Hale Farm Campsite

View prices & book 9.7 73 reviews
Looking across the site (added by manager 03 Nov 2022)
Looking across the site
Tent location
Lots of open space
Beautiful buttercups
Beautiful site
From end of site looking back to entrance
All set up, all pitches have a fire pit, bags of wood are sold at the site
Entrance to the site
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Tent location
Lots of open space
Beautiful buttercups

  • Working farm at the head of the Cuckmere Valley on the Weald Way
  • Sausages, bacon and free-range eggs available on site
  • Near Drusillas Park, Knock Hatch Adventure Park and the South Downs
‘Fantastic’, ‘amazing, ‘beautiful countryside’, ‘lovely location’, ‘A little slice of tranquillity hidden away in the East-Sussex countryside’… book a break at Hale Farm Campsite to add your own experience of this lovely little place in England’s south east. Both site and surroundings come in for excellent accolades from former guests: the site's green, peaceful and family-friendly setting, and the location on the Weald Way at the head of the Cuckmere Valley. There’s easy access from here to the South Downs National Park, High Weald and the coast to explore by car, bike or on foot… or you could cart the kids to Drusillas Park 15 minutes’ drive away, or to the coast at Brighton and Hastings within 45 minutes. The farm is five minutes’ drive from Chiddingly, within walking distance of a village shop and two recommended pubs. Guests of all ages are most welcome to meet the Hale Farm donkeys, pedigree flocks of Lleyn and Ryeland sheep, pygmy goats, ponies, free-range chickens, geese and ducks, all of whom can be greeted and fed daily. As a working farm, fresh eggs and home-produced sausages and bacon are also available to buy… and yes, campfires are allowed. The site has a spacious accommodation field with no set pitches, alongside well-kept amenities of hot showers and compost toilets. And the final, excellent, little touch? The friendly Hale Farm owner visits pitches every day with logs, kindling and barbecue packs for sale – you might see that as worthy of a glowing review or two too…

Site type

Tent pitches 30
Lodges, cabins, pods or huts 4
Open now
Opens 12 April
Please note
  • Under 18s must be accompanied by their parents or legal guardians.

Languages spoken

English

Open from Fri, 12 Apr to

Reviews

9.7

Overall rating based on 73 reviews View breakdown

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Only showing reviews for the last 30 months.

Excellent campsite in beautiful location

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

Non-electric grass tent pitch

Liked: This is one of the best campsites we've ever stayed in. It's in such a beautiful quiet spot, very spacious plots, surrounded by fields, and walking distance on footpaths to pubs (the lovely gastropub the Gun in GunHill and the Six Bells in Chiddingly for drinks). Scott was there on hand to provide wood, kindling and delicious sausages for our evening campfire and Ruth kept the on-site facilities lovely and clean. It was great to have a visit from the coffee van in the morning and ice cream van in the afternoon too. Nice to visit their numerous animals in the morning.

Disliked: Nothing to complain about at all really. Only downside was weak 4G signal on the campsite, which was actually a positive since our kids got a break from their IPads, but still 3G to stay connected.

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Well located, within easy walk of two great pubs! Lovely to have…

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
jessica h. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Non-electric grass tent pitch

Liked: Well located, within easy walk of two great pubs! Lovely to have the farm next door, an added bonus. Scott was very friendly and helpful.

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Massive pitches with own firepit. Lovely surroundings and a great location.…

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
Chris S. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Non-electric grass tent pitch

Liked: Massive pitches with own firepit. Lovely surroundings and a great location.

Disliked: nothing

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Fantastic break for us on a beautifully looked after site!

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

Non-electric grass tent pitch

Liked: We loved everything about Hale Farm! We had a really nice stay. All the extras were very welcome, like the fire wood (toasted marshmallows and ate smores most evenings from the campfire!). Gino arrived in his van each morning - made real coffee and we bought ice-creams 😋 The animals are a joy - we pitched close to their areas and they didn't disturb us much. We heard the donkeys each evening around 7pm as it was feeding time. The cockerel crows, but he is in the far distance. Being close to the animals was a reminder of living in the countryside; fantastic! Visited Royal Tunbridge Wells/Bodium Castle/Science & Observatory Centre/Pevensey Bay/Brewhouse Arundel on way home - highly recommend ALL these places! Thku Ruth and Scott

Disliked: Nothing to dislike

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Great site and great spot

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

Non-electric grass tent pitch

Liked: Yet another great stay at Hale Farm. This was our 4th stay, so you can tell its lovely! Amazing sausages, fresh eggs and the farm to visit in the mornings. We started of as two families, this has now doubled to 4! Facilities are super clean too. We'll be back next year! Thanks Ruth and Scott!

Disliked: Nothing

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Great first camping experience

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

Non-electric grass tent pitch

Liked: This campsite was lovely for going off grid for a couple of days. The pitches are huge so you can pitch however you like without being on top of any neighbours. Every pitch has a fire pit with Scott bringing around logs and fire kits you can purchase every evening which added a lovely aspect to our camping experience. Scott was very helpful and showed us how to set up and light our campfire as it was our first time. We loved being able to go and visit the farm animals each morning.

Disliked: The only downside was the lack of signal on pitch but that’s something that comes with the territory of camping. We managed to get a little bit of signal up in the corner by the toilets.

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We really appreciated the cleanliness of the loos and being able to…

Overall 10/10
Location 10
Value for money 8
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 pitch

Liked: We really appreciated the cleanliness of the loos and being able to see the farm animals ! Lovely campsite

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Sehr schöner Platz!!

