropes course
· Fantastic walks on your doorstep
· Great swimming river
· A very warm welcome
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Ashley Gorge Holiday ParkCommercial organisation |
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Location |
South Island ▷ Canterbury ▷ Oxford |
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Overnight Camping Site Cost |
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Overnight Camping Site CostWhat is the approximate per-person cost to camp or park your vehicle overnight? Premium Camping Top quality facilities, powered sites and hot showers can be expected. Price is per person per night, based on a powered site for two people. |
Overnight Stay Rules |
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Overnight Stay RulesWhat are the accommodation rules for overnight stays at this campsite? Camping and any vehicle You are permitted to stay overnight and camp (with a tent) or in any vehicle. |
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Payment RequirementIs there a cost for this experience or is it free? Paid access/participation The experience costs money to access or take part in. |
Booking Required |
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Booking RequiredIs it necessary to book a campsite in advance in order to stay overnight? Booking is Required Staying overnight requires booking a site in advance. |
Powered Sites |
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Powered SitesDoes this establishment have powered sites? Powered sites available This campsite offers powered sites to hook into an electricity supply. 46 |
Cabin with Kitchen |
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Cabin with KitchenDoes this holiday park have cabins with a kitchen? Cabins with kitchen available This location offers cabins with a kitchen for rental accommodation. 4 |
Non-powered Sites |
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Non-powered SitesDoes this holiday park offer non-powered sites? Non-powered sites available This site offers non-powered camp sites. 54 |
Dogs |
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DogsDoes this establishment allow dogs? No dogs allowed The location does not allow dogs under normal conditions. Their may be be exceptions granted under specific circumstances eg. guide dogs. |
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Rubbish DisposalWhat facilities are provided for the disposal of household rubbish? Trash (large bags) This location provides the facility to dispose of large bags of household rubbish. Mixed Recycling (plastic, cans, glass) This location provides the facility to dispose of recyclable household items. Generally this includes small plastic, glass and metal items. Compost (organic waste) This location provides the facility to dispose of biodegradable household rubbish so that it can be composted and recycled as organic compost. Generally this includes kitchen scraps such as vegetables, fruits and meats. |
✓ Quiet and peaceful
✓ Great for families
✓ Nearby bush walks
✓ Free herbs and lettuce
✓ Decent facilities
𐄂 High pricing
𐄂 Few laundry machines
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4.0/5
This time of the year was so quiet, the birdsong and nearby bush walks amazing, and the weather fantastic.
Pricing a bit high for the facilities provided, over summer holidays this place is absolutely full.
Reviewed 7 months ago
Customer
3.0/5
Pay for laundry which has 2 machines for an entire 100 person campsite.
Pay for 6 min shower tokens (one per person). Pay for wifi. Didn’t love that when the campsite cost was higher than a couple of the super nice rv campsites we’ve visited. Good family friendly play space with tons of kids. Decent facilities. Free herbs and lettuce grown on property.
Reviewed 10 months ago
Customer
3.5/5
We went camping on a day that was just my family, so it was very quiet and peaceful.
Our intention was to sleep 2 nights, but there was so much sandflies, that we left the next morning. The kitchen was equipped with everything we need and more, but it is old. The bathroom is old, with a controlled time of 5 minutes per adult. We will definitely be back, but to spend the day, not sleep
Reviewed almost 4 years ago
Customer
5.0/5
Beautiful place to stay.
Lovely hosts, safe and fun for children, exceptionally clean facilities and lovely grassy private sites. It’s a pretty drive too and only 50 mins to Christchurch.
Reviewed about 5 years ago
Customer
4.0/5
Beautiful location nice and close to Christchurch airport.
Perfect last spot to camp before flying out. There were very few people there which gave us plenty of space. Good facilities for kids too.
Reviewed almost 5 years ago
Customer
5.0/5
Stayed here for one night and were the only people on the site.
Beautiful and peaceful location set in a gorge just outside Oxford.
Clean facilities and warm showers (given one free token=5mins)
$42 a night but paid $40 as we didn't have change.
Reviewed over 5 years ago
Customer
3.0/5
We had a powered site for two nights.
pros: out of town and a lot of green around; friendly man in office; older and basic but clean facilities
contras: busy at weekends (public picnic area next to the fence); you pay extra for showers and wifi; closed gate from 10pm to 7:30am
Reviewed over 4 years ago
Customer
5.0/5
Absolute gem of a campground!
So so peaceful and quiet. Even though it rained the whole night we were there we still found lots of places to explore with the kids. A must do!
Reviewed over 5 years ago
Customer
5.0/5
Situated in a peaceful idyllic setting this was probably the best maintained and most beautifully presented camping ground I have ever stayed at .
Friendly and helpful hosts who clearly treat the maintenance of this camping ground as a labour of love . And as an added bonus it has a pet friendly camping area !
Reviewed over 6 years ago
Customer
5.0/5
We stayed here on our first night in NZ, and found it one of the most picturesque places we've stayed.
