4 Acre Farm

8.9 7 reviews

You will find lovely couple over there and they will watch you all the time 😂

I haven’t got perfect pictures of things provided for cooking

Back-to-basics campsite between Hastings and Battle in East Sussex
Battle Abbey 10 minutes’ drive; Hastings and Bexhill-on-Sea 15 minutes
Grass pitches on a family smallholding with horses, hens and wildfowl

Based in East Sussex’s 1066 Country, 15 minutes’ drive from Hastings and 10 minutes from Battle Abbey, the adults-only camping field at 4 Acre Farm couldn’t be handier to get to. It’s directly off the A2100 and five minutes from the main A21, with easy access to public transport too (if you ask, the local bus will stop at the end of the driveway), making it a smashing base for venturing to Rye (half an hour), Pevensey Castle (20 minutes) and south-coast beaches like Bexhill-on-Sea (15 minutes). Set on a working smallholding with a couple of pet horses, plus chickens, ducks, geese, turkeys and bees ranging free (hence no dogs are allowed on site), the small, family-run site has running water on grass pitches and a dedicated block with composting toilets. You can hire firepits and spark up a barbecue, or hotfoot it across the road to the country pub serving up lashing of decent beer and pub classics. There’s an on-site honesty box for products from the smallholding, including honey and eggs (just the job for breakfast fry-ups when available). Be sure to stick around the site for a spot of star-gazing on clear nights, and in stormy weather, you might get the chance to watch squalls as they move along the English Channel.

Campground type

Languages spoken

English

Nearby parks that are bookable on Pitchup.com

Unfortunately, we have no nearby bookable campgrounds.

Features

No dogs allowed

Adults only

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 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 Tents for hire Washing-up area Wifi

Groups welcome

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

Rules

Adults only Barbecue grills allowed Barbecue provided Campfires allowed Commercial vehicles allowed Dogs allowed No dogs allowed

Themes

Budget/backpacker Wild camping

Utilities

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

Nearby amenities

Bar nearby Dog walk nearby Public transportation nearby

Type

Farm Tiny (1-10 sites)

Accessibility

Disabled facilities

Nearby leisure

Fishing nearby Golf nearby Horseback riding nearby Indoor pool nearby Mountain biking nearby Restaurant nearby Sailing nearby

Location

4 Acre Farm

Hastings Road

Telham

Battle

East Sussex

England

TN33 0SH

Directions

Timezone

Europe/London GMT (GMT+00:00)

GPS

50.89965°N
0.52175°W

Nearest transport

Bus

1.6 mi Sainsbury's

1.9 mi Abbey

Rail

1.2 mi Crowhurst Rail Station

1.5 mi Battle Rail Station

3.3 mi West St Leonards Rail Station

Ferry

21.8 mi Newhaven Harbour Ferry Terminal

29.4 mi Folkestone Eurotunnel Terminal

Airport

18.4 mi 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

Will it be a beach day first? Backed by dunes, the sandy expanse at Camber Sands (40 minutes’ drive) is popular with kite- and windsurfers (you can hire gear at watersports centres on the beach). Bexhill-on-Sea (15 minutes) has a long strip of shingle beach safe for swimming, and you can watch the local fishing fleet launch from the pebble strand at Hastings (15 minutes) or play amusement arcades on the pier. This area of East Sussex is aptly named 1066 Country, thanks to its proximity to Battle Abbey (10 minutes), where you can tour the abbey ruins, see the spot where King Harold died in 1066’s Battle of Hastings, and clamber up to the gatehouse roof for views over the battlefield. Keen for more history? Climb the stone towers at fairytale Bodiam Castle (20 minutes) for views over the moat, or have a snoop at the period Victorian costumes in Bexhill Museum (15 minutes). Caught a rainy day? Head for shark-filled tanks at Hastings Aquarium or go deep underground to follow in the footsteps of 19th-century bootleggers at Smugglers Adventure (both 20 minutes).

