Wylands Farm

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House Lake (added by manager 04 Aug 2022)
View across the campsite
Around the site
Lake at dusk

  • Stays at a first-rate angling centre five minutes' drive from Battle
  • A 15-minute drive to Bexhill-on-Sea; 20 minutes to Hastings
  • Eight fishing lakes, tackle shop, farm shop and café on site
With eight lakes to pick from, it’s no surprise that stays on site at Wylands Farm are particularly fine options for keen anglers. But that’s not all this East Sussex site has going for it: this is 1066 country, with historic Battle about a five-minute drive away, and the south coast about 20 minutes away. All this means that Wylands is an equally fine option for the sort of holiday that mixes up fishing time and other activities (or provides alternative outings for different strands of a family group…). Those who aren’t into fishing, or want a break from the water, might like to have a wander around Hastings, hit the beach in Bexhill-on-Sea or find walking trails in the surrounding High Weald Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (or even in the 154 acres of woodland around the site). And for those looking to get stuck into the fishing? Well, there’s plenty on site – this is a place that’s earned itself a reputation as one of the best angling centres around. The eight lakes (including a catfish lake) cater for specialist, match and pleasure anglers, and there’s also a tackle shop for kit and friendly advice, along with a café and farm shop stocked with local produce to ensure you won’t go hungry. (Please note that fishing is not included and must be booked separately.) Had a good day by the lake? Take yourself off to the local pub, a mile away, to celebrate over a drink and dinner – or sort supplies at the supermarket in Battle and spend the evening tending your barbecue back on site.

Campground type

Lodges, cabins, pods or huts 4
Caravan sites 14
Tent sites 40
Open now
Opens 28 March
Please note
  • Under 18s must be accompanied by their parents or legal guardians.
  • Your dog must be tattooed or microchipped.
  • No hen/stag parties permitted via Pitchup.com.
  • Facilities/activities including Fishing are subject to extra charges payable on arrival.
  • Twin axle vehicles are not permitted on site.
  • Bookings must not be for more than 28 consecutive nights.
  • Discount cards and gift vouchers cannot be applied to bookings made via Pitchup.com.
  • Reception is unmanned after 4 p.m.. Please inform the campground while on your way there should you expect to arrive after this time so that the team can provide information about your unit/site.
  • Minimum spacing of 2 metres between pitches.
  • Guests are advised to bring a good quality torch with them as parts of the campground/park are unlit.
  • Swimming in the lake is not allowed.
  • If reception is closed on arrival: please contact the number provided on your booking confirmation.

Languages spoken

English

Open from Thu, 28 Mar to

Pitch types & availability

Reviews

93%

would recommend this campground to a friend

90%

would stay here again

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Only showing reviews for the last 30 months.

Nice quite site. Friendly, helpful staff. Secure sight.

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

Powered grass site

Liked: Peace and quite. Plenty of room around your pitch. Clean toilets and showers. Farm shop and cafe on site.

Disliked: Bit of a slope to pitch on but not a huge problem. Toilet facilities could do with a bit of an upgrade but clean and serviceable.

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Wonderful stay as always we are repeat visitors

Overall 10/10
Location 10
Value for money 10
Accommodation 8
Facilities / Activities 8
Customer service 10
Child friendliness 10
Cleanliness 10
Wifi 4
Georgina w. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Powered grass site

Liked: Close to many interesting places to visit, staff are so very friendly, facilities are good

Disliked: Nothing to dislike

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Overall good site

Overall 8/10
Location 10
Value for money 8
Accommodation 10
Facilities / Activities 8
Customer service 8
Child friendliness 10
Cleanliness 6
Wifi 2
Chris D. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Unpowered grass site

Liked: Good field space My son loved that there was goals there so he was happy to play with them.

Disliked: Toilets not very clean and bins over flowing with sanitary items!

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Excellent site with clean facilities, friendly and helpful staff.

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

Powered grass caravan site

Liked: I like the area, the campsite was clean and tidy and staff very helpful, pleasant and accommodating.

Disliked: Only thing is that the cafe closes early.

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Would probably stay again in the future

Overall 10/10
Location 6
Value for money 6
Accommodation 8
Facilities / Activities 6
Customer service 8
Child friendliness 2
Cleanliness 2
Wifi 2
Amber T. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Unpowered grass site

Liked: Nice and peaceful, friendly.

Disliked: Toilet/shower block not cleaned regularly, and sanitary bins not emptied and over flowing.

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Not level pitches

Overall 6/10
Location 8
Value for money 6
Accommodation 6
Facilities / Activities 4
Customer service 10
Child friendliness No rating
Cleanliness 10
Wifi No rating
Anonymous The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Powered grass site

Liked: The farm was lovely good cafe but was dissapointed it wasn’t open in the evenings as it would have been nice to go down for an evening meal and a few drinks and to socialise with others

Disliked: Pitches were a bit uneven and as I was disabled I was a little scared of falling

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Lovely place to camp, friendly staff, beautiful and clean place with lots…

Overall 8/10
Location 10
Value for money 10
Accommodation 10
Facilities / Activities 8
Customer service 10
Child friendliness 10
Cleanliness 8
Wifi 6
Branca M. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Unpowered grass site

Liked: Lovely place to camp, friendly staff, beautiful and clean place with lots of nature. Staff is on call 24 hours which is very handy. Bathroom was ok, could be better cleaned and maintained.

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Always happy at Wylands. My “go too” site in East Sussex. …

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

Powered grass site

Liked: Always happy at Wylands. My “go too” site in East Sussex. Great Cafe overlooking a fishing lake to watch them reeling in huge carp plus a farm shop and good walks. Really helpful staff. Great location near Battle Abbey. Oh dear, I’ve given it away and every one will want to go there now !

