Sharnfold Farm

View prices & book 8.2 21 reviews
One of the lakes on site
One of the lakes on site
Wild camping field
Teddy, an alpaca on site
Goats on site
Playhouses on the farm trail
Lovely little farm on site
There’s a few animals on site
Campsite in the evening
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Wild camping field
Teddy, an alpaca on site
Goats on site

  • Dog-friendly wild campsite with free entry to a family farm attraction
  • A 15-minute drive from Eastbourne; half an hour from Battle
  • The site has a shop, café, themed play areas and fishing lakes
Enter the wild side… with free entry to an on-site family farm attraction, the wild camping site at Sharnfold Farm will swiftly get you back to basics. In other words, you might be barbecuing up some fresh goodies purchased locally or cradling a morning brew collected from their coffee shop. After that, make your descent into the surrounding 1066 country. The Eastbourne seafront is 15 minutes’ drive away, with its classic Victorian hotels and 19th-century pier. Battle is half an hour’s drive away and Hastings is 40 minutes away too. As well as the shop and coffee shop, the Sharnfold Farm site has toilets and fresh water. There are fishing lakes for those who’d like a session by the water. Kids under 10 might want to take their playtime to the farm trail, where they can visit the animals and get stuck into adventures on the trail like playhouses and musical instructions. Unless you’ve already set your sights somewhere on the Eastbourne seafront for dins, there’s also a pub next door for your evening meals.

Site type

Tent sites 20
Open now
Opens July 4
Please note
  • This park has no on-site shower facilities.
  • Under 18s must be accompanied by their parents or legal guardians.
  • The park does not accept breeds/crossbreeds listed in the Breed-specific legislation (i.e. Pit Bull Terrier, Japanese Tosa, Dogo Argentino, and Fila Brasileiro).
  • Group bookings of 6 or more adults are not permitted (couples and immediate family members excepted).
  • No bachelor/bachelorette parties permitted via Pitchup.com.
  • Bookings must not be for more than 14 consecutive nights.
  • Discount cards and gift vouchers cannot be applied to bookings made via Pitchup.com.
  • Guests are advised to bring a good quality flashlight with them as parts of the park are unlit.
  • Swimming in the lake is not allowed.
  • If reception is closed on arrival: please contact the number provided on your booking confirmation.
  • Dogs are not permitted in the visitor attractions on the farm.

Languages spoken

English

Open from Fri, Jul 4 to

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Reviews

8.2

Overall rating from 21 Pitchup.com customers

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Location
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Facilities / Activities
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Customer service
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Child friendliness
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Cleanliness
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Wifi
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Wild campingPeaceful

90% would recommend this site to a friend

90% would stay here again

What customers say

Great for families with young kids! Lots to do like the farm trail & maze. Staff are friendly. Cafe & farm shop available. Some found showers limited & loos basic/needing more cleaning. Be aware of dog restrictions before booking – check for clarity. Quiet site with space.

Summary AI-generated from Pitchup.com customer reviews

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Arrival date (latest first)

We will be back to stay again!

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9 out of 10
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Wifi
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Anonymous

Primitive grass tent or trailer tent campsite

Liked Great communication from the hosts and a very easy stay. Lots of activities for the younger children to do. The maze was excellent.

Recommend to friends Visit again

excellent,

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9 out of 10
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Value for money
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Accommodation
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Facilities / Activities
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Child friendliness
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paul s.

Primitive grass tent or trailer tent campsite

Liked Free access to the farm, fishing,

Recommend to friends Visit again

We really enjoyed ourselves - Perfect for young kids

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9 out of 10
Location
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Value for money
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Accommodation
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Facilities / Activities
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Customer service
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Child friendliness
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Cleanliness
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Wifi
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Ashna K.

Primitive grass tent or trailer tent campsite

Liked The fram trail and playground were absolutely amazing, a 3 and 5 yrlear olds dreeam come true. The cafe and staff were absolutely brilliant and very friendly

Disliked We definitely will be coming back but will be limited in the number of nights we could stay as there were no shower facilities which is a bit of a shame.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Nice campsite and farm! Location was good!…

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Child friendliness
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Cleanliness
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Wifi
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Anonymous

Primitive grass tent or trailer tent campsite

Liked Nice campsite and farm! Location was good!

Disliked The toilets needed to be cleaned as they were full of spiders and had no tissue!

Recommend to friends Visit again

Perfect

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10 out of 10
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Carrie-ann J.

Primitive grass tent or trailer tent campsite

Liked Lovely camp sit clean friendly staff .perfect for family as we had 1 yr old and 2 toddlers.great location near all amenities quite pub nxt to field.and the farm park was free to go around when ever we wanted could not fault this campsite we will definitely be bk and recommend to friends

Disliked Nothing

Recommend to friends Visit again

Good site, friendly staff

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8 out of 10
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Value for money
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Accommodation
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Facilities / Activities
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Customer service
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Child friendliness
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Amanda A.

Primitive grass tent or trailer tent campsite

Liked The field was flat and we were one of two tents on the site which was great. The toilets are also open to the public visiting the farm. There wasn’t anywhere to wash up our dishes but we made it work! The farm and fishing lake was fab and we had a lovely stay. (The road is noisy but ear plugs helped)

Recommend to friends Visit again

Great site for young kids & we had the place almost to ourselves.

