Sindles Farm

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Exterior of the Landpod with firepit, table and chairs (added by manager 29 Sep 2022)
The sussex hut with the combine harvester doing its thing in the field
The hampshire hut
Looking back at the sussex hut from the fence line

  • Small, friendly site on a working farm in the South Downs
  • A 15-minute drive to Chichester; 10 minutes to the nearest beach
  • Farm tours available; 10 minutes' walk to tea rooms and a farm shop
With Hampshire to its west, West Sussex to its east, the coast a little way south and the South Downs National Park, Sindles Farm is in a splendid spot for a break that’s packed full of variety. From this location just outside the village of Aldsworth it’ll take you about 10 minutes to drive to the beach at Emsworth, 15 minutes to Chichester and 20 minutes to Portsmouth or the many events of the Goodwood Estate. Walks are definitely on the cards too, whether you’re up for a long national park hike or the short 10-minute stroll across the field to the tea rooms and farm shop at Stansted Park. Also close by is the village of Westbourne (five minutes’ drive), which has an excellent family-run bakery, a small supermarket, a fish and chip shop, an Indian takeaway and three pubs to keep you fed and watered. There’s no need to haul firewood back to the site though, as logs are provided for the firepits that come with all accommodation units. Please note that fires may not be possible in certain weather conditions. Every pitch on site also has access to shower and toilet facilities, as well as a drinking water tap. Pick this site for your break and you’ll be staying on a small, friendly site on a working farm where free-range chickens stroll around and you may be able to spot lambs in the right season. There’s always something going on, and the owners are very happy to answer questions or give tours to give guests a better insight into the farming life.

Site type

Tent pitches 6
Lodges, cabins, pods or huts 3
Rent a tent 1
Open now
Opens 12 April
Please note
  • Under 18s must be accompanied by their parents or legal guardians.
  • The site does not accept breeds/crossbreeds listed in the Dangerous Dogs Act (i.e. XL Bully, Pit Bull Terrier, Japanese Tosa, Dogo Argentino, and Fila Brasileiro).
  • No hen/stag parties permitted via Pitchup.com.
  • The site caters for families (immediate members) and couples only - bookings from all other forms of groups are not accepted.
  • Guests are advised to bring a good quality torch with them as parts of the site are unlit.
  • No naked flames are allowed inside the hired accommodation units.
  • Please note that the toilet/shower facilities are unisex.
  • No electric barbecues allowed.

Languages spoken

English

Open from Fri, 12 Apr to

Pitch types & availability

Reviews

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89%

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Only showing reviews for the last 30 months.

Perfect camp site

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

Non-electric grass tent pitch

Liked: Nice location, very quiet, only a small site so not many others there, toilets and shower are nice and clean, ground is nice and flat, just a lovely little site out the way, perfect, would definitely stay again if we go that general area again

Disliked: Nothing

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Basic campsite

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

Non-electric grass tent pitch

Liked: Quiet area. Provision of logs for a fire pit is a nice touch at £10.

Disliked: Entirely my own fault, assumed that the listing description of bespoke toilets etc applied to the basic campsite too - it did not. In retrospect this was explained in the listing. The facilities available for basic camping are: unlit shower in anoutbuilding and two unlit festival style portaloos. There is a tap for drinking water.

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Would highly recommend and use again

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

Non-electric grass tent pitch

Liked: Laid back atmosphere, basic shower/toilets. Relaxed check in, incredible views. Close to Portsmouth for Victorious festival.

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Great

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
Anastasia S. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Non-electric grass tent pitch

Liked: We have enjoyed our stay very much. The area is clean, quiet, all facilities are there, including heated shower.

Disliked: No dislikes

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The site is well laid out with private areas for each pod…

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

Landpod camping pod

Liked: The site is well laid out with private areas for each pod or hut. It's a well kept site, clean and fresh. The toilet and shower huts are clean and fresh feeling. The landpod is very comfortable. It was so good to have charging available in the pod. Laura and her 2 dogs are friendly.

Disliked: Nothing.

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From the manager: Thanks for your review and for the photos.

Flat pitches Small, quiet site Nice walk to Stanstead Park Firepit hire…

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

Non-electric grass tent pitch

Liked: Flat pitches Small, quiet site Nice walk to Stanstead Park Firepit hire

Disliked: Portaloos We saw the owners' dogs wee on people's camping equipment - there did seem to be some understanding from the owners that not everyone likes dogs (and we do), but it is probably better to keep them off the camping field as a default as it is quite a difficult thing to complain about if you're not keen.

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From the manager: Hellol Thank you for taking time write your review. We do try and keep the dogs away from the camping field but guests feed them and they are very good escape artists! I do ask all guests to call me if the dogs appear. I am also getting more secure fencing and gates put around our garden so hopefully this will no longer be a problem. Laura

Wonderful glamping weekend

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
Emily B. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Sussex shepherd's hut

Liked: Loved loved loved the place! Son really wanted to go camping so this was what my husband and I compromised with - very cute shepherd's hut with great shower and toilet facilities. Wonderful location in a field where we could see the farm's cows in the distance. We were sharing the field with two other families with kids but there was plenty of space and everyone was very friendly. We had great weather and opted to purchase the breakfast option one of the mornings, which was brought to the table outside our hut. We had a really enjoyable tour and got to feed the chickens and ducks - my son loved biking around to see the very friendly cows in the other field. We biked over to Stansted House and spent a wonderful afternoon at West and East Wittering and enjoyed the beautiful clear night sky - star gazing. Heartily recommend the place.

