LONG HAZEL PARK
Adult Only Touring Caravan Park & Camping
Self-catering Holiday Lodge Accommodation For hire
Sparkford Somerset
TOURING CARAVAN PARK CHRISTMAS AVAILABILITY AND CHRISTMAS HOLIDAY LODGES FOR HIRE - CHRISTMAS 2025 AND NEW YEAR'S EVE 2026
Don't miss out on a New Year pitch to see in 2026! All of our remaining availability is on our booking system with the last of our fully serviced pitches.
We are one of the few touring and caravan parks open all year in Somerset and throughout Christmas and New Year. We make a great base to visit family and friends or just get away from it all!
Following such a busy Christmas and New Year in Somerset for 2024/2025, our booking system is now accepting caravan, motorhome, RV, Fifth Wheel and lodge bookings for 2025/2026. Our New Year's Eve celebrations were fully booked for New Year's Eve 2024 and we have just a few pitches now available for New Year's Eve 2025 coming year!
As an established Open All Year caravan site, we know we provide safe, clear access to the park in all weathers and you can rest assured your pitch will never flood or be snowed under. We make a great base to visit friends and family in Somerset and Dorset. Our caravan park is open with availability in December and January with many great events outlined below.
We are open all day, every day over Christmas and New Year and are available to take bookings for touring caravan and motorhome pitches. Our all-weather hardstandings and access via main roads make us easily accessible, and easy to get back out and see friends and family too! With three great pubs within a two mile radius, you'll be spoilt for choice for your Christmas lunch if you don't fancy cooking in the caravan!
If you would like to make a touring booking for Christmas in Somerset, please take a look at our online booking system:
NEW YEAR'S EVE PARTY 2025
Are you looking for a touring park with entertainment to see in the New Year 2026?
Our village inn is just 100 yards out to the left on Sparkford High Street and will be hosting a new year's eve party on 31 December 2025. Entry is free at The Sparkford Inn and you'll likely find the majority of our guests celebrating at the pub too!
IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO JOIN OUR RESERVE LIST FOR PITCHES, PLEASE TELEPHONE 01963 440002
TOP TIP FOR CHRISTMAS VISITS:
Visit the Christmas lights at Stourhead National Trust property and gardens, just a 15 minute drive away!
"We increased our stay from 4 nights to 7 due to the peaceful and well organised site. There are lots of beautiful places to visit including Stourhead and Montacute NT houses open all year. We even had a day trip to the coast (Lyme Regis). " - Ross Billingsley
"We were visiting a local country home for their Christmas lights and Long Hazel was booked for us by our friends who also stayed. What a lovely well run facility. Brilliant." - Carole Allcock
"Met friends and parked motorhomes together. Staff were very helpful and friendly. Their Christmas decorations are fab! Fantatsic stay. Local pub, lovely meals for us all. Highly recommend it. Convenient for many attractions. We did Stourhead Xmas lights Saturday and Bath show ground flea market Sunday." - Barbara Smith
PLAN YOUR CHRISTMAS 2025 AND NEW YEAR'S EVE GETAWAY!
We welcomed more guests than ever in touring caravans, motorhomes and in our holiday lodges for Christmas and New Year's Eve 2024 and, unsurprisingly, many of you are already looking forward to spending the holidays with friends and family in 2025! With so many events in Somerset in the build up to the festive season, we'd suggest enjoying the National Trust Christmas lights; local makers markets and fantastic food and drink!
WHAT'S ON IN SOMERSET FOR CHRISTMAS IN 2025?
