Chestnut Meadow Camping and Caravan Park

View prices & book 8.6 143 reviews
Grass pitches
Grass pitches
Sunset over the camping field
Side view of lodge and patio
York lodge hot tub
Front entrance to lodge
Spacious pitch
Electric hook ups
Pitches around the edge of the grass field
1/85
Sunset over the camping field
Side view of lodge and patio
York lodge hot tub

  • Two miles from the beach at Bexhill-on-Sea
  • Family-friendly site with play areas and shop
  • Within easy reach of the historic sites of 1066 Country
Ditch the wheels and settle down for a Sussex seaside and heritage stay at award-winning and colourful Chestnut Meadow Camping and Caravan Park, on the outskirts of the seaside town of Bexhill-on-Sea. A bus stop is right in front of the site so you can get around without having to drive: the beach is a couple of miles away. Chestnut Meadow is in the historic part of green and pleasant England known as 1066 Country, so called after the 11th-century Battle of Hastings and the introduction of Norman rule into the land (if these facts make the kids yawn, they'll probably be gorily interested instead in how Harold died). Battle Abbey, Herstmonceux Castle and Bodiam Castle are nearby to explore the area's history, all reachable via local cycle routes. A family-friendly site, Chestnut Meadow has a playground, plenty of room to play, and a modern, heated shower block including a parent and baby washroom. There's also a small shop. A range of eco-friendly initiatives have been introduced on site, including recycling points, wildlife areas and the use of recycled materials where possible.

Site type

Motorhome pitches 18
Tent pitches 46
Touring caravan pitches 64
Lodges, cabins, pods or huts 27
Open all year
Opens

Tourist board rating

Please note
  • Under 18s must be accompanied by their parents or legal guardians.
  • The site does not accept breeds/crossbreeds listed in the Dangerous Dogs Act (i.e. XL Bully, Pit Bull Terrier, Japanese Tosa, Dogo Argentino, and Fila Brasileiro).
  • Group bookings of 4 or more units (e.g. tent, touring caravan, motorhome or accommodation hire) travelling together are not permitted via Pitchup.com.
  • Group bookings of 8 or more adults are not permitted (couples and immediate family members excepted).
  • Single-sex bookings of 4 or more people (excluding couples) are not permitted via Pitchup.com.
  • No hen/stag parties permitted via Pitchup.com.
  • The grocery shop is open between 01/01 et 31/12.
  • Bookings must not be for more than 14 consecutive nights.
  • Commercial vehicles (vehicles used for work-related purposes, carrying goods or fare-paying passengers) and sign-written vehicles are not permitted on site.
  • At least one of the party members must be aged 21 or over.
  • Units longer than 8 metres are not allowed.
  • No naked flames are allowed inside the hired accommodation units.
  • Fifth wheel units are not allowed onsite. Wifi is available only in the main buildings, not on the campsite.

Languages spoken

English

This site is a member of Osborn Leisure group.

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Pitch types & availability

Accommodation

Tent pitchesTouring caravan pitchesMotorhome pitchesLodges, cabins, pods or hutsCaravans for hireRent a tent
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2 adults
0 children

Reviews

8.6

Overall rating from 143 Pitchup.com customers

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Location
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Value for money
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Accommodation
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Facilities / Activities
 8
Customer service
 9
Child friendliness
 9
Cleanliness
 9
Wifi
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Peaceful

82% would recommend this site to a friend

81% would stay here again

What customers say

Great site, praise for clean facilities, level pitches, friendly staff, and the cafe. Kids and pets welcome, lodges with hot tubs loved. Some maintenance/cleanliness niggles, few amenity complaints (no cafe/Wi-Fi) & some noise reported.

Summary AI-generated from Pitchup.com customer reviews

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Arrival date (latest first)

Overall we loved our stay and would return

Overall

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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Angela T.

York 3 bedroom lodge (hot tub, no pets)

Liked Home from home but with a hot tub.
Lovely and comfortable. Well set out site . Fairly well equipped kitchen. If there’s anything you know you can’t cook without maybe bring it. I bought a couple of oven baking deep tins as l wanted to cook chicken and lots of veggies in the oven. The only oven tin provided was a bun tin, and a flat tray.
Pizza can was great.