Disliked: Other campers nicking the toilet rolls!

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Very nice camping spot, all as expected and more, fishing was great.…

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

Unpowered grass site

Liked: Very nice camping spot, all as expected and more, fishing was great.

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Great site, definately one to return to

Overall 10/10
Location 10
Value for money 8
Accommodation 8
Facilities / Activities 6
Customer service 10
Child friendliness 6
Cleanliness 6
Wifi 2
Martin W. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Unpowered grass site

Liked: Love this site - as evidenced by returning for my second visit. The onsite cafe serves a great breakfast. Nice onsite farm shop too. Friendly reception on plenty of space to pitch. Facilities are generally good, however the toilets could do with having toilet roll refreshed more often. Lovely lakes to walk round

Disliked: Showers a little dated - no seats in the mens showers. Toilets were not cleaned/restocked as often as I would like.

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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 site/unit Composting toilet Dog park Drying room Food shop Free wifi Ice pack freezing Internet access Laundry Local produce 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 Rallies welcome Single-sex groups welcome Student groups welcome

Rules

Barbecue provided Barbecues allowed Campfires allowed Commercial vehicles allowed Dogs allowed Dogs allowed all year

Themes

Budget/backpacker Lake and/or mountain Peaceful Spectacular scenery Walkers' paradise

Utilities

Charging facilities Dump point Electric car charging point(s) Gas cylinders available Recycling available Renewable energy

Nearby amenities

Bar nearby Convenience store nearby Dog walk nearby Nearby farmers' market Public transport nearby

Type

Medium (26-50 sites)

Accessibility

Disabled facilities

Nearby leisure

Cycling nearby Fishing nearby Golf nearby Horse riding nearby Indoor pool nearby Leisure/theme park nearby Mountain biking nearby Restaurant nearby Sailing nearby Surf school nearby Tennis nearby Watersports nearby

Location

Wylands Farm

Wylands Farm

Powdermill Lane

Battle

East Sussex

England

TN33 0SU

Directions

Timezone

Europe/London +0100 (GMT+01:00)

GPS

50.89713°N
0.46457°W

Nearest transport

Coach
2.5 km Abbey
2.6 km Abbey
6.2 km Town Hall Square
Rail
2.8 km Battle Rail Station
2.8 km Crowhurst Rail Station
6.3 km Bexhill Rail Station
Ferry
31.2 km Newhaven Harbour Ferry Terminal
Airport
33.6 km Lydd London Ashford 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

Before you hasten over to Hastings (20 minutes’ drive), you might want to figure out your plan of action, because there’s a lot of activities to choose from. A beach day? Up the cliff railway for views over the Old Town? Or peering at the fish in the aquarium? Castles and other historic sights are scattered around this area too, including the 14th-century Bodiam Castle (20 minutes), the 300-acre 15th-century Herstmonceux Castle (15 minutes) and the site of the 1066 Battle of Hastings (five minutes), now an English Heritage site. To add some more historic places into the mix, there’s the Benedictine Battle Abbey (five minutes) or the grand Great Dixter House & Gardens (25 minutes). And over in Bexhill-on-Sea (15 minutes), the beach is an added benefit on top of museums and the De La Warr Pavilion, which has shows and exhibitions in a Modernist building. To wash it all down, Carr Taylor Wines (15 minutes) runs vineyard tours. Or there are peaceful wildlife-packed wanders around the Powdermill Wood Nature Reserve (15 minutes’ walk) that will help to wind things down nicely.

Water quality at nearby bathing waters

Name Distance Type 2020 2019 2018 2017
Bexhill 6.8 km Sea N/A N/A N/A Good
St Leonards 8 km Sea N/A Excellent Excellent Excellent
Hastings Pelham Beach 9.8 km Sea N/A N/A N/A Good
Norman`S Bay 9.9 km Sea N/A Good Good Excellent
Pevensey Bay 12.6 km Sea N/A Good Good Good

Data source: European Environment Agency

Must see

1066 Battle Abbey and Battlefield 2.5 km

Hastings Castle and 1066 Story 9.6 km

A Smugglers Adventure at St Clements Caves 9.8 km

Bodiam Castle 11.7 km

Batemans 11.9 km

National Trust

Bateman's 11.8 km

Bodiam Castle 12.9 km

Lamb House 19.7 km

Scotney Castle 22 km

Smallhythe Place 22.7 km

Cycle routes

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

Other

FORE WOOD (CURRENT BOUNDARY FROM 22/07/1976) 1.9 km

BATTLE ABBEY 2.1 km

Battle of Hastings, 1066 2.2 km

1066 Walk: Battle to Bexhill 2.6 km

ASHBURNHAM PLACE 3.9 km

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.

Nearest campgrounds

Unfortunately, we have no nearby bookable sites.

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Frequently asked questions

  • Does Wylands Farm have a swimming pool? No View all features
  • Is Wylands Farm dog friendly? Yes View all features
  • What attractions are near Wylands Farm? Before you hasten over to Hastings (20 minutes’ drive), you might want to figure out your plan of action, because there’s a lot of activities to choose from. A beach day? Up … Read more
  • When can I check in and check out of Wylands Farm?
    Camping and caravan
    Arrive:  2 p.m. –  6 p.m.
    Depart by:  11 a.m.
    On-site accommodation
    Arrive:  2 p.m. –  6 p.m.
    Depart by:  10 a.m.
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  • How much does it cost to stay at Wylands Farm? From $39 (for 1 night, 2 adults) - prices may change depending on your dates and party.