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From the manager: Thank you for your review!

Apart from the rooster, everything else was lovely and clean.

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

Non-electric grass tent pitch

Liked: Site was very clean and well kept. Owner was very friendly and welcomed everyone as and when they arrived. Accommodating when I asked for fire wood quite late into the evening.

Disliked: The rooster. At 4am. Right next to the pitch. And for the rest of the morning leaving us unable to sleep from then onwards. I understand it's a farm. I truly do. I get that there may be noises etc but this was the only thing that let the place down for us. We were so tired and grumpy because of it we forefited the second day/night stay. I mean this thing was LOUD. The 4 kids I had along were adamant they didn't want another night stay.

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From the manager: Thank you for taking time to write a review. I am very sorry to hear that the cockerel was that loud, we will locate him to another part of the farm. Thank you for bringing this to our attention. Laura

Lovely secure field (granddaughter able to run around safely) with great views.…

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

Non-electric grass tent pitch

Liked: Lovely secure field (granddaughter able to run around safely) with great views. A quiet back to nature feel but with a welcoming hostess. I thought the 'shower shack' was quaint and practical.

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Beautiful, private location. Small site but plenty of space for all. Hot…

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

Non-electric grass tent pitch

Liked: Beautiful, private location. Small site but plenty of space for all. Hot shower, clean toilets. Host was very very friendly and helpful.

Disliked: Early morning (4am) cockerel wake-up call meant no lie ins possible!

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From the manager: Thank you, the cockerel is no longer next to the camping paddock. I am sorry that it impacted your stay. Laura


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 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

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 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 Shop nearby

Type

Farm Tiny (1-10 pitches)

Accessibility

Disabled facilities

Nearby leisure

Canoeing/kayaking nearby Cycle hire nearby Golf nearby Horse riding nearby Mountain biking nearby Sailing nearby Watersports nearby

Location

Sindles Farm

36 Sindles Farm Cottages

Aldsworth

Westbourne

West Sussex

England

PO10 8QS

Directions

Timezone

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

GPS

50.87957°N
-0.91348°W

Nearest transport

Coach
7 km Precinct
7 km Precinct
7.5 km Cowplain Shops
Rail
3.4 km Rowlands Castle Rail Station
3.5 km Southbourne Rail Station
3.6 km Emsworth Rail Station
Ferry
8.2 km Bosham Hoe Ferry Landing
8.7 km West Itchenor Ferry Landing
12.2 km Hayling Island Ferry Landing
Airport
32.4 km Southampton Airport
44.2 km 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

Attractions and activities nearby include: - Stansted Park (estate with tea rooms and farm shop): 10 minutes’ walk - Emsworth beach: 10 minutes’ drive - Dunreyth Alpacas: 10 minutes - Chichester: 15 minutes - Butser Ancient Farm: 15 minutes - Portsmouth: 20 minutes - Goodwood Estate: 20 minutes - Weald & Downland Living Museum: 20 minutes - West Wittering beach: 25 minutes.

Water quality at nearby bathing waters

Name Distance Type 2020 2019 2018 2017
West Wittering 11.5 km Sea N/A Excellent Excellent Excellent
Eastoke 11.6 km Sea N/A Excellent Excellent Excellent
Beachlands Central 11.9 km Sea N/A Excellent Excellent Excellent
Beachlands West 12.3 km Sea N/A Excellent Excellent Excellent
Bracklesham Bay 13.7 km Sea N/A Excellent Excellent Excellent

Data source: European Environment Agency

Must see

Uppark House and Garden 8.3 km

Fishbourne Roman Palace 8.7 km

West Dean Gardens 9.8 km

Chichester Cathedral 10.4 km

Weald & Downland Open Air Museum 11.2 km

National Trust

Uppark House and Garden 8.2 km

Petworth House and Park 24.4 km

Hinton Ampner 24.6 km

Bembridge Windmill 25.1 km

Hindhead Commons and The Devil's Punch Bowl Caf� 28.9 km

Cycle routes

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

Other

STANSTED PARK 1.6 km

Walderton Down 2.4 km

Walderton - Kingley Vale 2.5 km

Walderton - Stansted House - Racton Monument 2.5 km

Walderton - Watergate - Walderton 2.5 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 sites

Unfortunately, we have no nearby bookable sites.

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Frequently asked questions

  • Does Sindles Farm have a swimming pool? No View all features
  • Is Sindles Farm dog friendly? Yes View all features
  • What attractions are near Sindles Farm? Attractions and activities nearby include: - Stansted Park (estate with tea rooms and farm shop): 10 minutes’ walk - Emsworth beach: 10 minutes’ drive - Dunreyth Alpacas: 10 minutes - Chichester: 15 … Read more
  • When can I check in and check out of Sindles Farm?
    Camping and touring
    Arrive:  3:30 p.m. –  9 p.m.
    Depart by:  10 a.m.
    On-site accommodation
    Arrive:  3:30 p.m. –  9 p.m.
    Depart by:  10 a.m.
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  • How much does it cost to stay at Sindles Farm? From €47.51 (for 1 night, 2 adults) - prices may change depending on your dates and party.