Winchester Bridge
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Winchester Bridge
This is a Timaru District Council designated self-contained freedom camping spot - you can stay here for up to 3 nights (arrive after 4pm, leave before 10am). Please respect the freedom camping etiquette and leave things how you find them, or better! Have a goody.
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South Island ▷ Canterbury ▷ Geraldine |
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Reviews
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Spacious area -
Clean toilets
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Quiet at night
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Nice trees for shade
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Muddy after rain -
Potential safety concerns
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Road noise
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Our very first freedom campsite.
Laura -
Excellent free spot for the night.
Jeannine Davis -
Info tells me in blurb, stay up to 14 days.
Laz -
Nice free camping area.
Andrew Fisher -
Drop toilets that were disgusting.
Aidan Byrne
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Was a good place to park for one night.
Fairly quiet considering its close to a road. Enough reception to watch YouTube and send messages. Not quite enough for a phone call.
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Don't go here if its been raining, there is no gravel area, it's all grass.
Great in the Sumner.
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Campsite is great.
Very spacious and clean toilets. However DON‘T make the mistake to park anywhere near the muddy looking grass. We and a few other campers got stuck badly. The grass doesn’t look too suspicious but has thick mud underneath.
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Our very first freedom campsite.
Stayed at beginning of April, arrived late at night - lot of places to park. Clean toilet, wasn’t very noisy. Great place to sleep along HW1
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Nice free camping area.
Loads of room. Surrounded by trees. Quite close to a road but quiet overnight. 2 pit toilets - clean with hand sanitiser and paper but as they are pit toilets they do smell a bit!
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Info tells me in blurb, stay up to 14 days.
The lower part of the page says stay a maximum of 2 nights ?
New freedom camp council regulations and fines could mean the costs for overstaying outways the costs of wrong information on site, moved on.
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Nice place to stay overnight just outside of Timaru.
We looked at the place in town by the water but the carpark was small for our caravan so we drove on to this one. So glad we did! It was quiet and park like under big trees with a creek. The toilets were smelly compared to other long drops and a bit of road noise but otherwise can’t really fault it for a freedom campsite.
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We arrived around 6pm there was already 4 or 5 campervan/car.
In the morning, we were around 10 and there was still lots of space.
It was nice with the trees. We heard cars on the road in the morning but we still had a good night of sleep. We didn’t use the toilet.
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In theory this place seems nice.
Lots of space, toilets were clean and good. However we didn’t feel very safe. After dark someone on a quad bike showed up and was doing donuts on the wet grass. Later there was lots of shouting and someone blasting their horn. We’ve only stayed here once, so hard to know if this was an isolated issue.
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Bit of road noise as it is next to the highway, but nice atmosphere with trees for shade, 2 long drops, no running water.
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Large shaded area, pit toilet and rubbish bin available.
Moderate amount of noise from the road at night.
Careful if staying after a rain, area gets muddy quick, luckily van didn't get stuck but it was a close call.
Good for a quick snooze overnight.
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Wonderful place to stay, lots of shade and shelter in the trees.
Two clean long drop toilets, plenty of space for multiple vehicles. You do not have to be certified self contained to stay here, you can also pitch a tent here too
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Lovely site surrounded by trees and plenty of space.
Clean drop toilets. A bit of road noise. Within 2 hours of Christchurch.
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Excellent free spot for the night.
Plenty of different options for parking, right near the river. Long drops were the cleanest we have encountered.
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Just enuf off the main highway to sleep well, walked down n enjoyed the river n sounds, toilets tidy.
Stayed the one night. Freaked myself when something hit camper. Was just from trees. Didn't use loos till morning but maybe some glow in the dark strips so reflects touch. Thanks all
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Excellent place for freedom campers, lovely trees and park on stream bank.
Didn’t checkout the toilets which is why I gave 8/10. Otherwise would be 10/10
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Exactly what it advertised, plenty of space for large motor home arrived after dark, some road noise but quiet enough.
