Campgrounds in East Sussex

South Downs Youth Hostel

• Glamping in the grounds of a rural hostel five miles from Lewes
• Just off the South Downs Way; half an hour from Brighton by train
• Café on site for breakfast, supper and all-day snacks

Skoolie Stays

• Glamping in a vintage American school bus near Eastbourne, East Sussex
• Five minutes’ drive to Beachy Head; 20 minutes to Drusillas Park zoo
• Proper beds, kitchen, dining and living space; firepit and hammocks

Woodfire at Chapel Field

• Family-friendly site 10 minutes’ drive from Lewes on the South Downs
• Easy access to the South Downs Way; West Quay Beach 20 minutes’ drive
• Stunning views from the pitches; guest meals cooked over a wood fire

The Challoners

• Luxury sole-use rural retreat for two in the East Sussex countryside
• A 15-minute walk to Robertsbridge; 25 mins' drive to Rye or Hastings
• Separate sleeping and living huts surrounded by enclosed garden

Bluecaps Farm Glamping

• Scenic and spacious glampsite on a working farm in the High Weald
• A 15-minute drive from Tunbridge Wells, Bedgebury Pinetum and Go Ape
• Wildlife spotting and llama trekking on site

St Ives Farm

Coldharbour Farm

• Touring pitches on a traditional farm with views over Bewl Water
• Royal Tunbridge Wells and Hastings within a half-hour drive
• Within 10 minutes' walk of a 14th-century pub for food and drinks

Rye Harbour Holiday Park

Combe Haven Holiday Park

Holmans Woods

• Wild camping in a 15-acre forest near Heathfield in East Sussex
• Ashdown Forest and Eastbourne beach both half an hour’s drive
• Well-spaced pitches, fires allowed; shops and pubs five minutes’ drive

Hoots Treehouse

• Luxurious and secluded treehouse in the East Sussex countryside
• Bodiam Castle and Bewl Water within a half-hour drive
• Kingsize bed, woodburner, barbecue and ensuite bathroom included

Alfriston Camping Park

• Beautiful valley setting in the South Downs National Park

Alpaca Camp

• Basic family-friendly working farm site in mid-Sussex
• Half an hour's drive from Brighton; 15 minutes from Lewes
• Resident alpacas, llamas, wallabies and camel

1066 Eco Glamping

• Adults-only, luxury bell tents at an East Sussex site near Hastings
• A 15 minutes’ drive to Hastings beach, and Battle Abbey 20 minutes
• Film screenings and yoga classes on site; farm shop five minutes’ walk

Honeys Green Caravan Park

Counting Sheep Shepherds Huts

• Glamping on a 100-acre working farm in the High Weald
• A five-minute drive to Herstmonceux; 20 minutes to the south coast
• Private bathroom and kitchen; home-cooked meal deliveries available

Commanche Camping

• No-frills pet-friendly pop-up site on a semi-rural working farm
• Half an hour’s drive from Eastbourne and 40 minutes from Hastings
• Small firepits permitted; logs and kindling available; pubs nearby