Kingfisher Campsite

A aimé I had the kingfisher field to myself for the night. I stayed at the top of the field where it's flat, as it slops down. A lovely grass pitch in a large field surrounded by trees. Overlooks a field of vines, and a great sunset view to be had with optional campfire. You can hear the steam railway. Easy to access, there is a road near top but it's not busy. I called ahead as was going to be arriving late, someone came to meet me. The toilet block is old school, but shower is hot and there is even hot water at the outside washing up station. It's a great base to visit the area from. Worth noting it is an activity centre, and the field next to me was full of young adventurers camping for the night, but they were off early doors to do a bit of orinteering.

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A aimé Clean toilets, good views and deer wandering around the site

N'a pas aimé No electric hook up, poor showers. Poor comms from the site office about out of hours access (huge locked gates onto the site)

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Réponse du gestionnaire : Thanks Chris! We do send an email prior to arrival about site access and ask that you arrive by 5pm - your midnight arrival was pre-empted with access details left by the office with your name on it and a number to call if you had any issues. We do like to keep our site secure so that our campers feel safe!

A aimé Hi, my first experience with my wife in kingfisher campsite was wonderful and exceptional. We owe this great experience to the staff and especially the director Rachael who was very kind and welcoming. She was very understanding and professional. I want to thank her for making it feel like we were part of their family.

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A aimé Nice site with lovely view of the local vineyards and hills. Toilets and showers were clean and lovely to have hot water. The washing up sink outside needs to be plumbed in. Very misleading advertising as campers are unable to use the activity centre Nextdoor. It is for groups of 12 minimum (scouts/guides/organised groups etc) and no option for campers to do any of the activities advertised which was really disappointing. However the Paddlesports at Weirwood Reservoir (15 min drive away) has a variety of water sports to choose from. Lovely cafe there and stunning walks around the reservoir.
The campsite is only level at the top of the hill, with room for a few pitches. The rest of the space is completely unpitchable as severely sloping. Unadvertised is the beautiful walk at the bottom left of the field which takes you onto the mid Sussex link route. The woods there are lovely with a little stream flowing through - perfect for kids and dogs to play in. All sorts of wildlife around too.

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A aimé Really nice campsite. Lovely views.
Quiet ,peaceful, not busy, loads of space.Clean bathrooms
Nice walk through the woods to local pub.
Interesting sandstone boulders nearby if you are into rock climbing.
Weirwood reservoir ,Tullys farm and bluebell steam train nearby.

N'a pas aimé Nothing.

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Réponse du gestionnaire : Thanks Catherine for your lovely review. We hope to see you again soon!

A aimé Open space, park where you like, facilities clean and worked well. Camp fire options are plentiful, well used and well respected.
Whole site looked like a really good set up and I'd definitely return if I'm in the area again.

N'a pas aimé Tricky to get hold of anyone before arrival. Latest check in of 1700 was missed because of traffic delays. I couldn't find a contact number that worked to get in touch with anyone. Fortunately on arrival there was a mobile number on the gate that worked straight away but would have been nice to have that information ahead of time.

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A aimé Beautiful setting, hardly anyone else camping( 3 other pitches). Secure gates at entrance.
Plenty of info about the campsite given to us on arrival. Liked hearing the whistle of the Bluebell railway steam train every now and again.

N'a pas aimé I found the gates quite tricky to manoeuvre, and heavy both entering and leaving the site.
The washing up sink in chiff chaff field wasn't connected to water or drains so the washing up had to be done in the toilet block which was not ideal.
There was some rubbish by the bins that appeared to have been just left there.there were recycling bins but no general waste bin. We took our rubbish home.

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A aimé Spacious pitch, big site, bathrooms, nice forest

N'a pas aimé The noise from the kids disco, the man who was cutting the grass right next to the tents

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A aimé The view and setting, the freedom to pitch anywhere. The proximity to local activities, such as paddle boarding.

Decent shower, with consistent hot water and pressure.

N'a pas aimé There was no designated washing up area, which meant we had to use the drinking water tap, which was cold. So we had to wash everything again when we got home.

There was only one shower. The toilets were often grubby, the loo roll was in limited supply and often ran out long before being replaced.

The scout leaders camping the neighbouring area were rude and accusatory, when we unintentionally tried to use the toilet designated to their group.

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Réponse du gestionnaire : Thanks for your useful review Jonathan! We are always looking to improve. As a result, we've added a washing up area, and added toilet roll dispensers so it doesn't run out. I'm sorry you had a difficult situation with a neighbouring scout group- next year we have plans for better site segregation!

A aimé Views were amazing and great nearby activities.

N'a pas aimé Toilets were dirty, rarely any loo roll but eventually did get cleaned but not until the morning. No washing up facilities other than in the toilets or next to the elsan tip.

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