Disliked Choice of beds only to accommodate a family made our stay a bit awkward.
Bunk bed room meant one person on the bottom as no one wanted to climb upto the top. Also no one wanted to share a double bed . It would be fantastic if some lodges had just twin rooms or just double beds for couples.
A bit more privacy between lodges would be great. Maybe a bit of planting up would do it?
Disappointed the cafe was shut.
Found the Hob difficult to use. TV wouldn’t connect to anything so we didn’t watch it.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Excellent site with clean facilities and friendly staff .

Overall

9 out of 10
Location
 7
Value for money
 8
Accommodation
 10
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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Anonymous

Camping pod (no pets)

Liked On arrival was greeted with a warm welcome and directed to our accommodation which was clean and neat. Welcome pack with tea, coffee. Also washing up items, sponge, liquid, tea towel.
Facilities spacious and clean and not far to walk to.
Within driving distance of Eastbourne and Hastings.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Great cabin stay, with lots of space and was clean and tidy.…

Overall

8 out of 10
Location
 8
Value for money
 8
Accommodation
 8
Facilities / Activities
 8
Customer service
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Child friendliness
 7
Cleanliness
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Wifi
 9
Charlie D.

2 bedroom cabin (hot tub, pet friendly)

Liked Great cabin stay, with lots of space and was clean and tidy. Hot tub was a great asset and enhanced our stay.
There wasn’t anyone else on the site but this didn’t bother us too much.

Disliked There was no gate on the fence so wasn’t fenced in, this wasn’t safe for pets or children.
We also paid extra for late check out but the maintenance person after emptied the hot tub was doing odd jobs around our cabin. It felt very intrusive as we were getting ready. In the end I asked him to leave so we could pack up privately

Recommend to friends Visit again

Always clean, easy check in, feel safe…

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10 out of 10
Location
 10
Value for money
 8
Accommodation
 10
Facilities / Activities
 6
Customer service
 6
Child friendliness
 10
Cleanliness
 10
Wifi
 10
Stephanie M.

Camping pod (no pets)

Liked Always clean, easy check in, feel safe

Recommend to friends Visit again

Excellent site

Overall

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

Camping pod (no pets)

Liked Loved how helpfull thr site owners where and ensured my vista was stress free, so I could concentrate on my work ahead thank you

The pod was great nice and warmcleam and tidy.

Recommend to friends Visit again

we can't wait to book again

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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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David H.

York 3 bedroom lodge (hot tub, no pets)

Liked beautiful spacious and modern we all loved it

Recommend to friends Visit again

Cleanliness of park, cosy pod, dog friendly…

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10 out of 10
Location
 10
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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Stephanie M.

Camping pod (pet friendly)

Liked Cleanliness of park, cosy pod, dog friendly

Disliked Self check in, we like to meet people!

Recommend to friends Visit again

Just amazing and can't wait book again

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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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simon u.

York 3 bedroom lodge (hot tub, no pets)

Liked Booked this lodge for little break for the family, amazing lodge it's just perfect and so spacious. We all loved it. Staff so so helpful and friendly. Hot tub clean and perfect. Defo going back honestly brilliant site, place. We used hot loads even in storm amazing time..
Also loads to do for teenages did bike rides and mountain bike 10mins away, also food loads amazing restaurants

Disliked Nothing

Recommend to friends Visit again

Very unwelcoming. Poor value for money. I won’t be rushing back.

Overall

2 out of 10
Location
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Value for money
 2
Accommodation
 2
Facilities / Activities
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Customer service
 2
Child friendliness
 No rating
Cleanliness
 4
Wifi
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Anonymous

Electric hardstanding and grass pitch

Liked Level site which was very quiet and the toilet block and showers were adequate. The electricity worked.

Disliked Stupid questionnaire before arriving asking for copy of passport, driving license or identity card to be submitted online. No staff member on site and no communication regarding pitch to use when we arrived even though we had been asked to state our arrival time. We booked a hard standing pitch but there were none even though they were marked on a site plan that we saw on the reception area notice board. All of the pitches were grass pitches and were very muddy. The Wi-Fi was poor and I could only connect when I moved close to the reception area.

I never saw any staff on site during our 2 day stay.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Nice and quiet location, lodge has all that you need for a…

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10 out of 10
Location
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Value for money
 8
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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Nikolay S.

York 3 bedroom lodge (hot tub, no pets)

Liked Nice and quiet location, lodge has all that you need for a good stay. Everything was great.

