Gardners Farm

From £25 For 1 night, 4 adults 9.7 94 reviews
Pitches on site (added by manager 07 Sep 2022)
Pitches (added by manager 07 sep 2022)
Our lovely camping field (added by manager 13 apr 2021)
Woodland pitch with fire pit - logs are available for your stay from our on-site tree surgeon (added by manager 25 apr 2022)

  • Quiet and secluded working farm with a large pitching field
  • In East Sussex, two miles south of Ashburnham in the High Weald
  • Direct access to the 1066 Country Walk; well-behaved dogs welcome
This farm site in the High Weald area of East Sussex gets a big thumbs up for its green rural outlook, secluded location and well-kept amenities. Gardners Farm, a family-run site in sunny South East England, is two miles from Ashburnham and a 10-minute drive from the medieval castle at Herstmonceux. It's also set half a mile back from the nearest main road, meaning that camping here is wonderfully peaceful and comes with very low levels of background noise. There is some low-level pedestrian traffic, though, as handily this site has direct access to the 1066 Country Walk. The grounds themselves are split between a spacious grass pitching field and a half-acre woodland area, all of which are set in the laidback surroundings of a working farm. Gardners Farm's wild camping area has basic amenities including a cold water tap and a composting toilet; guests camping on the main field also have access to showers and flushing loos. Well-behaved dogs are welcome (the farm has a few of their own) and barbecues and firepits are allowed as long as they're raised off the grass. This is an out of the way spot, and lots of nature can be seen here, but for further wildlife watching you're also an easy 10-minute drive from the edge of Pevensey Levels National Nature Reserve. For trips to the coast, head 20 minutes down the road to Pevensey, or drive for a similar amount of time to the larger local town of Bexhill.

Site type

Touring caravan pitches 6
Tent pitches 10
Opens 24 May
Please note
  • Under 18s must be accompanied by their parents or legal guardians.
  • At least one of the party members must be aged 25 or over.
  • Guests are advised to bring a good quality torch with them as parts of the site are unlit.
  • Please note that the toilet/shower facilities are unisex.
  • Swimming in the lake is not allowed.
  • There is no reception on-site: on arrival please contact the number provided on your booking confirmation.

Languages spoken

English

Open from Fri, 24 May to

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Only showing reviews for the last 30 months.

Excellent clean facilities pitch was fine

Overall 10/10
Location 8
Value for money 10
Accommodation 8
Facilities / Activities 8
Customer service 10
Child friendliness 10
Cleanliness 8
Wifi 10
Anonymous The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Electric grass tent or trailer tent pitch

Liked: Excellent stay for long August weekend. Great for children our kids had a blast cycling round the huge field and making sense with their friends in the woods! Small site but peaceful and shower /toilets were clean and hot water daily! Nikki was v welcoming and came round offering logs if we needed. Would definitely return again we all had a great time and watching the stars plus the satellite across the night sky was ore try awesome.. great if u want a peaceful location 😃

Disliked: Towels in the toilet block - not v hygienic if same one left all day ! I know this is difficult to do as paper towels wouldn't work .also one of the toilet got blocked with paper not bring flushed properly.. again this is more fault of the people staying not the owner.

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What a great location ,in the hart of the country not far…

Overall 10/10
Location 10
Value for money 10
Accommodation 10
Facilities / Activities 10
Customer service 10
Child friendliness 10
Cleanliness 10
Wifi 2
Rachel B. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Electric grass tent or trailer tent pitch

Liked: What a great location ,in the hart of the country not far from battle .show was hot and toilet block was nice with a home touch of a tell. The owner came around each day with wood if you wanted.will be back . Thank you .

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Exceptional loved it

Overall 10/10
Location 10
Value for money 10
Accommodation 8
Facilities / Activities 8
Customer service 10
Child friendliness No rating
Cleanliness 10
Wifi 10
Deborah B. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Non-electric grass tent or trailer tent pitch

Liked: The lady running it was really nice and friendly. The location was Beautiful very much in nature the facilities were very clean would definitely stay again.

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Clean, spacious, friendly and professional owners.

Overall 10/10
Location 10
Value for money 10
Accommodation 10
Facilities / Activities 10
Customer service 10
Child friendliness 10
Cleanliness 10
Wifi No rating
Anonymous The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Electric grass tent or trailer tent pitch

Liked: Lovely big open space with woodlands to explore. Toilets and shower cleaned and replanisehd daily to a good standard. Hot water in toilet and shower. The shower room is spacious with hot water and unlimited time on shower. Nikki is lovely and professional in dealing with grumpy guests (us on arrival), her quick response providing an extension cable meant we had the pitch we wanted, and had a very enjoyable stay. This was our second visit and would come again.

