Stud Farm

View prices & book 9.4 258 reviews
Bell tents
Grass pitches on site
Camping field
Exterior

  • Peaceful back-to-basics rural site in the village of Telscombe
  • Just off the South Downs Way and 30 minutes' walk to the beach
  • Organic meat and free-range eggs available to buy from the farm
‘The Downs… too much for one pair of eyes, enough to float a whole population in happiness, if only they would look.’ Thus sighed author (and former local resident) Virginia Woolf in her diary back in 1937. Little has changed around here in the intervening years – if you’d like to look for yourself, settle in at Stud Farm, just outside Telscombe in the South Downs National Park. And what views they are from here – a patchwork of woods and farmland tumbling down to the south coast. There aren’t any marked pitches so just pick your spot and commence the fine activity of staring out to sea. Campfires directly on the ground aren’t permitted but you can hire a firepit or barbecue for warmth and eats. Crank your evening’s gawping up a notch or two with an alfresco feast direct from the farm, which can supply tasty treats for your grill, including home-reared pork and lamb. Marshmallows (not home-reared but still essential firepit fodder) are available for dessert. While you’re there, pick up one of their breakfast hampers so you can get your morning off to a champion start with bangers and free-range eggs. Facilities are kept basic here to maintain the site’s peaceful vibe – you’ll have access to toilets, a couple of showers and drinking water. If you’d like to immerse yourself in water it’s a half-hour stroll down to the nearest beach, where you can launch yourself into the sea for a refreshing dip.

Site type

Rent a tent 8
Tent sites 15
Open now
Opens April 4
Please note
  • Under 18s must be accompanied by their parents or legal guardians.
  • Group bookings of 6 or more adults are not permitted (couples and immediate family members excepted).
  • No bachelor/bachelorette parties permitted via Pitchup.com.
  • Continental touring caravans (caravans built with the passenger door on the right-hand side) are not permitted.
  • Reception is unmanned after 7 p.m.. Please inform the park while on your way there should you expect to arrive after this time, so that the team can provide information about your unit/pitch.
  • At least one of the party members must be aged 21 or over.
  • Units longer than 6 metres metres are not allowed.
  • Minimum spacing of 6 metres between pitches.
  • Guests are advised to bring a good quality flashlight with them as parts of the park are unlit.
  • No naked flames are allowed inside the hired accommodation units.
  • There are no garbage cans onsite: all garbage will need to be taken home with you.
  • Please note that the shower facilities are unisex.
  • Please note that all rubbish must be taken home with you. The showers are warm (not hot) and do not have high pressure.

Languages spoken

English

Open from Fri, Apr 4 to

Reviews

  • 77%
    10
  • 1%
    9
  • 14%
    8
  • 0%
    7
  • 3%
    6
  • 0%
    5
  • 1%
    4
  • 0%
    3
  • 1%
    2
  • 0%
    1

94% would recommend this site to a friend

91% would stay here again

Reviews page 1 of 26
Arrival date (latest first)

Clean facilities and friendly staff

Overall 10/10

Location
10
Value for money
8
Accommodation
1
Facilities / Activities
2
Customer service
10
Child friendliness
7
Cleanliness
10
Wifi
1
Tony A. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Primitive grass tent, campervan or trailer tent campsite

Liked Amazing location, beautiful views

Recommend to friends Visit again

From the manager: Thankyou for your feedback, we are glad you enjoyed your stay with us hope that you would like to come again soon.

Best Regards

Hayley

Brilliant site with simple and clean facilities, wonderful views

Overall 9/10

Location
10
Value for money
8
Accommodation
9
Facilities / Activities
9
Customer service
10
Child friendliness
No rating
Cleanliness
10
Wifi
No rating
Sarah P. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Primitive grass tent, campervan or trailer tent campsite

Liked Pitch size, openness and space, facilities, check-in, amazing views

Disliked No morning shade camp spots

Recommend to friends Visit again

From the manager: Thankyou for your feedback, we are glad that you enjoyed the views we are blessed to have both downs and the sea to look at each day.
sorry that you wasnt in a shaded pitch as it is a field open to the elements.

Best Regards

Hayley

Good sized level pitches with far ranging views over the South Downs…

Overall 10/10

Location
10
Value for money
10
Accommodation
No rating
Facilities / Activities
No rating
Customer service
10
Child friendliness
No rating
Cleanliness
10
Wifi
No rating
Anonymous The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Primitive grass tent, campervan or trailer tent campsite

Liked Good sized level pitches with far ranging views over the South Downs and out to sea. Friendly staff and well maintained toilets and showers.

Disliked The steep incline when cycling back to the campsite after a day out and about.

Recommend to friends Visit again

From the manager: Thankyou for your feedback this us very important to us.
glad you enjoyed your stay with us at stud farm campsite, our pitches are very generous size thankyou.

