Sopley Lake Bell Tent Camp Guide Make the most of your stay Directions To get to the bell tent camp, if you have Sat Nav enter the destination as Sopley and the name of the street as Derritt Lane, or the post code BH23 7AZ. Otherwise navigate to Sopley in Hampshire which is on the Ringwood to Christchurch road B3347. The camp is situated off Derritt Lane which runs from Sopley to Bransgore. If you are coming from Sopley as you head down Derritt Lane pass a crossing then look out on the right hand side for a five bar gate and our sign above. You will may see signs for Sopley Farm Shop Pick Your Own - this is the same location. If you are coming from Bransgore cross the single lane bridge and look for a five bar gate on the left hand side. You may also see signs for Sopley Farm Shop Pick Your Own - this is the same location. If the gate is locked, the combination is 1948 Drive past the Sopley Farm Shop on the left hand side and proceed on the tarmac road across the fields. Please take care, there maybe small children and pedestrians in this area. Continue straight ahead until you get to a metal 5 bar gate at the entrance to the wood if this is locked the code is the same, 1948 then you will get to the lake and follow the road round to the right. You will pass through the Fisherman’s Car Park. On a corner turn sharp left down the tree-lined track. Caution: Track can be slippery when wet. You will pass numerous yurts on the left hand side. At the end of the track is a meadow and on your right hand side a stream. Continue straight ahead and drive down the track to the left hand side of the fence line. This track will take you straight past Love Yurt and on to the bell tent camp.. There is parking available for 8-10 cars. Keys The keys for bathroom are located in a 4 digit code lock box on the end of the toilet/shower block. The code for the lock box is 1066. The code for your BELL TENT CAMP GUIDE 2020 1 bell tent combination locks is 106. Do scramble the code after use. Please leave the keys in the lock box when you depart and the tents locked if you are leaving Sopley Lake . Check in & check out Your bell tents are available from 3pm on the day of your arrival. Please check out by 11am on your day of departure. The Sleeping Bell Tents The bell tents will be set up in the style you requested. All bedding, towels, hot water bottles, torches and lanterns are provided, along with spare batteries. Please leave muddy boots outside. The Chill Out Bell Tent The Chill Out Bell is provided to give you an area to relax and play in. The Chill Out Bell Tent is heated by a gas heater. This heater must be switched off when the tent is vacant. For safety reasons, and the dangers of carbon monoxide poisoning, no sleeping is permitted in the Chill Out Tent with the heater on, and the heater must not be moved to a Sleeping Bell. Electricity There is some solar power for mobile phones the charge port is located in the bathroom. Mobile phone signal is adequate. There is also solar lighting in bathrooms and dining area. There are no AC power sockets. Please ensure all lighting is turned off if not on site or going to bed, as the batteries will drain. Your responsibility Please ensure that you and all other adults in your party read the following information on health and safety. You are also responsible for any vulnerable persons in your party. E.g. young children, the disabled or the elderly. What to bring Drinks, food, clothes & wash bag. Eco friendly hand wash, shampoo and conditioner are provided in the bathrooms. We supply pots, pans, cooking utensils, plates, plastic wine glasses, beakers, champagne glasses, cutlery, one set of bedding, and one set of towels. torches and lanterns are also provided, but if you are arriving late please BELL TENT CAMP GUIDE 2020 2 bring one with you to illuminate the key box with the provided code. One net of wood per night for fire pit. Extra wood is available, please leave £5/ net in the honesty letter box located in the bathroom door. Health & safety Fire safety in and around the bell tents Adults only to use the gas heater, BBQ and fire pit. No fire is allowed inside the bell tents apart from the gas heater in the Chill Out Bell. Do not sleep in the Chill Out Bell with the gas heater on. No smoking, no lighted candles or gas lanterns inside or with in one meter of the outside of the tents. Please ensure all fires and gas lanterns are extinguished before you go to sleep. There are numerous fire extinguishers located on the site, burns kit, first aid kit, fire blanket and emergency assembly point. Please familiarise yourself with the location of the equipment on your arrival. Please report any use of safety equipment to our Operations Director Graham Russell on 07850 831112 so that it can be immediately replaced. Please also report any carbon-monoxide or smoke/heat alarm. Fire Safety in and around the BBQ & Fire Pit Adults only to use gas lanterns, gas rings, BBQ, pizza oven and fire pit. Whilst guests must take full responsibility for the safety of children or other vulnerable persons in their party at all times, Forest Bell Tents recommend that children below the age of 11 years remain under immediate adult supervision whenever the griddle, hob, pizza oven or gas heater are in use. BBQ. If you smell gas: • Shut off gas to the appliance (grill). • Extinguish any open flame. • Open lid. • If odour continues, keep away from the appliance (grill) and immediately call our 24 hour help line 07850 831112. BELL TENT CAMP GUIDE 2020 3 BBQ instructions from the BBQ manual are provided at the end of this guide. Wood-fired Pizza Oven Please visit https://www.forestbelltents.com/pizzaoven.php for a video on how to get your pizza oven fired up. There are also recipes for making dough and pizza toppings, but you can always cheat for the dough and buy a ready made pizza base and save your creativity for the toppings! Fire pit & Wood Please keep children away from the fire pit and do not leave unsupervised at anytime when lit. Please do not build the towering inferno. Wood is stored in the wood shed next to the service hut. Please take one bag a day for free. Subsequent wood please leave £5/pile in the honesty letter box located in the bathroom door. Scavenged wood around Sopley Lake is free. Caution: please do not leave any food out over night or if you leave the camp. You are in a rural location, and wildlife will help themselves if you do! Use of shower The showers run entirely on gas, providing instant hot water and plenty of it for you and your family. Please turn shower on wait for 10seconds for temperature to be reached Never adjust shower while you are under it Don’t forget! To fill your hot water bottle and make your bed nice and toasty! Rubbish, Recycling & Eco Friendly Please put all rubbish in black bin bags provided (under sink) before putting into the dustbin by the car park. We have a bottle bank located next to Sopley Farm Shop. We recycle batteries so please leave dead ones out for us to collect at the end of your stay. Other recycling facilities are available in the nearby village of Bransgore in the car park behind the Co-Op. Please leave the cooking station tidy before you leave. Please leave Sopley Lake and woods clear of litter for the next guests to enjoy our bell tent camp. Forest Bell Tents try to have as little impact on the surroundings as possible. We have installed bat boxes in the woods, and use only eco-friendly cleaning products for cleaning and for your use in the BELL TENT CAMP GUIDE 2020 4 bathroom. If you can think of any way we can improve and lessen our impact please let us know. Smoking No smoking in the tents or in the bathroom. Please take great care smoking on the camp site. Extinguish all cigarette ends carefully and dispose of sensibly. Security To maintain your privacy we leave you to it at the bell tent camp. With this in mind we advise you not to leave any valuables in the bell tent without your presence. We also ask you to lock the bell tents and bathroom when leaving the camp. There are other campers that use the camp and fishermen that use the lake, so please be aware. We supply pots, pans, cooking utensils, plates, plastic wine glasses, beakers, champagne glasses, cutlery, one set of bedding, one set of towels, one set of napkins. Torches and battery lamps with spare batteries. One net of wood per night for fire pit and wood burner. Extra wood is available, please pay in honesty letter box located just above the wood shed. There is a gas powered fridge the food prep area. Inventory All the contents of your camp will be checked before your arrival. Please ensure that all items are present when you leave.