Glamping sites in South East England

Kingsdown International Camping Centre

The Old Flower Field

• Luxury adults-only lodges right next to the South Downs National Park
• A 10-minute drive from Devil's Dyke and 20 minutes from Brighton
• Walk to restaurants, takeaways, a shop and access to Wolstonbury Hill

The Old Thorns Manor Hotel

• Luxury heated pods in the grounds of a South Downs manor hotel
• Fitness centre on site with gym, sauna, hot tub, pool and steam room
• Champagne and cocktail bar, sports bar and a Starbucks

Alpaca Camp

• Basic family-friendly working farm site in mid-Sussex
• Half an hour's drive from Brighton; 15 minutes from Lewes
• Resident alpacas, llamas, wallabies and camel

New Forest Youth Hostel

The Yurt at Worcesters Farm

• Luxury yurt on a Kent smallholding 10 minutes' drive from Canterbury
• Blean Woods Nature Reserve 15 minutes’ drive; Margate 40 minutes
• Woodburning stove inside yurt; outdoor space with barbecue shelter

Pop-up in the Woods

• Off-grid meadows and woodland camping near the East Sussex coast
• Camber Sands, Rye, Hastings and Battle all within 35 minutes’ drive
• Woods with stream, swings, dens, habitat hunt and natural play area

Crabtree Farm

• Rural glamping site on an 18th-century farm in the Kent Downs
• Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty half an hour’s drive from the coast
• Firepits and barbecues on site; country pub within walking distance

Rankins Farm

• Kent glamping pods on a former working farm in the village of Linton
• A 20-minute drive to Leeds Castle, and 25 minutes to Diggerland Kent
• Insulated units with private firepits; playground and pétanque on site

Newbarn Lakes Camping

• Well-maintained, nature-rich site with fishing lakes
• A 15-minute drive from Chichester and 20 from West Wittering beach
• On the edge of a farm with access to South Downs walking trails

New Beach Holiday Park

• A couple of minutes' walk from Dymchurch's shoreline
• Pool on site along with kids' clubs and nature trails
• Café, takeaway and amusements centre

New Forest Activities

• Secluded grass pitches on a farm in the New Forest National Park
• A five-minute drive to the National Motor Museum and Buckler’s Hard
• Sports on site; walks, biking, shops and pubs within walking distance

Wheatfields Luxury Glamping

• Dog-friendly family-sized safari tents at a secluded Kent site
• Two hours from London. Near Rye and Camber Sands
• Woodburning stove, hot shower, firepit and barbecue provided

Swallows Field Glamping Pods

• Adults-only glamping pods in a landscaped paddock with valley views
• A 10-minute drive from Colchester in the village of Fordham Heath
• Units have kitchenettes with ovens, double beds and private gardens

Shear Barn Holidays and Touring

• Family-friendly park half an hour's walk from Hastings Old Town
• In the High Weald National Landscape; next to Hastings Country Park
• Indoor pool, two bars, a restaurant and small shop at reception

The Railway Carriage

• Rural glamping in a cabin with its own six-acre field and trout pond
• A 15-minute drive to the Eurostar at Ashford; 30 to Camber Sands
• Bed linen, towels, fridge, barbecue and fishing rod all provided

Southey Creek Glamping

• Cosy Essex glamping accommodation on an arable farm near Mundon
• A 10-minute drive to Maldon; 40 minutes to West Mersea beach
• Adults-only pods with private decking; vineyard and wildlife on site