How much does it cost to stay at Fontmills Farm Campsite?

From $48.34 (for 1 night, 2 adults) - prices may change depending on your dates and party.

Fontmills Farm Campsite

View prices & book Last booked 4 days ago 9.9 54 reviews

The site in summer (added by manager 21 Dec 2022)

Loading image…

1/8

Visitor image of the generous level pitches (added by manager 21 dec 2022)

Wendy the shepherds hut (added by manager 09 feb 2023)

Floss checking on guests (added by manager 14 apr 2016)

Family-run farm site within a couple of miles of the South Downs
Access to the traffic-free Cuckoo Trail at the bottom of the farm
Barbecues and campfires allowed

Set up for stays of all sorts… friendly family-run Fontmills Farm Campsite in the Low Weald of East Sussex between Eastbourne and Tunbridge Wells welcomes all sorts guests, from weary city dwellers seeking a countryside break to active types looking for adrenalised family hols. Whatever flavour of holidaymaker you are, pitching up here will have you within easy access to countryside trails and cycling along the tree-lined Cuckoo Trail, wandering the local coastline and villages, and visiting local sights including Seven Sisters Country Park, Beachy Head… and some of Sussex’s best-known pubs. Pitches at the farm are on grass, in a spacious field with plenty of room for running around. There are toilets, showers, a washing-up area and facilities for ice pack freezing. Campfires and barbecues are both allowed: if you fancy frying up eggs in the morning, ask the farm team if the hens have laid any ready to buy. Nearby, Heathfield farmers' market on the third Saturday of every month is the place to pick up fresh local produce, fruit, veg and meat.

Site type

Open now

Please note

Under 18s must be accompanied by their parents or legal guardians.
Group bookings of 20 or more adults are not permitted (couples and immediate family members excepted).
Single-sex bookings of 5 or more people (couples and immediate family members excepted) are not permitted via Pitchup.com.
No bachelor/bachelorette parties permitted via Pitchup.com.
Bookings must not be for more than 21 consecutive nights.
No cars/motorcycles at the site. All cars must be parked in the designated area.
Commercial vehicles (vehicles used for work-related purposes, carrying goods or fare-paying passengers) and sign-written vehicles are not permitted on site.

Languages spoken

English

Open from Fri, May 3 to Sun, Sep 15 2024

Pitch types & availability

Reviews

would recommend this site to a friend

would stay here again

96%
10
0%
9
3%
8
0%
7
0%
6
0%
5
0%
4
0%
3
0%
2
0%
1

Only showing reviews for the last 30 months.

Just try it, you won’t be disappointed

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

Anonymous May 2024

Primitive grass tent, campervan or trailer tent campsite

Liked: Everything about it!! The owners are fabulous, the views from the campsite are beautiful, the facilities are clean - it was perfect!

Recommend to friends Visit again

Friendly and helpful hosts. Super clean facilities. Beautiful location & views.…

Overall	10/10
Location	6
Value for money	8
Accommodation	8
Facilities / Activities	8
Customer service	10
Child friendliness	10
Cleanliness	10
Wifi	8

Hayley W. May 2024

Primitive grass tent, campervan or trailer tent campsite

Liked: Friendly and helpful hosts. Super clean facilities. Beautiful location & views.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Family friendly, a warm welcome, good facilities and space to play.

Overall	10/10
Location	10
Value for money	8
Accommodation	10
Facilities / Activities	8
Customer service	10
Child friendliness	10
Cleanliness	10
Wifi	10

Dan M. May 2024

Primitive grass tent, campervan or trailer tent campsite

Liked: Steve is a most welcoming host. The side is well managed with excellent toilet and hot shower facilities, and a washing up station with charging points and a freezer to store ice packs. The pitches are spacious and positioned around the perimeter of the on the main field, leaving plenty of space for kids to meet and enjoy a game of football, or just play together (which ours did). There are gravel pitches for campers, a handy shop, wood to buy and fire pits for free, and Geno’s Java van was a welcome bonus in the morning. We followed the cuckoo trail up to the Runt in Tun pub (about 3.7 miles of walking) where we enjoyed an afternoon of pub grub and a few pints of Harveys in a lovely local hostelry - much recommended. And before we went to site we spent the day at Kbockhatch, where if your kids are between 6-10 years old, they will have a great time. Lovely site. Run by lovely people. Enjoy your stay.

Disliked: Nothing really.

Recommend to friends Visit again

I highly recommend this place. The views, the staff, the cleanliness.

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

Rachael w. Aug 2023

Primitive grass tent, campervan or trailer tent campsite

Liked: This place is amazing. They are so friendly and helpful, there's a little shop to get essentials you may have forgotten (or mashmellows for the fire). The toilets, showers and kitchen spaces are clean and the showers were constantly warm. You're allowed fires and unless you ask for anything you're left to your own devices. You can drive down to your pitch to unload and set up and the parking isn't too far away either. We loved this place and will be back. I have just seen a rating for WiFi but we had our phones off so not sure if they offer it or not.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Excellent site with clean facilities & friendly owners.

