Pett Camping

9.2 29 reviews
The sheep will be moved months before your stay
The sheep will be moved months before your stay
Small campervans welcome
The view from our tent.
Wild walking
Can’t beat waking up to a view like this
The area
Pett level beach - shallow water and rock pools but beware the sticky mud!
Beautiful undulating slopes of the camping field.
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  • Simple pop-up pitches at an East Sussex coastal farm
  • A 15-minute drive to Hastings or Rye; Camber Sands 25 mins
  • Pett Level beach 10 minutes' walk; farm shop next door
Get set for long, lazy summer days near the sea – once the hay has been harvested, the folk at Pett Camping open up their meadows for guests to come along and spend some time hanging out in the East Sussex countryside. The peaceful pitches here are in the grazed flowering meadows owned by Lunsford Farm – which also has a farm shop a couple of minutes’ walk away from the site selling all sorts of tasty treats including lamb burgers, apple juice, honey and eggs. Meanwhile, if your rural break isn’t complete without a pint in a country pub, you’ll be pleased to hear it’s only a five-minute walk to the village of Pett and its pub (and also its tea shop and play park). The wider area is just as fabulous for visitors – the site is within the High Weald Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (so plenty of walks, bike rides and general scenery-viewing to be done) and about 10 minutes’ walk from Pett Level beach, a sandy/pebbly stretch with a fossil forest that appears at low tide (with a beachfront restaurant and a weekend food truck as well). Once you’ve explored your immediate surroundings, there’s plenty more around – including beach days, vineyard tours or days wandering around Rye or Hastings. Back at base, it’s all very laidback – guests are allowed to pick their own pitch and light campfires or barbecues (but don’t bring dogs, please, as there’s livestock around). The facilities stretch to just compost toilets so please note there are no showers.

Site type

Tent sites 47
RV sites 3
Opens

Languages spoken

English

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Features

Pop-up campground

Leisure on park

Bar or club house Cycle hire Evening entertainment Fishing Fitness centre Indoor swimming pool Kids' club On-site restaurant/cafe Outdoor swimming pool Playground Recreation room/arcade TV room Takeout Tennis Watersports

Amenities on park

Bath available Composting toilet Dog park Drying room Free wifi Grocery store Ice pack freezing Internet access Laundromat Parent & baby washroom Payphone Pick-up from public transport Portable toilet Pub toilets Restrooms Shower available Washing-up area Wifi

Groups welcome

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

Rules

Barbecue grills allowed Barbecue provided Campfires allowed Commercial vehicles allowed Dogs allowed

Themes

Leave the car at home

Utilities

Charging facilities Dump station Electric car charging point(s) No drinkable water point Propane/gas cylinders available Recycling available Renewable energy

Nearby amenities

Bar nearby Dog walk nearby

Type

Pop-up campground

Location

Pett Camping

Pett Road

Pett

Hastings

East Sussex

England

TN35 4HH

Directions

Timezone

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

GPS

50.89173°N
0.64606°E

Route directions

What3words: makeup.piglets.dollar Closest station with taxis: Rye or Hastings Closest station if cycling: Three Oaks or Winchelsea Bus 347 from Hastings will stop at the campsite upon request

Nearest transport

Coach
6 km Priory Meadow
6 km Priory Meadow
6.5 km Sainsbury's
Rail
2.5 km Three Oaks Rail Station
3.9 km Doleham Rail Station
4.7 km Ore Rail Station
Ferry
40.2 km Folkestone Eurotunnel Terminal
43.2 km Newhaven Harbour Ferry Terminal
Airport
21.4 km 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

It’s not a well-known tourist attraction, but the village of Pett has much to offer for visitors – it’s the kind of place where you can still watch cricket on summer weekend afternoons, stop by at the pub for a pint of local ale and/or join in with various activities in the village hall (a yoga class, perhaps, or something for the kids). Once you’ve spent some time at Pett Level beach (10 minutes’ walk), perhaps you’d like to get a little further along the coastline to the fossil hunting hotspot Fairlight Cove (20 minutes’ drive) or the stunning sand dunes of Camber Sands (25 minutes). Hastings (15 minutes) is another good option, with a historic tinge, and Rye (15 minutes) has a whole lot of antique shops as well as a harbourside nature reserve with bike hire available. If the kids demand a bit more action, try Knockhatch Adventure Park (45 minutes) – or take them to see the cute animals at the South of England Rare Breeds Centre (half an hour). Port Lympne Safari Park (45 minutes) is the place if they’re after bigger beast spottings.
(within 10 km)
Castle, Aquarium, Theme park, Zoo and Cashpoint (within 16.1 km)