Disliked: Nothing after two visits.

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A really nice and quiet camping. The toilets and shower are very…

Overall 10/10
Location 10
Value for money 10
Accommodation 10
Facilities / Activities 8
Customer service 10
Child friendliness 10
Cleanliness 10
Wifi 2
Anonymous The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Electric grass tent or trailer tent pitch

Liked: A really nice and quiet camping. The toilets and shower are very clean. Nikki is very helpfull.

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Had a lovely time staying at Gardeners farm. The owners were very…

Overall 10/10
Location 10
Value for money 10
Accommodation 10
Facilities / Activities 10
Customer service 10
Child friendliness 10
Cleanliness 10
Wifi 10
Trisha G. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Non-electric grass tent or trailer tent pitch

Liked: Had a lovely time staying at Gardeners farm. The owners were very friendly and welcoming and the facilities were very clean and well maintained. So much open space for the children to play safely and nice to walk the dog round. Will definitely be back again :-)

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Relaxing, carefree, simplicitic and beautiful

Overall 10/10
Location 10
Value for money 10
Accommodation 10
Facilities / Activities 10
Customer service 10
Child friendliness 10
Cleanliness 10
Wifi No rating
Danielle B. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Electric grass tent or trailer tent pitch

Liked: This campsite is simplicity at its best. You have a wide open space, great views, nature and wildlife all around. At night a great view of the stars and moon with no light pollution. Its a great location for a trip to the sea, amusements and supermarkets. This place is carefree and naturally relaxing as soon as your there. Nikki the owner is lovely and comes and says hi to everyone.

Disliked: Nothing. I love this place

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Great site for peace and quiet Walked to pub and back across…

Overall 10/10
Location 8
Value for money 10
Accommodation 10
Facilities / Activities 10
Customer service 10
Child friendliness 10
Cleanliness 10
Wifi No rating
Paul J. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Electric grass tent or trailer tent pitch

Liked: Great site for peace and quiet Walked to pub and back across fields (daylight ) was very nice Great host and would recommend

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A great location with stunning views. The facilities are good, everything…

Overall 10/10
Location 10
Value for money 10
Accommodation 10
Facilities / Activities 10
Customer service 10
Child friendliness No rating
Cleanliness 10
Wifi No rating
David G. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Non-electric grass and earth tent pitch (woodland)

Liked: A great location with stunning views. The facilities are good, everything was clean and the manager was very welcoming. Do read the instructions on the PitchUp site about how to get there, to avoid driving down a long farm track where our SatNav sent us!

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A nice site with clean facilities.

Overall 10/10
Location 10
Value for money 10
Accommodation 10
Facilities / Activities 10
Customer service 10
Child friendliness 10
Cleanliness 10
Wifi No rating
Anonymous The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Non-electric grass tent or trailer tent pitch

Liked: The site was not full. The loo/shower block was very tidy. There is hot water in the dish washing area. The views are pleasant. The lady was helpful. Over all it was nice here and I would come back again.

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Features

Leisure on site

Bar or club house

Cycle hire

Evening entertainment

Fishing

Fitness centre

Games room

Indoor swimming pool

Kids' club

On-site restaurant/cafe

Outdoor swimming pool

Play area

TV room

Take away

Tennis

Watersports

Amenities on site

Bath available

Car parking by pitch/unit

Composting toilet

Disabled facilities

Dog park

Drying room

Food shop

Free wifi

Ice pack freezing

Internet access

Launderette

Parent & baby washroom

Pick-up from public transport

Portable toilet

Pub toilets

Public telephone

Shower available

Toilet block

Washing-up area

Wifi

Groups welcome

D. of E. welcome

Family friendly

Motorcycle friendly

Single-sex groups welcome

Student groups welcome

Rules

Barbecue provided

Barbecues allowed

Campfires allowed

Commercial vehicles allowed

Dogs allowed

Dogs allowed all year

Themes

Peaceful

Remote location

Walkers' paradise

Wild camping

Wildlife haven

Utilities

Charging facilities

Chemical disposal

Electric car charging point(s)

Gas cylinders available

Recycling available

Renewable energy

Nearby amenities

Bar nearby

Dog walk nearby

Type

Farm

Pop-up campsite

Small (11-25 pitches)

Nearby leisure

Canoeing/kayaking nearby

Cycling nearby

Fishing nearby

Indoor pool nearby

Leisure/theme park nearby

Restaurant nearby

Watersports nearby

Location

Gardners Farm

Brays Hill

Ashburnham

East Sussex

England

TN33 9NZ

Directions

Timezone

Europe/London BST (GMT+01:00)

GPS

50.88238°N
0.38004°W

Route directions

Please access the farm from the front entrance (on the A271) as the back track is only really suitable for 4x4 vehicles.