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

Anonymous Aug 2023

Primitive grass tent, campervan or trailer tent campsite

Liked: Fontmills Farm is a really great camp site in a pleasant and quiet location. Good for walks and cycling. The owners Steve & Nicola are welcoming, friendly and accommodating to any requests. The facilities (toilets and showers) are well maintained & clean, the main wash-up area has a couple of very useful freezers for your ice-packs & there are electric sockets for re-charging your phones & tablets. Pitches are wide too so there's plenty of space to spread out.

Disliked: Nothing

Recommend to friends Visit again

70

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

Anonymous Aug 2023

Primitive grass tent, campervan or trailer tent campsite

Liked: The owners kindness, they welcomed us and satisfied all out requests. The bathrooms were very clean and the campsite quiet and silence

Recommend to friends Visit again

The setting, the facilities and the lovely welcome. I will be visiting…

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

robert k. Aug 2023

Primitive grass tent, campervan or trailer tent campsite

Liked: The setting, the facilities and the lovely welcome. I will be visiting here again very soon.

Disliked: Nothing at all.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Very welcoming, good, clean facilities, tents well-spaced.…

Overall	10/10
Location	10
Value for money	10
Accommodation	10
Facilities / Activities	10
Customer service	10
Child friendliness	10
Cleanliness	10
Wifi	6

Anonymous Aug 2023

Primitive grass tent, campervan or trailer tent campsite

Liked: Very welcoming, good, clean facilities, tents well-spaced.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Wonderful stay - thank you

Overall	10/10
Location	10
Value for money	10
Accommodation	10
Facilities / Activities	10
Customer service	10
Child friendliness	10
Cleanliness	10
Wifi	6

Chloe R. Aug 2023

Primitive grass tent, campervan or trailer tent campsite

Liked: Clean facilities, wonderful hosts, beautiful site.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Lovely holiday thank you

Overall	10/10
Location	10
Value for money	10
Accommodation	10
Facilities / Activities	10
Customer service	10
Child friendliness	10
Cleanliness	10
Wifi	2

Anonymous Aug 2023

Primitive grass tent, campervan or trailer tent campsite

Liked: Everything about this well maintained site. Peaceful and beautiful countryside. Large site with mowed paths cut through. Good facilities and friendly efficient owners

Disliked: Cant think of anything

Recommend to friends Visit again

Features

No dogs allowed

Campfires allowed

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

Car parking by site/unit

Composting toilet

Disabled facilities

Dog park

Drying room

Free wifi

Grocery store

Ice pack freezing

Internet access

Laundromat

Local produce

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

No dogs allowed

Themes

Hikers’ paradise

Peaceful

Remote location

Spectacular scenery

Wild camping

Wildlife haven

Utilities

Charging facilities

Communal freezer

Dump station

Electric car charging point(s)

Propane/gas cylinders available

Recycling available

Renewable energy

Nearby amenities

Bar nearby

Convenience store nearby

Dog walk nearby

Nearby farmers' market

Type

Farm

Medium (26-50 sites)

Nearby leisure

Cycling nearby

Fishing nearby

Golf nearby

Horseback riding nearby

Location

Fontmills Farm Campsite

North Street

Hellingly

Horam

East Sussex

England

BN27 4EB

Directions

Timezone

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

GPS

50.90609°N
0.25101°W

Nearest transport

Coach

4.7 km Tesco

4.7 km High Street

5 km Golden Cross Inn

Rail

9.4 km Berwick (Sussex) Rail Station

9.4 km Polegate Rail Station

11.3 km Pevensey & Westham Rail Station

Ferry

18.9 km Newhaven Harbour Ferry Terminal

Airport

39 km Shoreham Brighton City Airport

40.2 km London Gatwick Airport

40.3 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

Access the walks and flat cycling of the Cuckoo Trail direct from the bottom of the farm, the old railway track between Heathfield and Polegate made into a safe and traffic-free 14-mile path. More walks of the highly scenic variety can be had among the spectacular coastal views of the famed white cliffs at the Seven Sisters Country Park and Beachy Head, or among the South Downs a few miles from the farm. You could also wander through Sussex flowers and wildlife in Friston Forest, or among the paths and scenery of Winnie the Pooh's Ashdown Forest, nearby in the High Weald Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty and home of the bear with very little brain. The farm is a few miles from Eastbourne if you fancy a day on the beach, and less than 20 from the shops, shingle and nightlife of Brighton. Hastings, Battle and Tunbridge Wells are also within 20 miles. For kids, have a day out at Drusillas Park, aimed at ages two to 10; get them thoroughly tuckered out quad biking and more at Knockhatch Adventure Park, or get along to Blackstock Farm near Hailsham, with indoor and outdoor play areas, a farm shop and a café. Heaps of history is easy to get to too, like 15-century moated castle Herstmonceux Castle, also home of the famed astronomical Observatory Science Centre; and the former home of Rudyard Kipling at the National Trust's Batemans. The old village of Alfriston is a handsome place to stop for a pub lunch. For full-on culture, the world-famed Glyndebourne opera house, site of the annual Glyndebourne Festival Opera, is within easy driving distance.