Overall 10/10
Location 8
Value for money 8
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 pitch

Liked: - großer Platz mit viel Platz ums Zelt - Feuerstelle am Zelt - Sehr sauberer Sanitärbereich (zweimal tägliche Reinigung) - Seife und Papierhandtücher vorhanden - Freundlicher Platzwirt - Schöner und gepflegter Kleintierzoo

Disliked: - Temperaturregelung in der Dusche ist schwierig

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Lovely peaceful site (apart from the donkeys) with big pitches, fire pits…

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

Non-electric grass tent pitch

Liked: Lovely peaceful site (apart from the donkeys) with big pitches, fire pits and clean showers and loos. Public footpath makes two pubs within easy walking distance. Great place to unwind.

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Friendly staff Clean facilities Clean pitch area Ice cream van visit…

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

Non-electric grass tent pitch

Liked: Friendly staff Clean facilities Clean pitch area Ice cream van visit

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Features

No dogs allowed

Campfires allowed

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 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

Family friendly Motorcycle friendly Single-sex groups welcome Student groups welcome

Rules

Barbecue provided Barbecues allowed Campfires allowed Commercial vehicles allowed Dogs allowed No dogs allowed

Themes

Peaceful 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 Nearby farmers' market Public transport nearby Shop nearby

Type

Farm Medium (26-50 pitches)

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

Location

Hale Farm Campsite

Scrapers Hill

Hale Green

Chiddingly

East Sussex

England

BN8 6HQ

Directions

Timezone

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

GPS

50.9068°N
0.2091°W

Route directions

From the A22 turn north at the Esso garage in Golden Cross and continue to Muddles Green. In Muddles Green turn right and after 300 yards turn left into Scrapers Hill. Proceed along this for about 2/3 of a mile and Hale Farm is on the right-hand side. From Horam take the road South to Eastbourne. After about half a mile turn right just before the May Garland Pub. After three quarters of a mile turn right again in front of a converted last house, signposted Chiddingly. After about 1.5 miles Hale Farm can be found on the left-hand side.

Nearest transport

Coach
2.5 km Golden Cross Inn
2.5 km Golden Cross Inn
5.9 km Tesco
Rail
8 km Berwick (Sussex) Rail Station
9.9 km Polegate Rail Station
10.5 km Uckfield Rail Station
Ferry
16.9 km Newhaven Harbour Ferry Terminal
Airport
36.1 km Shoreham Brighton City Airport
38.1 km London Gatwick Airport
38.1 km London Gatwick Airport South Terminal

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

What a lot there is to do around here… and that’s just the strolls, hikes and bike rides around the High Weald and the South Downs National Park… This is spectacular wildlife-watching land too, such as at Arlington Reservoir (10 minutes’ drive), for spotting geese, cormorants, grebes and black swans around the waters and from the birdhide. There’s also the hillside around the huge chalk figure of the Long Man of Wilmington 20 minutes away and spying the inhabitants of the surrounding Cuckmere Valley and nearby Cuckoo Trail. Access the Cuckoo Trail 10 minutes’ drive away at Hailsham for a pedal along its 14-mile route from Heathfield to Eastbourne Park. Other options are Blackberry Farm Park (five minutes), the Raystede Centre for Animal Welfare (10 minutes) and Spring Barn Farm (25 minutes). For arty types, Farley Farm House, home of surrealists Lee Miller and Roland Penrose and visited by the likes of Pablo Picasso and Joan Miró, has its gallery within a few minutes’ drive of the farm. Those with a head for history have plenty to browse around hereabouts too, such as Michelham Priory (10 minutes), Herstmonceux and Lewes castles (both 20 minutes), and vintage rides on the Bluebell Railway, accessed half an hour away in Sheffield Park.

Water quality at nearby bathing waters

Name Distance Type 2020 2019 2018 2017
Pevensey Bay 14.6 km Sea N/A Good Good Good
Norman`S Bay 15.6 km Sea N/A Good Good Excellent
Seaford 17.1 km Sea N/A Excellent Excellent Excellent
Eastbourne 17.1 km Sea N/A Good Good Excellent
Birling Gap 18.3 km Sea N/A Excellent Excellent Excellent

Data source: European Environment Agency

Must see

Drusillas Park 9.9 km

Alfriston Clergy House 11.7 km

Batemans 15 km

Eastbourne Pier 16.6 km

Sheffield Park Garden 17.3 km

National Trust

Alfriston Clergy House 11.8 km

Bateman's 14.9 km

Monk's House 15.6 km

Sheffield Park Garden 17.3 km

Scotney Castle 24.9 km

Cycle routes

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

Other

HEATHFIELD PARK 7.8 km

Berwick - Alciston - Firle - Glynde - Lewes 8 km

Berwick - Alfriston - Jevington - Eastbourne 8 km

HORSTED PLACE 9.3 km

WOOTTON MANOR 9.4 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 Hale Farm Campsite have a swimming pool? No View all features
  • Is Hale Farm Campsite dog friendly? No View all features
  • What attractions are near Hale Farm Campsite? What a lot there is to do around here… and that’s just the strolls, hikes and bike rides around the High Weald and the South Downs National Park… This is spectacular wildlife-watching … Read more
  • When can I check in and check out of Hale Farm Campsite?
    Camping and touring
    Arrive:  1 p.m. –  9 p.m.
    Depart by:  noon
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  • How much does it cost to stay at Hale Farm Campsite? From R651.57 (for 1 night, 2 adults) - prices may change depending on your dates and party.