LONG HAZEL PARK
Adult Only Touring Caravan Park & Camping
Self-catering Holiday Lodge Accommodation For hire
Sparkford Somerset
OPEN ALL YEAR CARAVAN PARK WITH MARCH AVAILABILITY
With Spring beginning on 1 March, we'd love to welcome you to Long Hazel Park for a Spring touring break. We have fully serviced hardstanding pitches available for touring caravans and motorhomes. Our shower block is heated and we're in a great location for lovely warm village inns; high quality farm to fork restaurants and fantastic walks across Somerset and Dorset. With an early Easter bank holiday this weekend this year, starting on the final weekend of March, take a look at our final touring pitches:
Our open all year touring park is the only five star Touring and Camping Park in South Somerset and we're also multi award-winning in the Premier Parks Top 100 UK sites; Practical Caravan Top 100 as voted by guests and we've won several gold awards in both the Bristol, Bath and Somerset Tourism Awards and the South West Tourism Awards.
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Our hardstandings are suitable for RVs and Fifth Wheels up to 40ft. Read on to find out what there is to see and do in Somerset this March.
Visit Wells Cathedral for some fantastic events this March.
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Part of the Wells Cathedral events by candlelight, the first of the March events is West End Musicals by Candlelight. Live orchestra London Concertante are joined by some of West End’s greatest singers on 8th March.
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On 20th March, cinema's most iconic music will be performed by the Illuminated Orchestra.
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On 29th March, Carl Orff’s highly popular Carmina Burana featuring two pianos and percussion will accompany a choir.
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WITH A LATE EASTER 2025, THIS YEAR'S BANK HOLIDAY DATES ARE FROM 18 - 21 APRIL. OUR TOURING PARK NOW HAS A FINAL FEW FULLY SERVICED HARDSTANDING PITCHES AND STANDARD HARDSTANDING PITCHES REMAINING.
TO CHECK OUR UP-TO-DATE BOOKING AVAILABILITY AT ANY TIME OF THE DAY OR NIGHT, TAKE A LOOK AT OUR ONLINE BOOKING SYSTEM AND BOOK YOUR 5* EASTER HOLIDAY:
Saturday 1 - Calling Planet Earth, Westlands Entertainment Venue, Yeovil
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Saturday 2 - Trash! Westlands Entertainment Venue, Yeovil
Saturday 8 - Jimeoin: Who's Your Man?!, Westlands Entertainment Venue, Yeovil
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Wednesday 12 - Ahir Shah: End, Westlands Entertainment Venue, Yeovil
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Thursday 13 - Jack Dee: Small World, Westlands Entertainment Venue, Yeovil
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Sunday 23 - Shaun Ryder, Westlands Entertainment Venue, Yeovil
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Monday 24 - Adam Frost, Westlands Entertainment Venue, Yeovil
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Thursday 27 - Country Hits Live, Westlands Entertainment Venue, Yeovil
There's three horse racing events this March at the Wincanton Racecourse. As one of the Jockey Club racecourses, you will be guaranteed a great day out with track-side views. Experience some of the best young horses trained by local trainer, Paul Nicholls. We're the nearest five star caravan park to the Wincanton racecourse.
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Sunday 9 - Spring Raceday, Wincanton Racecourse
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Monday 24 - Afternoon Racing, Wincanton Racecourse
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Monday 31 - Afternoon Racing, Wincanton Racecourse
One of the highlights of the East Somerset Railway's calendar, visit for the Whistlestop Cream Tea weekend. Cream teas can be purchased from the Station Cafe and tickets will allow attendees unlimited travel on any of the steam trains throughout the day.
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The East Somerset Railway is based in Cranmore, near Shepton Mallet. The cream tea weekend is held on 8th and 9th March.
As well as being the nearest caravan park and campsite to the Haynes Motor Museum in Sparkford, you'll find some great motoring events nearby this March:
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Sunday 3 - Haynes Breakfast Club, Haynes Motor Museum, Sparkford. This month's theme is German cars.
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The current exhibition at Haynes Motor Museum celebrates the DriveTribe social media community.
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There's some great arts and crafts activities this March in Somerset, with galleries to visit and crafting workshops to join.
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18 January - 8 March - Alexis Soul-Gray, Bo Lee and Workman, Bruton
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8 February - 27 April - "An Uncommon Thread", Hauser & Wirth, Bruton
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Thursday 6 - Women Artists of the Second World War, Somerset Rural Life Museum, Glastonbury
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Saturday 15 - Woodcutting Craft Workshop, Somerset Rural Life Museum, Glastonbury
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Saturday 22 - Stained Glass Workshop, Somerset Rural Life Museum, Glastonbury
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Saturday 29 - Fabric Mushrooms Workshop, Somerset Rural Life Museum, Glastonbury
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26, 27 - Printmaking, The Newt, Castle Cary
March sees a return of sporting activities in Somerset, with football matches and the Yeovil Half Marathon. At just seven miles from Yeovil, our caravan park makes a great place to stay - and we have holiday lodges for hire too.
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1 March - Yeovil Town vs Southend United
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15 March - Yeovil Town vs York City
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Sunday 30 March - Yeovil Half Marathon
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There's two main antique events in Somerset this March, both held at Shepton Mallet, which is on the bus route directly from Sparkford High Street.
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14- 16 - Antique and Collectors Fair, The Royal Bath and West Showground, Shepton Mallet
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Sunday 2 - Giant Flea Market, The Royal Bath and West Showground, Shepton Mallet. The giant flea market is always very popular with our guests, with further events on Sundays throughout the year.
Learn about foraging for wild food with day long courses throughout March in Frome. Wild Food UK will be running events to teach the basics on identifying and gathering wild food.
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There will also be tips on how to use your foraged food for the best recipes and elevate your culinary skills!
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Courses are on: 8 March 4 & 25 April; 10 May; 6 & 29 June; 12 July at the East Woodlands Village Hall.
Join Fergus Garrett, Head Gardener at Great Dixter, the Christopher Lloyd designed garden in East Sussex for a lecture with the Arts Society Mid Somerset.
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Held at Caryford Hall in Ansford on 18 March, Garrett will be exploring how planting a garden is like painting a picture. On 8th April 2019 Fergus received the highest accolade the Royal Horticultural Society can give: The Victoria Medal of Honour (VMH) and he lectures in ecology and how ornamental gardens and biodiversity interact.
Visit the Royal Bath and West Showground for their brand new Food and Drink Festival. For the first time, this iconic venue in the middle of Somerset, known for its celebration of farming and food will be hosting a new event on 22 and 23 March 2025.
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The British Cheese Awards will form the centre of this festival, with visitors able to view and taste award-winning cheeses. There will also be a bierkeller-style area, providing a flavoursome celebration of Beer. The main stage area will host talks from food and drink experts throughout the weekend.
We are a Premier Parks Top 100 site, and a VisitEngland 5 star Touring and Camping Park. We are also a Practical Caravan Top 100 site voted by our guests and a past winner of the Gold Award winner of the South West Tourism Awards Best Camping and Caravanning Park in the South West region.
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We are open all year, with hardstandings suitable for all weather conditions, even if we end up with snow!
With warmer weather and lighter evenings, it's a great time to explore the National Trust properties of Somerset, Dorset and Wiltshire.
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Our National Trust page features 15 of the nearest properties, starting at just 5 miles away from our touring caravan park and campsite in Sparkford, South Somerset. Some of the most popular visits include Stourhead gardens, Montacute House, Glastonbury Tor and Cheddar Gorge,
