Name: Community Weekend Camping on a Private Wildlife Sanctuary SEE DETAILS B4 BOOKING
Start: 2025-05-02T15:00:00+01:00
End: 2025-05-04T15:00:00+01:00
Location: The Star Inn Ringwood

Hello all,

This isnt totally wild camping but please have a read. If you want you could sleep in the woods with no tent but message me first with your plan.
This really is pardise and the picture is of where you will be camping!

This is my meaningful purpose: to help people be happier than they could ever imagine. It's not for money or ego; it is the reason I'm here. I am the founder of New Forest Wellbeing group.
This group is incredible in every way—more than I ever imagined—and it is helping so many people in so many ways, which fills my heart with so much joy. People go away a lot happier after learning something, and the kindness is always flowing.

The purpose is to bring like-minded people together while socialising face-to-face, helping people escape from loneliness to help support mental health, whilst having some really meaningful conversations and connections, which is lovely to see. I know this is helping others outside of the group as well, which is truly heartwarming to be part of.
On that note, we have loved camping in the past, and everyone was very keen for another one this year. Therefore, here it is on another level that our wildest dreams couldn't imagine!
My friend has been so kind and has offered for us to use what we call 'paradise', land that even has its own herd of deer and up to 500 birds, and beautiful lakes.
As a community, we help each other throughout the weekend, from setting up camp to supporting each other in other ways. We have had four camping trips, and no one, not even the most anxious, has regretted attending. Many people go away proud of what they have achieved.
This will be a lovely way to live in the moment, connect with nature, and improve your well-being.
Firstly, you pay £19, which is non-refundable by bank transfer, to reduce your fees (request bank details by message).
Secondly, only after you have paid can you then book your place on Meetup. The money covers the whole weekend
The cost includes camping in a money-can't-buy location (you bring all your own camping essentials, including a tent, depending on how wild you want it to be), a well-being talk, a guided walk from the camp site into the New Forest, campfires both nights with marshmallows, and use of the lakes. Any money left will all go into the New Forest Wellbeing Community Interest Company (CIC). I do not take any money from this for myself, not even a wage.
This is going to be an unforgettable experience on 40 acres of private land, which is nestled between a wildlife sanctuary and the River Avon in Ringwood.
This experience will bring new feelings and emotions and maybe create different choices and behaviours that could make you happier. The unknown can be scary, but very rarely do we come back from experiences like this and wish we had never attended. We would all benefit from looking at our beliefs and where they have come from; one could be not going camping. As a community we always support each other so you can have no worries about that - all you need is a tent and a sleeping bag, as a lot of other people have camping equipment like cookers and we've got barbecues to cook on, etc.
Arrive on Friday from 3pm, set up, dinner together, short walk around the location, relax together around the fire
Saturday: Breakfast at our own leisure. Walk in the new forest at 10am until 1.30pm, back for lunch. Everyone does what they want afterwards; maybe a trip to Ringwood, a dip in the lake, relaxing—the choice is yours. Back on site for some dinner together by 5:30 (if you wish), campfire to end the evening watching the sun go down over the lake.
Sunday, breakfast followed by helping to make some natural fences for an hour to pay some kindness forward and learn something new! We do not need to be off site until 3/4pm so there is more time for people to explore the surroundings, visit Ringwood, or simply relax by the lakes or go for a wild swim.
Please bring your own food and a BBQ if you have one, but there are always plenty of cookers and BBQs on the go, so if you don't have one, it's not a problem. This is going to be so much fun, and I know we will leave a lot happier.
I'm so grateful to have an opportunity to stay on private land with 2 lakes and beautiful surroundings with people from the community. I'm sure we'll have a wonderful time, connect with nature, and learn something about ourselves along the way.
I'll be taking a paddleboard and kayak so we can have a go on the lake if we fancy a go; or maybe you could try a cold water swim. There is minimal light pollution, so the stars will be unbelievable; let's hope for clear skies!
The pictures were taken just the other day when I visited.
We will have a brand new toilet on-site; however, there will be no shower facilities. This is a small price to pay for this chance to stay in paradise.
We will have drinking water and be able to wash up.
My purpose is to spread kindness and love with a caring attitude. This is the perfect way to achieve that. One of the greatest pleasures in life is being in nature. It clears your mind, stretches your limbs, and gives you time to appreciate your surroundings and the simple things in life, which we can so easily forget to do in our day-to-day lives and will improve your gratitude.

Mark

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