Disliked Nothing

Recommend to friends Visit again

Features

Dogs allowed

Leisure on site

Bar or club house Cycle hire Evening entertainment Fishing Fitness centre Games room Hot tub 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 Car parking by pitch/unit Composting toilet Dog park Drying room Food shop Free wifi Ice pack freezing Internet access Launderette Parent & baby washroom Pick-up from public transport Portable toilet Pub toilets Public telephone Shower available Toilet block Washing-up area Wifi

Groups welcome

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

Rules

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

Camping 2.0

Jumbo tent pitches

Themes

Peaceful Remote location

Utilities

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

Nearby amenities

Bar nearby Dog walk nearby Public transport nearby Shop nearby

Type

Large (51-200 pitches)

Accessibility

Disabled facilities

Nearby leisure

Cycle hire nearby Cycling nearby Fishing nearby Golf nearby Horse riding nearby Indoor pool nearby

Touring and motorhomes

Drainage hook-up points for tourers Motorhome service point Water hook-up points for tourers

Location

Chestnut Meadow Camping and Caravan Park

Ninfield Road

Bexhill On Sea

East Sussex

England

TN39 5JG

Directions

Timezone

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

GPS

50.86566°N
0.44624°E

Nearest transport

Coach
3.2 km Town Hall Square
5.8 km Harley Shute Road Bottom
5.9 km Harley Shute Road Bottom
Rail
3 km Collington Rail Station
3.5 km Bexhill Rail Station
3.8 km Cooden Beach Rail Station
Ferry
28.8 km Newhaven Harbour Ferry Terminal
Airport
35.7 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

Bexhill-on-Sea beach, De La Warr Pavilion and Bexhill Museum are within two miles for seasidey days among Sussex coast and heritage. A bit further along the coast, the Blue Reef Aquarium, fishermen's museum and historic sites of Hastings can be reached within six miles: do take the cliff railway from its West Hill stop to delve into the adventure of local smuggling up at St Clement's Caves. To explore more about how the Normans took over all those years ago, trot along to the English Heritage 1066 Battle of Hastings, Abbey and Battlefield attraction five miles or so away, set at the abbey built on the battlefield in its bloody aftermath. More splendid Sussex castles are at Herstmonceux (seven miles) and Bodiam (12 miles), while for hair-raising adventures, you could take the kids to Drusillas Park or the Knockhatch Adventure Park, both 15 miles away.

Water quality at nearby bathing waters

Name Distance Type 2020201920182017
Bexhill 3.7 km Sea N/AN/AN/AGood
Norman`S Bay 6.3 km Sea N/AGoodGoodExcellent
St Leonards 7.6 km Sea N/AExcellentExcellentExcellent
Pevensey Bay 9.1 km Sea N/AGoodGoodGood
Hastings Pelham Beach 9.9 km Sea N/AN/AN/AGood

Data source: European Environment Agency

Must see

1066 Battle Abbey and Battlefield 6.1 km

Hastings Castle and 1066 Story 9.8 km

A Smugglers Adventure at St Clements Caves 10.1 km

Batemans 14.5 km

Bodiam Castle 15.4 km

National Trust

Bateman's 14.5 km

Bodiam Castle 16.6 km

Alfriston Clergy House 21.4 km

Lamb House 22.1 km

Scotney Castle 25.3 km

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) 4.1 km

ASHBURNHAM PLACE 5.4 km

BATTLE ABBEY 5.7 km

Battle of Hastings, 1066 5.8 km

Amsterdam 5.9 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 Chestnut Meadow Camping and Caravan Park have a swimming pool? No View all features
  • Is Chestnut Meadow Camping and Caravan Park dog friendly? Yes View all features
  • What attractions are near Chestnut Meadow Camping and Caravan Park? Bexhill-on-Sea beach, De La Warr Pavilion and Bexhill Museum are within two miles for seasidey days among Sussex coast and heritage. A bit further along the coast, the Blue Reef Aquarium, fishermen's … Read more
  • When can I check in and check out of Chestnut Meadow Camping and Caravan Park?
    Camping and touring
    Arrive:  2 p.m. –  6 p.m.
    Depart by:  11:30 a.m.
    On-site accommodation
    Arrive:  4 p.m. –  6 p.m.
    Depart by:  10 a.m.
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  • How much does it cost to stay at Chestnut Meadow Camping and Caravan Park? From R1 488,51 (for 1 night, 2 adults) - prices may change depending on your dates and party.