Every day - Stourhead National Trust light trail
Ice skating rink, Clarks Village Street
17 May 2025 - 1 February 2026 - Niki de Saint Phalle & Jean Tinguely - Myths & Machines, Hauser & Wirth, Bruton
Every Tuesday - Castle Cary Market
Monday 1 - By the Fireside, St Thomas' Church, Wells
Tuesday 2 - Piccadilly Sinfonietta presents: Vivaldi Four Seasons at Christmas, Wells Cathedral
Wednesday 3 - Indoor Community Market, Wells Town Hall
Thursday 4 - Pricedup Afternoon Racing, Wincanton Racecourse
Heritage Talk: Greetings of the Season, Westlands Entertainment Venue, Yeovil
Christmas Wreath Workshop, Julia Moore Floral Designs course, Galhampton
Friday 5 - Sound Meditation - Blessed Richard Whiting, Glastonbury Abbey
Bad Christmas – The Best, Worst Christmas Party, The Royal Bath and West Showground, Shepton Mallet
Saturday 6 - Santa Specials at the Bath & West Steam Railway, The Royal Bath and West Showground, Shepton Mallet
Sunday 7 - Giant Flea Market, The Royal Bath and West Showground, Shepton Mallet
Wednesday 10 - Christmas Reindeer Worshop, Julia Moore Floral Designs course, Galhampton
Somerset Open House, Taunton Racecourse
Thursday 12 - 12/12 Portal, Conscious Dance Experience Sober Rave, Glastonbury Town Hall
A Jockey Club Christmas, Wincanton Racecourse
Christmas Punch – An Evening with Champion Boxer Tony Bellew, The Royal Bath and West Showground, Shepton Mallet
Friday 13 - Indoor Community Market, Wells Town Hall
Sound Bath Meditation, Wells & Mendip Museum, Wells
Taunton Independent Market
A Great British Christmas, The Royal Bath and West Showground, Shepton Mallet
Santa Specials at the Bath & West Steam Railway, The Royal Bath and West Showground, Shepton Mallet
Sunday 14 - Toy & Train Collectors Fair, The Royal Bath and West Showground, Shepton Mallet
Tuesday 16 - Christmas Jumper Raceday, Wincanton Racecourse
Saturday 20 - Indoor Community Market, Wells Town Hall
Carols by Candlelight 2025, Wells Cathedral
Sunday 21 - Carols by Candlelight 2025, Wells Cathedral
Thurday 26 - Boxing Day Racing, Wincanton Racecourse
JOIN US FOR AN ADULT ONLY CARAVAN HOLIDAY
Our adult only, privately run caravan site is open all year for holidays. We're the only VisitEngland five star rated Touring and Camping Park in South Somerset and have been given a Gold Award from The AA, making us one of the top small sites in the UK. We're also a Premier Parks member, chosen as one of their Top 100 sites.
Our caravan park has 25 standard and fully serviced touring pitches available and has capacity for RVs up to 40ft. We have availability for 25 tent pitches for camping in the summer months. We also have two holiday lodges available for hire all year round.
GO ICE SKATING AT CLARKS VILLAGE, STREET
Time to plan your ice skating day out! Clarks Village at Street have announced their ice skating rink will return for the third year from from 11th November – 4th January.
The indoor ice rink will be undercover and situated at the entrance to the village, making a perfect day to enjoy some festive action and some fantastic shopping too! Why not plan a whole day and book in to one of their great food outlets for a festive lunch?
The home to Clarks shoes of Street, established in 1825 in Somerset, the shopping centre features a great Clarks shoes outlet. You'll also find Hobbs, Barbour, Le Creuset, Joules, Dune, Radley and much, much more!
Clarks Village is the best spot for your last minute Christmas shopping in Somerset, where you can pick up designer discounts at 60% off RRP at more than 90 stores. With some great homeware and camping stores, you'll likely find some bargains for your caravan too!
COCKTAILS, CURRY AND CAROLS
Get in to the Christmas spirit at top local restaurant, Roth Bar in Bruton. Housed in the grounds of Somerset's most famous art gallery, Hauser & Wirth, you'll recognise the farm as the filming location for "Chocolat".
Gather around the piano to join in with Christmas carols, sip festive cocktails and enjoy curries made with local Somerset produce.
We will update with information on tickets shortly.
CHRISTMAS FLEA MARKET
Visit the December Giant Flea Market at The Bath and West Showground in Shepton Mallet on Sunday 7 December 2025. Featuring all things retro, vintage and antique, you'll find homeware, garden ornaments, fashion, music, jewellery and more!
Our local bus route runs from 100 yards from our entrance on Sparkford High Street directly to The Bath and West Showground.
CHRISTMAS WREATH MAKING WORKSHOPS
There's lots of Christmas wreath making workshops around Somerset and Dorset this festive season. Enjoy a day out and take home a wreath - or hang on your caravan door during your stay!