Water quality at nearby bathing waters

Name	Distance	Type	2020	2019	2018	2017
Pevensey Bay	12.8 km	Sea	N/A	Good	Good	Good
Norman`S Bay	13.3 km	Sea	N/A	Good	Good	Excellent
Eastbourne	16.3 km	Sea	N/A	Good	Good	Excellent
Bexhill	17.2 km	Sea	N/A	N/A	N/A	Good
Birling Gap	18.5 km	Sea	N/A	Excellent	Excellent	Excellent

Data source: European Environment Agency

Must see

Drusillas Park 11.1 km

Alfriston Clergy House 12.9 km

Batemans 12.9 km

Eastbourne Pier 15.7 km

1066 Battle Abbey and Battlefield 16.6 km

National Trust

Bateman's 12.8 km

Alfriston Clergy House 12.9 km

Monk's House 18.2 km

Sheffield Park Garden 19.8 km

Bodiam Castle 23 km

Cycle routes

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

Other

HEATHFIELD PARK 6.7 km

HERSTMONCEUX CASTLE AND PLACE 7.3 km

WOOTTON MANOR 9.5 km

Berwick - Alciston - Firle - Glynde - Lewes 9.5 km

Berwick - Alfriston - Jevington - Eastbourne 9.5 km

Local events

Wick Street Festival (Thursday, August 29, 2024 – Thursday, August 29, 2024)
Polegate, England 8 km
Glyndebourne Festival (Thursday, May 16, 2024 – Thursday, May 16, 2024)
Lewes, England 13.6 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.

Policies

Booking terms and conditions

Admission

Admission is only permitted after registering at reception.
All guests spending the night at the park must present their ID at the reception desk and sign registration forms.

Safety

Barbecues are permitted but must be raised off the ground and attended by an adult at all times.

General

Bookings are nominative and non-transferable.
Bookings must not be for more than 21 consecutive nights.

Vehicles

Commercial vehicles (vehicles used for work-related purposes, carrying goods or fare-paying passengers) and sign-written vehicles are not permitted on site.

General

Generators are not permitted.

Occupancy

Group bookings of 20 or more adults are not permitted (couples and immediate family members excepted).

General

In the event of a complaint, please speak to reception immediately. Complaints which are not brought to the management's attention during your stay cannot be dealt with once you have left the site.

Arrivals and departures

Late arrivals must notify the park as soon as possible. Your booking will be held for 24 hours. After this period the management reserves the right to relet your unit.

Extras

Motorcycle(s) can be brought instead of the car(s) included.

Occupancy

No bachelor/bachelorette parties permitted via Pitchup.com.

Vehicles

No cars/motorcycles at the site. All cars must be parked in the designated area.

Arrivals and departures

No refunds/discounts for inclement weather, late arrivals or early departures.

Vehicles

No vehicle movement between 11 p.m. and 8 a.m..

General

Quiet hours must be respected between 11 p.m. and 8 a.m..
Radio, music and TV players must be kept at a low volume. Car doors and trunks must be closed quietly.

Occupancy

Single-sex bookings of 5 or more people (couples and immediate family members excepted) are not permitted via Pitchup.com.

General

The management reserves the right to deny access or terminate the stay of those guests whose behavior is deemed unsuitable. No refunds will be offered.

Admission

Under 18s must be accompanied by their parents or legal guardians.

Arrivals and departures

Units will be allocated on arrival.

Visitors

Visitors must leave the premises by 10 p.m..
Visitors must register at reception and pay their fee.

Sites

You must follow management instructions when setting up your tent/rig and related equipment.

Payment terms

Nearest sites

Unfortunately, we have no nearby bookable sites.

Does Fontmills Farm Campsite have a swimming pool? No View all features
Is Fontmills Farm Campsite dog friendly? No View all features
What attractions are near Fontmills Farm Campsite? Access the walks and flat cycling of the Cuckoo Trail direct from the bottom of the farm, the old railway track between Heathfield and Polegate made into a safe and traffic-free 14-mile … Read more

When can I check in and check out of Fontmills Farm Campsite?

RV, travel trailer and tent sites
Arrive:	3 p.m. –	7 p.m.
Depart by:	11 a.m.
On-park accommodation
Arrive:	3 p.m. –	7 p.m.
Depart by:	11 a.m.

How much does it cost to stay at Fontmills Farm Campsite? From $48.34 (for 1 night, 2 adults) - prices may change depending on your dates and party.