Food and drink

  • The Two Sawyers Pub 0.6 km
  • White Hart Restaurant 1.5 km
  • The Royal Oak Pub 1.6 km
  • The Cove Pub 2.1 km
  • The Three Oaks Pub 2.5 km
  • Racketeers Brewing Company Pub 2.6 km
  • The Robin Hood Pub 2.8 km
  • New Beach Club Pub 3.1 km
  • Old King John Pub 3.2 km
  • nawaaz Restaurant 3.3 km

Groceries

  • Aldi Supermarket 3.2 km
  • The Jolly Fisherman Off-licence 5.5 km
  • Morrisons Supermarket 5.7 km
  • Eel and Bear Off-licence 5.9 km
  • Food City Off-licence 6.1 km
  • ESK Supermarket 6.3 km
  • Trinity Wholefoods Supermarket 6.3 km
  • Aldi Supermarket 6.7 km
  • Sainsbury's Supermarket 6.8 km
  • Lidl Supermarket 6.9 km

Parks and play

  • Halton Park 4.6 km
  • East Hill park 4.8 km
  • BOS Field park 5.1 km
  • West Hill park 5.6 km
  • Wallinger's Walk Gardens park 5.8 km
  • Harvest Way Play Space Playground 5.8 km
  • Alexandra Park 6.1 km
  • Harbour Field Recreation Ground park 6.1 km
  • Linton Gardens park 6.2 km
  • Cornwallis Gardens park 6.3 km

Family days out

  • The Bale House Visitor Centre Visitor attraction 2 km
  • Blue Reef Aquarium 5.3 km
  • Smugglers Adventure Visitor attraction 5.4 km
  • Flamingo Family Amusements Amusement arcade 5.6 km
  • Flamingo Park Theme park 5.6 km
  • Hastings Castle 5.8 km
  • The Deluxe Amusement arcade 5.9 km
  • Playland Amusement arcade 5.9 km
  • Palace Amusements Amusement arcade 6.5 km
  • Hastings Pier Visitor attraction 6.8 km
  • Camber Castle 7.7 km
  • Lamb House Visitor attraction 8.9 km
  • Rye Castle 9 km
  • Battle Abbey Castle 11.6 km
  • Bodiam Castle 14.3 km

Public transport

  • Primary School 1.1 km
  • Mill Lane 1.9 km
  • Martineau Lane 2.1 km
  • Hillcrest Sports Centre 2.4 km
  • Winchelsea Lane 2.6 km
  • Ivy Gardens 2.7 km
  • Montgomery Road 2.8 km
  • Winchelsea Road 2.9 km
  • Red Lake Terrace 3.1 km
  • Post Office 3.4 km

Beaches

  • Fairlight Glen Naturist Beach 3.1 km
  • Rock-a-Nore Beach 5.2 km

Other nearby

  • St Andrews Shopping Mews Shopping centre 5.8 km
  • Priory Meadow Shopping Centre 6 km
  • The Crypt Nightclub 6.2 km
  • Beauport Park Golf Course 7.7 km
  • Sedlescombe Golf Club Golf course 8.3 km

Local services

  • Tesco Cashpoint 3.3 km
  • Barclays Cashpoint 6.1 km
  • Cashzone Cashpoint 6.1 km
  • Beaconsfield Road Surgery Ore Site Doctors 3.3 km
  • Hastings & St Leonards Children's Services Clinic 3.3 km
  • Osbon Pharmacy 3.4 km
  • Esso Fuel station 3.5 km
  • Hillview Pharmacy 4.1 km
  • Harold Road Surgery Doctors 4.2 km
  • Osprey Charging station 4.3 km
  • Texaco Fuel station 4.5 km
  • Valero Fuel station 4.6 km
  • Beaconsfield Surgery Doctors 5.2 km

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Must see

A Smugglers Adventure at St Clements Caves 5.5 km

Hastings Castle and 1066 Story 5.8 km

Camber Sands 11.3 km

1066 Battle Abbey and Battlefield 11.4 km

Great Dixter House and Gardens 12.5 km

National Trust

Lamb House 8.9 km

Bodiam Castle 14.2 km

Smallhythe Place 16.8 km

Bateman's 21.6 km

Sissinghurst Castle Garden 24.6 km

Cycle routes

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

Other

Fairlight - Hastings Country Park - Hastings 1.8 km

Anne 3.6 km

Winchelsea - Pett Level - Winchelsea 5.5 km

ALEXANDRA PARK 6.1 km

ST LEONARD'S GARDENS 7.7 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.