Wednesday 3 - Dried Flower Wreath Making, The Newt
Thursday 4 - Christmas Wreath Workshop, Julia Moore Floral Designs course, Galhampton
Craft a Christmas Tree, The Newt
9 - 10 - Foraged Christmas Decorations, The Newt
Wednesday 10 - Christmas Reindeer Worshop, Julia Moore Floral Designs course, Galhampton
APRES SKI, WINCANTON RACECOURSE
Join Wincanton racecourse for an Jockey Club Christmas party on 13 December. The Christmas event includes cocktails, a three course meal and DJ until the early hours.
Thursday 4 - Pricedup Afternoon Racing
Thursday 12 - A Jockey Club Christmas
Thursday 16 - Christmas Jumper Raceday
Friday 26 - Boxing Day Racing
CHRISTMAS CONCERT UNDER CONCORDE, YEOVILTON
Visit the Fleet Air Arm Museum at RNAS Yeovilton for a truly unique experience this December. Enjoy the HMS Heron Royal Navy Volunteer Band performing carols under Concorde 002. There are two nights of carols on 11 and 12 December.
Tickets are available to purchase via fleetairarm.enquiries@nmrn.org.uk or telephone 01935 840565
WELLS CHRISTMAS ILLUMINATIONS
The Bishop's Palace gardens at Wells will hold their own festive Christmas illuminations. Seasonal indoor decorations will also decorate the interior of the Bishop's Palace.
The medieval Palace grounds house 14 acres of gardens including the famous Wells moat where mute swans have learnt to ring a bell by the Palace drawbridge to ask for food.
The Bishops Palace will be illuminated with festive decorations and lights during special late-night openings on December 6th (Members’ Only Preview Evening), 7th, 8th, 11th, 12th, 13th, 14th, 15th, 16th, 17th, 18th, 19th, 20th, 21st, 22nd, 23rd, 27th, 28th, 29th, 30th.
FIVE STAR CHRISTMAS
Enjoy a truly five star Christmas, with events from The Newt at Hadspen, near Castle Cary. The Newt has been the sponsor of the RHS Chelsea Flower Show for the past two years and boasts 300 acres of gardens and woodlands to explore.
12, 13, 19, 20, 25, 27 November - Christmas Creatures in Willow
3 December - Dried Flower Wreath Making
4 December - Craft a Christmas Tree
9, 10 December - Foraged Christmas Decorations
MOTORHOME MAGAZINE MONTHLY
Long Hazel Park has been featured in Motorhome Magazine Monthly as one of their Top 10 sites for Festive Breaks! Visit our Five Star, Premier Parks Top 100 campsite in Somerset for a Christmas break to get you in the spirit for the season in November and December. As an open all year caravan park, we're also open all over Christmas and New Year for touring holidays. We also have holiday lodges for hire, which are ideal for a luxury winter break.
SOMERSET CHRISTMAS TRADITION
The "ashen faggot" is a Christmas tradition across Somerset and Devon, held on Christmas Eve. Seemingly linked to the "yule log", the ashen faggot is made from ash tree sticks and bound with nine green lengths of ash to hold it together. The sticks are thrown on to the fire, with the flames bursting each binding, one at a time. As the withy bindings break, it is tradition to raise a toast and make a wish. When all the bindings have broken, a piece of the half-burned ash sticks is taken to form the log for the next year. The use of ash is though to relate to the birth of the baby Jesus, who was said to be kept warm at his birth by the burning of an ash tree.
WINCANTON RACES BOXING DAY
One of the most popular horse race days in the calendar is the annual Wincanton Boxing Day races. As one of the West Country's courses owned by The Jockey Club, Wincanton is situated just a few miles from Paul Nicholls' stables and often features his young horses in races.
Tickets for the Boxing Day races are from just £10.00 and are selling fast! Wincanton racecourse is just 8 miles away from Sparkford.
NEW YEAR'S EVE CARAVAN PARK 2025/2026
As an open all year caravan park, we've also got pitches and holiday lodges available for New Year. On the border of Somerset and Dorset, we're a great base for a touring caravan holiday for New Year. We're within two miles of three local pubs to celebrate New Year's Eve 2025, with our nearest just 100 yards away. Alternatively, you could order in some local cider and spend a quiet night in in your own caravan!