Nearest transport

Coach
4.9 mi Town Hall Square
5.1 mi Abbey
5.2 mi Abbey
Rail
3.9 mi Normans Bay Rail Station
4 mi Cooden Beach Rail Station
4.5 mi Collington Rail Station
Ferry
15.6 mi Newhaven Harbour Ferry Terminal
Airport
24.7 mi Lydd London Ashford Airport
29.5 mi Shoreham Brighton City Airport

Please note: All distances on this page are calculated "as the crow flies" - please check actual distance depending on your mode of travel using the Get directions button above.

Local attractions

Bring your binoculars and wander around Pevensey Levels National Nature Reserve (10 minutes' drive) in search of local birdlife, or pack a windbreak, some sun cream and a good book and head to Pevensey beach (20 minutes) for a day of relaxing by the waves. If something more active's in order, you might like to walk the chalk cliffs around Birling Gap and the Seven Sisters (35 minutes), or you could head a little further down the coast to try paddleboarding or other watersports at gorgeous Cuckmere Haven (40 minutes). This part of the South East has castles galore, from Bodiam (20 minutes) with its imposing moat and 14th-century towers to the handsome brick buildings at Herstmonceux (20 minutes). Hastings and Battle (25 minutes) are also close if you fancy heading out on the trail of King William the Conqueror – you can walk all or some of the way there via the 1066 Country Walk that starts right outside the site gates.

Water quality at nearby bathing waters

Name Distance Type 2020 2019 2018 2017
Norman`S Bay 4.1 mi Sea N/A Good Good Excellent
Bexhill 5.1 mi Sea N/A N/A N/A Good
Pevensey Bay 5.2 mi Sea N/A Good Good Good
St Leonards 7.8 mi Sea N/A Excellent Excellent Excellent
Hastings Pelham Beach 9.2 mi Sea N/A N/A N/A Good

Data source: European Environment Agency

Must see

1066 Battle Abbey and Battlefield 5.1 mi

Batemans 7.4 mi

Eastbourne Pier 8.9 mi

Hastings Castle and 1066 Story 9.1 mi

A Smugglers Adventure at St Clements Caves 9.3 mi

National Trust

Bateman's 7.3 mi

Bodiam Castle 10.9 mi

Alfriston Clergy House 11.1 mi

Scotney Castle 14.5 mi

Lamb House 16 mi

Cycle routes

Find local routes on the National Cycle Network - over 12,000 miles of cycling routes.

Other

HERSTMONCEUX CASTLE AND PLACE 1.9 mi

ASHBURNHAM PLACE 2.4 mi

FORE WOOD (CURRENT BOUNDARY FROM 22/07/1976) 4.8 mi

BATTLE ABBEY 5 mi

Pevensey Bay – Eastbourne's Sovereign Harbour – Pevensey Castle 5 mi

Local events

  • Wick Street Festival (Thursday 29 August 2024 – Thursday 29 August 2024)

    Polegate, East Sussex 9.4 mi

  • Glyndebourne Festival (Thursday 16 May 2024 – Thursday 16 May 2024)

    Lewes, East Sussex 13.8 mi

Please note: All distances on this page are calculated "as the crow flies" - please check actual distance depending on your mode of travel using the Get directions button above.

Want to know more about camping in East Sussex?

  • Does Gardners Farm have a swimming pool? No View all features
  • Is Gardners Farm dog friendly? Yes View all features
  • What attractions are near Gardners Farm? Bring your binoculars and wander around Pevensey Levels National Nature Reserve (10 minutes' drive) in search of local birdlife, or pack a windbreak, some sun cream and a good book and head … Read more
  • When can I check in and check out of Gardners Farm?
    Camping and touring
    Arrive:  12 p.m. –  8 p.m.
    Depart by:  11:30 a.m.
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  • How much does it cost to stay at Gardners Farm? From £25 (for 1 night, 4 people) - prices may change depending on your dates and party.