Reviews

9.2

Overall rating from 29 Pitchup.com customers

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Peaceful

97% would recommend this site to a friend

97% would stay here again

What customers say

Pett Camping boasts lovely scenery & a tranquil, roomy spot for families & solo travellers. Basic amenities, compost toilets & a tap. Friendly, helpful hosts give great local tips. Close to a nice beach & pub. Some noted the sloping field & minor toilet/bin issues, now resolved. No showers.

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Sehr schöner, ruhiger Ort mit vielen…

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Anonymous

Primitive grass campervan campsite

Liked Sehr schöner, ruhiger Ort mit vielen Möglichkeiten seinen Camper abzustellen.

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Lovely huge space - great for…

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 Julia L. 1 review

Primitive grass tent or trailer tent campsite

Liked Lovely huge space - great for all sorts of kids games. We loved it!

Disliked There is no water near the two toilets to wash your hands; and no shovel for the wood shavings.

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The space was beautiful and quiet…

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Joanna H. 1 review

Primitive grass tent or trailer tent campsite

Liked The space was beautiful and quiet and there was plenty of room. So well located for a quiet beach getaway - Would definitely go again!

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privacy, near beach…

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 martina s. 4 reviews

Primitive grass tent or trailer tent campsite

Liked privacy, near beach

Disliked no rubbish bins, permanent que for the toilett

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Beautiful back to basics camping! Friendly owner and great location.

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Anonymous

Primitive grass tent or trailer tent campsite

Liked Beautiful scenery! Lots of space

Disliked Lack of showers
Only one water tap

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Great location. No issues with…

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Maureen B. 1 review

Primitive grass tent or trailer tent campsite

Liked Great location. No issues with finding a good pitch, allowed to park car next to tent which was handy. Two toilets on site, well looked after, clean and plenty of hand sanitizer and toilet roll supplied. Even when the site was busy there was never a long queue. Very friendly host, welcomed us on the first day and gave good recommendations on what to do in the area. Fresh drinking water provided too. Lovely walk to the beach (a bit steep on the way back but worth it) and a very good cafe on the beach. A friendly pub just five minutes walk away, food was great and a live band on Sunday - recommend booking.

Disliked nothing

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A great place to go for a slice of quiet.

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Neil M. 4 reviews

Primitive grass campervan campsite

Liked Warm welcome from the hosts, tidy field and plenty of space. Great price and nice and quiet.

Disliked Nothing

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Recommend!

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Gabriela P. 1 review

Primitive grass tent or trailer tent campsite

Liked We were very satisfied with our stay. Field is very spacious, and toilet facilities were very clean and staff was very friendly and helpful! Will definitely be visiting again.

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Lovely quiet place to camp ,…

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Lisa-Marie M. 1 review

Primitive grass tent or trailer tent campsite

Liked Lovely quiet place to camp , Beautiful scenery. Caroline is lovely and welcoming and we were able to purchase fire wood from her. Very clean and just how it’s advertised.. would definitely stay here again! Beach is a short walk down the road which was an added bonus!

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michelle c. 1 review

Primitive grass tent or trailer tent campsite

Liked Nice, quiet, peaceful, near walks, beach and not far Hastings. Lovely host, totally recommend.

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Frequently asked questions

  • Does Pett Camping have a swimming pool? No View all features
  • Is Pett Camping dog friendly? No View all features
  • What attractions are near Pett Camping? It’s not a well-known tourist attraction, but the village of Pett has much to offer for visitors – it’s the kind of place where you can still watch cricket on summer weekend … Read more
  • When can I check in and check out of Pett Camping?
    RV, travel trailer and tent sites
    Arrive:  2 p.m. –  8 p.m.
    Depart by:  11 a.m.

    When you book a pitch, you will be allocated a number for booking purposes but you are free to pitch up anywhere in the camping field.

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