Pretty stream behind and freeranging chickens an unexpected delight. Good place for a first stop from Christchurch to anywhere. 😁
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Was a good place to park for one night.
Fairly quiet considering its close to a road. Enough reception to watch YouTube and send messages. Not quite enough for a phone call.
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Don't go here if its been raining, there is no gravel area, it's all grass.
Great in the Sumner.
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Our very first freedom campsite.
Stayed at beginning of April, arrived late at night - lot of places to park. Clean toilet, wasn’t very noisy. Great place to sleep along HW1
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Campsite is great.
Very spacious and clean toilets. However DON‘T make the mistake to park anywhere near the muddy looking grass. We and a few other campers got stuck badly. The grass doesn’t look too suspicious but has thick mud underneath.
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Nice free camping area.
Loads of room. Surrounded by trees. Quite close to a road but quiet overnight. 2 pit toilets - clean with hand sanitiser and paper but as they are pit toilets they do smell a bit!
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Info tells me in blurb, stay up to 14 days.
The lower part of the page says stay a maximum of 2 nights ?
New freedom camp council regulations and fines could mean the costs for overstaying outways the costs of wrong information on site, moved on.
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Nice place to stay overnight just outside of Timaru.
We looked at the place in town by the water but the carpark was small for our caravan so we drove on to this one. So glad we did! It was quiet and park like under big trees with a creek. The toilets were smelly compared to other long drops and a bit of road noise but otherwise can’t really fault it for a freedom campsite.
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We arrived around 6pm there was already 4 or 5 campervan/car.
In the morning, we were around 10 and there was still lots of space.
It was nice with the trees. We heard cars on the road in the morning but we still had a good night of sleep. We didn’t use the toilet.
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In theory this place seems nice.
Lots of space, toilets were clean and good. However we didn’t feel very safe. After dark someone on a quad bike showed up and was doing donuts on the wet grass. Later there was lots of shouting and someone blasting their horn. We’ve only stayed here once, so hard to know if this was an isolated issue.
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Bit of road noise as it is next to the highway, but nice atmosphere with trees for shade, 2 long drops, no running water.
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Large shaded area, pit toilet and rubbish bin available.
Moderate amount of noise from the road at night.
Careful if staying after a rain, area gets muddy quick, luckily van didn't get stuck but it was a close call.
Good for a quick snooze overnight.
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Wonderful place to stay, lots of shade and shelter in the trees.
Two clean long drop toilets, plenty of space for multiple vehicles. You do not have to be certified self contained to stay here, you can also pitch a tent here too
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Lovely site surrounded by trees and plenty of space.
Clean drop toilets. A bit of road noise. Within 2 hours of Christchurch.
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Excellent free spot for the night.
Plenty of different options for parking, right near the river. Long drops were the cleanest we have encountered.
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Just enuf off the main highway to sleep well, walked down n enjoyed the river n sounds, toilets tidy.
Stayed the one night. Freaked myself when something hit camper. Was just from trees. Didn't use loos till morning but maybe some glow in the dark strips so reflects touch. Thanks all
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Excellent place for freedom campers, lovely trees and park on stream bank.
Didn’t checkout the toilets which is why I gave 8/10. Otherwise would be 10/10
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Exactly what it advertised, plenty of space for large motor home arrived after dark, some road noise but quiet enough.
Pretty stream behind and freeranging chickens an unexpected delight. Good place for a first stop from Christchurch to anywhere. 😁
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Picked up our van with the intentions to stay a bit closer to Chch decided to head further with our travels on our way to lake Tekapo, was perfect just for the night.
Toilets were better than expected and loads of space on flat ground right near the river.
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We stayed here the first night with our campervan.
It was very secluded, even though it was just a couple km away from the main road. The long drop toilets were clean. We just needed somewhere to spend the night, and this place was perfect for one night. Plus it’s free so that’s a bonus!