Best Regards

Hayley

Location is fantastic. Views are wonderful. Easy reach of Brighton. Can walk…

Overall 9/10

Location
10
Value for money
9
Accommodation
7
Facilities / Activities
8
Customer service
10
Child friendliness
10
Cleanliness
8
Wifi
9
Lynne W. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Primitive grass tent, campervan or trailer tent campsite

Liked Location is fantastic. Views are wonderful. Easy reach of Brighton. Can walk down cliff to beach and bus service.
Spotless loo and showers
Hosts are great, friendly and attentive

Disliked Cold shower! But that wasn’t really an issue. Bit smelly around facilities at times.

Recommend to friends Visit again

From the manager: thank you for your feedback which is very valuable to us.
sorry that your shower was cold i will look into this.
we are currently looking into improving the toilet block in regards to the water supply.
thank you for letting us know about the smell, i will investigate this, my be lid come off septic tank ?
once again thank you and best regards

Perfectly situated site, very friendly stuff , clean facilities.

Overall 10/10

Location
10
Value for money
10
Accommodation
10
Facilities / Activities
10
Customer service
10
Child friendliness
No rating
Cleanliness
No rating
Wifi
No rating
Wlodzimierz R. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Primitive grass tent, campervan or trailer tent campsite

Liked location and excellent access signage

Recommend to friends Visit again

From the manager: thank you for your feedback, glad you enjoyed your stay, everybody loves the views of the downs and the sea.

best regards

The views , cleanliness of facilities, well kept, tidy, location, friendliness of…

Overall 8/10

Location
10
Value for money
5
Accommodation
7
Facilities / Activities
7
Customer service
10
Child friendliness
No rating
Cleanliness
10
Wifi
No rating
Anonymous The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Primitive grass tent, campervan or trailer tent campsite

Liked The views , cleanliness of facilities, well kept, tidy, location, friendliness of staff.

Disliked There was a group of 60 plus DOE campers for the night I was there. They were well behaved and courteous but the limited facilities were over stretched for such a large group. The organisers of the DOE group should have either organised smaller groups or used larger sites with larger facilities.

Recommend to friends Visit again

From the manager: thank you for your feedback which is important to us.
they are lovely views of the Downs and the Sea.
sorry you were disappointed with the presence of DOE, i have checked our books and we have only two booking from DOE which was one group of 36 and another group at an earlier date of 22, neither of which had 60 .

however we will look into improvements on this issue, many thanks

best regards

Everything is great for us…

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
Mihai M. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Primitive grass tent, campervan or trailer tent campsite

Liked Everything is great for us

Recommend to friends Visit again

From the manager: Thankyou for your feedback, we are very happy that you enjoyed your stay hope you would like to come again soon. the views of the

Best Regards

Hayley

Great spot to go camping as a family.

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
Laurence J. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Primitive grass tent, campervan or trailer tent campsite

Liked Lots of safe space for young child to run free and have a wonderful time camping. Great facilities. The view and watching the boats on the sea kept children entertained.

Disliked None

Recommend to friends Visit again

From the manager: Thankyou for your feedback, and your good comments for the facilities we clean them on a regular basis, there are not many campsites that have the views of the downs and the sea, what the children could see are the large ships in the major shipping lanes, glad that you all enjoyed it.

Best Regards

Hayley

One of my favourite sites yet, perfect for many types of travelers

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
Laurence J. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Primitive grass tent, campervan or trailer tent campsite

Liked Upon arrival, we were greeted by very friendly, accommodating and informative staff who settled us in. Very clean campsite with excellent facilities. Pitch was great, spacious and had an amazing sea view.

Disliked Nothing really.

Recommend to friends Visit again

From the manager: Thankyou for your feedback, we are fortunate to have the views of the sea and downs at the same time, we like to make people welcome when we book them in as we find most people appreciate it the warm welcome at the start of their holiday.

Best Regards

Hayley

Love the site , great clean facilities will return

Overall 9/10

Location
10
Value for money
10
Accommodation
9
Facilities / Activities
9
Customer service
9
Child friendliness
10
Cleanliness
9
Wifi
No rating
Anonymous The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Primitive grass tent, campervan or trailer tent campsite

Liked We have stayed here before and loved the area , walks , the friendliness from the staff/owners and what the farm has to offer.

Disliked 1 dislike that was woken up by loud bace music at 10pm

Recommend to friends Visit again

From the manager: Thankyou for your feedback as its very valuable to us.
The music that people heard, the wardens heard it as well and went out to investigate and found out is wasn't from our campsite but from a neighboring village which is a very rare occurrence, we do apologies that you was disturbed.