Water quality at nearby bathing waters

Name	Distance	Type	2020	2019	2018	2017
St Leonards	3.7 mi	Sea	N/A	Excellent	Excellent	Excellent
Hastings Pelham Beach	4.2 mi	Sea	N/A	N/A	N/A	Good
Bexhill	4.9 mi	Sea	N/A	N/A	N/A	Good
Norman`S Bay	7.9 mi	Sea	N/A	Good	Good	Excellent
Winchelsea	8.6 mi	Sea	N/A	Excellent	Excellent	Excellent

Data source: European Environment Agency

Must see

1066 Battle Abbey and Battlefield 1.8 mi

Hastings Castle and 1066 Story 4.1 mi

A Smugglers Adventure at St Clements Caves 4.2 mi

Bodiam Castle 6.4 mi

Great Dixter House and Gardens 7.5 mi

National Trust

Bodiam Castle 7.1 mi

Bateman's 8.8 mi

Lamb House 9.8 mi

Smallhythe Place 12.3 mi

Scotney Castle 14.2 mi

Cycle routes

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

Other

FORE WOOD (CURRENT BOUNDARY FROM 22/07/1976) 1.5 mi

Battle of Hastings, 1066 1.7 mi

BATTLE ABBEY 1.8 mi

1066 Walk: Battle to Bexhill 1.8 mi

ALEXANDRA PARK 3.1 mi

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.

Payment terms

Offers

Conditions apply - see campsite type section for details

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Only showing reviews for the last 30 months.

Easy to find, clear pitches, quiet and peaceful. Easy access to drinking…

Overall	8/10
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Value for money	10
Accommodation	10
Facilities / Activities	6
Customer service	10
Child friendliness	2
Cleanliness	10
Wifi	2

Anonymous Aug 2024

Apple primitive grass tent campsite

Liked: Easy to find, clear pitches, quiet and peaceful. Easy access to drinking water and sink. Big shop only 10min drive down the road.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Location, size, price.…

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Anonymous Jul 2024

Apple primitive grass tent campsite

Liked: Location, size, price.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Lovely small site, clean toilets and well maintained-would stay again

Overall	10/10
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Janet L. Sep 2023

Apple primitive grass tent campsite

Liked: Had a lovey stay here at the beginning of the month. Nice small campsite with 2 clean composting toilets, charging facilities and honesty shop. Pitch was very spacious for my little tent so had plenty of room. Site basic and well maintained. As a mature female solo traveller, appreciated the site being small and friendly. It is perfectly situated to use as a base while visiting different National Trust/Historical Houses properties and gardens in the area. Had seen other reviews about noise from the road so took earplugs so slept brilliantly :) - will definitely stay there again.

Disliked: nothing to dislike

Recommend to friends Visit again

Friendly staff Clean toilet and a clean and tidy site. Great location…

Overall	8/10
Location	8
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Anonymous Aug 2023

Apple primitive grass tent campsite

Liked: Friendly staff
Clean toilet and a clean and tidy site.
Great location

Disliked: The only downside is the traffic noise

Recommend to friends Visit again

Super friendly host, honesty shop, solar-powered phone charging point. Site well laid…

Overall	8/10
Location	6
Value for money	10
Accommodation	6
Facilities / Activities	10
Customer service	10
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Cleanliness	6
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Anonymous Aug 2023

Apple primitive grass tent campsite

Liked: Super friendly host, honesty shop, solar-powered phone charging point. Site well laid out with areas of long grass. Brought my own tent, but glamping tents looked very nice.

Disliked: Shame about the very noisy main road and the electricity pylon in the middle of the site!

Recommend to friends Visit again

excellent value and would stay again

Overall	8/10
Location	10
Value for money	10
Accommodation	10
Facilities / Activities	8
Customer service	10
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Jessica D. Aug 2023

Bell tent (two person)

Liked: We had the small bell tent, very comfortable beds and very good quality bell tent. We were met onsite and everything explained well, we really liked the honesty shop and being able to charge phones etc. many sites don't offer this.
Being opposite a nice pub was a great benefit also :-)

Disliked: could have done with a sharp nice or scissors with the cutlery

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Hello Just Recently Come Back From this Amazing Camping Site and it…

Overall	10/10
Location	10
Value for money	10
Accommodation	6
Facilities / Activities	6
Customer service	10
Child friendliness	No rating
Cleanliness	6
Wifi	No rating

Anonymous May 2023

Bell tent (two person)

Liked: Hello Just Recently Come Back From this Amazing Camping Site and it was so good it was our first camping in uk we had a lot of fun over there we were using public transportation so we get so much difficulties but the owner of the farm he was so kind so he give us a lift towards town and he also pickup back at night time at the momemnt the site is under development so you will not get any electricity or shower facilities or hot water but there is toilet facilities which is common and it’s neet and clean at all time i will suggest you to go and visit this Newest Site

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Frequently asked questions

Does 4 Acre Farm have a swimming pool? No View all features
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What attractions are near 4 Acre Farm? Will it be a beach day first? Backed by dunes, the sandy expanse at Camber Sands (40 minutes’ drive) is popular with kite- and windsurfers (you can hire gear at watersports centres … Read more