Freshwinds Camping

Visit the garden up at the farm, the kids will love spotting the wildlife in the pond (added by manager 11 Feb 2015)

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  • 'Camping as it used to be' on a 200-acre farm
  • Wildlife haven with badgers, foxes, barn owls and more
  • Spacious pitches surrounded by stream, woodland and fields
You might describe this as ‘back to basics camping’, but that doesn’t explain why guests of all ilks are generally blown away by this fab little farm site, where the owners offer ‘camping as it used to be’. If noisy clubhouses, the kids glued to their consoles and being so close to other campers you can hear them snore drives you a tad mad, Freshwinds Camping might just be a breath of fresh air: it’s in a secluded spot on a 200-acre farm, between Rye and Hastings deep in the East Sussex countryside, with pitches spacious enough to spread around on and nature to spot by the bucketload. Rabbits, badgers, squirrels, weasels, foxes, field mice and a growing bird population can all be seen around the site and farm by day; at night, spotting foxes and barn owls should be a hoot. More domestically, the farm has a herd of suckler cows and a flock of ewes which lamb in March and April; horses and their owners cantering about in the livery yard, and hens laying eggs available for guests to buy. The site is surrounded by a small stream, woodland and fields. Guests can usually drive to field pitches to unpack their kit before parking in the car park, but if you’re camping in the woodland glade, the farm team will provide a wheelbarrow to get things back and forth as the glade is only accessible by foot. Campfires are allowed – of course – but please use the same places as previous campers to minimise any impact on local plants. Logs are available to buy from the Freshwinds Farm team, as well as jam, cakes and the aforementioned eggs. The village of Pett – and its three pubs – is within a mile.

Site type

Tent pitches 15
Rent a tent 6

Languages spoken

English

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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

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

Budget/backpacker

Peaceful

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

Public transport nearby

Shop nearby

Type

Farm

Small (11-25 pitches)

Nearby leisure

Cycle hire nearby

Horse riding nearby

Indoor pool nearby

Restaurant nearby

Location

Freshwinds Camping

Pickham Farm

Watermill Lane

Pett

Hastings

East Sussex

England

TN35 4HX

Directions

Timezone

Europe/London GMT (GMT+00:00)

GPS

50.90358°N
0.65325°W

Nearest transport

Coach
4.5 mi Sainsbury's
4.5 mi Sainsbury's
4.5 mi Priory Meadow
Rail
1.8 mi Three Oaks Rail Station
2.2 mi Doleham Rail Station
3 mi Winchelsea Rail Station
Ferry
24.3 mi Folkestone Eurotunnel Terminal
27.3 mi Newhaven Harbour Ferry Terminal
Airport
12.8 mi 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

If you’ve come to East Sussex to birdwatch, paint or stroll romantically with a beloved, the scenery and sights nearby are a breeze to reach. The Site of Special Scientific Interest Rye Harbour Nature Reserve is a 10-minute drive away for the ornithologically inclined to spy wetland specimens such as terns, plovers and oystercatchers among the 275+ species recorded so far. The ancient wetlands of Pett Level, also within 10 minutes, have more of the same – although do look down at low tide to see very old trees poking through the sand. When it’s time for town, Rye and Hastings both deserve at least a day each, possibly more if you want to go back and have another go at Hastings’ fabulously steep funicular railway, the steepest in Britain (if the town looks familiar from way up here on high, you’ve probably watched Foyle’s War).

Water quality at nearby bathing waters

Name Distance Type 2020 2019 2018 2017
Winchelsea 2.8 mi Sea N/A Excellent Excellent Excellent
Hastings Pelham Beach 4.5 mi Sea N/A N/A N/A Good
St Leonards 5.8 mi Sea N/A Excellent Excellent Excellent
Camber 6.6 mi Sea N/A Excellent Excellent Good
Bexhill 9.2 mi Sea N/A N/A N/A Good

Data source: European Environment Agency

Must see

A Smugglers Adventure at St Clements Caves 4.2 mi

Hastings Castle and 1066 Story 4.4 mi

Camber Sands 6.4 mi

Great Dixter House and Gardens 7.1 mi

1066 Battle Abbey and Battlefield 7.3 mi

National Trust

Lamb House 4.7 mi

Bodiam Castle 8.3 mi

Smallhythe Place 9.6 mi

Bateman's 13.3 mi

Sissinghurst Castle Garden 14.6 mi

Cycle routes

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

Other

Fairlight - Hastings Country Park - Hastings 2 mi

Anne 2.1 mi

Winchelsea - Pett Level - Winchelsea 2.7 mi

ALEXANDRA PARK 4.5 mi

Rye - Iden - Rye Foreign - Rye 4.9 mi

Local events

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

    Lewes, East Sussex 25.8 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.

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    Camping and touring
    Arrive:  2 p.m. –  9:30 p.m.
    Depart by:  11 a.m.
    On-site accommodation
    Arrive:  2 p.m. –  8 p.m.
    Depart by:  12 p.m.
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