Best Regards

Hayley


Features

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 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 Rallies welcome Scouts welcome Single-sex groups welcome Student groups welcome

Rules

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

Themes

Hikers’ paradise Peaceful Spectacular scenery

Utilities

Charging facilities Dump station Electric car charging point(s) Propane/gas cylinders available Recycling available Renewable energy

Nearby amenities

Bar nearby Dog walk nearby Nearby farmers' market Public transportation nearby

Type

Farm Small (11-25 sites)

Nearby leisure

Canoeing/kayaking nearby Climbing nearby Cycle hire nearby Cycling nearby Fishing nearby Golf nearby Horseback riding nearby Indoor pool nearby Leisure/theme park nearby Mountain biking nearby Outdoor pool nearby Restaurant nearby Sailing nearby Surf school nearby Tennis nearby Watersports nearby

Location

Stud Farm

Telscombe Village

Lewes

East Sussex

England

BN7 3HZ

Directions

Timezone

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

GPS

50.81054°N
0.00944°W

Nearest transport

Coach
2.2 km Roderick Avenue
2.2 km Roderick Avenue
2.4 km Longridge Avenue
Rail
2.9 km Southease - Piddinghoe Road
3.6 km Southease Rail Station
4.9 km Newhaven Town Rail Station
Ferry
5 km Newhaven Harbour Ferry Terminal
Airport
20 km Shoreham Brighton City Airport
39.9 km London Gatwick Airport South Terminal
40 km London Gatwick 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

To see more of those views, get your boots on and head out onto the South Downs Way, which passes very close by. Hardy souls can tackle the route’s full 100-mile length, while casual ramblers can choose a shorter section. A popular attraction along the route is the chalk figure of the Long Man of Wilmington, a tall lad indeed at 72 metres. It’s a four-hour walk to see him, or you could drive there in around half an hour. Heading south, a 15-minute walk takes you down to the coast path, where you can continue your stroll to the stretch of shingle at Saltdean. The pier, beach and historic buildings of Brighton are around a half-hour drive away. If you’re feeling particularly active you can walk there in around two hours and then hire a kayak or paddleboard to take to the sea. If you’d like to see the place that inspired Virginia Woolf to wax lyrical about the area, visit her country retreat, Monk’s House, an hour’s walk from the site. There are family-friendly attractions galore around here, too – it'll take you around half an hour to drive to the steam-powered Bluebell Railway, or to Drusillas Park.

Water quality at nearby bathing waters

Name Distance Type 2020201920182017
Saltdean 2.6 km Sea N/AExcellentExcellentExcellent
Brighton Kemptown 7.9 km Sea N/AExcellentExcellentGood
Seaford 8.5 km Sea N/AExcellentExcellentExcellent
Brighton Central 9.6 km Sea N/AExcellentExcellentExcellent
Hove 11.1 km Sea N/AExcellentExcellentExcellent

Data source: European Environment Agency

Must see

Brighton Marina 6.4 km

Volks Railway 8.7 km

Brighton Sea Life Centre 8.9 km

Brighton Pier 9 km

Royal Pavilion 9.1 km

National Trust

Monk's House 3.5 km

Alfriston Clergy House 11.6 km

Sheffield Park Garden 21 km

Wakehurst Place 29 km

Nymans 29.8 km

Cycle routes

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

Other

LEWES BROOKS (CURRENT BOUNDARY FROM 20/01/2005) 5.7 km

Woodingdean (Juggs Road) - Balsdean Village 5.7 km

Lewes - Breaky Bottom - Undercliff Walk - Brighton Marina 6.4 km

Lewes Circular Walk 6.9 km

Brighton Marina 7.1 km

Local events

  • Arundel Festival (Saturday, August 16, 2025 – Saturday, August 16, 2025)

    Arundel, England 38.6 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.

Offers

Conditions apply - see pitch type section for details

Nearest sites

Unfortunately, we have no nearby bookable sites.

Want to know more about camping in East Sussex?

Frequently asked questions

  • Does Stud Farm have a swimming pool? No View all features
  • Is Stud Farm dog friendly? Yes View all features
  • What attractions are near Stud Farm? To see more of those views, get your boots on and head out onto the South Downs Way, which passes very close by. Hardy souls can tackle the route’s full 100-mile length, … Read more
  • When can I check in and check out of Stud Farm?
    RV, travel trailer and tent sites
    Arrive:  2 p.m. –  5 p.m.
    Depart by:  11 a.m.
    On-park accommodation
    Arrive:  2 p.m. –  5 p.m.
    Depart by:  noon

    Check-in is done at the pitch at 2pm and 5pm daily. On Fridays there is also a check-in at 7pm.

    Read more
  • How much does it cost to stay at Stud Farm? From $46.41 (for 1 night, 2 adults) - prices may change depending on your dates and party.