If you're looking for a great local New Year's Eve party, we'd recommend Roth Bar and Grill's New Year's Eve Extravaganza, 7 miles away in Bruton.
NEW YEAR'S EVE PARTY 2025/2026
The Sparkford Inn are, just 100 yards away from us and make an ideal location to ring in 2026.
As the pub is so close, you can walk to and from the party and you won't need to worry about booking a cab back, or having a designated driver. We send out our gate code with your welcome pack, so you're welcome to come back to your caravan or motorhome whenever suits you!
Campervan Magazine featured us in their "Christmas Campervanning" article as one of the best Christmas touring caravan parks!
NEW YEAR 2026
Start the new year of 2026 off with some bracing Somerset walks. Our nearest view across Somerset and Dorset is at Cadbury Hillfort, otherwise known as King Arthur's Camelot at South Cadbury. The old Iron Age hillfort has 7 hectares of open space and is ideal for dogs to run around. There's also a great pub at the bottom, The Camelot.
If you'd like to go a bit further afield, why not travel over to Glastonbury and climb Glastonbury Tor? You'll see Cadbury Camelot from the top and they're both 500 feet above sea level, providing great views of the ancient Isle of Avalon.
TRADITIONAL SOMERSET WASSAILING
Stay a little longer in Somerset and enjoy the tradition of wassailing! Traditionally taking place on twelfth night, so around 5th or 6th January, this ancient celebration takes place in orchards across the county.
Join in with singing and the tradition of blessing the apple trees for next season's crop by tying toast to the branches. It's also custom to enjoy a mulled cider!
Whilst you can often visit small cider farms, the most well attended ceremony is usually at Glastonbury Tor, visited by local druids.
The Mildmay Arms at Queen Camel - telephone 01935 850456 to book
TOURING PRICE LIST LOW SEASON 2025
Serviced Touring Caravan or Motorhome Pitch on a hardstanding and 2 Adults £34.00
(Serviced Pitches include access to a standpipe and drainage on your pitch)
Serviced Touring Caravan or Motorhome Pitch on a hardstanding and 2 Adults with extra vehicle £36.50
Standard Touring Pitch Car, Caravan on a hardstanding and 2 Adults £30.00
Standard Touring Pitch Motorhome on a hardstanding and 2 Adults £30.00
Standard Touring Pitch Motorhome on a hardstanding and 2 Adults including one extra vehicle £32.50
Serviced RVs and Motorhomes over 28 foot and 2 Adults on a hardstanding including extra vehicle £39.00
Serviced Fifth Wheel Pitch on a hardstanding and 2 Adults £36.50
Car, Tent and up to 2 Adults £30.00
Motorcycle(s), Tent and up to 2 Adults £27.00
Pedal Cycle(s), Tent and up to 2 Adults £26.00
Larger Tents (more than 6m x 6m) Extra Per Night £5.00
Extra Adults (each) £14.00
Fitted Awning Large or Small (please lift groundsheet daily) £4.00
Gazebo (with or without fitted sides) £8.00
Extra Vehicle (car, motorcycle etc) £5.00
Trailer £5.00
Boats £20.00
Small tent (storage tent, toilet tent etc - please note any extra tents to sleep in will be charged at the full rate and set on a separate pitch) £5.00
Early Arrival Fee 9:00am - 2:00pm £10.00
Early Arrival Fee 11:00am - 2:00pm £5.00
Late Departure Fee 11:00am - 6:00pm £10.00
Late Departure Fee 11:00am - 2:00pm £5.00
Ice Blocks Frozen (Each) 50p
Dogs (each) £1.50
Solo Adults in a Motorhome, Caravan or Tent (standard pitches only) £27.00
Day Visitors (until 9:00 pm) £5.00 per person (18+ only)
After seven nights all tents and awnings to be pitched on fresh grass
If you intend to stay on you must book and pay in advance otherwise your unit may be removed from the pitch and your pitch forfeited
Please make all cheques payable to Mrs P M Walton
Long Hazel Park, Sparkford, Yeovil, Somerset, BA22 7JH