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Child friendliness
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Wifi
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Jo B.

Primitive grass tent or trailer tent campsite

Liked Really lovely kids farm with a great playground and trail with loads to do. Nice small site with only a few other families. The kids loved it & we'll definitely be back!

Disliked The toilets could do with someone sweeping them regularly & dusting /sweeping all of the cobwebs and spiders away. We don't mind spiders but there were loads of them that had obviously been there a while.

Recommend to friends Visit again

I had written loads but lost it.

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8 out of 10
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Wifi
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Teresa G.

Primitive grass tent or trailer tent campsite

Liked Maize maze
Croquet
Crazy golf
Playground

Disliked Toilets

Recommend to friends Visit again

Friendliness of the host James, the farmtrail which would be absolutely fabulous…

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Pete A.

Primitive grass tent or trailer tent campsite

Liked Friendliness of the host James, the farmtrail which would be absolutely fabulous for small children, the farmshop.
It was ideal for a quick stop over, will definitely stay again

Disliked Nothing

Recommend to friends Visit again

Providing Showers facilities would be a big plus

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10 out of 10
Location
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Value for money
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Accommodation
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Facilities / Activities
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Customer service
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Child friendliness
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Cleanliness
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Wifi
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Laura D.

Primitive grass tent or trailer tent campsite

Liked So Much to do at this campsite! The info on pitch up doesn’t do it justice!
Farm animals were great
Giant games such and connect 4, chess, jenga
The play area was fab with undercover huge sand pit with loads of toys. Crazy golf.
The trail through the woods was much longer than expected with things to do the whole way around! Great sensory activities too!
The maize maize was a huge hit! They loved playing hide and seek in there.
We didn’t eat in the cafe but it looked good and the outside seating looked over the play area.
It wasn’t super crowded. Everyone camped around the edge of the field. We went August bank holiday weekend.
Toilets were basic but everytime I used them they were clean

Disliked Very noisy road nearby which disturbed my sleep with loud vehicles going past. This is obviously not the campsites fault.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Features

Pop-up campground

Dogs 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 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 Dogs allowed all year

Themes

Wild camping

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

Type

Farm Pop-up campground Small (11-25 sites)

Nearby leisure

Restaurant nearby

Location

Sharnfold Farm

Hailsham Road

Stone Cross

Pevensey

East Sussex

England

BN24 5BU

Directions

Timezone

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

GPS

50.82217°N
0.2835°E

Nearest transport

Coach
2.9 km St George's Church
2.9 km St George's Church
3.2 km Coopers Hill
Rail
2.7 km Polegate Rail Station
2.9 km Hampden Park (Sussex) Rail Station
3 km Pevensey & Westham Rail Station
Ferry
16.5 km Newhaven Harbour Ferry Terminal
Airport
40.5 km Shoreham Brighton City Airport
48.1 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

Attractions and activities nearby include: - Herstmonceux Castle: 15 minutes’ drive - Beachy Head (highest chalk sea cliff): 20 minutes - Bexhill Beach: 25 minutes - Battle (1066 battle ground and medieval abbey): half an hour - Cuckmere Haven (beach with views of the Seven Sisters chalk cliffs): half an hour - Hastings (1066 country with caves, funiculars and a fishing harbour): 40 minutes.

Water quality at nearby bathing waters

Name Distance Type 2020201920182017
Pevensey Bay 4.9 km Sea N/AGoodGoodGood
Eastbourne 6.8 km Sea N/AGoodGoodExcellent
Norman`S Bay 7.2 km Sea N/AGoodGoodExcellent
Birling Gap 10.6 km Sea N/AExcellentExcellentExcellent
Bexhill 13.2 km Sea N/AN/AN/AGood

Data source: European Environment Agency

Must see

Eastbourne Pier 6.2 km

Drusillas Park 8.4 km

South Downs 9 km

Alfriston Clergy House 9 km

1066 Battle Abbey and Battlefield 17.6 km

National Trust

Alfriston Clergy House 9.1 km

Monk's House 18.9 km

Bateman's 19.6 km

Bodiam Castle 27 km

Sheffield Park Garden 27.5 km

Cycle routes

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

Other

THE HOO 3.3 km

WOOTTON MANOR 4.3 km

Pevensey Bay – Eastbourne's Sovereign Harbour – Pevensey Castle 5 km

COMPTON PLACE 6.5 km

East Dean Round 6.9 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.

Nearest sites

Unfortunately, we have no nearby bookable sites.

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Frequently asked questions

  • Does Sharnfold Farm have a swimming pool? No View all features
  • Is Sharnfold Farm dog friendly? Yes View all features
  • What attractions are near Sharnfold Farm? Attractions and activities nearby include: - Herstmonceux Castle: 15 minutes’ drive - Beachy Head (highest chalk sea cliff): 20 minutes - Bexhill Beach: 25 minutes - Battle (1066 battle ground and medieval … Read more
  • When can I check in and check out of Sharnfold Farm?
    RV, travel trailer and tent sites
    Arrive:  2 p.m. –  7:30 p.m.
    Depart by:  11 a.m.
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  • How much does it cost to stay at Sharnfold Farm? From $55.53 (for 1 night, 2 adults) - prices may change depending on your dates and party.