Wimbles Farm

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Peaceful park near the Cuckoo Trail and 20 mins' drive from the coast
Firepits, solar shower and sustainably coppiced wood for sale
Fishing tuition, instruction and kit hire all available

Ah… one could womble around these Sussex parts for weeks. Wimbles Farm is close to the family-friendly bike rides of the Cuckoo Trail, 20 minutes' drive from the coast and just over an hour's bike ride to the South Downs National Park… hire a bike on site and pedal off. Wimbles is for those who shudder at heaving sites and who want to settle down in the peace of the countryside (and who maybe want to secretly want to do a little Ray Mears-ing about, say the site owners). On offer are a solar shower and compost toliet, fresh drinking water, a wheelbarrow to cart about your kit, and sustainably coppiced wood for sale to blaze up a campfire under the Sussex stars. Seasonal organic produce is available from the farm. And another reason one could womble around Wimbles Farm for weeks? Fishing tuition, instruction and kit hire from the site owner can be booked on arrival for an extra charge, to try your luck in a lake naturally stocked with carp, bream, perch, pike, tench, rudd and roach: no fishing licence required. (Also a wizard Wimbles Farm thing: two good pubs serving tasty food and beer are within walking distance.)

Site type

Languages spoken

English

French

Features

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

Disabled facilities

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

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

Camping 2.0

Jumbo tent pitches

Themes

Lake and/or mountain

Leave the car at home

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

Nearby farmers' market

Public transport nearby

Shop nearby

Type

Farm

Tiny (1-10 pitches)

Nearby leisure

Cycle hire nearby

Cycling nearby

Fishing nearby

Golf nearby

Horse riding nearby

Indoor pool nearby

Mountain biking nearby

Restaurant nearby

Sailing nearby

Tennis nearby

Location

Wimbles Farm

Foords Lane

Vines Cross

Horam

East Sussex

England

TN21 9HA

Directions

Timezone

Europe/London GMT (GMT+00:00)

GPS

50.92705°N
0.27651°W

Route directions

From the Brewers Arms pub at Vines Cross take Foords Lane and travel for one mile. The entrance is on the left next to an old barn which backs onto the road. Your satnav will take you to the wrong side of the road.

Nearest transport

Coach

4.4 mi High Street

4.5 mi Tesco

4.8 mi Golden Cross Inn

Rail

7.4 mi Polegate Rail Station

7.5 mi Stonegate Rail Station

7.7 mi Buxted Rail Station

Ferry

13.6 mi Newhaven Harbour Ferry Terminal

Airport

24.9 mi London Gatwick Airport

24.9 mi London Gatwick Airport South Terminal

25.6 mi London Gatwick Airport North 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

Fishing and walking are two main activities around this part of East Sussex, as are the gentle pedals and safe family riding of the Cuckoo Trail, the 14-mile path running from Hampden Park to Heathfield. (Stop off for an afternoon's shopping in Heathfield when you get there, as the Wimbles Farm owners say the market town has one of the best butchers and bakers in the area.) The coast and beaches of Bexhill, Eastbourne and St Leonard's are about 20 minutes' drive away; from there, head with haste to Hastings for the two cliff railways, old fishing village Rock-a-Nore and the famed Hastings Fishmarket (Hastings has the biggest beachside fishing fleet in Europe). The South Downs National Park is around an hour away by bike, so hire wheels from the Wimbles Farm team and pedal around the tiny villages and up and down chalk hills, or along the South Downs Way's 100 miles from Eastbourne up to Winchester in Hampshire.

Water quality at nearby bathing waters

Name	Distance	Type	2020	2019	2018	2017
Norman`S Bay	8.7 mi	Sea	N/A	Good	Good	Excellent
Pevensey Bay	8.7 mi	Sea	N/A	Good	Good	Good
Bexhill	10.5 mi	Sea	N/A	N/A	N/A	Good
Eastbourne	11.5 mi	Sea	N/A	Good	Good	Excellent
St Leonards	13.1 mi	Sea	N/A	Excellent	Excellent	Excellent

Data source: European Environment Agency

Must see

Batemans 6.2 mi

Drusillas Park 8.7 mi

1066 Battle Abbey and Battlefield 9.2 mi

Alfriston Clergy House 9.8 mi

Eastbourne Pier 11.1 mi

National Trust

Bateman's 6.1 mi

Alfriston Clergy House 9.8 mi

Sheffield Park Garden 12.6 mi

Bodiam Castle 12.7 mi

Scotney Castle 12.7 mi

Cycle routes

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

Other

HEATHFIELD PARK 2.7 mi

HERSTMONCEUX CASTLE AND PLACE 4.7 mi

BRIGHTLING PARK 5.5 mi

ASHBURNHAM PLACE 6 mi

BATEMANS 6.2 mi

Local events

Glyndebourne Festival (Thursday 16 May 2024 – Thursday 16 May 2024)
Lewes, East Sussex 9.9 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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What attractions are near Wimbles Farm? Fishing and walking are two main activities around this part of East Sussex, as are the gentle pedals and safe family riding of the Cuckoo Trail, the 14-mile path running from Hampden … Read more