Stud Farm

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Lots of space to spread out
Peaceful grass pitches
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Grass pitches on site
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Peaceful grass pitches

  • 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 25
Motorhome sites 25
Open now
Opens 3 April
Please note

Admission

  • At least one of the party members must be aged 21 or over.
  • Under 18s must be accompanied by their parents or legal guardians.

General

  • Discount cards and gift vouchers cannot be applied to bookings made via Pitchup.com.
  • Please note that the shower facilities are unisex.
  • There are no bins onsite: all rubbish will need to be taken home with you.

Occupancy

  • Group bookings of 6 or more adults are not permitted (couples and immediate family members excepted).
  • No hen/stag parties permitted via Pitchup.com.

Dogs

  • The campground/park does not accept breeds/crossbreeds listed in the Dangerous Dog Act (i.e. Pit Bull Terrier, Japanese Tosa, Dogo Argentino, and Fila Brasileiro).

Reception

  • There is no reception building on-site: on arrival please contact the number provided on your booking confirmation.
  • The showers are warm (not hot) and do not have high pressure.

Languages spoken

English

Open from Fri, 3 Apr to

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Reviews

9.2

Overall rating from 273 Pitchup.com customers

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Child friendliness
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Cleanliness
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PeacefulSpectacular scenery

93% would recommend this site to a friend

92% would stay here again

What customers say

Stunning views, peaceful South Downs setting. Praised for clean facilities, spacious pitches, friendly staff. Basic but well-kept. Can be windy. Low shower pressure noted, but advertised. Great for walkers, near coast & attractions.

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Lovely farm camp! The manager kindly…

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Ouya O. 1 review

Unpowered grass campervan, tent or trailer tent site

Liked Lovely farm camp! The manager kindly let us pitch our tent before check-in, which was a huge help since we were traveling on foot. They even left a fire pit and logs for us. Very smooth experience—we will definitely come back again. Thanks!

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From the manager: Thankyou for your feedback glad that you enjoyed your stay, we help anyone the best we can

Beautiful site. Stunning views. Exactly as…

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Linda M. 4 reviews

Unpowered grass campervan, tent or trailer tent site

Liked Beautiful site. Stunning views.
Exactly as expected.
Barn cafe was so useful. Good coffee.

Disliked Nothing

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From the manager: Thankyou for your feedback glad that you enjoyed your stay and the new cafe.
the views of the downs and the sea at the same time is something you dont see everyday on a campsite.

Was really nice to meet the…

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Mark H. 2 reviews

Unpowered grass campervan, tent or trailer tent site

Liked Was really nice to meet the owners, we was made clear to all the facilities. I hope you can improve things over time as we will be back in the future.

Disliked Everything worked, just hope you can improve things each year.

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Beautiful views. Peace and quiet. Friendly…

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Adam G. 1 review

Unpowered grass campervan, tent or trailer tent site

Liked Beautiful views. Peace and quiet. Friendly owner. Lots of space. Close to where we needed to be. Clean facilities.

Disliked Nothing, it was great.

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From the manager: Thankyou for your feedback glad that you enjoyed your stay the views of the downs and the sea in the same place is not what you always get on a campsite. we are here at hand all the time if anyone needs help with anything, we take pride in keeping the facilities clean and tidy and maintain the campsite

Uitzicht en ruimte Toilet en douche…

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 Johan B. 4 reviews

Unpowered grass campervan, tent or trailer tent site

Liked Uitzicht en ruimte
Toilet en douche

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From the manager: thankyou for your feedback we take pride in keep our facilities clean and tidy the views are stunning sea and the downs in the same campsite

Liked it, would stay again

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Anonymous

Unpowered grass campervan, tent or trailer tent site

Liked Lovely views, staff friendly

Disliked gas ran out and the showers were all cold one evening

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Great stat

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Heather D. 1 review

Unpowered grass campervan, tent or trailer tent site

Liked We had a lovely relaxing stay here. Great location for walks to the coast and Rottingdean, which was approx 10 kilometres round trip.

Disliked If you are pitched near the trees you will be on a steep slope and if you are in a campervan without leveling ramps, it's not the best pitch. We were fortunate in the owner moved us to the top of the field after a one night stay, which was much more level and we had a lovely view over to the coast then.

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Beautiful setting. Great views. Peaceful. Very…

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Anonymous

Unpowered grass campervan, tent or trailer tent site

Liked Beautiful setting. Great views. Peaceful. Very helpful and attentive ‘host’ who was there to welcome us onto the campsite. Lovely barn cafe just down the road.

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From the manager: Thankyou for your feedback glad you enjoyed your stay and the cafe that has opened, the views are different from other campsites having the downs and sea in the same eye view, thankyou for the feedback about my self i am always happy to meet and greet what ever time of the day or night as we live on site we are always here to help if needed hope you will come again

Great central place for visiting Brighton and other towns.

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 Andrea D. 3 reviews

Unpowered grass campervan, tent or trailer tent site

Liked A lovely spacious site. Amazing views. Toilets & showers nice & clean. The staff are lovely & helpful. Plenty of room for children to play.

Disliked Nothing

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From the manager: Thankyou for your feedback glad that you enjoyed your stay our pitches are 10mt x 10mt so very large we do take pride in keeping the site and the facilities nice and tidy and clean, we are here to help anyone that requires our help. we are 1 of the campsites that has the views of the downs and the sea is one place

Amazing views. Friendly owners. Plenty of…

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 Matt M. 1 review

Unpowered grass campervan, tent or trailer tent site

Liked Amazing views. Friendly owners. Plenty of space. Beautiful stunning walks very close by.

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From the manager: Thankyou for your feedback, we do have a beautiful view of the downs and the sea at the same time and many walks in different directions to the local pubs local shop and to the beach all about a 15-25 min walk from the campsite, we do try our best to help in any way that is needed at the time from charging your phones to putting your ice blocks in our freezer.
hope you will come again

Features

Dogs allowed

Campfires allowed

Leisure on site

Bar or club house Cycle hire Evening entertainment Fishing Fitness centre Games room Indoor swimming pool Kids' club On-site restaurant/cafe Outdoor swimming pool Play area TV room Take away Tennis Watersports

Amenities on site

Bath available Composting toilet Dog park Drying room Food shop Free wifi Ice pack freezing Internet access Laundry Local produce Parent & baby washroom Pick-up from public transport Portable toilet Pub toilets Public telephone Shower available Toilet block Washing-up area Wifi

Groups welcome

D. of E. welcome Family friendly Motorcycle friendly Rallies welcome Single-sex groups welcome Student groups welcome

Rules

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

Themes

Peaceful Spectacular scenery Walkers' paradise

Utilities

Charging facilities Dump point Electric car charging point(s) Gas cylinders available Recycling available Renewable energy

Nearby amenities

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

Type

Farm Medium (26-50 sites)

Nearby leisure

Canoeing/kayaking nearby Climbing nearby Cycling nearby Fishing nearby Golf nearby Horse riding nearby Restaurant 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

  • Glyndebourne Festival (Thursday, 21 May 2026 – Thursday, 21 May 2026)

    Lewes, England 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.

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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?
    Camping and caravan
    Arrive:  2 p.m. –  5 p.m.
    Depart by:  11 a.m.

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

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  • How much does it cost to stay at Stud Farm? From $57.29 (for 1 night, 2 adults) - prices may change depending on your dates and party.