Grounds are beautiful and the gorge is right next to you. Would definitely recommend!
Reviewed almost 7 years ago
Customer
4.0/5
This time of the year was so quiet, the birdsong and nearby bush walks amazing, and the weather fantastic.
Pricing a bit high for the facilities provided, over summer holidays this place is absolutely full.
Reviewed 7 months ago
Customer
3.0/5
Pay for laundry which has 2 machines for an entire 100 person campsite.
Pay for 6 min shower tokens (one per person). Pay for wifi. Didn’t love that when the campsite cost was higher than a couple of the super nice rv campsites we’ve visited. Good family friendly play space with tons of kids. Decent facilities. Free herbs and lettuce grown on property.
Reviewed 10 months ago
Customer
3.5/5
We went camping on a day that was just my family, so it was very quiet and peaceful.
Our intention was to sleep 2 nights, but there was so much sandflies, that we left the next morning. The kitchen was equipped with everything we need and more, but it is old. The bathroom is old, with a controlled time of 5 minutes per adult. We will definitely be back, but to spend the day, not sleep
Reviewed almost 4 years ago
Customer
3.0/5
We had a powered site for two nights.
pros: out of town and a lot of green around; friendly man in office; older and basic but clean facilities
contras: busy at weekends (public picnic area next to the fence); you pay extra for showers and wifi; closed gate from 10pm to 7:30am
Reviewed over 4 years ago
Customer
2.5/5
Lovely site, beautiful scenery, clean facilities.
Only complaint is that the park was relatively empty, but we were booked into sites that were very "on top" of each other, instead of being spread out among the empty sites. We had about 12 empty sites around us, yet we had 6 sites filled next to each other, and the other sites remained empty the two days we were there. We had very noisy neighbors who partied until the early hours which was quite frustrating.
Reviewed over 4 years ago
Customer
4.0/5
Beautiful location nice and close to Christchurch airport.
Perfect last spot to camp before flying out. There were very few people there which gave us plenty of space. Good facilities for kids too.
Reviewed almost 5 years ago
Customer
5.0/5
Beautiful place to stay.
Lovely hosts, safe and fun for children, exceptionally clean facilities and lovely grassy private sites. It’s a pretty drive too and only 50 mins to Christchurch.
Reviewed about 5 years ago
Customer
5.0/5
Stayed here for one night and were the only people on the site.
Beautiful and peaceful location set in a gorge just outside Oxford.
Clean facilities and warm showers (given one free token=5mins)
$42 a night but paid $40 as we didn't have change.
Reviewed over 5 years ago
Customer
5.0/5
Absolute gem of a campground!
So so peaceful and quiet. Even though it rained the whole night we were there we still found lots of places to explore with the kids. A must do!
Reviewed over 5 years ago
Customer
5.0/5
Situated in a peaceful idyllic setting this was probably the best maintained and most beautifully presented camping ground I have ever stayed at .
Friendly and helpful hosts who clearly treat the maintenance of this camping ground as a labour of love . And as an added bonus it has a pet friendly camping area !
Reviewed over 6 years ago
Customer
5.0/5
We stayed here on our first night in NZ, and found it one of the most picturesque places we've stayed.
Grounds are beautiful and the gorge is right next to you. Would definitely recommend!
Reviewed almost 7 years ago
Customer
4.0/5
Lovely well maintained grassy park, welcoming host, plenty of space for motorhome.
Few other campers for our night there. Nice walks surrounding the park. We enjoyed the peace and quiet of the location. We were there in early April. Facilities quaint but very clean.
Reviewed over 7 years ago
Customer
3.5/5
It was fine, quiet, with kitchen facility included.
Shower included but only 4 minutes of hot water. An additional 4 minute token was a dollar or two. Caretakers were friendly enough. Sites were closely packed and I bet it could be noisy in the high season.
Reviewed about 8 years ago
Customer
5.0/5
We stayed here a few weeks back and had a great time.
On arrival, the new managers provided us with a shower token each and a very secluded pitch for our tent. Was nice that they identified that a young (ish) couple would prefer a little privacy away from the family vibe in the main site. All facilities were clean and well equipped. Get some sandfly stuff before you go though because it's a popular area for them. The area is beautiful and the hosts were most accommodating. We will be back again for sure. On a side note, we used this as a base to walk cave stream. Don't leave Canterbury until you've done it!
Reviewed over 8 years ago
Customer
1.5/5
People living permanently in park in run down caravans.
Not a very comfortable feeling for a tourist. Nice spot, friendly owners, but the people living there a bit off putting.
Reviewed about 11 years ago
Customer
3.5/5
Lovely location, friendly site, clean facilities.
Free showers with a token, lashings of hot water.
Reviewed over 12 years ago
Customer
4.5/5
Is a big park on the river, you can watch, swim, fish.
Reviewed almost 14 years ago and experienced in March 2010
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